christian practices

Question 1

Where can you do worship

Answer 1

they can worship alone or with others, in church, in peoples home or anywhere appropriate.

Question 2

What is worship

Answer 2

this is a way the Christians show their deep love, reverence and respect for god.

Question 3

How can you do worship

Answer 3

it involves prayer, meditation, bible reading, singing hymns, preaching, sharing food, pilgrimage, celebrating festivals or art, drama, music.

Question 4

why do you do worship

Answer 4

it allows Christians to praise and thank god for his blessings, to ask for forgiveness of sin or seek god’s help for themselves or others who may be suffering.

Question 5

liturgical worship

Answer 5

this is formal prayers that have set responses, during the service there will be hymns sung, an example of liturgical worship is the celebrant of the eucharist for catholic, orthodox and Anglican churches.

Question 6

non-liturgical

Answer 6

this is where there is not a set order, these are churches like Methodist, baptist and united reformed churches.

Question 7

informal worship

Answer 7

quaker is mainly silent and people speak when they feel gods spirit telling them things.

Question 8

private worship

Answer 8

this allows individuals to spend time with god either alone or with close friends or family. this involves prayer, meditation, studying or meditating on a bible passage.

Question 9

what is prayer

Answer 9

prayer is communicating with god in silence or aloud, with others or alone, using aet prayers or informal prayer.

Question 10

what is prayer pt2

Answer 10

people can pray in a humble position, kneeling down, sometimes with hand pressed together orthodox stand to pray, nonconformists sit, Anglican kneel

Question 11

significance of prayer and private worship

Answer 11

private helps build discipline which gives them strengthto cope in times of trouble.

Question 12

the lords prayer

Answer 12

when Jesus was asked to teach his disciples how to pray, he answered with the lords prayer,

Question 13

importance of lord’s prayer

Answer 13

the lord’s prayer gives individual Christians a pattern fro how to pray as it combines giving praise to god and asking for one’s needs.

Question 14

importance of lords’ prayer pt2

Answer 14

it reminds christens that god is the father of the whole community, not just of the individual

Question 15

what is pilgrimage

Answer 15

this is a journey that is made for religiose reasons, to a sacred place normally. they make a physical journey but it is also a spiritual journey towards god.

Question 16

the role and importance of pilgrimage.

Answer 16

• grow closer to god
• express sorrow for sin and be forgiven
• reflect on their lives, particularly when facing crisis
• pray for something special
• seek a sure for an illness
• help other pilgrims
• experience a holy place
• meet others who share their faith

Question 17

Lourdes

Answer 17

it is in south-west France and is a place of pilgrimage dedicated to Mary, the mother of Jesus#

Question 18

what makes Lourdes special

Answer 18

a young girl named Bernadette had visions of Mary in a grotto near the river. Mary told Bernadette to dig for a spring water, which was discovered to have healing properties.

Question 19

Iona

Answer 19

this is and island off the west coast of Scotland, in the 6th century and Irish missionary who brought Christianity to Scotland establish a small monastic community there.

Question 20

what makes iona special

Answer 20

its known as the thin place where the veil between the spiritual world is thin, and people think this is where god shows his power and presence

Question 21

how do churches respond to christian persecution

Answer 21

not all presecuting has a negitive effect, it may alos help christans to develop with faith and st