Christianity Practices

• two ways celebrate easter

  Christians take part in Lent where they give up something for 40days

  Ash Wednesday --> sorry for sins
• two contrasting types of baptism

  believers baptism --> adult can decide for themselves to be baptised to remove sins from life

  Imfant baptism--> a baby is baptised when born to remove original sin
• explain two ways which CAFOD , Christian aid or TearFund helps the poor

  CAFOD helps Emergencies such as people who have had to flee countries in war , providing them food , water and medicine

  Christian aid help to reduce poverty , they have helped people in recent flooding , people who have lost their homes
• why church growth is important

  more people are saved

  teaches more about christianity and jesus
• two ways christian's work for reconciliation

  personal acts of reconciliation such as confession

  some may refer to the work of world wide charities such as tearfund --> helps those being persecuted
• why celebrate easter

  help christian's to remember important events in faith ->> declaration of faith

  Easter is the most important festival as it celebrates the resurrection of jesus
• two ways church responds to persecution

  pray for those being persecuted

  send practical help e.g food or money
• contrasting pilgrimage

  lourdes , they go because miracles happen

  iona , they go to deepen understanding of faith , through praying
• ways of work of the church in local community

  food banks

  raising money for charity
• why is the holy communion important

  service of remembrance that jesus gave his sins

  as it unites all christians together
• two types of worship

  liturgical->set pattern of prayers and usually done at a church

  private worship --> performed alone and where ever