Welcome to
ASK
RZIM’s
Interactive
Youth
Apologetics
What is ASK?
Play “What is ASK?” from the Origin DVD or
visit this link: https://vimeo.com/rzim/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
•
Origin
Where do we
come from?
Origin
Session 1.1
Something
or
Nothing
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 1:1-5
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.
1.1 Something or Nothing
Intro Video
1.1 Something or Nothing
SMS Question
Who 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
Origin
Session 1.2
Cause
and
Effect
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 1:20
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.
1.2 Cause and Effect
Intro Video
1.2 Cause and Effect
SMS Question
Can 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
Origin
Session 1.3
Reason
and
Order
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 33:3
Call 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 Question
How 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
Origin
Session 1.4
Origin
and
Evidence
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 11:1
Now 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 Question
What 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