CHRISTIAN PRACTICES

What is worship?

acts of religious praise, honour or devotion

Why do Christians worship?

-praise and thank god
-ask for forgiveness
-deepen relationship with God

what is liturgical worship?

A church service that follows a set structure or ritual

who leads the congregation during liturgical worship?

priest- have formal prayers with set responses

what is an example of liturgical worship?

celebration of eucharist for Catholic, orthodox and anglican churches

what happens during liturgical worship?

-hymns sung by congregation or choir
-chanting from the priest

What is non-liturgical worship?

A service that does not follow a set text or ritual

what are examples of non liturgical worship?

Services in non-conformist churches, e.g. Methodist, Baptist, United Reformed.

what is different with liturgical and non liturgical worship?

NL basic structure might stay same, but preacher may change order, number of hymns or type of prayer

what is informal worship?

A type of non-liturgical worship, sometimes 'spontaneous' or 'charismatic' in nature

How do Quakers worship?

mainly in silence until they feel Gods spirit moving to them and offer thoughts, prayers or readings

what is an example of informal worship?

pentecostal church
-led by spirit
-involve dancing, clapping

Why is liturgical worship important for Christians?

-receive forgiveness through action of priest
-worldwide set of order, familiar to all
0passed down through generations, tradition
-living presence of Jesus in HC

Why is non-liturgical/informal worship important for Christians?

-faith expressed in a variety of different ways
-personal interpretations
-actively take part
-emotional impact, persona revelation

what is similar between liturgical and non liturgical worship?

-both follow christian calendar

what is private worship?

When believers praise or honour God in their own home

what does private worship involve?

prayer, meditation, using a rosary

What is prayer?

Communicating with God in silence or aloud, with others or alone.

What is a set prayer?

Prayers that have been written down and said more than once by more than one person

what is an example of a set prayer?

Lord's Prayer

what is an informal prayer?

prayer made up by an individual using using his/her words

how do different christians pray?

-Orthodox stand
-Nonconformists sit
-Anglicans may kneel

how do christians aid prayer?

-Catholics may use a rosary
-Orthodoxs use icons

why do some christians prefer informal prayer?

-find their own way of expressing their needs
-open hearts more easily by using their words

why is private prayer/worship important?

-build up discipline
-routine to allow for reflection during a busy day
-sense of communion with God

how is the lords prayer important for the individual?

-pattern for how to pray
-combines praising god and asking for ones needs
-must forgive others in order to be forgiven
-only effective if relationships with others are right

how is the lords prayer important for the community and society?

-said at every holly communions, baptisms etc
-a sense of unity and spiritual purpose

what are sacraments?

rites and rituals through which the believer receives a special gift of grace

how do sacraments help christians?

-stengthen relationship with god by making him a part of their life
-christians are part of the body of christ (church) with all of its responsibilities

What is Baptism?

The ritual through which people become members of the Church

what happened when Jesus was baptised by John in the river Jordan?

-Gods approval of his sons mission
-set an example for his followers

what is infant baptism?

The ritual through which babies and young children become members of the Church

what denominations practise infant baptism?

Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican, Methodist, United Reform

why do catholic and orthodox christians believe in infant baptism?

-all directly descendants from Adam and Eve
-removes the original sin

how are infants baptised?

-pour blessed water over head
-dress child in white
-parents and godparents make promise to bring children up in christian faith

what denominations practise believers baptism?

Baptists and Pentecostalists

why do Baptists and Pentecostalists disagree with infant baptism?

-too young to understand meaning
-should wait until they are old enough to make decision themselves

what is the meaning behind believers baptism?

-conversion to living life dedicated to Jesus

how is believers baptism carried out?

-full submersion in the pool
-read passage from bible
-testimony

why are believers fully submerged into the pool?

cleanse from sin and rising up to new life with christ

What is Holy Communion?

-a service of thanksgiving and celebrating death/resurrection of Jesus through bread and wine

what is the meaning behind Holy communion?

-thanking God for sending Jesus to save people from sin
-enabling them to experience Gods love for all of eternity

what do Catholics/Orthodox/ some anglicans believe about the bread and wine?

they bread and wine actually becomes the body and blood of christ, so they become present in death and resurrection of Christ

what do many christians believe about the holy communion?

-communion with god, fellowship with christians
-brought closer as a community and brought closer to god

How does the Holy Communion impact individuals?

-receive gods grace by joining in sacrifice of jesus
-becomes present reality for them

how does holy communion impact communities?

-unites and strengthens commitment to faith
-support and encouragement
-put love from god into others

How does Holy Communion impact wider society?

-reflect on many that are starving whilst eating the bread
-work for equality and justice
-collect money for needy

what is the ministry of the word?

focuses on gods words in the bible

what is the ministry of holy communion?

sharing of the bread and wine

what is divine liturgy in Orthodox Church?

-recreates heaven on earth
-takes place on altar
-priest represents the divide between heaven and earth

what is the orthodox liturgy of the word?

