In This Sermon:
🍇 Why did Jesus pray "let this cup pass from me" in Gethsemane? It wasn't fear of pain or death. In this message from John 18, Pastor Jacob Van Sickle unpacks the Bible's theme of "the cup of wrath," the same imagery behind Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath, and shows how Jesus, with all power at His command, willingly drank the cup that was meant for us.
🔑 In this sermon you'll learn:
🌿 What happened in the Garden of Gethsemane the night Jesus was arrested
⚡ Why Jesus's "I am he" made a band of soldiers fall to the ground
🗡️ How Jesus displayed power at every step, yet used it to love His enemies instead of escaping them
🍷What "the cup of wrath" means throughout Scripture, and why it matters for you today
🙏 How Jesus drinking your cup changes the way you forgive, serve, and love others
🕊️ Join us Sundays in Providence, RI — new here? We'd love to meet you!
⛪ Services: 9am & 11am at 10 Greene Street, Providence, RI
🌐 Website: sacredcity.church
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💬 Get connected: hi@sacredcity.church (mailto:hi@sacredcity.church)
For Further Study:
- The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck ($7.33!)
- The Cross of Christ by John Stott (Socrates & Polycarp quotes)
- Dominion by Tom Holland ($8.56 for 640 pages!)
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