worship/prayer

Question 1

What is liturgical worship?

Answer 1

A church service that follows a set pattern of prayers and readings.

Question 2

Give one positive and one negative of liturgical worship.

Answer 2

+: following a set format helps the worship to become a repeated ritual with a clear place in people lives & connects worshipers to the rest of the church beacuse everyone is worshipping in the same way creating a sense of belonging
-: isn’t personal & can become boring beacuse people are used to it and people see it as a chore instead of performing genuine worship

Question 3

What is non-liturgical worship?

Answer 3

Worship that is more informal and has less structure.

Question 4

Give one positive and one negative of non-liturgical worship.

Answer 4

+: can be more genuine as it is often improvised & more appealing to a young/modern audience (attract new christians)
-: not as much structure (can leave newer christian’s feeling lost without guidance)

Question 5

Give a quote supporting liturgical worship.

Answer 5

“pray like this”
“don’t babble”

Question 6

Give a quote supporting non-liturgical worship.

Answer 6

“gather in my name”
“take this cup for me”

Question 7

What is Informal prayer?

Answer 7

Worship focuses on the adoration of God and is not always carried out in a church- often spontaneous or alone.

Question 8

Positives and negatives of informal prayer

Answer 8

+: more personal/genuine
-: less focused, goes against “do not babble”

Question 9

Quote for informal prayer

Answer 9

“take this cup for me”

Question 10

What is prayer

Answer 10

Communicating with god silently or out loud

Question 11

Set prayer

Answer 11

Prayers that follow a certain format and are repeated e.g lords prayer or grace.