Christian Practices

• Lord's Prayer- adoration

  "Our Father who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name"
• Lord's Prayer- supplication

  "give us this day our daily bread"
• Lord's Prayer- confession

  "And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us"
• Lord's Prayer- supplication (guidance)

  "lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil"
• Prayer- private

  "when you pray go to your room, close the door and pray to your Father who is unseen. Then your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you"
• Prayer- public

  "for where 2 or 3 gather in my name, there am I with them"
• Eucharist- remembrance

  "this is my body which is for you; do this in remembrance of me"
• Eucharist- eternal life

  "he who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day"
• Eucharist- equality

  "for though we are many, we all share in one bread"
• Church + local community- foodbanks (Parable of Sheep + Goats)

  Helping needy allows entry into heaven (Jesus helped outcasts too)

  "I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink...I was naked and you clothed me"
• Church + local community- agape (selfless love)

  "love your neighbour as you love yourself"
• Church + local community- salvation through works

  "faith by itself if it is not accompanied by action is dead"
• Baptism + mission & evangelism- The Great Commission

  "therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of The Father, of the Son and of the Holy Spirit"
• Nativity- symbolises incarnation + god's love


  "for God so loved the world, he gave his one and only son"
• Easter- resurrection

  "I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in me...shall never die"
• Easter- salvation

  "If you confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved"
• Reconciliation- atonement

  "he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins"
• Reconciliation- forgive others to be forgiven

  "first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift [at the altar]"
• Reconciliation- how to live

  "live at peace with everyone"
• Reconciliation- peacemakers

  "blessed are the peacemakers"
• Persecution- reward is heaven

  "blessed are those who are persecuted because of their righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom in heaven"
• Persecution- Christ struggled (100% human)

  "I want to know Christ...to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his suffering"
• Persecution- community

  "If one part suffers, every part suffers with it"
• Persecution- evil + good

  "do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good"
• Poverty- Jesus' advice to a rich man

  "go, sell what you have and give to the poor"
• Poverty- people who don't help needy

  "if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him?"