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Big House Church PodcastCave of Adullam | Matt Ruckel Stepping into a role of leadership can feel daunting at times, but did you know that David was only 20 years old when he began to lead his company of men in the wilderness? Pastor Matt Ruckel shares some key points from David's time in the wilderness that can help us step into a new level of authority, no matter our leadership role. And the best part is, the qualifications for becoming a good leader are a lot lower than you might think. Join us as we continue our summer through the life of David. ...2025-07-1342 minBig House Church PodcastChange A Generation | Matt Ruckel + Steve Ruckel On Father's Day, Pastor Matt Ruckel invites his dad, Steve Ruckel, to speak with him about their family history and how Steve's choices created domino effects in Matt's life. Significant and spiritual decisions that Steve made as a father and follower of Jesus led to moments of encounter that changed the course of Matt's life. May fathers be encouraged to know that you can also start making decisions now that will set your family's course on the right path.Big House Church is cultivating a community of passionate worshippers who partner with Jesus to...2025-06-1529 minBig House Church PodcastHoly Spirit | Matt Ruckel As we gather for Pentecost Sunday, Pastor Matt Ruckel teaches on the person of Holy Spirit, the coming of the one whom we are celebrating. Holy Spirit is not some mystical force of God - He is the third person of the Trinity. This teaching will help you understand practically and more deeply who Holy Spirit is and how we can partner with Him for the Kingdom. May your desire for a fresh infilling of Holy Spirit be ignited today! Big House Church is cultivating a community of passionate worshippers who partner with Jesus...2025-06-0836 minBig House Church PodcastSuper Bloom | Matt Ruckel This Sunday was a pivot moment for our community. Our Prayer Room Coordinator Hope Wright received a powerful prophetic word from the Lord..." Super Bloom" which is a natural phenomenon where desert mountainous fields will have dormant wildflower seeds underground for years, and after an unusually rainy season, the flowers bloom all at once creating a wondrous landscape that can even sometimes be seen from space.Pastor Matt shared this word on Sunday as an affirmation and hope we can hold onto as we pray and cry out for the rain of God's love...2025-05-2520 minBig House Church PodcastBaptism Sunday | Matt Ruckel As we celebrate those in our community who have decided to publicly declare Jesus as Lord by following Him in baptism, Pastor Matt Ruckel teaches on the value and significance of the sacrament of baptism. If you have decided to ask Jesus to be the savior of your life but have not been baptized yet, this teaching will help you understand why it is important for us to be baptized. Big House Church is cultivating a community of passionate worshippers who partner with Jesus to create a kingdom culture on earth as it is...2025-05-0419 minBig House Church PodcastHere to Serve Pt. 1 | Matt Ruckel When we look at Jesus, we see that His call in coming to earth was not to be served, but to serve. In the posture of washing feet, we see the invitation of Christ to do the same as His disciples.Pastor Matt teaches the first part of "Here to Serve" series to share the why behind our service. It's not for our benefit, our gain, or our glory, but rather to obey and become like Christ, so that His kingdom would manifest on the earth as it is in heaven.2025-04-2746 minBig House Church PodcastResurrection Power | Matt Ruckel + Testimonies Jesus is ALIVE! Pastor Matt invited several couples and individuals to share powerful testimonies of God's resurrection power and transformation. Each one brought an exhortation for various seasons of life - suffering with Christ, running from the Father, waiting on Holy Spirit, and finding ourselves in the death and resurrection because of Jesus' sacrifice. Our prayer is that you will be not only encouraged, but strengthened in your spirit to follow Jesus, no matter the cost. Big House Church is cultivating a community of passionate worshippers who partner with Jesus to create a kingdom...2025-04-2055 minBig House Church PodcastA Generous Celebration | Matt Ruckel Pastor Matt brings our sermon series on Generosity to a close with an exhortation of the practice of celebrating God's provision, promises, and presence in our lives! We especially celebrated the generosity of the Lord through our church family who raised over half of our Time to Build: Finish Well building campaign goal! Praise God!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...2025-03-3044 minBig House Church PodcastA Generous Reward | Matt Ruckel Pastor Matt Ruckel concludes our sermon series on generosity by teaching on a generous reward. God gives us promises through his Word about what happens when we choose to live out his nature of generosity. Not only do we get to bless others and bring the Kingdom to heaven through our giving, there is freedom and joy and breakthrough for us when we walk as a generous people! May we walk in extravagant generosity according to the grace that God has called each of us! Big House Church is cultivating a community of passionate...2025-03-2331 minBig House Church PodcastA Generous People | Matt Ruckel Following a generous God means that we are called to be a generous people. Pulling from Scripture and personal testimonies, Pastor Matt Ruckel shows us how being generous brings life, light, and joy into our lives. How is the Lord asking you to be generous this week? 