The Cup That He Drank, Part 2

Insight for Living Daily Broadcast

Chuck Swindoll - Insight for Living

Religion & Spirituality, Christian, Religious And Spirituality, Christianity

4.7 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

🔗️ Recording | Apple Podcasts | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

John 18:1-11 We live in an age obsessed with comfort and the avoidance of pain. But Jesus, in the garden of Gethsemane, faced the most bitter cup imaginable—and chose to drink it. Pastor Chuck Swindoll walks through John 18:1–11, the scene of Jesus’ arrest, to examine the cup the Father gave His Son to drink. In Christ’s submission lies the model for every believer who must choose obedience when the cost is high. Learn from your Savior’s example. Embrace the path of obedience—even when it hurts—and find the strength that comes from trusting God.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	You know you're a Christian. You go to church. You believe the Bible is true, but you also understand your weaknesses, because there's a difference between believing in Jesus and actually following him.
0:21.6	Chuck Swindall admits that he too has felt the gap between what he wanted and what God wanted.
0:27.6	And today, on Insight for Living, he'll show us exactly where that gap shows up and what it costs to close it.
0:34.6	From the Gospel of John, Chuck brings a message that's direct, deeply
0:39.2	personal, and impossible to forget. He titled it, The Cup that he drank.
0:48.8	Our world is in a world of hurt.
0:55.0	Days are dark in places of great importance in the eyes of people, but there's nothing more significant happening today than what is happening in this room,
1:08.0	where we meet with the one who is exalted over all, above all, and his plan is working
1:15.2	through all. The great temptation in this hour is to panic. Believers in Christ have no need to do
1:24.4	such. Nothing is out of control because whatever happens to us passes first
1:29.8	through the Father's hand. When we doubt that sovereign work of God, panic replaces trust.
1:38.5	We pray today so that there might be a renewal and refreshment, a reminder that our times are in his hand.
1:48.7	They're not in the hands of the United States government.
1:52.3	They're not in the hands of the particular few who make decisions.
1:57.2	They're in the hands of our God.
1:59.8	And by the way, he loves us.
2:03.5	Remember?
2:05.0	Say that with me.
2:06.0	He loves me.
2:08.3	Do it again.
2:09.6	He loves me.
2:12.3	Father, thank you for that divine love that pervades and encompasses and envelops us. Thank you that it invaded
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Chuck Swindoll - Insight for Living, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Chuck Swindoll - Insight for Living and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.