Stairway Church

In a world that promotes freedom and liberty, we are captive in a modern-day Egypt. The Prince of the Air writes a cultural script that presents an illusion of liberty—yet ultimately leads to enslavement. Throughout this series, we will attempt to unveil the illusion of liberty that culture promotes and explore the antidote that the ways of Jesus offer. As we unmask that which is enslaving us, may we journey from captivity to freedom.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.

In a world that promotes freedom and liberty, we are captive in a modern-day Egypt. The Prince of the Air writes a cultural script that presents an illusion of liberty—yet ultimately leads to enslavement. Throughout this series, we will attempt to unveil the illusion of liberty that culture promotes and explore the antidote that the ways of Jesus offer. As we unmask that which is enslaving us, may we journey from captivity to freedom.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.

In a world that promotes freedom and liberty, we are captive in a modern-day Egypt. The Prince of the Air writes a cultural script that presents an illusion of liberty—yet ultimately leads to enslavement. Throughout this series, we will attempt to unveil the illusion of liberty that culture promotes and explore the antidote that the ways of Jesus offer. As we unmask that which is enslaving us, may we journey from captivity to freedom.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?

In a world that promotes freedom and liberty, we are captive in a modern-day Egypt. The Prince of the Air writes a cultural script that presents an illusion of liberty—yet ultimately leads to enslavement. Throughout this series, we will attempt to unveil the illusion of liberty that culture promotes and explore the antidote that the ways of Jesus offer. As we unmask that which is enslaving us, may we journey from captivity to freedom.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.

In a world that promotes freedom and liberty, we are captive in a modern-day Egypt. The Prince of the Air writes a cultural script that presents an illusion of liberty—yet ultimately leads to enslavement. Throughout this series, we will attempt to unveil the illusion of liberty that culture promotes and explore the antidote that the ways of Jesus offer. As we unmask that which is enslaving us, may we journey from captivity to freedom.Join us as Christy gives an introduction to our new series 'Unveiled' followed by an incredible time of Baptisms.

He 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.

This week Nartarsha leads us in our Healing Service focussing on hearing the close, intimate whisper of God's voice. A whisper requires leaning in close, so you can hear. It is an intimate method of communication and it is more breath than sound. Every time God speaks, His breath is released. His breath imparts life, so within his voice is the power to accomplish what He says. God is inviting us to quieten ourselves to hear His voice and silence all the noise. God is calling us to come apart from all the usual noise to hear His voice.

Our formation to Christlikeness is always for the sake of others. Through the life of Jesus, we see love expressed to the poor, marginalised and oppressed—we see a life laid down for the benefit of others. As followers of Jesus, the natural expression of who we are in Him will result in an active engagement with a broken and hurting world. As a community, Stairway has a rich history of pursuing justice locally, nationally and internationally. Dave wraps up our current series looking at how growing closer to the heart of God is important to love that becomes justice.

Our formation to Christlikeness is always for the sake of others. Through the life of Jesus, we see love expressed to the poor, marginalised and oppressed—we see a life laid down for the benefit of others. As followers of Jesus, the natural expression of who we are in Him will result in an active engagement with a broken and hurting world. As a community, Stairway has a rich history of pursuing justice locally, nationally and internationally. 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.

Our formation to Christlikeness is always for the sake of others. Through the life of Jesus, we see love expressed to the poor, marginalised and oppressed—we see a life laid down for the benefit of others. As followers of Jesus, the natural expression of who we are in Him will result in an active engagement with a broken and hurting world. As a community, Stairway has a rich history of pursuing justice locally, nationally and internationally. 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.

Our formation to Christlikeness is always for the sake of others. Through the life of Jesus, we see love expressed to the poor, marginalised and oppressed—we see a life laid down for the benefit of others. As followers of Jesus, the natural expression of who we are in Him will result in an active engagement with a broken and hurting world. As a community, Stairway has a rich history of pursuing justice locally, nationally and internationally. 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.

The Father's desire for us as His followers is that we would be one as we gather around the person of Christ. Unfortunately, we live in a polarised, fragmented and divided world, and this reality can permeate our life together as the Church—working against God's creational intent. Yet, we are called to love, to pursue oneness, and to seek unity.This series will explore the vision of a community that is one and the postures that are required to stay at the table in the face of relational tension. May we be a community of image-bearers who are truly known by our love for one another as we become a genuine and deep community that gathers around Christ.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.

