Fire & Fragrance South Africa Podcast

In this episode, Edwin Fillies brings a stirring message on what it really means to be one. Rooted in John 17, the High Priestly Prayer, Edwin unpacks how the oneness Jesus prays for is not just unity, but a complete, Spirit-wrought oneness modelled on the love between the Father and the Son. Through stories spanning Cape Town, Uganda, Australia, and beyond, he shows us what that love looks like when it gets its hands dirty - crossing racial lines, sitting with the marginalised, and entering into friendships that the world would never expect. Edwin argues that you can run every programme, go on every outreach, and still never truly love if you never cross the line from helping people to belonging to them. This message will challenge the way you think about mission, compassion, and what it really means to love the way Jesus loved.

Afrika Mhlope unpacks Ephesians 2:10 and calls us back to something foundational - our identity. Before the labels, the pain, or the comparison, we were created with intention and value by God. This message challenges the way we see ourselves, exposing the battle of the mind and inviting us to believe what God says is true. You are not defined by your background or your experience, you are His workmanship, created for a purpose.

So often we approach hearing God’s voice as a way to get answers: what to do next, how to lead, where to go. But what if that’s only part of it? In this episode, we explore what it looks like to hear God’s voice simply to receive His love—and to let that love change us from the inside out.

This week, Ailea Gibson leans into storytelling and walks us through The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis, unpacking the quiet danger of spiritual dullness. We talk about how drifting from God rarely feels dramatic — it’s slow, subtle, and easy to miss. Through Lewis’ imagery, we’re reminded what it means to stay awake, hold onto truth, and resist the fog that makes us forget.

In this episode, Caleb Cox explores the life of Aaron and what it means to be called a holy priesthood through 1 Peter 2:4. From miracles and priestly garments to the failure of the golden calf, Aaron’s story holds both glory and weakness in tension. Yet after his greatest failure, he was still anointed by God as leader. This episode reminds us that God’s calling over your life is not cancelled by your worst moment.