Not a Fan - Episode 1
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Eric Nelson collapses. Family and friends desperately try to revive him. At a football stadium across town, Pastor Kyle Idleman receives news of Eric’s heart attack. Kyle rushes to the hospital, arriving as Eric’s family is given the devastating news and makes the painful decision to let Eric go. As Kyle speaks with friends and family, enigmatic details of Eric’s life emerge. Eric had suffered a heart attack years earlier. The near-death experience caused him to completely surrender his life to Jesus. He went from fan to follower and it had a profound impact on those around him.
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This film right here needs to go viral. I have never see or herd something on this level... I think many Christians need to see this I cannot wait to watch part 2 and 3. What a powerful message thank you
There is a book that goes with this video series. But the video pretty much covers the ideas in the chapters very well. But it’s still an excellent read. Worth every second.
I found not a fan by googling being a student of Jesus not a fan. I tried to express my view on being Christian, and was dismayed in this. I was glad I found this. Fandom may need to go viral. Those who it is meant for will find it.
*heard* herd is a group of animals. I agree. This film is good
The "NOT A FAN" Series, Changed My Life. ❤
Thank you my Bro... I don't miss a to many nights without listening to your messages.. I study the WORD OF GOD daily and was saved 15 years ago April 23 2007 in a 8x10 jail cell... My home away from home.. I spent most of my adult life in and out of jail.. I remember first becoming scared of God and going to hell.. This went on for about 3 months but after listening to the greatest loving preacher I ever known.. I realized HE LOVED ME ANYWAY.. THE HOLY SPIRIT IN THAT CELL ONE NIGHT CRUSHED ME UNDER THE WEIGHT OF MY SIN... I lived a l pretty ruff life.. OK ok I lived a horrible life and I blame know one but myself.. I was raised in a Christian home but I had a great grandmother that was a Godly woman that prayed for me daily and read the Bible to me almost every time I came to her home.. As I got older the visit to her house slowed and eventually as I started using drugs and hanging with the cool kids I hardly ever visited her at all.. This lead to destruction in my life and when she passed it crushed me.. Sure I went to the funeral and wept and cried but it did not slow my awful lifestyle one bit.. As a matter of fact it probably got worse.. As I said before I ended up in and out of jail for most of my adult life.. Until I met a preacher Bro David MacKenzie.. He didn't get paid to come to the jail.. As far as I knew at the time he didn't have much money at all.. But he was faithful every Thursday night to come to that jail. He was even late one night because he had ran out of gas.. Me being a con I thought there's gotta be a reason he keeps coming.. He came on thanksgiving and Christmas and as I said he never missed a Thursday night.. To start with I went to church just to get out of my cell.. But something happen one night.. After preaching he looked at me and said I love you son.. AND I BELIEVED HIM... I started listening after that intensely to every word he preached.. One night in service I got under conviction which I didn't even know what was at the time.. And I raised my hand and and ask to be talked to about salvation.. He talked to me with the Bible being the subject and I lied and said yes I just got saved.. But deep down inside I knew I wasn't.. As the carried us back and locked us down that night I could not get the WORDS OF THE BIBLE out of my head.. As Joseph did in the Bible I wrestled with God all night until I was crushed to know a innocent man hung on my cross that I deserved.. I begged Him for for forgiveness and after that night I was a new creature.. I remember the first time I realized I had a different heart.. I was a big time drug dealer and sat at the big boys table and bragged about the God awful things I had dome and those at that table done the same thing.. After that night I went down to the table as I always did and here comes the filth from there mouth.. Not only could I not participating it I couldn't even listen to it.. I got up and went back to my cell and there lay my Bible that preacher had given to me.. I begin to read and somewhat understand most of what I read.. That was 15 years ago and the first 7 years after I got out I returned to that same jail to testify what God Had done for me and wanted to do for for WHOSOEVER WILL.. I felt led to share that with you.. Im not sure if you will read in but I pray someone will.. Love you much in Christ.. My name is Danny Brown my #is 470 494 1622.. Email dannybrownromans828@ Gmail.com..May the LORD JESUS be with you and your family and ministry.
