The Extras

The Extras

Got questions from the Sunday sermon? The Bible has answers! A podcast by St Paul’s Anglican Church in Carlingford.

Episodes

Is there Biblical Stoicism?

June 14, 2025 • 24 mins
Pip and Sophie Witheridge – 1 Corinthians 1:18–25 1. Why does Paul alternate between the terms “Gentiles” and “Greeks”? (1:14) 2. The cross is meaningless without the resurrection, so wouldn’t it be more accurate that the victory comes with the resurrection rather than with the cross? (5:13) 3. You touched on stoicism, is there such a thing as biblical stoicism? (10:37) 4. What are some top tips for living a cross-shaped life? (17...
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Is it wrong to have theological preferences?

May 16, 2025 • 33 mins
Sophie W and Peter B – 1 Corinthians 1:10–17 1. The Corinthians seem to be divided over a speaker/leader's style, but what if the substance isn't there? Which can range from outright heresy to "not quite theologically sharp." Is it wrong to have preferences over theology? Or what should our attitude be when listening to a theologically poor sermon? Or doctrines we disagree with? (1:38) 2. We don’t want to be “following Paul” or ...
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Is God faithful to Christians who have fallen away?

May 8, 2025 • 24 mins
Sophie and Peter – 1 Corinthians 1:4–9 1. What does v5 mean in terms of 'all kinds of speech and knowledge'? Was this particularly relevant for the Corinthians or to us too? (0:51) 2. In v7 why did Paul say "revealed" at the end of the verse instead of something like return? (4:20) 3. What are the spiritual gifts in 1 Cor 1:7 and how is it linked to verse 6 confirming our testimony about Christ? (7:58) 4. What does it mean for ...
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Can the messenger muddle the message?

May 2, 2025 • 27 mins
1 Corinthians 1:1–3: Pip and Sophie Witheridge 1. Who is Sosthenes? (0:49) 2. How should we think about male and female speakers? Does it matter when the message is more important? (3:23) 3. How can we not be judgmental about a sermon or speaker when sometimes the delivery muddles the message/makes it harder to engage with? How can we improve our own delivery of the message / encourage others to do so, so it doesn’t be a “stumbl...
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How can Jesus ‘become sin for us’ and yet remain sinless?

April 24, 2025 • 38 mins
Priest: 1. In Leviticus 16, why are two goats used? Was one not enough? (0:39) 2. If Jesus’ sacrifice was ‘once and for all’, why does he still need to intercede for us? (6:08) 3. Can Jesus be sinless and yet still become sin/the embodiment of sin for us? (9:03) 4. Was God unjust for crucifying a sinless man? (12:19) 5. How does our Priesthood (1 Pet. 2:9) relate to Jesus as high priest? (14:58) King: 1. A modern idea of a king i...
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Exodus 17 – Is it okay for Christians to grumble?

March 27, 2025 • 42 mins
Join Kelly and Raj as they answer your questions following the final week in our Exodus series. 1. Why did the Israelites take such a long route to the Promised Land? (8:49) 2. Was God still physically manifested in the pillar of cloud and fire in Exodus 17? (12:41) 3. Did Moses stand ON the rock in Exodus 17:6? (15:16) 4. What does 1 Corinthians 10:2 mean—"baptised into Moses"? (17:11) 5. What is the difference between "grum...
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Exodus 11–14 – Is water baptism necessary?

March 20, 2025 • 30 mins
This week Sophie chats with Raj about your questions from Exodus 11–14 1. In v23 who/what is the destroyer? (0:46) 2. Two questions to speculate: were there enough unblemished lambs? And what were the ages of the first-born Egyptians that died? (3:39) 3. What’s the timing from Exodus 11:4 to 12:29? (5:29) 4. What would have been the mood when they were partaking in the Passover feast? Likewise, what would have been the mood at the...
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Exodus 9:13–35 – Who hardened Pharaoh's heart?

March 13, 2025 • 53 mins
Raj and Sophie seek to respond to a plethora of questions that came through. Apologies to all those who sent in questions that we didn’t get to. 1. Is it God or Pharaoh who hardens Pharaoh’s heart? How can both be true at the same time? And Is God unjust to punish Pharaoh? (1:53) 2. Is Moses being deceptive when he asks Pharaoh if he and the Israelites can take a three-day journey into the dessert to worship God? (26:45) 3. Why di...
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Exodus 5:22–6:12 – Why did God want to Kill Moses?

