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We are very good judges for the mistakes of others, but very good defence lawyers for our own mistakes.

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
Judging
Mistake
Others
Good
Defence
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Lawyers
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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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Until God opens the next door, praise Him in the hallway.
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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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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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Things are changed by a faith that defies obstacles and laughs at impossibilities.
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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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Kindness is better and can be more powerful than force. Kind words may unlock an iron door.
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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 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 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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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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The resurrection of Jesus is rooted in history, grounded in scripture and confirmed in experience.
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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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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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Don't judge a person by their past. They don't necessarily live there anymore.
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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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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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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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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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