CHRISTIAN PRACTICES Flashcards
Liturgical & non - liturgical
L - follows a set routine
N-L - doesn’t follow a set routine
Charismatic
Informal ; spirit - inspired
Meditation
Thoughtfulness , focused on a religious truth
Private
Worshipping alone
Bible
Regardless of the toe of worship - always have a focus on the bible
Prayer
Communicating with God
Why do Christians worship?
Sense of togetherness as a community
Close to God
Peaceful
External expression of their faith
Praise God as the eternal Being and source of everything that exists
Prayer in Christianity
Some follow the set prayer - E.g Lord’s Prayer which Jesus taught his disciples
Others make prayer more personal
Different types of prayer - thanksgiving
Saying thank you to God
Different types of prayer - Adoration
Praising God’s greatness, wisdom and love
Different types of prayer - confession
Asking for forgiveness
Different types of prayer - Supplication
Asking God for something
Jesus’ Baptism
Baptised By John
During this , Jesus experienced the Holy Spirit entering his life + heard God’s assurance that he was the son of God
Adult Baptism
Some churches only baptise adults
Because they’re old enough to understand the meaning of baptism
Infant Baptism
Many churches baptise children
To welcome them into the Christian faith
Wash away Orginal sin
And to make promises to raise the child in a Christian home
Church in the local community
Church always been involved in caring for others
One way Christians carry out their faith in action is - food banks and street pastors
Parable of the sheep & Goats
Jesus told his disciples that whatever they did or failed to do for someone - however insignificant
they failed to do for Jesus
Sacrament
Visible sign of spiritual grace e.g baptism
Baptism
Initiation ceremony using water - people become members of the Church
Christmas
Birth of Jesu
Easter
Religious season celebrating Resurrection of Jesus
Evangelism
Spreading Christian gospel - Preaching
Mission
Spreading Christian faith through helping others
Holy communion
Service of thanksgiving where the sacrifice and resurrection of Jesus are celebrated using Bread and wine
Bread - body
Wine - blood
Lord’s Prayer
Prayer taught to disciples of Jesus
Persecution
ill treatment due to race or religious beliefs
Pilgrimage
Journey by a believer to a holy site
The Great Commission
Jesus’ instruction to spread his teachings to all the nations of the World
