God's goal is for you to become a visible, verbal follower of Jesus Christ.

Not merely a fan in the stands every Sunday.

Dr Tony Evans says it's easy to find people who come to church for the show, but true Christianity

requires something much deeper.

We're talking about discipleship.

That's our goal, and that is what God has called the church to do.

Create disciples, not just members.

This is the alternative with Dr. Tony Evans, author, speaker, senior

pastor of Oakcliffe Bible Fellowship in Dallas, Texas,

and President of the Urban Alternative.

You say you believe in God?

Great.

Now what?

Well, even though there's nothing we can do to earn our salvation, there's plenty we can do to make the most of it.

And that's Dr. Evans' subject today as he brings us a message called the Authority of Discipleship.

Let's join him.

In churches all over America, Jesus' fans gather.

With this commonality, on some level of belief in Jesus Christ.

They will applaud, they will sing, they will celebrate him

because Jesus has a mighty large fan base.

You will discover Jesus is not looking for fans. He's looking for followers. Jesus does not have a problem getting a crowd.

He's got people who will raise his name regularly,

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