Big House Church Podcast

Pastor Ian Thornton continues our summer in Nehemiah with a fresh, spontaneous word from the Lord. Gleaning from Nehemiah chapters 6 and 7, he highlights that the tactics Nehemiah's enemies used to draw Nehemiah away from building the wall are the same tactics that the enemy is using today to draw us away from pursuing our callings in the Lord. Nehemiah's response to his opposition was always pray...

Guest Speaker Pastor Steve Morgan continued our sermon series, Nehemiah: A Dwelling for Your Name. Looking at Nehemiah 5–6, he highlighted the dangers of neglecting healthy relationships while building God's house and the importance of staying focused amid distraction and opposition. He reminded us that how we treat one another while we build is just as important as the building itself. Big House...

Pastor Matt Ruckel continues the story of Nehemiah by looking through chapters 3 and 4. Nehemiah has assigned families in Jerusalem portions of the wall to rebuild while their enemies jeer and pester them with threats of harm. Each family had a responsibility to protect with a sword in one hand and build with a trowel in the other, even though they had no experience as warriors or builders. In thi...

Pastor Matt kicks off the summer in a new series, diving into the story of Nehemiah. Nehemiah's heart was never really about a wall or a building. When he prayed, he reminded God of His own promise, the word He had given through Moses. If My people return to Me, I will gather them and bring them to the place I have chosen to make My name dwell there. Nehemiah was asking God to do the very thing Go...

Pastor Ian Thornton finishes the series on praise by teaching on revelatory praise. Diving into Luke 7, we see two different heart postures towards Jesus - Simon the Pharisee and the woman who pours her alabaster jar of perfume onto Jesus' feet. The woman was responding to Jesus out of a revelation she had received from him, and Simon was judging her expression of praise. May you receive a greater...

Pastor Matt Ruckel continues our series on being a house of praise by looking at two more Hebrew words for praise. There are seven different Hebrew words for "praise" in the Bible, and each word expresses a different heart and posture of worship towards God. Pastor Matt takes a deep dive into two words that express surrender with the lifting of hands and giving sacrifices of praise unto the Lord....

Pastor Ian Thornton begins us in a new sermon series about biblical worship. There are seven different Hebrew words in the Bible for the english word "praise" - each with their own unique definiton on how to praise. Pastor Ian takes a deep dive into three of the seven words, and teaches of different heart postures we can have towards worship through the story of David and Michal. As you listen to...

This Mother's Day, as we celebrate the wonderful mothers of our house, we wanted to acknowledge and bless all the different types of mothers with a special prayer from those in our community. Alongside this blessing, Pastor Matt Ruckel brings a word of honor and encouragement to our mothers. Motherhood is so beautiful yet can be challenging, and though many may not see all the hard work you put in...

Sunday, May 3rd we spent our services mourning the loss of a dear Big House family member, Jessi Kinstler who suddenly went home to be with Jesus on Thursday, April 30, 2026. Her life is a testimony to the beauty and holiness of Jesus and she has marked us all. After hearing an original song that Jessi wrote just a few months ago, Pastor Matt offers a simple and honest framework for mourning when...

Missionaries of the house, Joel and Laci Hill, come and share the amazing things that God is doing in Thailand and Southeast Asia. The movement that began 2000 years ago on the day of Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit fell on the early church, is very alive and growing more now than ever before in history! May your hearts be filled with encouragement as you hear what the Lord is doing in the nations...

Pastor Matt shares from the heart as he guides us through what many of us may be feeling as "fog" and shows us the invitation Jesus to Peter in John 21 for restoration of his purpose, identity, and relationship. The same invitation is extended to 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....

Pastor Jacob Dyer continues the resurrection story from the Gospel of John, and through it speaks about how Jesus meets us where we are through His humanity. It is easy to get caught up in the divinity of Jesus that we often forget He was completely human as well, and He desires to have a very human relationship with you. May this invitation to more of Jesus draw you closer to Him today. Big House...

