The atmosphere at Cerritos Mission Church is great for Christian worship. It is so peaceful and tranquil that I can easily connect with God and improve my relationship with him through prayer. This particular church is always open to the public and is an excellent place for contemplating. Although the atmosphere is amazing, the buildings of this church are very old and run down. Just like most churches, the income a church receives is by its members and donations from the community.
Bianca Odoms Professor Mahmoud Sadri Sociology 3133.50 July 2, 2015 Pilot Field Research: Judaism The religion I decided to do this pilot field research on is Judaism. I have always been interested in this religion and was ready to learn more. I was fortunate to have interview with a very inspirational adult that I meet at Congregation Jewish Community North, Mrs. Sarah Smith. Mrs. Alexis Smith has been raised in the Jewish community her whole life, and she is blessed her parents have raised her that way. A lot has happen in her life which has changed her into the woman that she has become today.
I do not remember it fully, or very detailed, but it was about the story of the relationship between Adonai and Abraham, up until the creation of the relationship between Adonai and the Jewish people. Throughout the readings, everyone would bow when the Rabbi would say “Baruch atah Adonai” which means, “Blessed be you Lord, my God and king.” Along the walls of the temple there were menorahs, the Star of David, and plaques in memory to different people. This memorial wall shared pictures and stories, and captured the heritage of different
He has called believers to "fellowship with Christ,” to "holiness,” to "liberty,” to "peace,” and to "virtue". Believers are to "walk worthy" of the calling they have received. But there is still another calling that is even more personal than the moral callings. It is God's call to the individual believer for a specific ministry. For many believers one of the most difficult and elusive things they ever encounter is determining the will of God for their life.
Judaism xxxxxxxx Hum130 Athalene Mcnay February 6, 2009   The life and struggles of the Jewish people have not been unknown to the world, since religion began the Jewish culture and religion has been criticized, and chastised for their beliefs and practices much like many other religions. Jesus Christ was Hebrew by decent and in many ways practiced this religion. Does this mean Jesus wasn’t a Christian? There is a lot of debate over this some of which I will try to explain but the main focus will be Judaism now and in the past. I will compare and scrutinize the Jewish religion to Christianity and the fundamentals that make up both religions.
It is an Orthodox Jew congregation. Rabbis host the service and others participate as noted. Orthodox means that they try to uphold tradition from back in the Holy times. The area where the service takes place is called the Sanctuary. It contains the Holy Ark; where the Torah Scrolls are kept in front of the synagogue.
Greek Orthodox Church A friend of mines entire family is Greek Orthodox, mainly her grandfather who is a Greek Orthodox priest, and their religion has always intrigued me. So seeing that this assignment called for experiencing new religions I took this opportunity to attend one of their church services as well as a baptism. Although I am of Greek decent, my family and I are not Greek Orthodox, nor have we ever attended an Orthodox service. Going in to this assignment, I thought knew what the Greek Orthodox religion was; I just assumed it was merely Catholicism but for a different ethnicity. Obviously I was wrong, this religion does have some similar qualities such as communion and the wedding process, but a lot of the details differ.
I believe this to be relevant in every single person’s life. Similarly, my pastor taught me indirectly about the bible which influenced my religious beliefs. At a young age, I struggled with the confusion of what to believe in and was caught up in mischief. As a result, many adults tried to intervene about my ill behavior, but none of them actually took the time to truly help me change my ways. Luckily, my pastor just happened to have an enormous amount of determination and decided to never give up on me.
What I'm suggesting is that we are what we are, human. Each and every one of us has a different story, a different situation and a different set of issues. All of that aside, God has brought us here together today so that we can worship Him, praise Him and do so together as a body of believers. As I said before, we also have a problem listening to Him. That's the other thing that he brings us together for.
I believe she definitely had influence in me, we were both extroverts and influencers therefore I believe the influence that we had on one another was strong. I used to talk to her about God and invite her to church with me, little by little our conversations became more spiritual and she got to know Jesus at a deeper level, later on she got