Christian Practices Flashcards
sacrament
outward & visible sign of Gods grace
e.g baptism
infant baptism
a ceremony to welcome child into christian religion & cleanse of original sin
believers baptism
a ceremony to welcome a young person / adult into the christian religion
the eucharist
christian ceremony to remember Jesus’ last supper.
bread (flesh) & wine (blood) consumed
liturgical worship
church service with set structure
non-liturgical worship
informal structure
holy week
week leading up to easter sunday when jesus was resurrected
behinds on palm sunday & ends on saturday
christmas
celebrated birth of jesus
easter
celebrates jesus’ resurrection
street pastors
christian organisation of trained volunteers who work on city streets at night caring for vulnerable people & preventing crime
mission
spread christian message
evangelism
preaching christianity to convert people
emergency aid
immediate response to disaster
e.g handing out food & water
long term aid
helping communities look after themselves
e.g setting up education programmes
LEDC
less economically developed country
features of liturgical worship
-fixed structure
-performed in roman catholic & anglican churches
-eucharist taken regularly
-formal prayers & fixed response
features of non liturgical worship
-eucharist not taken regularly
-prayer in own words
-performed in non-conformist churches
-format of service can change
quote about public worship
“sing to the lord” (1 chronicles 16:23-31)
quote about private worship
‘’when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your father, who is unseen” (Matthew 6:5-6)
features of infant baptism
-sign of cross made on child’s head
-godparents reminded of duty to bring child up as part of christian community
-dressed in white
-candle lit as sign of light of christ
features of believers baptism
-white clothes
-totally immersed in water (symbol of death & resurrection, as they come out of water they start new life as christian)
-reads testimony & explains why they want to be baptised
quote about the eucharist
“this is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me” (Luke 22:19)
what is the eucharist known as in the orthodox church?
the divine liturgy
how do they celebrate the eucharist in the orthodox church?
-divine liturgy
-bread prepared behind the iconostasis
-divided into four parts
-three are blessed by priests
-consecrated bread out in cup with wine
-members of church given on spoon
how does the roman catholic church celebrate the eucharist?
-all parts of bread consecrated by priest
-members of church come up to altar and priest puts bread on their tongue or in hand
-passed cup of wine to drink separately
places of pilgrimage
jerusalem:
-walk in footsteps of jesus
-common during holy week
-site of jesus crucifixion
lourdes:
-in 1858 Bernadette had visions of virgin mary in cane of River Gave - told to drink spring water and was cured of asthma
-> since then 69 people reported to have been healed
teachings about pilgrimage
-jesus travelled from Nazareth to Jerusalem as a child to visit the temple during the feast of passover
-after baptised, led by spirit of god into the wilderness where he fasted for 49 days
-> journey through wilderness seen as pilgrimage which strengthened bond with God
ways in which christian’s celebrate christmas
-going to church
-sing carols
-crib showing mary & jesus
-shows true meaning of christmas in todays commercial environment
-exchanging presents
-> 3 kings giving gold, frankincense & myrrh
palm sunday
jesus entered jerusalem on donkey to celebrate passover, greeted like king with people waving palm branches.
celebrated by christian’s given palm branches folded into shape of cross at church
maundy thursday
jesus shared meal with disciples preparing them for his death. betrayed by judas.
-monarchy hand out maundy money to poor reminding them of the 30 pieces of silver Judas betrayed Jesus for
good friday
Jesus tried and sentenced to death, whipped & nailed to cross. died, body placed in tomb.
churches cleared of colourful items & cancels unlit,
christian’s will carry heavy wooden cross like jesus did,
some won’t eat meat as it reminds them of blood jesus shed.
explain why painting eggs is how christian’s celebrate easter
symbolizing new life and rebirth
food banks
the trussel trust
-started in 1997 - provides emergency food, help & support for people in crisis in UK
-420 trussel trust food banks in UK today that help about 1,000,000 people a year
-non-perishable food donated by supermarkets, schools & individuals
-health visitors, doctors & social workers allocate food vouchers
-food banks help educate individuals on how to eat healthily for less money
street pastors
-aim to help & care for vulnerable people in their communities
-volunteers patrol urban streets
-prevent gang crime & anti-social behavior
-listen to people’s problems + give advice
-work closely w police & local council
the alpha course
-operates outside of church
-course lasts around 11 weeks
-participants encouraged to explore meaning of life & the christian faith through discussion
christ for all nations
-created had green where God told him “Africa will be saved”
-inspired, had meetings & supposedly cured illness
quote about reconciliation
“if someone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also” (Matthew 5:39)
quote about missionary / 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” (Matthew 28:19)
quote about how practices are important
“faith by itself, if not accompanied by action, is dead” (James 2:17)
christian aid
-set up after WW2 in response to refugee crisis in europe
-extended beyond europe to give emergency aid & long term aid
-focused mainly on long term air
