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Welcome to the More Life Church Podcast! We are a place where people can meet Jesus, engage in life-giving community, and everyone is welcome. We believe in creating a space where people can have authentic encounters with Christ, discover their gifts and use them for God’s glory. More Life Church is located in Newark, Ohio and is led by Pastor Josh Pennington.
Welcome to the More Life Church Podcast! We are a place where people can meet Jesus, engage in life-giving community, and everyone is welcome. We believe in creating a space where people can have authentic encounters with Christ, discover their gifts and use them for God’s glory. More Life Church is located in Newark, Ohio and is led by Pastor Josh Pennington.
Episodes

Jun 21, 2022
Father’s Day | Pastor Josh Pennington
Jun 21, 2022
Jun 21, 2022
34 min
Understanding someone's needs is the first step of a better connection. This is vitally important for our families to function in a healthy way. Often the father figure can feel the burden of toughing it out.
Join us this week as Pastor Josh continues our series on Worship with a special twist for Father's Day, covering 7 unique ways men can offer their worship to God.

Jun 14, 2022
Awe & Wonder | Pastor Josh Pennington
Jun 14, 2022
Jun 14, 2022
46 min
God wants us to worship according to the way He made us. Mark 12:29-31 tells us that God wants us to worship with all of our heart, mind, soul, & strength. But, what happens when our worship conflicts with others? This week, Pastor Josh continues our message series on worship & how we can help understand those who worship with "Awe & Wonder" in a healthy way.

Jun 7, 2022
Sacred Pathways | Pastor Josh Pennington
Jun 7, 2022
Jun 7, 2022
34 min
Have you ever tried to emulate someone & quickly became frustrated when you didn't get the intended results? This can happen quickly in how we worship. God wants your worship according to the way He made you! Check out this week's message, "Sacred Pathways", where Pastor Josh walks us through the myriad of ways Christians develop their relationship with God. To not only understand ourselves better, but to be empathetic to those around us.

May 31, 2022
May 31, 2022
43 min
When dealing with relationships it often feels like they should come with a survival guide. But, we often forget to look inward at what we can do. More importantly, we often forget to look at God's example and how He has given clear directions on what an expression of love looks like.
Check out this week's very special message where Pastor Larry is joined by his wife, April, as they remind us sometimes, "It's The Little Things"

May 24, 2022
The Heavenly Draft | Pastor Larry Miller
May 24, 2022
May 24, 2022
37 min
Since the beginning of time, humanity has desired relationship, most affectionally in the form of love.
Poets, writers, musicians, actors, and philosophers all have sought to express the emotion of being chosen. It makes you wonder, what does love have to do with it?
In this message, Pastor Larry Miller describes the greatest kind of love & where to find it.

May 17, 2022
May 17, 2022
38 min
Structure often gives us the guidelines we need to focus on the task at hand. But, what happens when we begin to serve the process? Sometimes a disruption allows us to refocus.
Check out this week's message where Pastor Josh uses the Old Testament plan of the Tabernacle to reframe a pattern for a worshipful life.

May 9, 2022
Child of God | Janet Loos
May 9, 2022
May 9, 2022
41 min
Mother's Day can invoke a variety of emotions in each person. But, today we choose joy with Janet Loos sharing a special message about identity. Check out this honest, heartfelt look at what it means to be a "Child of God"

May 4, 2022
Head Shoulders Knees & Toes | Pastor Josh
May 4, 2022
May 4, 2022
32 min
What is worship? Is that word just reserved for a band on Sunday mornings or maybe songs on our playlist?
Who? What? Where? When? Why? How? These common questions ask us to delve deeper into the nature of our worship. We have a tendency to overcomplicate the matter. Jesus makes it simple, our worship should encompass our head & our heart.
This week, Pastor Josh continues our message series, "Worship-More Than a Song"

Apr 25, 2022
Worship-It’s More Than a Song | Pastor Josh
Apr 25, 2022
Apr 25, 2022
31 min
What is worship? Is that word just reserved for a band on Sunday mornings or maybe songs on our playlist? Often we find so many things dying for our time and attention. What are we giving priority to?
This week, Pastor Josh begins a new message series on "Worship-It's More Than a Song"

Apr 18, 2022
Easter Sunday | Pastor Josh Pennington
Apr 18, 2022
Apr 18, 2022
40 min
Forgiveness. This word can mean countless things to so many people. Yet, until we understand the fullness of the word we can't appreciate what it really means.
In this week's message, Pastor Josh reminds us that we love in proportion to forgiveness.