The Father's desire for us as His followers is that we would be one as we gather around the person of Christ. Unfortunately, we live in a polarised, fragmented and divided world, and this reality can permeate our life together as the Church—working against God's creational intent. Yet, we are called to love, to pursue oneness, and to seek unity.This series will explore the vision of a community that is one and the postures that are required to stay at the table in the face of relational tension. May we be a community of image-bearers who are truly known by our love for one another as we become a genuine and deep community that gathers around Christ.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.

The Father's desire for us as His followers is that we would be one as we gather around the person of Christ. Unfortunately, we live in a polarised, fragmented and divided world, and this reality can permeate our life together as the Church—working against God's creational intent. Yet, we are called to love, to pursue oneness, and to seek unity.This series will explore the vision of a community that is one and the postures that are required to stay at the table in the face of relational tension. May we be a community of image-bearers who are truly known by our love for one another as we become a genuine and deep community that gathers around Christ.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.

The Father's desire for us as His followers is that we would be one as we gather around the person of Christ. Unfortunately, we live in a polarised, fragmented and divided world, and this reality can permeate our life together as the Church—working against God's creational intent. Yet, we are called to love, to pursue oneness, and to seek unity.This series will explore the vision of a community that is one and the postures that are required to stay at the table in the face of relational tension. May we be a community of image-bearers who are truly known by our love for one another as we become a genuine and deep community that gathers around Christ.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.

The Father's desire for us as His followers is that we would be one as we gather around the person of Christ. Unfortunately, we live in a polarised, fragmented and divided world, and this reality can permeate our life together as the Church—working against God's creational intent. Yet, we are called to love, to pursue oneness, and to seek unity.This series will explore the vision of a community that is one and the postures that are required to stay at the table in the face of relational tension. May we be a community of image-bearers who are truly known by our love for one another as we become a genuine and deep community that gathers around Christ.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.

The Father's desire for us as His followers is that we would be one as we gather around the person of Christ. Unfortunately, we live in a polarised, fragmented and divided world, and this reality can permeate our life together as the Church—working against God's creational intent. Yet, we are called to love, to pursue oneness, and to seek unity.This series will explore the vision of a community that is one and the postures that are required to stay at the table in the face of relational tension. May we be a community of image-bearers who are truly known by our love for one another as we become a genuine and deep community that gathers around Christ.This week Christy continues to give an overview of the theme, focussing on our oneness with one another.

The Father's desire for us as His followers is that we would be one as we gather around the person of Christ. Unfortunately, we live in a polarised, fragmented and divided world, and this reality can permeate our life together as the Church—working against God's creational intent. Yet, we are called to love, to pursue oneness, and to seek unity.This series will explore the vision of a community that is one and the postures that are required to stay at the table in the face of relational tension. May we be a community of image-bearers who are truly known by our love for one another as we become a genuine and deep community that gathers around Christ.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.

This week Nartarsha has a conversation with Joel and Ally Dowling on Hosting God's presence.God is present everywhere: we cannot escape or hide ourselves from him. As we become aware of God’s presence and align ourselves with Him, we become a habitation of His presence. God's presence is more important than anything else. It is the compass for our lives.

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.

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

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.

Our pursuit of being a people formed into the image of Jesus begins in a life of communion with Him. In John 15, Jesus invites His followers to abide in Him—to live a life where we remain, stay, and dwell in Him. Abiding in Him results in the bearing of fruit. Yet, the bearing of fruit comes through both pruning and cleansing. As the vinedresser, the Father cuts off every branch in us that does not bear fruit.Fruitfulness is the result of pruning and cleansing all that is not of Him in our hearts. Fruitfulness is about our formation to Christlikeness—sharing the same inner essence as Christ Himself. This series is an invitation to Abide, to surrender to the pruning of the vinedresser as we seek to be a people who bear lasting fruit.Dave wraps up our series on Abide with a panel sharing their journey and story and what the Lord is doing in their world.

