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Joel Osteen Quotes - Page 31

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The Gospel is called the good news. My message is a message of hope, that's God's [message] for you.

The Gospel is called the good news. My message is a message of hope, that's God's [message] for you.

News, Messages, Message Of Hope

"Larry King Live", transcripts.cnn.com. June 20, 2005.

I feel like what's come out of me is the gift God has given me just to encourage people, to help them know that there's a better life.

People, Helping, Better Life

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Let's start affecting our whole city, and maybe we can affect the whole nation, the whole world. I'd like to affect it with the fact that God is a good God and He's on your side and He's got a good plan for you and when you put your hand in His, great things can happen.

Hands, Your Side, Cities

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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. I think that's how you pass those tests.

Attitude, Real, Believe

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I see God as my heavenly father, like my earthly father, as loving and kind. Yes, he disciplined me, he helped me make good decisions, but I knew my dad was always there for me. If I made a mistake, I wouldn't run from my dad, I'd go to him.

Running, Dad, Father

"Joel Osteen on Life, Tragedy and Why He Shuns 'Prosperity Gospel' Label". Interview with Melissa Barnhart, www.christianpost.com. April 21, 2013.

I encourage people in a lot of my messages that you've got to make the most of every day.

People, Messages

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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.

Thinking, Focus, Sometimes

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I'm trying to teach people how to live their everyday lives, and so I do focus on it, probably not as much as some people would like.

People, Focus, Everyday

"Pastor Joel Osteen on 'FNS'". "Fox News Sunday" with Chris Wallace, www.foxnews.com. December 23, 2007.

There are a lot of decisions we pass up on because we think, "You know what? That's just going to build - you know, maybe that's going to build me and not build the ministry and what I'm trying to do." So we pass up on a lot of opportunities.

Opportunity, Thinking, Decision

"Pastor Joel Osteen on 'FNS'". "Fox News Sunday" with Chris Wallace, www.foxnews.com. December 23, 2007.

I feel like when I stay focused on encouraging people, and giving them hope, and helping them live their everyday life, I think that's where I can have the most impact.

Thinking, Impact, People

"Pastor Joel Osteen on 'FNS'". "Fox News Sunday" with Chris Wallace, www.foxnews.com. December 23, 2007.

If prosperity means God wants us to be blessed and healthy and have good relationships then yes, I'm a prosperity teacher. But if it's about money, no, I never preach about money. I probably stay away from it more than normal because televangelists get a bad name. People put me in that category because I do believe that God does want us to be happy, healthy, and whole.

Teacher, Blessed, Believe

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I think that Bible principles will help anybody.

Thinking, Principles, Helping

Source: www.nbcnews.com

Back in Bible days, there were these famous schools of the prophets, but some of the ones Jesus chose didn't come through that route - and not to say that they weren't good, but I'm comfortable.

Jesus, School, Prophet

"Pastor Joel Osteen on 'FNS'". "Fox News Sunday" with Chris Wallace, www.foxnews.com. December 23, 2007.

I see people - they won't be negative toward other people, but inside they're negative toward themselves, and I think that holds us back.

Thinking, People, Negative

"Pastor Joel Osteen on 'FNS'". "Fox News Sunday" with Chris Wallace, www.foxnews.com. December 23, 2007.

I'm not beating people over the head, and I'm saying that there are good things in store - you can make it in life. Most of the stuff that I minister [is] not real complicated deep things.

Real, People, Stuff

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I like to start my day off every morning, take the first half hour and just search my own heart, see if I'm on the right course, try to be honest with myself - am I doing this for the right reasons?

Morning, Heart, Trying

"Pastor Joel Osteen on 'FNS'". "Fox News Sunday" with Chris Wallace, December 23, 2007.

I try to teach people that I believe God wants us to be positive toward ourselves, meaning that, you know what, I like the way I look, I like the way I sound, I'm happy with what I'm doing in my career - and not always be beating ourselves down.

Believe, Careers, People

"Pastor Joel Osteen on 'FNS'". "Fox News Sunday" with Chris Wallace, www.foxnews.com. December 23, 2007.

We deal with people that are going through divorces and that are facing life-threatening illnesses, and I'm giving them hope. And to me, I don't think there's anything "lite" about that.

Divorce, Thinking, People

"Pastor Joel Osteen on 'FNS'". "Fox News Sunday" with Chris Wallace, www.foxnews.com. December 23, 2007.

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