Joel Osteen Quotes
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I don't go down the road of condemning.
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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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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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My dad had a church of 90 people when I was born. It was just, over the years it continued to grow.
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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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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 never preached one sermon on money, on just finances. I want to stay away from it.
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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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I'm not trying to follow a set of rules and stuff. I'm just living my life.
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A lot of churches have not moved with the times.
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My message is that God is a good God.
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A lot of psychological principles and even medical principles, you see them coming around to what the Bible said hundreds of years ago: a merry heart is good like a medicine.
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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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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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If Jesus were here today, he wouldn't be riding around on a donkey. He'd be taking a plane, he'd be using the media.
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I don't have all the answers.
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I'm not for gay marriage, but I'm not for discriminating against people.
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My biggest hobby is hanging out with my family and kids.
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I don't mind saying, you know, that I don't take a salary from the church, and God has blessed me with more money than I could imagine from my books.
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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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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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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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To me, we're marketing hope.