The Extras

This week Sam and Jack tackle your questions about pumpkins, flamingos, and Formula 1 - as well as more serious issues coming out of Romans 9:30-10:13, including: - does God deliberately cause some people to stumble? - does Paul quote the Old Testament out of context? - if all we need to do to be saved is to declare and believe, where does repentance fit in? - how do we keep calling on the name of...

Join Raj and Jack and they wrestle through your questions about humility, grumbling, and service, such as: If Jesus is already Lord, why did he have to die to be exalted to the highest place (Philippians 2:9)? Why did God the Father send his Son to die instead of volunteering for the job himself? How do I navigate the line between grumbling and asking for prayer or venting my frustration? How can...

We are Free: Free to Long by St Paul's Anglican Carlingford

Join Raj and Jack as they tackle your questions about John 8, freedom, and getting to know Jesus more deeply.

Join Jack and Sam as they tackle the extra extra extra questions on Predestination - Part 3 of 3!

Join Jack and Sam as they tackle even more questions on Predestination - Part 2 of 3!

Join Jack and Sam as they tackle so many questions on Predestination - Part 1 of 3!

This week on the extras we are chomping at the bit to get back into the book of Romans. There are a huge line up of questions, all around the idea of God’s sovereign choice in salvation. Some of the questions we’re tackling include: Is God unjust when he shows mercy? Does pre-destination just lead to fatalism? Is there such a thing as ‘free will’? Should we replicate Paul’s desire to ‘cut himself...

Tune in as Raj and Jack get stuck into your questions on Matthew 14:22-36, including: Jesus is God - if his revealing of that is great, does it mean his healing miracles are only good? Did Jesus' disciples really worship him as God, or just as the king - the Messiah? Does "Son of God" mean something different to "God the Son"? Is it okay for me to explore my doubts about the faith? How should I go...

This week on the Extras, Sam and Raj are thinking through the wonderful questions from Sunday’s service all about service. We’re tackling: - How do we know if God is calling us to serve, and how would we know if God is telling us to not serve for the moment - Upfront roles are often spoken about the most. Is it possible someones gift could be listening (well) to others? - If I find myself not serv...

Join Raj and Jack as they tackle your questions about love flowing out of 1 John 4: - If love isn't just a feeling, does that mean it's not a feeling at all? - How do we love others when we're running on empty or when we're not feeling loved in return? - How can we think lovingly and wisely about COVID-19 vaccinations?

This episode is the first in our little three week series on Lockdown Life! Join Jack and Candy as they tackle questions such as: - How do we look at things that are unseen (2 Corinthians 4:18)? - As we think about our growth, what is the role of the Holy Spirit? Where does he work? - Why does fighting sin and living by the Spirit just seem so difficult for us, even impossible? - How do we know wh...

This week on the Extras, Sam and James are tackling your questions on the end of the book of Joel. We’re answering: - How do we deal with translation variations? - If God already dwells with us now, why should we long for heaven? - How can I know that God is present with me now? - Will heaven be enjoyable if I don’t love God? -And more!

In this episode Jack and Raj work through your questions on Joel 3:1-16. We're getting into issues such as: - Swords, battle, harvest, grapes... why does poetry chop and change its imagery so often? How do we keep up? - Why does the Bible talk about mountains and valleys so much? Where is the "Valley of Jehoshaphat"? - Why does God use nations to punish his people, and then judge those same nation...

A special episode with Candy and Lachlan. Why does this lockdown feel harder? and where is the hope? An exploration of lockdown 2.0 seven weeks in.

This week on the Extras, Sam and Raj are answering your questions from Joel 2. We’re tackling: - Why should I care about getting the Spirit? - Where is the ‘fire and smoke’ at Jesus death if his death is the fulfilment of Joel 2? - Should we expect dreams and visions on this side of Pentecost? - How did people in Joel’s day see this chapter fulfilled? - How do I keep my hope in Jesus when pulled d...

This week on the Extras Jack and James get stuck in to your questions about Joel 2:18-27. We're tackling issues like: - Is there any evidence from outside the Bible that the promised land was deluged with new wine, olive oil, and grain? - How does this ancient promise to the nation of Israel relate to me as a 21st century non-Jewish person? - If God sent an army of locusts, did he also send the co...

This week on the extras, Sam and Raj are tackling your questions from Joel chapter 2:1-17. We’re answering: · Is the ‘army’ actually locusts? Or an army? · Should we fear God or not? · Is the day of the Lord in Joel the same as in other books? · How do we ‘magnify’ God? · Does God change his mind? · Will God relent? And what part do activities like fasting play? · What is behind the imagery of a t...

This week we begin a new series as Raj and Jack tackle your questions on Joel chapter 1. We're answering things like: - Is Joel talking about a real locust plague or an army of soldiers or both? - How does Joel 1 relate to other locust plagues in the Bible? - How much of this Old Testament prophecy had already happened in Joel's day and how much is still to come? - How do we understand plagues and...

This week on the Extras, Jack and Sam tackle your questions on Luke 16 and Jesus’ parable of the dishonest manager. We’re answering: - Does God want us to be shrewd? Or Faithful? Or both? - How does this parable link to the parables that came before? - Should we be more discerning with public figures like Lecrae? - Why does Jesus focus specifically on money? - How do you be generous when someone i...

S4EP16 - All things Parenting by St Paul's Anglican Carlingford

S4EP13 - Ephesians 4b by St Paul's Anglican Carlingford

This week, Raj and Candy answer some of your questions from Ephesians 4:1-16, including: * Are apostles and prophets still relevant today, or are they an Old Testament thing? * Is there an order of importance to gifts, especially with teaching? * What does it look like to attain unity of faith? Can this be attained in our world, or is this achieved only in the new creation? * What does speaking th...

This week on the Extras, Raj, Dave and Sam answer your questions from Ephesians 3!

This week on the Extras it's our biggest array of questions - ever! We're answering: 1. [Verse 2] Who is the ruler of the kingdom of air? How do you get to this conclusion? 2. If he's the devil why does he mask himself in purity? [??] 3. [Verse 3] “Like the rest we were by nature deserving of wrath” – who is “we” and who is “the rest”? 4. [Verse 6] What does it mean that we were raised up with Chr...