Some Christians believe that because Sunday is the Sabbath, that this is a worshipping day and that we should go to church. At church, Christians may be able to take the bread and wine. Christians may also learn the meaning of Jesus’ teaching and get a better understanding of what he wants us to do. However, there are many different styles of worship including a liturgical worship, ‘pulpit-centred worship’ and ‘waiting on the spirit’ worship. Liturgical worship means the act of a public service to God. It has a set pattern of prayers, readings and sermons. The most important thing in this type of worship is the communion, the bread and wine is brought up to the altar and then the words and actions of Jesus from the last supper are repeated. ‘Pulpit-centred’ worship is when the sermon is the most important part of the service, the communion is not so important and may not be taken every week, and the minister himself would sometimes make up the prayers, however he would not read them. The ‘waiting on the spirit’ worship is when the congregation wait for God to speak to them by the Holy Spirit. They do not really have a set pattern of prayers, and there is a lot of preaching, they also wait for God to speak to them. They may also not have communion every week but when they do, it is very informal.
Some Christians believe that Sunday is a Sabbath and should be kept that way. They believe that we should do what the fourth commandment tells us to do, which is to rest on the Sabbath, therefore not working or shopping on a Sunday. However, many Christians do believe that you can go out on a Sunday because when Jesus was helping the man with the shrivelled hand he told people that he wanted us to do good on a Sunday rather than just sitting around. They believe that chemists should be open because someone could be really ill, need pills straight away, and would not be able to wait until Monday. Other Christians believe that shops should be open on a Sunday because non-Christians still should have the right to shop.
In conclusion, Christians observe Sunday in many different ways according to their denomination and even is some case there may be differences between individuals in the same denomination. Many Christians believe that you should worship on a Sunday some Christians believe that you should stay away from shops and work, while others believe that shopping and working cannot always be avoided on a Sunday.