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Hope Family Fellowship
Sons and Daughters - Week 2
Locations & Times
Hope Family Fellowship - Sulphur Springs
434 Jefferson St E, Sulphur Springs, TX 75482, USA
Sunday 10:00 AM
Thank you for worshiping with us today at Hope Family Fellowship! We are a place of hope with people who love God and others! May God richly bless you in our time together today!
Rusty and Sasha Posey, Lead Pastor
Rusty and Sasha Posey, Lead Pastor
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Kickoff Sunday - Sunday, September 13th at 10:00 am
Wear your favorite team’s gear or colors!
Stay for Tacos after service in the fellowship hall!
Giveaways include: Two Tickets to a Dallas Cowboys game!
We’re giving away a tailgate basket full of goodies for the family that brings the most guests.
Bring a jar of your homemade salsa for our Salsa Contest!
Invite a friend to come with you on that Sunday!
Wednesday Night Experience - Wednesdays at 6:30 pm
This Week: Dinner Church
After Dinner, we have groups for adults, youth and kids!
Hope Ladies Bloom Retreat
October 3rd – Trinity Church in Cedar Hill
Cost: $65 (Deadline to Sign Up: September 13th)
See Sasha for more details or to sign up!
Community Groups
Sunday Morning Groups Begin September 20th at 9:00 am
Senior Adult Group
Facilitated by Dave Yoder
Weekly beginning Tuesday, September 22nd at 10:00 am
Bible Reading Plan
September 6th – Esther 4-5
September 7th – Esther 6-7
September 8th – Esther 8
September 9th – Esther 9
September 10th – Esther 10
September 11th – Job 1-4
September 12th – Job 5-8
Hope Partner of the Week
Brandon and Melissa Newman - Scotland
Prayer – Every Sunday Morning at 9:00 am
Hope Kids
Sundays at 10:00 am
Kickoff Sunday - Sunday, September 13th at 10:00 am
Wear your favorite team’s gear or colors!
Stay for Tacos after service in the fellowship hall!
Giveaways include: Two Tickets to a Dallas Cowboys game!
We’re giving away a tailgate basket full of goodies for the family that brings the most guests.
Bring a jar of your homemade salsa for our Salsa Contest!
Invite a friend to come with you on that Sunday!
Wednesday Night Experience - Wednesdays at 6:30 pm
This Week: Dinner Church
After Dinner, we have groups for adults, youth and kids!
Hope Ladies Bloom Retreat
October 3rd – Trinity Church in Cedar Hill
Cost: $65 (Deadline to Sign Up: September 13th)
See Sasha for more details or to sign up!
Community Groups
Sunday Morning Groups Begin September 20th at 9:00 am
Senior Adult Group
Facilitated by Dave Yoder
Weekly beginning Tuesday, September 22nd at 10:00 am
Bible Reading Plan
September 6th – Esther 4-5
September 7th – Esther 6-7
September 8th – Esther 8
September 9th – Esther 9
September 10th – Esther 10
September 11th – Job 1-4
September 12th – Job 5-8
Hope Partner of the Week
Brandon and Melissa Newman - Scotland
Prayer – Every Sunday Morning at 9:00 am
Hope Kids
Sundays at 10:00 am
Sons and Daughters: Week 2
Pastor Rusty Posey
September 6, 2026
2 Corinthians 6:18 (NLT) “18 And I will be your Father, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”
Romans 8:14–17 (NLT) “For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God. 15 So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him, “Abba, Father.” 16 For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children. 17 And since we are his children, we are his heirs. In fact, together with Christ we are heirs of God’s glory. But if we are to share his glory, we must also share his suffering.”
Identifying Indicators of God’s Sons and Daughters
1. The Holy Spirit resides in God’s Sons and Daughters.
Romans 8:9 (NLT) “But you are not controlled by your sinful nature. You are controlled by the Spirit if you have the Spirit of God living in you. (And remember that those who do not have the Spirit of Christ living in them do not belong to him at all.)”
1 Corinthians 3:16 (NLT) “Don’t you realize that all of you together are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God lives in you?”
2. Son’s and Daughter’s behavior is indication of their relationship with Christ.
Romans 8:5–8 (NLT) “Those who are dominated by the sinful nature think about sinful things, but those who are controlled by the Holy Spirit think about things that please the Spirit. 6 So letting your sinful nature control your mind leads to death. But letting the Spirit control your mind leads to life and peace. 7 For the sinful nature is always hostile to God. It never did obey God’s laws, and it never will. 8 That’s why those who are still under the control of their sinful nature can never please God.”
