Catch The Fire Auckland

We are no longer under law, but under grace—but what does that actually mean for our daily walk with God?In this message, Shannon explores the journey many Christian's experience where we are first born again, we experience a "wonderful freedom" a lightness where the weight of sin, shame, and guilt is suddenly lifted. But for many of us, that freedom is quickly replaced by modern Christian checklists. We start loading up on religious expectations. How much we pray, how we serve, and how we give. Until that initial freedom turns into a heavy burden of performance. You are hidden in Christ and clothed in His righteousness. On your worst day, you cannot diminish the Father's love for you, and on your best day, you cannot add to it. Grace is a gift to be received, again and again.

Jesus doesn't invite us into a system or a methodology; He invites us into a relationship.In this message, Stuart illustrates the radical difference between a servant and a son. Whether it’s the story of Zacchaeus or the calling of the first disciples, we see a consistent pattern: Jesus initiates, He accepts us exactly as we are, and that acceptance becomes the engine for true transformation.Stop trying to qualify yourself and start living from a place of belonging. The invitation is open: Come, follow Me.

What did Jesus really mean when he said, "Follow Me"?In this message, Shannon explores the radical and countercultural nature of Jesus's invitation. Unlike the rabbis of the first century, Jesus didn't wait for elite scholars to apply to his theological school. Instead, he walked right up to everyday workers and invited them into a relationship, rather than a strict ideology or a religion.Jesus pursues us directly and desires intimacy and connection over our performance. Our goal is simply to draw closer to Him.

What’s the difference between being a "fan" of Jesus and a true "follower"? In this message from our "Follow Me" series, Kath explores why Jesus isn't looking for a bigger crowd, but for hearts that are truly "all in."When we empty our hands of the things that have taken God's place on the throne of our hearts, He fills them with something far better: Himself.

We often minimise what God has anointed in our lives, overlooking the small things we carry and underestimating what He can do through them. But God isn’t looking at our lack, He is looking from a place of abundance and all that He can give through us.In this message, Lynley shares from 2 Kings 4 and 1 Kings 17, exploring the stories of two widows who each had only a little oil in desperate situations. One was in debt and about to lose her sons, the other preparing her final meal during a famine. Yet in both stories, the miracle began not with more—but with what they already had.As they responded in obedience, the oil began to flow. When we pour out what God has given us, He brings the increase.This message is a call to recognise the “except” in your life, the small thing you may have overlooked, and to steward it well. As you step out, make room, and continue to pour out, God moves in the flow, multiplying what you place in His hands.It’s time to stay full, keep pouring, and trust God for the increase.

Shannon opens up the invitation from Jesus: “If anyone would come after me…” An open-handed call into a daily walk. To take up your cross daily is to choose His way of life, again and again, in the real decisions we carry. It’s a journey of trust, of laying things down, of walking closely with Him. The cross becomes a daily rhythm, an ongoing experience of following Jesus.

When Jesus sees Matthew and says, “Follow me,” he offers acceptance, freedom, hope; everything Matthew’s own choices had taken from him.In this message, Andrea brings us into that moment, where Jesus calls and Matthew responds.Not after everything is sorted out. Not with a clear picture of what comes next.We follow first, then understanding comes. There are things we only come to know about Jesus on the other side of obedience.

Nothing you will ever hold is more powerful, more alive, or more capable of changing your life than the Word of God. In this message, Kath walks through the wilderness moment where Jesus faced temptation and answered with three steady words: “It is written.” Kath explores the difference between reading Scripture and believing it, showing how truth becomes a living word that anchors the heart. When everything feels disorienting, scripture becomes the instrument panel that reveals reality.

Through the stories of Balaam, Moses, and David, Stuart traces how the posture of the heart shapes the way people hear God. Experience, success, and even past faithfulness can begin to steer decisions when they replace a living, present conversation with God. Stuart walks through the subtle ways idols form in the heart and how comfort, familiarity, and past victories can blur discernment. Spiritual maturity grows through a life that keeps asking, listening, and leaning in.

A Building For The House - Andrea Cocker

Shannon opens one of the most confronting passages in Scripture and sits with Jesus’ words in Matthew 7:21–23: “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven.”People who prophesied, cast out demons, and performed miracles still heard Him say, “I never knew you.” It’s possible to do the things of God and yet never truly walk with Jesus. Our lives can be full of signs and wonders and still miss the one thing that truly matters — being known by Jesus.

