Pathfinder Church Messages

Being godly is often mistaken for being goodly, or we think of all the things that God is and assume that be godly means we are also all those things. But godliness is actually summed up in a deep desire for God; a devotion to him. When you desire God... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https...

As Jesus passes through many nameless villages, He is overwhelmed by the number of people in need but to Jesus, they were anything but faceless. He compares them to a ripe harvest, commenting that there is more work than workers. He pleads with His... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://...

There’s a lot of lament about people’s lack of commitment these days. But perhaps it’s less about weak commitment and more about the inability to persevere. Perseverance is the ability to endure, to keep your commitments, to follow through, and to not... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https...

Traveling back to Jerusalem, a hungry and seemingly irritable Jesus, curses a fruitless fig tree that had the appearance of fruitfulness but was empty. Jesus reminds us to stop being so concerned with outward appearances and rededicate ourselves to an... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https...

Pop magazines and self-help books constantly talk about self-control. Just a little bit more of it and you can be healthier, happier, thinner & wealthier. But how do we actually get more self-control to resist all that entices us? To live with... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://f...

As Jesus heads toward Jericho, He encounters Zacchaeus the tax collector, the last guy any Rabbi would choose to get to know better. The gospel writer is not only careful to note Zacchaeus’ immediate response to God’s call but also the zeal with which... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https...

For many Christians, learning as many bible facts as possible is the equivalent of being a mature Christian. But to live with the mark of “knowledge,” means more than knowing Bible facts, verses and doctrines. It’s about living life, exemplifying a... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://...

As Jesus moves through the countryside, a woman who had been chronically sick brushes up against the hem of Jesus’ robe and was immediately healed. After meeting her felt need, Jesus turns and addresses the real need of this woman. Jesus calls us to... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https:/...

The word “good” isn’t always good when it’s applied to people. “Goody two-shoes” or “goody goody” are names applied to people who are prudish, snobbish, and annoying. But the Greek word translated “goodness,” agathosune, is defined as... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://facebook.com/p...

Fresh from a mountaintop experience, still beaming from His time of worship and fellowship with believers, Jesus is confronted by a desperate and unclean leper. He does the unthinkable and touches the untouchable, not only healing him but restoring... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://...

Having a sense of “calling” is not only for those who enter into ministry, it’s something that’s true of all of us. To be whole we must recognize the specific calling God has on each of our lives and devote ourselves to it fully. Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://facebook.com/pathfinde...

“It’s only money” is something that Jesus never said because he understood more than we do that money has great power in our lives. Financial struggle brings great distress into our total existence and financial peace brings peace and purpose. Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://facebook...

Our relationships with each other can bring excessive joy or incredible pain. When we learn how to maintain deep and lasting relationships with each other, the gifts of wholeness are innumerable. Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://facebook.com/pathfinderstl Instagram |  https://instagra...

A relationship with God is the source of all life and wholeness, even though God cares for more than our spirits. Through our invisible connection with him, he nourishes and forms every part of life, not just the “spiritual” parts. Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://facebook.com/pathfin...

For too many of us, learning stops when we finish our formal education. But God intended us to be life-long learners. Curiosity about the world and a desire to keep learning not only staves off numerous diseases and ailments, it also adds to our... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://fac...

Most of us have an unhealthy relationship with food and fitness. Either we don’t eat well and don’t exercise, or we obsessively monitor our intake and output. We miss God’s big-picture intention, that our bodies would be healthy and strong and serve... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https:/...

What Jesus brought into the world reaches far beyond the contributions of light, love, joy, peace, and hope he makes to us personally. He also has invited us to live these out with one another bringing “good will” to the world around us. Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://facebook.com/p...

Peace is often seen as the absence of distress or violence, but real peace is all about what is present, it’s fullness. Jesus’s presence does not only bring an absence to our maladies, but he brings us true abundance and wholeness. Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://facebook.com/pathfin...

Life isn’t easy. Daily living reminds of the toil and hardship that accompany earthly life. Yet, regardless of our circumstances, Jesus brings joy to living. Joy is a defiant emotion, it can exist in the most hostile of circumstances. Not only that... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://...

To be loved is one of the most wonderful things a person can experience. But in a culture where love is cheapened, it’s easy to lose sight of what true love looks like. The kind of love we need is more than a sentiment, more than an attraction, more... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https:/...

In a time of year when the days increasingly grow dark, we all start to long for more light. Light is warm, safe, inspiring and yet light can also be threatening and exposing. The attractive and fearful quality of Jesus is that he brings light into... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://...

With so much to do and so much to think about in our complex lives, we fail to take in the simple goodness of each moment of life. While playing re-runs of our day or wishing for (or dreading) tomorrow, we end up restless and unfilled. Ultimately we... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https:/...

For most of us, generosity is something we feel like we should do, but in our calculations, we always imagine that we will run out of resources and so we withhold. But Jesus reassures us that it’s stingy people who run out of resources, not the... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://face...

Let’s be honest, material things are valuable. Even though there are MORE valuable things to chase than possessions, they still matter. God is not opposed to our need for physical things. Instead he provides them and encourages us to appreciate them... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https:/...

Over the last 40 years of rising incomes, bigger homes, fancier cars, we are no happier. Instead, many of us are frustrated and disillusioned. That’s because having an abundance of possessions is not the way to be happy, but relationships are. Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://facebook...