We are continuing in our Overflowing Christian Living series. Join Lachlan and Tinik on this week's episode of the Extras as they discuss the many questions which came in on the topic of generosity.

The sermon was based on 2 Corinthians 9:6-15.

Tune in to our new episode of The Extras where Lachlan and Raj reflects on Deuteronomy 6 and shares their personal bible reading journey.

Join Lachlan and Peter on this episode as they work through your questions from Matthew 20:17-34.

Questions included:

- Why does the mum of the two disciples ask Jesus the question, instead of the disciples themselves?

- Jesus could see the 2 blind men and knew what they wanted so why did he ask "what do u want me to do?" (v32)

- Would it be different if the sons said “No” to their ability to drink the cup? The “yes” answer seems to have been glossed over by Jesus, where I would have expected him to pull them up for this… why did Jesus not pull them up?

- In Matthew 20:23, Jesus said it is for those whom has prepared by the father. Is that people? or the holy spirit? Or…?

- Believers have been released from the power of sin because Jesus has paid for our ransom. We are not enslaved by sin anymore and we now serving King Jesus (v28). Who did Jesus actually pay the ransom to?

- How can we as modern day people and Christian’s make sense of glorifying being a “slave” in terms of serving one another given the history of how humans have traditionally treated slaves – horribly? And thinking through the concept of being a slave in servitude of Christ, in a way that is not degrading or encouraging the treatment of slaves that has occurred throughout history?

Join Lachlan and Sam on this episode of The Extras, answering your questions from Matthew 20:1-16. Some questions include:

- What does it really mean first will be last and last will be first?

- What would have happened if the early workers had left the fields and quit working before the end of the day?

- How does the idea of being entitled to heaven with works (e.g., serving others, attending church, Christian events) sit when we talk to others who say that we only need faith to enter Heaven and use that as reasoning to not attend church, etc.?

- Most of us don't work for church and even if we serve at church it is only a fraction of our life. Should we also talk about the "work" of the Christian in other contexts?

Join Peter and Sam as they answer your questions from Matthew 19:16-30. Some questions included:

- How did the young man even know he was lacking in v20?

- What does it mean for the 12 disciples to judge the 12 tribes in Matthew 19:28?

- Is giving up wealth something we have to do before we come to Jesus? If so, is that coming to Jesus with nothing?

- How do I work out if I am too possessed by money?

- Is there a role for a "rich" Christian?

Tune in to our new Extras episode as Sam and Peter answer your questions for our Matthew sermon series. We got questions from the sermon and a special bonus question at the end! Some questions included:

- Why did Jesus bother preaching to the crowd if he didn’t want them to understand - As of that time of the 4 soils sermon?

- Is it weird to not feel that happy about being in the good soil when all your non-Christian friends aren't there with me? Does that disappointment count as a thorn?

On this special holiday episode, Raj and Lachlan discuss the book of Jude, which encourages us to "contend for the faith" and "keep ourselves in God's love" particularly in the context of false teachers who are living in sexual immorality and encouraging others to do the same. There's a suitable spot to pause at about the 29 minute mark, if you don't want to listen to one hour straight through.

Some of the resources mentioned in the podcast are:

- The LIfe of Faith, by Peter Jensen (https://wanderingbookseller.com.au/products/9781925424799-the-life-of-faith)

- The Gender Revolution, by Patricia Weerakoon (https://wanderingbookseller.com.au/products/9781925424973-the-gender-revolution-a-biblical-biological-and-compassionate-response?_pos=5&_sid=219b752be&_ss=r)

- Living Faith – Resources on Gender Incongruence (https://www.livingfaith.online/gender)

Join Lachlan and Sam as they tackle your questions from Ezekiel 10-11!

Join Sam and Lachlan as they tackle your questions from Ezekiel 7. Questions include:

- What is Jerusalem’s conduct?

- In light of the New Testament, can Ezekiel 7 show hope before the New Testament was written? Could people take any hope out of that passage?

- God’s judgement is on the nation except for a remnant. To relate the lesson of God’s punishment more clearly to our world, should we view the doomed nation as also having people of faith in their midst, and those will suffer the punishment brought on the collective ‘nation of Israel’?

- Is there a link between Ezekiel 7 and the Kingdom of Jesus? Noting the similarities of Mark 1:15 and the passage today in "The time has come"

- If we are to be patient in the injustice of being under paid should we be advocating for reducing the wage gap or for people in positions that are being underpaid or their payment does not equate to what they do?

- What routine is helpful to overcome spiritual forgetfulness?

Join Lachlan and Susan as they tackle your questions from Ezekiel 6. Some questions included:

- Can we use Ezekiel 6:14 to speak to today's green movement? Does our sin impact the environment?'

- If God knows everything, including the future, and knows that the Israelites would not follow his commands faithfully forever, why did he set such a harsh punishment in Leviticus knowing that he would have to carry it out in the future (Ezekiel)?

- For people who are spared, why did God at the end put them to death at famine (v12)? So are these sparred people just a general description?

- How does God’s judgment on Israel reveal his greatness to the surrounding nations? Doesn’t it make him look weak, and that he can’t defend or save them?