Christian Worship

• What is liturgical worship?

  Public worship using set prayers and rituals
• What is the main form of worship in Catholic churches?

  Liturgical worship using the Missal
• What service book is used in Church of England churches?

  Common Worship
• What does a lectionary contain?

  Set Bible readings for the liturgical year
• When does the Church year begin and end?

  Begins at Advent and ends at Pentecost
• How does liturgical worship connect Christians across time?

  Through ancient words and rituals
• Why might a Christian away from home prefer liturgical worship?

  They know what to expect in the service
• What characterizes non-liturgical worship?

  No set prayers or rituals
• What is the main focus of non-liturgical worship?

  Readings from the Bible and the sermon
• Which denominations primarily practice non-liturgical worship?

  Protestant denominations like the Baptist Church
• Why do some Christians prefer non-liturgical worship?

  It relates to current events and community
• How do informal prayers differ from set prayers in worship?

  Informal prayers are less structured and change
• What is informal worship?

  Praying or reading the Bible at home
• What opportunities for informal worship exist in church?

  Youth groups and messy play for children
• What are the key features of liturgical worship?

  • Public worship with set prayers
  • Uses service books like the Missal
  • Follows a structured pattern
  • Connects worshippers across time
• What are the characteristics of non-liturgical worship?

  • No set prayers or rituals
  • Focus on Bible readings and sermons
  • Allows for themes related to current events
  • Common in Protestant denominations
• What defines informal worship?

  • Personal prayer or Bible reading at home
  • Celebrating festivals with family
  • Youth groups and activities for children
• Why do Christians pray?

  ✓ To speak to God about the things on their mind

  ✓ To show commitment to their religion as they are taking time out of their day

  ✓ Because Jesus taught his disciples to pray to God

  ✓ To cover the four main purposes of prayer:

  ➢ Adoration – praising God

  ➢ Confession – saying sorry for sins and asking for forgiveness

  ➢ Thanksgiving – thanking God

  ➢ Supplication – asking for things, for self and for other
• Types of prayer

  Christians can pray together or alone, out loud or silently, in church or anywhere they happen to be. Informal

  prayers give Christians the opportunity to pray to God in their own way and in their own words.

  Set prayers using words that everyone can follow are often used in liturgical worship, but may also be used

  by Christians as part of their own private prayer.

  The best known Christian prayer is called The Lord’s Prayer because it is the prayer that Jesus taught his disciples. Most Christians know this prayer by heart:

  Our Father in heaven, hallowed* be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done,

  on earth as in heaven.

  Give us today our daily bread.

  Forgive us our sins

  as we forgive those who sin against us. Lead us not into temptation

  but deliver us from evil.

  For the kingdom, the power,

  and the glory are yours

  now and for ever.

  Amen.