Christian Practices Flashcards
What is private worship ?
Takes place in separate by an individual
What is liturgical worship ?
A set service that follows the same patterns
What is informal worship?
Spontaneous prayer or sharing of thoughts
What is non - liturgical worship ?
No set order or ritual.
What is eucharist ?
A service of thanksgiving in which the sacrificial death and resurrection of Jesus is celebrated using bread and wine.
What do catholics believe about holy communion ?
Transubstantiation
What is the Lord’s prayer ?
Jesus’s response to disciples when they asked him how to pray.
What do some catholics use while praying ?
Rosary
What is pilgrimage ?
A journey by a believer to a holy site for religious purposes
What is the purpose of pilgrimage ?
Grow closer to God, express repent, seek cures.
What are the three examples of pilgrimage sites ?
Jerusalem, Lourdes and Iona
What are sacraments ?
Holy rituals
How many sacraments do the Catholic +Orthodox Church believe in ?
7 Sacraments
How many sacraments do the Protestants believe in ?
2 - baptism and holy communion
What is believers baptism ?
- Children are too young to understand
- Adults are baptised when they’re old enough
What does Easter represent ?
The resurrection of Jesus
What examples of the church in the community ?
Street pastors
What is evangelism ?
Spreading the christian gospel.
What is the bible quote for evangelism ?
“Go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit”
What is the Christian quote regarding persecution ?
“Pray for those who persecute you”
What does the catholic sacrament of reconciliation mean ?
a restoring of harmony in a relationship
What is the Barnabus Fund ?
Sends financial aid to Christians whoa re suffering from persecution.
What is an example of the sacrament on reconciliation in use ?
- Ireland Churches Peace Project
- Rwanda
What is the Christian response to poverty ?
Jesus teaches to relieve poverty.
- CAFOD
- CHRISTIAN AID
What is the parable regarding poverty ?
The parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus
What is the parable for treating all equally ?
Parable of the Good Samaritan
What are the 5 basic forms of prayer ?
Adoration
Confession
Thanksgiving
Supplication
Intercession
What is transubstantiation ?
The bread and wine become the actual body and blood of Christ at Holy Communion.
What does the Church of England believe about the Holy Communion ?
The bread and wine hold the spiritual presence of the body and blood of Jesus
What is Palm Sunday ?
The day Jesus and the gospels rode into Jerusalem on a donkey.
What does the Bible say about private worship ?
“When you pray , go into your room , close the door and pray to your Father”
What does the Bible say about communal worship ?
“Where two or three are gathered in my name I am in the midst of them”
What does the Catechism of the Catholic Church say about Eucharist ?
“source and summit of the Christian life”
Which denomination doesn’t believe in the Sacraments ?
Quaker
What does the Bible say about the importance of Jesus Christ in Easter ?
“If Christ had not been raised your faith is futile”
What did Jesus say about helping the needy ?
“Whatever you did for the least of these, you did for me” - Parable of the Sheep and Goats
What is Mission ?
missionary work, where Christians travel to an area to provide aid or education
What does the Bible say about forgiving ?
“Forgive not seven but seventy seven times”
