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.