As we launch a new season of small groups, one of our elders, Steve Elliott, shares not on why or how we need community, but on the desire for community! Reflecting on the Apostle Paul and the book of Philippians, Steve notices how deeply tied Paul's heart was to this specific group of people. May your heart be encouraged to build deeper connections with your own community today!

Big House Church is cultivating a community of passionate worshippers who partner with Jesus to create a kingdom culture on earth as it is in heaven. We regularly meet on Sundays @ 9 & 11 AM at the Zeider Theater in Town Center Virginia Beach.

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As we end our fast and sermon series, our youth pastor, Pastor Adam Johnson, teaches out of Nehemiah 1, and how Nehemiah's prayer reflects inward, upward, and outward prayer. With it Pastor Adam notices how Nehemiah's prayer ends with action and correlates that with the Father's desire for us act upon the love He's given us to reach the lost. Outward prayer is not only about praying for other people by yourself, but it's about demonstrating the power of the Gospel through evangelism. May we be a people who are eager to learn how to share the Gospel with those outside of our community!

Big House Church is cultivating a community of passionate worshippers who partner with Jesus to create a kingdom culture on earth as it is in heaven. We regularly meet on Sundays @ 9 & 11 AM at the Zeider Theater in Town Center Virginia Beach.

Learn more at www.bighousechurch.com.

Have you noticed your spiritual hunger increase as you have set aside your physical hunger? On the second Sunday of our fast, Pastor Matt Ruckel teaches on different types of prayer that help cultivate intimacy with the Father. These various forms of prayer are meant to help us tap into a deeper level of connection and relationship with God, and maybe the Lord has a specific connection point for you and Him in this season. May we have open ears to hear how the Father wants to draw us in during this fast!

Big House Church is cultivating a community of passionate worshippers who partner with Jesus to create a kingdom culture on earth as it is in heaven. We regularly meet on Sundays @ 9 & 11 AM at the Zeider Theater in Town Center Virginia Beach.

Learn more at www.bighousechurch.com.

Have you ever started praying, then suddenly stopped because you became distracted or you thought your prayers weren't good enough? On this first day of our 2025 fast, Pastor Ian Thornton teaches from Luke 18 about the things that will kill your prayer life, and the things that help it thrive. May we learn to shut out the things that are prayer killers, and press into the ways of Jesus that will call us deeper into prayer.

Big House Church is cultivating a community of passionate worshippers who partner with Jesus to create a kingdom culture on earth as it is in heaven. We regularly meet on Sundays @ 9 & 11 AM at the Zeider Theater in Town Center Virginia Beach.

Learn more at www.bighousechurch.com.

As we approach our annual January fast, Pastor Ian Thornton begins a new sermon series on the vision and theme for this fast, "Teach Us How To Pray." The heart of fasting, among other spiritual disciplines, is to step into an expression of love and worship towards God that is different than what is considered normal. As you prepare your heart for 21 days of fasting, begin to ask God how He wants you to engage with your whole body and expect Him to transform you in new and wonderful ways!

Big House Church is cultivating a community of passionate worshippers who partner with Jesus to create a kingdom culture on earth as it is in heaven. We regularly meet on Sundays @ 9 & 11 AM at the Zeider Theater in Town Center Virginia Beach.

Learn more at www.bighousechurch.com.

On this final Sunday of Advent, Pastor Matt Ruckel takes us through a part of the Christmas story that perhaps we might have not seen before. Using scriptural references and a little bit of imagination, he tells us the story of Mary and Joseph at the Temple in Jerusalem 40 days after Jesus was born, focusing on the characters of Mary, Simeon, and Anna. May the Lord open your eyes to encounter Jesus in a new way as you celebrate him this Christmas!

Big House Church is cultivating a community of passionate worshippers who partner with Jesus to create a kingdom culture on earth as it is in heaven. We regularly meet on Sundays @ 9 & 11 AM at the Zeider Theater in Town Center Virginia Beach.

Learn more at www.bighousechurch.com.

In the third week of Advent, Pastor Matt teaches on the unstoppable joy that can only be found in knowing Jesus Christ. In our efforts to fulfill our own happiness, we become exhausted, disappointed, and dissatisfied but when we tap into the true source of joy, we find ourselves fully alive, no matter the circumstances of life.

Big House Church is cultivating a community of passionate worshippers who partner with Jesus to create a kingdom culture on earth as it is in heaven. We regularly meet on Sundays @ 9 & 11 AM at the Zeider Theater in Town Center Virginia Beach.

Learn more at www.bighousechurch.com.

In a season that is beautiful yet stressful for many, peace can seem like an illusive thing. But the peace that God gives us, his Shalom, is meant to sustain us through the chaotic so that we can keep our eyes fixed on Jesus. Pastor Jacob Dyer teaches how we can tap into the peace of God this advent season and how we can bless others with it.

Big House Church is cultivating a community of passionate worshippers who partner with Jesus to create a kingdom culture on earth as it is in heaven. We regularly meet on Sundays @ 9 & 11 AM at the Zeider Theater in Town Center Virginia Beach.

Learn more at www.bighousechurch.com.

Spiritual father of the house, Steve Ruckel, begins our advent season by teaching about biblical hope. Unlike worldly hope that fades away, biblical hope is based on the trustworthiness of the Lord, and it is often translated as "waiting" or "tense expectation". As we fix our eyes on Jesus this Christmas season, may our hope in him stand firm, believing in the promises God has for us.

The video shared during the sermon from The Bible Project can be found and viewed here: https://youtu.be/4WYNBjJSYvE?si=EXMyjP2f97TM89WN

Big House Church is cultivating a community of passionate worshippers who partner with Jesus to create a kingdom culture on earth as it is in heaven. We regularly meet on Sundays @ 9 & 11 AM at the Zeider Theater in Town Center Virginia Beach.

Learn more at www.bighousechurch.com.

Missionaries of the house, Joel and Laci Hill, come to share and update our community about what the Lord has been doing in Thailand and the surrounding nations over the past two years. From blind eyes being opened to feeding the hungry, the Lord is doing wondrous works through their ministry, Glad World. Let's celebrate what the Lord is doing in South East Asia!

To learn more about Glad World, visit - https://gladworldinc.org/.

Big House Church is cultivating a community of passionate worshippers who partner with Jesus to create a kingdom culture on earth as it is in heaven. We regularly meet on Sundays @ 9 & 11 AM at the Zeider Theater in Town Center Virginia Beach.

Learn more at www.bighousechurch.com.