Joel Osteen Quotes
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A lot of churches have not moved with the times.
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It's easy to get negative because you get beat down. You go through a few disappointments and it's easy to stay in that negative frame of mind. Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is a whole cliche, but your attitude is going to determine how you're going to live your life.
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I always try to put a seed of hope into people's hearts. I'm not there to teach them doctrine necessarily, but to let them know that God is a good God, and has a plan for their lives. Hopefully, that will restore their faith, or draw them into faith.
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You're not better than anybody else, but you're not less than anybody else. You're a child of the Most High God.
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You can be happy where you are.
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We were old sinners - but when we came to Christ we are not sinners anymore.
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I've never preached one sermon on money, on just finances. I want to stay away from it.
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Sometimes, I think if you get away from what you're called to do, it's more of a distraction.
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On Sundays when I speak, I hopefully give somebody something that they can use the next day at work or at home.
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I'm trying to make God more relevant in our society. And I think talking in everyday terms and making sure people can understand it - I think that's important.
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Friend, there's no greater investment in life than in being a people builder. Relationships are more important than our accomplishments.
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Yes, the Bible should be taught in our schools because it is necessary to understand the Bible if we are to truly understand our own culture and how it came to be. The Bible has influenced every part of western culture from our art, music, and history, to our sense of fairness, charity, and business.
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We live in a culture that relishes tearing others down. It's ultimately more fulfilling, though, to help people reach their goals. Instead of feeling jealous, remember: If God did it for them, He can do it for you.
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I don't argue when people say that my message is simple, but I believe Jesus' message was simple.
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My belief as a Christian is when we receive Christ as salvation, that that gives us a guarantee for Heaven.
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When you give up yourself, that's when you will feel the true spirit of Christmas. And that's giving that's serving others and that's when you feel fulfilled.
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I'm healthy as can be - not an ache or a pain. A lot of my prayer is thanking the Lord that I am healthy. I pray for long life and good health.
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I've always been - you know, my personality is motivating and encouraging. And so I'm just being who God made me to be.
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I'm not trying to follow a set of rules and stuff. I'm just living my life.
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Any of us can be happy and have a good attitude when everything is going our way. But I believe it's the real test of your character and of your faith to say, 'Things are not going our way, but I'm still being good to people; I'm still attending church; I still have a good attitude.'
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I don't go down the road of condemning.
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We can be civil. We can still be friends, and be Democrats and Republicans, and have different views.
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I don't argue when people say that my message is simple, but I believe Jesus' message was simple. Jesus didn't go around condemning people.
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Sometimes when you take strong stands, if you're not called to do it, you're dividing the audience you're trying to reach.