Living the Christian life Flashcards
What is liturgical worship?
It is public worship in a church that uses a service book with set prayers and rituals so that everything follows the same format.
What is non-liturgical worship?
This is public worship in a church without set prayers or rituals. The leader of the worship is free to choose the hymns, prayers and Bible readings and the main focus of the service is the sermon, which can be on a theme of the leader’s choice. Prayers are extempore prayers rather than following a set form, although, like all liturgical services, they usually include thanksgiving, confession and intercession.
What is informal worship?
Many Christian families worship God at home by saying grace before meals, having family prayers, reading the Bible together and celebrating the festivals of the Christian year.
What is private worhship?
Most Christians will worship God at certain times on their own as they pray to God in private, or read the Bible alone. Private worship is when Christians have the opportunity to talk to God and think about their faith.
Why different types of worship are used?
Worship in the home: Worshipping as a family brings the family together.
Private worship: People need to be able to worship God in private so they can communicate with God one to one and express emotions they cannot express in front of others.
Informal worship: This helps people to see God in the ordinary and to realise that worship can happen anywhere in any way.
Public worship: Worshipping with others in church gives a sense of belonging to a whole community of believers and gives an opportunity to feel the strength of the faith and make friends with others in the faith.
What are the seven sacraments and what churches believe in them?
There are seven sacraments in the Catholic and Orthodox Churches.
The sacraments are baptism, reconciliation, Holy Communion, confirmation, the anointing of the sick, holy orders and marriage.
What is the holy orders in the sacraments?
Ordaining a man to become a priest.
Which denomination only has 2 sacraments? Include SOWAA
Most Protestant Christians. “_There are two Sacraments ordained of Christ our Lord in the Gospel_” - Book of Common Prayer
