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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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Appreciate those who love you. Serve those who need you. Forgive those who hurt you. Thank those who help you.
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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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The words of the tongue should have three gatekeepers: Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary?
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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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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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Don't be afraid of pressure. Pressure is what transforms a lump of coal into a diamond.
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A lot of problems in the world would be solved if we talked to each other instead of about each other.
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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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Churches are not museums that display perfect people. They are hospitals where the wounded, hurt, injured and broken find healing.
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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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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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We are very good judges for the mistakes of others, but very good defence lawyers for our own mistakes.
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Don't let regrets about the past or worries about the future rob you of your enjoyment of the present.
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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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Until God opens the next door, praise Him in the hallway.
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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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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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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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Kindness is better and can be more powerful than force. Kind words may unlock an iron door.
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