Erie First Podcast with Pastor Nichole Schreiber

We bring our shame, guilt, and mistakes to God not so that they can be counted against us, but so that He can take it from us. Pastor Daniel Brooker continues our look at how to offer honest prayers to God regarding the greatest challenges. He'll uncover how honest prayers of repentance will change the trajectory of our lives.

You aren’t doing anything wrong if you are dealing with anxiety or fear. Fear visits everyone. Pastor Nichole shares how we can pray through our fears as she continues her HONEST TO GOD series. We can speak the name of Jesus to your fear, and His blood covers and conquers all of our fears.

God has a plan for your pain. Pastor Nichole examines the power of praying the Psalms in our new series, HONEST TO GOD. We all have pain, be it physical, emotional, mental, or spiritual. As much as we might not like it, she's going to show us that God has a plan for our pain– one that can do a good work in our lives.

Pastor Andrew Rupp examines how we can transform and renew our minds in this new year. Just like when we renovate a house, transformation can be messy and difficult, but when God is with us, we can overcome those strongholds that continue to trip us up. Andrew Rupp is the Assistant Worship Director at Erie First as well the music and art teacher at Erie First Christian Academy. 

We've been sharing the keynote sessions from the 2022 Breakthrough Weekend conference. We have another great session from Pastor Jonathan Brooker called New Life. We hope you've enjoyed our bonus podcasts to wrap out the year. See you in 2023!

We've been sharing the keynote sessions from this past fall's Breakthrough Weekend conference. Today we have another session from Pastor Abi Cir. This session is called New Hope and it tackles how to overcome hopelessness.

This past fall we hosted our Breakthrough Weekend conference and it featured some great speakers sharing wisdom on finding your breakthrough. Today we wanted to share a keynote session for Pastor Abi Cir. She leads the Network for Women in ministry in Northern New England, and also planted and copastors LIFE Church in New Hampshire with her husband, Joe. Abi is sharing a session called New Song th...

This past fall we hosted our Breakthrough Weekend conference which featured some great speakers sharing wisdom on finding your breakthrough. One of those was Pastor Jonathan Brooker, the lead pastor and founder of Alive Church in Fredericksburg, Virginia. He led a session called New Wine, and we thought you'd enjoy so we're sharing it with you today.

Pastor Nichole is joined by Pastor Don Fisher for the conclusion our Christmas series. Jesus is called the Prince of Peace not because he makes our lives easy, but rather because we can have His peace in our spirit even in the midst of our most serious struggles. 

Pastor Nichole continues our look at the promises that come with Jesus' arrival on earth. Jesus is called the Everlasting Father because His love will never end. It is steady, strong, secure. We can have confidence to call Him Father, encounter Him as Father, and experience the tenderness of His heart. He provides all we need.

We welcome back Pastor Jack Risner, who served as Lead Pastor of Erie First Assembly for 21 years, to share about our Mighty God. Pastor Jack shows us that God weaves in our lives a presence stronger than our fears, and even we face terrible adversity, we can know that help is on the way.

Pastor Nichole examines the promises that come with Jesus' arrival on earth. In the midst of our pain and hurt, Jesus knows our needs, is always available to us, and understands us completely. Jesus gives us something far greater than just the answers to our problems– He gave us Himself.

How can we learn to depend on God more? Pastor Quint Lindblad finishes our look at the life of Gideon to discover truths we can use today to build our walk with God.

How much do you trust God? When we look around and see the hardships and challenges we face, do we really trust that God is still with us? We're starting a two-part look at man in Bible named Gideon. Through his story, Pastor Nichole is going to show us how we can build a greater trust in God.

Pastor Nichole Schreiber is joined by Pastor Matt Friend from New Beginnings Church and Pastors Jason & Liz Ackerman from Erie Christian Fellowship for a special multichurch gathering of congregations promoting unity in Christ. 

Even when God is on your side, it doesn't mean the enemy will stop causing you problems. We need to keep a proper perspective and remember that who is with us is more than who is against us. Pastor Nichole concludes our RIDICULOUS FAITH series.

Miracles start as problems that are impossible to solve on our own. Do you have a problem that requires a miracle? Then you have everything you need to qualify for that miracle. Pastor Nichole examines the lives of two people from the Bible who were desperate for a miracle as she continues to uncover what it takes to have ridiculous faith.

What does is take to have ridiculous faith? The Holy Spirit is ready to fill us with His power, but we need to be ready and open to receive it. Pastor Nichole follows the life of Elisha and shows when we have the Holy Spirit– even if it feels like just a little of the Holy Spirit– it's enough for our desperate circumstances.

What does it take to have Ridiculous Faith? Pastor Nichole starts a new series examining the life of the prophet Elisha so we can uncover the secret to living a life of incredible, even ridiculous, faith. We can ask big, think big, risk big for God’s kingdom. Maybe God's just waiting for us to ask for the impossible?

Work and finances all stay holy as long as they are tools for our Christian walk, not replacements for our Christian journey. Pastor Quint Lindblad concludes BUILD YOUR CHURCH by discussing Radical Generosity.

Jesus gave us the model for how prayer works. We can use it to bring heaven to earth. Pastor Quint Lindblad continues our BUILD YOUR CHURCH series by examining the core value of Spirit-Led Worship and Prayer.

God pursues people one at a time. If the church is God’s Plan A for changing the world, we need to be equally passionate about reaching people with the gospel. Pastor Nichole examines how to be purposeful in our outreach as she continues our deep dive into the core values of what the church is meant to be.

What is the church supposed to be? Who is the church for? Pastor Nichole continues her look at the core values of the church and reminds us that the church isn't a holy huddle, concerned only with our own needs and protection. Rather, the church is called out for the purpose of being for others.

Do you believe that the Bible is true? Why can we trust what it tells us? And if we do believe– what then are we called to do? Pastor Nichole begins a new series, BUILD YOUR CHURCH, examining what Jesus has designed the church to be according to the Bible.

Edinboro Chi Alpha Directors TJ Schaefer and Allyson Sarring share Chi Alpha Campus Ministries' heart for discipleship and reaching college students with the message of Jesus.