Our pursuit of being a people formed into the image of Jesus begins in a life of communion with Him. In John 15, Jesus invites His followers to abide in Him—to live a life where we remain, stay, and dwell in Him. Abiding in Him results in the bearing of fruit. Yet, the bearing of fruit comes through both pruning and cleansing. As the vinedresser, the Father cuts off every branch in us that does not bear fruit.Fruitfulness is the result of pruning and cleansing all that is not of Him in our hearts. Fruitfulness is about our formation to Christlikeness—sharing the same inner essence as Christ Himself. This series is an invitation to Abide, to surrender to the pruning of the vinedresser as we seek to be a people who bear lasting fruit.Anna's message this week focuses on the fact that there can be no abiding without surrender. The work of abiding is a work of God's grace, but we interact with that grace by a posture of surrender.

Our pursuit of being a people formed into the image of Jesus begins in a life of communion with Him. In John 15, Jesus invites His followers to abide in Him—to live a life where we remain, stay, and dwell in Him. Abiding in Him results in the bearing of fruit. Yet, the bearing of fruit comes through both pruning and cleansing. As the vinedresser, the Father cuts off every branch in us that does not bear fruit.Fruitfulness is the result of pruning and cleansing all that is not of Him in our hearts. Fruitfulness is about our formation to Christlikeness—sharing the same inner essence as Christ Himself. This series is an invitation to Abide, to surrender to the pruning of the vinedresser as we seek to be a people who bear lasting fruit.This week Pete shares his heart in that God wants all people to come to a knowledge of His love for them and be saved. We are all in a process of not just of salvation, but also of sanctification.

Our pursuit of being a people formed into the image of Jesus begins in a life of communion with Him. In John 15, Jesus invites His followers to abide in Him—to live a life where we remain, stay, and dwell in Him. Abiding in Him results in the bearing of fruit. Yet, the bearing of fruit comes through both pruning and cleansing. As the vinedresser, the Father cuts off every branch in us that does not bear fruit.Fruitfulness is the result of pruning and cleansing all that is not of Him in our hearts. Fruitfulness is about our formation to Christlikeness—sharing the same inner essence as Christ Himself. This series is an invitation to Abide, to surrender to the pruning of the vinedresser as we seek to be a people who bear lasting fruit.Our Abide series continues with Nartarsha sharing on growing mature fruit. We cannot force fruit to appear. Fruit is the result of abiding with Jesus. Fruitfulness is about our formation to Christlikeness.

Our pursuit of being a people formed into the image of Jesus begins in a life of communion with Him. In John 15, Jesus invites His followers to abide in Him—to live a life where we remain, stay, and dwell in Him. Abiding in Him results in the bearing of fruit. Yet, the bearing of fruit comes through both pruning and cleansing. As the vinedresser, the Father cuts off every branch in us that does not bear fruit.Fruitfulness is the result of pruning and cleansing all that is not of Him in our hearts. Fruitfulness is about our formation to Christlikeness—sharing the same inner essence as Christ Himself. This series is an invitation to Abide, to surrender to the pruning of the vinedresser as we seek to be a people who bear lasting fruit.Matt continues our series looking at reimagining the process of pruning and its role in our life. Pruning is not punishment but the movement of lovingly removing parts of our world, adjusting our values and forming our character so we can be more fruitful and become more like him.

Our pursuit of being a people formed into the image of Jesus begins in a life of communion with Him. In John 15, Jesus invites His followers to abide in Him—to live a life where we remain, stay, and dwell in Him. Abiding in Him results in the bearing of fruit. Yet, the bearing of fruit comes through both pruning and cleansing. As the vinedresser, the Father cuts off every branch in us that does not bear fruit.Fruitfulness is the result of pruning and cleansing all that is not of Him in our hearts. Fruitfulness is about our formation to Christlikeness—sharing the same inner essence as Christ Himself. This series is an invitation to Abide, to surrender to the pruning of the vinedresser as we seek to be a people who bear lasting fruit.This week Christy looks closely at the first six verses of John 15, reviewing the imagery these verses create, asking 'Do we see ourselves striving to be his disciple by our own effort and work?'

