Christian practices Flashcards
The meaning and importance of worship for christians
To show devotion and love for God
Types of worship
- Informal worship
- liturgical worship
- Non-liturgical worship
- Private worship
Informal worship
Focuses on the adoration of God and not always done in a church
- Prayer and music often quite modern
- People often believe the holy spirit is present so can be quite spontaneous
- Quaker’s have hour long meetings instead of services where thy are sat in a circle with no set hymns, prayers etc
Liturgical worship
- Happens in a church
- Liturgical worshippers may feel a sense of connection to other worshippers as they are doing the same thing
-Done as a congregation
Non liturgical worship
- More informal and less structured than formal worship
- Sermon could be on a topic of the pastors choosing using the pastors own words instead of pre-planned
The nature and use of prayer
Prayer is To communicate w/ God.
What is communicated?
- Adoration
- Confession
-Thanks giving
-Intercession (ask for God’s help)
Types of prayer
- Set prayer
- The lord’s prayer
- Informal prayer
Set prayer
Prayers that have been written down and said more than once by more than one person, like the Lords prayer
The Lord’s prayer
The prayer taught to the disciples by jesus ; also known as the ‘our father’
Informal prayer
Prayer that is made up by the individual using their own words
Benefits of prayer
-Routine that allows for reflection
- Guidance
- Closer relationship with God
- Comfort
Unanswered prayer
People whose prayers go unanswered may separate from God.
What christians say?
If everything goes right all the time we wouldn’t know joy and because god is all loving he wants us the be able to experience happiness
Meaning and role of sacraments
‘An outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace’
-Baptism
-Confirmation
- Eucharist
- Reconcillitation
- Healing
-Marriage
-ordination
Catholics believe in all seven
Protestant sacraments
- Baptism
- Eucharist
Quaker and Salvation army sacraments
Reject all sacraments because they claim there is no reference to the seven in the bible
- They believe symbols are a distraction from true religion
Baptism
A sacrament where christians believe they are brought closer to God or receive God’s grace. Believe it is important because Jesus did it and told his disciples to.
‘No one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit.’ - John 3:5
Two types of baptism: infants baptism and believers baptism
Infant baptism discourse
Why people are for it: Believe it makes a christian part of God’s family and believe it cleanses the child of the original sin
Why people aren’t for it: Believe the person should be mature so they can fully grasp the situation
Belivers baptism
Total immersion in water to celebrate the person claiming Jesus as their saviour
Holy communion
Known as ‘Eucharist’
To give thanks to God for the sacrifice Jesus made and the last meal he had with his disciples
wine - Jesus’ blood
Bread- his body
Catholics believe in transubstanation
transubstanation
Change on an imperceptible level and the bread and wine become the actual body of christ.
Baptists eucharist
Believe the bread and wine are symbols to bring people together
Orthodox christian eucharist
Believe Jesus is mystically present during eucharist
Church of England eucharist
Believe that Jesus is spiritually present in eucharist but not physically
Pilgramage
a journey made for religious reasons ,alone or with other christians, to a sacred place e.g Lourdes or Iona
Lourdes
Waters are believed to have healing powers
in france
Iona
Popular pilgrimage spot in Scotland and is a monastery.
Christians go there to study and read the bible in hopes of spiritual growth.
examples of christian response to persecution
- open doors
- prayer
Open doors
Supports persecuted christians around the world by training church leaders on how to support those who experienced trauma and helping them flee persecution
persecution quote
And you will be hated by all for my name’s sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved.
Prayer to help those persecuted
Christians will pray to god to help those persecuted and encourage those persecuted to pray
Examples of the work of the church in local communities
- salvation army
- street pastors
salvation army
helps the local community by providing hostels for the homeless
street pastors
Help those in the community who may need help after a fight in the pub to get emergency help or provide assistance to those drunk
Importance of eucharist
- Unites members of the church
- transubstantiation
-is a sacrament - jesus said to
eucharist quote
” do this in remeberance of me”
Why we should use the lords prayer?
- Jesus passed it on to his disciples and using it makes Christians closer to him
- can be used in public and private worship
quote for why the lords prayer should only be used
‘Pray then like this:’
What do people do in lourdes?
- confess their sins
- bathe in the water
- to pray
importance of evangalism
- Is a loving thing to do because it offers them salvation
- Jesus said to
evamgalism quote
“Go forth and make disciples of all nations”
importance of celebrating christmas
- celebrates the birth of god
- incarnation of god
-unites families
importance of easter
- christians believe it marks the arrival of the new covenant ‘book of jerimah’
- marks the start of new life with chocolate eggs
How might christians show their commitment to church growth
- give money to the church
- will join the church army to help people find their faith
How does the world wide church aid reconciliation?
- the community of cross and nails which helped repair relations with Germany after ww2
- The Corrymeela Community aims to bring about reconciliation by healing religious and political divisions in the community