I just read your whole testimony, and I think it is beautiful. Thank you for sharing. God can do a lot with broken people, especially if we realize that we are, were, broken, and willing to give Him the pieces.
I used to have a internet porn problem, and through one of those chats, God came into my life, and I become a new person.
My heart still breaks at the thought of what He did for me, for us, and that it even came to this. His absolute love still overwhelms me now after 10 years.
I do have days where I feel weak in my faith, and where I am afraid thaf I might turn away from Him, but then more often I feel Him.
Thank you again for sharing, and God bless you
Romans 8:28 is a wonderful encouarging passage, and strangely something I needed to hear, read, right now today.
God bless you Danny. Thanks SO much for sharing your testimony
Great message and very timely for the church of today!
This will always remain one of my BEST Christian film
This book turned my life around! Finally opened my heart to Jesus. So happy there is a video series!!!
After watching this fillm i really want to folllow Jesus more . Thank you for making this film
Henry-these are the kind of comments that inspire us to do what we do. Thank you so much for reaching out and sharing your thoughts with us. :)
Your welcome and thank you for the courage to share the truth. I will be sharing this with other Christians.
The book is a great read. I recommend it. Kyle is a good author and he is willing to tell it how it is.
This is only my first episode and it made me cry, I just realized that I want to be a follower but I must be honest with myself I am a fan right now but hopefully in time I will change.
This is the series that spoke to me and woke me up! I was a fan and believed I could have a little Jesus and little world and still get into the kingdom! Wrong! This also blows the whistle on the false grace teaching aka once saved always saved.
Well, once you’re saved you can never lose your salvation. But, people may think they’re saved when they’re not because they’ve never surrendered completely to Jesus, yet they call themselves Christians. If it was possible to lose your salvation, you would, because even after Jesus saves us we still fall back into sin sometimes. But, that doesn’t mean people don’t misunderstand what being saved actually is, because being a true follower of Jesus is more than just giving Him the scraps of your life, like Kyle talks about. But anyone who’s truly surrendered to Christ will never lose their salvation, because Jesus rescued them from sin and death.
@moviegeekman1666 Jesus saves us from sin not just the penalty of sin. If you still willfully sin your a slave to sin and you won't abide in his house forever (john 8:34-36)
@@Takeupyourcross. Just to confirm, are you saying that once a person truly repents and gives their life to Christ, they never sin after that? Genuinely asking, not a “gotcha” question or anything
@moviegeekman1666 Not wilfully, that wouldn't be following Jesus now would it? Would Jesus lead you into sin?
Hebrews 10:26-31
King James Version
26 For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
27 But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.
28 He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:
29 Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?
30 For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.
31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
@@Takeupyourcross. You say if you don’t willfully sin. Can you sin any other way? I was under the impression that all sin is a choice
Thanks for the series. Saw it on a Christian channel and it made me ask myself if I am going to be a fan or follower.
I first watched this program in prison, it is a searching series. I really wish they made all 6 episodes available to watch here, I'd love to watch it with my wife.
the movie and episodes are on PureFlix :-D
this changed my life and my walk
SAME!! I have seen it multiple times and just received the DVD for Christmas!! I need to watch over and over again and bless other people with the viewing of it as well❤🙌🔥
Follow me is mentioned more than believe I love that point in this episode! Our pastor tells us the Bible can be summed up in one word submit I’ve been hearing that over in my mind throughout this episode submit, commit, and transmit I’m excited to start this series and apply it to my life. I’ve been making lifestyle changes pray that I submit commit and transmit and follow Jesus not just believe in Jesus
I remember Not a fan
in Adult Sunday school (my church doesn't have adult Sunday school no more
church went through lots changes
focus more on next generation)
but this was my favorite
my favorite episode #5
I have a personal relationship with Jesus. He did for me and also te sins of the world He is my personal soul salvation.
Our church is doing this Bible study. I wasnt able to attend the first week so I'm watching now. I have read the book a couple of years ago.