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...2025-03-0232 minBig House Church PodcastEver Increasing Glory | Matt Ruckel Pastor Matt unpacks part of 2 Corinthians 3 with us as he encourages us to behold the Lamb of God - Christ with unveiled faces.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. 2025-02-1641 minBig House Church PodcastUpward | Matt Ruckel 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...2025-01-1241 minBig House Church PodcastLOVE | Matt Ruckel 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...2024-12-2244 minBig House Church PodcastJOY | Matt Ruckel 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...2024-12-1546 minBig House Church PodcastSeek the Lord + Vision Night Recap | Matt Ruckel Pastor Matt shares his vision and heart for the future of Big House that is centered around the prayer + worship "model" that we see in Heaven. Also, he shares the layouts and plans for our future home at the Open Door property and if you'd like to see what he shared on screen, we recommend you view the Youtube version of this message here: !To watch our full Vision Night hosted on Tuesday, November 12 at 7 PM, click here: https://youtu.be/litZAdnzpTU.Big House Church is cultivating a community...2024-11-1743 minBig House Church PodcastMore Aware of His Presence | Matt Ruckel Do you long to be more aware of God's presence? Pastor Matt Ruckel teaches through Psalm 139 not only how we can increase our sensitivity to His presence, but how much God is aware of us. He knows you intimately and desires for you to experience Him through all your senses. May we become more aware of His spirit in the midst 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...2024-11-1043 minBig House Church PodcastCrossing Over | Matt Ruckel When the Israelites crossed over the Jordan River into the Promised Land, the Lord led them through a spiritual process of preparation through consecration. As our church prepares to move into a new building, Pastor Matt Ruckel invites us to prepare ourselves spiritually so that we may experience the fullness of what God has for our community in this season. 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...2024-10-2725 minBig House Church PodcastHere I Am Send Me | Matt Ruckel There is a communal invitation for our church to increase our devotion and consecration to the Lord on an individual level. Pastor Matt shares out of Isaiah 6 and the transitional moment in culture when Isaiah sees the Lord in His glory and as a result says "Here I am, send me."In partnership with this call, Matt shares 3 practical steps for strengthening ourselves in the Lord aka "bouncing back" - especially in a time when the enemy will do his best to keep us at bay because of the powerful movement of Holy Spirit...2024-10-0626 minBig House Church PodcastA Revival Hub | Matt Ruckel Pastor Matt continues his thoughts this week on what "revival" truly means for us as a community and the defining factors of a sustained culture of revival. He emphasizes the necessity of operating in the five-fold ministry and how each one is an integral part of a healthy church. As the Lord continues to move among us, let's ask Him what He's called us to in this "kairos" moment.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...2024-09-1533 minBig House Church PodcastReady + Willing | Matt Ruckel As the Holy Spirit moves through our Sunday services, Pastor Matt Ruckel shares some visionary thoughts on revival. Revival can often be thought as a movement that only happens within the church walls, but we believe that it can and should be an evident way of living for all Christians that is long lasting. Looking at Acts 2 and Joel 2:28 as models, Pastor Matt brings vision to what revival could mean for our church in this season.Big House Church is cultivating a community of passionate worshippers who partner with Jesus to create a kingdom...2024-09-0826 minBig House Church PodcastSummer on the Mount | Where is Your Treasure? | Matt Ruckel Pastor Matt teaches on the importance of knowing where your treasure truly is and how God can radically use the earthly treasure He blesses us with to bring His kingdom on earth as it is in heaven! Closing chapter 6 of Matthew, we see that there can only be one master God or money - which will we choose to submit to?