Pathfinder Church Messages

The loss of the word “steward” in our vocabulary signals a loss of an important concept, namely, we are not owners. Stewards recognize that everything in their lives is not theirs, but it’s all a gift from God (not earnings, not rewards) and... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://faceboo...

“Blessed” is a confusing word in our culture. Some use it to convey that they’re prosperous, others use it to convey they’re lucky. But when God speaks about blessings, he speaks differently than we do. Truth is, we’re all blessed, not identically... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://f...

This week we’ll take the question that’s asked most throughout the rest of the series and we’ll do our best to answer it. So you get to pick the topic and we’ll teach directly to it! Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://facebook.com/pathfinderstl Instagram |  https://instagram.com/pathfin...

For years people who were divorced, experienced same-sex attraction, or became pregnant out of wedlock were driven to the outskirts of society, shunned and shamed. So in spite of what the Bible might say about sexuality, isn’t acceptance of new norms... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https:...

The idea of “sin” is confusing. Some things the Bible calls sin certainly seem sinful while others are harder to understand. Are the things God calls “sin” simply his arbitrary opinions we are forced to honor because he’s all powerful? Or is there... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://f...

It seems unfair and confusing that God would allow some people to be born into safe, prosperous, loving families while others are born into hell on earth. How can a God who is loving treat his creation so differently? Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://facebook.com/pathfinderstl Instagr...

Some might argue that Muslims and Christians worship the same God, but the escalating tension between Christians and Muslims says otherwise. In a world where Boko Haram, ISIS, al-Qaeda threaten the stability and welfare of the world’s citizens, how... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://...

In spite of what science indicates about our mortality, most religions teach about some type of “life after death” but is that just wishful thinking? How can we know for sure? 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...

We usually acquaint the final week of Jesus’ life with sacrifice, but it was his LOVE for our broken, sinful world (and US in it) that fueled his willingness to sacrifice himself. Compassion and its stronger form, LOVE, are the foundation of so many... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https:/...

At the temple, Jesus is overcome with grief for Jerusalem, lamenting their hardness of heart, their ignorance and their impending destruction. He remembers the things that might have been if not for mankind’s rebellious ways. Jesus causes us to... Website | https://pathfinderstl.org Online Giving | https://pathfinderstl.org/give Podcasts | https://pathfinderstl.org/podcasts Facebook | https://face...

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...