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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
Anglican Priest
Author
Barrister
Writer
Inner and Outer London
Nicholas Glyn Paul Gumbel
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Life is too short to worry about stupid things. Pray. Trust God. Enjoy life. Don't let the little things get you down.
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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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The words of the tongue should have three gatekeepers: Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary?
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Don't judge a person by their past. They don't necessarily live there anymore.
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A lot of problems in the world would be solved if we talked to each other instead of about each other.
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If the grass looks greener on the other side, it is probably astroturf.
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The only label I would choose for myself is Christian, but if you pushed me and you say, 'What sort of Christian are you?' I'm an Anglican.
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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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Just because you can't see the air, doesn't mean you stop breathing. And just because you can't see God, doesn't mean you stop believing
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Too often we try to use God to change our circumstance, when God is trying to use our circumstance to change us.
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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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Appreciate those who love you. Serve those who need you. Forgive those who hurt you. Thank those who help you.
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Until God opens the next door, praise Him in the hallway.
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Just because you are struggling does NOT mean you are failing. Every great success requires some kind of struggle to get there.
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It is only when we understand the transcendence of God that we see how amazing his immanence is, and what a huge privilege it is to be able to enjoy God's intimate friendship.
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I think that when people experience something that seems to be supernatural, in some ways it cuts through the secular mindset.
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Life is short. Make the most of it. Put God first. Love deeply. Forgive quickly. Laugh a lot. Find and live out your purpose.
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People may hurt you but God will heal you. People may humiliate you but God will honour you. People may judge you but God will justify you.
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Probably one of the strongest movements of the Holy Spirit is in the Roman Catholic Church, so there's not a huge theological difference between the official teaching of the Catholic Church and the Anglican Church.
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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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