This week on the Extras, Bishop-Elect Gary Koo joins Sam on the Extras to talk about becoming the next bishop of Western Sydney. He's also (mainly) here to answer your questions out of Matthew Chapter 10!

We're answering:

- What does a willing harvest worker look like?

- How do you know when it's time to leave a church? - Gary speaks to his decision making process here

- What is the role of signs and wonders in Matthew's gospel and the Bible more generally?

- Is preaching the gospel enough?

- What does it mean to have your 'peace rest on a house'?

- Why is the punishment of v15 so severe?

- What does it mean to 'shake the dust off' your feet?

This week on The Extras, Jack and Sam are answering your questions from Matthew 9:14-34! We're tackling:

- Does Isaiah 58 help make sense of fasting in Matthew 9?

- What does it mean that Jesus will be 'taken away'?

- How can God do 'something new' since he never changes?

- Wasn't Jesus always the plan? How can he be 'something new'?

- Was the 'ruler' a synagogue ruler? Or something else?

- Why does Jesus command people not to talk about him?

- Why do the people in verse 31 disobey Jesus?

- What role do demons play in health issues today?

- Does John the baptist really not know if Jesus was the one?

- and more!

This week it's a huge episode of the extras! Sam and Jack are tackling oodles of your questions from Matthew chapter 8.

We're answering:

- Does Jesus really have nowhere to rest his head?

- Where did the demons go after all the pigs died?

- When is the 'appointed time' in verse 29?

- Why were people farming pigs in Israel?

- What's a miracle and how can we identify them?

- If Jesus didn't have authority over the natural or supernatural world, would that make a difference?

- How do we balance being saved by grace with Jesus' call to give up everything and follow him?

- What happens if I don't give up everything to follow Jesus?

- Why is there such a big cost to following Jesus? It seems exclusive!

- How can I tell if doing something for my family would be going against God?

- How does this passage square with Mark 7:11?

- How do I talk to someone I'm concerned is neglecting their family because of ministry?

This week on the Extras, Jack and Sam are answer your questions from Matthew 8:1-17.

We’re tackling:

- Why doesn’t Jesus want people to know about his miracles?

- Why does Jesus want the healed leper to go and do the rituals required by the Levitical law?

- Why do some versions of the Bible translate verse 7 differently?

- Verse 12 talks about subjects of the kingdom being thrown into darkness – who is that referring to?

- Why does Isaiah’s prophecy in use the past tense?

- How do we balance Jesus command to welcome an outsider with the Bible’s command to not welcome a false teacher?

- How do we love and care for people with long term chronic illness or pain?

On this final episode of the extras for Term 3 2019, Mike is back in the chair with Sam, and the guys are working through your questions from Romans 4.

We're tackling:

- How does Romans 2:6-7 work with Romans 4?

- What is the place of religious rituals if they don't justify us?

- What does v15 mean when it says 'where there is no law, there is no transgression'

- Why does God tell us not to get angry, while he is allowed to get angry?

This week on the Extras, James Chen is back with Sam, answering your questions on Romans 3:21-26.

We're tackling:

- How can I be sure about my salvation when I struggle to trust God?

- Is God's righteousness revealed or demonstrated? or both?

- Why are some Psalms repeated in the Bible (question from a previous week)

- Which members of the trinity get angry? Is it just God the Father? Or God the Son and Spirit too?

- Did Jesus go to Hell?

- And more!

This week on the Extras, James Chen joins Sam as a special guest presenter on the extras while Mike enjoys some well earned time away. We're answering your questions on Romans 3:1-20 including:

- Is faith a 'work'

- What about if I'm a mix of the two sons in Luke 15?

- Does the older son in Luke 15 have a relationship with the Father?

- Are Jews and Gentiles judged by the same standard?

- Could someone ever obey God's law?

- What 'good' is 3:12 speaking about?

- Can the Holy Spirit help us seek God?

- Can people from other religions go to heaven?

- What is the answer to Paul's question in 3:4-8?

- And more?

This week on the Extras, Mike and Sam are tackling questions out of Romans chapter 2. We're answering:

- Is the punishment for sinners really eternal?

- Are there different levels of punishment?

- How is an eternal punishment a fair result for a finite amount of sin?

- What is the 'law' that gentiles have - mentioned in 2:14?

- What about those who have never heard the message of the cross?

- Will Christians have all the secrets of their hearts revealed?

- and more!

This week on the Extras, Sam and Mike answer your questions from Romans 1:18-32. In a bumper issue of the Extras, we're tackling:

- Who is the the 'they' in the passage? Who is this describing?

- How can Romans say that all people know God, while other passages say that people don't know him?

- What about people who've never heard the gospel?

- When does God give people over?

- Why does God give people over to their sin, and not protect them?

- How can God not be angry and forgive people?

- How much should Christians get involved in social issues in the world?

- Can you be a Christian and not believe this passage?

This week on the Extras Sam and Mike unpack and answer your questions from Romans 1:14-17.

We're answering:

- How does the Habakkuk quote help?

- Why does Paul keep talking about Greeks?

- Who are the Barbarians?

- How do we understand from 'faith to faith'?

- How do we help people see they need saving?