Pathfinder Church Messages

Pathfinder Church | January 23, 2022 | Doug Mauss From the earliest ages, we learn how to have relationships based on the relational patterns of the people who raise us. As we grow up and find new ways of relating, what we might not realize is that we also base our relationships with others on how we think God relates to us. Simply by looking at how we relate to others (stern, demanding, unforgivi...

Pathfinder Church | January 16, 2021 | Doug Mauss Building wealth is the goal of every national and household economy. We are promised that stability, opportunity, and happiness will come with wealth. If you’re looking to maximize your wealth, there are plenty of financial advisors who will tell you what you should do with your money. But if you’re looking to experience true richness, you’ll have...

Pathfinder Church | January 9, 2021 | Dion Garrett Those who speak the most confidently are often the quickest to gain a following. While being quick on your feet can carry you far in life, there’s a danger that comes with proud (even arrogant) speech that few see coming. Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcast...

Pathfinder Church | January 2, 2021 | Doug Mauss Some people think wisdom is about IQ or having a perfect moral compass. Others think wisdom comes from doing hard work and learning all the right answers in life. True wisdom is neither, which maybe explains a world full of information and hustle, but a lack of true wisdom.  Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.o...

Pathfinder Church | December 26, 2021 | Doug Mauss Life may be loud right now, but it’s about to get quieter again. As things get packed away and the house is no longer overstuffed with holiday cheer, it can be refreshing and also bewildering. But God does not leave with the out-of-town families, instead, that’s when we can encounter him in brand new ways. Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Onlin...

Pathfinder Church | December 19, 2021 | Doug Mauss We face thousands of dangers every day—some of our own creation—but there are seasons of life when it feels like all we’re trying to do is follow God, but everything and everyone is coming against us. But far from being abandoned when the enemies surround us, that’s when we see how thick God’s presence actually is. Website | https://pathfinderstl....

Pathfinder Church | December 12, 2021 | Dion Garrett God formed his people into a community so they wouldn’t have to do life alone. But the true magic of his community is not in the people we surround ourselves, it’s that in the middle of the community resides God himself. Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcas...

Pathfinder Church | December 5, 2021 | Doug Mauss The wilderness is a place of unpredictability. Most of us would rather deal with the devil we know than risk the possibility of a future that’s unknown! But during times of testing or difficulty, lack, stress, God has always been present with his people. Not only is he present, but he is our scout going ahead of us, leading the way, and providing f...

Pathfinder Church | November 28, 2021 | Dion Garrett “The holidays” are here. We now know—perhaps more than ever—that you have to seize and savor moments when your family can be together, when there’s an abundance of food to share, and times are good. But, it’s these times that we often struggle to notice that God himself is not only with us in our abundance, but he is the one who provided it in t...

Pathfinder Church | November 21, 2021 | Doug Mauss Peter was the most well-known of Jesus’ disciples—he was the first to publicly proclaim the Gospel on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2), and the first to take the Gospel to the Gentiles (Acts 10). But he was also thoughtlessly impetuous! From cutting off a soldier’s ear (John 18:26), trying to thwart Jesus’ plan of salvation, or suddenly rejecting the...

Pathfinder Church | November 14, 2021 | Dion Garrett Solomon was famously blessed by God to be a wise, powerful, and wealthy king. Yet in his pursuit to expand his power and wealth (he became the richest man in history), he lost sight of the wisdom that God had granted him, fell into idolatry, and set his kingdom on a path to destruction. Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https:/...

Pathfinder Church | November 7, 2021 | Doug Mauss David’s ancestry is so important that one of Jesus Christ’s most commonly used titles was the “Son of David.” And yet in David’s own family, he passively tolerated and enabled severe dysfunction amongst his children. One son raped his half-sister, and David did nothing. In light of David’s inaction, another son murdered the first son. Yet another s...

