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Easter 2025

What do you hope and expect to find in the person of Jesus?

We are all seeking something or someone…
A wise teacher?
A mighty warrior?
A gentle comforter?

Jesus is greater than any of our hopes, longings and expectations.

He is gracious to sinners, powerful over sin and death, and sufficient to bring us home to our Heavenly Father.

This Easter, come and encounter the real Jesus, who has been seeking you all along.

Service Details

Join us this Easter at your local City on a Hill church
to remember the death of Jesus and celebrate his victorious resurrection.

  • Melbourne

    Good Friday
    9am & 11am at Hoyts Melbourne Central

    Easter Sunday
    9am, 11am & 5.30pm at Hoyts Melbourne Central

    Baptisms
    10am Easter Saturday at Middle Park Beach

    Visit

  • Melbourne East

    Good Friday
    9am & 11am at Phoenix Park Community Centre

    Easter Sunday
    9am & 11am at Phoenix Park Community Centre

    Baptisms
    Easter Sunday between services

    Visit

  • Melbourne West

    Good Friday
    9am & 11am at 266 Ballarat Rd, West Footscray

    Easter Sunday
    9am & 11am at 266 Ballarat Rd, West Footscray

    Baptisms
    10am Easter Saturday at Altona Beach

    Visit

  • Geelong

    Good Friday
    9am & 11am at 230 McKillop St

    Easter Sunday
    9am, 11am & 6pm at 230 McKillop St

    Baptisms
    2pm Easter Sunday at Eastern Beach

    Visit

  • Whittington

    Good Friday
    9.30am at 245 Wilsons Rd

    Easter Sunday
    11am at 245 Wilsons Rd

    Baptisms
    1pm Easter Sunday after the service

    Visit

  • Surf Coast

    Good Friday
    9.30am at 4 Lower Duneed Rd

    Easter Sunday
    11am at 4 Lower Duneed Rd

    Baptisms
    8am at Cosy Corner

    Visit

  • Brisbane

    Good Friday
    9am at Brisbane State High School

    Easter Sunday
    9am at Brisbane State High School

    Baptisms
    1pm Easter Sunday after the service

    Visit

  • Gold Coast

    Good Friday
    10am at Worongary State School

    Easter Sunday
    10am at Worongary State School

    Baptisms
    8am Easter Saturday at The Alley (Currumbin)

    Visit

  • Wollongong

    Good Friday
    10am at Lindsay Park Public School

    Easter Sunday
    10am at Lindsay Park Public School

    Baptisms
    1.30pm Easter Sunday at Beverley Whitfield Ocean Pool

    Visit

  • Ballarat

    Good Friday
    10am at Ballarat North Community Centre

    Easter Sunday
    10am at Ballarat North Community Centre

    Visit

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The Kingdom: Matthew’s Gospel

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Jesus works in mysterious and miraculous ways.

He captivates onlookers when he heals the sick and the outcast.

He draws in the crowds as he teaches with wisdom and authority.

The mystery of the kingdom of God is that it requires total commitment—miracles may captivate, but the call to follow Jesus transforms.

Will you follow Him?


Bible Reading Plan

We’ve released a 49-day Bible Reading Plan on YouVersion to accompany Miracles & Mysteries, our third season in the Gospel of Matthew (chapters 8–13).

Step into the world of Jesus’ awe-inspiring miracles, unravel the deep mysteries of His parables, and discover the divine truths of God’s kingdom. These chapters reveal both the power and the purpose of the King—inviting us to respond with faith, wonder, and obedience.

Bible Talks

For local City on a Hill church podcasts subscribe to your favourite podcast app.

  • Authority = Polarity

    Matthew 8

    Jesus’ teaching astonishes the crowds, demonstrating His authority. He performs miraculous wonders – healing the sick and calming the raging seas. The crowds begin to ask “who is this man and by what authority has he come?”

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  • Jesus’ Purpose

    Matthew 9:1-34

    The mission of Jesus is revealed as he continues to heal and bring life, teach the crowds, and call the twelve disciples to follow him for the ministry ahead. Could there be more to Jesus than just a prophet, good teacher or healer?

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  • The Chosen Tested

    Matthew 9:35-10:42

    Jesus sends the twelve disciples to proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God, and gives them authority to heal and cast out demons in his name. The mission is bold and costly – will the disciples prove faithful to the call?

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  • Have You Understood

    Matthew 11:1-30

    John the Baptist expresses doubt that Jesus is the Saviour that he had prophesied would come. The mystery of Jesus’ revelation begins as He invites all troubled souls to come and find rest in Him. Who will see and behold the glory of Jesus?

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  • That’s Enough

    Matthew 12

    Opposition and evil escalate in a plot to kill Jesus. Signs are demanded by those who have failed to recognise who Jesus is. The end of evil for eternity is foreshadowed. Who will see Jesus as hope for humanity in darkness?

