And that's a wrap!

Join us on our last episode of The Extras for 2022 with Candy and Sam answering your questions from our last Advent sermon. Questions include:

- How does Advent tie into the word ‘adventure’?

- What did Micha 5 meant to the original audience?

- Why is Matthew 16:18 misinterpreted? How should we read it?

Join Candy and Raj as they tackle your questions from last Sunday's sermon. Questions include:

- Does the language of remnant in Zephaniah 3 imply some will not be saved but perish?

- In 1 John 3:3, isn’t our purification all done by Jesus? In what way does John mean that we purify ourselves?

- Raj, why did you pick John 1 as your second reading?

- What 'other things' does Jesus expect from us, why not expand on that thought?

Last Sunday, we started our Advent series where Sam and Lachlan preached from Isaiah 11:1-10.

Tune in to this week's episode as Candy and Lachlan addresses the question 'What is the role of the Spirit from Isaiah 11?'.

Join Sam & Candy as they tackle your questions on 1 Peter 4 and Ephesians 4. Questions include:

- Are the gifts God gives us to be used for the Christian community and not outside of the church?

- “Each of you should use whatever gift you have received", what about hospitality, is that a gift?

- What about our secular work? Is that serving?

- What about serving in the home?

- Is ‘I should’ a good enough reason if it’s not accompanied by “I want…”?

This week we've got Peter and Candy tackling your questions on Psalm 84 as well as how magnification works in our lives and our doctrines.

Questions include:

- What does the tent of the wicked mean?

- You mentioned pilgrimage Peter, what about physical pilgrimage in today’s age?

- So is maturity ‘head’ and magnification ‘heart’?

- How does faith work with affection? Which comes first?

- What if I am just not a very emotional/ detached person?

Last Sunday we gave thanks and reflected on growing as a church in the area of membership through John 15:1-17.

Join Raj and our Membership Pastor, Kelly, as they answer your questions from last Sunday's sermons.

Some questions included:

- Can’t we just love one another like v17 says without all this extra stuff (e.g. M structure and roles)?

- The word 'remain' is mentioned 7 times in the passage. How do we 'remain' in Jesus?

- How do we balance our effort and time between loving our members and seeking to love and evangelize non-Christians? Are we to do one more than the other?

- Is there biblical principle for our church being known rather than Jesus' name being known?

We started a new series on our Vision Update 2022!

Join Raj and Candy as they tackle some of your questions from our Sunday sermon on the topic of Mission. Questions included:

- Is church more like a business (with KPI targets & mission) or is it like a family where there is love and care?

- What's our approach to distributing and planting churches rather than grow in singular size?

Answering your questions on Matthew 18:10–20

How do I talk to someone about their sin when I might have a ‘plank in my eye’?

Who is the wandering sheep?

What is being bound and loose in heaven?

When should a sin be brought ‘before the church’?

Have I forgiven someone if I don’t want anything to do with them anymore?

What about if someone who isn’t a Christian sins?

Other questions from the extras on Matthew 18:1–9:

- At what point did Jesus transition to metaphor? How can we be sure he isn’t being literal?

- How do we not put on a facade at church?

- How do we relate and be aware of those who are different to us?

Join Candy and Raj as they answer your questions from our sermon on Matthew 17:22-27. Including:

- How do we answers Mike's questions from the slides?

- How should Christians think about causing offence with our non for profit status and also our recent DA?

- Did Jesus need to pay that temple tax? Hadn't he already paid?