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‘Brian Houston is a dear friend who knows what God can do in your life when you surrender all. There Is More will help you learn to live a fulfilled life by trusting God to take control. I challenge you to allow this book to impact your life.’
—RICK WARREN, senior pastor of Saddleback Church
‘If you’ve ever felt that you’ve been created for something greater, pastor Brian Houston’s new book, There Is More, is exactly what you need. Packed with spiritual truth, deep insights, and practical wisdom, this book reveals how your future can hold more than you ever thought possible. Read There Is More and prepare for God to build your faith, stretch your mind, and enlarge your perspective of what He wants to do through you.’
—CRAIG GROESCHEL, pastor of Life.Church and author of Divine Direction: 7 Decisions That Will Change Your Life
‘Why is it that most of us have what we need yet still find ourselves striving for more? My friend Brian Houston taps into this dichotomy and challenges us in the way that only he can. If you’ll dig into this book, I’m confident you’ll walk away with a greater expectation for your future.’
—STEVEN FURTICK, pastor of Elevation Church and New York Times best-selling author
‘There couldn’t be a more timely or needed book. In these confusing days, we need to be stretched where our thinking is limited, expanded where our dreams are small, and reminded that our God is not a God of confusion. In Brian Houston’s There Is More, we are encouraged to hold tight to that truth, believing that His peace, power, and light abound in even the darkest of times and that through us He can and will do immeasurably more than we can ever imagine.’
—ROMA DOWNEY, actor, producer, and president of LightWorkers Media
‘Brian Houston is an exceptional leader—God loving, Jesus focused, Holy Spirit anointed, authentic, credible, and pioneering. There Is More is a treasure trove of inspiring visionary teaching and leadership insights, combined with fascinating anecdotes and his own powerful testimony. I hope you will enjoy this book as much as I did.’
—NICKY GUMBEL, vicar of HTB Church, London
‘Brian’s approach in explaining how to seek God, walk by faith, dream big, and trust Him completely is very effective. I believe many will experience more of God’s destiny in their lives through the inspiration he shares.’
—JOYCE MEYER, Bible teacher and best-selling author
‘I respect and admire Pastor Brian so much that when my own dad and pastor was valiantly fighting cancer, it felt only natural to me that Pastor Brian was the kind of father, husband, and pastor I could look to for leadership in these next seasons of my life. I literally began to call him ‘my pastor,’ and the rest, as they say, is history. When I read There Is More, I noticed that the character of God has spurred Pastor Brian on to desire more of Him, to learn more about Him, to follow His hand with great faith, and to live with an expectation of His goodness in all circumstances. This hunger for more is sincere and deep and very real; not for things but for a vibrant relationship with his God. Not because