I watched the full message by Kyle tonight and it is so challenging and ai felt God is speaking to me straight into my hearts esp the things that I called myself as Christian but I am actually just a fan but not a follower. I am so thankful for Kyle and his message will lead me to the Cross and His light.
I was first introduced to this series at church. I continue to rewatch it and it is life changing and good to reboot your commitment!!! Blessings!
Powerful teaching! Ministry will never be the same for me. I've learned so much. Keep going Pst. Kyle. In my prayers
I really want Jesus to interfere with my life. Heaven is more important than anything else.
Amen
Amen
Jesus Loves you
Man this is good!..... very seldom have I seen a Christian production of this caliber especially with such a unique approach.. I just pray it’s going on the right direction with the whole why do people die if God is good thing because it’s not His will that any should perish but that they should have everlasting life, but the devil comes to kill steal and destroy. If it’s good it’s God if it’s bad it’s a work of the enemy. I’m excited to keep watching ☺️
Awesome short film. Very inspiring I love watching it a few times. Im gonna share this with my family. God bless
Very much to think about, are you a fan or follower? Very detailed video, it's got me thinking real deep as well. I, as a Catholic have never thought of this question so deeply in my life. Thank you for making me think deeper after watching this. I would do my reflection about it later tonight. Thanks so much again. I would share this video with my Cellgroup friends, who are having a session on it this Thursday.
I want to be a follower of Jesus Christ I just don't know how I don't have the strength my flesh is week I pray for a touch from God that will transform me from the inside out so I can be who He created me to be a completely commited follower of Jesus Christ
He's not looking for perfect people. He knew your condition and Jesus died for you anyway, and if it had been for only you alone, He still would've gone to the cross. Don't wait until you're "perfect." He just wants you to come. He just wants you. Take the first step. He'll meet you where you are.
Eye opening and life changeing. Thank you for sharing this.
CRAZYYYYYY,I CANT BELIEVE IM UP EARLY DIS MORNING CHANGING DA CHANEL N DIS CAME ON.WOW HE WAS TALKING TO ME 100000% DIS HAS MADE SUCH AN INPACT ON ME DAT I WILL BE WATCHING DAT REST OF DA SERIES TANK U LORD ONCE AGAIN FOR REACHING OUT TO ME
Laney, this is great! I love you!!!
Thank you for your work!!
We are going through this series in a home study on Thursday evenings. I was out of town and missed the first class so thank you so much for having this available and allow me to catch up with the class. Many blessing!!
That's great, we pray that the Lord will use not a fan. to help you and your group draw closer to Him and one another!
City on a Hill...You will be happy to know that Chad Sychtysz is a highly qualified preacher and author. He is a committed follower who loves the Truth. Your material is in good hands.
This is the way to do sermons!
Love this!!
I want JESUS to interfere with all of my life. I want to be commited to JESUS hundred percent please pray for m
Forgiven and Loved
❤ yes will do. :-)
You can’t
I loved watching these on tv and Thank you very much for the uploads 🧑🔧🙏🙏🌹🌹🌺🌺
I watched some Jefferson Moore's Movies and saw some same actors
like Tom Luce 😀
Very helpful lots to think about. Questions are deep but relatable and thought provoking .
Thanks for this😭❤️
I love this show
This was very meaningful and I thank you.
Read the book "Not A Fan"
I highly recommend it.
This video is so one-seyed. Its always easy for a person (pastor, preacher, ...) to see things black and white and live by it, if he or she has not faced calamities or suffered throughout life. Just saying "being a fan or a follower" will not help
It is that easy. God requires everything from us. God wants it all because he DESERVES it all. Life throws us curveballs, trust me I know but when we give God everything and trust in him then were gonna be alright. We wont be safe or secure. The Bible never promises his followers that, being a christian isnt easy but its good. God wants us to grow. Repeatedly in scripture we see men and women of God grow through trials and have faith regardless of the ending. They trust in God and have huge impacts because of FAITH. Following God with everything rather than ditching when things get to tough. God deserves everything and when we give him everything we become Children of God with a living hope and imperishable inheritance.
