Most histories of christian worship are written as if nothing significant in liturgical history ever happened in north america as if cultural diversities were insignificant in the development of worship and as if most of what mattered were words the priest or minister addressed to god. Brief history of christian worship paperback jan 1 1993 by abingdon press author 46 out of 5 stars 71 ratings see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions amazon price new from used from kindle edition please retry cdn 999 paperback please retry cdn 3233 cdn 2534 cdn 895 kindle edition cdn 999 read with our free app paperback cdn 3233 18 . Christian worship began in the nation of israel and branched off due to the life death resurrection and ascension of jesus from there the apostles and disciples searched the scriptures and contemplated the events of jesus life that they witnessed they began planting churches and established the values and worship of the early church. The earliest churches inherited a collection of convictions and practices from judaism which put an indelible stamp on christian worship1 at heart was a conviction that the old testament scriptures were true and authoritative and that as the people of god by faith in christ they held the key to scriptural interpretation in the person and work of jesus with its trinitarian implications