Lesson 3 More Religious Experiences

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Aims:

Describe different types of religious experience

Explain the nature of religious experience

Explain why a religious experience may lead to, or support, belief inGod

Evaluate different people¶s and your own beliefs about religiousexperiences

MORE RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCES

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K EY GLOSSARY WORDS:

ConversionNuminous

Prayer

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NUMINOUS: A numinous experience is when somethingcompletely astonishes you. It is such anexperience that words are not enough to describethe feeling, but it leaves you knowing that theremust be something more powerful than you.

Often people refer to things in the natural world that are so beautiful they feel overwhelmed by them ± for example, the view from a mountain topor a beautiful sunrise. For others it may be anexperience such as the birth of a baby. For some people this experience in so strong that it convinces them that God must exist.

Where does Hopkins see God?http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/gerard-manley-hopkins-pied-beauty-poem-only/8661.html

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PRAYER:

Prayer is the way that religious people communicate with God through words or silent meditation.

Prayer often means drawing closer into a real and loving

relationship with God and is a vital part of Christian belief and practice.

The more a Christian prays, the more they will becomeconvinced of the reality of God as a Father who hears them and

cares about them. Christians share their hopes and fears withGod, as well as giving him thanks for the things he has done intheir lives.

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A USEFUL MNEMONIC:

P ± Petition (Asking for things for yourself or others)

A ± Adoration (Telling God how great he is)C ± Confession (Saying sorry for your sins)

T - Thanks

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Our Father, who art in heaven,hallowed be thy name.Thy K ingdom come,

thy will be done,

on earth as it is in heavenGive us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses,

as we forgive those who trespassagainst us.

And lead us not into temptation,but deliver us from evil

Our Father in heaven,hallowed be your name.

Your K ingdom come,your will be done,

on earth as in heavenGive us today our daily bread.Forgive us our sins,

as we forgive those who sin against us.

Lead us not into temptation,but deliver us from evil.

THE LORD¶S PRAYER:

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WHAT ABOUT THIS VERSION?

dad@hvn,ur spshl.we want wot u

want&urth2b like hvn.giv us food&4giv r sinslyk we 4giv uvaz.don't test us!save us!bcoswe kno ur boss,ur tuf&ur cool 4 eva!ok?

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HOW DO CHRISTIANS PRAY?

A Christian may pray alone or with a group. Many Christian prayers are formal and liturgical (read from awritten form of service). However, other Christians prefer to pray spontaneously, devising prayers to meet particular needs. Some believers meditate quietly, focusing their thoughts on the nature of God, on a verse from scripture,or on listening in order ot hear God¶s voice.

Christian prayer for young people

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WHAT ABOUT CONVERSION?Some believers have conversionexperiences, during which they change their beliefs from one faithto another, or from no faith tobelieving in God. Someconversions are dramatic, like St.Paul (formerly Saul) a famous early Christian.Other conversions are muchgentler, and come after years of quiet searching for a relationshipwith God.

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S K ETCH THE STORY OF SAUL¶S CONVERSION AS IT IS READ TO YOU (ACTS 9:1-18)