Anna Joyce–Jesus cleanses the temple of all that separates us from His presence. He is seeking to restore a sense of the sacred to the temple.

With the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, we now have the Holy Spirit dwelling in us and we are His living temple. As His living temple, what are the things that need driving out of our lives so we can live a life of worship?

Nartarsha Wisewould — Flowing on from the theme of “Abide” in Term 1, Nartarsha delves into the significance of Easter as the crucial moment when connecting into the vine (Jesus) became possible and explore what it is to be In Him.

Allan Meyer — Join us as we celebrate Resurrection Sunday with Allan Meyer sharing a message on the nature of the Resurrection of the Dead.

Andrew Gilbert — Andrew leads us in a Power and Presence service. He share on how God is more interested in our availability more than our ability. When we trust in who He is for us we can step away from living for self, and move towards His Presence and power flowing through our lives.

Nartarsha Wisewould with Joel & Ally Dowling — This week Nartarsha has a conversation with Joel and Ally Dowling on Hosting God's presence.

Dave McHugh — Dave kicks off our new series That They May Be One with an overview of what we will dive into over the next couple of months. To partner and participate in Jesus’ prayer for oneness and unity among His church requires that we adopt postures of humility, forgiveness, love and joy.

Christy McHugh — This week Christy continues to give an overview of the theme, focussing on our oneness with one another.

Sarah Hudson — This week Sarah speaks on the characteristic of Humility in maintaining Oneness. This message unpacks the true meaning behind humility, not as meekness or weakness but as an act of great strength and the end goal of our discipleship.

Matt Romano — Matt continues our look at the postures required to maintain oneness in community with an exploration of forgiveness. We embrace a "ready-to-forgive" posture, which is by leaning forward in a ready-to-forgive posture even as we lean backward on the already-forgiven status we have received at the cross.

Nartarsha Wisewould — Join us as Nartarsha shares on remaining at the table, in relationship with one another, we need to have a heart posture of love. We cannot do this alone, we must be filled with the love of Jesus. He is the ultimate example of what love looks like, and it is only through experiencing His love that we can truly love one another.

Anna Joyce — This week Anna takes a look at the final posture of staying at the table - Joy. Joy is important for spiritual transformation, emotional wellbeing and developing a stable identity. Joy is not something that just happens to us, it is the result of living in surrender and intimacy with God and in healthy relationship with others.

Matt Romano with Pete & Lynn McHugh — Matt Romano wraps up our series this week by reviewing the past six weeks. He invites Pete and Lyn McHugh to share their wisdom and experience on oneness and staying at the table to foster the oneness we are all called to.

Dave & Christy McHugh — Dave & Christy start our new For the Sake of Others series by setting the context of biblical justice. They share the history of Stairway pursuing justice and the development and heart of For Goodness Sake.

Christy McHugh — Christy continues our series on Biblical Justice. If we are to truly be transformed into the image of Jesus, towards wholeness, we can not forget the purpose of this is for the sake of others. As Jesus gave himself totally, completely, absolutely, unconditionally for others - so to are we called to be transformed, so that we can be a part of God’s work of redemption in the world around us.

Maurice Benington — This week Maurice shares a number of stories of Justice highlighting our spiritual formation and biblical justice is for the sake of others, then leading and inviting us to pray for our spiritual prodigals to find their way home.

Dave McHugh — Dave wraps up our current series looking at how growing closer to the heart of God is important to love that becomes justice.

Nartarsha Wisewould — This week Nartarsha leads us in our Healing Service focussing on hearing the close, intimate whisper of God's voice.

Mike & Carol Hart — We had the privilege of having Mike & Carol Hart from Zoe International share the incredible work Zoe is doing in fulfilling their call to Reach Every Person and Rescue Every Child.

Christy McHugh — Join us as Christy gives an introduction to our new series 'Unveiled' followed by an incredible time of Baptisms.

Sarah Hudson — Sarah extends on last week’s introduction of how we are captives in our modern day Egypt, grounded in the realities of the Exodus story.

Dave McHugh - This week Dave takes a look at Idolatry as misdirected worship—giving the loyalty, affection and attention that belongs to God to something else. Do you live with a “Jesus at the front and idolatry at the back” mentality?

Matt Romano — This week Matt explores the shallowness of individualism and also presents a compelling alternative vision and intension for us. In a world that increasingly values individualism and self-reliance, the Bible calls us to a countercultural community where love, humility, and mutual support are paramount.

