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Stop looking for the perfect church. It does not exist. Even if it did exist, the moment we joined it, it would no longer be perfect!
Nicky Gumbel
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Nicky Gumbel
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: April 28
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Inner and Outer London
Nicholas Glyn Paul Gumbel
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Prayer for the city is important. For every city in the world, the city should be prayed for. Particularly for London, it is a strategic city for the UK as well as the world, therefore the future of London is significant to the UK, and also the rest of the world.
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Anyone can stay true to your face, it's the people who stay true behind your back that really count.
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Don't let regrets about the past or worries about the future rob you of your enjoyment of the present.
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Churches are not museums that display perfect people. They are hospitals where the wounded, hurt, injured and broken find healing.
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If God answers 'Yes', He is increasing your faith. If 'Wait', He is increasing your patience. If 'No', He has something better for you.
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I had a battle going on in my head: shall I just enjoy my life and then convert on my deathbed? But I felt I couldn't do that - it was now or never - so I took a step of faith and became a Christian.
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The reason why people give up so fast is because they tend to look at how far they still have to go, instead of how far they have come.
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