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...2024-08-1832 minBig House Church PodcastSummer on the Mount | Vows, Revenge, and Loving Your Enemies | Matt Ruckel This week in our sermon series, we dive into the later case studies of the Law and the Prophets section of the Sermon on the Mount. Pastor Matt leads us through these "you've heard it said" examples from Jesus through a contextual and cultural lens to again reveal the heart behind the law and the prophets that Jesus is recalling to those listening. You'll gain a deeper understanding of the why behind each example and how to look at it for your life today with the help of our perfect Counselor, Holy Spirit.Big...2024-08-0447 minBig House Church PodcastSummer on the Mount | The Beatitudes | Matt Ruckel Pastor Matt Ruckel takes us line by line into the first section of the Sermon of the Mount, the Beatitudes. The Beatitudes are not if-then statements, but they are a way of life that the Lord intends for His people - a life of flourishing. Through revelation of the Beatitudes, Jesus wanted to release the good life to his followers and that invitation is extended to us! Although life will still have its challenges, do you want to flourish and live with joy?Big House Church is cultivating a community of passionate worshippers who...2024-07-1448 minBig House Church PodcastTime To Build x Blueprint | Matt Ruckel On the one year anniversary of our Time to Build Campaign, Pastor Matt brings the "blueprint" for what we believe God wants to do in and through Big House Church as we continue to grow in number and in maturity. As we prepare for our move to the new building in the coming years, Pastor Matt encourages us to dream BIGGER and to start now. What does God want to do with Big House Church? Whatever He wants is what we want.Big House Church is cultivating a community of passionate worshippers who partner...2024-06-2329 minBig House Church PodcastChosen Instrument | Dan Backens As a part of our special combined service, Pastor Dan Backens of New Life Church and One Focus Network joined us to install and re-ordain Pastor Matt Ruckel as the new Lead Pastor of Big House Church. In addition to overseeing this turning page moment in our church's history, Pastor Dan shares with us how we are each chosen instruments by God. He chose us before time began, and He chooses us now and it's all for His glory!Big House Church is cultivating a community of passionate worshippers who partner with Jesus to...2024-06-0926 minBig House Church PodcastEkklēsia | WE ARE BIG HOUSE | Matt Ruckel On the final Sunday of our teaching series on the Ekklēsia: The Church of Jesus Christ, Pastor Matt invites Hope and Joe Wright to share their story of how they came to Big House, why they've stayed, and what it looks like for them to be a part of the church - the body of Christ.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 T...2024-05-2643 minBig House Church PodcastEkklēsia | WHAT IS CHURCH? | Kristi Ruckel Kristi Ruckel, wife of Pastor Matt and leader of Harbor, our women's ministry, teaches the 2nd week of our sermon series on Ekklēsia: The Church of Jesus Christ." This week, she dives deeper into what the church actually is (or rather WHO it is) and what it's supposed to look like based on the early church days of Acts. Kristi invites us to recognize that the church is not a place we go on Sunday but a family - and not just any family! It is God's family and we belong to Him and each other.2024-05-1236 minBig House Church PodcastHeart on Fire | Matt Ruckel Pastor Matt brings a word right from Revelation that was addressed to the church in Laodicea who was lukewarm. He uses the instructions from the Lord to exhort us to be stoke the flame of first love and to be the burning ones with refined golden faith, robes of righteousness, and eyes of wisdom so that we may receive Jesus - who is knocking on the door.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...2024-04-2130 minBig House Church PodcastCity On A Hill | Matt Ruckel As we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord Jesus, Pastor Matt Ruckel encourages our congregation to let their light shine. We serve a God of light, and He has called us to shine our light brightly while we walk in a world of darkness. Everyone has a testimony inside of them that allows the Spirit of God to shine through us, and this world needs a light that will pierce the present shadows. Will you partner with the Lord to let Him shine through you?Big House Church is cultivating a community of passionate...2024-03-3131 minBig House Church PodcastTransition to Transformation | Matt Ruckel What will you do when change comes for you? Pastor Matt Ruckel continues the conversation on transition, and how transition can lead to transformation. Change can be a catalyst for growth. Just as a caterpillar trusts the process of metamorphosis to turn into a butterfly, so can we trust God in transition to experience transformation - and God desires to transform you into His image! 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...2024-03-0334 min
Big House Church PodcastA Permanent Habitation | Enthroned - Part 4 | Matt Ruckel To close our "Enthroned" sermon series, Pastor Matt Ruckel expresses the three enduring practices of our lives to have God's presence as a permanent habitation and not just a temporary visitation. Our desire is to create a dwelling place for Him - not just for Sunday services or pray and worship meetings, but for every day, every hour, for every moment of our lives. This is a beautiful wrap up of the past month of consecration & fasting to see our idols completely demolished before the throne of God. We invite you in to the deeper waters to be transformed...2024-01-2838 min
