A church for you.

No matter where you’ve come from, you’ll find a spiritual home, great friends and a church family with us.

Join us at 9.30am each Sunday in Cairns with a church service for all ages.

You’ll find yourself at home here with our mission to love people and invite them to join us in a growing relationship with Jesus.

Location Details

The Lakes Church, 102-104 MacNamara St, Edge Hill

  • 9.30am each Sunday

Open Hands: trusting Jesus with everything

Jesus talked a lot about money, not because he needed it, but because he knew our hearts are often tied to it. In this series we’ll discover what it means to faithfully manage everything God has entrusted to us, find freedom from the pressure of always needing more, and learn the joy of living with open hands.

Study Season – Sermon on the Mount

Do you enjoy digging deeper into the Bible to understand and apply it? We’re hosting a Study Season each Sunday night. We’ll have in-depth teaching and discussion on Jesus’ famous Sermon on the Mount.

Magnify Jesus

Our focus for 2026 is simple: to magnify Jesus. Magnifying Jesus will make him clearer, closer, and more visible in your life. You will see him for who he really is.

When Jesus is magnified, your faith deepens and your invitation widens.

Programs for kids and teenagers

We have fun, safe and encouraging programs for the young people in your life.

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God has a place for you here, to be part of what he is doing to impact the world.

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Recent messages

Living open-handed (Laura Snook)

The generosity of Jesus creates generous people. Generosity isn’t something Christians do to earn God’s favour. It’s our response to the incredible generosity we’ve already received in Christ. As we look at the grace of Jesus, we’ll discover the freedom and joy of living open-handed toward God, his church and the people around us. You can download the companion PDF here, for the group discussion guide and personal workbook: https://thelakes.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Open-Hands-series-companion-resource.pdf Open Hands: trusting Jesus with everything Jesus talked a lot…

Trusting Jesus with tomorrow (Laura Snook)

Jesus invites us to replace anxiety and accumulation with trust and wise stewardship. Money often promises security, but it rarely delivers peace. Jesus calls us to seek his kingdom first, live wisely, and trust our heavenly Father with tomorrow. This week we’ll discover practical Biblical wisdom for managing money without being mastered by it. You can download the companion PDF here, for the group discussion guide and personal workbook: https://thelakes.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Open-Hands-series-companion-resource.pdf Open Hands: trusting Jesus with everything Jesus talked a lot…

It all belongs to Jesus (Geoff Snook)

Stewardship begins by recognising that Jesus is Lord over everything. We don’t own our lives or our possessions. We are faithful managers of what he has entrusted to us. Everything changes when we stop asking, What’s mine? and start asking, What has Jesus entrusted to me? From our money and possessions to our time, gifts and opportunities, every part of life belongs to him. Stewardship isn’t about giving God a percentage. It’s about living under the lordship of Jesus. You…

Study Season – The choice (Jeshneel Chandra)

We will explore the meaning of the final teaching in the Sermon on the Mount, where Jesus uses images of gates, trees, and houses to offer a choice to his followers. Study Season – Sermon on the Mount Do you enjoy digging deeper into the Bible to understand and apply it? From July 5 – August 16 we’re hosting another Study Season, each Sunday night in the church hall. We’ll have in-depth teaching and discussion on Jesus’ famous Sermon on…