Serpent Crushers

This episode dives into how Jesus is the way the truth and the life. God has us exactly where we are meant to be. We need to trust in his plan.John 14:1-6

Resentment can crush our hearts and pull us away from Jesus. Today I follow through crushing resentment using the 5 pillars of Serpent Crushers. Trust, Patience, Hope, Forgiveness and Joy.Romans 8:28Lamentations 3: 25-26Romans 8:37

What is the lie? This episode dives into The Lie so that we can all become armed and follow our mottoDon’t Buy Into the LieSong by Megan Woods : The Truthhttps://open.spotify.com/track/5WcF82ipHJa8vQMMrjdbF4?si=SGcwzyiZQ2CS1gyW33XY8Q

Jesus help me to trust you and follow your will immediately. Matthew 4 18-22Psalm 46:10

Thank you Jesus for the path you have taken me down. Thank you for you mercy and the strength you have give me to overcome my fear and anxiety. Bless all those who listen, may we all follow the path you have for our life. God’s Will Not Mine!

A quick reminder of the importance of Advent. Take time this month and really listen to the voice of God and his will for your life. 

A special thanks to St John’s Neuman Center at the University of Illinois, I attended the 5:00 Mass on Saturday October 4th and it was a truly special homily for me to hear and the entire experience was amazing. I am not sure the name of the Priest but thank you to him, and if I find out I will update with the name.Link to Fr Mike Schmitz Homily where he talks about how anything that is a false God must be put to death.https://youtu.be/qyceLmJnO5oLink to the Poem by St John Neumanhttps://newmanu.edu/about-newman/history-of-newman/lead-kindly-lightBrandon Lake Song : That’s Who I Praisehttps://open.spotify.com/track/3gVYa5bvsuvBegKEIEY8Mk?si=8aKSiGACQNSrEuZ5E4nlDA

God gives us boundaries and when we choose good we become more free.Psalm 2:1Proverbs 3:5CCC 1733

Happy Birthday Mary!!! Thank yo Mary for your yes. May we all have the strength to glorify God by saying yes to his will for our lives! 

Finishing up our summer series Strong in Christ by exploring how to be strong in Christ Mentally.You are too important to believe the lies of the evil one. God wants you, he loves you and he has a plan for your life. 

In our Summer series of being strong in Christ this week we focus on being Strong in Christ Emotionally. We must find healing through Christ.A great tool that I speak about in the Episode is the online courseJPII Healing Center : Healing the Whole Personhttps://virtual.jpiihealingcenter.org/course/hwpCome Holy Spirit and open our hearts and our minds to let Jesus come in and Heal us. We are all in need of healing and we need you. Come Holy Spirit.

This summer, we are going through a series on being strong in Christ. Last episode we highlighted being strong in Christ spiritually and this week we go into being strong physically.Take care of your soul as if you were going to die tomorrow…take care of your body as if you were going to live forever.  St Augustine You are the Temple of the Holy SpiritGod Created it, Jesus died for it, the Spirit lives in it, I’d better take care of it.  

In this episode we examine ways we can all personally work to be Strong in Christ Spiritually. This is the first of a series on being Strong in Christ.The following link from the Chosen jumpstarts this episode. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIurd14shCY/?igsh=MXhyOG9xOW5yZjBxeQ==Thank you to Fr John Riccardo and Mary Guilfoyle from Acts XXIX and the rest of the crew there for The Rescue Project. A great starting point if you don’t know where to start. rescueproject.us

Fireside Chat with Jesus led me to Answer the Question Do You Trust Me? Intro to a new series “Strong in Christ”Don’t be a prisoner to this world.https://open.spotify.com/track/0pdrnY9GVHue97lansRFiw?si=jJAAA9AVTIqo8kk0Z4YD_g

When we don’t put on the armor of God we open a crack and the devil can get in. Happy Feast Day:Be who God meant for you to be and you will set the world on fire. St Catherine of SienaThis quote rings true to the mission of Serpent Crushers! Listen to God and not the world.

