These are notes on the sermon, Reign with Much More, preached by Pastor Joseph Prince on Sunday, January 25, 2026, at The Star Performing Arts Centre, Singapore. We hope these sermon notes will be an encouragement to you!
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In The Year of Much More, we can be expectant to see much more of the Father’s blessings in every area of our lives. This could look different for each of us—some might receive more anointing, others more peace, wisdom, favor, or provision. Regardless of how these blessings take shape, they all flow from the same source: our heavenly Father, who daily loads us with benefits (Ps. 68:19).
When God releases a rhema word in season for us, for example, the theme for this year, it is important that we believe and lay hold of it. As our Lord Jesus said in Matthew 8:13, “As you have believed, so let it be done for you.” We cannot receive what we do not believe. To believe, we need to know what the Father has promised, and we find that in His Word. So the more we see of what our Father desires for us, the more we will believe Him for His much more in our lives.
And we can be confident that we’ll experience the “much more” this year because our heavenly Father loves us. While He loves all of us equally, there is something powerful about practicing and personalizing that love. Just as John referred to himself as “the disciple whom Jesus loved,” we too can take that posture. This consciousness of our belovedness is powerful because faith works through love (Gal. 5:6). Faith begins with knowing how deeply loved you are by the Father and believing that His heart is always to give you His best!
Now, even in a year where the Lord has promised us His much more, that doesn’t mean we won’t face trials. As 1 Peter 1:6 says, “Though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials.” But you can take heart in knowing that every trial is only for a season and that the Lord will be faithful to bring you through. And when He does, you’ll come out with so much more than before!
Compared to the trial in the evil day, your Father has many good days prepared for you. His Word declares, “He who would love life and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil” (1 Pet. 3:10). Friend, good days are not behind you—they are ahead. Days filled with His love, His presence, His favor, and His wisdom. And it all begins with this one powerful truth: Your Father’s heart is to love you, bless you, and provide for you every single day.
When God told the children of Israel He would bring them into the promised land, He described it as a land flowing with milk and honey, filled with fountains and brooks from which they could drink (Exod. 3:8, 8:7–8). The land was His inheritance to bless and provide for them.
Today, our promised land is the Word of God. It is where we find all that He desires for us to receive. The Word is filled with treasures and benefits that nourish our souls—there is clarity when we need direction, strength when we feel weary, wisdom for decisions, and peace in the midst of life’s challenges. As we spend time in the Word, we’ll discover how sweet and life-giving it truly is. That’s why this year, the Lord’s heart is for us to make His Word our priority.
In Luke 10, our Lord Jesus said Mary had chosen the good part by simply sitting at His feet and listening to His Word, and that it would not be taken from her. Martha, on the other hand, was “worried and troubled about many things.” The Greek word for “worry” carries the meaning of being pulled in different directions. Isn’t this what many of us also go through today? We’re swept up by the busyness of life, pulled in multiple directions, and before long, we find ourselves distracted, anxious, and overwhelmed.
Often, these moments of anxiety are preceded by seasons when we have not been feeding on what’s needful—the Word. But the Lord’s heart is not for us to be weighed down. His desire is for us to have that good part, just like Mary, of being in His presence, sitting at His feet, resting, and simply receiving from Him.
Perhaps some of us feel like we don’t have enough time, with so many things demanding our attention. But friend, the truth is, we all have time. It’s how we choose to spend it. If we’re honest with ourselves, a lot of our time is filled with things that can’t satisfy us. Whether it’s entertainment, social media, or even podcasts that may be helpful, they cannot do what the Word can do. Why? Because the Word of God carries His anointing. It’s this anointing that breaks every yoke and brings true nourishment and rest to our souls. That’s why sitting under anointed preaching or opening the Word with a hearing heart can build us up in a way no show or audiobook ever can.
And even when the sermon or scripture isn’t directly addressing your situation, the Lord can still shine light into your heart. Psalm 36:9 says, “In Your light we see light.” In His light, you’ll see exactly what you need for the season you’re in. So let’s prioritize the one thing needful.
This year, one of the areas the Father wants us to experience much more in is reigning in life.
Romans 5:17 says,
Death was never God’s plan for man. He did not create man to grow old, decline, and die. When Adam sinned and dishonored God, man became separated from God, and death entered the world. Not just physical death but also spiritual death. And from then on, every other form of death followed. Sickness, poverty, fear, addiction, and destruction are all expressions of the death that came about through sin.
But God desires for us to live in fellowship with Him and to reign in life. Romans 5:17 continues with:
Adam’s sin condemned us to death in its myriad forms, but the Lord Jesus’ perfect finished work on the cross allows us to reign in life! How? Through receiving the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness. So the more we lay hold of our righteous identity and depend on God’s grace, the more we will find ourselves reigning over life’s challenges.