Big House Church PodcastCertificate of Suffering | Matt Ruckel Pastor Matt teaches on the fruit of suffering when we surrender to the process and walk with the Lord in it. Suffering is not for nothing, and it can bring incredible transformation,. 2023 felt like a year of a lot of suffering for many of us, and we believe 2024 is a year of harvesting the fruit of our faithfulness to God in the wilderness.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...2023-12-3144 min
Big House Church PodcastBrokenness | Matt Ruckel Pastor Matt shares a vulnerable and powerful teaching on the beauty of brokenness that can lead us deeper into relationship and reliance on God, despite the suffering we may experience in life. Based out of Jeremiah 18, he teaches about God as the potter and us as the clay, that God takes good pleasure in "reworking" when things are broken in us. If you are feeling broken in spirit, or want to know how to walk in the way of a broken & contrite heart, you need this word. Be blessed as you listen!Big House...2023-11-1947 min
Big House Church PodcastCounting The Cost | Matt Ruckel Pastor Matt Ruckel teaches from Luke 14 about counting the cost of true discipleship. As we continue to reflect on the beautiful life of our beloved Papa Jerry Cates, we recognize the mantle and anointing he carried came from a purity in his walk with the Lord and he counted the cost. Matt shares several practical action steps to counting the cost to live a life of discipleship.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...2023-10-2246 min
Big House Church PodcastTime to Build: Legacy | Matt Ruckel Pastor Matt Ruckel teaches on the history and meaning of Amos 9:11 our church and Time to Build campaign verse! It is the heartbeat behind everything God has done and is doing right now in our midst. To radically alter our lives to invite God into every part means to put Him at the center, even if it seems foolish! And that's what we are doing with Time to Build - making space for God to come and meet with us and everyone who enters our future building, just as David did with the Tabernacle when he was made king...2023-05-2146 min
Big House Church PodcastA Dwelling Place | Matt Ruckel As we enter this season of dreaming and building our new home at the Open Door, Pastor Matt shares from his heart about the biblical principle of creating a place in our hearts for God as well as a place for Him to be lifted up by His church.www.bighousechurch.com 2023-04-1634 min
Big House Church PodcastSuccess for the Sojourner | Matt Ruckel As we recognize that we are sojourner's on this earth, and also that our church is on a journey of transitioning from one location to another, Pastor Matt Ruckel gives us tips on avoiding pitfalls along the way. He looks at the Israelite people in the wilderness as an example of what not to do, and scriptures of gratitude and contentment of what to do in a season of "in between."Big House Church is cultivating a community of passionate worshippers who partner with Jesus to create a kingdom culture on earth as it...2023-02-2640 min
Big House Church PodcastContinued Consecration | Matt Ruckel At the end of our 21 days of fasting & prayer as a consecrated people unto the Lord, Pastor Matt Ruckel teaches on the importance of not having just a season of consecration, but that living holy & set apart unto God would be our normal as Christians.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.www.bighousechurch.com 2023-01-2939 min
Big House Church PodcastMatt Ruckel | First, Love Pastor Matt Ruckel teaches on the primary purpose of loving Jesus and how our obedience overflows out of first, loving Him.(audio from Virginia Beach service at 10am)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.www.bighousechurch.com 2022-10-1656 min
Big House Church PodcastMatt Ruckel | Truth with Love Pastor Matt speaks on truth in love. Without both, we are lacking the fullness of Christ in our lives and the lives around us. Listen for practices for doing all things in love, and still share the truth, as well as some funny stories from Matt's own opportunities to love others despite his own feelings.(audio from Norfolk service at 4pm)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.2022-09-1842 min
Quotenmeter.FMAusgabe 288: «Doctor Who»: Matt Smith & Peter Capaldi (21.11.2014)Seit über 51 Jahren strahlt die BBC die Serie «Doctor Who» aus, die seit diesem Jahr mit dem schottischen Schauspieler Peter Capaldi besetzt ist. Im vergangenen Jahr strahlte der britische Sender nicht nur die siebte Staffel der Neuauflage aus, sondern auch das fulminante 50-Jahre-Special. An Weihnachten verabschiedete sich auch Matt Smith als Inkarnation des elften Doktors.
René Rückel und Fabian Riedner diskutieren über den Abgang des "zerlumpten Manns" und die vergangenen drei Staffeln mit Matt Smith. Außerdem werden die ersten zwei neuen Episoden der achten Runde besprochen, in der Capaldi die Hauptrolle übernahm. Kann der neue Doktor mit dem elften D...2014-11-2100 min