In this message Andrea traces Jesus building a family out of opposites — a tax collector, a zealot, even a betrayer — and asks what it means to gather around him alone. Righteousness becomes more than personal morality, it’s about right relationship with God and one another. Jesus, be the center.

Some encouragement curls up beside you like a loyal house dog. Gentle, affectionate, always ready to affirm. But some encouragement snaps at your heels like a sheepdog, pushing you forward when you’d rather stay put. Shannon unpacks both sides: the soft companionship that comforts and the urgent nudge that corrects. Real growth needs both. Without the sheepdog, we risk staying where it's safe and familiar, never reaching the pasture we were meant to run in.

You were never meant to outsource the voice of God. Lynley unpacks how hearing, seeing, and perceiving spiritually isn’t reserved for a few prophetically gifted individuals, it’s woven into the identity of every son and daughter. We are designed to recognise His voice. God delights to speak, and we are made to listen

Shannon traces the apostolic gift from its roots in the New Testament, to its vital role in the Church today. Apostles build., teach, send, align, and make space for others to rise. This is why our apostolic foundation forms the base that supports the church we are becoming today.

To be a Christian is to be anointed. In the same way priests, kings, and prophets were anointed in Scripture, smeared with a holy anointing oil and set apart for purpose, we are filled with Holy Spirit and called to be Jesus’ representatives here on earth. Jesus is the Anointed One, the Christ; we are his little anointed ones, marked as dwelling places of His Spirit.When we gather together we love to welcome the anointing; the manifest presence and glory of God. The anointing changes the atmosphere, draws us to God’s heart, brings healing to places both seen and unseen, and shores up our identity as loved children. The power of being immersed in Holy Spirit impacts our whole being; spirit, soul, and body. We were created to live daily enveloped in the presence of God like oil that sinks into every layer of our lives.This year, let’s honour the anointing on our own life, on each other’s lives. Let’s value and pursue the anointing when we’re together. Let’s live as though we believe we are anointed, a connection point between heaven and earth. A little anointed one.

In the swirl of scandal, uncertainty, and whispered rumours, Mary's quiet yes became the hinge point of history. All she had was a word from God and a choice to trust. Through her obedience came the light of the world. What might still be unfolding through your own yes? Because sometimes, God's greatest plans begin in the most unexpected places.

In Matthew’s gospel, every moment of chaos is followed by a powerful reminder: “This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken.” Nothing was random. Nothing caught God off guard. Every step had already been spoken about by the prophets, centuries before it happened.God had a plan from the very beginning. The child would be called out of Egypt. The mothers of Bethlehem would grieve, just as Rachel once did. A boy would grow up in a place no one respected, and that very place would carry the meaning of hope. Even Nazareth pointed to God’s promise of a branch that would bring life again.Jesus’ life was deeply connected to God’s story. And so is yours.

As we walk into our vision of moving with God at the forefront of revival, we sense a fresh invitation to step into the Promised Land.But being at the forefront doesn’t always feel bold or glamorous. It often feels like being the first person on the ice, testing its strength, while everyone else watches from the safety of the shore. It’s risky. It’s uncertain. And it’s exactly where God is calling us.He is calling people to move with Him, to step into territory that has already been prepared. If you’ve felt stretched or uncomfortable lately, maybe that’s not something to resist. Maybe it’s your moment to stop thinking small, stop seeing small, and walk forward with courage.

As we move toward the end of 2025 and into the new year, there are a few key things that are absolutely essential. Not just good ideas, but things we need if we want to stay aligned with what God is doing and not get sidetracked or slowed down. 1. Eyes fixed on God2. Hearts that are honest about disappointment3. Lives deeply connected to one another.

In this message, Shannon explores how God didn’t design the financial systems of the world, but He did step in to teach us how to live generously within them. This is a grounded, deeply biblical look at tithing. Not as a transaction or out of religious obligation, but as an act of worship, flowing from relationship, trust, and joy. Jesus is inviting you into the adventure of living open-handed in God’s economy.

