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I Can't

“You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for an eye, and tooth for tooth.’ But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps...

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RevDrGeraldWatford

Apr 22
2 min

through God's eyes

Do you tend to learn your lessons the easy way or the hard way? Unfortunately, too many of us learn our lessons the hard way. The easy...

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RevDrGeraldWatford

Apr 9
2 min

Check the Box

The Masters Golf Tournament is going on in Augusta. To play in that tournament you must have a more intense relationship with golf than...

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RevDrGeraldWatford

Mar 26
2 min

Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast

“Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” (Peter Drucker) We spend a lot of time strategizing. Whether it be in our businesses, our...

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RevDrGeraldWatford

Mar 18
2 min

The Prison of Perfection

We “let our eyes get in the way of our ears.” To avoid the prison of perfection we must live with God’s vision.

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RevDrGeraldWatford

Mar 5
2 min

One day you will die.. then what??

One day you will die … then what? Those two words – then what – deserve much more attention than many of us give them. Out of sight, out...

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RevDrGeraldWatford

Feb 26
2 min

Trusting God takes Effort and Focus

To trust in God is a goal more than a given. It is an ongoing process more than a finished product. Trusting God takes effort and focus.

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You have the learning, but do you have the burning?

RevDrGeraldWatford

Feb 19
2 min

You have the learning, but do you have the burning?

God’s question for us always seems to be something like this – “you have the learning but do you have the burning?”

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RevDrGeraldWatford

Feb 12
2 min

Self-Restraint

Self-restraint is making room for God to work.

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RevDrGeraldWatford

Feb 5
2 min

Vulnerability

Instead of being proof of our failure, vulnerability could become part of our growth.

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RevDrGeraldWatford

Jan 22
2 min

Give it time to Grow

God often operates through planting a seed in one season that will bear fruit in another.

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RevDrGeraldWatford

Jan 16
2 min

Attitude Adjustment

But even those who are convinced that the most important thing is vengeance or retribution must know that this only feeds an unending cycle

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RevDrGeraldWatford

Jan 8
2 min

Give to God what is God's

Perhaps it is time for God - the One whose image we all bear, the One whose inscription can be seen all over creation – to receive His due.

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RevDrGeraldWatford

Jan 2
2 min

Uncertainty

Jesus entered this man’s uncertainty and healed his son. Jesus’ response was to bring healing. There is a lesson here for all of us.

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RevDrGeraldWatford

Dec 18, 2020
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Next Level Trust

This is someone who has learned that what we do must never be confused with who God is. As long as our trust is in God, we have a foundation

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RevDrGeraldWatford

Nov 28, 2020
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Brokenness has an Answer

Our brokenness has an answer, it is the love and grace of God who is accomplishing much more than we could ever imagine. Trust Him.

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RevDrGeraldWatford

Nov 23, 2020
2 min

Keep Watch

The more we are able to catch glimpses of God at work now, the better prepared we will be for God at work in the future when Christ returns.

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RevDrGeraldWatford

Nov 13, 2020
2 min

Into our Brokenness

When we stop taking ourselves so seriously, we are positioned to take God more seriously. A truly consequential life is not found through...

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RevDrGeraldWatford

Oct 23, 2020
2 min

How do You ride your bicycle?

Being a Christian is hard work but it is the best work. It is not work to be done alone.

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RevDrGeraldWatford

Oct 10, 2020
2 min

Be Exceptional

If you desire a transformed life, an exceptional life lived to God’s glory, it happens best within the church. This is God’s plan.

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