Fan or Follower?

Are you a fan or follower of Jesus? Kyle Idleman in his book, Not A Fan, challenges us to answer that question. I started reading this book on Thursday and can already see it is going to be a great book. Idleman shares the definition of a fan as "an enthusiastic admirer." Here are a few quotes from the first chapter:

"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." pg. 25

"If you find yourself measuring your relationship with Jesus by comparing yourself to others, that is likely a self-indictment." pg. 26

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