Dear friends,
High Schoolers are super smart!
Apologetics means “The Study of the Defense of the Christian Faith.” (It doesn’t mean “to apologize.”) It comes from a Greek Word, Apologia, which means, “to make a defense.”
Apologia is used in 1 Peter 3:15 where we are commanded, “but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect.”
Two separate Homeschool Groups invited me to teach this class to their students. So I taught it in two locations, one to a smaller group, and one to a larger group.
And ALL THE CLASSES WERE RECORDED so you can watch as many of them as you want FOR FREE!!!
I’m particularly compelled to teach this vital material to Teens because Teens are being deluged with godless and evil ideas.
The world bullies them into accepting unbiblical views on Theology, salvation, sexuality, gender, life, and more.
Even if these kids TRY to avoid these influences, they get through.
It’s critical that these students learn to think Biblically in every area of their life.
There were three big takeaways that I wanted the students to get:
The classes were:
Please watch these videos for free. Please share them. Please use what you learn to influence our world for Jesus!
And please pray for these kiddos. They’re going into a world that is SHOUTING at them to reject Jesus, the Bible, Biblical Ethics, The Authority of Scripture, and all that God has revealed to us to be true.
Please pray that this info will go into their heads, but also their hearts. And they will know the truth, how to defend it, and how to share it with a lost world.
This video is Class #1: Apologetics Can Change Your Life. In this lecture, the students learned that the Christian Faith is defendable, and we ought to believe it because it is true. They also learned the vital role Apologetics has, not only in reaching out to others in Evangelism, but also in ministering to ourselves during times of need.
To watch this video, either click on the video thumbnail above, or you can watch it directly on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/Idh7Zx8Z9Xg.
This video is Class #2: Introduction to Common Objections. In this lecture, the students considered 3 common objections to Christianity, and learned how to answer them. The students also learned the vital importance of “how” we answer, with a friendly and kind demeanor, and never out of anger. The 3 common objections are: There is no Scientific Evidence for God, Can Jesus really be the only way?, and Hell isn’t reasonable.
To watch this video, either click on the video thumbnail above, or you can watch it directly on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/1UJ9bT0qLjc.
This video is Class #3: Understanding God’s Message. If Apologetics is to remove the hurdles and obstacles so that unbelievers can see the saving message of Jesus, then we need to be able to clearly explain what that message is. In this lecture, the students learned what the message of God’s Great News is, what it is not, and how to communicate it succinctly and accurately. Can you explain the Gospel in 30 seconds? Please watch this video to learn how.
To watch this video, either click on the video thumbnail above, or you can watch it directly on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/lZHXEowZUxE.
This video is Class #4: Tactics Part 1. In this lecture, the students learned 2 terrific questions that allow them, in any conversation, to completely control a conversation, be on the offensive, but yet, not sound like it, allow the other person to do most of the work, sway confrontation and defensiveness, avoid quarrels, have an easy way to escape challenging questions, minimize the awkwardness of confrontation, engage a person productively, come across as thoughtful and interested, be totally confident in your approach, put a stone someone’s shoe in a good way, and be used of God to help someone consider Christ. These tactics work for any objection to Christianity.
To watch this video, either click on the video thumbnail above, or you can watch it directly on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/q7Z1TnlpzdA.
This video is Class #5: Tactics Part 2. In this lecture, the students learned to build off of the two excellent questions they learned last week. They learned to counter an unbeliever’s argument by either adding information, or exposing a weakness, or both.
To watch this video, either click on the video thumbnail above, or you can watch it directly on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/NCj35E5_Im4.
This video is Class #6: How to Share the Gospel. In this lecture, the students learned to effectively, lovingly, and Biblically share the essential Gospel message.
To watch this video, either click on the video thumbnail above, or you can watch it directly on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/veOrrpXKOxo.
This video is Class #7: Does Truth Exist? In this lecture, the students learned to counter the following popular claims: Truth doesn’t exist, Truth is unknowable, Truth is relative, You can’t know anything for sure, You must doubt everything, Your truth is true for you, You should only believe what can be proven scientifically, You shouldn’t judge, You shouldn’t push your views on others, and more.
To watch this video, either click on the video thumbnail above, or you can watch it directly on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/nTfbSPXaSeQ.
This video is Class #8: Evidence the Bible is the Supernatural Word of God. In this lecture, the students learned to give evidence that the Bible is indeed supernatural in origin. Specifically, we looked at three types of evidence: 1) Evidence from Prophecy, 2) Evidence from Science, and, 3) Evidence from Medicine.
