Fans & Followers

Fans & Followers
David Quaid

I. Intro

A. Matthew 9:9 (NIV) As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,” he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him.

B. Luke 9:57-62 (NLT) ⁵⁷As they were walking along, someone said to Jesus, “I will follow you wherever you go.” ⁵⁸But Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens to live in, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place even to lay his head.” ⁵⁹He said to another person, “Come, follow me.” The man agreed, but he said, “Lord, first let me return home and bury my father.” ⁶⁰But Jesus told him, “Let the spiritually dead bury their own dead! Your duty is to go and preach about the Kingdom of God.” ⁶¹Another said, “Yes, Lord, I will follow you, but first let me say good-bye to my family.” ⁶²But Jesus told him, “Anyone who puts a hand to the plow and then looks back is not fit for the Kingdom of God.”

II. Fans & Followers

A. Matthew 7:21 (NLT) “Not everyone who calls out to me, ‘Lord! Lord!’ will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Only those who actually do the will of my Father in heaven will enter.”

1. “Fans” –

2. “Followers” –

B. James 1:22-24 (NLT) ²²But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. ²³For if you listen to the word and don’t obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror. ²⁴You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like.

1. Jesus does not call us to be His , He calls us to be His !

III. A Fully Committed Follower of Christ

A. Committed to

1. Matthew 22:37-38 (NLT) ³⁷Jesus replied, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’ ³⁸This is the first and greatest commandment.”

2. John 6:68-69 (NLT) ⁶⁸Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words that give eternal life. ⁶⁹We believe, and we know you are the Holy One of God.”

B. Committed to

1. Acts 2:42 (NIV) They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.

C. Committed to

1. Matthew 28:19-20 (NLT) ¹⁹“Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. ²⁰Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

IV. Conclusion

FAN                                         FOLLOWER