This message centers on Jesus’ question in John 6:67—“Will ye also go away?”—and uses it to explore the reality of spiritual drifting in a time of widespread falling away. The preacher walks through the chapter’s context: crowds who loved Jesus for His miracles but left when His teaching demanded spiritual understanding, and even many disciples who turned back. From there, he traces biblical examples of people who walked away—the nation of Israel abandoning the old paths of holiness, the prodigal son leaving the Father, and companions of Paul who departed from the faith. The heart of the sermon is an urgent warning: modern believers face the same temptation to compromise, chase emotional substitutes for true worship, or leave God when hardship or comfort comes. The “old paths” of holiness, humility, obedience, and separation from the world are presented as the only way that leads to life, and Jesus’ question becomes personal—in a time when many are departing, will you stay with Him or go away too?

Fairview Union Church- Whitwell TN