Basic 4 · Religious and Moral Education · Religious Worship
Forms of Christian Worship
In this topic you will name and describe the forms of worship in Christianity.
By the end of these notes you should be able to:
- Name forms of Christian worship
- Describe each form
- Show respect for Christian worship
What you already know
- How people worship (Basic 1)
Copy everything that has a blue line on its left into your notebook. The other parts are for reading.
- Strand
- Religious Practices
- Sub-strand
- Religious Worship
- Indicator
- B4.2.1.1.1 – Name the various forms of worship
Introduction
On Sunday, Christians gather in church. They sing, pray, read the Bible, listen to a sermon and give offerings. These are forms of worship.
1. Forms of Christian Worship
| Form | Description |
|---|---|
| prayer | talking to God: praising, thanking, asking |
| singing and praise | hymns and songs to God |
| Bible reading | reading God's word |
| preaching | a sermon explaining the Bible |
| offering and tithe | giving money or gifts to God's work |
| sacraments | baptism and Holy Communion (the Lord's Supper) |
2. Places and Times
- in church buildings, mostly on Sundays
- at home in family devotion
- at fellowship meetings in the week
New words
- worship
- Showing love and respect to God.
- hymn
- A religious song of praise.
- sermon
- A talk explaining God's word.
- offering
- A gift given to God.
- tithe
- One-tenth of income given to God's work.
- sacrament
- A special holy act such as baptism.
Summary
- Christians worship through prayer, singing and Bible reading.
- Pastors preach sermons.
- Christians give offerings and tithes.
- Baptism and Holy Communion are sacraments.
Class activity: Worship Display
- Look at photographs of worship in a local church.
- Label each form of worship you see.
- Discuss how to show respect when visiting a church.
You need: Bible, Printed photographs of worship in a local Ghanaian church, Christian worship-action cards
Exercises
Answer in your exercise book first, then check your answers.
1. A talk explaining God's word is a…
- A. Sermon
- B. Hymn
- C. Tithe
- D. Offering
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Answer: SermonPastors preach sermons.2. One-tenth of income given to God's work is a…
- A. Tithe
- B. Hymn
- C. Sacrament
- D. Prayer
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Answer: TitheTithe means a tenth.3. Which is a sacrament?
- A. Baptism
- B. Football
- C. Market day
- D. Festival
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Answer: BaptismIt is a holy act.4. Christians worship mostly on Sundays.
- A. True
- B. False
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Answer: TrueSunday is their main day of worship.5. Singing is not a form of worship.
- A. True
- B. False
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Answer: FalseChristians praise God in song.6. A religious song of praise is a ______.
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Answer: hymnThat is a hymn.7. Name four forms of Christian worship.
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Answer: Any four: prayer, singing, Bible reading, preaching, offering, sacraments.These are Christian worship.8. Why do Christians give offerings?
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Answer: To thank God and support the work of the church.Giving is part of worship.
Homework
- Ask a Christian at home or nearby what they enjoy most about worship.