a church services that follow a pattern from a book
what is non-liturgical worship?
worship that doesn’t follow a set pattern or rules
what is private worship?
worshipping god on your own
what is prayer?
communicating with god, to thank him for something, praise him, ask for something, or confess sins
what is set prayers?
prayers that have been written down e.g. the lord’s prayer
what is informal prayer?
prayers made up by an individual
what is the lord’s prayer
a prayer taught by jesus
what is sacraments?
rituals, though which god acts
what is protestants?
a branch of christianity, for whom the bible is the only source of authority
what is infant baptism?
a baby becomes a part of the church - also called a christening
what is believers baptism?
a adult becomes part of the church - called an adult baptis - also called a christening
what is holy communion?
the death and resurrection of jesus is remembered by eating bread and drinking wine
what is pilgrimage?
a religious journey, normally to visit something special, like where a miracle happened
what is festival?
a period of celebration e.g. christmas and easter
what is christmas?
celebrates the birth of Jesus. It lasts 12 days ending with Epiphany (when the wisemen visit Jesus)
what is easter?
celebrate Jesus’s death and reincarnation - coming back to life
what is church?
Christian community or a religious building
what is agape?
Love; shown through charity work
what is mission?
Christian is going into the world and spreading their faith
what is the great commission?
when Jesus told his followers to spread his teachings to the world
what is missionary?
A person on a religious mission to spread with the world of Christian
what is evangelism?
spreading the gospel message
what is reconciliation?
Mending broken relationships
what is persecution?
bad treatment
what is CAFOD?
catholic emergency for overseas department. Help support in Africa, Asia, South America and the Middle East.
what is christian aid?
Christian charity that helps the point Africa, Asia, Middle East, South America, and Caribbean. they provide emergency food aid shelter, water education and help of natural disasters. began in 1945
what is tearfund?
Christian charity begun in 1968 after a big famine in nigeria. they give help after natural disasters and help poor communities out of poverty. In the UK, they hold fundraising events and raise awareness of world problems. They have freed tens of millions of people from poverty.
what does anglican mean?
a world wide denomination that includes the church of england
what does ascension mean?
jesus being taken up to heaven on the 40th day after easter
what does atonement mean?
the action of making amends for wrong doing
what does crucifixion mean?
a capital punishment used by romans which nails a person to a cross and kills them
what does denomination mean?
the name of different branches of the christian church
what does grace mean?
unconditional love that God shows to people who do not deserve it
what does incarnation mean?
God in human form
what does just mean?
fair – think “justice “. Christians believe God is just - God is fair
what does the Lord’s prayer mean?
The prayer Jesus taught his disciples to show them how to pray
what does messiah mean?
the anointed one who is seen as the saviour by christian’s