Pathfinder Church Messages

The things that most threaten our abundance in Jesus are things that appear to be good, maybe even godly. When we allow our pet causes and concerns to overshadow or worse, supplant the Gospel, we are in serious danger, our faith is robbed of its power... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https...

430 years before God gave the law, he made a promise and the substance of that promise was simple, “I am going to bless you and you will be a blessing.” For some reason, we don’t feel as though believing that promise is enough and so we wear God out... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https:/...

Since none of us are able to actually live a good life, it’s tempting to pretend like we do. Unfortunately pretending is a complete waste of time; it only leaves us worn and weary. Being “good people” is not God’s standard. Jesus came not to make bad... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https:...

Like classified documents, when it comes to sharing our stories we present highly redacted scripts, with our most unflattering and painful moments blacked out. By doing so our stories become hollow and have no real power to connect with or help... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://face...

Although we’re all trying to live “happily ever after”, Jesus is the only guarantee you’ll ultimately have a good ending to your story. No matter how well you fight and plan, life doesn’t promise you a good ending. Too often we see good people’s lives... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https...

Lots of people can give you advice on what they think you’d be great at, or what makes for a good life, or a lucrative salary, but only Jesus knows you well enough (you were made through him) to be able to speak into your life a sense of calling that... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https:...

There is no shortage of people, books, pills and methods that promise us help but they seldom deliver; they are no real help. Jesus, on the other hand, is the unique combination of compassion and power. Lots of leaders have been powerful but lacked... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://...

Some people begin looking into Jesus because they’re looking for truth or morality. One often neglected aspect of Jesus is that only Jesus can make you full. Nothing else in life can fill us in a lasting way as Jesus can, even though we try to make... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://...

We as people love to align ourselves with a winner. We watch as polls swing elections, playoff sports bring out bandwagon fans, and a bull market draws out new investors. While people and teams may be successful for a season, Jesus has launched the... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://...

It has been said that families who pray together stay together. But maintaining life-long bonds in a family requires more than prayer alone. Through a lesser-known OT prophet, God gives a simple formula for how his people, Israel, can find blessing... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://...

Even as families we feel increasingly isolated, overwhelmed, and alone. That’s because the present structure of “nuclear family” is not the full picture of family. It not only “takes a village” to raise a child, it also “takes a village” to make for a... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https...

In our desire to love and nurture our kids, we sometimes fall into the trap of indulging their every desire rather than leading them. The happiest, most successful kids aren’t those who get everything they want, but they grow in environments where... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://f...

All families, no matter how large, began with a relationship between two people. Over the course of time, as kids and grandkids come into the picture, the primacy of that relationship can get lost. But a family is only as strong as the relationship... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://...

Planning, decision making, and goal-setting are good, but they can easily become an unhealthy obsession. When we live like our level of blessing depends on our level of planning, then we’re headed down a destructive path. Jesus frees us to live... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://face...

Potential is God-given, but we often struggle under the weight of imagining that to be worthy, we must live up to it (our potential). Jesus has freed us to be loved for who we are (in Him) apart from anything we do or don’t do. Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://facebook.com/pathfinders...

Shame is ugly, and sometimes religion is guiltier of shaming us, more than anything else. But not Jesus. He came to free us from shame by allowing us the freedom to acknowledge our guilt, insecurities, and mistakes, knowing they can’t change how he... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://...

It’s good to have a reasoned faith but if you demand to understand everything before embracing it, you’re left in a bad place. Jesus’ death and resurrection allows us to embrace the joy and wonder of things that might not make sense to us. Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://facebook.com...

It’s hard to imagine a feeling more devastating than hopelessness. It happens when you feel trapped, as though there’s no way out or no possible happy ending. But now, because of Jesus, there’s hope. His death and resurrection has ensured us that... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://fa...

Across Christianity, there are many differences in doctrine and practice, yet Baptism is an essential guidepost for ALL Christians. But far from being a New Testament invention, Baptism is rooted in God’s long-established pattern of rescue throughout... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https:...

During one of his hours of greatest need, Jesus friend’s fail to comply with his simple request to watch and pray. 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://stjls.org Contact Us | churchinfo@p...

This week we’ll remember one of Jesus’ final acts before his crucifixion that culminates, not surprisingly, during the Hebrew Passover. In the Passover, the Jewish people celebrated their rescue from the slavery and plagues of Egypt by God’s mighty... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://...

Jesus’ seals his fate by raising his good friend, Lazarus from the dead. He could have distanced himself from Lazarus’ miracle, but instead chooses to face Lazarus’ pain in person and gets a glimpse into his own future. Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://facebook.com/pathfinderstl Insta...

Over the course of history, God reveals more of his being and character to us. Although his action and character are clearly seen early in Scripture, his nature (being) is revealed much more slowly. As God finally reveals himself as Trinitarian, three... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https...

Jesus’ every move was watched and scrutinized by the religious leaders of the day. Not only was he constantly pressed for help by his followers, his enemies relentlessly tried to trap 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/p...

Prayer is often described as an unscripted conversation with God. And while that can be true, our conversation can often become shallow, repetitive, and one-sided. Jesus, seeing that people needed guidance, offered a prayer that people could not just... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https:...