Anna Joyce — Anna continues our Unveiled Series with a look Consumerism and the challenge to live simply. How do we live differently and adopt a biblical view of material wealth? Seek first His kingdom, live generously, and view everything we have as belonging to God.

Christy McHugh — This week Christy invites us to consider the compelling alternative to a hurried life, found in the rest Jesus offers us. A lifestyle of rest, where his yoke frees us from the burdens of expectations, and we are invited to learn from him.

Dave McHugh & Matt Romano — Dave and Matt look at how in today’s world, digital technology has become deeply ingrained in our lives, offering both connection and distraction. As followers of Jesus, we must adopt a counter-cultural approach  to our use of technology

Allan Meyer— This week Allan shares how God calls us into freedom in Christ. But there is an enemy who is bent on you not escaping his grasp. We have to choose obedience to the Word of God above all else if we want to walk into His true freedom that He has paid for.

Dave & Christy McHugh & Sarah Hudson — This week Dave, Christy and Sarah wrap up our series with a look back over the series, sharing what has challenged them and also looking forward to the focus of our series for next term.

Shane Willard — This week Shane Willard challenges us to consider how we engage our world. It is important that we never Jesus into an argument to win, rather a life of love to demonstrate.

Matt Romano — In our Power and Presence service Matt explores the healing of the man at the Pool of Bethesda (John 5) and how it mirrors our search for wholeness in external solutions, but true and lasting healing—physically, emotionally, and spiritually—comes only through Jesus.

Nartarsha Wisewould — In this week's Power and Presence service Nartarsha outlines how the Father is inviting us into a place of Breakthrough; in miracles, healings and encounters with His love.

Sarah Hudson — Sarah starts this new series with an overview of the themes to be covered over the course of the next term.

Matt Romano — Matt continues our series with a look at how, as followers of Jesus, we are called to something greater than work being a means to personal gain, status, or survival. We are called to a divine partnership in bringing beauty, order, and flourishing into every aspect of life.

Christy McHugh — We as followers of Jesus are invited into the privilege Israel has, to be a chosen people, a royal priesthood. This is the vocational calling of every believer. Our calling is to carry his name, to demonstrate who he is in every ordinary moment of our day. How we bear the name of Yahweh well, is how we live out our vocational calling in exile.

Lawrence Hirsch — This week we had the privilege of having Lawrence Hirsch from Celebrate Messiah share on vocational discipleship from a Jewish perspective.

Allan Meyer — In the continuation of our look at vocational discipleship, Allan looks at what the essence of a beautiful life is. People are watching how you live your life. You may be the only letter from God they ever get to read. The impact of a beautiful life is that it prepares people for a day of visitation.

Dave McHugh — This week we conclude our Faith for Exiles series with Dave leading a time of anointing and commissioning us to bear witness to the reality of Jesus in our sphere of influence. We also celebrate the graduation of our wonderful grade 6 children.

Matt Romano — This week Matt commences our new series, Light of the World. Jesus calls us to be “A City of Lights,” a radiant community that reflects His love and hope in a dark world, to shine as public witnesses and visible examples of His kingdom.

Dave McHugh — Dave continues our series examining Jesus saying ‘I am’ the Light of the World and that we are to reflect that light in all areas of our lives.

Join us for our wonderful Christmas Celebration filled with worshipful carols, drama and dance.

Andrew Gilbert — This week Andrew unpacks how when the Light of the world came, this was contrasted against the cultural backdrop of darkness. The different characters of the Biblical story were real people that the Light of the world impacted when He was born. We explore how they responded to the light coming, and how we can see their responses in our own lives too. God's invitation at Christmas is always to receive His Son as Saviour into our lives.

Peter Mchugh — Pete ends our series on 'Light of the World' inviting introspection.

Christy — begins our New Year introducing the mini-series 'Sacred Rhythms', focusing on Sabbath and what it means. The heart of sabbath is to cease working, to find rest and delight in God.

Maurice Benington — This week Maurice continues our Sacred Rhythms series, exploring the rhythm of prayer and unpacking how Jesus modelled a life of prayer, a life of communion with the Father.

Leif Hetland - This Sunday we had the privilege of having Leif Hetland join us and share on how to navigate the storms in life, outlining that we can be living our life from one of three perspectives - the Kingdom of God, self or the world.

Matt Romano — Matt wraps up our series with a look at the sacred rhythm of community. Community, as we’ve seen, is a journey—a process that takes us from the enchantment of idealised connection, through the messy reality of disillusionment, and finally to the beauty of commitment.

