Our texts are three different accounts of the same scene in Jesus’ life. At this time in His life, Jesus was constantly bombarded with questions and accusations that He was not doing things in the way that religious traditions were done. In that setting, Jesus spoke to them about the new and the old. The point is not that the old is not important, but rather he was saying that there comes a time in life that a new work from God requires a new container in us. How many times has God's work in our life been wasted because we tried to hold it in an old container that was not suitable to receive it? God will fill the vessel that we bring, but if we bring a faulty vessel, that blessing may not last long. We want change in our life, as long as we do not have to change. We want a better house, a better job, a better marriage -- as long as we do not have to do anything for that to come about. Sometimes we limit the work that God can do in us simply because the vessel that we ask Him to put it into. We want God to do a new work, but we want to put it into an old mindset. Many time God blesses us in spite of who we are or where we are. If we are to enjoy the fullness of God's blessings in our life without them spilling out; we need a new mind for that new work that we are wanting God to do. The reason that some people cannot break out of problems or habits is that they cannot get away from the old environment in which they live. There has to be a new mind before we can enjoy the new blessings that God wants to pour into us. If we do not prepare a new vessel, we will continue to spill and waste God's blessings. God will fill what we bring, and the reason that change does not last in our life is because of the vessel, not the giver. When we have a real mind change, we can have a real life change. God can change our life, but it has to start with us. Every one of us wants to be better. We all want to fix what is broken. We are tired of the hurt and pain, but we do not want God to mess with our comfort zone. We are more worried about what we are going to lose than what we will gain. The critical thing is not IF God can do it. The critical thing is if we will LET God do it. If transformation is to happen, it has to start with a rejuvenation in us. We have to get tired of patching things up. Our texts clearly tell us that we do not need patches, we need a new vessel.