This Resurrection Sunday, our lead pastor, Matt Ruckel, comes with a word that not only has Jesus risen, but that He is our living hope. Through anecdotes and statistics, Pastor Matt shares how there is more evidence not only for the resurrection of Jesus but for the trustworthiness of the Bible, and thus the love that the Father has for you. God sent His one and only Son to die for you because He...

As we celebrated the triumphal and humble entry of King Jesus into the streets of Jerusalem, Pastor Ian Thornton leads us into a deeper understanding of what it means to truly receive Him now into our lives in the way that He deserves. 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 regula...

Frank Meadows, an elder and member of Big House for almost 15 years, shares his life experiences and testimonies of prophetic encounters and the lessons he has learned along the way. He gives us insight as to the importance of being baptized in the Holy Spirit and learning to walk with Him, especially in the gift of prophecy. Big House Church is cultivating a community of passionate worshippers wh...

Pastor Matt continues our sermon series called "A Prophetic Family" for the second week and invites us to see the reality that Holy Spirit is real and at work today, especially in prophecy. He takes us deeper into the specific traits of love from 1 Corinthians 13 that define how we must use prophecy to encourage, strengthen, and comfort the body of Christ - not for our own personal gain, but for t...

Pastor Ian Thornton introduces a new mini sermon series that felt like a timely deposit from the Lord to look deeply again at the spiritual gift of prophecy in our modern time, especially in light of much heartbreak in the charismatic churches surrounding prophecy. Ian beautifully teaches on the theology of desiring the gifts of God as Paul exhorts us in 1 Corinthians and 1 Thessalonians, and prea...

Pastor Matt Ruckel gives a "now" word as to where we in our history as Big House Church. We dive into the Isaiah 6 encounter to see the Isaiah 61 mission that unfolds. Matt shows us how this is for us, right now, as the church of Jesus Christ, and as Big House Church. Let us be cleansed by the Lord, see Him rightly, and be sent on mission. Now is the time! Big House Church is cultivating a communi...

Merle Shank, a One Focus leader and our current Ministry Support Pastor, brings a beautiful message that is core to our DNA as a worshipping church family. He highlights what "ultimate worship" is and the place that it all flows from - beholding God. He takes us deep into Isaiah 6:1-9 and unpacks the step by step encounter that Isaiah has with the Lord, and the result of this encounter. Big House...

After two weather-influenced Sundays (one canceled and one we made do!), it was so good to be together again in our usual rhythm. Pastor Matt Ruckel brings a word to shed light on the hardships and breakdowns of last season and the great potential of breakthrough in the power of Holy Spirit for the days ahead. May you be infused with courage and revived with the strength of the love of God! Big Ho...

Our worship director, Olivia Dyer, brings an inspirational message about creativity and expression. The first thing we read about God in the Bible is that He created and that we are created in his likeness. If we are created in His likeness, then even if you don't believe you are a creative person, He has made you to create. May you be encouraged this week to approach creativity in worship as we f...

Pastor Matt continues into our second week of fasting by teaching on the infinite ways to worship God through spiritual disciplines. Spiritual disciplines can sound like mere religious practices, or even a means for us to get God to do what we want. But they are actually tools to increase our hunger and desire for deeper measures of the Lord. In addition to this message, we encourage you to look a...

Pastor Ian Thornton shares an inaugural teaching on the theme and vision of this year's 21 day church wide fast "Infinite Worship." Giving applicable steps to consecrate every day life, our hope for this month and this week is that we would explore the infinite ways to worship an infinite God - even in the finite moments. In addition with this message, we encourage you to look at our 21 Day Fast w...

As we enter the new year and our annual fast, Pastors Matt Ruckel, Ian Thornton, and Jacob Dyer share their hearts and expectations for the coming year. Moving into our own building will be one of the biggest transitions we will face as a congregation, and our leadership team desires for our hearts and spirits to be prepared and fully engaged with what the Lord is doing through it. Join us as we e...

As we celebrate the birth of our Lord, Pastor Matt brings our Make Room sermon series to a close as he teaches on the almost natural reaction to worship the Lord, with awe, fear, and wonder like the shepherds on a hillside in response to the glory of God and the heavenly display of angels. May our hearts expand with a desire to worship Christ the King - our long expected hope of glory.' Big House...