{"id":353435,"date":"2026-11-05T15:34:41","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T20:34:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/?p=353435"},"modified":"2026-11-05T15:38:22","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T20:38:22","slug":"novena-of-the-lords-prayer-how-to-become-a-child-of-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/post\/novena-of-the-lords-prayer-how-to-become-a-child-of-god\/","title":{"rendered":"Novena of the Lord\u2019s Prayer: How to Become a Child of God"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"border-left: 7px solid #365b81; height: 25%; padding: 21px;\"><big><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/locations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Universal Church<\/a><\/span> began the <strong>Novena of the Lord\u2019s Prayer<\/strong> on <strong>Sunday, November 1<\/strong>. The final nine Sundays of the year will be dedicated to deepen our understanding of what it means to become heirs to the promises recorded in the Word of God.<\/big><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Children and Heirs of God<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Being an heir means having a <strong>right to an inheritance<\/strong>. But first, one must become a child. Through the <strong>sacrifice of the Lord Jesus<\/strong>, those who surrender themselves to God and trust in His Word can become His children and heirs, as it is written in <strong>John 1:11\u201312,<\/strong><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"background-color: #f2f8fc; padding: 2em; border-left: 5px solid #ccc; margin: 1em 0;\"><p>He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name:<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nThe Bible is a testament filled with <strong>God&#8217;s promises<\/strong>. Those who <strong>surrender<\/strong> themselves to Him and <strong>trust in His Word<\/strong> can receive this inheritance and see His promises fulfilled.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, in addition to taking part in this novena of faith, participants will receive biblical guidance on recognizing their spiritual struggles and turning to the Father for help.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>The Bread Represents Trust in the Father\u2019s Care<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>In this context, the bread brought to be blessed represents <strong>dependence on God<\/strong> and <strong>trust in His care and provision<\/strong>. Through this gesture, this novena invites participants to reflect on their <strong>relationship with the Father<\/strong> and strengthen their faith.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>How to Take Part<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Prepare your loaf of bread and join us this <strong>Sunday at 10 AM<\/strong> at <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/locations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The Universal Church<\/span><\/a><\/span>. <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>Everyone is welcome<\/strong>, regardless of religious beliefs or background. <strong>Come as you are.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>For more information, please call<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"tel:18883324141\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1-888-332-4141<\/a> <\/span>or text <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;<br \/>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">If you live in a city <strong>without one of our locations<\/strong> or cannot commute due to health reasons, we invite you to join our <\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/post\/tuc-virtual-church\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virtual Church<\/a> <\/span>on Saturday at 8 AM CT \/ 9 AM ET<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> via <strong>Zoom and phone conference<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 20px 0;\">\n<p><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><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The Universal Church began the Novena of the Lord\u2019s Prayer on Sunday, November 1. The final nine Sundays of the year will be dedicated to deepen our understanding of what it means to become heirs to the promises recorded in the Word of God. &nbsp; &nbsp; Children and Heirs of God Being an heir [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":248,"featured_media":353444,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,1],"tags":[6466,6123],"site":[],"class_list":["post-353435","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","category-no-category","tag-lords-prayer","tag-sundays"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353435","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=353435"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353435\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":353450,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353435\/revisions\/353450"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/353444"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=353435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=353435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=353435"},{"taxonomy":"site","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/site?post=353435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}