Welcome to ASK

RZIM’s Interactive

Youth Apologetics

What is ASK?

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whatisask

What is ASK?

ASK was designed to be an environment for students to practice

talking about what they believe.

What is ASK?

• The interactive ASK curriculum is comprised of:– 16 sessions in 4 modules - origin, meaning,

morality, and destiny– Each session contains an introductory video to

start the class discussion and a concluding Q&A video with an RZIM speaker

– Exclusive web access for your class

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Origin

Where do we come from?

Something or

Nothing

Session 1.1

Origin

1.1 Something or Nothing

Key Concept

The question of why there is something rather than nothing

requires more than a scientific answer.

1.1 Something or Nothing

John 1:1-5In the beginning was the Word, and the

Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through

him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In

him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness,

and the darkness has not overcome it.

1.1 Something or Nothing

Intro Video

1.1 Something or Nothing

SMS QuestionWho created God?

1.1 Something or Nothing

Why is the question of the universe's

existence so important?

1.1 Something or Nothing

Does our universe have to have a

beginning?

1.1 Something or Nothing

If matter is present, where does it come

from?

1.1 Something or Nothing

What does Christ have to do with

creation?

1.1 Something or Nothing

Q&A Video

1.1 Something or Nothing

Q&A Discussion

Causeand

Effect

Session 1.2

Origin

1.2 Cause and Effect

Key Concept

The universe around us is filled with a stunning order that implies a first

cause.

1.2 Cause and Effect

Romans 1:20For since the creation of the world His

invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made.

1.2 Cause and Effect

Intro Video

1.2 Cause and Effect

SMS QuestionCan the

Universe be Explained by time and chance and matter?

1.2 Cause and Effect

Is it fair to view the universe as an effect that can be traced back to a cause?

1.2 Cause and Effect

Can the universe be explained by time and chance and matter?

1.2 Cause and Effect

What role does order play in this discussion?

1.2 Cause and Effect

We might concede there was a creator

who made the universe, but why do

Christians insist it was a personal creator?

1.2 Cause and Effect

Is it just lazy thinking to say that God is the creator of the universe because we're not sure

how it all came together?

1.2 Cause and Effect

Is there anything we can learn from the Genesis account?

1.2 Cause and Effect

Q&A Video

1.2 Cause and Effect

Q&A Discussion

Reasonand

Order

Session 1.3

Origin

1.3 Reason and Order

Key Concept

The more we understand of both science and the universe around us, the more reasonable we discover the explanation of a God who made it all

this way.

1.3 Reason and Order

Jeremiah 33:3Call to me and I will answer you

and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not

know.

1.3 Reason and Order

Intro Video

1.3 Reason and Order

SMS QuestionHow would you explain the resurrection of Jesus Christ?

1.3 Reason and Order

What do people mean when they tell

us to "be reasonable" or to "think logically"?

1.3 Reason and Order

Why is the fact that we can rationally

understand the universe so remarkable?

1.3 Reason and Order

Is God bound by the laws and rationality

of creation?

1.3 Reason and Order

Why are faith and science seen as

enemies?

1.3 Reason and Order

Q&A Video

1.3 Reason and Order

Q&A Discussion

Originand

Evidence

Session 1.4

Origin

1.4 Origin and Evidence

Key Concept

God has put enough into this world to make faith a most reasonable thing

and God has left enough out to make it impossible to live by sheer reason

alone.

1.4 Origin and Evidence

Hebrews 11:1Now faith is the assurance of

things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.

1.4 Origin and Evidence

Intro Video

1.4 Origin and Evidence

SMS QuestionWhat does it mean to say that we are made in the image of God?

1.4 Origin and Evidence

Can science prove or disprove that there is a God?

1.4 Origin and Evidence

Why do Christians sometimes seem

intimidated by science?

1.4 Origin and Evidence

Was it a mistake to evict the discipline

of theology from the sciences?

1.4 Origin and Evidence

It is possible to live by sheer evidence or reason alone?

1.4 Origin and Evidence

What does it mean to say that we are made in the image

of God?

1.4 Origin and Evidence

How should students respond to the

assumption that science and theology

are enemies?

1.4 Origin and Evidence

Q&A Video

1.4 Origin and Evidence

Q&A Discussion