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Things are changed by a faith that defies obstacles and laughs at impossibilities.

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
Impossibility
Obstacles
Laughing
Changed
Faith
Christian
Impossibilities
Things
Defies
Laughs

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I think 75% of the population of Great Britain are probably still de-churched. It's the younger end, the 25%, the merging generation, who have no church background at all.
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The strength of your faith is not measured by the absence of doubt, but by the faithfulness of your life in the face of doubt.
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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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With our own shortcomings, we are in no position to judge anyone else. The best way to forget the faults of others is to remember our own.
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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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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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Anyone can stay true to your face, it's the people who stay true behind your back that really count.
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I believe that sex is for marriage, and that's regardless of whether it's homosexual or hetero sexual.
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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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Churches are not museums that display perfect people. They are hospitals where the wounded, hurt, injured and broken find healing.
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The resurrection of Jesus is rooted in history, grounded in scripture and confirmed in experience.
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We are very good judges for the mistakes of others, but very good defence lawyers for our own mistakes.
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What unites the church is infinitely more important than what divides us.
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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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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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Sometimes God teaches us how to solve our problems. Sometimes God teaches us how to face our problems
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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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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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Knowledge is like underwear. It is useful to have it, but not necessary to show it off.
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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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