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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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Breaking Spiritual Strongholds

James 1:6-8
But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.
A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.

One day your a believer, the next day you need to be shown how to believe. They that waver in faith to God will not get what they ask for. You must believe what you ask Him for.

Faith is having complete trust that God will do what he said He would do.

1 Corinthians 12:6-9
And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all. But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;

God gives you abilities according to the faith you have toward God.

1 Peter 5:6-7
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

1 Peter 5:8

Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

The fact that Satan is seeking means he can’t influence everyone, yet he preys on those who are weak. If you don’t have enough faith in God, Satan has unclean spirit hurling evil upon the body, looking for weak spots to breach your spiritual infrastructure.

The reason why we can’t be active in spiritual warfare is because we fear that it’s too strong. Then we need to ask God to give the faith and tools to go against the spiritual stronghold.

All believers are in a war against Satan.

Ephesians 6:12
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

John 10:10
The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

Satan comes to steal your joy, kill your hope, and destroy your faith; these are the things he does.

If you don’t have the faith that equals the task you ask of God, spiritual strongholds won’t be broken in your life. Believers can’t be demon possessed, but harassed and oppressed.

We often times are fighting against the spiritual symptoms of evil, yet that won’t solve the problem. Just as a decongestant doesn’t heal the cold but only clears the nasal passages, so does trying to go against spiritual symptoms of evil instead of the root of the spiritual symptoms of evil.

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By the Leading of the Holy Ghost

The music of worship and praise played through the stereo as the congregation waited for Pastor Catron to arrive to give us a word from the Almighty God. He began to go right into teaching the word of God, speaking into the lives of everyone individually. By the time he knew it, much time had passed, and he suddenly exclaimed “I did not plan on talking about this, but the Holy Ghost has chosen to do this!” The Holy Ghost was using Pastor Catron to speak into our lives, giving us individual courage in the face of our individual needs and problems.

We were asked to turn in our Bibles to Matthew chapter 5: 1-10

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

In the face of serious problems we may be facing, because “greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world” (1 John 4:4).

Greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world” (1 John 4:4). 

This recently has become the motto of the congregation, as we put on “the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil” Ephesians 6:11. Lately, the spiritual battle has been raging tough for we know that we “wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places” Ephesians 6:12. Yet we are encouraged that the name of Jesus and the power of God through the Holy Ghost, can cast down demonic strongholds if we have faith in Jesus!

We were encouraged this morning in the face of adversity,confessing our “faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much” James 5:16.

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Welcome to Ark of Covenant Ministries.org

It has been several months since Ark of Covenant Ministries has been online. Praise be to the Lord, however, that the ministry website is back up and running!

Prior, our web address was arkofcovenantministries.com. Presently, our web address is arkofcovenantministries.org.

In addition to upgrading the web address, we’ve also changed to look. We hope you enjoy, and prayer more importantly that the information contained here in is a blessing to you.

In Jesus Name,

Pastor and Lady Catron

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Acts Chapter 4

Today Pastor Catron is ministering on the book of Acts, chapter 4

Acts 4

There are three major things that take place in this chapter that are not taking place in the Church today.

1 Boldness when being challenged

8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel, 9 If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means he is made whole;

Peter said this by the Holy Spirit. It wasn’t lawful for Peter to have been accused by the council of doing a good deed. There was a boldness Peter had.

2 Standing up for what you Believe

15 But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves, 16 Saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them is manifest to all them that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it.17 But that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.

The council feared what the people would do to them, if they went after Peter and John.

18 And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus. 19 But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye. 20 For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.

Even though the threat came out not to speak of Jesus any longer, Peter and John continued, and preferred rather to do that which was right in God’s eyes, than to listen to the council.

2 Unity

24 And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is: 32 And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.

1 Corinthians 1:10 Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

2 Corinthians 7:1 Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

Galatians 6:1 Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

Ephesians 2:17-19 And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.18 For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father. Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;

Philippians 2:1-2 If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, 2 Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.

Today, the people of God are not unified. We should all be fighting to the same cause. The world sees unorganized, disorganized, fighting among each other, divided over “members,” Christianity.  There is no one voice, heart, or spirit in any of the Churches today. In the book of acts, the leaders and the multitude cared more for each other than themselves.

The biggest problem we face is not working together. If men and women would take the time and be on one accord, because we are all serving the same One, we should be able to work together. The Father doesn’t want us to go around trying to get people to pay us to work together, He wants us to have the heart to come together.