{"id":338235,"date":"2023-06-16T14:40:19","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T18:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/?p=338235"},"modified":"2023-06-16T15:55:45","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T19:55:45","slug":"night-of-revival-in-houston-tx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/post\/night-of-revival-in-houston-tx\/","title":{"rendered":"Night of Revival in Houston, TX"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>The Night of Revival<\/strong>,<\/span> with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.universal.org\/en\/bispo-macedo\/\">Bishop Edir Macedo<\/a>, the founder of the Universal Church, took place on Wednesday, June 14th, 2023, at 7 PM at 7075 Southwest Freeway, Houston, TX, 77074. More than 700 people attended this extraordinary event from all over nationwide. For all who attended, it was an unforgettable night!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.universal.org\/en\/bispo-macedo\/\">Bishop Edir Macedo<\/a> gave a powerful message about forgiveness. He mentioned that when we have grudges, we have cancer in our souls. These people believe in Jesus with their hearts, not their minds (intelligence). Bishop said, \u201cWe cannot trust our hearts because we can\u2019t control them, but we can control our minds.\u201d We may not feel like forgiving, but God will give us the power to do so. Just like it\u2019s written in the Bible, we will be forgiven when we forgive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cFor if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.\u201d (Matthew 6:14-15)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/birafonseca.com\">Bishop Joshua<\/a> continued the message of forgiveness by giving the example of a lady he prayed for with a tumor the size of a big watermelon on her side. As she worsened, her husband called the Bishop and the pastors to pray for her. They poured oil on the tumor, and the lady manifested with an evil spirit. The evil spirit said it had entered her body as a tumor because of her grudge against her sister. When the evil was cast out, they called the sister over since she was her neighbor. The lady with the tumor said she\u2019d rather die than forgive her sister, and two days later passed away.<\/span><b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/b><\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><b>Universal Beyond Bars (UBB)<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-338249 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/06\/6-6-300x169.png\" alt=\"Night of Revival in Houston, TX\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/06\/6-6-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/06\/6-6-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/06\/6-6-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/06\/6-6-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/06\/6-6-318x179.png 318w, https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/06\/6-6.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Around six years ago, the Universal Church started the prison ministry, UBB (Universal Beyond Bars). UBB reaches out to inmates by visiting them in prison and providing spiritual and emotional guidance. In many locations worldwide, it conducts meetings inside the jail, where inmates hear a word of faith, and many decide to begin a new life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/birafonseca.com\">Bishop Joshua<\/a> mentioned how all those in jail are the lost sheep we ought to seek after (Matthew 15:24). He asked for all who had been incarcerated and helped by UBB to stand on the Altar to receive prayer from Bishop Edir Macedo. On the Altar stood 15 ex-inmates, ready to receive a revival in their lives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the ex-inmates, Mrs. Shirley, who had served over twenty-two years in jail, has now been free for three years and five months. She and other inmates have been helped through the work of the UBB. She recounts the old person she was and the new person she has become through the work of the Holy Spirit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><b>Youth Power Group (YPG)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-338252 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/06\/9-4-300x169.png\" alt=\"Night of Revival in Houston, TX\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/06\/9-4-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/06\/9-4-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/06\/9-4-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/06\/9-4-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/06\/9-4-318x179.png 318w, https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/06\/9-4.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">which stands for Youth Power Group, a group within the Universal Church for teens and young adults ages 15-30. In the YPG (Youth Power Group), every young person has the potential to become more than the standards society has placed on them. The youths engage in fun and friendly activities such as sports, music, dance, acting, etc. YPG Hangouts are held every Sunday at 1 PM at any Universal Church near you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cI have written to you, young men, because you are strong\u201d (1 John 2:14)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Towards the end of the\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Night of Revival<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0in Houston, TX,\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bpcelsojunior\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Bishop Celso Junior,<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0YPG Coordinator Worldwide, made a prayer for all the youths present that night. He gave a special word to bless their lives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">If you\u2019d like to speak with a pastor for prayer and guidance, visit The Universal Church, which is open seven days a week.\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/locations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Click here for locations.\u00a0<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Feel free to call our helpline at 1-888-332-4141.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Night of Revival, with Bishop Edir Macedo, the founder of the Universal Church, took place on Wednesday, June 14th, 2023, at 7 PM at 7075 Southwest Freeway, Houston, TX, 77074. More than 700 people attended this extraordinary event from all over nationwide. For all who attended, it was an unforgettable night!\u00a0 Bishop Edir Macedo [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":248,"featured_media":338251,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[323,10,24,30],"tags":[],"site":[],"class_list":["post-338235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-a-school-of-faith","category-events","category-ubb","category-ypg"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/338235","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/248"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=338235"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/338235\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":338258,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/338235\/revisions\/338258"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/338251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=338235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=338235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=338235"},{"taxonomy":"site","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/site?post=338235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}