{"id":348013,"date":"2025-07-30T15:59:41","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T19:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/?p=348013"},"modified":"2025-07-31T12:52:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T16:52:04","slug":"the-laying-on-of-the-hands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/post\/the-laying-on-of-the-hands\/","title":{"rendered":"The Laying on of Hands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f2f8fc; padding: 15px; margin: 20px 0;\">\n<h4>Highlights<\/h4>\n<p>\u2022 Jesus still performs miracles today\u2014healing, restoring, and transforming lives.<br \/>\n\u2022 Miracles are not a thing of the past; the promise of healing remains active.<br \/>\n\u2022 Feel burdened by illness, discouragement, or emptiness?<br \/>\n\u2022 This Sunday, receive the <strong>laying on of hands<\/strong> by consecrated men and women of faith.<br \/>\n\u2022 No matter your past, <strong>a door of hope is open to you.<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 <strong>All are welcome<\/strong>\u2014come as you are.<br \/>\n\u2022 <strong>Sunday, August 3rd at 10 AM<\/strong> at <a href=\"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/locations\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Universal Church<\/a>.<br \/>\n\u2022 For more information, call <strong>1-888-332-4141<\/strong> or text <strong>1-888-312-4141.<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"border-left: 7px solid #365b81; height: 25%; padding: 21px;\"><big>For a little over three years, the Lord Jesus went from town to town, performing amazing miracles in the lives of those who believed.<\/big><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Paralytics walked, lepers were cleansed, the blind saw, and even the dead came to life. Great wonders took place.<\/p>\n<p>Today, many believe that these wondrous signs are a thing of the past and that miracles no longer happen.<\/p>\n<p>However, that is not what the Word of God says. Before ascending to Heaven, Jesus left a powerful commandment and promise to His servants who would receive the Holy Spirit:<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"background-color: #f2f8fc; padding: 1em; border-left: 5px solid #ccc; margin: 1em 0;\"><p>(\u2026) They will <strong>lay hands<\/strong> on the sick, and <strong>they will recover<\/strong>. (Mark 16:18)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>God Does Miracles and Changes Lives Today<\/h4>\n<p>What has been the sickness that has plagued your life? Perhaps the issue might not be physical, but mental, emotional, or spiritual.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Recurring Illnesses<br \/>\n\u2022 Discouragement<br \/>\n\u2022 Heaviness<br \/>\n\u2022 Emptiness<\/p>\n<p>You might have lost all hope, humanly speaking, but there is a faithful door you can knock on this Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Even if many doors were closed before you, <strong>this door will not be shut<\/strong>, and <strong>you will not be turned away<\/strong>\u2014regardless of your situation or your past.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Lord Jesus will fulfill His faithful promise, and you will recover your health, life, peace, and strength.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>The Laying on of Hands<\/h4>\n<p>Last Sunday, the hands of all pastors and assistants were consecrated\u2014people filled with <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/tag\/the-holy-spirit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Holy Spirit<\/a><\/span> and of proven character.<\/p>\n<p>Men and women of faith, anointed by God, will lay hands on the sick and troubled, and <strong>the Lord Jesus will restore<\/strong> them and set them free.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Watch This Special Message From Bishop Joshua and Mercedes\u2019 Story<\/h4>\n<div style=\"padding: 56.21% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" title=\"The Laying on of Hands\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1105615127?badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<em><small><strong>DISCLAIMER:\u00a0<\/strong>The Universal Church advises<strong>\u00a0not<\/strong>\u00a0to dismiss medical treatment. The prayers, elements, and tools of faith are\u00a0<strong>not<\/strong>\u00a0a replacement for medical treatment but a complement\/support to it. Please follow your doctor\u2019s instructions along with using your faith in the Word of God.<\/small><\/em><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>The Laying on of Hands\u2014This Sunday<\/h4>\n<p>Come and bring your loved ones. Invite that person you know who has lost hope and sees no way out of their distress.<\/p>\n<p>Come and bring them\u00a0<strong>this Sunday, August 3rd, at 10 AM at <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/locations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Universal Church<\/a><\/span>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Everyone is welcome, regardless of religious beliefs or background. <strong>Come as you are.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Where to Participate<\/h4>\n<p>For locations of The Universal Church nationwide, <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/locations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">please click here.<\/a><\/span> For more information, please call <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"tel:18883324141\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>1-888-332-4141<\/strong><\/a><\/span> or text <strong>1-888-312-4141.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you live in a city without one of our locations or cannot commute due to health reasons, we invite you to join our <strong>Virtual Church<\/strong> on <strong>Saturday at 8 AM CT \/ 9 AM ET via Zoom Conference.<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/ulfn.org\/virtualchurch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here for more information.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Highlights \u2022 Jesus still performs miracles today\u2014healing, restoring, and transforming lives. \u2022 Miracles are not a thing of the past; the promise of healing remains active. \u2022 Feel burdened by illness, discouragement, or emptiness? \u2022 This Sunday, receive the laying on of hands by consecrated men and women of faith. \u2022 No matter your [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":248,"featured_media":348015,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[323,10],"tags":[6146,6161,6208,174,6123,6224],"site":[],"class_list":["post-348013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-a-school-of-faith","category-events","tag-event","tag-health","tag-health-problems","tag-prayer","tag-sundays","tag-the-word-of-god"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/348013","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=348013"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/348013\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":348050,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/348013\/revisions\/348050"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/348015"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=348013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=348013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=348013"},{"taxonomy":"site","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/site?post=348013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}