February 27, 2025 • 26 mins
Sophie sits down with Pip to discuss the questions you sent in: 1. What’s the difference between “faltering lips” (NIV) and “uncircumcised lips” (ESV)? (0:52) 2. What is Exodus 4:24–26 about? Why did God want to kill Moses? (5:34) 3. Is Matthew 11:30 “For my yoke is easy and my burden is light” contradict Luke 9:23 “Then he said to them all: Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross.”? (13:02...
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Exodus 3 – Does Moses need converting?

February 20, 2025 • 34 mins
Sophie and Raj discuss your questions. Didn’t God ‘send’ others before Moses, or was Moses the first? (1:49) Could we assume that Moses is not yet a follower of God and needs converting? (5:38) How does God’s name YHWH get used in the book of Exodus? (11:09) How does God’s name YHWH get used outside of the book of Exodus? (18:41) Is it an angel of the Lord or YHWH himself in the burning bush? (21:10) What is our equivalent of remo...
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Exodus 1-2 – Fearing the Lord

February 13, 2025 • 50 mins
Raj and Sophie sit down to discuss your questions. We talk through what it means to fear the Lord today and the implications of when it’s appropriate to stand up against oppressors or restrictions place on christians today. We discuss the midwives, whether they’re Egyptian or Hebrew and whether or not God approved of their lie. We also discuss more deeply the Israelites slavery to pharaoh and how it prevented them from Worshiping G...
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S7EP26: Luke 2:22–40 – Receiving the Promised Messiah

December 5, 2024 • 20 mins
This week Pip and Soph discuss some of the interesting historical features of Luke 2:22-40, and how the details in the text shed light on what the intertestamental period was like (the time between the testaments). They also discuss how to keep joy in Jesus just like Anna and Simeon did.
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S7EP25: 1 John 4:7–21 – Perfect Love Drives Out Fear

November 29, 2024 • 26 mins
Soph and Raj answer your questions from the Sunday sermon in this episode of The Extras!
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S7EP24: 1 John 5:1–13 – Assurance in Christ

November 14, 2024 • 43 mins
This week on the Extras, Raj and Sophie discuss your questions from last week and this week’s sermon. We discuss sin and confession as well as assurance as Christians. We also explore when does someone receive the Holy Spirit and can they ever lose the Holy Spirit and fall away? We give some practical advice about reminding ourselves about the assurance we have in Christ.
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S7EP23: 1 John 2:15–17 – You Cannot Love God and the World

November 1, 2024 • 41 mins
This week Liam joins the Extras Podcast! In this episode, we explore what 'loving the world' means. We discuss practically how to identify love for the world and how we can replace it with a great love of God.
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S7EP22: 1 John 1:1–2:2 – Getting Real and Coming Clean with God

October 25, 2024 • 27 mins
This week Soph sits down with Sam Russell. It’s Sam’s last time on the Extras (for real this time). They talk through 1 John 1 and discuss habitual unrepentant sin versus addiction. They also discuss the dangers of thinking that we are ‘good’ people and the need to acknowledge our sin.
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S7EP21: Deuteronomy 11:26–32 – Blessings and Curses

September 27, 2024 • 46 mins
Sam and Tinik join Soph this week as they answer your questions from Deuteronomy! Why did God give Israel the law if he knew they would disobey it? What does it mean for Jesus to be the 'true Israel'? These questions and more answered in this episode.
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S7EP20: Deuteronomy 5:16–33 – The Ten Commandments (Part 2)

September 6, 2024 • 58 mins
Join Sam and Soph as they continue to answer your questions on Deuteronomy. This week: the second half of the Ten Commandments!
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S7EP19: Deuteronomy 5:1–15 – The Ten Commandments (Part 1)

August 29, 2024 • 47 mins
Sam joins Soph on The Extras this week to answer your questions from Sunday about the first four of the Ten Commandments.
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S7EP18: Romans 3:19–31 – Christians and the Law

August 15, 2024 • 25 mins
This week, Sophie sits down with Peter to discuss the place of the law in the Christians lives today. We discuss the difference between being under the law and obeying Christ. We also explore how important it is that we follow Christ’s example and please God but remember that we all go through seasons — we shouldn’t expect our obedience to God to be an upward trajectory from the moment of our conversion. We also talk about how we u...
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