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Welcome to Day 2156 of Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me. This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to Wisdom The Gospel of John \u2013 24 \u2013 Seeking Before Hiding\xa0\u2013 Daily Wisdom Putnam Church Message \u2013 07/17/2022 The Gospel of John \u2013 Part 3 Authentication Of The Word \u2013 Seeking Before Hiding \xa0 Today we continue our series, the Good News according to John the Apostle. Last week, we saw the religious leaders in Jerusalem come to a breaking point. They were losing control over the Jews, and their important positions with Rome. In Chapter 11:47-48 Then the chief priests and the Pharisees\xa0called a meeting\xa0of the Sanhedrin. \u201cWhat are we accomplishing?\u201d they asked. \u201cHere is this man performing many signs.\xa048\xa0If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our temple and our nation.\u201d We also saw that one of Jesus\u2019s 12 disciples broke down with his greed. After seeing Mary anoint Jesus with $50k of perfume, he was ready to betray his Rabbi, who he had followed for at least three years. Today the tide is turning as we see Jesus entering Jerusalem as King. Our scripture for today is John 12:12-50, starting on page 1671 in the pew Bible. I will read it in sections throughout the message as we have done in other lengthy passages. \xa0 \u201412:12\u201319\u2014 12\xa0The next day the great crowd that had come for the festival heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem.\xa013\xa0They took palm branches\xa0and went out to meet him, shouting, \u201cHosanna![d]\u201d \u201cBlessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!\u201d[e] \u201cBlessed is the king of Israel!\u201d 14\xa0Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, as it is written: 15\xa0\u201cDo not be afraid, Daughter Zion; see, your king is coming, seated on a donkey\u2019s colt.\u201d[f] 16\xa0At first his disciples did not understand all this.\xa0Only after Jesus was glorified\xa0did they realize that these things had been written about him and that these things had been done to him. 17\xa0Now the crowd, that was with him\xa0when he called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead, continued to spread the word.\xa018\xa0Many people, because they had heard that he had performed this sign,\xa0went out to meet him.\xa019\xa0So the Pharisees said to one another, \u201cSee, this is getting us nowhere. Look how the whole world has gone after him!\u201d \xa0 John\u2019s narrative suddenly shifts from the fragrant banquet room in Bethany to a bustling street leading into Jerusalem, where thronging worshipers had come in anticipation of the Passover feast. As with other feasts, worshipers wondered if Jesus...