FAN OR FOLLOWER?

Now when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me.  If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and he will send them at once.”  This took place to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet, saying, “Say to the daughter of Zion, ‘Behold, your king is coming to you, humble, and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.’”  The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them. They brought the donkey and the colt and put on them their cloaks, and he sat on them.
Most of the crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.  And the crowds that went before him and that followed him were shouting, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!”  And when he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred up, saying, “Who is this?”  Matthew 21:1-10 (ESV)

“If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me."
Luke 9:23 (ESV)

“This letter is from Simon Peter, a slave of Jesus Christ.”
2 Peter 1:1 (NLT)

“This letter is from James, a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ.”
James 1:1 (NLT)

“This letter is from Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus”
Romans 1:1 (NLT)

“My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me.”
Galatians 2:20 (NLT)

"If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it. And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but are yourself lost or destroyed?”
Luke 9:24-25 (NLT)

“When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die.”
Dietrich Bonhoeffer ― The Cost of Discipleship

 

JESUS IS NOT LOOKING FOR FANS...
JESUS IS LOOKING FOR FOLLOWERS.