The Word First Podcast
The Word First Podcast is a ministry of First Baptist Church in West Bend, WI. The goal of this podcast is to walk listeners through scripture on a deeper level using a Q&A format with Pastor Luke Love. We also want to encourage listeners to engage with God’s Word beyond Sunday.
Episodes

Monday Dec 30, 2024
Monday Dec 30, 2024
In this episode, we review Matthew 2 as part of our Christmas series. We see how then, King Herod, responded to the news of the birth of the King of the Jews with war instead of worship.

Wednesday Dec 18, 2024
Wednesday Dec 18, 2024
In Episode 11, we break down Matthew 2:1-12 with Pastor Luke Love, and see a raw and somewhat more emotional narrative of what it was like when the Magi came to worship the newborn King of the Jews.

Thursday Dec 12, 2024
Thursday Dec 12, 2024
On episode 9, host, Chris Bergstresser and Pastor Luke Love dive deeper into his sermon on Romans 1:28-32. They discuss the world's aversion to the idea of man's depravity, and discuss how Christians ought to view this topic and this passage, and how we can find hope in passages like Romans 1:28-32.

Tuesday Nov 12, 2024
Tuesday Nov 12, 2024
In Episode 8, host Chris Bergstresser & Pastor Luke Love take on some questions, thoughts, and struggles that rise from Romans 1:24-27.

Wednesday Nov 06, 2024
Wednesday Nov 06, 2024
In Episode 7, host Chris Bergstresser and Pastor Luke Love dig into Romans 1:24-27 and discuss the passage on a deeper level.

Tuesday Oct 29, 2024
Tuesday Oct 29, 2024
In Episode 6, Chris and Pastor Luke Love review Romans 1:21-23 and discuss the sermon from Sunday on a deeper level.

Wednesday Oct 23, 2024
Wednesday Oct 23, 2024
In Episode 5, we sit down and unpack God's wrath, how suppressing the truth and a misunderstanding of who God is plays into Christians walking away from Christianity and renouncing their faith, what it is to deconstruct your faith, and how we should respond to those who are doubting their faith.

Tuesday Oct 15, 2024
Tuesday Oct 15, 2024
In this episode, Host Chris Bergstresser and Pastor Luke Love discuss Romans 1:17 from the previous Sunday's sermon.

Wednesday Oct 02, 2024
Wednesday Oct 02, 2024
In episode 3, host Chris Bergstresser and Pastor Luke Love review the sermon on Romans 1:16, where the Apostle Paul writes that he is not ashamed of the gospel of Christ.

Thursday Sep 26, 2024
Thursday Sep 26, 2024
A review of Sunday's sermon from Romans 1:8-15 with Pastor Luke Love.