christian practices

Question 1

what is liturgical worship

Answer 1

worship which follows a set and structured pattern.

This might be a set pattern of prayers, or the use of a set service book as in the Church of England.

Question 2

what is informal worship

Answer 2

worship that doesn’t have a set structure and is more spontaneous than liturgical worship. Services in Evangelical denominations are often more informal than traditional worship.

Question 3

what is individual worship

Answer 3

worship done by yourself, improves personal relationship with god.

Question 4

what is the Eucharist

Answer 4

the altar is prepared with the bread and wine. The Eucharistic prayer and Lord’s Prayer are said and people then share in the bread and wine.

Question 5

what is adoration

Answer 5

deep love and respect for god

Question 6

what is confessional

Answer 6

statement of faith through prayer

Question 7

what is contemplation

Answer 7

meditation

Question 8

what is Penitential

Answer 8

saying sorry

Question 9

what is praise

Answer 9

giving praise, which might include singing hymns

Question 10

what is thanksgiving

Answer 10

saying thank you

Question 11

what is supplication

Answer 11

asking for something

Question 12

how do Catholics worship

Answer 12

liturgical, mass, every Sunday, midnight mass, Eucharist, christmas

Question 13

how do Quakers worship

Answer 13

individual worship, use peoples houses for worship , sit in circle and in silence and then allow people to talk if they need. moves into informal worship

Question 14

how do protestants worship

Answer 14

all 3 types of worship
liturgical- Sunday they go to church
individual- encouraged to pray individually throughout week
informal- evangelicals worship through song and dance

Question 15

the importance of worship

Answer 15

• worship should not be superficial, but that they should worship God with all of their thoughts, actions and words.
• Prayer serves a number of purposes;
• Adoration
• Penitential
• Praise
• prayer is how Christians communicate with God.
• Jesus taught disciples to pray, encouraging them to pray to God as a father. this suggests that prayer is something to be learnt.

Question 16

the lord’s prayer

Answer 16

• recited in almost every Christian service.
• Jesus told disciples to use Lord’s prayer when they asked how to pray
• part of the tradition and ritual of worship that goes back hundreds of years.

Question 17

what are sacraments

Answer 17

An outward sign of an invisible and inward blessing by God,

for example baptism and Eucharist.