Pathfinder Church Messages

In life we long for a sense of control and autonomy (power). But relationships can only thrive where there is mutual dependency and vulnerability. These opposite pulls cause a very unhealthy relationship with power (unilateral action, patriarchy, the... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https:...

The most costly part of doing relationships is the requirement of continual, undeserved, complete forgiveness. While we may fear letting the other person off the hook and enabling hurtful or even abuse behavior, the other extreme is to be hard hearted... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https...

When we embark on new relationships, we bring along hopes, dreams, baggage from previous relationships, fears and insecurities with us. We also bring a truckload of expectations. While some expectations are good, many of them (1) go unexpressed (why... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https:/...

People are gregarious by nature—we’re created for relationships. And while relationships are good, fulfilling, and transformative they’re also really difficult, perhaps the MOST difficult part of life. As a result some of us have said, “No thank you!”... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https...

Instead of seeing people who have differing views and experiences (even related to God and the Bible) as threats to our values, stability, or way of life, Jesus teaches us to see them as gifts. In the Body of Christ, we are called to see the challenge... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https...

The divides that exist in our world seem so deep and wide that it’s easy to assume they are inevitable and unfixable. Even Jesus tells us “The poor you’ll always have with you,” So doesn’t that mean it’s naïve to hope for anything better? No. Jesus... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://...

One of the other barriers that prevents us from coming together, even after we’ve gotten near and freed people from their scripts, is the belief that faithfulness requires us to take stances for what we believe is right and true. But, Jesus had a... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://fa...

We all wear labels. Worse, each of those labels come along with a fully written script for a part we are expected to play. Jesus, however, sees people not labels. People who are free to pursue the unique path he’s got for them. When we live like Jesus... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https...

Let’s face it, we all like to be around people who are like us. But when we only surround ourselves with people who are like us, it makes it easy to get (at best) complacent or (at worst) jaded about the struggles of those who are not like us. But the... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https...

Jesus is great for many reasons, but more than anyone, Jesus made a life out of crossing any and all divides. From the moment he crossed into our world at his birth, Jesus never stopped crossing the divides that kept people from each other and... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://faceb...

Within a week’s time we’ll see Jesus go from the glory of his triumphal entry with palms and praise, to the glory of his resurrection from the grave. But in between are some of the most important—and tragic—events in all of human history. By walking... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https:/...

Why is it that the people who have the most in life are so often the least satisfied? Yet we think if we just had one more pay-raise, or a slightly bigger house, life would be better. Jesus claims to be the one thing we actually need in life. While we... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https...

What do you do when you discover that who you’ve come to be known as, is not true of you or it no longer fits the purposes God has in your next chapter? You take control of your reputation! The Scriptures show us that God is always ready to give a new... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https...

Objective truth feels like an ancient relic from the modern age. Oprah reflects our culture’s values when she says, “telling your truth” is the most powerful weapon we have. But, how can a person function in a society with no truth consensus? How are... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https:...

In modern life, there is great pressure to stay in line, not stand out. Friends, media outlets, experts (even pastors), bombard us with how they think we should live, act, and believe, even though their advice just leaves us following the crowd. But... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https:/...

We live in a time of darkness and confusion. Christians seem to defend sexual predators, while Hollywood is holding abusers morally accountable. How do we see clearly what is going on around us? We have to follow Jesus’ guiding light. We can’t rely on... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https...

Many believe life is about achievements, but it’s really all about connections. Connection is the basis of everything good that happens in faith and life. Therefore, the measure of a life-well-lived has more to do with the part you play in inspiring... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https:/...

Are we willing to trust the person who calls out our imprisonment and offers us a way out? The cumulative force of Jesus’ “I am” statements leads us to the inescapable conclusion: He is the one true God, and the only one powerful enough to set us free... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https...

Sometimes the deeper people go into Christianity, the more pious, churchy, and detached they become from the world. They become (as the old saying goes), “So heavenly minded that they are of no earthly good!” Contrast that to Jesus, who being as... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://fac...

Who is “in” and who is “out”? As we struggle with the doubts of our own faith and the reality that we fall short in our attempts to follow Jesus, how do we know that we are actually part of God’s “in-crowd”? How do we have any surety of our own... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://face...

It’s impossible to watch Jesus and see him demonstrate anything but unconditional acceptance, even with the most unlikely people. But Christians are usually a different case. While the world is hungry for a sense of belonging, too easily we assume we... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https:...

In life, it’s tempting to settle for less than God’s ideal, as long as we can keep limping along with our current situation. Our marriage pattern may not be great, but it’s good enough. I may not be the worker I want to be or at the job I’d crave, but... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https...

Remembering that God uses ordinary people to accomplish extraordinary things not only gives you courage to attempt big things, but it also becomes the fuel for your heartfelt awe and worship AFTER God has done what he promised. A life that understand... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https:...

For many, the purpose of faith is to get you into heaven someday, which is only a portion of the promise God of eternal life God makes to us. Life begins in the here and now and it’s so rich that it goes on forever. Many of us have claimed the promise... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https...

When you’re a child, you look to someone bigger than you to provide, strength, courage and refuge. When you get older, you still long for someone who can combat your anxieties and fears in life but you start to feel like it’s is all on (up to) you... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://f...