Worship p44-50

Question 1

What is worship

Answer 1

A word used by religious people to describe how they feel about and act towards God,

It is 2 way and through worship god also communicates with them

Question 2

What does congregation mean

Answer 2

Weekly worship

“Congregation” is used to describe a group of Christians meeting for worship

Question 3

What is communal worship

Answer 3

Praying with other Christians

This can help Christians with eachother as well as god and helps to strengthen the community

Question 4

What is liturgical worship

Answer 4

More formal and set patterns are used for their services

The congregation responds by reading set words

The service and what is said are the same every time the congregation meets for worship

Question 5

Which denominations use liturgical worship

Answer 5

Roman Catholic

Orthodox

Church of England

Question 6

Why is liturgical worship beneficial

Answer 6

The familiarity of the service can help them reflect more deeply on their meaning.

Nothing said will be different from what the congregation believes

Question 7

How does liturgical worship change during the church year/ during different parts of Jesus’ life

Answer 7

the Special church services celebrated during the year have have specific readings, prayers and rituals.

These reflect the spirit of the occasion

The colour that the priest wears during the service also expresses the character of what is being remembered
E.g

White and gold —> celebrations
Red—> remembering Jesus’ suffering , Pentecost, confirmation
Green —> when there are no events - represents hope
Purple —> advent as a reminder of the preparation for the coming of Christ , lent

Question 8

What are the two main types of service in liturgical worship

Answer 8

The Eucharistic service

The service of the word

Question 9

What happens in the Eucharist service

Answer 9

It focuses on the Eucharist

During this service the congregation receive bread and wine which they believe represent Jesus’ body and blood.

There may also be readings from the bible, hymns and a short sermon

Christians participate in prayer, confession and thanksgiving and they receive the bread and wine

Question 10

What happened on the last supper

Answer 10

Jesus broke a loaf of bread for his disciples to eat and poured wine for them to drink

Jesus said that his body would be broken and blood shed and commanded them to do the same with the bread and wine when they met

Question 11

What is the service of the word

Answer 11

It does not include the Eucharist (no bread or wine used)’

The service focuses on bible readings and the sermon

Question 12

What is a sermon

Answer 12

A talk given by the person leading the service

Question 13

What happens in Anglican worship

Answer 13

They use the book of common prayer of common worship liturgy books for congregational prayer

Book of common prayer sets out the words of the service and gives directions to the worshipers

During the service, hymns will be sung, and there are creed and gospel readings

Question 14

What happens in an Anglican Eucharist service

Answer 14

The gathering - minister greets people

Liturgy of the word:
bible readings and a sermon
Nicene creed is said
Prayers of intercession and confession (reading of Lord’s Prayer)
The peace- they shake hands to show they are one community

Liturgy of the sacrament :
Preparation of the table - bread and wine on table, collections taken
Eucharistic prayer - gives thanks to god
Breaking if the bread
Receiving communion - congregations take the bread

Sending out of gods people:
Congregation leave the service

Question 15

What happens in Roman Catholic worship

Answer 15

Use an order of service written in a missal

Similar structure of Church of England

Question 16

What is the difference between the Catholic and Anglican belief in the Eucharist

Answer 16

Catholics believe in transubstantiation (the transformation of the bread and wine into the blood and body of Christ) but Anglican’s do not.

Catholics believe that at each Eucharist service, jesus’ sacrifice is recreated at the altar but Anglican’s believe that Jesus’ death was a single event and cannot be repeated

Question 17

What happens in Quaker meetings for worship

Answer 17

A meeting lasts an hour

They take a seat in silence and use the silence to reflect and become closer to god

There are no set prayers reading or talks. There are no ministers as quakers believe in the equality of all people

During worship people can speak pray or read aloud - ministry. This is listened to in silence

There is a book called “advices and queries”

The meeting ends when two quakers shake hands

Question 18

What happens in Greek Orthodox services?

Answer 18

The Eucharist is called the Divine Liturgy

Service is separated into 2 main sections which both involve a procession

At the little entrance the book of gospels is carried into the sanctuary

At the great entrance, the bread and wine are carried to the altar for holy communion

The first section is called “liturgy of the word” . It contains hymns, prayers and a reading from the bible

The second section is the “liturgy of the faithful”

Question 19

What does the Greek Orthodox Church believe about the Eucharist

Answer 19

They emphasise the role of the Holy Spirit.

During the prayer if consecration, god the father is called upon to send down the holy sport to change the bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ

The bread is soaked in the wine
At the end of the liturgy, the bread has been blessed and is given to the congregation

Question 20

What happens in Methodist worship?

Answer 20

They follow a liturgy and the services are similar to the ones in the Anglican Church

The church publishes its own hymn book.

The bible readings are taken from the revised common lectionary

Eucharist is called service of the table

They practise open communion so all people are welcome to participate in it.

They celebrate communion once a month

Question 21

What does non liturgical mean

Answer 21

They have no set form and are more spontaneous

Question 22

Which denominations follow non liturgical worship

Answer 22

Baptist
Protestant
Methodist

Question 23

What do non liturgical services focus on?

Answer 23

The focus of these services help to reinforce the importance of the bible

The sermon is the focus and will help the congregation understand the message of the bible

Question 24

What is charismatic worship and what happens in their service

Answer 24

The belief that it is possible to experience the holt spirit as the apostles did

“Charismatic” - comes from the Greek word for gift and is a reference to the gifts of the Holy Spirit

It doesn’t follow a set pattern and includes people dancing and clapping as part of their worship

Worshipers wand to be open to the Holy Spirit and want to be led by him during the service

Most common in Pentecostal churches

“His worshipers must worship in the spirit”

Question 25

What is individual worshiper

Answer 25

Christians will spend time each day in their own private worship

It is important to believers as it is their way of developing their relationship with God. They are able to seek gods guidance for themselves