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Celebration Church Rarotonga Podcasts
Pastor Jonathan Cargill teaches on Kingdom authority and what it really means to walk in the power and identity we've been given in Christ. He explains how submission to God positions us to resist the enemy and see real breakthrough. This message will equip you to rise up, take your place, and stand in victory. When we walk in submission, we access…
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In this powerful message, Natasha Cargill shares a vivid and moving illustration of the gospel - how Christ took our place, bore our shame, and gave us a new identity in Him. She addresses the empty cravings that we can have for the things this world and challenges us to really break free from a lukewarm life. Our heart at Celebration Church Raroto…
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Pastor Jonathan teaches on the Kingdom of God and shares about satan's system, which is a spiritual structure the Bible calls Babylon. This system influences governments, culture, education, and even people's personal thinking. This message exposes how satan's system subtly seduces and oppresses believers and how we can take authority over it. This…
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Continuing on the series about the Kingdom of God, Pastor Jonathan shares a message on what Babylon really is and how it directly opposes God's Kingdom. This will bring great clarity around why we see so much chaos and depravity in the world today and how the enemy is able to orchestrate this. Pastor Jonathan addresses the question; who really owns…
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Pastor Jonathan Cargill continues to share on the Kingdom of God, unpacking the reality of living under the rulership of Jesus Christ. He explains how every believer, at the moment of salvation, is transferred from the kingdom of darkness into the Kingdom of God and sealed by the Holy Spirit. In this message, Pastor Jonathan teaches that salvation …
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Pastor Jonathan teaches a powerful word on the kingdom of God and why it is critical for us in this new season. This is the beginning of a new series as Pastor Jonathan will continue to unpack foundational teaching on the kingdom of God step-by-step. This will equip us to walk in deeper devotion to the Lord and carry kingdom authority! Our heart at…
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Zachary Cargill unpacks the difference between empty religion and a transformed life in the Kingdom of God. He challenges us to go beyond outward behaviour change and allow true transformation by the Holy Spirit. A religious spirit focuses on external appearances but the Kingdom calls for a renewed mind and a transformed heart. It’s time to move be…
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Pastor Jonathan shares a powerful message on overcoming anxiety. The enemy attempts to control our lives through fear, anxiety, and worry. However, none of these emotions originate from the Holy Spirit. The Bible clearly states that God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind. Anxiety is essentially a confrontation w…
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In this powerful message, Pastor Jonathan confronts the difference between spiritual hunger and hesitancy. Whether we've been in church for a few months or a few decades, we're not called to be spectators - we're called to be on fire for Jesus! Complacency has no place in the Kingdom of God, so we must stir up our faith and reignite the fire! The c…
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In this week’s message, Zachary Cargill shares a powerful word about the glory, majesty and awe of our God. Daniel 7 and Revelation 4 give us a picture of what our Lord truly looks like in His glory. This message challenges us to move beyond casual Christianity and live with pure devotion - is Christ truly our solid Rock, or is He a stepping stone …
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Pastor Jonathan continues to share on the spirit of abdication and brings out biblical examples to provide keys on how to overcoming this spirit. Abdication leads to us avoiding the real issues, never taking responsibility and sulking when things don’t go our way. We can see this with King Ahab, who abdicates his role and allows Jezebel to take con…
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In this powerful message, Pastor Jonathan unpacks the spirit of abdication. This is when we step back from our God-given responsibility and fail to lead where we are called. Teaching from the Book of Genesis, Pastor Jonathan shares on the consequences of the fall of man, where the struggle for control and rulership in relationships began. Don’t mis…
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Zachary Cargill delivers a powerful and convicting message, challenging us to examine our love for the Lord. We must ask ourselves: Am I truly in love with God, or have the things of God become dull to me? If our walk with Jesus lacks passion and excitement, then something is deeply wrong. Our God is infinitely glorious and beautiful - He is never …
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Pastor Jonathan continues to share on Kingdom Holy Spirit Leadership and gives a strong challenge for men and women to rise up and lead their lives for Jesus. Now is the season to overcome sin and live victoriously through the power of the Holy Spirit. This message contains a special challenge to all men to rise up, take responsibility, overcome co…
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Kingdom Holy Spirit Leadership is all about being led by the Holy Spirit to walk in victory and then begin leading others to Christ to fulfil their destiny in Him. Leaders cannot take people anywhere they haven't first been. When we first lead our lives and seek the Holy Spirit, we can then lead others into victory and breakthrough. The Holy Spirit…
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Pastor Jonathan speaks about our desperate need for the Holy Spirit and how we are able to draw near to Him. The Holy Spirit is our source of strength and victory in this life as born-again believers. Outside of Him, we have nothing to offer of any significance. The Holy Spirit is our everything! Our heart at Celebration Church Rarotonga is that th…
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Pastor Jonathan shares about coming back into a real and vibrant relationship with Jesus. It is easy to fall into the trap of religion, where we do the right things and follow the right rules, but we are not in love with Jesus Himself. If you are not living in a true relationship with Jesus, now is the time to come home! Our heart at Celebration Ch…
