{"id":574,"date":"2026-04-05T23:14:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T04:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faithfulwitness.local\/initiatives\/gods-household\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T23:45:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T04:45:50","slug":"gods-household","status":"publish","type":"fw_initiative","link":"https:\/\/faithfulwitness.us\/ar\/initiatives\/gods-household\/","title":{"rendered":"God&#8217;s Household"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull fw-sec fw-sec--cream\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group fw-sec__inner fw-sec__inner--narrow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote fw-pull-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;He Himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has destroyed the dividing wall of hostility.&#8221;<\/p>\n<cite>Ephesians 2:14 NIV<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull fw-sec fw-sec--white\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group fw-sec__inner fw-sec__inner--narrow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"fw-hero-eyebrow wp-block-paragraph\">About this initiative<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading fw-sec__heading\">In Christ, those who were once strangers are now members of his household.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fw-init-about wp-block-paragraph\">The Apostle Paul writes in Ephesians 2:19 that because of Christ, those who were once strangers and foreigners are now &#8220;fellow citizens with God&#8217;s people and also members of his household.&#8221; God&#8217;s Household is a church initiative built on that declaration &#8212; the conviction that the Church&#8217;s identity as God&#8217;s household has direct implications for how it relates to immigrant neighbors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote fw-callout fw-callout--gold is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He does not erase difference; He destroys hostility. He does not flatten identity; He forms one new people under His lordship. He gathers us into one household &#8212; built on grace, shaped by repentance, strengthened by faith, and governed by His Word.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fw-init-about wp-block-paragraph\">Created by the National Latino Evangelical Coalition, this initiative offers sermon outlines, prayer resources, and practical tools to help your church participate in ways that fit your local context. It is not partisan. It is biblical. It is evangelical in the fullest sense of the word.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading574_5c91a6-b6, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading574_5c91a6-b6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading574_5c91a6-b6\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading574_5c91a6-b6 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading574_5c91a6-b6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading574_5c91a6-b6\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading574_5c91a6-b6 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading574_5c91a6-b6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading574_5c91a6-b6\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading574_5c91a6-b6 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading574_5c91a6-b6\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group fw-init-tags is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-bc29a5f0 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"fw-init-tag wp-block-paragraph\">Ephesians 2:11-13<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fw-init-tag wp-block-paragraph\">Ephesians 2:14-16<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fw-init-tag wp-block-paragraph\">Ephesians 2:17-19<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fw-init-tag wp-block-paragraph\">Ephesians 2:19-22<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fw-init-tag wp-block-paragraph\">Colossians 1:19-20<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fw-init-tag wp-block-paragraph\">Galatians 3:28<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull fw-sec fw-sec--cream\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group fw-sec__inner\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"fw-hero-eyebrow wp-block-paragraph\">Three ways to embody God&#8217;s Household<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fw-init-subtitle wp-block-paragraph\">This is not one-size-fits-all. Discern what fits your congregation and context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile fw-num-cards is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group fw-num-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"fw-num-card__num wp-block-paragraph\">01<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fw-num-card__title wp-block-paragraph\">Preach &amp; Teach<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fw-num-card__body wp-block-paragraph\">Seven sermon outlines grounded in Ephesians 2 &#8212; exploring reconciliation, belonging, unity, and the peace of Christ. Biblically rooted, pastorally sensitive, fully contextualizable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fw-num-card__ref wp-block-paragraph\">Ephesians 2:14-22<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group fw-num-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"fw-num-card__num wp-block-paragraph\">02<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fw-num-card__title wp-block-paragraph\">Pray &amp; Live<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fw-num-card__body wp-block-paragraph\">Download the campaign prayer and incorporate it into Sunday worship, small groups, or personal devotion. Feel led? Record and post it using #FaithfulWitness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fw-num-card__ref wp-block-paragraph\">Philippians 4:6-7<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group fw-num-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"fw-num-card__num wp-block-paragraph\">03<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fw-num-card__title wp-block-paragraph\">Accompany &amp; Share<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fw-num-card__body wp-block-paragraph\">Take embodied action alongside immigrant neighbors. Use the visual resources &#8212; graphics, banners, quote cards &#8212; to communicate this initiative in your congregation and networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fw-num-card__ref wp-block-paragraph\">James 2:14-17<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull fw-sec fw-sec--white\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group fw-sec__inner\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"fw-hero-eyebrow wp-block-paragraph\">Voices from the movement<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading fw-sec__heading\">What faithful witnesses are saying.