In this episode of Only Hope Podcast, host Caroline Thornton discusses the importance of praying for your children and declaring scripture over your children. She touches on no matter their age, they are never too young to learn the gospel. She also describes how praying, reading the Bible, listening to worship music, and anointing your home are all things that change the atmosphere of your home and invites the presence of God into your home. This episode has so many amazing takeaways for mothers, father, grandparents, aunts & uncles or anyone pregnant or wishing to be a parent in the future.

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Scriptural references:

John 14:6

Psalm 101:3

Eph. 6:1-3

Psalm 139:14

1 Peter 2:9

Matt. 5:14-16

1 Cor. 2:16

Jere. 29:11

Eph. 2:10

Psalm 127:3

Isaiah 54:17

Psalm 91:1Psalm 22:3Eph. 4:32

Eph. 6:1

Phil. 2:14

1 John 4:8

Psalm 107:1

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In this episode of Only Hope Podcast, host Caroline Thornton discusses Acts 2:42. She dives deep into the structure of how the early church was created. She encourages her listeners that this verse is not only for the church to be modeling after, it is how our daily lives should be models after as believers and the body of Christ. Caroline reads how Christians need to be reading the Bible daily, fellowship, worship, prayer and outreach. She also tells her listeners she attended the Act 242 Conference last year with Jackie Hill Perry & Megan Ashley and goes over her experience there and shares some of her notes she took for how you need to pour into others to create true community. Caroline ends this episode encouraging her listeners to pray this week about where they are lacking in any of these areas and asking the Lord to give them the strength and ability to grow in their weaknesses.

Link to Community Episode from Acts 242 Conference:

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In this episode of Only Hope Podcast, host Caroline Thornton discusses the book of Habakkuk. She relates this small but mighty book with today's climate about how it can feel like there is so much evil happening and we can wonder and cry out to God asking him why he is allowing this. Caroline explains how the enemy wants it to look like evil wins but that is not true. God is the judge, and he promises the justice will prevail. Caroline shares how so many times her in life she has cried out to God, not understanding His ways and the Lord answering but not in the way she thought which is exactly what happened to Habakkuk. The Lord responded to Habakkuk but didn't explain or give an outlet of what He was going to do or why. Even though Habakkuk didn't get the response he was looking for he still praised God. Caroline encourages her listeners to spend time praising God in the middle of the storm, before the breakthrough.

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In this episode of Only Hope Podcast, host Caroline Thornton discusses grief that can come from being obedient to God. She explains how there can be grief behind the loss of the plans you had in mind, loss of relationships you were praying would be restored, staying quiet when every part of you wants to speak and letting go when you don’t want to. She expresses times when it's hard when God is asking you to obey Him even when you don’t understand but you know His way is better.

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In this episode of Only Hope Podcast, host Caroline Thornton discusses Luke 19:11-27 about the parable of the Ten Minas. In this story, Jesus tells the parable of the three servants who were giving money to steward and grow. Caroline addresses how God calls believers to steward our finances, our spiritual gifts, our possessions, our time and our relationships. She also discusses how tithing and trusting The Lord with money is one of the most important things you can do to grow God's Kingdom.

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In this episode of Only Hope Podcast, host Caroline Thornton discusses Luke 16:19-31 about the parable of the rich man and the poor man. In this story, Jesus tells the pharisees about two different men that die with different destinies. One goes to Heaven and the other goes to hell. Caroline speaks on how important we need to take God's Word seriously. She explains how we are not promised tomorrow and we do not know when Jesus is coming back. We do not need to have scared but we need to have a reverent fear of the Lord. She expresses how necessary repentance is and how we need to be building our relationship with God.

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In this episode of the Only Hope Podcast, Caroline Thornton interviews Raven Hartwell, a Christian Content Creator. Raven is known for her willingness to be obedient to the Lord and share what He is speaking to her about regardless of the backlash she receives. She has gone viral with sharing her testimony about how God restored her marriage after infidelity and experiencing a stillbirth. The conversation explores how to forgive yourself after infidelity, how to break generational curses and how to heal from church hurt. Raven also shares her wisdom on the importance of dreams as well as the importance of spreading the gospel through social media.

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In this episode of the Only Hope Podcast, Caroline Thornton interviews dear friend, AK Simmons, who shares her powerful testimony of her faith, marriage restoration, and the transformative role of the Holy Spirit. The conversation explores the journey of understanding the Holy Spirit, the importance of surrendering to God, and the challenges faced in marriage. AK recounts her struggles in her marriage that started early on in her marriage. She explains how the Lord worked separately on healing for her and her husband and how God brought them back together for a more restored marriage by both parties being made whole. AK speaks on how Jesus got her through this difficult season by surrounding herself with godly community, worship and prayer. She also shares that God can move miraculously in a marriage with two surrendered hearts.

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In this episode of the Only Hope Podcast, Caroline Thornton concludes reading through the book of Ruth. She reflects that Boaz is a representation of Jesus. Jesus is our family redeemer, he redeems us from sin, shame and death. Caroline reiterates no matter the circumstance you are going through now, Jesus will redeem and restore. Caroline encourages her listeners that even when they can't see everything God is doing, just trust that He is at work. We can't also connect all the dots on this side of Heaven; just like Ruth didn't know God was making a way in her generational line for the Messiah; but we know he is always at work for our good and His glory.

Scriptural references:-Ruth

-Lev. 25:23-55

-Deut. 25:5-10

-John 10:10

-Eph. 1:14

-Phil. 3:8

-Matt. 1

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In this episode of the Only Hope Podcast, Caroline Thornton explores the Book of Ruth, emphasizing themes of God's sovereignty, worldly choices, and the importance of faith. She discusses the struggles faced by Naomi and Ruth, highlighting how God works behind the scenes to bring about redemption and grace. The conversation encourages listeners to trust in God's plan, even during difficult times, and to recognize the transformative power of faith in their lives.

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