Christy McHugh — This week Christy introduces our series. Purity of heart is to will one thing. This one thing is one of the most complex things we will seek in our lifetime. Purity of heart is to order our desires under Gods ordering of desires. This is an ordering of our internal worlds (our heart) in line with God’s desires, ways, will, longings.

Matt Romano — What if the greatest challenge to our walk with God isn’t about what we know—but what we love? Matt explores Jesus’ words in Matthew 5:8: “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” Being pure in heart isn’t about perfection but about having an undivided heart—one that is fully aligned with God’s desires.

Dave McHugh — If we are to be—at the core of who we are—undivided and single-minded in our devotion and affection to God, then a healthy dose of conviction is needed.

The Holy Spirit doesn't convict believers of the sin of unbelief. He convicts—illuminates, and convinces of the truth— the believers' righteousness in Christ.

Sarah Hudson — This week Sarah shares on Confession. Confession is vital to a life of spiritual health and freedom. Confession is more than just owning up to wrongdoing—it’s aligning oneself with God’s truth, agreeing with His perspective, and embracing the process of healing and forgiveness.

Nartarsha Wisewould — Nartarsha concludes our series with a look at Consecration. In a world that often values outward appearance, success, and performance, Jesus calls us to a different standard. God is looking for a people who are consecrated (set apart) from the world to Himself.

Matt Romano — Matt starts our new series with a dive deep into the call of Joel 2:13—“Rend your heart and not your garments.” What does it mean to truly surrender, not just outwardly but from the core of who we are?

Dave McHugh — Jesus carried the weight of our sin to the cross, and through heartfelt repentance, we must recognise the deep impact of sin on our relationship with God and others, seeking restoration and transformation through Christ's sacrifice.

Christy McHugh — The birth, life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ is told all over the world and has been told for 2000 years. It is a familiar story. It can feel like we know it, we’ve been here before. For those growing up in the church, we’ve read the passages many times. The danger with the familiar, is that it becomes routine, unremarkable and ordinary.

Peter McHugh — Repentance is a turning away from the Kingdom of ‘self’, and turning back to God with a commitment to an ongoing shift in our actions.

Sarah Hudson — Paradox offers a profound reflection on the central themes of the Christian gospel—life, death, and resurrection—as a framework for understanding the paradoxes of human existence. Through the lens of Jesus' final week - his Passion, we see how his suffering and death are not detours from the good news, but the very heart of salvation. The narrative slows down to focus on Jesus' final week, illustrating how his life and death intertwine to create a path for true life.

Nartarsha Wisewould — Join us for a special Good Friday service where we spend time in reflection on what Jesus did for us on the cross.

Allan Meyer — This Easter Sunday, Allan delivers a powerful message on the meaning of the Resurrection—reminding us that our hope and assurance come not from inserting ourselves into the story, but from resting in the sufficiency of Christ.

Peter McHugh — This week Pete introduces our new series A Place for Habitation. Living as a place of habitation means staying open to the work of the Holy Spirit’s ongoing work in our lives, with a view to us being living testimonies of God’s power and process as we are formed into the image of Jesus.

Matt Romano — This week Matt continues our series by exploring the theology of the temple—not as a distant structure, but as a living reality. From Eden’s garden to the wilderness tabernacle, from Solomon’s temple to the person of Jesus, the storyline of Scripture reveals a breathtaking truth: God’s greatest desire has always been to dwell with His people.

Dave McHugh — God's ultimate gift is not something He gives us, but Himself—through the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit. We are invited not to consume the Spirit for what He can do, but to commune with Him in deep, ongoing intimacy, surrender, and love.

Allan Meyer — Without a deliberate exercise of theological revelation and theological reflection, the Holy Spirit will not only remain a mystery, but also an obscured treasure in our lives.

Christy McHugh — We are sensing a stirring to pursue with eyes to see and ears to hear, not only in the big and mighty ways he continues to move, but in the every day, seemingly ordinary moments.

We are invited to become so intimate with who Holy Spirit is, that as soon as a counterfeit appears, we can discern it is not his voice. And the way we do this, is through constant communion with Holy Spirit, becoming a place of habitation.

Sarah Hudson — This week Sarah explores the deep internal work God is doing to make space in our lives for His Presence to dwell with us — not through outward activity or performance, but through surrender, trust, and intimacy.

Nartarsha Wisewould — The Day of Pentecost in Acts 2 marks the powerful moment when the Holy Spirit was poured out on all believers, rather than only coming upon a few select people at a specific time for a specific purpose.

