Christian Practices
– Can always link back to beliefs - putting beliefs and teachings into
practices
– Salvation is achieved through Jesus an having faith in him
Types of worship
Private worship is the only one where its not present in the church
Liturgical worship
● According to a set pattern on a regular basis, including set prayers or
readings led by the priest
Non-liturgical worship
● Less formal as it doesn’t follow a set pattern and can involve more
unscripted or improvised form of worship
Informal worship
● Some christians prefer spontaneity in worship, hence having no fixed
nature. Charismatic worship is a type of informal worship that may
involve clapping, dancing, and music
Private worship
● Spending time alone considering ones faith or connecting to god and
can involve reading the bible, praying and meditating on god
No set of worship
● Quakers follow no set pattern of worship and instead attend meeting
and sit in silence and no minister present
“For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them”
Prayer
A - adoration (praise)
C - contrition/ confession (apologising)
T - thanksgiving (thanks)
S - supplication (requesting)
The lords prayer is the most famous and widely used christian prayer, which
was taught by Jesus himself
Formal prayer
● Use a prayer book that is used in Sunday services of worship, they are
easy to follow and give a sense of solidarity with other christians
, Informal prayer
● When people pray by themselves privately, could include silent or
aloud and are spontaneous and usually from the heart
Sacraments
Outward sign of invisible grace
7 sacraments: baptism, eucharist, reconciliation, anointing of the sick,
matrimony and holy orders
Baptism
Baptism is the sacrament where Christians become the part of a church and the
water is used as a symbol of washing away of sin.
– The catholic church and the Church of England practice infant baptism
as it is believed to remove original sin. If you don’t get an infant
baptism, you cannot attend any other sacraments
– Baptisms and Pentecostals practice believers baptism and it is seen as
a gift of grace from god to wash away sins, not original sin
– Quakers and the Salvation Army reject baptism and the outward
symbols and rituals
Believers baptism
● Rite of initiation into church by immersion in water of people who are
old enough to understand the ceremony and have made the decision
to lead a christian life
Infant baptism
● Sacrament of initiation of babies and young children into the church
Eucharist
The eucharist is the literal ’thanksgiving’ and is the sacrament in which the
death and resurrection of Jesus is celebrated using bread and wine
– Catholics believe in transubstantiation where the bread and wine
literally are the body and blood of christ, where is it the source and
summit of Christian life
– protestants treat it as symbolic
– The orthodox church accept the eucharist as a sacrament through its
not possible to explain the transubstantiation as it is a divine mystery
– Quakers do not practice or observe the eucharist, instead they try to
find the sacred in all of life
– Jesus was the one who created the eucharist
The importance of the Eucharist
– Can always link back to beliefs - putting beliefs and teachings into
practices
– Salvation is achieved through Jesus an having faith in him
Types of worship
Private worship is the only one where its not present in the church
Liturgical worship
● According to a set pattern on a regular basis, including set prayers or
readings led by the priest
Non-liturgical worship
● Less formal as it doesn’t follow a set pattern and can involve more
unscripted or improvised form of worship
Informal worship
● Some christians prefer spontaneity in worship, hence having no fixed
nature. Charismatic worship is a type of informal worship that may
involve clapping, dancing, and music
Private worship
● Spending time alone considering ones faith or connecting to god and
can involve reading the bible, praying and meditating on god
No set of worship
● Quakers follow no set pattern of worship and instead attend meeting
and sit in silence and no minister present
“For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them”
Prayer
A - adoration (praise)
C - contrition/ confession (apologising)
T - thanksgiving (thanks)
S - supplication (requesting)
The lords prayer is the most famous and widely used christian prayer, which
was taught by Jesus himself
Formal prayer
● Use a prayer book that is used in Sunday services of worship, they are
easy to follow and give a sense of solidarity with other christians
, Informal prayer
● When people pray by themselves privately, could include silent or
aloud and are spontaneous and usually from the heart
Sacraments
Outward sign of invisible grace
7 sacraments: baptism, eucharist, reconciliation, anointing of the sick,
matrimony and holy orders
Baptism
Baptism is the sacrament where Christians become the part of a church and the
water is used as a symbol of washing away of sin.
– The catholic church and the Church of England practice infant baptism
as it is believed to remove original sin. If you don’t get an infant
baptism, you cannot attend any other sacraments
– Baptisms and Pentecostals practice believers baptism and it is seen as
a gift of grace from god to wash away sins, not original sin
– Quakers and the Salvation Army reject baptism and the outward
symbols and rituals
Believers baptism
● Rite of initiation into church by immersion in water of people who are
old enough to understand the ceremony and have made the decision
to lead a christian life
Infant baptism
● Sacrament of initiation of babies and young children into the church
Eucharist
The eucharist is the literal ’thanksgiving’ and is the sacrament in which the
death and resurrection of Jesus is celebrated using bread and wine
– Catholics believe in transubstantiation where the bread and wine
literally are the body and blood of christ, where is it the source and
summit of Christian life
– protestants treat it as symbolic
– The orthodox church accept the eucharist as a sacrament through its
not possible to explain the transubstantiation as it is a divine mystery
– Quakers do not practice or observe the eucharist, instead they try to
find the sacred in all of life
– Jesus was the one who created the eucharist
The importance of the Eucharist