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You may ask yourself "Why am I facing this trial? Where has it come from? Is this from the devil or is this actually of God?" In this powerful message, Pastor Jonathan shares vital keys on how we can discern where the storms are coming from and how we can overcome them. Our heart at Celebration Church Rarotonga is that this message will greatly ble…
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Pastor Jonathan preaches on five keys that will be vital for breakthrough in 2025. We all want this year to be better than the last, but unless we seek the Lord and apply ourselves to change in Him, we will watch the year slip by. We encourage you to apply these five keys to your life this year and watch what the Lord will do to bring you into a ne…
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Pastor Jonathan preaches on the things we need to prioritise in 2025 so that we can live in victory. The depth of our breakthrough in 2025 will depend on what we spend our time doing and what we prioritise. We need to make sure our lives are built on the presence of the Holy Spirit and on His kingdom principles. Our heart at Celebration Church Raro…
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Bernard Tararo preaches on the purifying work that happens when we God takes us through battles in our lives. The Lord took Israel through the wilderness for 40 years so that He could purify them before they entered the promised land. Often we want to skip straight to the blessing or the promises of God in our lives, but the Lord will often take us…
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Zachary Cargill breaks down Numbers 13/14 on the twelve spies sent to assess the promised land. He brings out the key differences between the faith of Caleb and Joshua verses the fear of rest of the ten spies. Zachary stresses the vital importance of building lives on the presence of God and seeking to be with the Holy Spirit in order to receive gi…
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Pastor Jonathan challenges continues his two part series and challenges us to live lives that count for the kingdom of God. There is a call for us to stand up and speak the truth in these days and not be intimidated by what others think. God is raising up men and women of God that will be bold in their faith for Jesus and not come under the spirit …
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Pastor Jonathan preaches a very strong word challenging the church to rise in prayer and fight for the future of our country. This is a prophetic message confronting the lethargy and complacency of the church. Pastor Jonathan calls men of God to stand up and lead their lives, their marriages and their homes. We are living in days where the church m…
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Zachary Cargill preaches a challenging message about standing up for righteousness and being engaged in the unseen battle for the soul of our nation. The Cook Islands needs the power of God to come and touch lives, heal hearts and set people free! But unless the Church stands up, confronts wickedness and speaks the truth, the kingdom of darkness wi…
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Pastor Jonathan shares on the importance of bringing small faith to the Lord and watching Him multiply it. When Rhoda reported Peter’s release from prison to the praying church members, they didn’t believe her—even though it was exactly what they had been praying for! God can answer our prayers in ways that may surprise us, but the key is to always…
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Pastor Jonathan shares about the power of our words to confront the mountains we face. Each one of us are facing battles that need to be shifted. The Bible says when we have true faith in God, we can confront the mountains that plague our lives. It's time to rise up, put on the armour of God and declare to Word of the Lord and see the victory take …
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Pastor Jonathan shares a challenging message on the need to be awake in this hour! With so many distractions that can rob our attention, we need to keep Jesus at the forefront of our lives. We are seeking God to come and radically transform our nation, but this will only come when we seek the Lord wholeheartedly. Our heart must be passionate about …
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Pastor Jonathan shares a message on the characteristics that God loves to see in our lives. With all of our pursuits in life, pleasing God should be our first priority. Our heart should always be to be a people that seek God first and to live according to His desire for us. Our heart at Celebration Church Rarotonga is that this message will greatly…
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Gus Meyer shares a great message about where our true inner strength comes from. In a world that promotes self-confidence and self-reliance, the Bible speaks another message. Gus shares from the life of Job and how his character and relationship with God caused him to stand in righteousness, despite facing extreme testing in his life. Our heart at …
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Bernard Tararo shares about our function as the church and our need to be passionately in love with Jesus. If we are not intentional about fanning the flames of God in our lives, we can find the fire beginning to dwindle. It is imperative that our relationship with Jesus is our number one priority and building His kingdom is our number one purpose!…
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Zachary Cargill preaches a powerful message on the favour of God and how it is vital that we walk according to God's ways, so they we live with His reward. Zachary shares 4 keys from the word of God on how to unlock the favour of the Lord over our lives. This is a timely message and one that will be a great blessing to your life in Christ! Our hear…
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When we come into alignment with the Lord's mindset, there is incredible breakthrough that is unlocked in our daily lives. It becomes easy to walk in God's destiny when we walk with a Kingdom mindset. On the contrary, when we have a carnal mindset we can be held and kept bound by the devil's devices. Pastor Jonathan shares about how imperative it i…
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Pastor Jonathan continues to speak on the power of a renewed mind and shares about how we must make sure our thoughts are filled with God's truth and not the enemy's lies. We are called to believe the Lord's promises and have Kingdom expectations in our daily lives. Be blessed by this challenging and empowering word! Our heart at Celebration Church…
