What do you do in church? 10 points for best answer!?

Question

What do you do in church exactly? i know you pray and stuff but i need more information!! please help me and no silly answers!

Answer 1

I attend a "Church in the home". We meet on weekday nights and sometimes on Sunday mornings. We hear words of edification and comfort,sing songs, have a short positive and uplifting teaching from God's Word and fellowship with one another.
A great example of the benefit of "Church in the home" fellowship that comes to my mind was on September 11,2001. I had the day off and my wife and I were NOT planning on attending that evening. We were just going to stay home,kick back and relax that night. Well as you know that was the worst day of my life. My wife called me,I think it was sometime between 8:30am and 9am to tell me that some plane crashed into one of the towers in NY City. I thought to myself I do not want to turn the TV on and get involved in that! Well, curiousity got the better of me and so I turned it on and there was a 2nd plane heading toward the same towers and you know the rest but my point is I REALLY NEEDED EDIFICATION AND COMFORT by the time it got to be late afternoon. I had been glued to the TV almost all day in shock,dismay and unbelief that it all really happened.
My wife and I agreed late that afternoon that we were going to change our plans and attend fellowship.
That is a great example of how God's Word and fellowship can be really needed. By the time fellowship was over I was back to focusing on prayer and believing.
I have since learned that many thousands of people were delivered that day. On the 700 club tv show I heard testimony how one lady was carried down several flights of stairs in one of the towers after the explosion and the man put her down when she was safe. She turned to thank him and he was instantly gone! Explain that!!!!
Yes , it was the most horrible day of my life and the most awful terrifying day in the history of the USA. But I needed great comfort and a reminder that I could still speak in tongues and pray perfectly. Prayer sure was needed then and it is still needed and I thank God that I have that ability.
God's Word and "Church" (I prefer to say :"fellowship with believers") helps me keep my thinking sound and focus on what God has called me to do. Thank you for the opportunity to share.

Answer 2

I'm not sure what you're looking for, but each church varies as to what they do in a service.
In the church I'm in now, we have about 1/2 hour of prasie and worship music, with greeting/announcements in the middle. Then we take up the offering, during which the choir or special music performs. Then the pastor preaches the sermon, we pray, and then have an altar call, and that's it.

In the church I grew up in, we started off with greeting and announcements, then a hymn, then a call to confession and a prayer of confession, followed by the Gloria Patri. After that we read the Apostles Creed or the Statement of Faith, then the Old Testament or Epistle reading. Then the choir sang, we sang a hymn, and had the Gospel reading. Next came the sermon, then the prayer, then the offering. Then we had the closing hymn, the benediction, and a closing chorus.

Two very different churches, two very different services. :)

Answer 3

each church has a different liturgy and philosophy - and there are variances in how individual churches execute their denominations doctrine

in the Unitarian Universalist church that I attend:
worship services begin by lighting a chalice (special candle) and with an appropriate reading for the day's topic
announcements are made
sometimes there is a pulpit editorial - which is like a longer announcement
there will be several hymns, every other Sunday the choir sings and sometimes there is special music
an offering is collected
sermon is presented - either by the minister, a lay leader or a guest speaker - topics range from The Role of Mary to The Theology of the Beatles
congregants have the opportunity to share their joys and sorrows
sometimes there is a 'talk back' time at the end for congregants to respond to the sermon

Answer 4

As one of Jehovah's Witnesses, on Sunday there are two meetings. First is the Public Talk designed especially for the public as the name suggests. It starts with a song and prayer and then a quest speaker from another congregation gives a 45-50 minute talk on a Bible subject. Listeners are encouraged to turn in their Bibles to the scriptures used It is good to make notes to use the information.

Then another song and the Watchtower study. It is a question and answer session from an article in the Watchtower magazine. Also comments on the scriptures included are encouraged. This lasts 45-50 minutes.

A last song and prayer and the meeting is over. Many of us after lunch, meet for house to house ministry.

Answer 5

Here's a basic outline of the events of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (mormons).

First, we go into the chapel part of the church, open, an have the sacrament. we then listen to talks by various members of the congregation. (no we don't have a wailing preacher).

then, when that part of the meeting is over, we break for various classes, based on age.

the full church takes 3 hrs. 1 hr for sacrament meeting, and 2 hrs for classes.

Answer 6

Learn more about God and what my role is in life.

I listen, participate, and hopefully encourage others through my comments and just by my being there.

I also gain encouragement from many there. Especially the elderly who make it no matter how sick they may be. They put God first, and it reflects greatly on their character.

Answer 7

Exactly? I teach, preach, study, pray, sing, contribute as God has blessed me, listen and learn. On days other than Sunday, I cut grass, paint, clean, build and repair. That's what I do, exactly?

Answer 8

I pray, I listen, I learn.

I worship God, I spend time with people.

I go to Mass to be closer to the Risen Lord, His Father, and the Holy Spirit.

Answer 9

Sing, praise, worship, listen, learn, highlight your Bible, possibly even take notes on the sermon. Visit and fellowship with other believers.

Answer 10

When I go to church I go to be with others.
I pray with others.
I pray for others.
I ask others to pray for me.
I listen to the story of their faith journey.
I share the story of my faith journey.
I praise and worship God.
I ask God to be a part of my life.
I let God be a part of my life.
I experience God in my life.
I experience God in the life of others.
I use my gifts and talents to bring others closer to God.

I go to church to be me.