All have had there own calamites - but letting go is - saying God I dont want this at all- take everything please . And then he changes the things you couldnt - but only when you truly want to change .See I always tried to change - couldnt . But then I got to a place where I didnt want sin anymore I wanted joy - joy is inside - not material . Ive held my brother as he bleed to death - 2 months later my dad died - 1 year later awoke to my son dead of sids - & my mom died on my birthday . I know calamities - shoot thats just the begining - but today Im free - still in the mess my sin created -but Im free . Things are better - and there in his hands not mine - because Id only mess things up more - Id rather walk through hell holding his hand & then live in my hell without him any day .
Whoever said pastors don't or haven't had calamities? Don't let the beliefs of anyone or not seeing folks struggles make you think they don't have them . Most just don't share it with everyone. People.tend to think I've never been thru anything because of the 'innocent' life i love of because I don't speak of it
This is great stuff. Please keep it coming
This guy doesn’t rightly divide the word... he’s confusing people.
This is why I don’t go to church anymore...
Amen
lyrics in portuguese, pleaseeee!!!!
Just name a higher calling? I'll wait.
When you seek him, you learn everything and you KNOW the truth. People die every day, having never really done anything except serve themselves, doing 'good deeds' to gain favor among men and for selfish reasons. GOD said to give in secret, GOD sees everything. Do things for HIS glory, not yours. After all, you can't save yourself, no matter what you think or believe, JESUS is the ONLY WAY.
In this episode, the pastor should have used this event to show these people the PRICE of BELIEVING doctors. When the doctor gave his 'prognosis' the pastor should have replied, "Thank you for all your work but MY GOD did not say that and he is a GOD of miracles! I'm going to prove it RIGHT now" then walked over, ask his fellow believers to come into agreement with him and then told Eric to GET UP!
If your miracle is for the glory of GOD, then it is accomplished. Where TWO of more are gathered in MY NAME, there I am with them. Put it to the test!
i think that when the Dr. said that they should pull the plug on him...that would be murder and the pastor should have come against that decision. Then he prays....how weak! Then he neglects the murder that they did!
Your not being real, in this world, this life, this planet that mandates ALL living things must die...well, that's the way this real world works...we all die.
wow seriously? I really would not like to be alive on life support without any brain activity but maybe you think this is ok. Everyone has their own view on things. The doctors recommended this because there was no longer any thought process going on and the pastor was there as support for the family not to make decisions on the mans life.
Fr Kyle, have you given up everything you own to follow Jesus? You don't look like you're sleeping rough, and that's a nice car. 🙂
Will you share the other episodes as well? Please
Hey Neal, we sometimes temporarily share the full series. Follow us on Facebook (facebook.com/FollowCityOnAHill/) to make sure you're notified. The full series is available for purchase at the City website: store.cityonahillstudio.com/brand/not-a-fan.html
Thanks for checking!
+City on a Hill Don't have FB.... living life without it :-)
Admirable! :)
Same here Neil 😊👍
Is not the Great Commission to make disciples, not fans or believers? I have an issue of fandom and not life change?
God hates me. HE won't bring me home to Him, but He calls Home many good people who do good here on earth all the time. Why?
How could you say He hates you? He gave you life, others who love you, good food to eat, water to drink, air to breathe. He died for the forgiveness of your sins. He doesn't hate you. Quite the opposite.
Please lyric to Portuguese (br)
i´ve been looking for this movie for so long and the Christian books don´t have it. Can anyone tells me how to get one?? thx
Hi Carlos, glad you've found it! It's available here: cityonahillstudio.com/shop/not-a-fan/
Eric and the black man attended the same Church for a few year's yet the black man doesn't know the preacher and the preacher is Eric's Church preacher/pastor..uhm..
Maybe Eric and other man used to attend Church together - but don't anymore because Eric changed churches?
