09.27.26 Summary - Truly Series

John 6 & 7

Main Question: When following Jesus becomes difficult—when His words are hard, His calling is costly, or you don't understand—will you remain with Him or walk away?

Summary:

In John 6:60–7:36, many of Jesus' disciples hear His teaching and respond, “This teaching is hard. Who can accept it?” Eventually, many turn back and stop following Him. But when Jesus asks the Twelve if they also want to leave, Peter responds, “Lord, to whom will we go? You have the words of eternal life.”

That contrast reveals the heart of the sermon: faith isn't about perfectly understanding everything Jesus says or perfectly obeying everything He asks. It's about remaining with the Perfect One when following Him is hard.

Peter didn't understand everything, and he certainly wasn't perfect. He would struggle, fail, and even deny Jesus three times. Yet he kept coming back to Christ. Judas, on the other hand, walked closely with Jesus, witnessed His miracles, heard His teaching, and participated in ministry—but ultimately betrayed Him. Being near Jesus is not the same as knowing and trusting Jesus.

John 7 continues the contrast. Jesus' brothers wanted Him to seek a public platform and recognition, but Jesus remained committed to the Father's will. Even when the crowds misunderstood Him and religious leaders opposed Him, Jesus continued speaking truth and seeking the Father's glory rather than His own.

Following Jesus will sometimes challenge what we think, what we want, and how we want to live. The call isn't to have perfect theology, perfect obedience, or perfect faith. The call is to remain near Jesus, trust Him, and allow His truth to transform us.

Key Takeaways:

• Faith remains when following Jesus gets hard. The question isn't whether difficult moments will come, but whether we will stay with Christ when they do.
• You don't have to understand everything to remain faithful. Hard teachings can be wrestled with while staying near Jesus
• The goal isn't perfection—it's staying near the Perfect One.
• Proximity to Jesus isn't the same as faith in Jesus. Judas walked with Jesus and witnessed His ministry yet ultimately betrayed Him.
• Knowing about Jesus isn't the same as knowing Jesus. Theology, ministry, service, and church attendance cannot replace a relationship with Christ.
• Don't trade the Father's will for the world's platform. Jesus sought His Father's glory rather than recognition from people.
• Faith should grow in community. When our faith is weak, God can use the faith of other believers to encourage us.
• Failure doesn't have to mean abandonment. Peter failed repeatedly, but he returned to Jesus and was restored.
• Grace meets us when we struggle. Our salvation rests on what Jesus has done, not on our ability to follow Him perfectly.
• When you fall, get back in line and follow Jesus. Don't allow guilt or shame to convince you to walk away.

When following Jesus is hard, you don't need perfect understanding or perfect obedience—you need to remain near the Perfect One. Where else would we go? Jesus has the words of eternal life.

Gospel Response:

When Jesus calls us to hard things, we will sometimes struggle. We will misunderstand. We will fail.

But the gospel is not that we perfectly follow Jesus. The gospel is that Jesus perfectly accomplished what was necessary to save us.

Jesus lived the perfect life we couldn't live. He took up His cross when we struggle to take up ours. He died for our sin and rose again so that when we fail, His grace and mercy are there to forgive and restore us.

So when following Jesus becomes difficult, don't run away because you aren't perfect. Stay near Him.

When you don't understand—remain. When obedience is difficult—remain. When you fail—return. When faith feels weak—stay near Jesus.

Like Peter, we can say:

“Lord, to whom will we go? You have the words of eternal life.”

🌿𝕋ℝ𝕌𝕃𝕐 🌿 𝓅𝑒𝓇𝒻𝑒𝒸𝓉 𝓉𝓇𝓊𝓉𝒽 𝒻𝑜𝓇 𝒾𝓂𝓅𝑒𝓇𝒻𝑒𝒸𝓉 𝒷𝑒𝓁𝒾𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓇𝓈

📖 John 6 & 7

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