The idea behind this lesson is to:
1 Play a short form video with a challenging question.
2 Pause the video after the question.
3 Have the students answer the question themselves, and perhaps debate the question
4 Play the rest of the video, and we’ll see how your answers compare to the authors
5 Discuss how well the author answered the question:
Possible additional questions:
What details did the author provide that you didn’t know?
What could the author have done better?
What did the students provide that the author didn’t?
You Game?
1 Title: If God knew that Satan would rebel, why did He create him?
Question: If God knew that Satan would rebel, why did He create him?
Author: Got Questions Ministries
Video Link: https://youtu.be/1y7ttdTLbs8?si=R72yDGmN5yb1e80D
Video Time: 4:21
Start at 1:20, Pause at 1:33, Stop 4:03
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2 Title: Cliffe SILENCED Smug Atheist!
Question: “Hearsay from men 2000 years ago from some men that claimed that he rose from the dead, that’s about as valid as a children’s storybook about elephants that can fly, why do you base your belief on scripture?”
Author: Cliffe Knechtle
Video Link: https://youtu.be/QIz7mleaa6Q?si=WkoGM3sDhrPLhOlh
Video Time: 2:34
Start at 0, Pause at :11, Stop end
3 Title: Dr. John Lennox with an unbelievable answer
Question: “Why would you choose to worship a creator God who forbade man to actually eat from the tree of knowledge, one which you have obviously eaten from because you are a rather knowledgeable man? Why would you choose to worship this sort of deity who would have kept you dumb?”
Author: Dr. John Lennox
Video Link: https://youtu.be/Grj3M79NYmo?si=r_ibIUzbGDOnZ3uI
Video Time: 1:22
Start at 0, Pause at :19, Stop end
4 Title: Cliffe Knechtle | The Difference Between Jesus, Buddha, And Muhammad
Question: “Could you explain the difference between Jesus Christ, Muhammad and Buddha in relationship to the creation and the salvation of humankind?”
Author: Cliffe Knechtle
Video Link: https://youtu.be/XubYAiZn7BQ?si=EsrnJ0iGdQjTSQ9U
Video Time: 2:08
Start at 0, Pause at :07, Stop end
5 Title: If God knows already, why tell others?
Question: “If he believes that God is sovereign over all things, including salvation, why would he care so much about evangelism and apologetics?”
Author: Wes Huff
Video Link: https://youtu.be/2PSscm-Y_-M?si=psmCuuz9vOLlIP61
Video Time: 2:06
Start at 0, Pause at :07, Stop end
6 Title: Did God Create Evil
Question: “If it’s true that God created everything, and he’s all powerful, and if he gave us the ability to create evil, and then didn’t he create evil himself?”
Author: Cliffe Knechtle
Video Link: https://youtu.be/GrbhVO_yifE?si=oXAL-18rtfWEKvEL
Video Time: 2:55
Start at 0, Pause at :09, Stop end
7 Title: It’s HARD to think of my loved ones in hell
Question: “I’m the only Christian in my whole biological family, how do I not despair at the fact that they’re all headed to hell as it stands, it’s leading me to doubt the goodness of God?”
Author: Mike Winger
Video Link: https://youtu.be/7qUqgOZdUoQ?si=imwlvAv0REriIrI4
Video Time: 4:52
Start at 0, Pause at :09, Stop end
8 Title: Why Would God Create Special Needs People?
Question: “Why Would God Create Special Needs People?”
Author: Frank Turek
Video Link: https://youtu.be/50KzxBTJ8Cw?si=iDvLzQGXmpKCmruR
Video Time: 5:18
Start at 0, Pause at :57, Stop end
9 Title: Does the Bible Promote Slavery?
Question: “How do argue against the bible saying that slavery is OK?”
Author: George Janko asking Cliffe Knechtle
Video Link: https://youtu.be/ebgNQ1jypbk?si=cVTAz06jayG4iFL1
Video Time: 2:47
Start at 0, Pause at :00, Stop end
10 Title: Why Did God Choose Israel?
Question: “my question for you today is being that we are all made in the image of God, why did God first choose the nation of people out of the whole world to be his chosen people, the Israelites?
And second, how can the nation still to this day deny the divinity and the sacrificial nature of Jesus Christ Lord and Savior?”
Author: Frank Turek
Video Link:https://youtu.be/mOIpp7jtp1k?si=ONY0lNVS4zeuzwFL
Video Time: 2:11
Start at 0, Pause at :21, Stop end
11 Title: The BEST Question Frank Has Ever Had?
Question: “if you could give Christians any advice about how to share the gospel with non-Christians in a productive manner, what would it be?”
Author: Frank Turek
Video Link: https://youtu.be/SkIERuV8Me0?si=AXcRfJH-7iAfwAcN
Video Time: 4:20
Start at 0, Pause at :42, Stop end
12 Title: Evidence for God’s Existence?
Question: “Why should I believe that it’s more probable that there is a God, then there isn’t?”
Author: Cliffe Knechtle
Video Link: https://youtu.be/_4ePHzADMVA?si=D5HCWCvg74l35vdu
Video Time: 2:53
Start at 0, Pause at :22, Stop end
13 Title: Did Paul Lie about the 500 eyewitnesses?
Question: “How do we use the fact of the 500 eyewitnesses to be more convincing to a seeker today?”
Author: Frank Turek
Video Link: https://youtu.be/xyX4VbfVknM?si=KtX5yfxoMZgoMSfX
Video Time: 5:15
Start at :17, Pause at 1:32, Stop end
14 Title: A Scientist Explains Why the ‘Primordial Soup’ Model for Life is Nonsense?
Question: “Is there any validity to the ‘Primordial Soup’ origin of life hypothesis?”
Author: James Tour
Video Link: https://youtu.be/2ifcRb74uqw?si=OSx1zMpPzIGYJ2jn
Video Time: 3:51
Start at 0, Pause at :00, Stop end
15 Title: Why Jesus Wasn’t Recognized After Resurrection Explained?
Question: “Why wasn’t Jesus immediately recognized after the resurrection?”
Author: Mike Licona and Gary Habermas
Video Link: https://youtu.be/8c_k8q7eRk8?si=Ul1dMFmatKG0kvRH
Video Time: 8:45
Start at 0, Pause at :00, Stop end
What question would you add?