Christianity practices Flashcards
Name four different types of worship?
- liturgical worship
- non-liturgical worship
- Private worship
- Informal worship
What is worship?
Worship is the way in which Christian show their love, reverence and respect for God. It allows Christian’s to thank God for his blessings ask for forgiveness or seek help.
List 3 things about liturgical worship?
- follow the same set pattern
- Priest leads the congregation
- Bible passages are read out and there may be a sermon
- Often will be music hymns sung and sometimes chanting by the priest
- People receives God’s forgiveness through the priest
- People receive the living presence of Jesus in communion
- Bible readings follow the Christian calendar
- A set order which is familiar to all even visitors
- has been passed down through generations giving a sense of tradition
List three things about non-liturgical worship?
- Does not have to be a set order or ritual
- May choose an order to suit the theme
- The service is usually focused on the Bible readings and the sermons
- The basic structure may remain the same or the preacher may change it
- Follows worship of some early Christians
- Faith is expressed in a variety of ways
- christians can share personal interpretations of the Bible
- People take an active part by praying out loud or talking without training
- May have more of an emotional impact with a feeling of personal revelation from God
List three different types of informal worships
- depends of people spontaneous prayers or sharing of thought
- Quaker worship is mainly silent
- some informal worship is charismatic which means it is led by the spirit and many involved dancing singing and clapping
- some wishes feel it is easier to experience God’s Holy Spirit in informal worship
List three different types of private worships ?
- allows individuals to spend time with God
- can happen either alone or with close family or friends
- May involve prayer, meditation or studying
- Sometimes includes aids such as an icon or rosary
GCSE QUESTION
Explain two contrasting examples of Christian worships?
Liturgical worship follows a set structure, like in Catholic churches, with prayers, Bible readings, and the Eucharist.
Non-liturgical worship is more flexible, like in Baptist churches, with Bible readings, preaching, and spontaneous prayer.
What is prayer ?
Prayer is communicating with God in silent or out loud
What is the Lord’s prayer?
The Lord’s prayer gives individual questions a pattern for how to pray as it combines praising God and asking for their needs. This prayer is often said in Christian worship and tends to be said out loud by the whole congregation.
What do Christians believe about prayers?
Christians believe that prayer will be answered by God, but not always in the way the person expects. They believe private prayers and meditations allow questions to find peace and a sense of communion with God in the everyday life.
Things people do in prayers in Christianity?
- People may pray kneeling down or standing up or sitting down up
- they may pray with their hands together or hands raised
- they may pray using set prayers or informal informal prayers
- They may pray using Rosary beads or icons or candles
Name the two types of baptism?
Infant baptism and believers baptism
What is baptism?
So many churches baptism is the initiation right by which people become members of the Christian church. The person is as a child of God and receives God’s saving grace.
What does Jesus’ baptism show his followers?
It sets an example to his followers to be baptised in order to receive the Holy Spirit and begin new life in the Christian community
Which churches practice infant baptism?
Catholic, Angelica and other churches
Why infant baptism necessary?
Churches believe in baptism is necessary because of original sin. Everyone has a tendency to sin and need salvation even babies. Infant baptism removes the original sin from the baby.
What happens in infant baptism?
- Blessed water is poured over the baby head.
- Godparents and parents promise to bring the child up in the faith.
- Other symbols are used to such as anointing with oil, the sign of the cross of the forehead and dressing the child in white
- The child is now welcomed into the church.
Why do some churches not carry out infant baptism but carry out believers baptism instead?
Some questions think that baby is too young to understand the meaning of baptism, so people should wait until they’re old enough to make that decision they believe baptism does not save a person it is someone’s conversion to living a life dedicated Jesus which is important.
What happens in believers baptism?
- The minister usually talks about the importance of baptism.
- Each person may read a Bible passage or give a testimony of their faith in Jesus.
- The minister will baptise them in a pool in a similar way to Jesus‘s baptism.
- It involves full immersion in a pool symbolising the cleaning from sin and rising up to a new life with Jesus.
