The Meaning and
Importance of
Sacraments
L.O.
• To know what a sacrament is
• To name the 7 sacraments
• To understand why the sacraments
are important
What is a Sacrament?
sign an
inward
visible
of grace a
• What does this tell you grace must be like?
• What does this tell you about what a sacrament
must involve?
Can you think of something else you do, but
whose effects you can’t see ?
The 7 Sacraments
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Baptism
Confirmation
Eucharist
Reconciliation
Marriage
Holy orders
Anointing of the sick
Befriending Cats Eventually Results in
Many HOrrible AllergieS
Group the Sacraments by Type
Initiation
Vocation
Healing
Sacraments important as physical, visible signs of God’s grace.
• Many Protestants (methodists, evangelicals, quakers etc) say you
can only know God through faith. There aren’t any objects, or
people(eg “priests”), that can hold or administer God’s grace, apart
from your faith.
I prefer to trust God
through His Church
& its rituals, rather
than in my faith,
which is unreliable.
I don’t know if my faith
is good enough or not.
How can I have peace if
I keep wondering? I
need physical signs of
his presence.
In the Last Supper,
Jesus himself told us
to consecrate the
bread and wine as
objects through
which he would
make himself
present.
In the Old Testament, oil,
water, sacred stones as
altars were all used to
show God’s presence in a
special way.
The world is a physical
place, and God was born as
Jesus in a physical body. So
the physical world can be a
way of transmitting his
grace.
Do you agree with the protestant view? Explain, referring to some of the
arguments in the bubbles.
Write down 3 key words you learnt
this lesson and give a definition
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sacrament
Initiation
Baptism
Reconciliation