Christianity Practices Flashcards
Charismatic
- Worship that focuses on more energetic activities such as singing, dancing or clapping
Congregation
A gathering of people for religious purposes, e.g. the audience of a service
Icon
• Icon - A picture or painting of Jesus (or another Holy person) used for worship
Liturgy
A service with a set structure or format
Meditation
A mental practice where one calms and concentrates the mind in order to learn more about God and the
external world
Nonconformist
denomination in the Protestant Church that does not follow the liturgy of the Church of England
Pentecostal
A Christian denomination that emphasises the importance of people being inspired in worship by the Holy Spirit
Quaker’s
focuses on individual experience of God
Liturgical worship
-a set service, specific prayers
-led by a priest
- eg set Bible readings, prayers or rituals.
- may involve sermons and sacrament
Non liturgical worship
-no set order or format to worship.
- more spontaneous.
Informal worship
-more relaxed
-does not involve a specific
setting, structure or ritual.
-more active elements such as dancing, shouting or even speaking in tongues.
Private worship
- performed individually.
-various aids to worship, = icon in the Orthodox Church or a rosary in the Catholic Church,
• maintaining their personal connection with God
Rosary beads
a rosary being a string of beads used to count prayers during
worship.
Significance of bible during worship
- teachings that come from God himself.
- let God communicate with them through its message.
-to help them through difficulties or with particular spiritual problems.
Worship quote in bible
“Oh come let us worship”
“ and bow down and kneel before the Lord our maker.”
(Psalm 95)
Liturgical worship advantages
- it is rooted in tradition = encourages commitment
-helps explain the significance of the sacraments - passes on teaching that has been handed down by the earliest disciples of Jesus.
-encourages a greater understanding of the key elements of the bible
Liturgical worship disadvantage
-sticking to a particular structure might impede one’s personal connection to God
Crucifix
symbolic cross with Jesus on it that for Christians represents the sacrifice Jesus made for humankind
Inspiration
Inspiration - Indirect communication from God that Christians use to guide their lives
Lord’s Prayer
Recited in church services
Rosary
prayer beads with a crucifix attached that Christians use to help them recite prayers
Vision
Vision - A direct communication with God experienced by an individual through sight and often sound
Set prayers
- the same structure = usually liturgical worship,
-commonly Lord’s Prayer
-important as they have been spoken or taught by Jesus and the Bible.
Informal prayers
-do not have any particular structure or wording,
- do not remain the same each time they are spoken.
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- less common in liturgical worship -engage in informal prayer when in specific troubles.
Arguement for informal worship
allows one to form a personal relationship with God,
not confined
Prayers of adoration
Focus on praising God
Prayers of confession
Focus on asking for forgiveness
Intercession
Prayer to ask God to help those in need
Prayer of thanksgiving
Gratitude towards God
Quaker worship
Sit in silence and listen to God
- free to read or speak
Catholic worship
- liturgical
- public
- formal
Catholic worship involves
- Mass fulfils the 3rd commandment to keep the sabbath holy
-incorporates Bible teachings
=be more spiritually aware
Rosary significance for Catholics
Th rosary is the most powerful
weapons that catholics
have against satan
Orthodox worship
- liturgical
- formal
- public
Orthodox worship involves
-joining of man to God in prayer
-icons bring worshippers into the presence of those in heaven
-rely on vocal music + chanting
Candles in orthodox worship
continual, lifeless prayers
Icons for orthodox worship
- icons of saints = focus kind on prayer as they are filled with spirit
- visual representations of God
Intercession of saints
Where believers can ask saints to offer their prayers
Anglican worship
- liturgical
- formal
-public
Anglican worship involves
-open to all
-Prayer delivered in English
Book of common prayer
- choir
-kneel for some prayers and stand for hymns
Significance of Lord’s Prayer
-gives them a pattern for how to pray
-unity of Christians
-forgiveness in important
Forgiveness quote in Lord’s Prayer
And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us
