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Why do Christian’s Worship?

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-to praise God
-to communicate with God
-deepen their relationship with God
-ask for forgiveness
-strengthen their faith

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What is worship?

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Praise and communicate with God

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What is liturgical worship?

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Follows the same pattern each time

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What do you do in liturgical worship?

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Use a prayer book and read set passages from the bible

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What type of Christian’s follow liturgical worship?

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Catholic, Orthodox and Anglican

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What is non-liturgical worship?

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Doesn’t follow a set structure or ritual

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What are some advantages of non-liturgical worship?

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-less formal
-lots of people participate
-more relaxed
- can pray about anything you want

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What type of Christian’s follow non-liturgical worship?

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Methodist and Baptist

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Why do some Christian’s prefer liturgical worship?

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-familiar
-doesn’t change around the world
-traditions are passed down generations

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Why do some Christian’s prefer non-liturgical worship?

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-good way to make friends
-services can suit different themes (Easter & Christmas)
-emphasised the word of God in the bible
- get a closer connection with god

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What’s a disadvantage about non-liturgical worship?

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-distracting
-people may feel left out
- can’t reach the ultimate connection with God

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What is private worship?

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-not in a church
-alone or with close family
-chose wherever and whenever to pray

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What’s informal worship?

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-spontaneous
-anyone can contribute
- can be anywhere

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What is prayers?

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Communication with God

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What are set prayers?

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Prayers from the bible
-‘Lords prayer’

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Why do people pray?

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  • To build a bond with God
  • ask for forgiveness
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How do people pray?

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-hands together, eyes closed
-at home or church
-with or without rosemary beads

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Why is private prayer important?

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  • More personal and can confess their sins
  • pray about whatever they need as no structure
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What does the Lord’s Prayer mean to Christian’s?

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-gives guidance
-praise and worship to God
-forgiveness

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What does the Lord’s Prayer mean to the community?

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Passed down from generations (Jesus and his disciples)

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Does God always answer prayers?

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No one knows God’s plan so he might make us suffer on purpose as everything happens for a reason

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What are non-conformists?

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People who don’t use the Lord’s Prayer they create their own

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What is informal prayer?

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Pray about anything

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What’s a quote from the Lord’s Prayer?

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“Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us”

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What are the sacraments? And give examples

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-rites and rituals which the believer receives special gift of grace
-Baptism and Holy Communion

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How do the sacraments help Christian’s?

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Strengthen their relationship with God

27
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Why do Christian’s get baptised?

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To wash away the original sin

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Why do some Christian’s want infant baptism? And what happens

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-child is freed from the original sin and introduced to the Christian community
-pour holy water onto the infants forehead

29
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Why do some Christian’s chose believers baptism?

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They are old enough to understand the ceremony
And them being older shows how devoted they are to god

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What is Holy Communion?

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Where Christian’s drink wine and eat bread

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How’s does Holy Communion influence and have impact the community?

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-it’s brings them together and strengthens the community
-to receive God’s grace and love
-to remind them that Jesus died so their sins are forgiven
-reminds them to forgive others

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How do Anglican’s interpret Holy Communion (Eucharist)?

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Jesus is present in the bread and wine in a spiritual way

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How do Catholic’s interpret Holy Communion (Eucharist)?

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Transsubstantiation = bread and wine became Jesus’ body and blood

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What’s a quote for Holy Communion?

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“This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me”

35
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What are 4 ways to celebrate Holy communion?

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-Divine Liturgy
-Anglican church
-Catholic mass
-Nonconformist

36
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What is pilgrimage?

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A religious journey to a holy site or sacred place
-act of worship and devotion
Iona and Lourdes

37
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Why do people go on pilgrimage?

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-grow closer to God and strengthen their faith
-to pray
-express sorrow for sin and can be forgiven
-meet new people with the same intention

38
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Lourdes.

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South-west France
-Virgin Mary appeared to a girl named Bernadette
-drinking water has healing properties
-sick or disabled go here to heal themselves

39
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Iona.

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Scotland
-separation between spiritual and the physical world
-remote place surrounded by nature

40
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Why do Christian’s celebrate festivals?

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Day or period of celebration for religious reasons

41
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What’s special about Christmas?

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Commemorates the incarnation of Jesus

42
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How and why is Christmas celebrated?

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Nativity
-celebrations of Christ’s birth
Midnight Mass
-reflects the holiness of the night of Jesus’ birth
Cards + gifts
-recalls the wise men’s gifts

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What’s special about Easter?

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Celebrates Jesus rising from the dead

44
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How and why is Easter celebrated?

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Good Friday
-special service to remember the crucifixion
Easter Sunday
-service, flowers and special hymns to rejoice at resurrection

45
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What makes the church?

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Christian’s

46
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What’s happens in the church? (Building)

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Ceremonies
-AA meetings
-childcare

47
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What does Trussel Trust do?

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Food bank
-collects donations and delivers
-working to stop hunger and poverty

48
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What do street pastors do?

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-serve the community and the vulnerable people out at night
-doing what Jesus would do

49
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Why are Christian’s involved in the local community?

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-find salvation through actions
-good way to talk to Jesus
-demonstrates ways to give love to strangers

50
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What’s agape?

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Ultimate unconditional love

51
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What’s mission?

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Calling of a religious organisation or individual to go out into the world and spread faith

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What’s the Great Commission?

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Jesus’ instructions to his followers that they should spread his teachings to all the nations of the world

53
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Why and how do Christian’s spread the word to others?

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Teaching them new skills
-important to use them skills to spread the good news about Jesus
-done by preaching

54
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What’s the Alpha course?

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Introduces the basics of the Christian faith through a series of talks and discussions

55
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What’s evangelism?

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Spreading the Christian gospel by public preaching or witness

56
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What’s missionary?

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Spreading ones faith in a multitude of ways including social action and practical love

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What’s discipleship?

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A journey of spiritual growth

58
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What does persecuted mean?

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Targeted

59
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Why do Christian’s respond to worlds poverty?

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-We are all made in God’s image, so we are all equal
-If one suffers we all suffer with them

60
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What’s the importance of CAFOD?

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-brings hope and compassion to poor communities
-doesn’t persecute
-reduces the risk of violence

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What’s the importance of Christian Aid?

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-gives people survival essentials
-stand by the most vulnerable and excluded people both in times of crisis and long-term
-helps them find strength

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What’s the importance of Open Doors?

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-distribute bibles and Christian lectures
-gives discipleship training and provide practical supports
-works on concentration camps

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