“And whatever you do, in word or in deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.”
- Colossians 3:17
Our annual January fast is a simple way of creating space for God to form us. Scripture gives many reasons to fast, but in this season our church leans into fasting as a way of making room to encounter God and allowing Him to reorient our lives toward Him. This year we are inviting our community to slow down, clear space, and let the Holy Spirit shape our ordinary, everyday lives into expressions of worship.
We believe that God wants to meet us in a powerful and transformative way and we are eagerly anticipating the countless testimonies of healing, transformation, and divine encounter that will emerge from this season of corporate prayer and fasting! Through January, these are the key commitments we’re making together:
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In previous seasons, we’ve engaged in various forms of fasting, but this year, we’re focusing on fasting meals from sun up to sundown. This physical act mirrors our spiritual hunger for God, creating space for deeper communion with Him. If this type of fast isn’t feasible for you right now, we encourage you to seek the Lord and ask Him how you can participate in a way that aligns with your season of life, trusting He will honor your devotion.
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We live in a world full of distractions that constantly pull us away from God. As part of this fast, we invite you to remove distractions like social media and digital entertainment. This time away from the noise helps us recalibrate our hearts and focus more on God, giving space to hear from Him.
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Fasting isn’t just about what we remove; it’s about what we replace it with. In the space created by fasting, we invite you to practice expressions of worship through your ordinary every day activities, spiritual disciplines, and biblical forms of praise and worship.
We have created a weekly guide for our 21 days with daily expressions of worship you can practice on your own and together!
CLICK HERE for the Ways to Worship: 21 Day Guide to Infinite Worship -
Our January 2026 Prayer Room located at 3177 Virginia Beach Blvd (BH offices) schedule will expand to the following schedule:
Monday - Thursday Morning Prayer from 8-9 AM
Thursday Noon Prayer from 12-1 PM + Next Gen Prayer from 1-2 PM
Friday Night Worship every Friday in January from 7-9 PM
24 HOUR BURN starting at 7 PM on Friday, January 23 and ending at 7 PM on Saturday, January 24.
21 Days of Fasting
We are consecrating 21 days aside to fast from food and digital distractions to center our hearts on worshipping God and exploring the endless ways to express this devotion in our every day lives.
Our corporate fast begins sundown on Sunday, January 4th after church and ends on Sunday, January 25 after church.
For more information on fasting and resources that are helpful on this topic, scroll down this page a little further.
Daily Ways to Worship
Paul invites us in Colossians 3:17 to see every task and every moment as something that can be done unto God. Worship becomes a posture of gratitude and presence in the everyday.
Pastor Ian has crafted a daily guide of different practices we can partake in as expressions of worship to God for all of us to follow along with for 21 days!
Click here to view Ways to Worship: A 21 Day Guide
22 Hour BURN
On January 23-24 from 7pm-5pm, we are hosting 22 hours of unceasing prayer and worship at the Big House Offices located at 3177 Virginia Beach Blvd!
Bring your heart and sound of praise and intercession as we exalt the Lord in our region!
All ages are welcome, but parents are responsible for their children at all times!
For more details about the burn, go to bighousechurch.com/events.
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Fasting is setting aside food (or something else) to draw nearer to God. It’s not about deprivation but devotion—a physical act that mirrors a spiritual hunger for Him. Through fasting, we humble ourselves, seek His face, and align our hearts with His purposes. It’s an invitation to let God fill the space that we often fill with other things. At its heart fasting is not about earning God’s favor but reorienting your heart toward Him. It’s an intentional act of humility, a way of saying, “God, I depend on You more than anything else.” It’s less about giving something up and more about opening yourself to what He wants to do in and through you.
Fasting in the Bible is a powerful tool for drawing closer to God, whether seeking His guidance, expressing repentance, or pursuing spiritual breakthroughs. Ezra fasted for God’s direction (Ezra 8:21), Jonah’s people fasted in repentance (Jonah 3:5), Esther called for fasting to cry out for deliverance (Esther 4:16), and Jesus fasted to prepare for His ministry (Matthew 4:2). Fasting also amplifies prayer in times of need, like when King Jehoshaphat sought God’s intervention (2 Chronicles 20:3), and it brings spiritual breakthroughs, as seen in Isaiah’s call for a fast that releases chains (Isaiah 58:6).Like most things, fasting is most beautifully realized as an expression of love, with the goal of deepening our communion with God and seeing His character and kingdom made manifest in our lives and on the earth.
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Sometimes it helps to really discover what fasting and prayer is biblically, and also how it can be applied today in our personal and corporate lives.
For resources on prayer, check out these books:
Prayer, by Richard Foster
Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools, by Tyler Staton
Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God, Timothy Keller
The Happy Intercessor, by Bill and Beni Johnson