“Life is a huge privilege and opportunity. God has trusted you with gifts and abilities, which he wants you to use.” WantUseLife IsOpportunityAbilityHugePrivilegeTrusted Author:Nicky Gumbel
“I think a lot of people do have questions about life, 'What's the purpose of my life?', 'What's the meaning of my life?', 'Why am I here?' ... It's hard to find a place where you can discuss those issues. You can't go down to the pub and say, 'What do you think the meaning of life is?' But actually, most people have those questions, somewhere in the back of their minds. And if you can find a place where you can discuss it with a group of people who, like you, are outside of the Church, and it's a non-threatening, relaxed environment, quite a lot of people want to do that.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantMindHardLife IsPurposeChurchIssuesEnvironmentGroupsLike YouMeaning Of LifeThreateningRelaxedPubs Author:Nicky Gumbel
“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.” IfsThinkingWantMayUseWould BeChristianSoundChurchCatholicLabelsHelpfulEvangelicalDescribe Myself Author:Nicky Gumbel
“In your relationship with God there are also times when you want to say things and you're trying to find the words to express them. In a human relationship sometimes you struggle for words and you've got to do it, but in a relationship with God he can actually give you a language which enables you to communicate. In a relationship with God you feel things and you want to express them and you're not limited by human language. You can express what you really feel in your heart, through a language that he gives you, and that helps you to communicate with God.” WantGivingFeelsTryingHumansHeartSometimesHelpingLanguageStruggleCommunicateOur RelationshipHuman RelationsHuman RelationshipsRelationship With GodHuman Language Author:Nicky Gumbel
“I was just praying quietly in tongues and I found that a really helpful way to pray. There are other times when I use the gift when I really feel I don't know what to pray or how to pray. I know what I feel but I just can't quite put it in to words, and I use that, I find it a helpful gift. I don't think you need to speak in tongues, I don't think all Christians do speak in tongues, nobody has to speak in tongues, nobody's forced to, but if somebody wants to I think it's a good gift.” IfsThinkingKnowsWayWantNeedsFeelsUseChristianFoundSpeakPrayingTongueHelpful Author:Nicky Gumbel
“I'm a Christian. I'm committed to Jesus Christ and I want people to know about Christ, because it's the most wonderful thing. People can say, 'I'll try and give up drugs,' or 'I'll try and live a better life,' but actually, if you're trapped in that lifestyle, you need, I think, some supernatural power to get you out of it. It's not easy to get out of the kind of lifestyles those people are in where all your family are criminals and all your friends are criminals - that is not an easy break to make, and it is a hard thing for a lot of these people.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsWantNeedsGivingTryingKindHardChristianJesusEasyChristBreakWonderfulDrugGiving UpJesus ChristCommittedCriminalsLifestyleOur FamilyTrappedWonderful ThingsBetter LifeHard ThingsEasy To GetSupernatural Powers Author:Nicky Gumbel
“If you want your dreams to come true, don't oversleep.” IfsWantDreamYour DreamsYiddishFulfilling DreamsFulfilling Your DreamsWild Dreams Author:Nicky Gumbel
