
Maybe you watch football year long waiting for this big
game, others like me will watch one
game of the year and and it will be the Super-Bowl.
Some of you even refer to the team as ‘your’ team. I
have always found it interesting when someone is talking about a team like the
“Cowboys” and they say ‘we made it,’ or ‘we were robbed of that
catch.’ As if you were on the field playing.
The reality is while we may like to imagine that we are a
part of it, the truth is that we are just fans
on the sidelines.
You don’t catch a
pass, you don’t run the ball…
you will never make a single point,
or a single tackle… you are
just a fan watching the game at a distance.
Many of us have taken the same mentality and allowed it to
come into our Christian life.
Just as fans of football teams sit on the sidelines and
watch a few carry out the plays, churches are full of fans that sit on a pew
and watch a few carry out the mission.
Fans will by tickets, Fans will get excited when the team
does will, and Fans will get discouraged when things head south… But a fan
makes no impact in the game.
Fans of churches are the same, they might ‘buy’ a ticket by
placing some money in the offering plate, and they might get excited when
things go well or bummed when things head south… but many are making no impact in the Kingdom of God.
It’s an interesting analogy if you really begin to ponder
it.
Jesus never wanted fans.
Jesus never wanted
a group of people that cheer from the sidelines.
Jesus never called
people to be fans, but he did call
individuals to be followers.
Another Great Word!
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