The Word First Podcast

Episode 23: The Blessing of Justification

In this episode, hosts Chris Bergstresser and Pastor Luke Love review Sunday's sermon from Romans 4:1-8. 
 
Link to full sermon: https://www.youtube.com/live/iJWqiooYch0?si=pStWQtrpSsOO4Utu&t=2175

Episode 22: God's Moral Dilemma?

In this episode, Host Chris Bergstresser and Pastor Luke Love review Romans 3:25b-26 and discuss the moral dilemma between God the "Just and the Justifier."
 
To enter for the 4 volume series on Romans written by Boise, email the word "Justified" to cbergstresser@fbcwb.org
 
Link to full sermon: https://www.youtube.com/live/8W1352CB_rA?si=pzd0tZ8Qt3SBkGkA 

Episode 20: The Verdict is In...

In this episode, Chris Bergstresser and Pastor Luke Love take a deeper dive into Romans 3:19-20. 
 
You can listen to the full sermon here: https://www.youtube.com/live/poROWa-swNE?si=hVMNs5Nk9k4uXm48&t=1530 be aware the sound doesn't start until 25 minutes in. 
 
Men, you can register for the Word First Men's Conference on April 5, here: https://firstbaptistwb.org/wordfirst2025
 
To register for the 4 volume set of Romans by James Montgomery Boice, email the word "Romans" to cbergstresser@fbcwb.org and let him know you heard it on episode 20

Episode 19: Man's Universal Diagnosis

In this episode, host's Chris Bergstresser and Pastor Luke Love review Sunday's sermon from Romans 3:9-18. 
 
To enter the drawing for the 4 Volume set on Romans by James Montgomery Boice, email your name and what episode you heard about the drawing on to: cbergstresser@fbcwb.org
 
Men, to register for the Word First Men's Conference: https://firstbaptistwb.org/wordfirst2025
 
Link to full sermon on Romans 3:9-18: https://www.youtube.com/live/GX1bYktbPOY?si=DRAgUutmcO4XSBdH&t=802

Episode 17: Who Is the Real Christian

In this episode, hosts Chris Bergstresser and Pastor Luke Love dissect Romans 2:25-29. Although this is a more difficult passage, there is some great personal application from the text.
 
Listen to the full sermon here: https://www.youtube.com/live/gqI08Q1oxQ8?si=sOoc3jtgw67NWjOV&t=1415
Men, don't forget to register for the Word First Men's Conference, April 5, 2025 at First Baptist Church, West Bend, WI. You won't want to miss this encouraging day in which we will gather around God's Word and receive encouragement on how to be godly men in a godless generation. 
 
https://firstbaptistwb.org/wordfirst2025

Episode 16: The Harm of Hypocrisy

On this Episode, hosts Chris Bergstresser and Pastor Luke Love dig deeper into our passage from Sunday, Romans 2:17-24. In this episode they will discuss what the passage has to say about what hypocrisy is, what it isn't, how it harms, and how we are to respond to hypocrisy in the church. We hope you enjoy the episode and we encourage you to pull out your Bible and follow along with the passage as we discuss this past weeks sermon, which can be viewed in its entirety at: https://www.youtube.com/live/URHWnys45TY?si=w9nemRt7H313WWqb&t=1279
Men, don't forget to sign up today for our Word First Men's Conference with Dr. Tony Wood. We will also have breakout sessions in the afternoon with Pastor Luke Love, Pastor Dave Marriott, and Pastor Dave Bender. You can register at: https://firstbaptistwb.org/wordfirst2025
 
 

Episode 15: No Exceptions!

In this episode, hosts Chris Bergstresser and Pastor Luke Love take a deeper look at Romans 2:12-16. They celebrate you, the listener, for 300 downloads, and they make the announcement that on April 5, 2025, they will be hosting the Word First Men's Conference at First Baptist Church in West Bend, WI with Dr. Tony Wood.
 
To watch the entire sermon from 1/26/25: https://www.youtube.com/live/c2pcABT5dyE?si=opqjaXkNFquF7NPf&t=142
For more info on the Word First Men's Conference visit: https://firstbaptistwb.org/wordfirst2025 

Episode 14: God Doesn't Play Favorites

In this episode, host Chris Bergstresser and Pastor Luke Love dig deeper into this past Sunday's sermon on Romans 2:6-11. This episode is part of our Romans series at First Baptist Church in West Bend, WI. We invite you to watch the entire sermon here: https://www.youtube.com/live/vbDSUhaL-0c?si=sDpPvRqUVVE6_W3q&t=1347
 
We are also excited to announce our Word First Men's Conference for 2025. We will have a day with Pastor Tony Wood, founding pastor of Mission Bible Church, in Costa Mesa, CA. The theme of our conference is learning how to godly men in a godless generation. The conference will take place on April 5th, 2025. There is a $35 registration fee that covers breakfast, lunch, a book, and more. For more info or to register, visit: https://firstbaptistwb.org/wordfirst2025
 
 

Episode 13: Hypocrites Be Warned

In this episode, our hosts will take a deeper look at Romans 2:1-5 and see how the narrative changes from their sin in chapter 1, to your sin in chapter, and how this can illuminate hypocrisy in the church and in our own lives.
 
Link to full sermon: https://www.youtube.com/live/hNFYgWPg5jw?si=WrwQya9jpLLEvrEc&t=1368

Episode 12: The Antidote to Anxiety

In this episode, our hosts will discuss Philippians 4:6-7 and how we can draw the Antidote to Anxiety from this passage.  
 
Link to entire sermon: https://www.youtube.com/live/Mt7obg-defA?si=AVv8je20n9Dngu8L&t=2102