Our pursuit of being a people formed into the image of Jesus begins in a life of communion with Him. In John 15, Jesus invites His followers to abide in Him—to live a life where we remain, stay, and dwell in Him. Abiding in Him results in the bearing of fruit. Yet, the bearing of fruit comes through both pruning and cleansing. As the vinedresser, the Father cuts off every branch in us that does not bear fruit.Fruitfulness is the result of pruning and cleansing all that is not of Him in our hearts. Fruitfulness is about our formation to Christlikeness—sharing the same inner essence as Christ Himself. This series is an invitation to Abide, to surrender to the pruning of the vinedresser as we seek to be a people who bear lasting fruit.This week Allan continues our series of Abide by looking at abiding in the vine – remaining in faithful persistence in living fellowship.

Our pursuit of being a people formed into the image of Jesus begins in a life of communion with Him. In John 15, Jesus invites His followers to abide in Him—to live a life where we remain, stay, and dwell in Him. Abiding in Him results in the bearing of fruit. Yet, the bearing of fruit comes through both pruning and cleansing. As the vinedresser, the Father cuts off every branch in us that does not bear fruit.Fruitfulness is the result of pruning and cleansing all that is not of Him in our hearts. Fruitfulness is about our formation to Christlikeness—sharing the same inner essence as Christ Himself. This series is an invitation to Abide, to surrender to the pruning of the vinedresser as we seek to be a people who bear lasting fruit.Dave kicks off our new series calling us into a great invitation for the year to operate and enter into a place of rest as we continue to truly abide in Him.

This week Pete wraps up our series by addressing the issue of seeking the face of God through the window of chaos and uncertainty.

This week Dave shares on seeking God's face when we are in time of pain and suffering through using the idea of the Lament.

Anna shares four keys as we posture our hearts when seeking the Father's face.

Christmas points us to the arrival of the promised "Emmanuel" God with us. We see in the Christmas narrative of Matthew 2 that the arrival of the Messiah doesn't usher in an era of unbroken peace; rather, it introduces a tumultuous interplay of terror and tragedy. Yet, we will discover that in this chaos, Mary's journey exemplifies resilience and steadfast faith, showcasing how to carry the promise of Jesus through life's unpredictable seasons.

Join us for our Christmas Celebration–a beautiful production involving music, drama, dance and spoken word around the theme Jesus–Prince of Peace.

Jesus, the Prince of Peace, came to destroy the authority attached to chaos. He left his throne in heaven, to bring heaven near. He came to set into order everything that the fall set out of order. He set into motion the restoration of all things, but most importantly, he revealed the kingdom of God and offered humanity an invitation to return to God; destroying the power that the enemy held over humanity and bringing order to our chaos. He is God, restorer, deliverer and king. His life emanates power and love.This week Michael shares on knowing God as Emmanuel–God With Us.

This week Nartarsha starts our theme for December and into Christmas, which is Jesus–Prince of Peace, with a focus on the power of Jesus to destroy the authority attached to chaos. 

"What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us..." ~ A.W. TozerThe abundant and eternal life God has for each one does not mean the absence of challenge but the presence of our Champion. Throughout life's trials and triumphs, God is continually revealing Himself and His nature to us. To experience—to know God—is eternal life; it is the abundance of life from within despite the circumstances we may be facing. May we accept the invitation to know God and allow His life that which sustains us.In our final week of this series, Maurice helps us understand the Lovingkindness of God.

"What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us..." ~ A.W. TozerThe abundant and eternal life God has for each one does not mean the absence of challenge but the presence of our Champion. Throughout life's trials and triumphs, God is continually revealing Himself and His nature to us. To experience—to know God—is eternal life; it is the abundance of life from within despite the circumstances we may be facing. May we accept the invitation to know God and allow His life that which sustains us.Gary continues our series looking at God as Jehovah Jireh & El Roi - "He Provides because He Sees, Knows & Cares”

"What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us..." ~ A.W. TozerThe abundant and eternal life God has for each one does not mean the absence of challenge but the presence of our Champion. Throughout life's trials and triumphs, God is continually revealing Himself and His nature to us. To experience—to know God—is eternal life; it is the abundance of life from within despite the circumstances we may be facing. May we accept the invitation to know God and allow His life that which sustains us.This week, Matt looks at God as Jehovah Shalom. In our culture, peace is defined as the absence of something; it's the absence of noise, war, or conflict. In the Kingdom, you can be in the middle of chaos & still have peace because peace is a person.

