Modern Christian Church in Wanaka | The Light House Church
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    • Life is Smoke
    • Elisha: Digging Ditches
    • Elisha: Make Room for the Miracle
    • Elisha: Iron Doesn’t Float
    • Bedroom Poetry – WEEK 2
    • Bedroom Poetry – WEEK 1
    • Hold the Sun — Part 1: When Time Stood Still
    • Hold the Sun — Part 2: When God Turns Back Time
    • Beyond the Steeple
    • Mind Gremlins
    • Jesus' Worst Sales Pitch
    • WTFaith? Part 2
    • Soul Sriracha
    • Fake Plastic Trees
    • WTFaith? Part 1
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In this message, we explore the strange and brutally honest words of Ecclesiastes, written by King Solomon — the wealthiest, wisest, and most successful man of his time. After chasing everything the world says should satisfy us — achievement, pleasure, knowledge, wealth — Solomon arrives at a shocking conclusion: “Meaningless! Everything is meaningless.” Or more literally, everything is smoke.
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Elisha: Digging Ditches:
What do you do when nothing seems to be happening? In this message, we explore what it means to prepare before the breakthrough — to dig the ditch before the rain comes. Real faith doesn’t wait for signs. It makes space. If you’re in a dry season, this one’s for you.
WEEK 1: Bedroom Poetry: The Bible’s steamiest book and why it matters today. Desire. Consent. Boundaries. Before marriage, before rules, before shame — the Song of Solomon shows us a picture of passion and longing that’s honest, poetic, and sacred. We’ll talk about what it means to navigate sexuality with integrity in a modern world — without guilt, fear, or legalism. You’ll laugh, maybe blush a little, and definitely see the Bible in a way you haven’t before.
WEEK 2 — After the Honeymoon
This week we dive into desire, honesty, and why vulnerability is the real foundation of connection. Ancient poetry, modern relationships, and a whole lot of real talk.
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Ever been at the end of yourself?
You’ve done everything right, prayed the prayers, pushed through the pain — and the light’s still fading.
Science can measure how belief shapes reality… but only God can make time itself stand still.

What if God could give back what time took?
The same God who once rewound the shadow can still redeem your story — not by changing the past, but by doing more with what’s left than you ever thought possible.
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Church isn’t just walls and steeples — it’s living, breathing people. Naomi Robbins takes us Beyond the Steeple, reimagining how the architecture of faith can evolve with us. 
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There’s a story beneath the silence — the part of faith we don’t always talk about. Watch this message and feel the pulse of what’s really happening beneath the surface.
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Your brain lies for a living. Mind Gremlins is all about catching the filter fails, reframing your thoughts, and finding the funny side before the gremlins win.
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Ever heard a pitch so bad… it might actually work? Jesus dropped the world’s worst sales pitch, and it changed everything.
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Some people walk in and the room goes flat — others walk in and it’s like throwing in a chilli 🌶️ Everything wakes up. That’s what it means to live with enthusiasm (literally en theos — “in God”). Don’t let the world drain you. Be the one who shifts the atmosphere. Bring the heat. Be Soul Sriracha.

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Ever felt like faith is confusing, messy, or just… weird?
WTFaith? is a series for the curious, the doubters, and the ones who’ve been told not to ask. We’re pulling back the curtain on faith — real, raw, and honest. 

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Loss. Heartbreak. The kind of storms that leave you breathless. Yet Bex stands — and invites us to do the same. This is a story of faith that fights back, joy that doesn’t quit, and bravery born in the rubble.

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IN SHORT
Ikigia
 means: what gets you up in the morning. It’s your God-given purpose.
God sees your potential, not just your present. (Like Abraham and Moses.)
Ikigai isn’t instant. It unfolds across seasons, patterns, and life events.
Don’t let others’ opinions bury your joy. Pay attention to what makes you come alive.
Your passion doesn’t have to become your profession—and maybe it shouldn’t.
Some things are just for you—and they still matter deeply.
Joy isn’t dumb. Maybe it’s exactly what God designed for you.



White carpets. Quiet shame.
What if faith isn’t about looking perfect…
but being seen in the mess?

LOCATION

Sunday 6pm
28 Reece Crescent, Wānaka

What people Are Saying

Greenwood
Absolutely love this church. Super relaxed and chill yet totally about Jesus and loving others. Felt really welcoming and accepting. The worship was so good and loved the atmosphere. The sermons are amazing and really relevant to everyday life. Would highly recommend this church to anyone.

Naomi
Awesome church, great music, heaps of young people, really funky space and a super relevant message. Definitely will be coming back

Pete
Awesome presence of God!

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  • Home
  • Messages
    • Life is Smoke
    • Elisha: Digging Ditches
    • Elisha: Make Room for the Miracle
    • Elisha: Iron Doesn’t Float
    • Bedroom Poetry – WEEK 2
    • Bedroom Poetry – WEEK 1
    • Hold the Sun — Part 1: When Time Stood Still
    • Hold the Sun — Part 2: When God Turns Back Time
    • Beyond the Steeple
    • Mind Gremlins
    • Jesus' Worst Sales Pitch
    • WTFaith? Part 2
    • Soul Sriracha
    • Fake Plastic Trees
    • WTFaith? Part 1
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