The Extras

In this special episode of the Extras, Sam and Mike are continuing to dig into the background of the letter to the Romans. We're looking at the themes of - The Gospel - The righteousness of God - Faith

In this special episode of the Extras, Sam and Mike help you find your bearings in the letter to the Romans. Strap in! We're asking: - Who wrote it? - Who received it? - How did Christianity get to Rome? - What was the occasion of the letter?

This week on the Extras we're wrapping up the Genesis series! What a great term we've had - we've got a few final questions like: - What does it mean that Abraham was 'gathered to his fathers'? - What verses in the Bible can I lean on to be confident of forgiveness? - What is God's definition of blessing? And then we're looking ahead to term 3 in Romans. We've got more helpful resources coming you...

This week on the Extras, Mike and Sam are answering your questions from Genesis chapter 22. We’re answering: - What’s the difference between temptation and a test? - How did Isaac react to the test? - Is the angel of the Lord God? - How can Jesus trust God if he is God? - Is the blessing to Abraham in chapter 22 conditional? - How can Isaac be Abraham’s ‘only son’ given that Ishmael has been born?...

This week on the Extras, Mike, Jack and Sam answer your questions on Genesis 20-21 We're answering: - Is it ok that Sarah is actually Abraham's sister? - Why isn't Ishmael ever named in chapter 21? - 1 Chronicles 1 talks about lots of other descendants of Abraham - who are Abraham's descendants? - What ends up happening to the Ishmaelites? Are they the Arab people? And more!

This week Mike, Jack and Sam answer your questions from Genesis 18 and 19. We're answering - Who are the three visitors? Are they the Trinity? - Could the women in the city have been righteous? - Are we more likely to believe God than Lot and his family? - Why didn't Lot return to Abraham? - When was Genesis written? - Is hell real? -Is drug use ok for Christians? -And more!

This week on the Extras, Sam, Naomi, Mike and Jack answer your questions on Genesis 17. We're tackling: - What do we make of the various translations of verse 19? - Lots of questions on circumcision - Is there a sign of the new covenant? - What's the place of works in this covenant with Abraham?

This week on the Extras, Sam and Jack are answering your questions from Genesis 15&16! We're tackling: - How can sinful people believe in God's word? - What is the word of the Lord? - How can I understand the ceremony of 15:10-21? - How does crediting with righteousness relate to blessing? - What are we to make of Sarai's actions in chapter 16? - What does the prophecy about Ishmael refer to? - An...

This week on the Extras, Sam and Jack are answering your questions from Genesis 13 & 14. We’re answering: · Who are Abraham’s mates in chapter 14 and what was their role in the battle? · What is God's role and my role in any success that I might have? · And heaps of questions about Melchizedek!

This week on the Extras, Jack Mike and Sam answer questions from Genesis 12:11-13:18, covering topics such as:   Is a 65-year-old woman beautiful? Does God bless us with material wealth? What should my motivation for serving others be? Is blessing something God does, or I do? Is Lot righteous or wicked?

This week on the Extras, Sam, Mike and Naomi tackle your questions from Genesis 12. We answer: Are years in the Bible the same as years in our culture? How is Abraham himself a blessing? What is the Negev? Why did Abraham take people with him? How are all people blessed through Abraham? Does the blessing and curse of verse 3 apply to us? Or Just to Abraham?

This week on the Extras, Sam and Mike are answering your questions on Colossians 3:1-14. We’re tackling: What does it mean that we are renewed in *knowledge*? Is there sex in Heaven? What role does drunkenness play in sins like sexual immorality and slander? What does it mean that ‘Christ is all and is in all’? What is gentleness?

This week on the Extras, Mike and Sam are answering your questions from Colossians 1:24-2:5 We’re tackling: · How does 2:2 fit together? · How could we support struggling and persecuted Christians? · Should I seek to be persecuted? · Why did Paul’s name change? · Should we share our faith like Paul? Or be a bit more subtle? · And more!

