Ep 113: The Same Shirt

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What can a similar wardrobe 
teach us about being God's 

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children? 
We'll talk about that in just a 

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SEC. 
Welcome to the show. 

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I'm Daniel Dalp and this is for 
your Sunday morning drive. 

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The short podcast with the goal 
of providing some motivation, 

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Dr. and encouragement and 
helping you to recenter your 

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mind on those spiritual things 
on a hectic Sunday morning. 

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Let's go ahead and get the show 
on the road this morning. 

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This is episode 113. 
The same shirt. 

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Let's go to church. 
Are 

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Last Sunday night I worshipped 
with the Washington Ave. 

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Church of Christ in Evansville. 
It's where I grew up and where 

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my father is currently serving 
as an elder. 

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And you know, I was running a 
little bit behind, as sometimes 

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happens when you have kids. 
So I threw on the first shirt 

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that I saw in my bedroom and I 
headed out the door. 

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Well we arrived with only a few 
minutes left to spare before 

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services began, so I was 
scanning the usual spots for my 

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parents and oh boy, I found the 
first person I noticed was my 

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father and the first thing that 
I noticed about him was that we 

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had completely by coincidence, 
worn the same shirt. 

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Now, we both had a good laugh, 
and believe me, many others did 

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too. 
And some even commented and told

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me you look just like your 
father. 

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And it's true as you would 
expect or hope. 

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Sometimes it's a compliment, 
sometimes I'm not so sure. 

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But it's true, though. 
He has a few years on me and I 

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certainly have a few pounds on 
him. 

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But yeah, in some ways, we look 
alike. 

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Our hair is graying in the same 
way. 

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We basically have the same 
beard. 

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We have the same proclivities 
towards Hawaiian shirts, and 

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that seemed to play the key role
in our current situation, that 

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same red shirt. 
It's something that happens in 

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families. 
Children often begin to resemble

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their parents. 
They may have the same eyes, the

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same smile, the same mannerisms,
or even the same way of 

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speaking. 
And in the same way that we 

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resemble our physical families, 
the same should be true about 

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our spiritual ones. 
The Bible teaches that 

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Christians are a part of God's 
family. 

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In first John chapter 3 verse 1 
John says see what kind of love 

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the Father has given to us that 
we should be called children of 

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God and if God is our Father 
then it ought to show no of 

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course not in our physical 
appearance but certainly in our 

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character. 
Jesus in Matthew chapter 5 

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taught us that we should love 
our enemies so that we may be 

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sons of our Father in heaven. 
And Paul in Ephesians chapter 5 

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verse one says, be imitators of 
God as beloved children. 

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When people watch us interact 
with others, see our Father's 

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patience, do they see his mercy,
his kindness, his grace, His 

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Holiness? 
Because the older I get, yeah, 

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the more I find myself looking 
like my dad. 

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And dad, if you're listening 
this morning, I'm going to take 

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that as a compliment. 
But spiritually, the longer we 

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walk with God, the more we 
should begin to look like our 

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heavenly Father as well. 
And maybe that's a good question

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for us all today. 
If someone looked at my life and

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they tell whose child I am, and 
if we're gods, do we, as Romans 

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829 says, conform to the image 
of his son? 

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Yeah, I'm begrudgingly happy to 
wear the same shirt as my dad. 

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But when it comes to my heavenly
Father, I don't just want to 

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wear the same shirt. 
I don't just want to look the 

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same. 
I want to be cut from the same 

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cloth. 
Question is, are we? 

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Well, those are my thoughts for 
your Sunday morning drive. 

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Now it's time to hear yours. 
Our discussion questions for 

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this week are are we striving 
daily to truly show that we are 

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children of God? 
If someone who knew nothing 

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about your faith observed your 
life for a week, what evidence 

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would they find that you belong 
to God's family? 

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And when people spend time 
around us, what qualities do 

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they see that reflect God's 
character? 

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Hey, thank you for listening. 
Thank you so much for making us 

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a part of your week. 
Whenever you listen, I certainly

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appreciate it. 
Put on a clean shirt, don't 

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forget who your father is, and 
I'll see you Sunday.