What If God Sent You Into This Season? | Pastor Patrick Kiteley | Your Will Be Done

WHEN THE HOLY SPIRIT FLIPS THE SCRIPT — Pastor Patrick Kiteley — Your Will Be Done

In Mark 1:12–13, the Holy Spirit does something unexpected—He drives Jesus into the wilderness. This sermon reframes the wilderness not as punishment, delay, or spiritual failure, but as divine direction initiated by God Himself. Before Jesus performs a miracle, preaches a sermon, or confronts the enemy, the Spirit makes the first move, forcefully positioning Him in a season with purpose.

This message explores how the wilderness functions as God’s classroom, where dependence replaces self-reliance and formation matters more than comfort. Drawing from Israel’s story and Jesus’ obedience, it reveals that the Spirit-led wilderness is not about loss, but preparation—redeeming what was once resisted and accelerating what obedience allows. Jesus does what Israel could not, standing inside humanity’s story to redeem it from within.

The sermon ultimately declares a liberating truth: God does not waste seasons. When God sends you, He sustains you. What feels like isolation is often divine proximity, and what looks like delay is intentional formation. This message invites believers to stop apologizing for Spirit-led seasons and instead trust that God is doing His deepest, most purposeful work—even in the wilderness.

Speaker: Pastor Patrick Kiteley
Church: Charis Church – Killeen, TX
Website: www.charis.church
Instagram: @charischurchtx
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Chapters
00:00 — Intro
01:40 — Scripture Reading
04:52 — When the Holy Spirit Flips The Script
11:00 – The Holy Spirit did what? He drove Him!
15:18 – The Holy Spirit Drove Him Where? Intro the wilderness
23:23 – The Holy Spirit had Him there for how long? 40 days!
30:10 – God does not WASTE seasons