Worship

Question 1

What is worship?

Answer 1

Worship describes how religious people feel about and act towards their God

Question 2

Purposes of worship

Answer 2

To show adoration, love, honour and respect for God, as well as asking for forgiveness from God.

Question 3

Liturgical worship

Answer 3

These are formal and more organised Church services that use set patterns

Question 4

The role and importance of liturgical worship for some Christians

Answer 4

The familiarity of the service and the words can help reflect more deeply on the meaning and significance

Question 5

Give the names of 5 church services

Answer 5

Anglican Communion service, Roman Catholic mass, Quaker meeting, Greek Orthodox service and Methodist Sunday morning worship

Question 6

Anglican Communion service structure

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Roman Catholic mass

Answer 7

They are similar to the Anglican Communion, except during Eucharist Jesus’ sacrifice is recreated at the altar

Question 8

Quaker meeting

Answer 8

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.

Question 9

What do Quakers feel by being in silence, and how long does it last?

Answer 9

They feel they are able to come closer to God for 1 hour

Question 10

Greek Orthodox service

Answer 10

Eucharist is split into 2 sections and lasts about 1.5 hours - Liturgy of the World and Liturgy of the Faithful

Question 11

Liturgy of the Word

Answer 11

This contains hymns, prayers and a reading from the Bible set for that day

Question 12

Liturgy of the Faithful

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Methodist worship

Answer 13

Services are very similar to the Anglican Church. All people are welcome to participate in communion.

Question 14

How often do Methodists tend to celebrate communion?

Answer 14

Methodists tend to celebrate communion once a month

Question 15

Role and importance of informal worship for some Christians

Answer 15

A less formal kind of worship ensures they say or do things they really mean

Question 16

Role and importance of charismatic worship for some Christians

Answer 16

Charismatic Christians believe they can receive similar gifts of the Spirit that can be used in worship, including speaking in tongues, prophecy and healing

Question 17

What can charismatic worship include?

Answer 17

Charismatic worship can include dancing, clapping and people raisin their hands in the air as part of worship to God

Question 18

Q - ‘God is spirit and his …

Answer 18

worshippers must worship in the spirit and in truth (John 4:24)

Question 19

Q - For the who are led by the …

Answer 19

Spirit of God are the children of God (Romans 8:14)

Question 20

Role and importance of individual prayer for Christians

Answer 20

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.

Question 21

Role and importance of public worship

Answer 21

Public worship means that Christians are able to pray as one unified religion