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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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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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Face
Faces
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Sometimes
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Problems

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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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Kindness is better and can be more powerful than force. Kind words may unlock an iron door.
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Physical heat sometimes accompanies the filling of the Spirit and people experience it in their hands or some other part of their bodies. One person described a feeling of 'glowing all over'. Another said she experienced 'liquid heat'. Still another described 'burning in my arms when I was not hot'.
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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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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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The words of the tongue should have three gatekeepers: Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary?
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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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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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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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If the grass looks greener on the other side, it is probably astroturf.
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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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Until God opens the next door, praise Him in the hallway.
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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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Churches are not museums that display perfect people. They are hospitals where the wounded, hurt, injured and broken find healing.
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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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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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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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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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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!
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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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