Joel Osteen

Joel Osteen
Joel Scott Osteen is an American preacher and televangelist. He is the Senior Pastor of Lakewood Church, the largest Protestant church in the United States, in Houston, Texas. Osteen's televised sermons are seen by over 7 million viewers weekly and over 20 million monthly in over 100 countries. His sermons also broadcast 24 hours a day on Sirius XM Satellite Radio, Channel 128. Osteen has written seven New York Times Bestselling books. He has been widely nicknamed "The Smiling Preacher"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth5 March 1963
CountryUnited States of America
People have the right to their opinion and you have the right to ignore it.
You're not RESPONSIBLE for somebody else's happiness. You're responsible for your own HAPPINESS.
God has put people in your life on purpose, Don't live to get, live to give.
Mormonism is a little different, but I still see them as brothers in Christ.
If you don't let people flourish in their jobs, why are they going to stay?
The Bible indicates that for three days, Jesus went into the very depths of hell. Right into the enemy's own territory. And He did battle with Satan face to face. Can you imagine what a show down that was? It was good vs. evil. Right vs. wrong. Holiness vs. filth. Here are the two most powerful forces in the universe have come together to do battle for the first time in history. But thank God. The Bible says, "Satan was no match for our Champion". This was no contest.
I don't dislike anybody.
We minister the Word of God. The proclamation of the Gospel comes after individuals have opened their hearts to God and turned from themselves to others. Only then are they truly ready to hear and benefit fully from the Word of the Lord.
Take time to make a difference. Don't just obsess about how you can make your life better. Think about how you can make somebody else's life better as well.
Your idea may not be exactly God's idea, but I can promise you this: God's way will be better than your way.
I'm not the judge. You know, God didn't tell me to go around judging everybody.
Only God can look at somebody's heart.
I want the services to look and sound like the Grammys. It's not showy, but we represent God, and it should be first class.
If we say it long enough eventually we're going to reap a harvest. We're going to get exactly what we're saying.