I. Introduction.Worship is something many of us do without serious thought. Even worship planners don't always give it the thought it needs or deserves. How does what we do in worship connect us to God? How does what we do tell and remember God’s mighty deeds? In our market society where the consumer is king, worship has become an assortment with a little of “this” and a little of “that”. In our desire to attract people to the doors of our churches, we have let the consumer mentality determine the content of worship. Our rallying cry was: “Give them what they want.” But should “what they want” be the determining factor in worship? Is what they want what they need? It is the responsibility of worship leaders to make sure that what they need matches what we give them. The Church desperately needs to recover from the consumer mentality. In the Western Church, worship has undergone several major upheavals and dramatic changes. In the Eastern Church there have been far fewer changes. The Orthodox liturgy is much the same as it was a thousand years ago. In the second part of this article, I will try to trace the history of worship in the Western Church.II. A brief history of the cult.A. The Early Church – 50-100 AD The early Church had many characteristics of late Judaism. They believed that God was active in their history and that their organizing philosophy was holistic thinking. To this belief, the first Christians added the belief that God's action had culminated with Jesus Christ, his death and resurrection.B. The Ancient Church - 100-600 AD. The cult of this period was characterized by the concept of mystery brought about by their Platonic philosophy that this world was a shadow of the real...... middle of paper ...... of Christus Victor pays greater attention to the full scope of the Christ event. Redemption in the Reformation, and since, is more about personal forgiveness of sin and a person's right relationship with God. While personal salvation is certainly important and a vital belief, one essential aspect has been lost. Christ's death not only forgave the sins of the individual, but also renewed all of God's creation. Christ accomplished this renewal, which is ongoing, through his cross. Paul wrote: “There (the cross) he disarmed the cosmic powers and authorities and made a public spectacle of them, leading them as captives in his triumphal procession. » (Colossians 2:15 [Revised English Bible]). Romans chapter 8 gives further proof of the cosmic nature of Christ's death and resurrection. “The God who created is incarnated to recreate.”