Pathfinder Church | October 31, 2021 | Dion Garrett David is mostly known as being “a man after God’s own heart” (1 Sam. 13:14). He was a faithful and conquering king of God’s people. Yet for most of his life, David used violence and murder as his primary method of achieving his goals. He tried to execute Israelites who didn’t support him enough, and murdered a good man to cover up his adultery. W...

Pathfinder Church | October 24, 2021 | Dion Garrett Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://facebook.com/pathfinderstl Instagram |  https://instagram.com/pathfinderstl St. John School | http://stjls.org Contact Us | churchinfo@pathfinderstl.org Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Givi...

Pathfinder Church | October 17, 2021 | Doug Mauss Samson is known for his Spirit-filled, superhuman strength. He killed more Philistines with his final action than most generals did in a lifetime! And yet throughout his life, Samson was led by his passions. He had illicit affairs, made rash marriages, and let his beguilement by a prostitute lead to his downfall. Website | https://pathfinderstl.org...

Pathfinder Church | October 10, 2021 | Doug Mauss Moses wrote the first five books of the Bible, led God’s people for decades, and even came down from heaven to visit Jesus on earth (Matt. 17:3). Yet Moses was routinely angered by the “stiff-necked people” God asked him to lead. In his youth, he lashed out at injustice, accidentally killing a guard. He broke the tablets of the Ten Commandments in...

Pathfinder Church | October 3, 2021 | Dion Garrett Jacob is revered as a patriarch—a father of God’s people, who were labelled based on Jacob’s own nickname, Israel (Gen. 32:28). But Jacob was always scheming to get the things he wanted—land, a more beautiful wife, even stealing God’s blessing from his brother. This constant scheming disrupted his family. He told whatever lie he needed to accompli...

Pathfinder Church | September 26, 2021 | Dion Garrett Sarah’s name means “princess,” and she is honored for her faith in trusting God to give her a baby in her old age (Heb. 11:11). Her son Isaac was proof of God’s promise, and an ancestor of God’s people. Yet, having invited another woman’s son into her family, Sarah couldn’t stand that Ishmael and Hagar would have equal standing to herself and I...

Pathfinder Church | September 19, 2021 | Doug Mauss Abraham is known in children’s songs as “Father Abraham,” because Christians are his descendants in “faith” (Gen. 15:6). In spite of God’s repeated promises, Abraham routinely tried to take matters into his own hands, in morally dubious ways. He fathered a child with a servant, and dishonorably used his own wife as a decoy for protection against...

Pathfinder Church | September 12, 2021 | Doug Mauss When you stop and think about all that God has done for us, how do we respond? Is gratitude enough, or does God require more? Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://facebook.com/pathfinderstl Instagram |  https://instagram.com/pathfinderst...

Pathfinder Church | September 5, 2021 | Dion Garrett Most of us seek to control our lives because we have no idea how to do life any other way. If we’re not in charge, who is? But learning to take direction from God is a better way to live.  Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://facebook.c...

Pathfinder Church | August 29, 2021 | Dion Garrett “Everything is different now.” Does that feel like something to lament or to celebrate? The way you answer will help determine what the world eventually will become. Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://facebook.com/pathfinderstl Instagra...

Pathfinder Church | August 22, 2021 | Doug Mauss Too often we focus on how great the needs of this world are and how little we have to offer. But that’s only true when we view our contributions in isolation. When we come together to build up each other and the mission there is a powerful compounding effect we take for granted. Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinders...

Pathfinder Church | August 15, 2021 | Dion Garrett Life has been interrupted for all of us. It’s okay to have taken a pause, but life can’t be lived on pause forever. It’s now time to return. Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://facebook.com/pathfinderstl Instagram |  https://instagram.co...

Pathfinder Church | August 8, 2021 | Dion Garrett Leaders don’t keep people guessing. They help the people entrusted to them understand their expectations. Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://facebook.com/pathfinderstl Instagram |  https://instagram.com/pathfinderstl St. John School | ht...