T. D. Jakes
T. D. Jakes
Thomas Dexter "T. D." Jakes, Sr.is an American pastor, author and filmmaker. He is the bishop of The Potter's House, a non-denominational American megachurch, with 30,000 members. T. D. Jakes' church services and evangelistic sermons are broadcast on The Potter's Touch, which airs on Lightsource.com, the Trinity Broadcasting Network, Black Entertainment Television, the Daystar Television Network, The Word Network, VHS home video, and The Miracle Channel in Canada. Other aspects of Jakes' ministry include an annual revival called "MegaFest" that...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth9 June 1957
CountryUnited States of America
I didn't know who I was and I didn't know if what was in me was any good. But my parents taught me to believe in myself and to work until something happens.
I believe God promotes you when you graduate from the level that you're on.
Once you have confidence in your instincts, you must never allow other people's refusal to believe, or their data to refute, what you instinctively know is true.
The challenge of the believer is to take the faith that you got in here and take it to the place out there.
Even when things are getting worse instead of better - I believe God!
You are no greater than what you believe.
Resist your fear; fear will never lead to you a positive end. Go for your faith and what you believe.
If you have the FAITH to believe it, you have the POWER to conceive it!
The critic is a prisoner to his own experiences and perspectives, erroneously believing his limited experiences are the sum of all truth
I believe it is our attitude that determines our altitude. It is our attitude that allows us to soar above those things that would otherwise overcome us.
Your words will tell others what you think. Your actions will tell them what you believe.
My first church had seven members in it, and I have to remember, the rent was $225 a month and I worked for Union Carbide and took the check I made from work to pay for the rent to keep the church open.
When my father died, I had a real experience with Christ, a real conversion with Christ and I had it in a Oneness church.
I think most people who get into their 50s reassess what made sense and what didn't make sense.