When you reign, your addictions don’t. When you reign, depression doesn’t. When you reign, fear doesn’t. When you reign, sickness doesn’t! When you reign, you will no longer live under the dominion of darkness, oppression, or your circumstances, but live from the victory our Lord Jesus has already secured for you.
And “reigning” speaks of a kingly demeanor. Under the old covenant, the roles of king and priest were separate; no one could be both. Except for one person—Melchizedek. And our Lord Jesus is a King-Priest after the order of Melchizedek. Today, because we are in Christ, the Bible calls us a royal priesthood (1 Pet. 2:9), meaning we have both the priestly and kingly anointings. As priests, we can draw near to God in worship, prayer, and thanksgiving. As kings, we can take authority and speak His Word into our situations. As Ecclesiastes 8:4 says, “Where the word of a king is, there is power.”
And all this is possible only because of the cross. At the cross, our Lord Jesus took our place so that we might live in the fullness of life that He paid for us to enjoy. He was rejected so that we might be accepted. He was forsaken so that we would be brought near. He was in darkness so that we may walk in the light. He was clothed in our sin that we might be robed in His righteousness.
Beloved, as you immerse yourself in the revelation of and walk in the abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness, you will begin to see the Father’s provision and victory in every area of your life. So keep on hearing and keep on receiving, and begin to reign in life through the One, our Lord Jesus Christ!
For us to reign in life and draw near to the Father with confidence, we need a settled peace in our hearts. And this settled peace does not come from how well we perform, but from knowing that our sins have been completely dealt with. It flows from a conscience that has been perfectly purged by the blood of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Without this settled peace, there will be no freedom in our hearts to worship, no power to serve, and no love for us to pour out on those around us. Everything flows from having a heart that is at rest, knowing how forgiven we are.
Hebrews 10:2 NASB says that “the worshipers, having once been cleansed, would no longer have had consciousness of sins.”
This doesn’t mean that as believers we will no longer sin, nor is it a license to live carelessly. We are all growing in the morally excellent lives our Lord desires for us. But it does mean that we no longer have to live with a constant sense of guilt or condemnation. When our heavenly Father looks at us, He sees us through the finished work of Jesus—completely cleansed, whiter than snow.
And how much are we forgiven? Ephesians 1:7 declares:
We are forgiven not out of the riches of His grace but according to them. Who in this wide world can measure the vastness of God’s grace?
His forgiveness and grace are so expansive that the cross covers sins we are not even aware of. Many believers think they are forgiven only up to the sins they remember or confess. But what about the sins they are unaware of? This is why some walk around with a lingering sense of guilt and of not being good enough to draw near to God.
But take a look at this verse:
These verses speak of sins committed unintentionally, sins a person was not even aware of. Even so, he was still guilty, and an atonement had to be made. In this passage, the ram without blemish is a picture of our Lord Jesus Christ, our perfect guilt offering.
And what this reveals to us is so powerful: The cross did not deal only with the sins we remember. It dealt with all our sins—intentional, unintentional, known, and unknown. Such grace, such mercy!
This is why we can say with confidence that we are forgiven of ALL our sins, and can receive all the blessings due to the righteous in Christ. And there’s so much your Father wants to give you, far more than you can ever receive. The only thing that limits the supply in your life is you!
We see this in the story of the widow and the jar of oil (2 Kings 4). As long as there were empty vessels to fill, the oil in her jar kept flowing. The supply only stopped when the widow and her sons couldn’t find any more vessels, not because God no longer wanted to give or that He had run out of oil.
And in the miracle of the five loaves and two fish, as long as the people were hungry and eating, Jesus kept on breaking and handing out the food. But once the people were filled, the supply stopped, and even then, there were twelve baskets full of leftovers (Matt. 14:20).
Beloved, your heavenly Father is El Shaddai, the all-sufficient, all-giving One. And just as His supply is greater than our capacity to receive, His forgiveness is greater than all our sins.
Beloved, take time to meditate on these truths. Let them drop into the depths of your heart. When they do, you’ll have a settled peace in your conscience. And from that place of peace, faith will arise, and you will be freed to approach your Father and to receive from Him.
So in the days ahead, prioritize the Word, sit at Jesus’ feet, and feed on the revelation of His finished work, the knowledge of His grace, and the awareness of how forgiven you are and how you have already been made the righteousness of God in Christ. You will find yourself stepping out with joy and reigning in life with the Father’s much more, through the One, our Lord Jesus Christ!
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