Pathfinder Church Messages

April 1, 2020 | Doug Mauss We expect a happy ending, a story that gets tied up in a neat bow. Instead, Mark’s story ends with the confusing revelation of an angel, and women who were frightened to death! Where’s the hopeful ending? Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Facebook | https://facebook.com/pathfinderstl Instagram |  https://instagram.com/path...

March 29, 2020 | Doug Mauss By New Testament times, the long-held practice of Sabbath had become about control, restriction, and deprivation—which is the only kind of Sabbath we know. But Jesus reminds us that Sabbath was intended for our good as a means to bless us, not control us. Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Facebook | https://facebook.com/p...

March 25, 2020 | Dion Garrett After years of miracles and teaching and turning the world upside down, Jesus is suddenly and anti-climactically killed. How could his impact end in failure? Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Facebook | https://facebook.com/pathfinderstl Instagram |  https://instagram.com/pathfinderstl St. John School | http://stjls.org...

March 22, 2020 | Dion Garrett We have heard that God loves a cheerful giver, but before we can even approach giving joyful offerings, God calls us first to tithe. For most of us, there’s no difference between the two, but the tithe is God’s established tipping point where generosity becomes truly transformative and the blessings become numerous. Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving |...

March 18, 2020 | Doug Mauss Jesus says that his blood has power to restore and heal! Even when we fall short, he restores us to relationship with him. 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 | https:/...

March 15, 2020 | Doug Mauss While we think of prayer as a specific activity, performed at a dedicated time or place, there are actually different kinds of prayer intended to deepen our connection with God. The most forgotten and transformative of which isn’t an activity as much as it is a way of life. Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Facebook | htt...

March 11, 2020 | Doug Mauss Every other leader or revolutionary had a period of influence—and then they died! But Jesus promised that his time of authority wasn’t finished. He’s coming back! Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://facebook.com/pathfinderstl Instagram |  https://instagram.com...

March 8, 2020 | Doug Mauss Jesus chose to spend his life walking, as a nomad, teaching life-giving lessons with whatever happened along the way. It seems quaint in our modern day, when we have access to unlimited forms of high-speed transportation. But perhaps Jesus was showing us something powerful about the simple practice of walking—in faith and expectation. Website | https://pathfinderstl.org...

March 4, 2020 | Jon Shepherd Even thought leaders try not to provoke needless battles. But Jesus rode straight into the lion’s den of Jerusalem and antagonized the very people who had the most religious power. Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://facebook.com/pathfinderstl Instagram |  ht...

March 1, 2020 | Dion Garrett The value of this forgotten practice has recently been rediscovered as the latest health craze, which comes with some pretty impressive physical benefits. But the benefits of fasting are deeper and more multifaceted when Christians practice it, in line with our faith. Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Facebook | https://...

February 26, 2020 | Doug Mauss Ecclesiastes reminds us that there is a time and season for every purpose under heaven. The more we become disconnected from the earth and the more technology keeps us at a comfortable 68 degrees year round, the more we lose our connection to this powerful truth. Which then not only impacts how we experience life on our planet, but also how we experience faith. Websi...

February 23, 2020 | Dion Garrett It is life-giving to feel witnessed and known deeply, and to offer that same gift to someone else. But it’s so hard to be truly known, even in the most intimate of relationships. Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Facebook | https://facebook.com/pathfinderstl Instagram |  https://instagram.com/pathfinderstl St. John S...

February 16, 2020 | Doug Mauss In one form or another, we all desire to connect with other people. But pursuing relationships with others requires a willingness to change, be vulnerable, and risk being hurt. Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://facebook.com/pathfinderstl Instagram |  http...

February 9, 2020 | Doug Mauss The Bible teaches that we were designed for relationships. But before we are able to have healthy relationships, something needs to be oriented right inside of us, first. Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://facebook.com/pathfinderstl Instagram |  https://ins...

February 2, 2020 | Dion Garrett Doing good work is always met by resistance. Doing God’s work, even more so. But how do you know when it’s time to cut your losses (i.e. sunk costs), or to dig deep and persevere? Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://facebook.com/pathfinderstl Instagram | ...

January 26, 2020 | Dion Garrett Everyone is talking about diversity these days, but we all have felt the pain of trying to work with people who are radically different from us. It’s hard to get anything done when you’re surrounded by people with different backgrounds, values, and perspectives. Doesn’t success come from alignment of likeminded people? Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Givi...

January 19, 2020 | Doug Mauss Many have derailed their dreams by a failure of integrity. But is that fair? Should someone who is a great at what they do be taken down simply because they don’t meet other people’s standards or obey other people’s rules? Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https:/...

January 12, 2020 | Dion Garrett Are successful people those who ruthlessly go after what they want? That’s the narrative we’re fed through the stories of the world’s most successful people. Or is real success a function of learning to avoid the things that jeopardize what’s most important to us? Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://p...

January 5, 2020 | Doug Mauss It’s easier to judge the actions of someone than it is to try to experience life through their eyes. But the failure to see as others do is more detrimental to our own success than we think! Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://facebook.com/pathfinderstl Insta...

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December 29, 2019 | Stephen Hower The season of “peace and goodwill” is over, now we’re facing stale cookies, a new year’s diet, return lines, credit card bills, and the cold winter. When the holiday is over and we find ourselves no different, what’s left to hold on to? I Love My Church | https://pathfinderstl.org/ilmc Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/g...

December 22, 2019 | Doug Mauss Christmas is a time of numerous traditions. But it’s funny how good traditions can become empty and bad ones can supplant truth. That’s not only a holiday problem, it’s a problem that has haunted people of faith for millennia. If we’re not careful, tradition can become the enemy of what’s good, meaningful and true. Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving |...

December 15, 2019 | Doug Mauss The darkness of the season is made tolerable, even beautiful, by the lights, glitz and glimmer we bring into it with our decorations. Those things are meant to point to the greater glory God revealed in this season, but in our zeal to make the season bright through our efforts, we might actually get in the way. Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | http...