Author: Gemma

Topics Covered
Different forms of worship / Prayer / Sacraments (including baptism and Holy Communion) / Pilgrimage (Lourdes and Iona) / Celebrations (Christmas and Easter) / Role of the Church in local community (food banks and street pastors) / Mission, evangelism and Church growth / The importance of the worldwide Church (Working for reconciliation, response to persecution, the work of Christian Aid)

AO2 Issues
9. Do Christians need to worship in church as long as they pray at home?	16. Should parents have their babies baptised if they have no intention of bringing them up as a Christian?
10. Is it more important to help the poor than to celebrate Holy Communion?	17. Is there much difference between a pilgrimage and a holiday?
11. Is Christmas still a religious festival?	18. Will there always be a need to feed the hungry in Britain?
12. Should all Christians do something practical to help their community?	19. Are street pastors a great support for the police?
13. Should every Christian be an evangelist?	20. Is the main job of a Christian to tell others about their faith?
14. Should Christians just rely on evangelists for Church growth?	21. Is it possible to ‘rejoice and be glad’ whilst being persecuted?
15. Should religious charities just focus on emergency aid?	22. Is the most important duty of the Church to help those in need?

CHRISTIANITY

Religious Studies A—Practices

Key Quotes

23. “bless us oh Lord and these your gifts, which we are about to receive from your bounty. Through Christ our Lord, Amen.” (Catholic grace before meals)	24 “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin...” Lord’s prayer	25. “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit”	26. “Faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, it is dead.”
27. “The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said ‘this is my body, which is for you, do this in remembrance of me...”	28. “As I raised my head to look at the grotto, I saw a Lady dressed in white, wearing a white dress, a blue girdle and a yellow rose on each foot, the same colour as the chain of her rosary; the beads of the rosary were white.” St Bernadette	29. “Father, you make this holy night radiant with the splendor of Jesus Christ our light. We welcome him as Lord, the true light of the world. Bring us to eternal joy in the kingdom of heaven, where he lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.” Opening prayer as midnight mass at Christmas	30. “If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person? Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and truth.”
31. “Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and upon those in the tombs bestowing life.” Hymn sung by Orthodox Christians at Easter	32. “And God placed everything under his (Jesus’) feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, which is his body.”	33. “For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.”	34. “Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven.”
35. “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them… and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you.”		36. “For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!”

Key Words
37. Worship: acts of religious praise honour or devotion	38. Liturgical worship: a church service that follows a set structure or ritual	39. Non-liturgical worship: a service that does not follow a set text or ritual
40. Informal worship: a type of non-liturgical worship sometimes spontaneous or charismatic in nature	41. Private worship: when a believer praises or honours God on his or her own	42. Prayer: communicating with God either silently or through words of praise thanksgiving or confession or requests for God’s help or guidance
43. Set prayers: prayers that have been written down and said more than once by more than one person for example the Lord’s prayer	44. Informal prayer: prayer that is made up by an individual using his or her own words	45. Nonconformist: an English Protestant who does not conform to the doctrines or practices of the established Church of England
46. The Lord’s prayer: the prayer taught to the disciples by Jesus also known as Our Father	47. Sacraments: rites and rituals through which the believer receives a special gift of grace- outward signs of inward grace	48. Baptism: the ritual through which people become members of the Church and involves water as a symbol of washing away sin
49. Protestant, a branch of Christianity whose name comes from the fact they protested against some of the practices of the Catholic Church	50. Believer’s baptism: initiation into the Church by immersion in water- of people old enough to understand the ceremony and willing to live a Christian life	51. Infant baptism: the ritual through which babies become members of the Church and when adults take promises on their behalf
52. Holy Communion: also known as the Eucharist- Mass- the Lord’s Supper- the Breaking of Bread- the Divine Liturgy	53. Eucharist: comes from a Greek word meaning thanksgiving (for Jesus’ sacrificial death)	54. Pilgrimage: a journey by a believer to a holy site for religious reasons and an act of worship and devotion
55. Festival: A day or period of celebration for religious reasons	56. Christmas: a celebration of the incarnation	57. Easter: a celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus from the dead
58. Church: 1- the holy people of God also called the Body of Christ 2- a building in which Christians worship	59. Agape: a word used in the Bible that describes selfless sacrificial and unconditional love	60. Mission: the vocation or calling of a religious organisation or individual to do out into the world and spread their faith
61. The Great Commission: Jesus’ instruction to his followers that they should spread his teachings across the whole world	62. Evangelism: spreading the Christian gospel by public preaching or personal witness	63. Convert: someone who has decided to become committed to a religion and change his or her religious faith
64. Reconciliation: a sacrament in the Catholic Church and restoring harmony after relationships have broken down	65. Persecution: hostility and ill treatment especially because of race or political and religious beliefs	66. Christian Aid: A Christian charity that provides emergency and long-term aid to the developing world.
67. Food banks: This relates to Christian charities collecting donated food to distribute to the poor in Britain.	68. Iona: An island of the west coast of Scotland founded by Columba in the 4th century. It is used by Christians today as a centre for pilgrimage and religious retreat.	69. Lourdes: A town in France, where the Virgin Mary appeared to Bernadette in a series of visions, and now a place of pilgrimage, where it is claimed that miraculous healings have taken place.
70. Lord's Prayer: The prayer taught to the disciples by Jesus; also known as the 'Our Father'.	71. Street pastors: A Christian organisation consisting of people who work mainly at night on city streets, caring for those who need help.