Apr 11, 2022
Jesus - The Lamb of God
Apr 11, 2022
Apr 11, 2022
32 min
Are you familiar with John 3:30? John the Baptist is telling the crowds that, "He must increase, but I must decrease." As we prepare for the final stretch toward Easter, Pastor Josh gives us a look at who Jesus really is as he shares with us about "Jesus-The Lamb of God"

Apr 4, 2022
He Must Increase | Pastor Josh
Apr 4, 2022
Apr 4, 2022
30 min
We live in a society where we crave the spotlight & the fame that comes along with it. Yet, we often see people crumble under the pressure of notoriety. Maybe we are famous enough?
This week Pastor Josh returns to start a new mini-series, "He Must Increase"

Mar 28, 2022
The EPA
Mar 28, 2022
Mar 28, 2022
34 min
Would you ever try growing flowers in an oil spill? Just like they would struggle to grow in that environment, you can't grow in an unhealthy space either. Are you protecting your personal environment? Maybe it's time to invite God in to change it up!
This week, Pastor Larry Miller shares with us the value of "The EPA" & the impact of how protecting our personal environment will help us grow.

Mar 21, 2022
The Power of Choice
Mar 21, 2022
Mar 21, 2022
33 min
Life seems like it can be a series of choices & other times it feels like everything is happening to us. Are we just a sum of the choices we make? Do we have a choice at all? Maybe there is something more to it?

Mar 14, 2022
The Reason God Made You | Pastor Josh
Mar 14, 2022
Mar 14, 2022
35 min
Have you ever looked in the mirror & wondered about the person looking back at you? We often look within for the answer to our purpose. But, what if that answer is based on what we are most aware of?

Mar 8, 2022
Before The End | Pastor Josh Pennington
Mar 8, 2022
Mar 8, 2022
32 min
Does your world seem chaotic? Are you stressed about current events? When disasters occur people tend to look to the end times but this often leads to much confusion and many more questions.
In this message, Pastor Josh Pennington offers a common sense and biblical look at what will happen "Before the End".

Feb 28, 2022
Not By Chance | Pastor Larry Miller
Feb 28, 2022
Feb 28, 2022
29 min
Ever really felt inconvenienced by a situation? Perhaps that situation isn't for you but the opportunity for you to impact the life of someone else. In this week's message, Pastor Larry reminds us that it's "Not By Chance" that we can find ourselves in a place to act in a person's life when they need it.

Feb 14, 2022
The Fight on the Inside | Pastor Josh Pennington
Feb 14, 2022
Feb 14, 2022
28 min
We all know what frustration feels like, and it’s easy to find ourselves asking the question “why do I feel this way?”
Perhaps we are frustrated with our friends, family, employer, government, church, or a multitude of other things we encounter throughout life.
In today’s message, Pastor Josh shows us God’s way to navigate these feelings and this world with a healthy soul.

Feb 7, 2022
Feb 7, 2022
33 min
This week Pastor Josh concluded our Power of Partnership series with two unique messages.
In our first service, he brought a message titled ‘Growing Up Spiritually,’ where he taught on three stages of spiritual development.
In our second service God was moving in Pastor Josh, and he obediently switched gears, and brought a powerful message on the anointing and the importance of grabbing on to the power God has made available to us.

Feb 7, 2022
Feb 7, 2022
39 min
This week Pastor Josh concluded our Power of Partnership series with two unique messages.
In our first service, he brought a message titled ‘Growing Up Spiritually,’ where he taught on three stages of spiritual development.
In our second service God was moving in Pastor Josh, and he obediently switched gears, and brought a powerful message on the anointing and the importance of grabbing on to the power God has made available to us.
