Speaker: Mike Riddle

Mike Riddle

Mike Riddle

Founder and President of CTI, Apologist and Education Specialist

Mike is the founder and president of Creation Training Initiative. He is an international speaker and teacher on biblical creation, apologetics, and Christian education. He has been involved in creation apologetics for over 40 years.

Mike has spoken at NASA, many secular and Christian universities, churches worldwide, state homeschool conventions, and secular and Christian schools. Before being involved in creation ministry, Mike was a USMC Captain and a national track and field champion. Mike’s experience in the education field includes the following:

  • B.S. Mathematics, M.A. Education
  • Instructor for the United States Marine Corps
  • Mathematics teacher junior and senior high school
  • Director/instructor U.S. Sprint’s worldwide engineer and technical training
  • Director/instructor Microsoft’s engineer training
  • Adjunct professor Northwest Graduate School of the Ministry
  • Instructor at the Institute for Creation Research Graduate School
  • Speaker and author for Answers in Genesis
  • Developed and taught teacher training and communication skills courses worldwide
  • Spoken/taught in over 500 churches
  • Spoken/taught to over 15,000 youth

He resides in Meridian, ID, with his wife Lesley.

Mike’s seminars are divided into Sunday Messages, Additional Presentations, and Children’s Presentations.

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Sunday Messages

Understanding the Days of Creation

Defending the interpretation of the creation days in Genesis as literal days, presenting ten biblical evidences and addressing common challenges to this view.

  • Rules of interpretation
  • Ten biblical evidences the days of creation were literal days
  • Answering challenges to literal days

Three Tools All Christians Must Have

This outlines three essential tools for Christians: a biblical worldview, understanding the full context of the Gospel, and apologetics, backed by scripture.

  • A biblical worldview (2 Tom 3:16-17; John 17:17)
  • The full context of the Gospel (Romans 1:16)
  • Apologetics (1 Peter 3:15; Jude 1:3; 2 Cor 10:4-5)

Theological Problems With An Old Earth

Examining the implications of an old earth view on the gospel, the character of God, and biblical truth.

  • The foundation for the Gospel
  •  A new Hermeneutics
  • A desperate attempt to reconcile the Bible with the world
  • The character of God
  • Did Jesus tell the truth?
  • Can we trust the genealogies?
  • Logic and the order of events
  • Starting points (the Bible or science)
  • Common interpretations

The Bible and the Great Reset

Examines current events through a biblical lens, discussing spiritual warfare, biblical prophecy, the concept of the Great Reset, and its implications for America.

  • Spiritual warfare
  • The Bible in 3-minutes (6,000 years)
  • America in3-minutes
  • We are living in biblical times
  • The great reset; what is it?
  • Laying the foundation for the destruction of America
  • The Towers of Babel
  • A plan of action

Apologetics: Answers to Biblical Challenges

Offers biblical and logical answers to common challenges and questions regarding biblical narratives and doctrines.

  • Spiritual warfare
  • The Bible in 3-minutes (6,000 years)
  • America in3-minutes
  • We are living in biblical times
  • The great reset; what is it?
  • Laying the foundation for the destruction of America
  • The Towers of Babel
  • A plan of action

Genesis and the Sovereignty of God

Emphasizing the thematic significance of Genesis in understanding the gospel, end times, and God’s sovereignty.

  • A theme of the Bible
  • Part 1: establishing the foundation
  • Part 2: the Gospel
  • Part 3: Genesis: a key to understanding end times
  • Part 4: the battle for sovereignty – the long war against God

Why the Bible is True

Reinforcing the reliability and truth of the Bible through evidence of creation, prophecy, and the consistency of biblical narratives with reality.

  • The necessity of a Creator God
  • The claims of the Bible
  • Do and Done
  • Prophecy
  • The Bible agrees with reality
  • The failure of evolution
  • A matter of salvation

Creation: Why It Matters What We Believe

This session discusses the importance of a literal interpretation of the creation account in Genesis for the authority of Scripture and salvation.

  • The authority and sufficiency of Scripture
  • Observational science
  • A matter of salvation

Do Not Be Deceived

Warns against various forms of deception facing Christians today, from evolution to altered language, and the importance of standing firm in biblical truth.

  • Biblical warnings
  • Deception started in the Garden of Eden
  • Modern versions of deception
  • The selling of evolution
  • Altered language
  • Psychological warfare
  • Computer technology and deception
  • The power of language
  • Standing firm against deception

A Briefing: Preparing for the Battlefield

Outlines the mission, situation, and strategy for Christians in spreading the Gospel and addressing why youth are leaving the church.

