16 min
Hope in the Desert of Lent - Pastor Kate Wallace Nunneley (3-10-19) Free Methodist Church of Santa Barbara
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- Religion & Spirituality
Our speaker on Sunday is Kate Wallace Nunneley, whom we invited to come preach because she is also our speaker for the Women's Retreat. We are so glad she agreed to stay an extra day! Kate is the Lead Pastor of Wellspring Free Methodist Church in Bakersfield, CA. She is also the co-founder of The Junia Project, a volunteer community which advocates for the inclusion of women in leadership in the church, as well as mutuality in marriage. She and her husband Leif have two dogs and a full life! Kate is a graduate of Azusa Pacific University and holds a Master of Science from the London School of Economics. Currently, she is pursuing a Masters of Divinity from APU.
For this Sunday, we will be stepping out of the book of Mark and into the book of Luke, who records an instructive account of Jesus' temptation. A helpful thing to do when we come to the end of something, is to look back to the beginning. We are now at the end of Jesus' ministry. He is coming into the time of His death. We have already begun the journey to the cross, both in the season and in our study. As we step into this 40 day season of Lent, we will go back to remember Jesus' 40 days in the desert. As we do, we want to focus on the hope that carried Him through the hardship of temptation. We pray that He would give us what we need for the Lenten deserts we face.
- Pastor Colleen
Our speaker on Sunday is Kate Wallace Nunneley, whom we invited to come preach because she is also our speaker for the Women's Retreat. We are so glad she agreed to stay an extra day! Kate is the Lead Pastor of Wellspring Free Methodist Church in Bakersfield, CA. She is also the co-founder of The Junia Project, a volunteer community which advocates for the inclusion of women in leadership in the church, as well as mutuality in marriage. She and her husband Leif have two dogs and a full life! Kate is a graduate of Azusa Pacific University and holds a Master of Science from the London School of Economics. Currently, she is pursuing a Masters of Divinity from APU.
For this Sunday, we will be stepping out of the book of Mark and into the book of Luke, who records an instructive account of Jesus' temptation. A helpful thing to do when we come to the end of something, is to look back to the beginning. We are now at the end of Jesus' ministry. He is coming into the time of His death. We have already begun the journey to the cross, both in the season and in our study. As we step into this 40 day season of Lent, we will go back to remember Jesus' 40 days in the desert. As we do, we want to focus on the hope that carried Him through the hardship of temptation. We pray that He would give us what we need for the Lenten deserts we face.
- Pastor Colleen
16 min