This may sound pernickety but I wouldn't describe myself as an evangelical. These are labels, which I don't think are helpful. If I was going to use any label it would be Christian, and if you push me any further I'd say I'm an Anglican - that's the family of the Church that I belong to. There's nothing wrong with any of the other labels, but if you have any of them I want them all. If you're going to say, 'I'm Catholic, liberal, evangelical...' let's have them all.
Nicky GumbelThe 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.
Nicky GumbelI think that the gifts of the spirit are always subject to the control of the person who's exercising them. You're not forced in to doing it. Love never forces. And therefore 'the spirit of the prophet is subject to the prophet' is another way it is put. You don't suddenly find yourself taken over by a spirit and find yourself speaking tongues. You're in control, but it's a gift. You can stop and start as you please, but it's a way of communicating with God.
Nicky GumbelLife is too short to worry about stupid things. Pray. Trust God. Enjoy life. Don't let the little things get you down.
Nicky GumbelPeople 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.
Nicky Gumbel