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My name is Pastor Tony Catron I graduate from K.S.U. with a degree in electronic/electrical engineering. While doing that I became a Junior Deacon and also a musician in my dad's ministry in Cleveland, Ohio. Years later, my career took me to Michigan where I worked as a Electrical/Electronic Engineer. While in Michigan I became a Minister, then later went to Seminary training at Birmingham Bible Institute and became an Elder at a large Pentecostal church in Michigan called LLCC. I was called to the ministry by God. So I headed up an outreach ministry based on the End Times, dealing with restoration in people lives. Then my dad called me back to Ohio to help him Pastor his church. During that time, God changed my outreach ministry, turning it into a full-time restoration ministry. He gave me the name Ark of Covenant Ministries and the rest is history.
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What Are You Willing to Sacrifice to Live a Godly Life?

In life we may have a lot of concessions in our life, and some of which, to things or people. These concessions have led to compromise. Most of the time these concessions will lead to making the wrong sacrifices. Now, the word sacrifice means: “to surrender or give up, or permit injury or disadvantage to, for the sake of something else.”

Sometimes we tend to forget when someone makes a sacrifice for us. We begin to take them for granted to the point we begin to expect sacrifices are a part of their obligation to you particularly. Most of the time some begin to expect it, as though their act of superiority it is warranted. But in the act of sacrificing, it consists of a selfless act of devotion, humility, love, and selflessness.

In the Bible read in John 3:16-20:

16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

In this day and age, lots of people are disenchanted about being devoted, humble, loving, and selfless. But more inclined to be selfish, self-centered, indirect haters of the Word of God, and not dedicated to anything but what they feel or understand.

Let’s turn in your Bible to 2 Timothy 3:1-5:

1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. 2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, 4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; 5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

Some of the time, the thing we try to get an understanding about in life will most often lead you down the wrong road of understanding, pulling you away from the truth. That type of understanding is called, “desert knowledge,” because it leads you into wilderness, to an oasis of concession, and the truth becomes a mere mirage in the distance, escaping all approaches.

In the Word of God it says in Proverbs 3:5-7:

5Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. 7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.

In my conclusion take this with you, read Romans 12:1-8

1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. 3 For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith. 4 For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office: 5 So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another. 6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; 7 Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching; 8 Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.”

Also read: 1 Corinthians 5:4-8

4 In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ, 5 To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus. 6 Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump? 7 Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us: 8 Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.”

Also read: Hebrews 10, Mark 9:44, John 1:1

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While Standing in the Wake of Indecision Who’s Report Do You Believe?

Sometimes in our life we come to a crossroad of fear and apprehension and are physically,
mentally and spiritually unable to make the next steps, or the next move concern our lives. In some
instances you will even begin to glitch, thereby causing you to repeat or recreate the same
events or some form of the same that causes the glitch at first. People often wonder why they
keep repeating the same events in their life, over and over again. I say the very event that you
repeat in you walk in life is brought on due to a trained behavior that you instituted. In short, you
set your own self up to fall into sin. Let’s see what the Word of God has to say.

Proverbs 23:4-7
4 Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom. 5 Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that
which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward
heaven. 6 Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty
meats: 7 For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is
not with thee

Proverbs 14:12
There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

A lot of times people will say I’m waiting to here from the Lord, but in fact their waiting to see if
they should or how much of their life will it take to complete , if they want to give up that time.
You might want to ask yourself how much time ,do you want the Lord yahshua/Jesus christ, to
spend or hearing your plea and cry concern you. So who’s report do you believe In the Bible

Romans 3:3-4
3 For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect? 4
God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be
justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.

You have to believe in God and what He has started in you, He will complete it, if you just stay
out of the way. I believe that the biggest hindrance in our life and our walk in Yahshua/Jesus
Christ is, “now take your fingers, point them out and now bend your elbow and bend your wrist. Yes
you!” We just need to let go of the past so that God can do a new thing in us, just remember this.

Philippians 3:11-15
11 If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead. 12 Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus. 13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, 14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. 15 Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.