•John 8:44 (NLT) “For you are the children of your father the devil, and you love to do the evil things he does. He was a murderer from the beginning. He has always hated the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, it is consistent with his character; for he is a liar and the father of lies.”
3. Instead of fear, we have familiarity as Sons and Daughters.
Galatians 4:4–6 (NLT) “But when the right time came, God sent his Son, born of a woman, subject to the law. 5 God sent him to buy freedom for us who were slaves to the law, so that he could adopt us as his very own children. 6 And because we are his children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, prompting us to call out, “Abba, Father.”
4. The affirmation of the witness of the Spirit.
John 14:21 (NLT) “Those who accept my commandments and obey them are the ones who love me. And because they love me, my Father will love them. And I will love them and reveal myself to each of them.”
5. As believers, we have the benefits of sons and daughters.
Galatians 4:7 (NLT) “Now you are no longer a slave but God’s own child. And since you are his child, God has made you his heir.”
1 Peter 4:12–13 (NLT) “Dear friends, don’t be surprised at the fiery trials you are going through, as if something strange were happening to you. 13 Instead, be very glad—for these trials make you partners with Christ in his suffering, so that you will have the wonderful joy of seeing his glory when it is revealed to all the world.”
John 1:12–13 (NLT) “But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God. 13 They are reborn—not with a physical birth resulting from human passion or plan, but a birth that comes from God.”
Romans 10:9–10 (NLT) “If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by openly declaring your faith that you are saved.”
Pastor Rusty Posey
September 6, 2026
2 Corinthians 6:18 (NLT) “18 And I will be your Father, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”
Romans 8:14–17 (NLT) “For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God. 15 So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him, “Abba, Father.” 16 For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children. 17 And since we are his children, we are his heirs. In fact, together with Christ we are heirs of God’s glory. But if we are to share his glory, we must also share his suffering.”
Identifying Indicators of God’s Sons and Daughters
1. The Holy Spirit resides in God’s Sons and Daughters.
Romans 8:9 (NLT) “But you are not controlled by your sinful nature. You are controlled by the Spirit if you have the Spirit of God living in you. (And remember that those who do not have the Spirit of Christ living in them do not belong to him at all.)”
1 Corinthians 3:16 (NLT) “Don’t you realize that all of you together are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God lives in you?”
2. Son’s and Daughter’s behavior is indication of their relationship with Christ.
Romans 8:5–8 (NLT) “Those who are dominated by the sinful nature think about sinful things, but those who are controlled by the Holy Spirit think about things that please the Spirit. 6 So letting your sinful nature control your mind leads to death. But letting the Spirit control your mind leads to life and peace. 7 For the sinful nature is always hostile to God. It never did obey God’s laws, and it never will. 8 That’s why those who are still under the control of their sinful nature can never please God.”
•John 8:44 (NLT) “For you are the children of your father the devil, and you love to do the evil things he does. He was a murderer from the beginning. He has always hated the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, it is consistent with his character; for he is a liar and the father of lies.”
3. Instead of fear, we have familiarity as Sons and Daughters.
Galatians 4:4–6 (NLT) “But when the right time came, God sent his Son, born of a woman, subject to the law. 5 God sent him to buy freedom for us who were slaves to the law, so that he could adopt us as his very own children. 6 And because we are his children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, prompting us to call out, “Abba, Father.”
4. The affirmation of the witness of the Spirit.
John 14:21 (NLT) “Those who accept my commandments and obey them are the ones who love me. And because they love me, my Father will love them. And I will love them and reveal myself to each of them.”
5. As believers, we have the benefits of sons and daughters.
Galatians 4:7 (NLT) “Now you are no longer a slave but God’s own child. And since you are his child, God has made you his heir.”
1 Peter 4:12–13 (NLT) “Dear friends, don’t be surprised at the fiery trials you are going through, as if something strange were happening to you. 13 Instead, be very glad—for these trials make you partners with Christ in his suffering, so that you will have the wonderful joy of seeing his glory when it is revealed to all the world.”
John 1:12–13 (NLT) “But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God. 13 They are reborn—not with a physical birth resulting from human passion or plan, but a birth that comes from God.”
Romans 10:9–10 (NLT) “If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by openly declaring your faith that you are saved.”