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 week, it’s possible that we didn’t get to answer yours or misrepresented your question, please email Sophie if you’d like to follow up. [email protected]

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 Sophie if you’d like to follow up. [email protected]

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 anxiously trying to guarantee it, particularly in regard to finances, and we explore famine and share our physical resources with one another.