Of all the things Jesus could have declared about His purpose, He began with this: “I have come to heal the brokenhearted.”The ‘heart’ in Scripture speaks of the inner person. The heart means the very core of who we are; the mind, the will, the emotions, the memory, and the desires. Healing the heart means healing every part of who we are at a deep level. Jesus made it clear that this was His purpose.The brokenness He described carries a profound meaning. The word used means shattered, fractured beyond repair. It describes something in pieces, not just damaged, but seemingly ruined. Jesus said He came to heal that kind of brokenness.This is very good news. Jesus heals. He delivers. He restores. He calls. He finishes what He starts. For every broken place, He brings wholeness. For every hidden wound, He brings comfort. For every weary heart, He brings strength to run again.

In this message, Stuart shares revelation about what God is really doing in seasons of testing.It is not about becoming a more polished version of yourself. It is about being shaped into the image of Christ.Jesus said, “If you’ve seen Me, you’ve seen the Father.” When our lives reflect Christ, others begin to see the Father in us and that is our highest calling.

What you believe is more important than what you know. And belief is forged in the in-between. The middle seasons of life, the waiting, the unknowns, the mysteries, are spaces where faith is forged, where heaven breaks in. Healing, joy, direction, purpose all flow from staying rooted in God’s presence, even when we don’t fully understand what He’s doing.

Before the Life Beyond Trauma Conference, Andrea sat down with Sandra Sellmer-Kersten to talk about healing, transformation, and what it means to invite Jesus into the places of deep pain.In their conversation, Sandra shared her excitement for what God will do through the conference, “It’s amazing to see the light bulbs go on in people’s hearts. You watch the hope come in, and you know there’s an answer for them.”She spoke about how Jesus meets us in our stories with both tenderness and transformation. “The comfort and compassion of Jesus always comes with His invitation to lasting change.” She explained that God “doesn’t take the memories away, but when that memory is processed, it becomes part of our testimony... part of our overcoming.”Sandra reminded us that Jesus’ heart is to restore what has been lost. “He doesn’t just heal; He restores identity, value, purpose, and destiny.”There is life after trauma. Life to the full.Life Beyond Trauma with Sandra Sellmer-Kersten14–15 November 2025Fairway Event Centre, Argus Place, Auckland9:30 am – 5:00 pm each dayThe conference offers a safe, faith-filled space to explore how healing and transformation restore identity, value, purpose, and destiny. You’ll experience teaching, worship, prayer, and ministry in an atmosphere shaped for encounter with God.Registration closes Tuesday, 12 November at 5 pm.Register your place now →

Jesus, we give You thanks, You have been moving powerfully in our house and we are beyond grateful.We’ve seen people saved, healed, and restored. We’ve seen breakthrough in bodies, families, and hearts. Faith has risen, hope has returned, and joy has overflowed.Thank You for the way You’ve healed many people in our house. The ears opened, the pain lifted, the sickness reversed, and the hearts set free. Thank You for marriages strengthened, families reunited, and minds renewed. Thank You for the stories of deliverance, for the answers that came in prayer, and for every testimony of freedom that reminds us You are near and You love us.Thank You for the way You’ve been stirring faith in the next generation. For the young people encountering Your presence, finding belonging, and carrying Your love into their world. Thank You for the outpouring of Your Spirit that fills every gathering and every home with Your glory.We’ve seen revival take shape in our lives. We’ve watched You build this house, living stone by living stone.Thank You for all You’ve done, for all You’re doing, and for all You’re going to do.But above all, we thank You for who You are.We love You, Jesus.

This week, Shannon and Andrea shared the vision for Catch the Fire Auckland. It’s a clear picture of who we are, what we’re becoming, and how we walk it out together. They spoke about what it means to belong to a spiritual family, to encounter God and be transformed by his presence to overflow into the neighbours and the nations.This is the Catch The Fire Church Auckland Vision.We are a church family living in the abundance and joy of the Father’s love, devoted to worship, the Word, prayer, and authentic community.We are empowered to see our neighbours and the nations encounter King Jesus and live clothed in the power of Holy Spirit.Inspired by truth, we train and equip, raising up bold, courageous disciples who know who God is, know who they are, and live with unshakable authority, purpose, and freedom.By faith we will seek God’s Kingdom, proclaim the gospel, serve the poor, and spread Holy fire from our local hub to the global harvest.Everyone has a part to play and this is your invitation to build with us. To commit, to grow, and to move with God at the forefront of revival.

