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PRAYER. Studies of Religion 1 - Christianity. MC HAMMER - PRAY. What is the song suggesting about prayer? How does the film clip help to support this message? Can you think of any other examples of movies, shows or songs which talk about prayer?. What is prayer?.

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PRAYER

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  1. PRAYER Studies of Religion 1 - Christianity

  2. MC HAMMER - PRAY • What is the song suggesting about prayer? • How does the film clip help to support this message? • Can you think of any other examples of movies, shows or songs which talk about prayer?

  3. What is prayer? • Personal devotion for christians revolves around prayer • A prayer can be a request, an offering of praise or thanks or an attempt to communicate with God • Prayer is encouraged in the Bible, where there are many examples. It is also considered a normal human response in time of need. • Prayer is essentially communication with God

  4. How do you pray? • Rather than a certain form of prayer, it is the attittiude of the heart and mind that is considered to be important • You can sit, kneel, stand, even be on the toilet! You can pray out loud, whisper, in silence, yelling etc. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SGXZYinnaM

  5. Different types of prayer • Jesus taught the most important prayer in Christianity, The Lords Prayer. This prayer is said all over the world and is seen as the model for how to pray. • The Lords Prayer:Research on your Mac or here

  6. Prayer is flexible • Prayer is a flexible concept for Christians. Prayer can be classified in many different forms and serve different purposes. • Prayer can be written down or said ‘off the cuff’ (extemporary) • From prayer regarding the self, one can also pray for the family, a community or the world.

  7. Questions • 1. Why might the Lords prayer be a ‘model’ prayer? • 2. Write a paragraph about why Christians pray • 3. What are ‘extemporary’ prayers?

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