Welcome! You are listening to the Faith First Podcast. I’m Jonathan Gouthier, a Pastor and your host and a pastor here at First Church in Torrington, Connecticut. Do you have any special people that you look up to and wish that you could be like them? I think we all have those individuals who we can identify with because we have commonalities with them. But let me ask you, have you ever thought about how you identify with Christ? If you haven’t then this message given by our Lead Pastor Steve Da...
Aug 12, 2025•20 min•Season 5Ep. 26
Hello and welcome to the first podcast where we bring your messages and conversations of just how to walk your faith out in this world. I am trying to go there a pastor here at First Church in Torrington, Connecticut and in this episode, I sit down with our lead pastor, Steven Darr to discuss what it means to have a renewed mind through reading God‘s word hey Steve, good to have you in the studio In this episode, you’ll discover: Why does the world seem to pull us away from God? How ought we be ...
Aug 05, 2025•13 min•Season 5Ep. 25
Hello and welcome! I’m Jonathan Gouthier, a Pastor here at First Church in Torrington, Connecticut and host of the Faith First Podcast. You and I think about many things throughout the day. What if our choices and thoughts came directly from God’s word? It would change the way we view our lives and how we walk out our faith in the world. In this episode we will be listening to a message our Lead Pastor Steve Darr has given on “Renewing our minds in God’s Word. In this episode you’ll discover: Wh...
Jul 29, 2025•22 min•Season 5Ep. 24
Hello and welcome to the Faith First Podcast, I’m Jonathan Gouthier, your host and a pastor here at First Church in Torrington, CT. I remember being at my grandparents and having to use a sickle to chop down small shrubs to make a way through the forest to get to where we wanted to go. It was tough and tiring. Some of us act that way in trying to get to God. In today’s episode, our Lead Pastor Steve Darr is in the recording studio with me to chat about how the Way has been made. Welcome Steve. I...
Jul 15, 2025•10 min•Season 5Ep. 22
Hey there! I’m Jonathan Gouthier, your host of the Faith First Podcast and a Pastor here at First Church in Torrington, Connecticut. What do you know about the Cross of Christ? Do you know it was necessary? How about, do you know that it is the Cross that has made the way to a relationship with God? Maybe you do or don’t know the reason for the Cross, so today’s episode will help with understanding that the way has been made through the Cross. Let’s listen in on the message given by our Lead Pas...
Jul 08, 2025•19 min•Season 5Ep. 21
Hello, I’m Jonathan Gouthier a pastor here at First Church in Torrington, CT, and you are listening to the Faith First Podcast. Have you heard the term “ALL IN”? It means going all in on following Jesus. In today’s episode, I sit down with our Lead Pastor, Steve Darr, and discuss Wholeheartedly following Jesus, it’s kind of the same thing as all in— everything you are and everything you will become. Join me in welcoming Pastor Steve and hitting him right off the start with the question: How woul...
Jul 01, 2025•11 min•Season 5Ep. 20
Hello and welcome to the Faith First Podcast! I’m Jonathan Gouthier, your host and a Pastor here at First Church in Torrington, Connecticut. In today’s episode, we’re going to be listening to a message by our Lead Pastor, Steve Darr, where we need to evaluate how we are following Jesus. Are we doing it half-heartedly or wholeheartedly? Let’s listen in and find out what it means to be a wholehearted follower of Jesus… In this episode, you'll discover: What it means to follow the Lord wholehearted...
Jun 24, 2025•19 min•Season 5Ep. 19
Hello and welcome I’m Jonathan Gouthier host of the Faith First Podcast and a Pastor here at First Church in Torrington CT. In this episode, I’ll be joined with our Lead Pastor Steve Darr as we have a conversation about how we are to be living our lives in God’s purpose and plan. Welcome Steve. In this episode, you'll discover: As you suggested in your message, we are going to use journalistic questions to find out what we should be doing up to the end. So, What is going to happen? When is it go...
Jun 17, 2025•12 min•Season 5Ep. 18
You’ve dialed into the Faith First Podcast. Welcome, I’m Jonathan Gouthier, a Pastor here at First Church in Torrington, Connecticut. Have you ever asked yourself “what does God require of me now that I know Jesus?” We all should be asking “what should we be doing?” Even as the last days start approaching. God has revealed to us in Scripture what we need to know and how we are to live. Join me as we listen in on this pivotal message by our Lead Pastor Steven Darr… In this episode, you'll discove...
Jun 10, 2025•17 min•Season 5Ep. 17
Hello and welcome to the Faith First Podcast where we bring you messages and conversations of just how to walk your faith out in this world. I’m Jonathan Gouthier a Pastor here at First Church in Torrington CT and in this episode, I sit down with our Lead Pastor Steve Darr toddle into remembering. It’s important to remember the cost with which we have been given life and in this episode we once again tell the Gospel of the crucified Savior. Welcome Steve. In this episode, you'll discover: Why is...
Jun 03, 2025•10 min•Season 5Ep. 16
Hello and welcome! I’m Jonathan Gouthier, a Pastor here at First Church in Torrington, Connecticut and host of the Faith First Podcast. We remember birthdays and anniversaries. We remember holidays and special events. One thing as believers we ought to remember is the sacrifice of Jesus, why? Because He changed everything. In today’s episode, we will discover just how Jesus changed everything in this message by our Lead Pastor Steven Darr. Let’s listen in… In this episode, you'll discover: Why i...
May 27, 2025•21 min•Season 5Ep. 15