Shannon and Andrea invite you, as family, into the adventure of the next season. The vision for Catch The Fire Auckland is to move with God at the forefront of revival! This vision is rooted in the joy of the Father’s love, where our identity gives us access, and responsibility flows from belonging. We are called to be a dwelling place of His presence, where sons and daughters grow, give, and go!

Before we come to God, we’re like upside-down cups – unable to receive a drop. But the moment we say yes to Him, we’re flipped upright, and He starts pouring. More than we could ever hold. So why don’t we overflow? In this message, Shannon explores the powerful truth that while God pours without limit, many of us are leaking. Wounded by life, drained by striving, and unsure how to live fully. You’ll discover how God heals the holes in our hearts, restores what’s been broken, and invites us to live from the overflow of His love. Receive His overflow. Not just for you, but for everyone around you.

There’s a version of you that God already sees and He’s drawing it out. Through truth, pressure, and the quiet work of renewing your mind, transformation begins to take shape. Kath weaves together the stories of Saul, a butterfly, and the grooves in our thinking to show how lasting change doesn’t start with striving, but with surrender. Be encouraged to renew your mind, let go of old patterns, and step boldly into the next level God has for you.

God longs to meet you – as a loving Father, a present Saviour, and a living Spirit who delights in being with you. His presence isn’t something we have to earn. And encounters with Him aren’t spiritual trophies or rewards for getting it right. We don’t earn them. We are created for them.

At Catch The Fire, the presence of God is not a moment or a side note; God’s Presence is the main thing. The presence of God is one of the core values of Catch The Fire globally and right at the heart of who we are at Catch The Fire Auckland. We value Him. His nearness, His voice, His presence that heals, transforms, and awakens hearts.This is why the Presence of God is everything.

Let’s be honest—“deny yourself” isn’t exactly a slogan you’ll see on a billboard anytime soon. It’s certainly not the hook of your average self-help book. And yet, these are the exact words Jesus used when inviting people to follow Him. Jesus never sugar-coated the cost. He told us up front: to follow Him means denying ourselves—not just once, but daily. That’s a hard sell in a world obsessed with self-fulfilment, self-help, and self-promotion. This isn’t the comfortable version of discipleship. It’s the kind that costs something. Maybe even everything.

This message invites us to rethink worry–to see it as a nudge from God—a spiritual dashboard light signalling that something deeper is stirring in our hearts. Instead of spiralling in fear or numbing out with distraction, we’re invited into an honest, healing conversation with the One who already knows! From wandering minds to 2am ‘what ifs’, we’ll explore how Jesus’ words in Matthew 6 offer more than comfort—they offer transformation. Let’s get real, get raw, and let God’s love meet us right where we are.

Jesus commands us to love our enemies. Not to avoid having them—but to love them. To see them as image-bearers, held in the same divine love that holds us. This kind of love—agape love—is not passive or soft. It resists contempt. It disrupts cycles. It demands courage, humility, and boldness. And it creates the kind of space where God can move, and transformation can take root. Somehow, in that space, we become more like our Father.

What if your suffering had no clear explanation? Just silence, pain, and a question mark hanging in the air. Shannon walks us through the raw, unfiltered story of Job: a man who lost everything yet refused to walk away from the God he loved. No answers, no guarantees, no rewards dangled in front of him—just trust. Not every trial is a test of strength. Sometimes, it's a revelation of love.

We are spirit people living in a natural world—born of the Spirit, filled with the Spirit, sustained by the Spirit. Stuart explores how easy it is to chase familiar signs of God’s presence and miss His voice when it comes as a whisper. The Spirit is not a luxury for life with God—He is the lifeline. Whether thunder or stillness, the invitation is the same: lean in, listen, and live from the reality of who you truly are.

When injustice hits, instinct says fight or flee. But Andrea digs into Jesus’ radical third way—one that neither submits nor strikes back, but stands. Not passive, not aggressive, but profoundly powerful. In a world eager to retaliate, Jesus teaches how to expose wrong without becoming it. What if the real strength is in refusing to mirror harm—and choosing a generosity that stuns, disarms, and heals?

