SUNDAY WORSHIP | 10 AM | DR. HOSEA COLLINS | CALVARY HAWTHORNE | 06.21.2026 - 2026-06-22

Who's Your Daddy?

Monday — Understanding the Truth

Have you ever walked into a room and suddenly remembered who you were — whose family you came from, whose name you carry? That shift changes everything about how you carry yourself.

Today's Scripture "But when the fullness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, to redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons." — Galatians 4:4–5

Reflection Here's a truth that can quietly rewire the way you move through your week: Jesus didn't come to earth primarily to get you into heaven. He came to give you back your Father.

When Adam and Eve turned away from God in the garden, what they lost wasn't a destination — it was a relationship. They lost their connection to the source of everything. And every generation since has been living with that gap, that ache for something we can't quite name.

Then Jesus came. He paid the price to redeem us — to buy us back — so that we could be adopted into God's family with full rights. Not second-class. Not probationary. Full sons and daughters, equal in standing before the Father.

That word Abba that shows up in the New Testament? It's not a formal title. It's the intimate word a child uses for their dad. Close. Warm. Personal. That's the kind of access Jesus purchased for you.

You're not a stranger trying to get God's attention. You're not a servant hoping for scraps. You are a child of the Most High God, and he is your Father.

Today's Step Sit quietly for a moment and let this sink in: God is not just your Creator — he is your Father. How does that change how you feel walking into today?

A Closing Thought The whole week ahead looks different when you know whose you are. You're not on your own out there.

You've Been Acting Like an Orphan

Tuesday — When It's Hard

Be honest — when life hits hard, what's your first instinct? Most of us don't run to our Father. We run to our phone, our worry, our worst-case scenarios.

Today's Scripture "Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ." — Galatians 4:7

Reflection Yesterday we saw the beautiful truth: because of Jesus, God is your Father and you are his child. But here's the honest part — most of us don't actually live like that's true.

We say it on Sunday. We sing it. We nod along. And then Monday morning arrives with a bill, a diagnosis, a relationship falling apart, or just the low hum of anxiety that never quite goes away — and we panic like people who have no one in their corner.

There's a painful gap between knowing a truth and trusting it in your bones.

Part of the struggle is that we've been trained by the world to measure maturity by independence. The more you handle on your own, the more capable you are. But in God's kingdom, that's completely reversed. Needing your Father isn't weakness — it's wisdom. Dependence on God is what maturity actually looks like.

The other part is that when trouble speaks loudly, it's easy to believe what we can see more than what we've been promised. The enemy's threats can feel more real in the moment than the Father's faithfulness.

You're not alone in that struggle. But you don't have to stay there either.

Today's Step What situation in your life right now are you trying to carry alone? Name it honestly — then ask yourself: Have I actually brought this to my Father, or have I just been worrying about it?

A Closing Thought The gap between knowing and trusting closes one honest conversation with God at a time. Start there today.

Stop Spelling "How" Wrong

Wednesday — Putting It Into Practice

What if the thing wearing you out isn't the problem itself — but the pressure you're putting on yourself to figure out the solution?

Today's Scripture "And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father." — Galatians 4:6

Reflection Here's a simple but life-changing reframe for your week: you don't need to know how — you need to know who.

When you're staring at a situation that has no clear path forward, the instinct is to keep turning it over, running the numbers, searching for an angle you haven't tried. That mental spinning is exhausting, and it quietly tells God, I don't really trust you to handle this.

But a child who's hungry doesn't need to know what's in the fridge, how long dinner will take, or what the grocery budget looks like. They just need to tell their parent they're hungry — and then they can go back to playing. The parent takes it from there.

That's the posture God is inviting you into. Not passivity — you still show up, still do the work in front of you — but without the crushing weight of needing to control the outcome.

So today, try this: take the thing you've been mentally wrestling with and actually say it out loud to God. Not a formal prayer — just honest words. Dad, I don't know how this is going to work. But I know you do. Then release the "how" and trust the "who."

And when the worry creeps back — because it will — return to that same simple place. This is what it means to walk by faith. It's not a one-time decision. It's a practice.

Today's Step Write down one thing you've been trying to figure out on your own. Then write this next to it: "I don't need to know how. I know who." Keep it somewhere you'll see it today.

A Closing Thought Faith isn't pretending the problem isn't real. It's choosing to trust the One who's bigger than it.

The Name on the Line

Thursday — What This Looks Like in Real Life

Imagine someone who has spent years feeling like they have to earn their place — at work, in relationships, even with God. Always performing. Always bracing for disappointment.

Today's Scripture "Nevertheless he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known." — Psalm 106:8

Reflection Picture someone who grew up without a reliable father in the picture. They learned early that love was conditional — you had to be good enough, quiet enough, useful enough to deserve it. That pattern followed them into adulthood and, quietly, into their faith. They prayed like they were negotiating. They served like they were paying off a debt. They never quite felt secure in God's love because they'd never experienced what unconditional fatherly love felt like.

Then one day, something in this passage from Psalms cracked them open. The children of Israel were complaining, forgetting, provoking God — and he rescued them anyway. Not because they deserved it. Not because they finally got their act together. He saved them for his name's sake.

His reputation as a Father was on the line. And he wasn't going to let his children stay in the mess.

That realization changed everything. Not because life got instantly easier, but because they stopped trying to earn what had already been freely given. They started praying like a child talking to a parent — honestly, simply, expectantly.

Sonship isn't something you achieve. It's something you receive. And once you receive it, it changes the way you walk into every room, every hard conversation, every uncertain situation.

Today's Step Reflect on this: Have I been relating to God more like an employee trying to earn approval, or like a child who already has it? Let your answer be honest — and let it be a starting point, not a judgment.

A Closing Thought God's name is on the line for your life. He's not going to let you down just to prove a point. He's your Father.

Carry the Name Into the Weekend

Friday — Carrying It Forward

You've made it to the end of the week. But the truth you've been sitting with? It doesn't clock out on Friday.

Today's Scripture "We have sinned with our fathers... Nevertheless he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known." — Psalm 106:6, 8

Reflection All week we've been circling one central question: Who is your daddy?

Not as a trivia question. As a way of life.

Because here's what changes when you actually live from the identity of being God's child: you stop shrinking. You stop white-knuckling every uncertain situation. You stop performing for approval you already have. You start walking with a quiet, steady confidence — not because you have everything figured out, but because you know who does.

This weekend, something is going to try to remind you of your problems. A bill. A conversation that goes sideways. A fear that surfaces when things get quiet. And in that moment, you'll have a choice: respond like an orphan scrambling for solutions, or respond like a child who knows their Father has never once forgotten them.

You might also think about the people around you this weekend — a friend who's struggling, a family member who seems lost. The most powerful thing you can offer them isn't advice. It's the testimony of someone who knows their Father and isn't afraid to say so.

Go into your weekend carrying the name. Not with arrogance — with peace. The kind that doesn't make sense to the people around you, but points them toward something real.

Today's Step Before the weekend takes over, say this simple prayer: "Father, I'm yours. I don't have it all figured out — but I know you do. I'm going to walk like I believe that this weekend."

A Closing Thought You are not on your own out there. You carry a name, and the One whose name it is has never lost a child yet.