To watch this video, either click on the video thumbnail above, or you can watch it directly on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/g97AF74u6tE.
This video is Class #9: How to Talk to an Atheist. In this lecture, the students learned a number of convincing evidences for the existence of God, and the indefensible nature of Atheism.
To watch this video, either click on the video thumbnail above, or you can watch it directly on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/Dut2NFPs4r8.
This video is Class #10: The Problem of Evil. Evil and suffering are some of the hardest truths about our world to wrestle with. And they’re often used by unbelievers as “clubs” to beat against the truth of Christianity. This is an advanced lecture with difficult concepts. The students learned how to make sense of evil given different Worldviews, and how to answer the attack of, “with all the suffering in the world, how can you possibly believe in a good, powerful, and all-knowing God?” Atheists often use “evil” as a weapon against Christianity, but in this lecture we learned that the preconditions of Atheism can’t even account for the existence of evil. An Atheist unknowingly is assuming the Theistic Worldview in order to attack it. In so doing, they are engaging in a self-defeating exercise. Please watch the video with an open mind and an eager intellect to see for yourself.
To watch this video, either click on the video thumbnail above, or you can watch it directly on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/g97AF74u6tE.
This video is Class #11: Answering LGBTQ+ Objections to Christianity. This a vital topic because sexuality is the number one tool being used to attack our kids’ faith, and whatever would be second isn’t even close.
You can download the notes for this lecture at: https://luke-15.org/LGBTQ.pdf.
To watch this video, either click on the video thumbnail above, or you can watch it directly on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/PTJO7PQQzB0.
This video is Class #12: Answering Abortion. Since the passinng of Roe vs. Wade, 60 Million Babies have been slaughtered through surgical abortions in the US. All those Babies could fill over 857 NFL Football Stadiums. Worse, more than 250 Million more (a greater than 400% increase) have been murdered through medical abortions (via a set of pills). In the United States, there is a surgical abortion every 96 seconds. In this class, the students learned what abortion actually is, and how it’s performed. The students learned how to prove that life begins at conception, both from the Bible and from Science. And the students learned how to counter many of the common arguments used to defend the murder of the unborn.
Please Note: This lecture was flagged by YouTube as “Age Restricted” because there are photos of actual aborted babies in this lecture. The photos are only there for a few moments. In order the watch this video, you must be logged into a YouTube Account. Also, some security software will prevent viewing this. As a result, there is an EDITED version of this lecture below that is identical, except the photos of the aborted babies are pixelated.
To watch this video, either click on the video thumbnail above, or you can watch it directly on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/RIyt0v58AM8.
This video is Class #12: Answering Abortion. Since the passinng of Roe vs. Wade, 60 Million Babies have been slaughtered through surgical abortions in the US. All those Babies could fill over 857 NFL Football Stadiums. Worse, more than 250 Million more (a greater than 400% increase) have been murdered through medical abortions (via a set of pills). In the United States, there is a surgical abortion every 96 seconds. In this class, the students learned what abortion actually is, and how it’s performed. The students learned how to prove that life begins at conception, both from the Bible and from Science. And the students learned how to counter many of the common arguments used to defend the murder of the unborn.
To watch this video, either click on the video thumbnail above, or you can watch it directly on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/kfr-CZu3X7k.
This video is Class #13: Answering More Common Objections. In this lecture, the students considered 3 common objections to Christianity, and learned how to answer them. The 3 common objections are: 1) Christians are Mean/Hypocrites/Stupid/Etc., 2) Evolution is a fact, and, 3) What about those who have never heard of God?
To watch this video, either click on the video thumbnail above, or you can watch it directly on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/mV8S-FaQnj8.
This video is Class #14: Why Is Christianity True? In this lecture, the students learned how to answer the simple question, “Why Is Christianity True?”
To watch this video, either click on the video thumbnail above, or you can watch it directly on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/wTA6obOy8mc.
Here are some photos of the two class locations:
I want to thank my friend and Mentor, Aaron Wentz, from The Michigan School of Apologetics. He did the tremendous amount of work of building the foundation for this course. He generously let me use his materials for free. I started with his materials to build this course. Please check out Aaron at The Michigan School of Apologetics. Great guy!!!
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All for Jesus,
Mark, Shelby, Vivienne, Juliana, Caleb, and Gabriella