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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
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Inner and Outer London
Nicholas Glyn Paul Gumbel
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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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I believe that sex is for marriage, and that's regardless of whether it's homosexual or hetero sexual.
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If the grass looks greener on the other side, it is probably astroturf.
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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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We are very good judges for the mistakes of others, but very good defence lawyers for our own mistakes.
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Until God opens the next door, praise Him in the hallway.
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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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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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What unites the church is infinitely more important than what divides us.
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Success is not measured by what you do compared to what others do, it is measured by what you do with the ability God gave you.
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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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Knowledge is like underwear. It is useful to have it, but not necessary to show it off.
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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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Things are changed by a faith that defies obstacles and laughs at impossibilities.
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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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There are many things that were harder to discuss back in the 80's and early 90's than they are now, and this also works the opposite way for other things.
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Kindness is better and can be more powerful than force. Kind words may unlock an iron door.
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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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Don't judge a person by their past. They don't necessarily live there anymore.
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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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