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 think sometimes you just lose your focus, and I think that's easy to do when you start getting more fame, more money, more power.
Sometimes when you take strong stands, if you're not called to do it, you're dividing the audience you're trying to reach.
Sometimes, I think if you get away from what you're called to do, it's more of a distraction.
Faith is not in your head. Faith is in your heart. Sometimes you have to turn your mind off and listen to your heart.
Sometimes you have to smile by faith. If you'll smile by faith, soon the joy will follow.
Sometimes you face difficulties not because you're doing something wrong, but because you're doing something right.
Sometimes you have to put your own dreams on hold temporarily so you can help release a dream in somebody else. What you make happen for others, God will make happen for you.
Sometimes God will deliver you from the fire, and other times God will make you fireproof.
The Hindus are some of the nicest people you'll ever meet.
I am excited about the opportunity of expanding our outreach with Free Press.
You may make some mistakes-but that doesn't make you a sinner. You've got the very nature of God on the inside of you.
Faith is easy; I think people complicate it.
You have enough people against you... be for yourself.
We need to, you know, restore people. We need to show mercy. I mean, because as much mercy as you show people, that's the mercy you're going to be receiving.