Worship Flashcards
What is worship?
Worship describes how religious people feel about and act towards their God
Purposes of worship
To show adoration, love, honour and respect for God, as well as asking for forgiveness from God.
Liturgical worship
These are formal and more organised Church services that use set patterns
The role and importance of liturgical worship for some Christians
The familiarity of the service and the words can help reflect more deeply on the meaning and significance
Give the names of 5 church services
Anglican Communion service, Roman Catholic mass, Quaker meeting, Greek Orthodox service and Methodist Sunday morning worship
Anglican Communion service structure
They generally use the Book of Common Prayer which sets out the words of the service and gives directions to worshippers. During the service hymns will be sung
Roman Catholic mass
They are similar to the Anglican Communion, except during Eucharist Jesus’ sacrifice is recreated at the altar
Quaker meeting
People enter a meeting room and take a seat in silence. During worship people may choose to speak, and this is known as ministry, which is listened to in silence by all who’ve gathered.
What do Quakers feel by being in silence, and how long does it last?
They feel they are able to come closer to God for 1 hour
Greek Orthodox service
Eucharist is split into 2 sections and lasts about 1.5 hours - Liturgy of the World and Liturgy of the Faithful
Liturgy of the Word
This contains hymns, prayers and a reading from the Bible set for that day
Liturgy of the Faithful
In this section the Nicene Creed is said by the whole population, as well as further hymns and the Lords Prayer
Then, bread and wine are consecrated
Methodist worship
Services are very similar to the Anglican Church. All people are welcome to participate in communion.
How often do Methodists tend to celebrate communion?
Methodists tend to celebrate communion once a month
Role and importance of informal worship for some Christians
A less formal kind of worship ensures they say or do things they really mean
Role and importance of charismatic worship for some Christians
Charismatic Christians believe they can receive similar gifts of the Spirit that can be used in worship, including speaking in tongues, prophecy and healing
What can charismatic worship include?
Charismatic worship can include dancing, clapping and people raisin their hands in the air as part of worship to God
Q - ‘God is spirit and his …
worshippers must worship in the spirit and in truth (John 4:24)
Q - For the who are led by the …
Spirit of God are the children of God (Romans 8:14)
Role and importance of individual prayer for Christians
Christians will often spend some time each day in their own private worship. It is important because it is their way of developing their 1:1 relationship with God.
Role and importance of public worship
Public worship means that Christians are able to pray as one unified religion
