Watch sermons from The Lakes Church in Cairns
You can watch live church services and catch up on church services or messages you’ve missed. Every week we aim to help you follow Jesus in every day life.
Watch live services
Each week our 9.30am service is livestreamed on YouTube. Go to our YouTube channel at 9.30am on Sunday to watch live. You can also go back and watch recent services and messages anytime on our channel.
Listen to our podcast
If listening is more your thing, you’ll find recent messages on our podcast ‘The Lakes Church Cairns’.
Introduction to the Sermon on the Mount (Brian Paris)
We will explore Jesus’ announcement of God’s Kingdom—both its intense challenge and its comforting promise—and discover the significance of the Sermon on the Mount within the larger biblical story. Sermon on the Mount: how Jesus sees the world. Jesus’ famous Sermon on the mount isn’t a list of rules or religious ideas. It’s an invitation into a transformed life with him at the centre. Jesus paints a vision of a completely different kind of life and world – one shaped…
Hope is one of the most valuable currencies a Christian can hold (Geoff Snook)
No matter where you’ve come from, you’ll find a spiritual home, great friends and a church family with us. Our church community is here to love people and invite them to join us in a growing relationship with Jesus. Connect with us anytime at https://www.thelakes.church
Transformation (Peter Shurley at The Lakes Church)
Peter Shurley has spent many years travelling Australia as a Christian musician, songwriter, and communicator, and he shared both music and a message with us. No matter where you’ve come from, you’ll find a spiritual home, great friends and a church family with us. Our church community is here to love people and invite them to join us in a growing relationship with Jesus. Connect with us anytime at https://www.thelakes.church All music used by permission (CCLI #67413 and #491511).
How to deal with doubt as a Christian (Geoff Snook)
Doubt is something most people experience, but few people talk about. This week we explore what to do when questions, uncertainty, or struggles with belief arise, and how doubt doesn’t have to pull you away from Jesus but can actually become part of a deeper, more honest faith. Doubt can be a sign that your faith is growing beyond simple answers. Every meaningful relationship in your life involves trust before certainty.Ultimately the question is, “Can you trust Jesus?” Real faith…
Staying close to Jesus (Laura Snook)
Following Jesus isn’t sustained by good intentions but by staying connected to him. In the busyness of everyday life, it’s easy for faith to become distant or routine. This week we explore simple, life-giving rhythms that help you stay close to Jesus, so your faith isn’t just something you visit, but something you live from. John 15:4-5; Luke 10:38-42; Psalm 1:1-3. How to follow Jesus (for real) Following Jesus isn’t just something you believe, it’s something you live. In this…
You can’t live well without saying no to good options (Steve Drinkall)
Is your life too full, chaotic or busy? It might be that you’ve said yes to too many good things. This week we welcomed Steve Drinkall from Churches of Christ in Queensland who explored how Jesus didn’t do everything available to him, but intentionally said no to some really good things. Jesus was disciplined to do only what God had called him to do. No matter where you’ve come from, you’ll find a spiritual home, great friends and a church…
How to follow Jesus in public (Laura Snook)
Faith isn’t just private. It shapes how we live at work, at school, and in our relationships. But for many of us, this is where following Jesus feels most uncomfortable. This week we look at how to live out your faith in the real world with authenticity, courage, and grace, so that your life points to Jesus in a way that is both natural and meaningful. You can download the discussion guide for the series here. How to follow Jesus…
How do I know what God wants? (Geoff Snook)
We all face decisions about direction, relationships, and the future. But how do you actually know what God wants? This week we unpack how God leads ordinary people in real life. Rather than waiting for a sign or a voice from the sky, we’ll explore how God guides us through Scripture, wisdom, community, and the quiet work of his Spirit. Proverbs 3:5-6; Romans 12:1-2; John 10:27. You can download the discussion guide for the series here. How to follow Jesus…
A faith that actually follows (Geoff Snook)
A lot of people believe in Jesus, but few actually follow him. There’s a difference. Jesus didn’t call people to agree with him, but to follow him with their whole lives. This week we explore what it means to move from belief to real, everyday faith. When you live like Jesus’ apprentice, it changes everything about your faith. We will help people begin to prepare for baptism on June 7. Luke 9:23; Matthew 7:24-27. You can download the discussion guide…
Psalm 117 & 118 – The stone the builders rejected (Brian Paris)
Psalm 117 & 118 are songs of deliverance and ultimate victory. Psalm 118 in particular speaks of suffering, trust, and a future that God will bring about despite opposition. Jesus sang these words knowing he would soon be rejected, crucified, and raised. As the series concludes, we are invited to magnify Jesus as the cornerstone of our faith and to place our lives confidently in the hands of the God who brings life out of death. Songs Jesus sang: The…