When Following Gets Hard

This week we continued in John 6, picking up after Jesus's hard teaching about being the "bread of life." When Jesus said His followers must "eat His flesh and drink His blood," many disciples walked away—not because they didn't understand, but because they did understand what it demanded. Jesus didn't chase after them. Instead, He turned to the Twelve and asked, "Do you want to go away as well?" Peter's response is one of the greatest confessions in Scripture: "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life." This message challenges us to examine whether we're true followers or just observers—whether our faith is shallow or surrendered, especially when following Jesus gets hard.