Quotes By Joel Osteen

There's pros and cons of a big church. Cons is I don't get to know everybody, I don't get to go to their ballgame, I don't get to marry everybody, but the pros are you get all this community, 800 ushers come in to serve, getting there at 7 in the morning on their day off and coming in on Saturday to make all those wafers.

The death of my father is probably the biggest thing that I ever faced. Daddy and I were best friends.

People respond when you tell them there is a great future in front of you, you can leave your past behind.

Sometimes what works 40 years ago doesn't work today.

A lot of churches have not moved with the times.

I mean we all need a second chance sometimes.

I'm very careful about saying who would and wouldn't go to heaven. I don't know.

Prospering just doesn't have to do with money.

If you give, you will be blessed.

I'm not for gay marriage, but I'm not for discriminating against 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.

To me, we're marketing hope.

Well I think a lot of times we're putting things off and I'm going to do it later. I'm going to break this bad habit or I'm going to pursue this dream or I'm going to treat my spouse better.

I'm not trying to follow a set of rules and stuff. I'm just living my life.

My dad had a church of 90 people when I was born. It was just, over the years it continued to grow.

You can be committed to Church but not committed to Christ, but you cannot be committed to Christ and not committed to church.

I'm trying to make God more relevant in our society.

I think the word rich is all relative.

I don't believe we are supposed to go through life defeated and not having enough money to pay our bills or send our kids to college.

Gays are some of the nicest, kindest, most loving people in the world.

I deal with more practical issues of the Bible.

God wants to bless us where we are.

My biggest hobby is hanging out with my family and kids.

I'm a reverend and a pastor. A pastor of the church. I go by usually pastor.

Do all you can to make your dreams come true.

I have always believed in God.

People in tough times - it doesn't mean they don't have a great attitude.

It's God's will for you to live in prosperity instead of poverty. It's God's will for you to pay your bills and not be in debt.

Mormonism is a little different, but I still see them as brothers in Christ.

I write all my sermons.