Hello and welcome! I’m Jonathan Gouthier, a Pastor here at First Church in Torrington, Connecticut and host of the Faith First Podcast. How do you fuel your life? Is is by your strength or the power of the Holy Spirit? In this episode, we’ll listen in to this message by our Lead Pastor Steve Darr on having a spirit-fueled life.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

• Why do so many of us walk around defeated
• What is the Spirit's protection
• Where the Spirit guides us as Children of God
• How the Spirit instructs us in intimacy and identity

Many of us walk around just getting by beaten at the end of the day. We find ourselves exhausted, not due to strenuous work, but by the burdens we carry in our hearts and our minds. But we can hand it all over to God. Jesus said, Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. That is what it looks like to live a Spirit-Fueled life. If you’ve been listening to the Faith First Podcast for a while, we thank you. If this is your first time, we invite you to click the subscribe button below. This will send you a notification when the next episode is launched. And until next time, ask God to empower you with His Spirit faith first.

Welcome to the Faith First Podcast, I’m Jonathan Gouthier, your host and a Pastor here at First Church in Torrington, CT. Today, I am sitting down with our Lead Pastor Steve Darr and talking about Truth and how God’s truth seeks to uplift us while the world’s deception seeks to mislead and deceive us. Hello Steve and welcome…

In this episode, you’ll discover:

• What can we believe in this time of confusion and deception?
• How do we avoid being deceived?
• Why is God’s Word the go-to place for how we begin to fight the battle?
• How do we live as people of truth and light?

We see vile things being celebrated— deception being rewarded— wickedness being normalized. But we are not without hope. God is still on the throne. His word is still true, and His people have a mission to declare His praise and live as people of light.

If you are new to the Faith First Podcast, I ask you to hit the subscribe button to be notified when our next episode will launch. And until then, recognize the reality of deception faith first.

Welcome to the Faith First Podcast, I’m Jonathan Gouthier, your host and a Pastor here at First Church in Torrington, Connecticut. At this moment in time, there is a climate of confusion and deception hanging over us and many are wondering, “What can we believe?” “Who is telling the truth?” “How do we know what is real?” Well, in today’s episode, we will discover the truth in the time of deception through a message given by our Lead Pastor Steve Darr. Let’s listen in…

In this episode, you’ll discover:

• Why is the truth under attack
• What are the questions people are asking about the truth
• Recognizing the reality of deception
• How are we to live as Children of God’s love and light

For believers like you, truth is found in God’s Word and in the person of Jesus Christ, your Savior. The closer we are to the truth, the easier it is for us to discern whether we are being deceived. If you’ve been listening to the Faith First Podcast for a while, we thank you. If this is your first time, we invite you to click the subscribe button below. This will send you a notification of when the next episode is launched. And until then, get close to God who is the truth faith first.