
Apply the ten commandments of gospel magic: practice, use tricks to supplement the message, avoid twisting scripture, be honest, respect your audience, avoid dominating, and pursue God’s glory.
Demonstrate the existence of God using a chop cup trick, showing how things appear and vanish to illustrate cause and effect, guided by Romans 1:20.
Learn the chop cup routine and its magnet secret, using sponge balls, a pocket, and the cup bottom to stage a deceptive ball game for volunteers.
Demonstrate the invisible deck performance to illustrate how improbable outcomes invite discussion of intelligent design, comparing 52-card odds with the universe’s 10 billion to the 124th power.
Explore the design argument from Romans 1, showing creation's irreducible complexity—eye and brain—and illustrate that such complexity cannot arise randomly with a math square demonstration.
Discover the magic square trick: fill 12 squares with the same numbers, using a cheat sheet or memory, then force the named number so sums in all directions match.
Learn the svengali deck trick, where every other card is the same and the jack of diamonds stays on top, then apply it to witness moments in various settings.
This is the second courses on this topic (please see Course #1).
We live in a visually-driven age. The greatest teacher of all time, Jesus, used objects like bread, wine, fish, loaves, coins, and children themselves to teach the masses memorable truths. In this course, Pastor and Magician, Brian Smith will show you how to use simple but amazing magic tricks to teach the Scriptures. Smith has been pastoring for over 30 years and performing magic for over 50 years. What you learn can be used for teaching Sunday School, preaching, assemblies, classrooms, or even TV.
Through the use of cards, rope, numbers, paper, and other simple objects you will learn how to do some amazing magic tricks. Best of all, these tricks can be used to enhance your teaching of the Bible and your evangelism efforts. Even if you have never don't a magic trick in your life, these tricks are for you .
In this course you will learn:
1. The 10 Commandments of Gospel Magic
2. The Chop Cup - something from nothing
3. The Invisible Deck - what are the odds?
4. The Magic Square - that can't be random!
5. The Lie Speller - your sin will find you out.
6. The Svengali Deck - with you always.