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In this powerful message, Pastor Jonathan shares about the need to bring godly discipline to our thought life. If we do not bring spiritual discipline to our mind, we will find ourselves thinking all sorts of unrighteous thoughts which then lead to unrighteous actions. But when our thoughts are fixed on Jesus and His righteousness, our lives will b…
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In this powerful message, Pastor Jonathan continues to share on the great need for our minds to be renewed by Christ. There is a battle for the control of our thought life. The enemy wants to sow lies and deception into our thinking to get us off-course with our walk with God. However, the Lord has called us to be diligent with our thought-life and…
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Pastor Jonathan shares on the vital importance of the renewed mind. When our mind is not renewed into the mind of Christ, it is very difficult to walk like Jesus did. God wants to rearrange our thinking to have righteous thoughts and a mind filled with faith and trust in Him. Our heart at Celebration Church Rarotonga is that this message will great…
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In this message, Pastor Jonathan shares about living a life that conquers the power of sin and shame. Jesus died on the cross and resurrected again not only that we would have eternal life through Him, but also that we would live an overcoming life here on Earth! It is by His power that we walk in true freedom and victory. This is His will for us. …
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Pastor Natasha shares a very powerful message from the life of Isaac and his faith in God. This message is filled with great revelation about digging the wells in our lives, allowing the Holy Spirit to flow and building for eternity. We know this will help equip to you and strengthen your faith in Jesus! Our heart at Celebration Church Rarotonga is…
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James Cargill shares a powerful word on having great faith in God and being filled with praise and gratitude. The Lord is speaking to us to believe fully in His Word and His promises. It is easy for us to believe God for salvation, but do we believe God for healing, deliverance, and victorious living? Jesus paid the price for our total healing, but…
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It is time to dream big, expand our vision and refuse to let limitation hold back our faith in God! The Lord is increasing our faith to believe for miraculous doors to be opened. These are very exciting days as we push in for mighty moves of God's presence and power. Be challenged by Pastor Jonathan as he shares about speaking life into every situa…
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Is your faith ridiculous? God's Word is clear that we are to believe with faith and have no doubt. That is the biblical requirement. Often, we can have all sorts of back up plans in case God doesn't answer our prayer. But true faith has no plan B! This level of faith gets labelled as ridiculous. Even Jesus was ridiculed for His miraculous declarati…
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Bernard Tararo shares a very inspiring word about the blessing that comes when we submit to God. When we follow the Lord's instruction, He opens miraculous doors for us. But when we choose our own path, those miraculous doors remain shut. Submission is never easy, but when we submit to God's voice, it is always the best and most rewarding way! Let …
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We hear lots about faith, especially as Christians, but what does faith truly mean? In this message, Pastor Jonathan clarifies what faith is, how it is given to us and how we work with faith in our own lives. We believe this message will be a great blessing to your walk with God and bring an increase to your understanding of faith in Jesus! Our hea…
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Assuring Yourself In The Lord - Bobby Matapo
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Pastor Bobby Matapo has been a spiritual leader in the Cook Islands for several decades and has great kingdom influence in many different avenues in our country. He has seen God work miraculously in his body by overcoming terminal cancer. Hear his exciting story of how God healed him and be challenged by this teaching on having trust and faith in G…
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You've heard it before, 'pray without ceasing'. But do we actually do this? The truth is, we have the authority to shift our circumstance with the power of our prayer. Are you so longing for an answered prayer? Don't give up so easily! Jesus said in Luke 18:1, "that they ought to pray, and not lose heart". Pastor Jonathan shares a powerful message …
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When we walk in the natural realm, we don't have the strength and fortitude to face our giants. We need to live in the realm of faith so we can rise and confront our obstacles and conquer our trials. Enjoy this message by Pastor Jonathan, as he shares on how we can rise to overcome our battles. Our heart at Celebration Church Rarotonga is that this…
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We were so blessed as a church to have Murray and Nancy Watkinson share a fresh revelation about oneness in the body of Christ. We often hear the words "Till death do us part" at a wedding ceremony. But these words also speak to how we should treat our spiritual family. Murray shares from the book of Ruth and how the Lord is calling us into deeper …
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Pastor Jonathan shares in this message about the power of taking authority over our situations by speaking directly to the mountains we are facing. Jesus has given us both power and authority over our circumstances, to wrestle and contend for breakthrough in our lives. It comes first by understanding the authority we carry because when we know our …
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Pastor Jonathan shares a powerful message on the reality of the supernatural realm. Our assignment in life is a spiritual assignment. We must be aware how much influence the spiritual realm has on our daily lives and know what our authority is as born-again believers. We are not in a physical battle, but the Bible is clear that our wrestle is again…
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