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns fw-testimonial-grid is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group fw-testimonial-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"fw-testimonial-card__quote wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGod&#8217;s Household gave our congregation the theological language we were missing. We weren&#8217;t just helping &#8212; we were recognizing family.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fw-testimonial-card__name wp-block-paragraph\">Pastor David Kim<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fw-testimonial-card__role wp-block-paragraph\">Covenant Community Church, Los Angeles<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group fw-testimonial-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"fw-testimonial-card__quote wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe sermon series on Ephesians 2 changed how our people see their immigrant neighbors. Not outsiders. Members of the same household.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fw-testimonial-card__name wp-block-paragraph\">Rev. Sandra Torres<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fw-testimonial-card__role wp-block-paragraph\">Grace Chapel, Houston, TX<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group fw-testimonial-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"fw-testimonial-card__quote wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe had the heart but not the framework. This initiative gave us Scripture, community, and courage to act in our own neighborhood.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fw-testimonial-card__name wp-block-paragraph\">Marcus &amp; Lisa Webb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fw-testimonial-card__role wp-block-paragraph\">New Life Church, Atlanta<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull fw-sec fw-sec--cream\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group fw-sec__inner fw-sec__inner--narrow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"fw-hero-eyebrow wp-block-paragraph\">A vision for the Church<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fw-init-vision wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;You are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God&#8217;s people and also members of his household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fw-init-vision-ref wp-block-paragraph\">Ephesians 2:19-20 NIV<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull fw-sec fw-sec--navy\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group fw-sec__inner fw-sec__inner--narrow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"fw-hero-eyebrow wp-block-paragraph\">How to participate<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fw-init-subtitle wp-block-paragraph\">Ways your congregation can live as members of God&#8217;s Household.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group fw-step-row is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f221bfd0 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"fw-step-num wp-block-paragraph\">1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group fw-step-content\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"fw-step-title wp-block-paragraph\">Preach<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fw-step-body wp-block-paragraph\">Use the seven sermon outlines grounded in Ephesians 2 &#8212; exploring reconciliation, belonging, unity, and the peace Christ secured through the cross.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group fw-step-row is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f221bfd0 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"fw-step-num wp-block-paragraph\">2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group fw-step-content\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"fw-step-title wp-block-paragraph\">Pray<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fw-step-body wp-block-paragraph\">Download and incorporate the campaign prayer into Sunday worship, midweek gatherings, or personal devotion. Post it with #FaithfulWitness and tag others.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group fw-step-row is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f221bfd0 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"fw-step-num wp-block-paragraph\">3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group fw-step-content\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"fw-step-title wp-block-paragraph\">Accompany<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fw-step-body wp-block-paragraph\">Take embodied action alongside immigrant neighbors &#8212; as appropriate to your context &#8212; as an act of living as members of God&#8217;s Household.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group fw-step-row is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f221bfd0 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"fw-step-num wp-block-paragraph\">4<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group fw-step-content\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"fw-step-title wp-block-paragraph\">Share<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fw-step-body wp-block-paragraph\">Use the social media graphics, scripture slides, and visual resources to communicate this initiative in your congregation and networks.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group fw-step-row is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f221bfd0 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"fw-step-num wp-block-paragraph\">5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group fw-step-content\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"fw-step-title wp-block-paragraph\">Witness<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fw-step-body wp-block-paragraph\">Post with #FaithfulWitness, tag others, and invite the Church to join this shared theological witness across regions and denominations.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Lenten church initiative rooted in Ephesians 2 \u2014 inviting congregations to recognize immigrant neighbors as fellow members of God&#8217;s household and to embody Christ&#8217;s peace through prayer, presence, and gospel-shaped solidarity.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"fw_initiative_tag":[39],"class_list":["post-574","fw_initiative","type-fw_initiative","status-publish","hentry","fw_initiative_tag-gods-household"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/faithfulwitness.us\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fw_initiative\/574","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/faithfulwitness.us\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fw_initiative"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/faithfulwitness.us\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/fw_initiative"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/faithfulwitness.us\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fw_initiative\/574\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/faithfulwitness.us\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"fw_initiative_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faithfulwitness.us\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fw_initiative_tag?post=574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}