Worship Flashcards
What is individual worship?
Individual worship involves prayer, the main types of prayer are:
-Asking : petition and intercession
-Sorrow
-Thanksgiving
-Praise and adoration
What is community worship?
Community worship in the Catholic Church involves the sacraments and the liturgical seasons
What are the 5 liturgical seasons in the Catholic Church?
-Advent
-Christmas
-Lent
-Easter
-Ordinary time
What are the 7 sacraments in the Catholic Church?
-Healing : reconciliation and anointing of the sick
-Initiation : baptism, confirmation and Eucharist
-Ministry : marriage and holy orders
How may a Christian worship?
-Pray, alone or with other Christian’s within a church
-Light a candle when they pray as a reminder that Jesus is the light of the world
-Pray the Lord’s Prayer that Jesus taught or a personal prayer to thank God or express how they feel about him
-Show loving and kindness to others in their everyday lives as an important form of worship
-Use sacred images to help focus on God and Jesus
-Praise God though the singing of hymns in a choir or as part of the congregation
How may worship affect Christians today?
-Worship is important as it allows them to thank God individually and as a community
-It helps improve a persons relationship with God as prayer is a firm of communication
-It can help build a persons faith as worshiping with others can help support their faith and be a source of encouragement
Why may Christians worship?
-Connects followers with God and helps them to understand him better
-Shows appreciation to God for what he has done for them e.g. sending Jesus or proving for their daily needs
-Acknowledges God is greater than them and he is the creator and sustainer
-Brings people together with fellow believers so they can connect as one family and encourage each other’s faith
-Enables us to participate in the sacraments e.g. communion where they remember Jesus sacrifice on the cross
Why may people think IT IS ESSENTIAL to worship with others?
-Going to church shows you are associating yourself with other Christian’s
-It’s a part of a Christian’s witness - a sign to othe that your faith is real
-Showing love for God and each other within a Christian community is a valuable source of encouragement e.g. in the sharing of the peace
-Communion is an essentially important part of worship and by definition is done with others
Why may people think IT IS NOT ESSENTIAL to worship with others?
-Worship is about your relationship with God - not about others
-Many very spiritual people have lived solitary lives in meditation and prayer
-The KoG happens when people show love to those outside the community of faith
-The parable of sheep and goats suggests a true sign of real faith is love for others who are struggling
-During COVID Christian’s had to worship from home, alone which proved worshiping with others is not essential
