Gregory Koukl - The Story of Reality Study Guide: How the World Began, How it Ends, and Everything Important that Happens in Between

YOU ARE ABOUT TO EMBARK on an exciting adventure in learning. The Story of Reality Study Guide, together with the accompanying The Story of Reality Video Study, provides a clear, easy-to-follow, thoughtful characterization of the picture of the world described in the biblical narrative.

The information in this study can truly change your life. By faithfully going through this material, you will not only get a clear grasp of the Christian worldview, but by the end, you will easily be able to pass the basics of the Christian story on to othersfriends, family members, disciples, even your own children.

In six sessions, you will learn:

The vital answer to the question: What is Christianity?

The five basic elements forming the plotline of the entire Christian story

How the Christian story explains why theres evil in the world

The precise reason why Jesus is the only way of salvation

Why biblical faith is not a leap of wishful thinking

Reasons why the storys record of the life and resurrection of Jesus is reliable

How the biblical view of reality is the best explanation for the way things are

The Story of Reality Study Guide is designed to help you advance easily and accurately through the main elements of the biblical view of reality. Youll notice the text is punctuated by special sections to help you, each with its own unique purpose.

At the beginning of each new session, you will find a review of the Self-Assessment material from the preceding session. Be sure to do this exerciseeither on your own or with someone elsebefore each session. It has two purposes. First, by working to recall the main points of the prior session, the ideas will be reinforced in your mind. Second, by reviewing the past material, you will be prepped for the next session.

These segments give you a chance to momentarily step aside from the main point and ponder a related idea. It may be an insight, an application, or a reflection designed to make the lesson more practical or meaningful.

A critical element of mastery learning is recall, the ability to bring to mind the important details youve been learning. These self-assessment quizzes are a powerful tool to help fix the salient details of the course in your mind so you can recall them quickly in the future.

These important segments are designed to take your learning experience from the passive stage to a more active stage. If youre going through this study on your own, you will sometimes need to enlist the help of another person or even a few people for these sections. These interactive exercises stimulate discussion and directed interaction.

Here you will find additional activities to do on your own. Its a way of taking what youve learned and putting it into practice in meaningful ways.

Additional items are included at the end of each session to supplement your learning experience. The material expands on concepts or principles dealt with during the sessions.

The final section of each session has notes that either document the information taught in the manual or offer added insight. You may want to use the references as a guide to additional resources for further study.

Finally, here is one secret that guarantees mastery of this material: teach it to others. Anyone who is a student of the material can become a teacher of the material. Perhaps you can give sermons in your church or talks at Sunday school, youth group, homeschool, or small group settings using the notes in your manual and adapting the material to your unique situation.

Whatever way you choose to pass the material on, the value will be twofold: Youll gain a better mastery of the material by teaching it, and whoever you share it with will benefit as well.