Black man, 😆
LINK TO VERSE 33
:)
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Neither,... I’m an adopted son of the living God
Kyle likes money
Name someone who doesn't.
@@mistymiller2549 lots of people don't. Some love it more then they should. Some even love being around fame more too.
Wow..assumptions and judjment run rampant across the board in these scenes of Ericks death. Im a follower each and every moment of the day. Im not a fan of anything. Sports, cars, buisness leaders or politicians. Im not a fan of any person's or pepole of this world. The Bible contains all the same characters in Eric's story and even worse. The world is evil from day one. Why do bad things happen to good people...why do good things happen to bad pepole. We all have a choice in our life. One of 2 options Yes to being as Christ is through his teachings in the New Testament as well as Gods promises in the old Testament. Its all right there between those covers. Power grabs, greed, lust, fornication. Children sacrafised and eaten. All reverting to the state of original sin. I follow Christ since I accepted hin in 6th grade and my life reflected it. My buisness choices. Gods provided a plethora of open doors and still used me for good no matter what door I chose. Now I have an army of wise counsel. I have a team hungry to learn and a ministry that God fully prepared me for before I was knitted together in my mothers womb. No fan just walking in Christ's precepts each and everyday humbled knowing I fail every day to make the mark. I am a sinner forgiven by my saviour Christ which salvation plan was laid out be GOD before God even created the world in Genesis.. Men its a battle for your soul each moment. We need the tools Christ outlines and are in both the old and new testament. Thanks God for the opportunity to do this in a Bible study every Saturday morning at 6:30 a.m. with 12 to 15 men over the past 6 years. Good bless those who compiled and offered this to our group facilitator. May all the GLORY of change in Men's lives and families drive home how precious each and every moment of our life is. Stay focused. Amen all the glory to God!!
Kyle teaches a false gospel that's works based.
I don't understand. How is it about works? I have been forgiven. I have done the step by step instructions of accepting Jesus as my Savior, but if I keep living the same lavish lifestyle with the same old drunken friends and eating the same old pot brownies and doing the same old things then am I really changed? Everyone likes to use the "works" word so lightly to justify living a certain way.
It's only "work" if you don't want to really do it. Think about a hobby that you just completely love. You can spend hours on it without even realizing the time has past because you enjoy it. It doesn't feel like work to you because you love it. If you go to your office job you endure it because it's a paycheck. That is work. Work is when is when you know you have to do it and then kinda force yourself to do it because it's a must.
Works in faith is because you Want to. You Want to change. You Want to be new. You Want a different life from before. You Want to give it your all and yes that includes letting go of things that could lead you astray. Works should not feel like work. It should feel like a fun exciting hobby that you just can't get enough of.
We should Want to do it all for Jesus with the biggest smile on our face. We should give more and more and ALL for Him and not feel like we're doing a job.
He's worth that much more than to be placed in a work environment. In the works-for-the-day Schedule. He is worth every moment, every breath, every work, every play every thought, every feeling. He must be first. Completely.
Work doesn't save us we are saved by grace.And we are saved to do good works.After God save us He gave us the power by His HOLY SPIRIT TO follow Jesus.
It is by grace that we are saved, through faith. Faith without works is dead. No one is perfect. Everyone sins. Even after accepting Christ. But the commitment Kyle talks about is demonstrated by works. If there are NO works, that demonstrates that the faith through which grace saves us is absent. Jesus said that you will know a tree by its fruit. We do not save ourselves by our works. But if we make no effort, that shows we haven't invested ourselves in a relationship with Christ. And, to some extent, all Christians, myself included, at times straddle the fence between fandom and discipleship. Kyle's message is not an indictment of the fans. It is a reminder to all Christians that Jesus demands absolute commitment.
Everyday we have to die to ourselves!
This is a CHOICE that WE need to do as believers.
The body is at war with itself between the flesh and the spirit.
Colossians 3:5-10 NIV
Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. Because of these, the wrath of God is coming. You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived. But now you must also rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.
Galatians 5:17
For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever you want.
2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
Now go watch the next 5 episodes!