{"id":349852,"date":"2025-11-28T18:41:05","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T23:41:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/?p=349852"},"modified":"2025-11-28T18:52:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T23:52:18","slug":"sunday-on-our-knees-for-our-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/post\/sunday-on-our-knees-for-our-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday on Our Knees for Our Family"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"border-left: 7px solid #365b81; height: 25%; padding: 21px;\"><big><strong>Family is the foundation of society<\/strong>, but unfortunately, it constantly faces challenges\u2014both <strong>internal<\/strong>, such as misunderstandings, emotional distance, unresolved conflicts, and harmful habits, and <strong>external<\/strong>, like negative influences, financial pressures, and ideologies that attack its significance.<\/big><\/div>\n<div style=\"border-left: 7px solid #365b81; height: 25%; padding: 21px;\"><big>Faced with these factors that can undermine the unity and peace in our homes, what can we do to protect and bless our loved ones? The answer is actually simple: <strong>we can pray.<\/strong><\/big><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>A Biblical Example of Intercession<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>In <strong>Matthew 15<\/strong>, we read about a desperate <strong>Canaanite mother who cried out to Jesus<\/strong> on behalf of her daughter, who was tormented by demons. Her persistence caught the Lord\u2019s attention, and He healed her daughter because of her intercession:<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"background-color: #f2f8fc; padding: 2em; border-left: 5px solid #ccc; margin: 1em 0;\"><p><strong>Then Jesus answered and said to her, \u2018O woman, great is your faith! Let it be to you as you desire.\u2019 And her daughter was healed from that very hour.<\/strong> (Matthew 15:28)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>When Problems Threaten the Home<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Today, many people find themselves on their knees, confronted by problems that seem determined to tear their families apart. For some, the situation appears so impossible to overcome that hope seems lost.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, even in such moments, <strong>there is a way out<\/strong>. There is a <strong>God who listens<\/strong>, restores, and can bring <strong>peace, unity, and protection<\/strong> to the home, regardless of how broken things may seem.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>The Power of Kneeling Before God<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>When we refuse to bow down to our problems and instead <strong>kneel before God in prayer<\/strong> for our loved ones, we become instruments of intercession. <strong>Through faith, we invite the presence of the Almighty to touch our homes.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>A single prayer can initiate the transformation<\/strong> a family member needs or serve as a point of contact through which God protects our home from every threat.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Watch Jairo\u2019s Story, Whose Family and Life Were Restored<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1141544506?badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" title=\"Jairo's Story\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script><\/center><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>This Sunday: A Moment to Intercede for Your Family<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>That is why we invite you to take part in the <strong>\u201cSunday On Our Knees for Our Family\u201d<\/strong>, on <strong>November 30 at 10 AM<\/strong> at <strong>The Universal Church<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>During this service, we will place our families in God\u2019s hands and fight for them <strong>through prayer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Please bring <strong>a photograph, an item of clothing<\/strong>, or even <strong>the name of your family member written on a piece of paper<\/strong>. Together, we will intercede for our loved ones, believing that <strong>God can bring the transformation and protection<\/strong> our families need.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Sunday on Our Knees for Our Family<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>We invite you to join us <strong>this <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/tag\/sundays\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sunday<\/a><\/span> at 10 AM<\/strong> at <strong>The Universal Church<\/strong>.\u00a0<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Everyone is welcome, regardless of religious beliefs or background. <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Come as you are. <\/span><\/strong>For more information, please call\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"tel:18883324141\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1-888-332-4141<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>or text\u00a0<strong>1-888-312-4141<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 20px 0;\"><a style=\"display: inline-block; background-color: #203769; color: #ffffff; padding: 14px 28px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 5px; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; box-shadow: 0 3px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15); transition: background-color 0.3s ease;\" href=\"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/locations\/\">Click Here for Nationwide Locations of the Universal Church<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 20px 0;\"><a style=\"display: inline-block; background-color: #203769; color: #ffffff; padding: 14px 28px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 5px; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; box-shadow: 0 3px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15); transition: background-color 0.3s ease;\" href=\"tel:18883324141\">Call 1-888-332-4141 for More Information<\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">If you live in a city <strong>without one of our locations<\/strong> or cannot commute due to <strong>health reasons<\/strong>, we invite you to join our\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/post\/tuc-virtual-church\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Virtual Church<\/strong><\/a><\/span> on Saturday at 8 AM CT \/ 9 AM ET<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> via <strong>Zoom and phone conference<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 20px 0;\"><a style=\"display: inline-block; background-color: #203769; color: #ffffff; padding: 14px 28px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 5px; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; box-shadow: 0 3px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15); transition: background-color 0.3s ease;\" href=\"https:\/\/ulfn.org\/virtualchurch\/\">Click Here for more information on the Virtual Church<\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Family is the foundation of society, but unfortunately, it constantly faces challenges\u2014both internal, such as misunderstandings, emotional distance, unresolved conflicts, and harmful habits, and external, like negative influences, financial pressures, and ideologies that attack its significance. 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