christian practices Flashcards
Where can you do worship
they can worship alone or with others, in church, in peoples home or anywhere appropriate.
What is worship
this is a way the Christians show their deep love, reverence and respect for god.
How can you do worship
it involves prayer, meditation, bible reading, singing hymns, preaching, sharing food, pilgrimage, celebrating festivals or art, drama, music.
why do you do worship
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.
liturgical worship
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.
non-liturgical
this is where there is not a set order, these are churches like Methodist, baptist and united reformed churches.
informal worship
quaker is mainly silent and people speak when they feel gods spirit telling them things.
private worship
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.
what is prayer
prayer is communicating with god in silence or aloud, with others or alone, using aet prayers or informal prayer.
what is prayer pt2
people can pray in a humble position, kneeling down, sometimes with hand pressed together orthodox stand to pray, nonconformists sit, Anglican kneel
significance of prayer and private worship
private helps build discipline which gives them strengthto cope in times of trouble.
the lords prayer
when Jesus was asked to teach his disciples how to pray, he answered with the lords prayer,
importance of lord’s prayer
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.
importance of lords’ prayer pt2
it reminds christens that god is the father of the whole community, not just of the individual
what is pilgrimage
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.
the role and importance of pilgrimage.
- 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
Lourdes
it is in south-west France and is a place of pilgrimage dedicated to Mary, the mother of Jesus#
what makes Lourdes special
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.
Iona
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.
what makes iona special
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
how do churches respond to christian persecution
not all presecuting has a negitive effect, it may alos help christans to develop with faith and st
