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
It's always darkest before the dawn. The bigger your challenge, the closer you are to your victory.
We can be civil. We can still be friends, and be Democrats and Republicans, and have different views.
Believe that God is in control. There is no need to be stressed out or worried
God can make greatness out of a great mess
Today, decide not to speak negatively about yourself. When you criticize yourself, you are criticizing God’s very own creation.
People are skeptical of many televangelists, and I'm sensitive to that.
Don’t hold on to the old when you're being led somewhere new. Come out of your comfort zone.
I'm getting better every day in every way.
My friends and I had fun together, but I was more reserved, not at all the life of the party. I would just be the quiet one in the room.
My dad had a church of 90 people when I was born. It was just, over the years it continued to grow.
Indeed, it is as important to learn how to receive a blessing as it is to be willing to give one.
I'm trying to throw a big broad net to try to get people interested in God and believe that He's for them and has a purpose.
I'm a reverend and a pastor. A pastor of the church. I go by usually pastor.
You may never get to that perfect world that you're waiting for where everything's going to be perfect and you got that much money and your house paid off.