To experience a deep and intimate communion with the Holy Spirit, we must hunger for His presence and surrender to Him. The evidence of the presence of the Holy Spirit in our lives is His fruit & His power at work in and through us.

Dave McHugh — As a part of our annual rhythm, we start our Justice series with Dave looking at the biblical view of Justice and Shalom. We also hear an update from our Urban team about the impact of @ThePantry and where our new Community Centre is up to.

Maurice Benington — This week, we retell the stories of God's work amongst us to remember His goodness and to observe our continuation of the outworking of His goodness to those we currently walk with. The streams of living water that flow out of us who believe need to go somewhere.

Christy McHugh– Christy finishes our Justice series looking at how conversations about justice can get murky and muddy at times, mainly because there are many different drivers and values that impact what it is we mean by the word justice. As ones who follow the ways of Jesus, where we are seeking his Kingdom, his rule and his reign - we want our picture of justice to be undergirded by what he says Justice is, not by what culture says justice should be.

Nartarsha - We are the handiwork of God, created in Christ to do good—Salvation is a gift of God and cannot be earned.

Join us for a special service filled with creative expressions of the movement and person of Holy Spirit.

It is about entering into the place deep within us where the Holy Spirit dwells. It’s about recognising His movement within us. It’s about articulating Him as Comforter, Advocate, Counsellor, Teacher and Friend. It’s about finding Him in a place of communion as He calls us home.

Sarah Hudson — What does it really mean to be the Church - not just attend one? This message explores the deep identity of the Church through the lens of Scripture's most intimate metaphor: The Bride.

Andrew Gilbert — GOD is inviting us into deeper levels of knowing Him. This requires us to see ourselves not as a busy Church, but as a present bride. The Ekklesia or called out ones, are called by name towards our Metaphorical Husband, Jesus.

Matt Romano — This message explores the story of Mary and Martha through the lens of Revelation 22:17—“The Spirit and the Bride say, ‘Come.’” It invites us to see that God is forming a Church not through productivity but through proximity.

Nartarsha Wisewould — This week Nartarsha explores the church, as the bride of Christ, preparing herself for His return. We are to keep our lamps burning— staying full of the Holy Spirit, remaining faithful to Jesus, and ready to shine His light to the world so that others may hear the invitation to 'come'.

Sarah Hudson — This message is a wake-up call to a Church that has inadvertently elevated platform over presence and performance over intimacy. Rooted in the imagery of God as the jealous Bridegroom, it reveals His holy, burning love—a divine jealousy that passionately pursues the hearts of His people.

Peter McHugh — As followers of Jesus, we are called to war. Not war against people, but a spiritual war against the forces of darkness that attempt to come against the people of GOD establishing the Kingdom of GOD on the earth. Battles are meant to be expected, therefore fighting together as a community with the truth of the Word of GOD is important for us to understand.

Dave McHugh — In this week’s message, Dave calls us back to the foundational truth of our identity: we are God’s beloved. We are to recognise the reality that the beauty and radiance of the Bride of Christ is founded on the unshakable knowledge that we are unconditionally loved and chosen.

Anna Joyce — What does it look like to be a Bride who hungers, a Bride who releases love and beauty, and a Bride who waits?

God wants to release something new, something beautiful and something powerful in the world. There’s something stirring in our hearts, a passion for the lost, a longing for beauty and a deepening hunger for more.

Christy McHugh — In our last week of this series, Christy takes a look at the metaphor of the Jewish wedding. There are two stages of Jewish weddings - with a long waiting period in between. The parallels in this metaphor point to the work and the cost are the responsibility of the bridegroom.

Dave McHugh — Today Dave shares from his heart around the big idea of building legacy and what it looks likes for us as a collective community to build legacy together. He shares to inspire us to be intentional about the legacy we are building and leaving for those coming after us.

Sarah Hudson–This week Sarah starts off our new series.
More than a prophecy about the future, Revelation is a powerful reframe of the present. At the centre of this unveiling are the letters to the seven churches.

Revelation lifts the veil on what’s really real. It reminds us that Jesus isn’t distant—He is present, powerful, and walking among His people. These letters challenge us to ask: Who is shaping our reality—the culture around us, or the Christ among us?

Peter McHugh–This week Pete starts our look at the seven letters addressed to the churches. The letter to Ephesus is a call to return to love and relinquish the need to be right, both in order to protect our lampstand in the unseen world of the spirit.

