Not a Fan (2011) (edit title/settings)

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• Matthew
• John
• Paul
• Peter
• James son of Zebedee
• Simon
• Scott
• Anne Judson
• Adoniram Judson
• Art Nobles
• Robert Reschar
• Jonah
• Moses
• Orville Hubbard
• Barbara
• Nat
• Elijah
• Elisha
• Dick Wolf
• William Borden
• Jude
• Brittany Bevin
• Millard Fuller
• David
• Morgan
• Doug
• Nicodemus
• Kyle
• Girija

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• “I want you to know up front that I’m not here to “sell” Jesus.”

  Kyle Idleman

• “Like a parent who tries to get through to a child, God grabbed me by the shoulders sat me down and said, 'I want you to listen to me.' That was the beginning of spiritual awakening in my life.”

  Dr. Rich Edwards

• “I had no idea what to do or who to turn to. What soon became clear is that I couldn’t bear these burdens of life alone.”

  Carolyn Day

• “Some people are good at keeping secrets. At the height of my addiction, I wasn’t just good at it; I was a pro.”

  Robert Reschar

• “Looking back on my journey, I can see that I was trying to handle this sickness on my own. And because I tried to be the one in control, I was not only damaging my own life, but the lives of those around me.”

  Summer Rines

• “I thought I had it all figured out. Looking back, it’s clear now that I was lost in so many ways, but at the time I thought I was on road everyone else wanted to be on.”

  Tim Hartlage

• “The Bible tells us that we love Jesus because he first loved us. It is certainly true that my pursuit of Christ was initiated and continues to be motivated by his relentless pursuit of me.”

  Terry Hayes

• “I didn’t know how much my job had meant to me until the night I was fired. When I went in that night, they didn’t just take my badge—they took away my entire identity.”

  Gary Polsgrove

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• There is no forgiveness without repentance. There is no salvation without surrender. There is no life without death. There is no believing without committing.

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• The biggest threat to the church today is fans who call themselves Christians but aren’t actually interested in following Christ. They want to be close enough to Jesus to get all the benefits, but not so close that it requires anything from them.

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• There is no way to follow Jesus without him interfering with your life. Following Jesus will cost you something. Following Jesus always costs something.

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• Jesus doesn’t expect followers to be perfect, but he does call them to be authentic.

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• A belief, no matter how sincere, if not reflected in reality isn’t a belief; it’s a delusion.

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• Fans often confuse their admiration for devotion. They mistake their knowledge of Jesus for intimacy with Jesus. Fans assume their good intentions make up for their apathetic faith.

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• Fans are happy to follow Jesus as long as that doesn’t require any significant changes or have negative implications.

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• it wasn’t the size of the crowd Jesus cared about; it was their level of commitment.

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• Following Jesus isn’t something you can do at night where no one notices. It’s a twenty-four-hour-a-day commitment that will interfere with your life. That’s not the small print—that’s a guarantee.

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• When we decide to believe in Jesus without making a commitment to follow him, we become nothing more than fans.

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Sanhedrin
• Burma
• India
• America
• Galilee
• Louisville

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Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Kyle Idleman (Author)

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Classification edit see section history

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• Dewey: 248

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Religion & Spirituality › Christianity › Christian Living

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

• www.notafan.com: Resources include: feature movie, small group DVD study, a Follower's Journal, Pastor's Resource Kit, t-shirts, bracelets, and more.

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