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 down by suffering?

- What should our ‘method’ of mission look like as we call people to trust in the Lord?

- Please clarify your comments about mental health!

- and more!

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 coronavirus?

- If so, how do we make sense of his goodness?

- How can we "take every thought captive for Christ" on social media?

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 trumpet being blown?

· And more!

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 disasters that happen today?

- What does it mean to lament? Should fasting play a role?

- How can Christians lament if we're also told to "rejoice always"?

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 isn’t grateful?

- How do you practically avoid the love of money as you earn more?

- What’s the difference between being a good steward who saves and being greedy?

- How do you be generous when you’re struggling financially?

- How should I think about NAIDOC week as a Christian?

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

S4EP15 - God's blueprint for marriage by The Extras

This week, Sam and Candy answer questions from Ephesians 5, dealing with covetousness, adultery and repentance, wisdom when living with housemates, internet filters, male/female friendships, fighting sexual immorality, talking about our struggles with sex and how to stay accountable.

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 the ‘truth in love’ mean?

* If Christians are united by the Gospel, why are there so many different denominations?

* What are your suggestions if we don't know what our gifts are?

* How do we feel valued in the church if we don’t feel like we’re using our gifts?

* How do you find a balance between being willing to serve and reserving energy for the long-tern to avoid burnout?

* What about women preaching? Can we have unity when half the church is exluded from using their gift in the same way men can? What about women service leading?

* If comfort is dangerous for Christians, should we be thinking carefully about lobbying governments to make life easier for Christians and the gospel more acceptable?