Imagine meeting God. Yes, the One who spoke His word and everything came into being: God! This is exactly what happened to a man named Isaiah, a prophet who lived more than 2,600 years ago. Isaiah’s ministry was defined by a life-changing encounter with God, as described in the sixth chapter of the Book of Isaiah. This momentous event in Isaiah’s life provides insights about God-directed, authentic worship. There are sixty-six chapters in the Book of Isaiah. The sixty chapters that follow this event are a testament to the fact that Isaiah’s life was given to God as an act of worship. This event was one link in a long chain of Isaiah’s lifelong commitment to worshipping and serving God. God is asking you and me to enter into the same worship experience that Isaiah knew: approach God in worship, surrender ourselves, experience God, and activate a living worship of God every day. God created worship so that we can know Him and be in a relationship with Him. Authentic worship is about being a person whose life―every thought, word, and action―reflects and points to the ultimate “worth-ship” of God. Isaiah discovered this truth in a most amazing way. In The Isaiah Encounter, learn from Isaiah’s experience about living an everyday life of worship.

Chris Atkins is a worship leader, pastor, ministry consultant, and songwriter with a passion for helping individuals experience God’s indwelling presence. He holds a bachelor of arts degree in Christian Ministry from Bethel University and has served as an adjunct professor, teaching worship to seminary students. With thirty years experience serving God and His church, Atkins shares spiritual, ministerial, and practical lessons in worship conferences, speaking engagements, videos, and written works. In The Isaiah Encounter, he draws lessons for living a life of worship based on Isaiah’s momentous face-to-face encounter with God.