Ep 60: Shedding the Old

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Well, good morning, I'm Daniel
Dalp and this is for your Sunday

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Let's go ahead and get into our

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episode today.
This is episode 60, shedding the

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old let's go to church.
Are we there yet?

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Last week my wife and I
celebrated 10 years of marriage,

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often called the tin or the
aluminum anniversary.

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Well, my wife didn't ask for tin
or aluminum or even diamonds as

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an anniversary gift.
She asked for a pet snake, a

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ball Python to be exact.
And surprisingly, I have no

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complaints.
The little snake has actually

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been a fun addition to our
family and the kids absolutely

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adore her.
It's actually been fascinating

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to see how she feeds, goes about
her everyday habits and grows.

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And part of that growing process
is shedding her skin.

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And she's done that a few times
since we've had her.

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And when this happens, one of
the telltale signs is that her

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colors, usually full of yellows
and whites and Browns, become

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dull and cloudy.
Until, of course, she sheds off

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the old, and then her colors are
new and vibrant once again.

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The old, the dull and the dead
are peeled away.

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The new is better and doing some
curse reading on why snakes shed

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their skin, Part of it has to do
with replacing what is dead,

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what is damaged, and what is
worn out.

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You see, when a snake feeds, it
grows and that will also

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contribute to a more frequent
shed.

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Another interesting observation
is that this process is not

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always easy for the snake, but
it's necessary all the same.

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Observing Whitney Snake, which
she lovingly named Lemonade,

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shedding her skin reminded me of
the way the Bible describes us,

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US transitioning from a life of
sin to a life forged by

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obedience to Christ.
You see, there's this beautiful

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imagery that's used several
times throughout Scripture that

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describes us putting off the old
and putting on the new.

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Ephesians chapter 420 through 24
says, But you did not learn

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Christ in this way, if indeed
you have heard Him and have been

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taught in Him.
Just as truth is in Jesus, That

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in reference to your former
manner of life, you lay aside

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the old cell which is being
corrupted in accordance with the

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lust of deceit.
And that you be renewed in the

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spirit of your mind and put on
the new self which in the

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likeness of God has been created
in righteousness and holiness of

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the truth.
It seems we all have something

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to shed.
Notice what it says in verse 20.

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But you did not learn Christ in
this way.

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Now I would submit that this
verse also emphasizes that

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learning Christ is a vital part
of shedding off that old self.

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Just like that snake.
When we feed on the word of God,

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when we feed on those things
that Christ taught, we grow.

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And in order to grow, we need to
get rid of the old, get rid of

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the dull, and get rid of the
dead.

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Colossians chapter 3, verses 8
through 10.

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But now you also put them all
aside, anger, wrath, malice,

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slander, and abusive speech from
your mouth.

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Do not lie to one another.
Since you laid aside the old

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self with its practices and have
put on the new self, who is

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being renewed to a true
knowledge according to the image

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of the one who created him.
You see, we all need to be

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renewed and if we're following
Christ, we have put on the new,

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the fresh, the vibrant, not in
the image of what has been

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peeled off and put aside, but
something completely new in the

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image of our Savior.
Second Corinthians chapter 5

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verse 17 says, therefore, if
anyone is in Christ, he is a new

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creation.
The old has passed away.

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Behold the new who has come feed
on the Word of God, grow and put

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all those sinful things aside.
Shed the old, the dull, the

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damaged, and the dead.
Don't hold on to it.

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Don't clothe yourself in the old
skin of a sinful life because

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the new is better.
And just like that snake,

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getting there is not always
easy, but it's necessary all the

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same.
Well, those are my thoughts for

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your Sunday morning drive.
Now it's time to hear yours.

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And don't forget, you can always
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on each episode on for your
Sunday morning dr.com.

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Our discussion questions for
this week are what are some

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things that you need to shed in
order to be more like Jesus?

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Are there things you struggle to
let go of?

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And how can we glorify God by
struggling through those things

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in order to clothe ourselves in
Christ?