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  • Secret Revelation

    Matthew 13

    Jesus teaches on the kingdom of heaven in a series of parables such as a treasure found hidden in a field, or a mustard seed that grows into a beautiful tree, or a pearl worth selling everything you have to keep. Will those who seek find hope in the kingdom of God?

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Visit

Each Sunday we gather to explore the beauty, truth, and relevance of Jesus. Come along to one of our churches, we’d love to see you there!

  • Melbourne

    Hoyts Melbourne Central
    9am, 11am & 5:30pm

    Online
    9am, 11am & 6pm

    Visit

  • Melbourne East

    Phoenix Park Community Centre
    9am & 11am

    Visit

  • Melbourne West

    All Saints Church, West Footscray
    9am & 11am

    Visit

  • Geelong

    230 McKillop St, East Geelong
    9am, 11am & 6pm

    Online
    9am

    Visit

  • Whittington

    245 Wilsons Rd, Whittington
    11am

    Visit

  • Armstrong Creek

    Biyal-a Armstrong Creek Library
    10am

    Visit

  • Surf Coast

    4 Lower Duneed Rd, Mount Duneed
    11am

    Visit

  • Brisbane

    Palace Barracks Cinemas
    9am

    Visit

  • Gold Coast

    Worongary State School
    10am

    Visit

  • Wollongong

    Lindsay Park Public School
    10am – Community
    10.15am – Service

    Visit

  • Ballarat

    Ballarat North Community Centre
    10am

    Visit

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The Kingdom: Matthew’s Gospel

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“You have heard it said… but I say to you.” 

With these words, Jesus makes it clear—He’s here to rebuild. To breathe life into the law and transform how we see the world. He challenges our assumptions and offers a new way of living.

But Jesus goes deeper than outward actions. He does heart work, shining His light into our deepest desires and fears, to transform our hearts.

The soul longs to be part of His Kingdom. Jesus draws us in with His beauty, but following Him also comes with a cost. Surrendering the old ways isn’t easy, but it leads to true life.

As we begin Season 2 of The Kingdom – “The Rebuild”, come ready to be in awe of Jesus’ beauty and challenged by His call, letting Him transform your heart and life.

Kingdom Ethics Seminar

Christian ethics are a hot topic in popular culture. How do we have clarity and confidence that what we believe, as Christians, is true and how do we interact with ethical questions in our world? Watch this seminar from Andrew Bain (Vice-Principal at Queensland Theological College) on “Kingdom Ethics” from Jesus’ words in the Sermon on the Mount.

Additional resources include Brian Rosner’s Beyond Greed and Don Carson’s Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount.

Bible Reading Plan

We’ve released a 40-day Bible Reading Plan on YouVersion to journey through the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5-7.

In these chapters, Jesus begins to rebuild and reform our understanding of life in His Kingdom. He challenges both the religious traditions of His day and the worldviews of our own, calling us to transformation. As He lays the foundation for His kingdom, we are invited to tear down false beliefs and build our lives on His truth.

Bible Talks

For local City on a Hill church podcasts subscribe to your favourite podcast app.

Or you can watch bible talks on The Rebuild below.

  • The mountain

    Matthew 5:1-12
    Jesus promises blessing, fulfillment, and the kingdom of heaven to those who are poor in spirit, mourn, and are persecuted for His sake. Jesus invites us to walk in His light, to truly see God and to rejoice that our reward is great in heaven.

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  • The city

    Matthew 5:13-20
    Jesus calls us to be ‘salt’ and ‘light’ – to be people who seek Him and show the world His beauty and grace. As followers of Jesus filled with the Holy Spirit, we are to shine in a way that invites the world to want to find out who Jesus is.

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  • Kingdom ethics

    Matthew 5:21-48
    Jesus came not to abolish the law, but to fulfill it. He came to redirect our fixation from rules and laws, to loving and knowing Him. Jesus is serious about sin – He wants us to walk the path of righteousness that leads away from darkness, towards His marvellous light.

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  • Hypocrisy & secrecy

    Matthew 6:1-18
    Jesus calls His followers to seek a deep, genuine relationship with God rather than outward religious performance. Practice humility in prayer, devotion and generosity as you serve the Lord as your King in secret and in public.

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  • Seek first

    Matthew 6:19-34
    Jesus invites us to look beyond this world and what it can offer us, and look to His kingdom where eternal treasures lie. God is our provider – we do not need to be anxious about tomorrow for He gives us all we need for life and righteousness in Jesus.

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  • Good & evil

    Matthew 7:1-11
    Jesus warns against hypocritical judgment, teaching that we should examine our own faults before criticising others as we grow in humility and self-awareness. God is the only worthy judge of good and evil and so we seek his forgiveness and thank Him for redeeming us.

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  • The decision

    Matthew 7:12-29
    True or false? Wise or foolish? Jesus ends his “sermon on the mount” by inviting us to walk the narrow path, following His way that leads to life. As followers of Jesus we put our firm foundation in Him, withstanding trials and temptations and finding everlasting joy in Him.

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