In this episode of the Only Hope Podcast, Caroline Thornton delves into chapters three to five of the Book of James, emphasizing the importance of personal scripture reading, the responsibilities of teachers, the power of the tongue, the nature of true wisdom, and the conflicts that arise from worldly desires. She encourages listeners to reflect on their words and actions, highlighting the need for humility and the dangers of pride.

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In this episode of the Only Hope Podcast, Caroline Thornton walks through line by line, verse by verse of the first two chapters of the book of James. With her breakdown she shares how with each trial we go through James explains that we should consider it great joy because God is using these trials to sanctify us and mature us into Christlikeness. She also discusses how James gives us a steps on how to handle temptation. James was an in your face apostle and Caroline points out how she was very convicted when he talks about how faith without works is useless, she points out belief is demonstrated in what you do.

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In this episode of the Only Hope Podcast, Caroline Thornton shares how our children can be the best example of how to have true bold surrendered faith for our Heavenly Father. She discusses how we need to look at our Heavenly Father with gratitude and realize all that He has provided for us. Caroline encourages her listeners to wake up every morning like a child without a worry knowing that no matter what comes up in the day that your Heavenly Father will be there to take care of it, and he is preparing things we don't even see for whatever comes our way. She explains how newborns can't be without their mothers for even a few hours without their life being at stake and that's how we are when we go hours without in relationship with God. When we go with too much time without being in the Presence of God through prayer and reading His Word, we are more susceptible to the tactics of the enemy. The more we seek Jesus, the more we are able to discern those tactics, and we will be less likely to fall for those schemes.

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In this episode of Only Hope Podcast, Caroline Thornton interviews Alex Kaisharis. Alex shares how God has transformed her life while serving Middle Schoolers and High Schoolers in church and through Young Life. She expresses while teaching and mentoring her girls, they also are pushing and holding her accountable to grow more with Jesus as well. She explains how fulfilling and purposeful your life feels when you start to serve just the way Jesus came to serve others. The conversation emphasizes the significance of obedience to God, the need for role models in today's generation, and the fulfillment that comes from serving and being in community.Connect with Alex on IG: @akaisharis

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In this episode of Only Hope Podcast, Caroline Thornton interviews fellow Podcaster, Alexis Brown. Alexis shares her radical testimony of how Jesus changed her life in an instant. She speaks on the transformation from a life of addiction and turmoil to one of faith and healing. Alexis discusses her early life, struggles with identity, and the pivotal moments that led her to surrender to God. She reflects on the challenges of being in an unequally yoked marriage and the miraculous changes that occurred in her life and her husband's life after he found Jesus. The conversation emphasizes how you are never too far gone to find Jesus and he can radically change everything in your life in a moment with a surrendered heart. She also expressed the significance of sharing testimonies as she does in her own podcast, Praises in the Pod.

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In this episode of the Only Hope Podcast, Caroline Thornton discusses how God has transformed her life during the waiting period of her martial hardship. The Lord taught her how to truly surrender every aspect of her life and put it in the hands of the Maker. She encourages anyone who is going through a martial hardship or feeling unequally yoked in their marriage to call their spouse higher, lift them up, encourage them and pray for who God has called them to be. She also speaks on putting aside your frustration in the waiting season and letting God in to grow and restore you in the waiting period, to not waste the time but use this time as productive as possible. At the end of the episode, she invites her listeners to pray and ask the Lord what they need to surrender and to worship Jesus with her.

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In this episode of the Only Hope Podcast, Caroline Thornton discusses the transformative power of healing through the Holy Spirit. She emphasizes the importance of addressing unhealed wounds, recognizing their signs, and taking actionable steps towards healing. Caroline shares her personal journey of healing, the significance of forgiveness, and the necessity of inviting God into the healing process. The episode serves as a guide for listeners seeking emotional and spiritual restoration, encouraging them to take the time to engage in this holy work.

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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.

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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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