Worship Topic

Definition: A believer giving God praise and worship on his or her own.

Advantages

• It can be done anytime.
• No one can interfere
• Its private and there are no distractions
• Helps you to develope your relationship with God more personally.

Disadvantages

• There are no people around to encourage you
• May be unable and need help
• May be disencouraged from no response.
• Pray in church - no distractions.

Definition: Praising God as a group.

Why do people attend public worship?

• Makes faith more fun
• Get to know the community
• "When two or more are gathered in my name I am there" - Jesus.
• Build confidence

How does public worship impact christians lives?

• Allows people to be themselves.
• Never alone - always have a family
• Impact on the actions of christians, e.g. what they do with their money - charity.
• Challenge to create a deeper relationship with God.

There are 4 types of prayer - Confession, Adoration, Thanksgiving and Supplication (CATS).

Confession

Definition: When you ask for forgiveness.

Example: I am ran over my cat with my car, I am sorry.

Adoration

Definition: This is where you praise God and tell him how good He is.

Example: God, Thank you for guiding me to learn.

Thanksgiving

Definition: Thanking someone for their gifts.

Example: Thank you for my birthday present.

Supplication

Definition: When you ask for help.

Example:Help my mum get better.

Definition: Structured Worship

Advantages

• Keeps the faith alive.
• Bring the catholic community together.
• People may like rountines of prayer.
• Good for insecure people.
• Childrens liturgy.

Disadvanatges

• Get bored
• In Latin, people may not understand
• Disagreements on different views
• Easily distracted because its repeating words.
• Not good for younger generation.

Definition: Spontaneus worship.

Advantages

• More fun for younger generation
• More modern
• It's lead by the Holy Spirit

Disadvantages

• Very unorganised
• It can be random - dont know whats going on
• Not traditional - old people may not like it
• Might get too loud - no peaceful time.
• May not teach Bible because they arent rooted in tradition.

Icons

An icon is a holy picture, specially painted to present Christ, Mary or one of the Saints.

• Important for Orthadox, they see the icon as being filled with the Holy Spirit.

Statues

Used to help them pray. They can represent Christ, Mary or other Saints.

• Catholics do not pray to statues. They use them as a reminders of a person and love for God.

Rosary Beads

Method of prayer mainly by Roman Catholics; the beads used during the praying of the Rosary.

• Important as Mary gave them to Bernadette.

Advantages

• There to remind you of your faith.
• Helps makes prayer regular (Rosary beads)
• Feel closer to God - physically and mentally
• Rosary bead help you meditate
• Rosary - take you through Jesus' life and it has familiar prayers.

Disadvantages

• Dont know if they are real.
• Do not make images of God (Old Testement)
• Can cause distraction.
• Stop spontaneous worship.

Mary

• Mediator - Intercessor
• Mother of Jesus - she prays to God on our behalf
• Stayed with Jesus when he was crucified.
• Mother of the church
• Virgin - Roman Catholic > Always a Virgin - Protestant > After Jesus, she had more kids.

Original Sin: Sin that is passed down from generation to generation. Baptism is the only way to remove it.

Other names for Mary: Role Model, Mother of God, Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church, Immaculate Conception and Mediator.

Worship: Showing respect and value.

Private Worship: Giving God praise and worship on his or her own.

Public Worship: Christians gathering together to praise God.

Liturgical Worship: Structured worship.

Non-Liturgical: Spontaneous worship.

Liturgy: Set pattern or words said in church.