Quotes By Joel Osteen

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.

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.

My parents were the same in the pulpit as they were at home. I think that's where a lot of preachers' kids get off base sometimes. Because they don't see the same things at both places.

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.

If you give, you will be blessed.

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.

You may make some mistakes-but that doesn't make you a sinner. You've got the very nature of God on the inside of you.

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

I think the word rich is all relative.

You may never get to that perfect world that you're waiting for where everything's going to be perfect and you got that much money and your house paid off.

God wants to bless us where we are.

When you focus on being a blessing, God makes sure that you are always blessed in abundance.

I deal with more practical issues of the Bible.

Do all you can to make your dreams come true.

I have always believed in God.

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

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.

On Sundays when I speak, I hopefully give somebody something that they can use the next day at work or at home.

I write all my sermons.

I've never preached one sermon on money, on just finances. I want to stay away from it.

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

Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you're going to live your life.

I don't argue when people say that my message is simple, but I believe Jesus' message was simple.

My message is that God is a good God.