In My Conclusion:
1 King 18:21-39, Elijah’s trail by fire, and Joshua 24:14-17 people to choose God or Baal.

In Yeshua/Jesus name, amen.

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Interpretation of God’s Word Through an Unrepentant Heart Part 1 & 2

Luke 6:39 reads, ”And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch?”

In these times of so many that are doing what ever they want to, they are becoming more aware of their free will to be and do whatever their heart and mind desires. We have become so inundated with people who are claiming to know and have a personal relationship with Yeshua/Jesus.

Hebrews 12:1-2 says:
1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay
aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the
race that is set before us, 2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the
joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the
right hand of the throne of God.

Why is it that the love and the hearts of so many are becoming so cold and vengeful? It seems as though love, humility also forgiveness have went on vacation. If so many people and churches or ministries and even government officials are claiming to have a personal relationship with our Lord and Savior, Yeshua/Jesus, then that begs these questions of why.

  1. Why lie, hated & anger
  2. Why fighting
  3. Why racism
  4. Why jealousy & pride
  5. Why faithlessness
  6. Why unforgiveness & fear

I’m very sure that there are so many more why’s that we can mention. But look at your neighbor and say How many why you have look at some one else and ask them the same. Let see what the word has to say, turn with me to.

James 4:1-5
1 From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts
that war in your members? 2 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot
obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. 3 Ye ask, and receive not,
because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. 4 Ye adulterers and
adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever
therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God. 5 Do ye think that the scripture saith
in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?

Since there is such a great cloud of witnesses, is all of the data in the cloud Godly or has
something or someone corrupted the witnesses like a virus? Is the cloud more like a virus, or has
the Godly data been so corrupt that now we have a great cloud of ungodly witnesses. What
type of data of the word are we downloading to ourselves? Comeback with me on next week
for part II and let’s explore it. Thank you for listening here and our Youtube audience.

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Sin Needs a Friend to Operate Their in, and What About Your Faith? Part 2

Read Matthew 7:13-23
13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: 14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. 15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. 16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs
of thistles? 17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. 19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. 21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he
that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? 23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity, other would dare to justify the lie they had been living.
For so long that they believe the truth to be lie and the lie to be the truth. One might ask why, because faith without action is dead faith.

James 2:14-26
14 What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, 16 And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit? 17 Even so faith, if it hath not
works, is dead, being alone. 18 Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works. 19 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest
well: the devils also believe, and tremble. 20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? 21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar? 22 Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect? 23 And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God. 24 Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only. 25 Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way? 26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

Hebrews 11:1-8
1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. 2 For by it the elders obtained a good report. 3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things
which are seen were not made of things which do appear. 4 By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained
witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh. 5 By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God. 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he
is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. 7 By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
8 By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.

In my conclusion here are a few things you would want to always bare in mind as being a Child of the One and only Son of the living God, our Lord and Savior Yahshua (Jesus). Being a people of faith, faith needs you to have these attributes:

  1. You must be active in His will for your life (James 2:14-17)
  2. Obedient in what is asked of you (Ephesians 6:1-4)
  3. That you have a clarity in understanding (Proverbs 4: 5-9)
  4. Be fully committed to believers (1 Corinthians 15:58)
  5. Patience & Humility (Philippians 4:4-7)

In Yahshua, name it is so.

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Sin Needs a Friend to Operate Their in, and What About Your Faith?

We have heard it said that “sin is holding me down, sin is holding me back.” You might have even heard someone say that, “Satan is on my track trying to turn me back.” News flash; this is just in: Satan is not on your track or your back, neither is sin holding you back. It’s your love of the attributes of sin that are causing you to re-evaluate your stand on faith and salvation.

While in the process of evaluating that very deep contemplation, one begins to call up all their emotional tags and ties, thereby causing them to lie to themselves and to the Most High. The only conclusion one can draw is that it’s better to live as long as one can in sin before Christ comes again, hoping that the Christ will understand your heart so that you came be a part. But you best believe and know this, He’ll say, “Who are you?”