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The Sacraments

What Christians mean by a sacrament: an outward sign of inward grace, the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church, the two kept by most Protestant Churches, and the meaning of baptism and the Eucharist.

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Signs of grace ✝️

Many Christians mark important moments with a sacrament, which they describe as an outward sign of an inward blessing, or grace, from God. Different Christian groups recognise different numbers of sacraments. This module looks at what a sacrament is and at the two that are most often studied, baptism and the Eucharist.

Key words 🔑

Learn these four terms before you study the sacraments.

How many sacraments? 🆚

Christian denominations do not agree on how many sacraments there are.

Grade 9 thinking 💡

A top answer explains why denominations differ, not just the numbers. Many Protestants keep only baptism and the Eucharist because they believe these two were clearly given by Jesus in the Bible, while Catholics accept seven from the tradition of the Church. Always link a practice to the belief behind it.

Match the sacrament 🔗

  • baptism
  • confirmation
  • matrimony
  • anointing of the sick
  • welcoming a person into the Christian Church
  • confirming for yourself the faith given at baptism
  • the Christian marriage of two people
  • comforting a person who is seriously ill

Match the term 🧩

  • sacrament
  • grace
  • transubstantiation
  • the Eucharist
  • an outward sign of inward grace
  • the free gift of love and help from God
  • the Catholic belief that the bread and wine become the body and blood of Christ
  • sharing bread and wine to remember the Last Supper

What is a sacrament? ❓

What do Christians mean by a sacrament?

  • An outward sign of an inward blessing or grace.
  • A book of Christian prayers.
  • A building where Christians worship.

The two kept by most ✅

Select the TWO sacraments that most Protestant Churches keep.

  • Baptism.
  • The Eucharist.
  • Confirmation.
  • Matrimony.

Sacraments across a life 🪜

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Summarise the sacraments 📝

A _____ is an outward sign of inward grace. _____ welcomes a person into the Christian Church, often as a baby. The _____ shares bread and wine to remember the Last Supper. The Catholic Church recognises seven sacraments, but most Protestant Churches keep only _____, because these are shown in the Bible. The free gift of love and help from God is called _____.

sacrament Baptism Eucharist two grace confirmation matrimony church prayer seven

Count the sacraments 🔢

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Find the two 🖍️

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Which sacrament? 🧭

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Explain the sacraments ✍️

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