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As we approach 18 years as a church community, Pastor Ian Thornton shares a word in which he feels that the Lord is calling us into a coming-of-age season where the Lord is maturing us in the way we operate as a corporate body. Historically, there are things that the Lord has called us into, and it is time not to forsake those callings but to grow into a different, maturer expression of the Lord's desire for our church. May you be encouraged to grow in how the Lord wants you to participate in advancing His Kingdom! 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 meet regularly at 9 & 11 AM at The Zeider Theater in Virginia Beach, VA. For more information, go to www.bighousechurch.com.

Missionaries of our house, Blake Donnelly and his family, visit to share the wonderful things the Lord is doing in their family and in Southeast Asia. To support the Donnelly family, go to https://www.luke249project.com/. To support the Free Burma Rangers, go to https://www.freeburmarangers.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 meet regularly at 9 & 11 AM at The Zeider Theater in Virginia Beach, VA. For more information, go to www.bighousechurch.com.

Our new missions director, Pastor Steve Morgan, brings an encouraging word on how loving our neighbors well leads to loving the nations. Here at Big House Church, we love to be in the presence of God. But if we don't move forward from being in the presence of God, we will miss experiencing Jesus outside of the church walls. May our hearts be stirred to become a missionally minded 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 meet regularly at 9 & 11 AM at The Zeider Theater in Virginia Beach, VA. For more information, go to www.bighousechurch.com.

Elder of the house, Steve Elliot, walks us through Psalm 127 to open our eyes to see how this psalm applies to our body in the season that we're in. As we finish building our new physical building, we must remember that the Lord must be the first cause in everything we do and that we are secondary. May your hearts be encouraged as we discover how God has been moving in our region and how we can partner with His advancing Kingdom in coastal Virginia! 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 meet regularly at 9 & 11 AM at The Zeider Theater in Virginia Beach, VA. For more information, go to www.bighousechurch.com.

We are in the final days of building our new church building! To reach the finish line of a building fully completed, furnished, and functional, we are asking you to prayerfully consider and ask the Holy Spirit what your courageous gift can be to partner with us. Pastor Jacob Dyer gives us a look back at what the Lord has done through the history of Big House Church, and Pastor Matt Ruckel gives us a vision ahead for the days to come when we enter the new building. 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 meet regularly at 9 & 11 AM at The Zeider Theater in Virginia Beach, VA. For more information, go to www.bighousechurch.com.

Visiting once again from South Africa, Pastor Louis Kotzé brings a word on abundance and scarcity. The world that we live in believes that there will never be enough and is afraid that they could lose everything they own. As followers of Christ, we serve a big God who does not fear lack but operates in abundance. How would our lives be transformed if we walked as though we believed that the Lord would not only provide more than enough for our needs, but would provide in abundance for all the needs around us? 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 meet regularly at 9 & 11 AM at The Zeider Theater in Virginia Beach, VA. For more information, go to www.bighousechurch.com.

Our community life pastor, Pastor Adam Johnson, completes our series on community by posing the question, "How do we make Him known through our community groups?" The Lord has given us the precious gift of His Gospel to share with the lost, but how will they hear or know about it unless we become witnesses of Jesus Christ? May you be encouraged today by the good news that is Jesus. 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 meet regularly at 9 & 11 AM at The Zeider Theater in Virginia Beach, VA. For more information, go to www.bighousechurch.com.

Pastor Matt Ruckel continues our series entitled, "Made to Belong," which is emphasizing the importance of being in Godly community. This week, Pastor Matt highlights a part of the Community Groups vision, "To Be Known." He speaks on three doors that can keep us isolated from community, and two hiding places that we can stay in. As we learn to open our hearts and let others truly known us, we discover the community that God created us for. 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 meet regularly at 9 & 11 AM at The Zeider Theater in Virginia Beach, VA. For more information, go to www.bighousechurch.com.

Pastor Ian Thornton kicks off a new series about community, focusing on how we get to know God through the body of Christ. Reading through John 15, we find that Jesus has asked us to love one another the way that He has loved us. By loving each other the way that God has loved us, we can discover who God is and how he loves through other people. As you listen through this sermon series, be encouraged to find people to call your 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 meet regularly at 9 & 11 AM at The Zeider Theater in Virginia Beach, VA. For more information, go to www.bighousechurch.com.

Pastor Matt Ruckel takes us back to the basics by bringing a message from his heart. Is there sin in your life that you're struggling with? Perhaps a coping mechanism you can't get rid of or a habit that you know is not aligned with the way of the Lord? Are you wrestling with the disappointment you feel from hiding something in the dark? Take heart! By submission to the Lord and the power of the Holy Spirit breakthrough is coming from you. May you be encouraged to say yes to the leading of the Lord and receive life, joy, and peace 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 meet regularly at 9 & 11 AM at The Zeider Theater in Virginia Beach, VA. For more information, go to www.bighousechurch.com.

As we wrap up our series on powerful, intercessory prayer, Pastor Matt Ruckel challenges us to think about what if our prayers actually got answered, and how to step into praying with authority. Gleaning from Philippians 4, he teaches on how we can be practical about the way that we pray and how submitting our requests to the Lord transforms us. As you listen, may you be encouraged to keep pressing into this way of prayer that we are cultivating in 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 meet regularly at 9 & 11 AM at The Zeider Theater in Virginia Beach, VA. For more information, go to www.bighousechurch.com.

Visiting from Shofar Christian Church in South Africa, Pastor Heinrich exhorts our community on the importance of corporate prayer. To step into the ring of prizefighting prayer, we not only need to be persistent in our prayer closets, but we also need to gather as a church to engage in intercessory prayer. Corporate prayer unifies us in the presence of the Lord and engages us in faith-filled prayers that will move the nations. May your hearts be encouraged to join a prayer gathering, and to find out information about Big House Church's prayer rooms, visit https://www.bighousechurch.com/prayerroom. To learn more about Shofar Christian Church, visit https://shofaronline.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 meet regularly at 9 & 11 AM at The Zeider Theater in Virginia Beach, VA. For more information, go to www.bighousechurch.com.

Looking at the parable of the persistent widow in Luke 18, Pastor Ian Thornton continues our series on intercessory prayer by walking us through what it looks like to be persistent in prayer. The widow did not annoy the judge with long, lofty speeches or come up with new ways to present her case - she just asked him over and over to vindicate her from her adversary. Persistence in prayer simply means asking the Lord again for what you're contending for. May your faith increase as you listen and be encouraged to keep asking the Lord for breakthrough in your 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 meet regularly at 9 & 11 AM at The Zeider Theater in Virginia Beach, VA. For more information, go to www.bighousechurch.com.

Missionary of the house, Kathleen Dillard, shares a simple yet encouraging word about prayer. Kathleen says that "Christian maturity is mastering the basics," and she shares some simple but powerful tools for prayer and intercession. May your hearts begin to burn as you listen to these powerful insights on 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 meet regularly at 9 & 11 AM at The Zeider Theater in Virginia Beach, VA. For more information, go to www.bighousechurch.com.

Pastor Matt Ruckel kicks off the month in a new series, Prizefighter Prayer. With a heart to see Big House Church grow into a house of prayer, Pastor Matt offers a word of encouragement on how we as a community can grow in intercessory prayer. Intercession, or even praying aloud may feel foreign to many, but like any other skill it just requires practice and experience to grow into excellence. Join us as we dive into another month of prayer where we grow together in intercession. 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 meet regularly at 9 & 11 AM at The Zeider Theater in Virginia Beach, VA. For more information, go to www.bighousechurch.com.