When things aren't working out as you wish, be patient. Stop trying to move ahead of God. His timing is perfect. Trust Him.
Nicky GumbelIt is a great privilege to meet inspiring leaders from different parts of the church - Catholic, Baptist, Salvation Army, Pentecostal, Lutheran, Methodist, and so many more - and discover that what unites us is infinitely greater than what divides us.
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 GumbelIn every generation, the world is changed by a few people, who stand for something, do not fear unpopularity and dare to make a difference.
Nicky GumbelChurches are not museums that display perfect people. They are hospitals where the wounded, hurt, injured and broken find healing.
Nicky GumbelI have found on Alpha that those from an essentially enlightened background feel at home with the parts of the course which appeal to the mind, but often have difficulty in experiencing the Holy Spirit. Others coming from the New Age movement find that rational and historical explanations leave them cold, but at the weekend away they are on more familiar territory in experiencing the Holy Spirit
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