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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.
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Monday Apr 04, 2022
He Must Increase | Pastor Josh
Monday Apr 04, 2022
Monday Apr 04, 2022
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"

Monday Mar 28, 2022
The EPA
Monday Mar 28, 2022
Monday Mar 28, 2022
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.

Monday Mar 21, 2022
The Power of Choice
Monday Mar 21, 2022
Monday Mar 21, 2022
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?

Monday Mar 14, 2022
The Reason God Made You | Pastor Josh
Monday Mar 14, 2022
Monday Mar 14, 2022
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?

Tuesday Mar 08, 2022
Before The End | Pastor Josh Pennington
Tuesday Mar 08, 2022
Tuesday Mar 08, 2022
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".

Monday Feb 28, 2022
Not By Chance | Pastor Larry Miller
Monday Feb 28, 2022
Monday Feb 28, 2022
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.

Monday Feb 14, 2022
The Fight on the Inside | Pastor Josh Pennington
Monday Feb 14, 2022
Monday Feb 14, 2022
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.

Monday Feb 07, 2022
The Power of Partnership | The One Where Pastor Josh Was Disturbed
Monday Feb 07, 2022
Monday Feb 07, 2022
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.

Monday Feb 07, 2022
The Power of Partnership | Growing Up Spiritually
Monday Feb 07, 2022
Monday Feb 07, 2022
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.

Monday Feb 07, 2022
The Power of Partnership | Open Doors
Monday Feb 07, 2022
Monday Feb 07, 2022
What if the disciples said “not now Jesus' when He tells them to cast out their nets? How often have you been in a similar position where Jesus is asking you to do something, yet you continue to say no? In this week’s message, Pastor Josh teaches the importance of living with a heart that says “yes,” and walking through the doors God opens in your life.

Monday Jan 24, 2022
The Power of Partnership | FlexYour Faith (Pastor Larry Miller)
Monday Jan 24, 2022
Monday Jan 24, 2022
Faith is one of the main keys to partnering with God in your life. In this weeks message Pastor Larry Miller shares how you can not only build your faith but begin to put it into action!
Watch this weeks message titles "Flex Your Faith" by Pastor Larry Miller.

Monday Jan 24, 2022
The Power of Partnership | Same Game, New Rules
Monday Jan 24, 2022
Monday Jan 24, 2022
When the power of Jesus is injected into your situation, everything changes. If you have been following Jesus for even a short while, you know this statement to be true. What happens when He asks you to change a process or method of doing things that you believe to be correct? This is exactly what happens in today's passage where Jesus asks the "fishing experts" to fish a different way.
In today's message Pastor Josh uncovers how even though the world around us is changing, Jesus is still in the business of changing lives.

Monday Jan 24, 2022
The Power of Partnership | The Model Prayer
Monday Jan 24, 2022
Monday Jan 24, 2022
Prayer is an idea we believe we understand, but are too often guilty of shying away from. We find ourselves allowing fear and self doubt to stand in the way of this powerful aspect to our relationship with God, the ability to actually talk to our Father in heaven.
Allow God's word to reframe your perception of prayer as Pastor Josh shares this powerful idea of partnership through the lens of prayer.

Monday Jan 24, 2022
The Power of Partnership | Skin Int The Game
Monday Jan 24, 2022
Monday Jan 24, 2022
When it may feel like just about every real-life connection in our network is unplugged, it is more important than ever to focus on the power of partnering. There is true power in collaboration, and now is the time to embrace this in our lives.
Check out this week's message as Pastor Josh introduces the Power Of Partnership.

Monday Dec 20, 2021
Wrapped | The Gift of Unlearning
Monday Dec 20, 2021
Monday Dec 20, 2021
In this message, Pastor Josh Pennington concludes “Wrapped,” our final series of the year, by taking a look at the gift of unlearning.
Half of spiritual growth is learning what we don’t know. The other half is unlearning what we do know, allowing us to loosen or let go of strongly held beliefs about ourselves and others.
Check out this week’s message as Pastor Josh teaches on six things to unlearn.

Monday Dec 13, 2021
Wrapped | Limits, Leftovers, and Legacy
Monday Dec 13, 2021
Monday Dec 13, 2021
God isn’t concerned with what we don’t have. It’s often the things that we do have, and overlook or despise, that he will end up using to fuel our legacy.
Check out this weeks message as Pastor Josh makes the connection between our limits, our leftovers, and our legacy.

Monday Dec 06, 2021
Wrapped | The Gift of Boundaries
Monday Dec 06, 2021
Monday Dec 06, 2021
This week Pastor Josh continued ‘Wrapped,’ a message series about the gifts that will transform your family, by taking a look at the gift of boundaries. Healthy boundaries are key to healthy families.
Check out this week’s message as Pastor Josh teaches on five categories of boundaries we need to consider in our lives and in our families.

Monday Nov 29, 2021
Wrapped | The Gift of Discipline (Pastor Larry Miller)
Monday Nov 29, 2021
Monday Nov 29, 2021
What is the first thing you think of when you hear the word Discipline?
Chances are you are thinking of some sort of punishment or pain—but that doesn’t always have to be the case. Discipline typically means to direct, instruct, or guide, which are all good thing.
Check out this week’s message, “The Gift of Discipline,” as Pastor Larry takes a look at three different types of discipline that God has given us to deter us from destruction.

Monday Nov 22, 2021
Wrapped | The Gift of Clarity: A Tale of Two Families
Monday Nov 22, 2021
Monday Nov 22, 2021
A dysfunctional family is a place you want to stay away from.
A healthy family is a place you want to move towards.
Check out this week's message, "The Gift of Clarity: A Tale of Two Families," where Pastor Josh speaks to each version of these families

Monday Nov 15, 2021
Wrapped | Week One: The Gift of Order
Monday Nov 15, 2021
Monday Nov 15, 2021
This week, Pastor Josh kicked off our final message series of the year, Wrapped, and it focuses all on gifts that will transform your family.
In week one, Pastor Josh teaches on the biblical importance of having order in our lives and in our families.