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VIEWER GUIDES WITH ANSWERS Published by LifeWay Press® ©2012 • Mary Jo Sharp
WEEK ONE
VIDEO GUIDE Apologetics: to make a case or present a defense
1 Peter 3:15
Apologetics answers our doubts
and gives us solid
reasons
to believe in God.
Why Apologetics?
Reason 1: Apologetics is needed .
Reason 2: Apologetics helps you discuss your beliefs with confidence .
Reason 3: Apologetics is the example of Jesus.
Reason 4: To spread the gospel
message.
WEEK TWO
VIDEO GUIDE Ask “Why do you believe that?” of yourself .
Knowledge gives us a broad
basis for our conversations.
Hold yourself accountable for lifelong learning .
Areas of knowledge in which we should be confident:
1. Why do I believe in
God?
2. What do I believe about
God?
WEEK THREE
VIDEO GUIDE Reasons to develop listening skills: 1. What the Scriptures teach
2. What we know of human
nature
Intend to listen . People are valuable for who they are; they are not projects
3. What we might be missing
First steps to listening: 1. Write the things people do when you are talking that bother you .
2. Assess how many of these things you’ve been guilty of.
3. Begin listening better by using the golden
rule .
WEEK FOUR
VIDEO GUIDE How to convert atheists: 1. Be realistic . 2. Don’t be stupid .
Don’ts: 1. Don’t tell atheists what they
think .
2. Don’t evade serious questions . 3. Don’t assert things you can’t defend .
Do’s: 1. Do explore the truth openly. 2. Do admit mistakes . 3. Do come prepared . 4. Do gently point out the flaws in the atheist’s reasoning.
Christians are not asking enough questions .
If a person must give justification for their thinking, they learn the art of argumentation .
We learn what we believe when we have to support it .
One question: What do you mean
by that ?
WEEK FIVE
VIDEO GUIDE Action 1: Show the person the problems with their statement. • Spot errors in reasoning. • Practice • Tell
recognition of errors.
the other person.
Action 2: Respond to valid questions concerning Christianity. • Realize that hard questions
exist in many fields.
• Saying, “I don’t know” demonstrates integrity . •C hurches should be a safe environment
for hard questions.
WEEK SIX
VIDEO GUIDE Roadblock 1: We live in a time that doesn’t think truth about God
can
be known .
Almost every student entering the university believes, or says he believes, that truth is relative .
We can know truth .
Roadblock 2: Emotional hurt
Anything can become a conversation
Get out there and get talking .
about God.
WRAP-UP & CHALLENGE
VIDEO GUIDE Your spirited engagement is desperately needed today in our culture.
We engage in this battle of the mind for our own confidence .
The best way for you to begin is to get out there and let people ask you questions .
VIEWER GUIDES WITH ANSWERS Published by LifeWay Press® ©2012 • Mary Jo Sharp
WEEK ONE
VIDEO GUIDE Apologetics: to make a case or present a defense
1 Peter 3:15
Apologetics answers our doubts
and gives us solid
reasons
to believe in God.
Why Apologetics?
Reason 1: Apologetics is needed .
Reason 2: Apologetics helps you discuss your beliefs with confidence .
Reason 3: Apologetics is the example of Jesus.
Reason 4: To spread the gospel
message.
WEEK TWO
VIDEO GUIDE Ask “Why do you believe that?” of yourself .
Knowledge gives us a broad
basis for our conversations.
Hold yourself accountable for lifelong learning .
Areas of knowledge in which we should be confident:
1. Why do I believe in
God?
2. What do I believe about
God?
WEEK THREE
VIDEO GUIDE Reasons to develop listening skills: 1. What the Scriptures teach
2. What we know of human
nature
Intend to listen . People are valuable for who they are; they are not projects
3. What we might be missing
First steps to listening: 1. Write the things people do when you are talking that bother you .
2. Assess how many of these things you’ve been guilty of.
3. Begin listening better by using the golden
rule .
WEEK FOUR
VIDEO GUIDE How to convert atheists: 1. Be realistic . 2. Don’t be stupid .
Don’ts: 1. Don’t tell atheists what they
think .
2. Don’t evade serious questions . 3. Don’t assert things you can’t defend .
Do’s: 1. Do explore the truth openly. 2. Do admit mistakes . 3. Do come prepared . 4. Do gently point out the flaws in the atheist’s reasoning.
Christians are not asking enough questions .
If a person must give justification for their thinking, they learn the art of argumentation .
We learn what we believe when we have to support it .
One question: What do you mean
by that ?
WEEK FIVE
VIDEO GUIDE Action 1: Show the person the problems with their statement. • Spot errors in reasoning. • Practice • Tell
recognition of errors.
the other person.
Action 2: Respond to valid questions concerning Christianity. • Realize that hard questions
exist in many fields.
• Saying, “I don’t know” demonstrates integrity . •C hurches should be a safe environment
for hard questions.
WEEK SIX
VIDEO GUIDE Roadblock 1: We live in a time that doesn’t think truth about God
can
be known .
Almost every student entering the university believes, or says he believes, that truth is relative .
We can know truth .
Roadblock 2: Emotional hurt
Anything can become a conversation
Get out there and get talking .
about God.
WRAP-UP & CHALLENGE
VIDEO GUIDE Your spirited engagement is desperately needed today in our culture.
We engage in this battle of the mind for our own confidence .
The best way for you to begin is to get out there and let people ask you questions .
