christian practices

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    • worship
      celebration of love and thankfulness to god
    • liturgical worship
      worship that follows a set structure (often more traditional)
    • informal worship
      worship that is free and improvised
    • individual worship
      private worship
    • prayer
      communicating with god
    • set prayers
      prayers that follow a set structure
    • informal prayer
      free and improvised prayer which is more personal and less restrictive
    • quaker worship
      • silent meetings
      • calming
      • anyone can minister
    • evangelical worship
      • modern music
      • intense emotions
      • pastor led
      • attractive
    • sacrament
      an outward sign of an inward blessing
    • baptism
      ceremony of admission to the church
    • original sin
      stain of sin inherited by all from adam and eve
    • eucharist
      sacrament commemorating the last supper, with consecrated bread and wine
    • transubstantiation
      the bread and wine literally become the body and blood of christ (catholic)
    • pilgrimage
      journey to a place of religious interest
    • taize
      • ecumenical
      • for the healing of divisions in the church
      • young people
    • lourdes
      a place of miraculous healing (catholic)
    • how can christmas be celebrated?
      • midnight mass
      • nativity plays
      • religious cards
      • carols
      • presents
    • advent
      the four sundays leading up to christmas
    • holy week
      remembers the week before the ressurection
    • palm sunday
      wave palm crosses to remember jesus as king
    • maundy thursday
      • priest washes congregations' feet
      • share the eucharist
    • good friday
      solemn day of confession and reflection
    • easter sunday
      • celebration through songs
      • sunrise service
    • secular
      not defined by religious values, e.g modern uk law, culture and 'religious' festivals
    • what were the statistics for the uk census 2001?
      • christianity 72%
      • non-religious 15%
    • what were the statistics for the uk census 2011?
      • christianity 59%
      • non-religious 26%
    • what were the statistics for the uk census 2021?
      • christianity 46%
      • non-religious 37%
    • house of lords
      26 bishops influence uk law making
    • evangelism
      tell others about christianity with the intention of converting
    • tearfund
      christian charity, aid relief and education
    • persecution
      hostile and ill-treatment based on religion
    • reconciliation
      restoring of friendly relations
    • world wide council
      ecumenical group working for peace and reconciliation
    • charismatic worship
      emphasises the presence of the holy spirit during worship
    • tongues
      speaking in a heavenly language
    • what is the ACTS prayer structure?
      adoration, confession, supplication, thanksgiving
    • lords prayer
      set prayer taught by jesus
    • infant baptism
      • water is sprinkled on the child's head three times (trinity)
      • holy water
      • godparents
      • catholic and church of england
    • believers baptism
      • full immersion
      • testimony
      • invite friends
      • symbolises death and resurrection
      • protestant and evangelical