  • A briefing
  • Part 1: Our mission (Matthew 28:19-20)
  • Part 2: The situation
    • Why are so many youth leaving the church?
    • The world is out-educating the church
  • Part 3: Executing the mission for victory
    • The full context of the Gospel
    • The BIG 9: what our youth need to learn

God's Amazing Creation

Highlights the intricate design and incredible complexity of the universe and various creatures, showcasing God’s creative power.

  • Quintillions of stars
  • Incredible design in creatures
    • The woodpecker
    • The giraffe
    • The Bombardier Beetle
  • Fearfully and wonderfully made

The Problem of Evil and a Good God

Exploring one of Christianity’s most profound challenges and offering a coherent response to the issue of evil in the world.

  • One of Christianity’s biggest challenges
  • How to define evil
  • Did God create evil?
  • Is God to blame for evil?
  • The atheist’s four-part challenge
  • The Christian’s response
  • Why does God allow evil to continue?

Thinking Biblically About Dinosaurs

This rovides a biblical perspective on dinosaurs, discussing their creation, characteristics, and the evidence supporting their coexistence with humans.

  • Why speak about dinosaurs?
  • The common story
  • Day 6 of creation
  • Some characteristics about dinosaurs
  • Dinosaurs and people
  • Amazing discoveries about dinosaurs
  • The Bible and dinosaurs
  • What happened to the dinosaurs?

Facts That Confirm Creation

This session presents evidence supporting the biblical account of creation, including the origins of life, dinosaurs, and complex biological systems.

  • The necessity of a Creator
  • The origin of life
  • The origin of dinosaurs
  • The origin of information
  • The complexity of the human body

Additional Presentations

Aliens, UFOs, and the Bible

Delving into the fascination with extraterrestrial life, biblical perspectives on creation, and refuting misconceptions with science and logic.

  • Why the search for extraterrestrial life?
  • Creation and time
  • What people are believing
  • NASA
  • Hollywood
  • Area 51: Aliens or secret aircraft
  • Science and logic
  • The Bible, Creation, and Salvation
  • The great deceiver
  • Four conclusions

Critical Thinking Skills and Tactics

Equipping believers with tools for critical thinking and analysis to navigate through deceptive arguments and tactics.

  • A biblical mandate
  • Evolutionists tactics
  • Three critical thinking questions
  • A power question
  • Fuzzy words and magic words
  • Red-flag words
  • A tactic
  • Analyzing statements

Refuting Human Evolution

Challenges the theory of human evolution through biblical evidence, scientific critique, and highlighting the uniqueness of the human body.

  • The Bible and the origin of humans
  • A history of mistakes and deception
  • The 1% myth
  • No mechanism for change
  • The incredible human body
  • Fearfully and wonderfully made

Why Evolution Cannot Be True

Argues against the possibility of evolution based on the necessity of a Creator, the complexity of life, and scientific evidence.

  • The necessity of a Creator God
  • The origin of life
  • Natural selection is not natural
  • The incredible human body

Why the Age of the Earth Matters

Discusses the biblical, theological, and spiritual implications of the age of the earth and the importance of adhering to a biblical timeline.

  • What does the Bible teach about age?
  • Why do so many in church support an old earth?
  • The authority and sufficiency of Scripture
  • How long ages change the Bible

Climate Change

This discussion examines climate change skeptically, questioning the prevailing scientific consensus and discussing its broader implications.

  • What is climate change?
  • What have we been led to believe?
  • United Nations and climate change
  • Addressing the claims of climate change
    • A history of climate change
    • The 97% claim
  • Lessons in deception
  • Climate change – the facts
  • World Climate Declaration
  • CO2 – good or bad
  • Discussion questions
  • Climate change and education
  • Climate change conclusions
  • Geoengineering
  • A challenge

The Genesis Flood and Geology

Connects the biblical account of the Flood with geological evidence, challenging conventional interpretations of geological features.

  • Genesis 7 and the Flood
  • The flood and hermeneutics
  • A matter of fossils
  • Mount Saint Helens
  • The Grand Canyon

Did God Use the Big Bang?

Evaluates the Big Bang theory in light of biblical creation, questioning its compatibility with the scriptural account of the universe’s origins.

  • What is the big bang?
  • The order of events
  • The Words of Jesus

Trans-Alphabet Soup

Addresses the biblical response to modern gender ideology and the Christian perspective on gender and sexuality.

  • The Biblical foundation
  • The war against God
  • LGBTQ community & Transgenderism
    • Secular “Gender Identity”
    • Gay pride parades and drag queen events
    • Insanity and sin
    • Secular definitions
    • The science of sex and gender
  • Pronouns
    • Transgenderism and Pronouns
    • The Bible and Pronouns
  • Challenges used by the LGBTQ community
  • Can a man become a woman?
  • A six-part solution
  • A final word

Children's Presentations (Grades 1-6)

Dinosaurs and the Bible

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God's Amazing Creation

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The Six Days of Creation

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The Genesis Flood and Old Bones

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