Much More

Sunday, 11th January 2026

By now, most people who follow Ps Joseph Prince's teachings would be aware of the Theme of the Year for 2026, which is "Much More".

He unveiled it today, and the mobile and desktop wallpapers have been made available already.

The theme for 2025 was "Third Day", and I blogged in August 2025 about how God used that particular theme to help me figure out the direction I should take when I was at the crossroads of deciding whether to remain in my current church (ie. New Creation Church) or to return back to the church of my forefathers (ie. Paya Lebar Methodist Church).

You can read about that here:

https://rootss.blogspot.com/2025/08/at-crossroads-part-5.html

Anyway, back to this year's theme.

I did a Google AI search "Where does 'much more' appear in the bible, and this was the response:

The phrase "much more" appears in several key places in the Bible, most notably in Romans 5:9-10, emphasizing God's greater salvation after reconciliation, and in Jesus' teachings like Luke 12:28, comparing how God clothes flowers to how He will clothe believers, highlighting God's greater care. It's also prominent in Romans 5:20, where grace abounds much more than sin, and in Luke 12:48, stating that more will be required from those given more. 

In the Book of Romans (Paul's Letters)

• Romans 5:9: "Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him."
• Romans 5:10: "For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of His Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by His life."
• Romans 5:20: "Moreover the law entered that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound."

In the Gospels (Jesus' Teachings)

• Luke 12:28: "If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today, and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, how much more will he clothe you—you of little faith!"
• Luke 12:48: "From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and to whom they entrusted much, of him they will ask all the more." (Uses "much more" concept)
• Matthew 12:12: "How much more valuable is a person than a sheep!" (Jesus uses this logic) 

Key Themes

• Assurance of Salvation: In Romans, "much more" builds confidence in God's saving power.
• God's Abundant Grace: It shows grace far exceeding sin's power.
• God's Provision & Care: It underscores God's greater provision for His people compared to nature. 

I refined my Google AI search further by asking how it appears in the original Greek, and here was the response:

In the Bible, "much more" often translates Greek words like περισσός (perissos) (abundant, exceeding) and its forms (e.g., perisseuō, perissoteros), conveying surplus or overflow, and ὑπέρ (huper) (beyond, above) combined with other words (like hupernikaō for "more than conquerors"), adding intensity to concepts like grace, love, or victory, showing a spiritual abundance beyond mere expectation. 

Key Greek Words & Meanings:

περισσός (perissos) / περισσεύω (perisseuō): (Strongs G4053) Means abundant, exceeding, to overflow, or to have a surplus in quality, quantity, or intensity, often spiritual.

Example: John 10:10 (abundant life) uses forms related to perisseuō.

ὑπέρ (huper): (Strongs G5228) A preposition meaning "above," "beyond," "on behalf of," or "for the sake of".

Example: In Romans 8:37, hupernikaō (ὑπερνικάω) combines huper and nikaō (to conquer) to mean "more than conquerors," implying overwhelming victory. 

How They're Used for "Much More":

Spiritual Abundance: Perissos emphasizes God's overflowing grace, joy, peace, and eternal life, going beyond basic needs or human measure.

Intensified Action/State: Huper adds an intensive "beyond" or "exceedingly" to verbs, showing a surpassing level of achievement or experience.

Contrast: These terms often contrast bare minimums or worldly standards with divine generosity and spiritual victory, encouraging believers to expect more from God. 

So, "much more" isn't a single Greek word but a concept expressed through words indicating overflow (perissos) and transcendence (huper), highlighting a greater, more abundant reality in God's provision and blessing. 

If you find the above TL;DR, here is my attempted summary:

• Much More is a New Covenant concept established upon the person of Jesus and His finished work on the cross.  
• As beneficiaries of that Covenant, we can and should be expecting the "much more" and not settle for anything less.
• People of the world will tell us, "Do not get your hopes too high because you will be disappointed."  But we, who are sons and daughters of the living God, should be saying, "Let us raise our hopes even higher, because God is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think."

I am excitedly looking forward to Ps Prince expounding much more (haha) on the theme of much more, and will share my thoughts in the coming weeks (and months).

Oh by the way, the theme's video illustration has been released on Youtube too, viz:

What caught my eye in the video was that the captain of the ship was left-eyed (and by extension, left-handed too).  

Hmmm, I wonder if the illustrator is left-handed, and thus right-brained and thus more artistic and creative?

Was this the illustrator's subtle way of stamping authorship, like how an artist will include his signature on a painting? 

Anyway, a shout-out to all left-handers out there!