Nartarsha Wisewould–The message to the church of Smyrna is one of comfort and assurance. It is Jesus speaking to his beloved as she is pressed down and walking through the fire and telling her to hang in there because He is walking through the fire with her. He assured them that he knew their afflictions and their poverty, but also their spiritual richness.

Matt Romano–This week we examine the Church in Pergamum as a mirror and map for the modern Church. Pergamum reveals the subtle dangers of compromise and syncretism, faith made convenient, comfortable, and culturally palatable. Using their story, we explore how we can resist the drift of cultural conformity, pursue undivided devotion, and experience the hope promised to overcomers: hidden manna, the white stone, and a new name.

Christy McHugh– The call in the letter to Thyatira is for a discerning church, one who evaluates and decides what is in the ways of Jesus and what is not. However, we must not forget the warning to the church of Ephesus, who were commended for their right beliefs but had lost their first love. We must not seek right beliefs at the expense of love.

Shane Willard–This week we had the privilege of having Shane Willard share with us on the letter to the Church of Sardis. This letter challenges us to wake up and not to be complacent in our walk and call with God. In our prosperous day age, even with its current challenges, we are positioned in God to live with an awareness to the high call of representing Him to the world.

Dave McHugh–In a world marked by idolatry and instability, Jesus calls His people to remain faithful. Through His letter to the church in Philadelphia, He reminds us that He alone holds ultimate authority, opens doors no one can shut, strengthens the weak, and establishes His faithful people as pillars that stand firm amid shaking. Our invitation is to hold fast, endure, and step through the open doors of Kingdom mission before us.

Andrew Gilbert–Andrew completes our series this week. The letter to the Church of Laodicea reveals the trappings of a culture and how it can unintentionally lead us away from Jesus as Lord of our lives. For the Laodicean Church in particular, their wealth led them towards self-sufficiency and spiritual compromise. Jesus invites them back into intimacy with Him again, in order to overcome.

Nartarsha Wisewould–Emmanuel—“God with us”—is the central story of Scripture, revealing God’s desire to dwell with humanity. Emmanuel means that God is present in our joy and sorrow, offering peace, hope, and abundant life—now and always.

Christmas Celebration Service–Join us for our joyful Christmas Celebration filled with worship, drama and dance, all centred on the theme Emmanuel–God With Us.

Andrew Gilbert–The message of Christmas is the birth of Jesus. But sometimes the mess and pain of life can get in the way of our view of Him. What if He is Present with us in the middle of the mess and pain of life? Vulnerability towards Him is the key to access His Presence.

Christy McHugh–As the advent season comes to an end, there is a gift that remains with us throughout every season. It is the gift of Emmanuel, God with us.

In the midst of tragedy, God is working his redemptive plan and fulfilling his prophecies of redeeming and renewing, he grieves at the pain of loss and yet from the humblest of beginnings comes the saviour of the world.

Allen Meyer–Starting our new series, Allen describes the jealous God that we serve and what that looks like. He looks at the practises needed to continuing in developing our relationship with God.

Maurice Benington–Maurice continues our series with a look at the goal of the Christan life being loving union with God. This is the invitation to communion with Him forever. The question we must face is do we really want it?

Matt Romano–This message explores the table as a holy meeting place, where belonging is offered, devotion is revealed, and remembrance is formed. It confronts the pull of a productivity-driven faith and invites us into a different way of living: a life shaped by presence, love, and wholehearted surrender.

Michael Miatke–In the midst of the world’s noise and the busyness of our own lives, God invites us to stop and listen, drawing us into deeper communion with the Lord. This same invitation calls us to live in communion with and for one another, as a community.

Dave McHugh–We were created for communion with God—to live in intimacy, oneness and union with Him. Our communion with God begins with accepting and receiving His outrageous love for us. It begins with a posture of allowing ourselves to be—loved. Yet, there is a call that as we abide in love, that love would become our nature and we would be—love. Join us as we explore this symbiotic relationship through looking at John 4:7-21.

Leif Hetland–The core of Leif’s message centres on learning to operate from the heart of the lamb rather than just the power of the lion. Transformation comes through the Lamb’s nature—love, humility, and forgiveness—which has the power to change atmospheres and hearts.

Christy McHugh–Preparation & Purification is the focus for our new series set in the Passion week. What happens just before Jesus's final week sets us up to prepare our hearts for Easter. Mary anoints Jesus in an act that seemed extreme but was deeply significant. The anointing symbolized preparation for His burial and declared His authority as King. We are invited to prepare our hearts for Easter and reflect on the meaning of His journey to the cross.