1. RZIM’s Interactive Youth Apologetics
Welcome to ASK
RZIM’s Interactive Youth Apologetics

2. What is ASK?
Play “What is ASK?” from the Origin DVD or visit this link:

3. What is ASK?
ASK was designed to be an environment for students to practice talking about what they believe.

4. 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
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5. Origin
Where do we
come from?

6. Origin
Session 1.1
Something or
Nothing

7. Key Concept 1.1 Something or Nothing
The question of why there is something rather than nothing requires more than a scientific answer.

8. John 1:1-5 1.1 Something or Nothing
In 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.

9. 1.1 Something or Nothing
Intro Video

10. SMS Question Who created God?
1.1 Something or Nothing
SMS Question Who created God?

11. Why is the question of the universe's existence so important?
1.1 Something or Nothing
Why is the question of the universe's existence so important?

12. Does our universe have to have a beginning?
1.1 Something or Nothing
Does our universe have to have a beginning?

13. If matter is present, where does it come from?
1.1 Something or Nothing
If matter is present, where does it come from?

14. What does Christ have to do with creation?
1.1 Something or Nothing
What does Christ have to do with creation?

15. 1.1 Something or Nothing
Q&A Video

16. 1.1 Something or Nothing
Q&A Discussion

17. Origin
Session 1.2
Cause
and
Effect

18. Key Concept 1.2 Cause and Effect
The universe around us is filled with a stunning order that implies a first cause.

19. Romans 1:20 1.2 Cause and Effect
For 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.

20. 1.2 Cause and Effect
Intro Video

21. 1.2 Cause and Effect
SMS Question Can the Universe be Explained by time and chance and matter?

22. 1.2 Cause and Effect
Is it fair to view the universe as an effect that can be traced back to a cause?

23. Can the universe be explained by time and chance and matter?
1.2 Cause and Effect
Can the universe be explained by time and chance and matter?

24. What role does order play in this discussion?
1.2 Cause and Effect
What role does order play in this discussion?

25. 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?

26. 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?

27. Is there anything we can learn from the Genesis account?
1.2 Cause and Effect
Is there anything we can learn from the Genesis account?

28. 1.2 Cause and Effect
Q&A Video

29. 1.2 Cause and Effect
Q&A Discussion

30. Origin
Session 1.3
Reason
and
Order

31. Key Concept 1.3 Reason and Order
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.

32. Jeremiah 33:3 1.3 Reason and Order
Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.

33. 1.3 Reason and Order
Intro Video

34. SMS Question How would you explain the resurrection of Jesus Christ?
1.3 Reason and Order
SMS Question How would you explain the resurrection of Jesus Christ?

35. 1.3 Reason and Order
What do people mean when they tell us to "be reasonable" or to "think logically"?

36. 1.3 Reason and Order
Why is the fact that we can rationally understand the universe so remarkable?

37. Is God bound by the laws and rationality of creation?
1.3 Reason and Order
Is God bound by the laws and rationality of creation?

38. Why are faith and science seen as enemies?
1.3 Reason and Order
Why are faith and science seen as enemies?

39. 1.3 Reason and Order
Q&A Video

40. 1.3 Reason and Order
Q&A Discussion

41. Origin
Session 1.4
Origin
and
Evidence

42. Key Concept 1.4 Origin and Evidence
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.

43. Hebrews 11:1 1.4 Origin and Evidence
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.

44. 1.4 Origin and Evidence
Intro Video

45. 1.4 Origin and Evidence
SMS Question What does it mean to say that we are made in the image of God?

46. Can science prove or disprove that there is a God?
1.4 Origin and Evidence
Can science prove or disprove that there is a God?

47. Why do Christians sometimes seem intimidated by science?
1.4 Origin and Evidence
Why do Christians sometimes seem intimidated by science?

48. 1.4 Origin and Evidence
Was it a mistake to evict the discipline of theology from the sciences?

49. It is possible to live by sheer evidence or reason alone?
1.4 Origin and Evidence
It is possible to live by sheer evidence or reason alone?

50. What does it mean to say that we are made in the image of God?
1.4 Origin and Evidence
What does it mean to say that we are made in the image of God?

51. 1.4 Origin and Evidence
How should students respond to the assumption that science and theology are enemies?

52. 1.4 Origin and Evidence
Q&A Video

53. 1.4 Origin and Evidence
Q&A Discussion