Christian Practices

• Why do Christians worship ?

  To praise and thank God

  To ask for forgiveness
• What is liturgical worship ?

  Religious worship involving prescribed rituals and ceremonies.
• What is Non-liturgical worship ?

  Informal worship without a set order of service.
• What is informal worship ?

  Casual worship

  May invove dancing, clapping, calling out and speaking in tongue
• Why is prayer important ?

  Encourages reflection

  Gives strength in times of trouble

  Enables Christians to listen and talk to God
• Why is the Lords Prayer important ?

  Christians see it as a good model prayer.

  Reminds Christian to forgive others in order to be forgive

  Reminds Christians that God is the father of the whole Christian community .
• What happens to a person during baptism ?

  Immersion, sprinkling, or pouring of water.

  They entre a new life with God
• Why do people do infant baptism ?

  Tradition

  Allows the child to be brough up in the parents chosen faith
• What happens during infant baptism

  The priest or minister pours blessed water over the babies head

  Gods parents and parents promise to bring the child up as a Christian
• Why do people do believers baptism ?

  Faith

  They believe that they are old enough to make their own decisions consciously about whether they want to be involved in a faith
• What happens during believers baptism ?

  Immersion in water.
• What is Holy Communion ?

  The sacrament that uses bread and wine to celebrate the sacrefice of Jesus on the cross and his resurrection.
• What does Holy Communion mean to catholic ?

  They believe the bread and wine become the body and blood and Jesus. They believe in transubstantiation
• What to protestants believe about Holy Communion ?

  Symbolic or memorial view.

  The believe that the bread and wine symbolise Jesus's sacrifice
• What the impact of Holy Communion on individuals ?

  Spiritual nourishment
• What is the impact of Holy Communion on a community ?

  Unity

  Can provide support to others
• Why do People go on Pilgrimages ?

  To experience a holy place

  Grow closer to God

  Seek cure for illness
• How can Pilgrimage impact a Christians life ?

  Give them a better understanding on their faith

  Help them see problems in a new light

  Help them feel cleared from sin
• Why is Lourdes significant ?

  It was were Mary was said to have appeared in a number of vision to a young girl called Bernadette. Mary told Bernadette to dig into the ground, when she did, a spring of water appeared .The water is believed to have healing powers
• What is a festival ?

  Celebration
• What does Christmas represent for Christians ?

  The incarnation of Jesus
• What does Easter represent ?

  Resurrection
• What happens during easter ?

  Religious observances, such as the resurrection of Jesus Christ, and secular traditions like Easter egg hunts and family gatherings.
• What is the role of the church ?

  Religious guidance

  Meeting place for prayer

  Helps those in need
• What are street Pastors ?

  Volunteers who go out on the streets to offer help and guidance to people at night
• What are food banks ?

  Charitable organizations providing food to those in need.
• Examples of Christian Charities ?

  Christian Aid

  Tearfund

  CAFOD
• What is agape ?

  Unconditional love
• What is a mission ?

  A vocation or calling to spread the faith
• What was the Great commission ?

  Said to the disciples before Jesus's ascension

  To become missions and make disciples of all nations
• What is evangelism ?

  Spreading the Christian gospel.
• What is reconciliation in Christianity ?


  Christians believe humans were reconciled to God through Jesus

  Jesus's resurrection restored the relationship between God and Humanity
• What is persecution ?

  Hostility and Ill treatment
• What are Christian Reponses to persecution ?

  Forgiveness

  It encourages them to act against it