Pathfinder Church Messages

While campus improvements may sound superficial, they are actually extremely important. Throughout all the scriptures there has always been a high standard for Hospitality. To treat well those entrusted to you is a sacred responsibility in the... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://faceb...

The need for helping children grow in their faith is well established in the Bible and in most churches. But at STJ, we believe the Next Generation is our great hope. The challenges of the world that may seem too big for us can be conquered by a... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://fac...

When the culture moves away from God, it’s pretty clear where the responsibility lies. It’s always the responsibility of those who know God to pursue those who don’t know him. This week we’ll explore what it means to own that responsibility and what... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https:/...

Although STJ has had a great history and has been a very successful church, the needs of our present world demand that we sacrifice our comfort to keep moving forward. That’s why, even though things are going well for us, we’re being invited to Lean... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https:/...

There’s no doubt God is at work at St. John. We‘ve prayed for it, and He has been faithful. The evidence of life change is all around us. So we’re taking a pause to stop, reflect and celebrate the work He’s been doing. Join us and be inspired as we... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://...

The Aramite Commander, Naaman is obscure enough, but even more obscure is the captured servant-girl of his wife. Although she was a nameless victim of human trafficking, she used her position to influence her master to trust in the God of Israel, the... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https:...

Not all of us are capable at handling the truth; sometimes it’s just too hard to hear. While Ahab of Israel had made a habit of shutting his ears to any unfavorable reports, Jehoshaphat of Judah had another approach, seek the truth at all costs... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://face...

Who hasn’t experienced a season in life where you really needed a friend and someone stepped in? But in order for you to have had a friend, someone had to be willing to BE a friend. Barnabas stepped up and was willing to be a friend to Saul when he... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://...

There’s a fine line between intervening and meddling. While meddling usually makes a mess of things, interventions save lives. Just as Abigail, the wife of rich and foolish Nabal, spared two hot-headed men from disaster by her courage and quick... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://face...

Machines are built only for the sake of productivity and efficiency, people are not. While work is a part of our God-given identity, we too easily let it become the measure of our existence. But while work is what makes things happen, play is what... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://f...

Different than failure, our flaws are at the root of who we are, not just in what we do. They cause us pain, they wound people around us. Because of that, most of us are tempted to hide our messy-but-true selves from the world. To be truly human isn’t... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https...

While it’s good to stand out, it’s not good to stand alone. Too often we confuse the two. We end up living life independently, believing that to be successful, we must distance ourselves from others. True humanity is found in needing each other... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://face...

One of the oddest things we do is we take people who have been crafted individually, uniquely, diversely by our creator God and we try to make them all the same. There is nothing more dehumanizing than that. While conformity is an important part of... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://...

Failure is not only a part of everyone’s experience, it’s a tremendous teacher. But failure is painful to experience and to admit. Too often we’re tempted to avoid failure by living with an abundance of caution, avoiding all risks, or even quitting... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://...

America is still a “Christian nation” but no one knows for how long. Birthrates among historically “Christian” populations are way, way down while birthrates of some other religious groups remain very high. Not only is the face of America changing... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://f...

The world is hurting. Through technology and globalization it’s now possible to see the true state of the world. Everywhere you look there is hunger, disease, poverty, and victimization. Sometimes it seems like the challenges are too great, or that... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://...

Religious intolerance. Threats of imprisonment. Beatings. This is the sad reality of many Christians worldwide. Even in our own country, we fear the rise of persecution and what it will do to the future of the Church. But when we study Acts we see, in... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https...

Jesus’ death and resurrection didn’t actually change much, at least not right away. 40 days after his resurrection he only had a few hundred followers at best. And yet, everything changed when the Holy Spirit was given on the day of Pentecost. An... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://fa...

Judgment is what keeps us trapped in secrecy and silence. Either we have already felt judgment or we fear judgment if people knew the full story on us. And yet, we still have a hard time stopping ourselves from judging others. The solution to both our... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https...

If shame is a prison, silence is the warden. Silence over our past, our pain, or our sin keeps us stuck in shame. But when it’s doused in empathy, shame can’t survive. The problem with empathy is that it doesn’t come cheaply, the price is... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://facebook.c...

Shame is the secret cause behind many forms of brokenness that are rampant in our world. Every one of us has parts of ourselves and our stories that we are terrified of being discovered, so we hide them away and do whatever it takes to avoid any... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://fac...

Although estate plans are important, your job is bigger than planning for who gets your earthly possessions. The greatest blessing to leave the next generation is a love for God and an understanding of how to manage what he’s entrusted to you. These... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https:/...

Sometimes in trying to bless others, we can end up hurting (even enslaving) those we’re trying to help. How can we use our abundance to help people with needs, but ultimately encouraging them to become God-reliant and self-sufficient? Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://facebook.com/path...

The greatest danger of being blessed is that we can become not only self-sufficient but self-reliant! Many of us live lives that are so full that we seem to fall in love with the world and worse, grow beyond our need for God. How do we stay reliant on... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https...

One of the greatest tragedies in life is that our good and generous God gives us blessings that we don’t feel free to enjoy. So we miss out entirely, resigning ourselves only to suffering and sacrifice. Or we indulge ourselves but then feel guilty. Or... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https...