section 3

• prayer

  • formal- follows a pattern and makes God happy
  • informal- personal, better connection
• forms of worship

  • prayers
  • eucharist
• liturgical worship- set

  • eucharist- mass- communion
  • sunday morning services
  • anglican and catholic eucharist- lord's prayer, bread and wine- rite of communion, nicene creed, confession of sin
  • orthodox services- nicene creed, bread and wine, longer than a and c, people stand most of the time, worshippers sing
• public worship

  • closer to jesus
• following traditions also helps christians to feel connected to other worshippers throughout history
• non-liturgical- not-set

  • laid back
  • free flowing
  • unstructured
  • inspired by the spirit- speak in tongues
  • unsuitable for some
  • most protestant and non-conformists prefer it because:
  • more free-form
  • reflects people's moods
  • gospel music
  • connects worship to modern day
• private worship

  • informally at home
  • reading the bible or praying
  • people worship both publicly and privately
  • feel a better connection with God
• importance of worship

  • forgives sins
  • unites christians
  • strengthens the community
  • we need different types of prayer
• prayer

  • communication with God
  • thanksgiving, adoration, confession, supplication and intercession
  • comforting
  • set- public or private
  • the lord's prayer
  • informal prayers- their own language
• christmas

  • mary- virgin, jesus- special and birth- miracle
  • jesus was born
  • this needed to happen for everything else to happen
  • a gift
  • celebration of jesus
  • he was a saviour
  • advent- a time for prayer and reflection
• evangelism

  • messengers of the faith
  • missionaries go abroad to do this
• catholics follow 7 sacraments
• protestants follow 2 sacraments
• sacrament

  an outward sign of an inward blessing
• sacraments

  • baptism
  • eucharist
  • reconciliation
  • confirmation
  • marriage
  • holy orders
  • anointing of the sick
• sacraments

  • ceremony
  • christians receive god's grace
• roman catholics and orthodox churches

  believe in all seven sacraments
• protestants only believe in

  • baptism
  • eucharist
  • only two prescribed by jesus in the gospels
• baptists

  see the sacraments as symbols
• quakers and salvation army don't have any sacraments

  • unnecessary
• baptism- sacraments

  • jesus was baptised by john
  • resurrection- commanded his disciples to be baptised in the name of the trinity
  • 'no-one can enter the kingdom of god unless they are born of water and the spirit'
• baptism

  • makes them a member of God's family
  • cleanses people from the original sin
• babies are baptised in many denominations

  • anglican
  • catholic
  • methodist
• you are baptised in the name of the

  • father
  • son
  • holy spirit
• baptised by

  • cross on head with water
  • orthodox- full immersion
• denominations have confirmation when baptising babies
• confirmation

  deciding for themselves
• baptists

  • believe you shouldn't be baptised until you are old enough to accept christianity for yourself
• original sin is caused by

  adam + eve
• eucharist

  • last supper
  • before good friday
  • thursday- jesus + disciples
  • friday- crucified
  • bread + wine
• roman catholics- eucharist beliefs

  • transubstantiation
  • mass is a re-enactment of christ's sacrifice
  • bread + wine- receive the saving power of jesus
• transubstantiation

  the bread and wine used at mass become the flesh and blood of Christ
• lutherans, methodists + most anglican- eucharist

  • communion is a re-enactment
  • real presence of Christ in bread + wine
• eucharist- baptists

  • bread + wine- symbols
  • God is present for communion
  • non-alcoholic wine
  • small individual cups
• catholicism + orthodox- eucharist

  • place more meaning on bread + wine
  • hold it more often- relationship with God
  • ornate table
  • more rituals- using incense
  • catholics: bread- by priest, wine- shared cups
  • orthodox: bread + wine together- special spoon
• seven sacraments

  • baptism
  • confirmation
  • reconciliation
  • anointing the sick
  • marriage
  • holy orders
  • eucharist
• roman catholics

  • believe in all 7 sacraments
• sacrements

  god can communicate his grace directly
• baptism

  a person's official entry into the church
• confirmation

  a person renews the vows made on their behalf at baptism