Jesus wants his children back. If you feel far from Christ either because of sin or discouragement come back to him. He wants to hug you and take away your pain. You are not alone. I invite you to come back to him, the only one that can heal you. Linked below is the Acts XXIX Podcast from last week that encouraged me in this episode. Thank God for the Path that is making you a Saint! Jesus is waiting. Come to him. You are not alone. We all have times of struggle. Come back to Jesus.https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/you-were-born-for-this-with-fr-john-riccardo/id1492145319?i=1000702467063

First off I apologize for my voice, I have been fighting a sore throat but wanted to get this message out!Who do you need to forgive?Forgiveness: Turning the situation to God. Releasing the need for an apology and for people to say I am right and they are wrong.Amazing book on Forgiveness by Lisa Terkeurst (Proverbs 31 Ministies)https://a.co/d/7KMI21xFr Steve Homily on Forgivenesshttps://fatherstevemateja.libsyn.com/forgive-your-enemies7th-sunday-ot-a-2023

Choose Joy. Letting Christ Shine through us in the hard times. Letting his light be shown to all, especially when the world says to hide it.Fr Steve Mateja Homily 3rd Sunday of Lent : The Carrying of the Crosshttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fr-steve-matejas-podcasts/id605840120?i=1000700516510The Catholic Minute - Ken Yasinski and Fr Cristino : When Lent Feels Impossiblehttps://youtu.be/G8p_22kaiVE?si=myXNNIHlXNz0M9aK

Patience : Long Suffering. We must suffer for love. “Do Not Ask for your trials to be removed, rather for the Grace to bear them well” St Andre BessettePhilippians 4:4-9 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let all men know your forbearance. The Lord is at hand. Have no anxiety about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God which passes all understanding, will keep your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, do; and the God of peace will be with you.My Sisters the Saints https://a.co/d/aUtU8P0

Hope is Trust in God Extended into the Future. Holding onto hope will keep our hearts burning with the Holy Spirit. We must Hope and Trust by Surrendering to God. His Will Not Mine. Stay strong in following his will, trust in him through the discouragement. Jesus,I give it all to you. Please take this load that I am placing at your feet. I cannot carry it alone anymore. I need you to take it for me. Lift the weight off my shoulders and handle it how you will handle it. Not how I want it handled. You alone can help me carry this cross. You alone know the path you have placed before me. I give you the unknown, help me to trust in your plan, help me to not need to know.Love, Emily, Jesus I am Yours 

A blessed Lent to everyone. As we journey through lent I will focus each week on one of the five pillars of serpent crushers. This week we dive into Trust. I mention a couple things in my podcast today. Fear can so easily stop of from doing God’s will but when we truly Trust in him he will carry us.Surrender Novena:https://catholicexchange.com/the-surrender-novena-let-jesus-take-care-of-everything/The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrencehttps://a.co/d/90KCa7x

A moment in the gym catapults me back into my prayer routine. It’s not always easy to keep God first but when you do, He is there.Save Me Jesus. You are the way.Instagram @Serpent_CrushersSerpentCrushers.com

I am diving back in after a little over a year break. Hearing God can be hard if we are clinging tight to the ways of this world. We dive into that a little this episode. Thank you for listening. Instagram @serpent_crusherswww.serpentcrushers.comJesus,Grant me the grace to break free from the chains. Help me to break the shackles that stop me from running to you.I cannot do this without you.Help Me.Jesus I am Yours.

Today we dive deeper into the mission and vision of our organization. As I listened I realized my allergies took over the sound a bit so I am sorry for that but I’m recording when I get the gentle push from Jesus.This is just the beginning.Save the date for December 12, our first event!More details to come soon and a sign up link.

Welcome to Serpent Crushers! I am a wife, mom and business woman that was called to  start this organization after listening to a homily in December of 2021. I am not a podcaster or professional speaker, and this is going to be a bit messy for a bit as I learn and grow in Christ through this new endevour.So have patience with me as we all learn to listen to the voice of Christ and not buy into the lie. Our website is www.serpent crushers.com and it will be live by September 4, 2023, but maybe sooner.I am looking forward to our journey together.