Christian practices Flashcards
Prayer
communicating with God, either silently or through words of praise, thanksgiving or confession, or requests for God’s help or guidance.
Set prayer
prayers that have been written down android more than once by more than one person, eg: The Lords Prayer
Informal prayer
prayer that is made up by an individual using his or her own words.
Nonconformist
an English Protestant who does not conform to the doctrines or practices the established Church of England
The Lords Prayer
the prayer taught to the disciples by Jesus; also known as ‘Our Father’.
Worship
religious praise, honour or devotion
Liturgical worship
A Church service that follows a set structure or ritual.
Non-Liturgical worship
service that does not follow a set text or ritual
Informal worship
a type of non-liturgical worship, often spontaneous
Private worship
when a believer praises or worships on his/her own
Pilgramage
A special journey to a place of religious significance
Lourdes
France Pilgramage-has healing water
Iona
Scotland Pilgramage-‘the gateway’ spiritually closer to God
Festival
Day or period of celebration
Christmas
the day of commemorating the incarnation of Jesus
Easter
the religious season of celebrating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead.
Street pastor
a christian organisation-hey go out during the night to help people who are drunk or on drugs-they hand out lolly, water, flip flops, hugs, they also sweep glass of the streets
The Trussell trust
Emergency food bank to help people in crisis. Based on Christian principles, aim is to end poverty and hunger in GB
Church
the holy people of God, also called the body of Christ, among whom Christ is present; a building in which Christians worship
church
the building
Mission
the vocation or calling of areligious organisation or individual to go into the world and spread their faith.
The Great Commission
Jesus’ introduction to his followers that they should spread his teachings to all the nations of the world.
Missionary
a person sent on a religious mission especially to promote Christianity in a foreign country through preaching of charitable work.
Evangelism
spreading the Christian gospel by public preaching or personal witness
Reconciliation
a sacrament in the Catholic Church; also the restoring of harmony after relationships have Broken down.
Persecution
hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of race, or political/religious beliefs
Sacraments
rites and rituals through which the believer receives a special gift of grace; for Catholics, Anglicans and many Protestants, sacraments are ‘outward signs’er ‘inward grace’
Baptism
The ritual through which people become members of the Church; baptism involves the use of water as a symbol of the washing away of sin.
Protestant
A branch of Christianity, there are many Protestant denominations, but they agree on the central belief that the Bible is the only is the only authority for Christianity.
Believers’ baptism
Initiation into the Church, by immersion in water, of people old enough to understand the ceremony/rite and willing to live a Christian life.
Infant baptism
the ritual through which babies and young children become members of the Church, where promises are taken on their behalf by adults; the infants is freed from sin and introduced to the saving love of God and the support of the Christian community.
CAFOD
brings hope and compassion to all faith in poor communities
