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.
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.
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.
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.
