An Arresting Lord

John 18:1-11

February 7, 2021

Rev. Bruce Brown  

I.    Jesus’ Lordship of the Circumstances (verses 1-3)

II.   Jesus’ Lordship in the Confrontation (verse 4-9)

III.  Jesus’ Lordship Through Consuming the Cup (verses 10-11)

"Nothing shines clearer in this account than the fact that Jesus goes willingly to his arrest.  He who might have summoned twelve legions of angels, whose regal majesty could send his enemies reeling to the ground, accepts his arrest, trial and death in willing submission.  His words to Peter unveil his heart: Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given me? The cup is the symbol of the judgment of God; it is the cup of the wrath of God against human sin.  In the strange mercy of God the cup of His righteous wrath is given into the hands, not of his enemies, but of his beloved Son.  And He will drink it, down to the dregs until the moment comes when "I thirst" gives place to "It is finished."  

~ Bruce Milne