Before Eden was a garden, it was a region called delight. And from that place of intimacy, a river flowed—overflowing with life, breakthrough, momentum, and fruitfulness. Lynley traces that river from Genesis to Revelation, revealing a flow that never stops: from the throne of God, through you, into the world. Whether you’re ankle-deep or barely breathing, there’s always more. Step in. The river is rising.

What happens when the Bible leads us into uncomfortable conversations? When verses about slavery raise more questions than answers? Shannon doesn’t shy away from the tension—instead, he leans in. This message is a bold invitation to wrestle with Scripture, to seek God’s heart in the midst of complex truth, and to discover that even in the hardest passages, love and mercy prevail.

Holiness isn’t a distant ideal or a dusty word—it’s the blazing, radiant essence of God Himself. In this stirring message, Kath unpacks why holiness once drew the broken to Jesus—not pushed them away. What happens when we move closer to that kind of glory? Everything hidden is exposed, but so is grace. And the invitation isn't to perfection—it's to deeper intimacy with the One who is holy, holy, holy.

God doesn’t just love you—He likes you. Before Jesus performed a miracle, preached a sermon, or healed a single person, the Father called Him beloved. Hamish walks us through what happens when identity comes before purpose—and why power without love leaves us disconnected. From oil to joy to a new sound from heaven, this is an invitation to encounter the God who delights in you, not for what you do, but for who you are.

A borrowed donkey, a name-drop, a God card—each a symptom of something buried deeper. Andrea unpacks Jesus’ teaching on oaths, not as a rule to follow but as an invitation to live differently: with radical honesty, fearless vulnerability, and deep relational integrity. What if the words we use to seem trustworthy are actually keeping us from true connection? In the kingdom, your yes—or your no—carries more weight than you think.

What do we do with the uncomfortable parts of the Bible —the ones that make us squirm or question or flinch? Shannon begins a new series not by skimming the highlights, but by diving straight into the tough stuff: violent stories, hard teachings, and the raw demands of a faith that asks everything. If you’ve ever wondered how love and justice can coexist, this is where the conversation begins. Brace yourself: maturity looks like courage.

What if hearing God wasn’t rare or complicated—but woven into the very way you're wired? Kath unpacks how we uniquely experience God’s voice through emotion, imagery, and knowing—without hype or comparison. Whether you’re a feeler, seer, or knower, this is an invitation to recognize the way God’s already speaking and to stop disqualifying what He’s designed in you. Because connection was always the point.

The fire of Pentecost wasn’t just for power—it was a call to holiness. Shannon uncovers deep connections between the first Passover, the giving of the law at Sinai, and the outpouring of the Spirit in Acts. It’s not about spectacle—it’s about transformation. This isn’t a zap from heaven to thrill the crowd. It’s the holy presence of God writing something new—not on stone, but on hearts ready to change.

Power and authority might get your attention, but it's prayer that builds the house. Andrea lays out a bold invitation: bring your gifting, your strength, your spiritual “heft”—and root it in relationship. Not formulas. Not striving. Just a child coming to their Father. When Jesus says ask, seek, knock, he’s not offering a vending machine; he’s pulling us deeper. Because when we really know who we’re talking to, everything changes.

Faith doesn’t stop with belief—it moves, builds, and completes. It starts small—a whisper, a nudge, a seed. But real faith doesn’t stay in your head. It stretches into action, presses through narrow places, and keeps going when the outcome is still unseen. Shannon speaks plainly: belief begins the journey, but faith builds the road beneath your feet. It doesn’t just hope. It walks, it works, and it doesn’t stop halfway.

The anointing breaks the yoke! This is Holy Spirit’s power that shatters bondage, crushes lies, and shifts atmospheres. Andrea promotes spiritual ‘fatness’; being strong in power, grounded in authority, and saturated with the Spirit. Let’s be those who feast on God’s goodness, and receive the weighty anointing!

Did you know that you are a powerful person? Do you live in the truth that God made you in His image and you represent Him everywhere you go? Andrea digs into the Old and New Testament to highlight our God given identity, and remind us that we carry both the ability and the right to walk in His power and authority. God never expects us to rely on our feelings on these issues, He calls us to deep and lasting faith so we know how good He is, remember who we are, and start flexing our spiritual muscles!