The Extras

Martin and Julie Field serve as CMS missionaries in Argentina. Listen to learn more about them and their ministry.

Gillian Akers serves as a CMS missionary in France. Listen to learn more about Gillian Akers and her ministry.

Raj and Pip answer your questions from our Term 4 2025 sermon series in Mark 1–8.

Richard Wilson serves as a missionary in Italy. He developed LaParola.net – one of the biggest (if not the biggest) ways people access the Bible in Italian. Pip sat down with Richard to learn about his work as a missionary and as a Bible software developer.

1 Corinthians 4:1–17 – Sophie and Peter 1. Why was verses 3-5 not focused on? (0:44) 2. What does it mean to suffer as we live a cross shaped life (6:41) 3. Does the way we live need to look like what Paul described, do we need to wear ‘rags’ or is there an equivalent for us today? (10:57) 4. In the world of increase cost of living and financial pressures, what does it look like to follow Paul and...

Sophie Witheridge & Peter Baker – 1 Corinthians 2:6–3:17 From Chapter 2: 1. True knowledge of God does not equal perfect knowledge of God. Can someone have true knowledge of God yet choose to reject this knowledge? (0:37) From Chapter 3: 2. What does it mean to be saved "but only as one escaping through the flames" in verse 15 mean? (5:16) 3. If one builds but is left with nothing after the refine...

Pip and Sophie Witheridge – 1 Corinthians 1:18–25 1. Why does Paul alternate between the terms “Gentiles” and “Greeks”? (1:14) 2. The cross is meaningless without the resurrection, so wouldn’t it be more accurate that the victory comes with the resurrection rather than with the cross? (5:13) 3. You touched on stoicism, is there such a thing as biblical stoicism? (10:37) 4. What are some top tips f...

Sophie W and Peter B – 1 Corinthians 1:10–17 1. The Corinthians seem to be divided over a speaker/leader's style, but what if the substance isn't there? Which can range from outright heresy to "not quite theologically sharp." Is it wrong to have preferences over theology? Or what should our attitude be when listening to a theologically poor sermon? Or doctrines we disagree with? (1:38) 2. We don’t...

Sophie and Peter – 1 Corinthians 1:4–9 1. What does v5 mean in terms of 'all kinds of speech and knowledge'? Was this particularly relevant for the Corinthians or to us too? (0:51) 2. In v7 why did Paul say "revealed" at the end of the verse instead of something like return? (4:20) 3. What are the spiritual gifts in 1 Cor 1:7 and how is it linked to verse 6 confirming our testimony about Christ? (...

1 Corinthians 1:1–3: Pip and Sophie Witheridge 1. Who is Sosthenes? (0:49) 2. How should we think about male and female speakers? Does it matter when the message is more important? (3:23) 3. How can we not be judgmental about a sermon or speaker when sometimes the delivery muddles the message/makes it harder to engage with? How can we improve our own delivery of the message / encourage others to d...

Priest: 1. In Leviticus 16, why are two goats used? Was one not enough? (0:39) 2. If Jesus’ sacrifice was ‘once and for all’, why does he still need to intercede for us? (6:08) 3. Can Jesus be sinless and yet still become sin/the embodiment of sin for us? (9:03) 4. Was God unjust for crucifying a sinless man? (12:19) 5. How does our Priesthood (1 Pet. 2:9) relate to Jesus as high priest? (14:58) K...

Join Kelly and Raj as they answer your questions following the final week in our Exodus series. 1. Why did the Israelites take such a long route to the Promised Land? (8:49) 2. Was God still physically manifested in the pillar of cloud and fire in Exodus 17? (12:41) 3. Did Moses stand ON the rock in Exodus 17:6? (15:16) 4. What does 1 Corinthians 10:2 mean—"baptised into Moses"? (17:11) 5. What is...

This week Sophie chats with Raj about your questions from Exodus 11–14 1. In v23 who/what is the destroyer? (0:46) 2. Two questions to speculate: were there enough unblemished lambs? And what were the ages of the first-born Egyptians that died? (3:39) 3. What’s the timing from Exodus 11:4 to 12:29? (5:29) 4. What would have been the mood when they were partaking in the Passover feast? Likewise, wh...

Raj and Sophie seek to respond to a plethora of questions that came through. Apologies to all those who sent in questions that we didn’t get to. 1. Is it God or Pharaoh who hardens Pharaoh’s heart? How can both be true at the same time? And Is God unjust to punish Pharaoh? (1:53) 2. Is Moses being deceptive when he asks Pharaoh if he and the Israelites can take a three-day journey into the dessert...

Sophie sits down with Pip to discuss the questions you sent in: 1. What’s the difference between “faltering lips” (NIV) and “uncircumcised lips” (ESV)? (0:52) 2. What is Exodus 4:24–26 about? Why did God want to kill Moses? (5:34) 3. Is Matthew 11:30 “For my yoke is easy and my burden is light” contradict Luke 9:23 “Then he said to them all: Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and...

Sophie and Raj discuss your questions. Didn’t God ‘send’ others before Moses, or was Moses the first? (1:49) Could we assume that Moses is not yet a follower of God and needs converting? (5:38) How does God’s name YHWH get used in the book of Exodus? (11:09) How does God’s name YHWH get used outside of the book of Exodus? (18:41) Is it an angel of the Lord or YHWH himself in the burning bush? (21:...

Raj and Sophie sit down to discuss your questions. We talk through what it means to fear the Lord today and the implications of when it’s appropriate to stand up against oppressors or restrictions place on christians today. We discuss the midwives, whether they’re Egyptian or Hebrew and whether or not God approved of their lie. We also discuss more deeply the Israelites slavery to pharaoh and how...

This week Pip and Soph discuss some of the interesting historical features of Luke 2:22-40, and how the details in the text shed light on what the intertestamental period was like (the time between the testaments). They also discuss how to keep joy in Jesus just like Anna and Simeon did.

Soph and Raj answer your questions from the Sunday sermon in this episode of The Extras!

This week on the Extras, Raj and Sophie discuss your questions from last week and this week’s sermon. We discuss sin and confession as well as assurance as Christians. We also explore when does someone receive the Holy Spirit and can they ever lose the Holy Spirit and fall away? We give some practical advice about reminding ourselves about the assurance we have in Christ.

This week Liam joins the Extras Podcast! In this episode, we explore what 'loving the world' means. We discuss practically how to identify love for the world and how we can replace it with a great love of God.

This week Soph sits down with Sam Russell. It’s Sam’s last time on the Extras (for real this time). They talk through 1 John 1 and discuss habitual unrepentant sin versus addiction. They also discuss the dangers of thinking that we are ‘good’ people and the need to acknowledge our sin.

Sam and Tinik join Soph this week as they answer your questions from Deuteronomy! Why did God give Israel the law if he knew they would disobey it? What does it mean for Jesus to be the 'true Israel'? These questions and more answered in this episode.

Join Sam and Soph as they continue to answer your questions on Deuteronomy. This week: the second half of the Ten Commandments!

Sam joins Soph on The Extras this week to answer your questions from Sunday about the first four of the Ten Commandments.