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
I believe the scripture says that being gay is a sin.
What you believe has a much greater impact on your life than what anybody else believes.
What others say and do cannot stop you from fulfilling your destiny. Your destiny was handed down by Almighty God.
You're not better than anybody else, but you're not less than anybody else. You're a child of the Most High God.
Don’t talk about the way you are. Talk about the way you want to be.
When you face adversity, you need to remind yourself that whatever is trying to defeat you could very well be what God will use to promote you.
God wants you to be a winner, not a whiner.
I do think that religion has turned a lot of people off. Part of it is because it was all about the rules and was political. I think now people have a hunger for God, they want to have a relationship, but they don't want to be called religious. I'm not trying to get them to join my religion, I'm just trying to plant a seed of hope in their heart.
Don't grow accustomed to living with less, doing less, and being less to the point that you eventually sit back and accept it.
Sometimes you have to smile by faith. If you'll smile by faith, soon the joy will follow.
This is not the time to shrink back in fear. Move forward in faith. Get up every morning knowing you are gifted.
Love overlooks a person’s faults. That’s not always easy, but love believes the best in every person. Anybody can return evil for evil, but God wants His people to help heal wounded hearts.
You see somebody down, that's lonely, take them to lunch. Encourage them.
Every setback means you're one step closer to seeing the dream come to pass.