Sundays at 9:00 and 10:45 a.m.
Christianity is not a subjective religion. Rather, it is founded on the objective reality of Christ’s death and resurrection, and grounded in the events of history.
In “Basic Apologetics” you will learn why the Christian faith is reasonable as you prepare to give an answer for the hope you have in Christ Jesus.

Session One - Faith Under Attack

What is Christian Apologetics?
Is faith opposed to reason?
What kind of faith does God want His people to have?
Session-1-Handout.pdf

Session Two - Truth & Relativism

What is relativism?
Objective vs. subjective truth claims
Where does truth come from?
Session-2-Handout.pdf

Session Three - Does God Exist?  (Part 1)

What is a formal argument?
The Cosmological Argument for the Existence of God
Discovering God from the Book of Nature (General Revelation)
Session-3-Handout.pdf

Session Four - Does God Exist?  (Part 2)

The Teleological Argument for the Existence of God (Design)
The Axiological Argument for the Existence of God (Morality)
Conclusions about the Creator from the Book of Nature
Session-4-Handout.pdf

Session Five - The Bible: Revelation & Canon

What is the Bible and where did it come from?
How do we know we can trust the Old Testament?
How do we know we can trust the New Testament?
Session-5-Handout.pdf

Session Six - The Bible: Textual Criticism

Why can we trust the Bible's accuracy?
Bart Ehrman's skepticism
Deep dive into the origins of Gospel of Mark
Session-6-Handout.pdf

Session Seven - The Case For The Resurrection

Why is the physical resurrection of Jesus so important to Christianity?
Evidence surrounding the mystery of the empty tomb
Proposed theories to solving the mystery
Session-7-Handout.pdf

Session Eight - The Problem of Evil

What is the problem of evil?
A Biblical explanation of the origin of evil and God's place in it
The Christian response to evil in the world
Session-8-Handout.pdf

Session Nine - Transcendental Arguments

God is the origin of all things, even knowledge, reason, and logic.
If so, we can point to those things to defend God's existence.
How to apply a transcendental argument in conversation.
Session-9-Handout.pdf

Session Ten - Having Conversations

How can we use apologetics in evangelism?
The Columbo Tactic
Wrapping Up
Session-10-Handout.pdf