Christian practice

• What is worship?

  Act of Religious Praise, devotion or honour.
• Why do Christian worship?

  • To deepen their relationship with God and strengthen their faith.
  • To seek God help themselves or others.
  • To ask for forgiveness.
  • to praise and thank God.
• What is liturgical worship?

  Is a church service that follows a set structure or ritual?
• What is non-liturgical worship?

  Is a service that does not follow a set order or ritual.
• What is informal worship?

  Is a type of non-liturgical worship that is spontaneous in nature.
• What form does liturgical worship take?

  • formal prayers with set responses
  • Music and hymns
  • Priest lead the congregation and may perform symbolic action
  • bible passages are read out, there may be a sermon
  • Takes place in church
• What form does non-liturgical worship take?

  • May also have prayer and hymns put there no set order, the number and type can change from week to week.
  • Often focuses on Bible readings followed by sermon
  • Takes place in a church
• Informal prayer


  Some Christian find they can express their needs to god more easily by using their own words
• Why is prayer important?

  • it helps Christians to keep a closer relationship with God
  • enable Christian to talk and listen to God
  • encourages reflection in the middle of a busy life
  • gives strength in times of trouble
  • help Christian to accept God’s will even if it means suffering
  • Gives a sense of peace
• What an example of set prayer?

  The Lord’s Prayer
• why is the Lord prayer important to Christians?

  • it reminds Christian to forgive others in order to be forgiven
  • Christian, see it as a model of a good prayer
• What are sacraments?


  Are holy rituals through which believers receive a gift of grace
• What is baptism?


  Is the ritual through which person becomes a member of the church, It involves the use of water to symbolise the washing away of sin.
• What infant baptism?


  Is for babies and young children
• What is believers baptism?


  Baptism of individuals who have made a personal profession of faith in Jesus Christ.
• What sacrament do catholic and orthodox believe in?


  Baptism, confirmation, holy communion, marriage, holy orders, reconciliation, anointing of the sick.
• How many sacrament do catholic and orthodox believe in?


  7
• What sacrament do protestant church believe in?


  Protestants believe in the sacrament of baptism and holy communion.
• How many sacrament do protestants believe in?

  2
• Through baptism a person…

  • becomes a member of the Christian church
  • Receives God saving Grace and the Holy Spirit
  • becomes a child of God
  • Entrance new life with in the Christian community
  • Imitates Jesus Baptist by John the Baptist
  • is cleansed of sin
• Who is infant Baptist practised by?

  Catholic, orthodox, Anglican, united reformed Christian
• Who is believers Baptist practised by?

  Baptists and Pentecostalist
• The reason for infant and believers baptism?

  The reason for infant and believers baptism?

  
• What is holy communion?


  The use of bread and wine to celebrate the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross and his resurrection.
• The meaning of holy communion?


  Catholic, orthodox and some Anglican Christians believe the bread and the wine become the body and blood of Christ. this means Jesus is fully present in the bread and wine. Whereas protestant Christians Celebrate holy communion as a reminder of the last supper, they do not believe the bread and wine became the body and blood of Christ instead the bread and wine remains symbol of Jesus sacrifice.
• what can you use for holy communion?

  “for whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaimed the Lords death until he comes.”
• How does holy communion impact individual?

  • Christian receives God’s grace
  • they become closer to God.
  • helps to strengthen the faith.
• How does holy communion impact communities?


  Brings community of believers together in unity and provide support and encouragement for those going through a difficult time
• How does holy communion impact individual?


  ask as a call to love other impractical ways for example, churches help support those in need