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Church is not an organization you join it is a family where you belong, a home where you are loved and a hospital where you find healing.

Nicky Gumbel

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Nicky Gumbel
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: April 28
Anglican Priest
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Inner and Outer London
Nicholas Glyn Paul Gumbel
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Don't judge a person by their past. They don't necessarily live there anymore.
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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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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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Knowledge is like underwear. It is useful to have it, but not necessary to show it off.
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Difficulties come into our lives to develop us. Every storm is a school. Every trial is a teacher. Every experience is an education.
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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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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 believe that sex is for marriage, and that's regardless of whether it's homosexual or hetero sexual.
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What unites the church is infinitely more important than what divides us.
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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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Personally I think people's labels are terribly unhelpful because they enable you to dismiss things.
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Don't be afraid of pressure. Pressure is what transforms a lump of coal into a diamond.
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Be thankful for every day. Learn from mistakes. Don't dwell on regrets. Forgive with love. Gain strength from every struggle.
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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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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 cross is bigger than your mistakes, bigger than your regrets, bigger than the secrets you hold. The cross stands above it 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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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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When things aren't working out as you wish, be patient. Stop trying to move ahead of God. His timing is perfect. Trust Him.
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