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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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The Impatient Heart Will Drive You Away from Yeshua’s Heart

How many times, you being impatient, caused you to make the wrong decision in life? How many times has your impatience made you come to the wrong conclusion about someone or something? How many of you have turned away from the truth due to the lack of patience to wait to hear from Yeshua Jesus? These are not so much as questions, as they are more indictments to the followers of Christ. Every mistake or indiscriminate decision you have made, or the outcome you have experienced, came not always being tied to others or demonic influence. Why can’t we ever take full responsibility for the lack of patience and faith in Christ? To some, they may say that it was the circumstances that happened in life that caused them to be where they are today. 

In the Word of God, in the book of Philippians 4:5-8:

5Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. 6Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. 8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

There are four attributes of the impatient mind that you should be on the look out for:

  1. Curiosity of the heart & mind
  2. Self awareness of one’s free will
  3. The willingness & openness to receive understanding from any source
  4. Letting down your guard to your mind & soul

Let’s turn to James 1:12-21:

12Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him. 13Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: 14But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. 15Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.16Do not err, my beloved brethren. 17Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.18Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.19Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: 20For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God. 21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.

In my conclusion, even in the last days before His coming, we are to be patient. 

Let’s read Luke 21:12-19:

12But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name’s sake.13And it shall turn to you for a testimony. 14Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer: 15For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.16And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death.17And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake.18But there shall not an hair of your head perish. 19In your patience possess ye your souls.

I thank you all for taking the time out to hear me.

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How to Heal Yourself of the Memories of the Past

Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?

Galatians 5:7 KJV

A

Admit/Accept

Don’t make excuses. Meditate on yourself; become real and genuine to yourself and let yourself know the truth about you and accept it. 

C

Confess

Looking in the mirror; be truthful with oneself.

F

Forgive

Looking in the mirror, forgive yourself. Don’t be cynical of yourself; be straightforward. Look in the mirror and say:

“I know this road is not going to be easy. I know my life has got to change, but because this road is not going to be easy, I have to prepare myself for the road ahead. I have to be on guard and be watchful of my heart, mind, and soul and be on guard at all times. Letting my words be few, quick to hear, slow to speak, quick to understand and slow to make any judgement about the situations that I’m confronted with on a daily basis. So help me Yeshua.” 

” But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.”

Romans 10:8-9 KJV
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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.