The Extras

This week, Sophie sits down with Peter to discuss the place of the law in the Christians lives today. We discuss the difference between being under the law and obeying Christ. We also explore how important it is that we follow Christ’s example and please God but remember that we all go through seasons — we shouldn’t expect our obedience to God to be an upward trajectory from the moment of our conv...

This Extras Episode, Peter and Sophie discuss your questions from the second sermon in our Deuteronomy series. The episode focuses mainly on the relationship between the new and old covenant. We also think about how we are transformed to follow God with our hearts.

Join us this term for a new sermon series at St Paul's, the Old Testament book of Deuteronomy. I sit down with Peter to answer your questions from Sunday.

On this episode of the Extras, I sit down with Raj to look at the last passage in 1 Thessalonians. We talk about leadership, the spirit and prophecy, and building in thanksgiving into our prayer lives.

This week on the extras we discuss the sermon from a few weeks ago, from the 30th June. We’ll be talking about some rather sensitive topics and questions. What happens to infants and young children when they die? And how do we support those who have lost loved ones who didn’t come to Christ before they died?

This week, Soph and Mike talk about how to please God, why that's not something we naturally think about, and areas where St Paul's is doing well!

Liam joins us on The Extras podcast for the first time! We'll answer questions like, "why do we struggle to talk about our faith with each other?" and "how do we care for one another better?"

Join Sophie and Raj this week as they answer questions from 1 Thessalonians 2 like, "What does it mean for God to test our hearts?"

Join Sophie and Raj this week for The Extras podcast!

We’ve reached the last chapter in Matthew’s Gospel. In this episode Sophie meets with Raj to talk about the Great Commission. We dig into some of your exegetical questions including whether the command to ‘go and make disciples’ is for us or only for the disciples. We also talk about what this would look like practically in our lives.

This is our second week in the book of Matthew, following Jesus’ journey to cross in the lead up to Easter. In this episode Sophie meets with Raj to talk about the second half of Matthew 26. We think about why Jesus was concerned when he found the disciples sleeping. We talk about the difference in the gospel accounts and the fulfilment of scripture in the book of Matthew.

This week we start a new series in the book of Matthew, following Jesus’ journey to cross in the lead up to Easter. In this episode Sophie meets with Raj to talk about the first half of Matthew 26. We think about Judas and his betrayal, what that means for him and the significance of him calling Jesus, ‘Rabbi’ instead of ‘Lord’. Keep the questions coming!

In this episode Sophie meets with Peter to talk about the last part of the Lord’s prayer – “Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil”. Peter and I talk through God’s role in temptation and testing in contrast to Satan’s role. We discuss ‘The Problem of Evil’, where did evil come from? Why does God allow it to happen? We also discuss Jesus’s own temptation. With so many questions this w...

In this episode Sophie meets with Sam to talk about forgiveness. Do we need to forgive someone who doesn’t want to admit they’ve done anything wrong? Is our salvation dependant on whether or not we forgive others? What does reconciliation mean? And many more questions. With so many questions this week, it’s possible that we didn’t get to answer yours or misrepresented your question, please email S...

In this episode Sophie meets with Peter to discuss the next part of the Lord’s Prayer, “give us today our daily bread.” There were so many questions this week, we tried to cover everything by discussing the general topics. We dive into asceticism, fasting, and our attitudes towards our physical needs as well as spiritual ones. We talk about the difference between planning for the future and anxiou...

In this episode Sophie meets with Peter to discuss the next part of the Lord’s Prayer, “your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” We talk through questions around the timing of God’s coming Kingdom. We discuss whether our focus should be on the spread of God’s rule in the hearts of people on earth now, or on the future new creation. We think through practically what it lo...

This week I chat with Pip about the first request in the Lord’s Prayer, “hallowed be your name”. We discuss what it looks like to glorify God or ‘hallow’ his name in evangelism and everyday conversations. Pip talks about different responses to books like “The God Delusion” by Richard Dawkins.

In this episode our new host Sophie, discusses with Peter the first few words of the Lord’s prayer – ‘Our Father, in Heaven’. This is the first part of our new sermon series on the Lord’s Prayer. They talk through questions such as, who are we praying to when we pray? Can unbelievers pray to ‘our Father’? And how should we think about liturgy and set phrases that we say together as Christians?

In this final episode of the Extras for 2023, Raj and Sam join Lachlan to answer your questions from our Vision Month in November, as we learned from and were inspired by Acts 1–8. Were the early Christians communists? Is St Paul's aiming to become a church with thousands in Carlingford? Did the apostles in Acts have numerical goals for church growth? These are just some of the questions that we d...

As we approach December, Lachlan joins with Peter and Laura to talk briefly about Advent – what it is, why there's value in celebrating this season in the traditional church calendar, and what we're each doing to mark this season. The Names of Jesus Advent calendar can be purchased here: https://au.lacewingcreative.com You can sign up for the St Paul's Advent Bible Reading plan here: https://stpau...

Join Lachlan and Sam as they answer your questions from our last sermon in our Matthew Kingdoms Collide series.

Jesus prepares his disciples for a time of his absences, before his sudden return. Join Peter and Lachlan on this episode as they discuss your questions about these two parables and how we can be ready for Jesus' coming.

Join Lachlan and Sam as they tackle your questions for Matthew 24.

On this week's episode, Raj and Lachlan discuss the three questions that came through on this passage: 1. "God is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living" – how does that answer the Sadducees question? 2. What is Jesus saying about marriage in heaven? 3. What point is Jesus making about David calling his son "Lord" and how does that stump the Pharisees?

On Sunday September 24, we had the great joy at St Paul's of celebrating the baptism of three babies at our Carlingford Morning Church. With all the kids in the service that morning, Peter Baker and Josh Everett helped us understand Jesus's story of two sons in Matthew 21. It was great! But Peter had prepared a preached more broadly on Matthew 21:28–22:14 at our other congregations, so we wanted t...