-hymns prayers read of bible
-priest comes through royal doors, chanting gospel
-may be a sermon

what is the orthodox liturgy of the faithful?

-priest receives bread and wine
-creed, lords prayer is recited
-priest says words Jesus said at last supper
-bread divided into four
-distributes
-prayers of thanksgiving
-given unconsecrated bread to take home

what does consecrated mean?

to make holy

how many quarters of the bread are consecrated?

3/4

what is the catholic mass?

begins with greeting of priest, prayers of penance and praise

what is the catholic liturgy of the word?

-(SUN) three readings from the bible, a psalm and a homily
-people say prayers for church, LC, sick and dead (SUN + CREED)

what is the catholic liturgy of the faithful?

-offerings of b + w to altar
-priest says eucharist prayer using words of Jesus from LS
-prays over wine
-lords prayer
-priest and congregation to peace sign
-members receive communion and blessed by the priest

how doe the Anglican Church celebrate holy communion?

same as catholics but do the peace sign of peace before offerings or bread and wine brought to alter

what is the main anglican view of holy communion?

community meal being shared equally with all

How is holy communion celebrated in the United Reformed Church?

-prayer of praise and thanksgiving
-bible readings and sermons
-congregation for needs of people for the world
-minister reminds of Jesus words at last supper
-open table so anyone can take bread and wine
-prayer of thanksgiving, blessed, encouragement to go out and serve god

What is a pilgrimage?

A journey made for religious purposes

what is the role and importance of pilgrimage?

-grow closer to god, strengthen faith
-express sorrow for sin, forgiveness
-reflect on life
-pray for special, thank god for blessings
-seek cure for ilness
-helped disabled/ill pilgrims
-experience holy place
-meet others who share faith

Is pilgrimage compulsory for Christians?

no- but can play a part in role of their spiritual lives and cleansed from sin

Where is Lourdes located?

south west France

what is the significance of Lourdes?

-bernadette had visions of Mary near river and to dig for spring of water which has healing properties

Where is Iona located?

Scotland

what is the significance of Iona?

-st columba established monastic community
-feels like a place where christians can experience gods infinite power and presence

What is a festival?

A day or period of celebration for religious reasons

what does Christmas commemorate?

Incarnation of Jesus

what do christians do at Christmas?

-carol services
-readings from the bible
-nativities
-midnight mass on Christmas Eve

what does light and dark symbolise at Christmas?

-light represent Jesus as the light coming into the world
-darkness show baby Jesus being poverty

why do people exchange gifts presents at Christmas?

wise mens gave gifts to Jesus

why do christians give to charity at Christmas?

because God gave humanity the gift of Jesus, his son

What does Easter celebrate?

Resurrection of Jesus

what do christians do the week leading up to Holy Week?

-remember the events that led to Jesus death by processions

what happens on Easter Sunday?

churches filled with flowers ad special hymns are sung

what do orthodox christians do for easter?

walk around church at midnight on Saturday and enter darkened church with candles, to symbolise empty tomb

how do anglicans and catholics celebrate easter?

Saturday night vigil in darkness, includes lighting go paschal candle and ends in a holy communion

what do eggs symbolise at Easter?

new life

what is the church?

1. The holy people (body of Christ) that among whom Christ is present and active.
2.A building in which Christians worship.

what does the church do?

allows local community t meet, worship and pray, spiritual guidance and socialise

what does the Trussel Trust do?

provide emergency food, help and support to people in crisis in the uk

what parable is the trussell trust based upon?

parable of the sheep and goats
-bring people together to end poverty and hunger in Britain

what can people get in exchange for their food voucher?

three days of nutritionally balanced food

What is the Oasis project?

a community hub with an Internet cafe, training opportunities and also runs a food bank

what is the purpose of the oasis project?

to give spiritual and practical support to those with ill health, disabilities, low income

what is agape?

selfless love

why should christians be involved in the local community?

should not ignore the needs of society and should respond practically

What are street pastors?

volunteers who receive training in order to patrol the streets in urban areas

what do street pastors mainly respond to?

-drunkenness
-anti social behaviour
-fear of crime

what do the street pastors do?

-listen to problems
-give guidance
-positive service

what do the school pastors do?

-mentor young people
-patrol in and around schools to avoid behavioural issues

what is parish nursing?

mostly volunteer nursing; health and faith nursing that works in conjunction with church or religious community; "street nursing"

What is a mission?

the vocation or calling of a religious organisation or individual to go out and spread faith

What is the Great Commission?

Jesus' instruction to his followers that they should spread his teachings to all the nations of the world

what is a missionary?

a person sent on a religious mission to promote christianity in a foreign country through preaching or charity

what is evangelism?

spreading the christian gospel by public preaching or personal witness

what is the main aim of mission and evangelism?

to extend the church to every nation

What is the Alpha Course?

an evangelistic course aimed for exploring the meaning of life through a series of talks and discussions.

what is CfaN?

Christ for all nations