Episode 20 - Colossians 1:15-23 This week on the Extras, Sam is joined by special guests Gary Koo and Pip Witheridge. We’re tackling your questions on: - How do I know God’s will in my decisions? - Which truths did the Colossians struggle with? - What does Colossians say about Hell? - I struggle with anxiety in my Christian life - help!

The Extras is back for 2019! We’ve started a new series in Colossians and we’re excited to answer your questions as they come in. This week we’re thinking about Colossians 1:1-8 and we’re answering: · Who are Christians called to love? · What is the place of our example in evangelism? · What role does the Holy Spirit play in God’s revelation of himself? · Why is the cross so important? · What abou...

This week it’s a bumper final issue of the Extras for 2018. Sam and Mike tackle the last round of your questions from the Sermon on the Mount. Merry Christmas and thanks for listening in 2018! This week we’re answering: • Are only a small number of people going to be saved? • Should we teach kids about difficult topics? • Are people annihilated in hell? • Why doesn’t Jesus just not send people to...

This week on the Extras, Sam and Mike answer your questions from Matthew 7:1-12! We're tackling: • Is there a judgment for the Christian? • Does God view all sin as the same? • LOTS of questions about pearls to pigs • What ‘good gifts’ are promised by God in verse 11? • And more!

This week on the Extras, Sam and Mike answer your questions from Matthew 6:19-34! We’re tackling: · What is the treasure Jesus is talking about? · What does Jesus mean when he’s talking about our eyes? · What happens to someone’s treasure if they fall away? · What about if I have an anxiety disorder? · Will we be better dressed than Solomon? · Do we still need to work for food? Or will God just pr...

This week on the Extras, while Mike takes a well deserved break, Sam and Gary are answering your questions from the sermon on the mount! We answer: What rewards is Jesus talking about? How do you check your motives in public parts of your faith? Fasting? Should I praise others? How do I think about other people’s motivations? Is it ok to fake it til you make it? And many more!

This week Sam and Mike discuss your questions on Matthew 5:13-48. Read along here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+5&version=HCSB We’re answering: · Has Jesus fulfilled every part of the law and the prophets? · How hard is it to be more righteous than a Pharisee? · What does ‘you have heard it said’ refer to? · Is it ok to call someone a fool? · How does Matthew 5:22 fit with...

This week on the Extras, Sam and Mike are answering your questions from Matthew 5:1-12. We answer: What does righteousness mean? Who is the sermon on the mount addressed to? How do persecution and the Kingdom of God go together?

This week Sam and Mike discuss your questions on Revelation 21-22 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Rev+21-22&version=HCSB If you’d like to see the Bible Project video on heaven you can find it here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zy2AQlK6C5k We’re answering: · What kind of splendour do people bring into heaven? · What is ‘heaven’ referring to? · How does heaven ‘renew’ if it passes awa...

This week on the Extras, Mike and Sam are answering your questions from Revelation 19 and 20. We answer: · Why does God permit Satan’s deception? · Is the rider on the white horse the same one as in Rev 6:1-2? · If the millennium is now, how does the resurrection of the martyrs work? · Are you a martyr if you don’t die for Christ? · If the millennium is now why do the martyrs have authority to jud...

This week on the Extras, Sam and Mike are tackling your questions from Revelation 17-18. We answer: · What does the ‘widow’ image refer to in Rev 18:7? · Why does Revelation sometimes explain it’s imagery, and other times not? · What does ‘Jesus you will overcome’ mean in the new song we’ve been singing? · Are Non-Christian people also in the image of God?

This week on the Extras – we’re answering your questions from Revelation 12-14 on: - Where (and when) did the devil come from? - What do all the numbers mean? - Does God give ‘permission’ for evil? - What does it mean that ‘their works will follow them’ - Isn’t harvest imagery normally good? - How do we make sense of Revelation 14:4 - Did John believe Nero was coming back to life? - Who has domini...