"What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us..." ~ A.W. TozerThe abundant and eternal life God has for each one does not mean the absence of challenge but the presence of our Champion. Throughout life's trials and triumphs, God is continually revealing Himself and His nature to us. To experience—to know God—is eternal life, it is the abundance of life from within despite the circumstances we may be facing. May we accept the invitation to know God and allow His life that which sustains us.This week Nartarsha shares on our desire as followers of Jesus to become more like Him with each passing moment, so our gaze needs to be fixed firmly on Him. In order to become like Him, we need to know Him. This is a gift that comes through spending time with Him; intimacy and experience.

"What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us..." ~ A.W. TozerThe abundant and eternal life God has for each one does not mean the absence of challenge but the presence of our Champion. Throughout life's trials and triumphs, God is continually revealing Himself and His nature to us. To experience—to know God—is eternal life, it is the abundance of life from within despite the circumstances we may be facing. May we accept the invitation to know God and allow His life that which sustains us.Pete continues our series asking whether are our lives oriented towards a knowledge of God or knowing God and how to posture our hearts towards knowing God.

"What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us..." ~ A.W. TozerThe abundant and eternal life God has for each one does not mean the absence of challenge but the presence of our Champion. Throughout life's trials and triumphs, God is continually revealing Himself and His nature to us. To experience—to know God—is eternal life, it is the abundance of life from within despite the circumstances we may be facing. May we accept the invitation to know God and allow His life that which sustains us.Dave's message this week looks at one of the most intimate ways we experience and know God—throughout the ups and downs of life—as the Great Shepherd—Jehovah Rohi.

Shane Willard challenges us on being a Fence-based or a Well-based church and the importance of this in the current season.

"What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us..." ~ A.W. TozerThe abundant and eternal life God has for each one does not mean the absence of challenge but the presence of our Champion. Throughout life's trials and triumphs, God is continually revealing Himself and His nature to us. To experience—to know God—is eternal life, it is the abundance of life from within despite the circumstances we may be facing. May we accept the invitation to know God and allow His life that which sustains us.This week, we have the privilege of having Shane Willard share with us on how knowing God is knowing His heart to deal with our regrets.

“What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us...” ~ A.W. TozerThe abundant and eternal life God has for each one does not mean the absence of challenge but the presence of our Champion. Throughout life's trials and triumphs, God is continually revealing Himself and His nature to us. To experience—to know God—is eternal life, it is the abundance of life from within despite the circumstances we may be facing. May we accept the invitation to know God and allow His life that which sustains us.Allan continues our series looking at two aspects of God. Firstly the jealousy of God towards us and that if we see the passion God has for us, we would struggle with doubting His faithfulness. Secondly, God is a God who hides himself. God's silence at times is so we lean into Him a part from other things.

“What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us...” ~ A.W. TozerThe abundant and eternal life God has for each one does not mean the absence of challenge but the presence of our Champion. Throughout life's trials and triumphs, God is continually revealing Himself and His nature to us. To experience—to know God—is eternal life, it is the abundance of life from within despite the circumstances we may be facing. May we accept the invitation to know God and allow His life that which sustains us.This week Christy introduces our new series "To Know God". If we truly are a church that desires to be shaped into the image of Christ, our hope is that the image we are seeking to shape ourselves around is a true representation of our Triune God.

This week Andrew leads us in a Healing Service. In Luke chapter 17, ten lepers were healed by Jesus, with the healing coming 'as they went.' Healing can be fast or slow, and the perspective we take on GOD'S healing activity will either help or hinder our realisation of that fact. A child-like attitude is needed to see the things of the Spirit apart from a natural viewpoint.

This week Nartarsha gives a deep dive into the life of Joseph and how he protected the seed of God's promise over his life; in the pit, as a slave and then in prison. She looks at how he kept God close, was diligent, faithful and rose to the top in every circumstance. What can we learn from Joseph's journey and how do we apply that to the season we are in?