# The King We Need, John 12:12-19

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Podcast: [Sermons from City on a Hill, Wellington](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sermons-from-city-on-a-hill-wellington-6379108)
Published: 2026-02-15T00:40:49+00:00
Episode link: https://cityonahill.co.nz/sermons/he-king-we-need-john-1212-19t
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Duration seconds: 1926

## Resource

The King We Need Preacher: Andrew Southerton Date: 15⧸02⧸2026 Series: Believe & Have Life Reading: John 12:12-19 What happens when Jesus doesn't match our expectations of kingship? Andrew explores John 12:12-19, where crowds welcome Jesus with palm branches expecting a political deliverer, but find a humble king on a donkey heading toward the cross - the king we need most.

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