I watched Osteen once. Mentioned Jesus once in an hour. The rest was a bunch of feel good prosperity ministry phony stuff. Not ministry, more like pop psychology.
Jesus wouldn't have flown first class and he sure as heck wouldn't have had a B747SP.
AMEN!!!!!
The esteemed "Reverend" has reduced God to nothing more than a vending machine -- put in your prayers and your tithes, and He (God) will bless you with material wealth and power. Sounds like a good deal to me. No wonder he has 42,000 members following him (and giving him their money...).
But wait, how do you explain sickness and disease and poverty in even the most faithful? Obviously it is their own fault -- they either haven't given Joel enough money or their faith is too weak. Nice message...
I went to Lakewood Church once. I got a call from scheduling while I was there (on reserve) and had to step out quietly in the back to go to work. There were goons at the doors that tried to prevent me from leaving during the "sermon." I had to threaten to make a scene if they didn't let me out. Needless to say, I never went back. Some people will fall for anything.........
As for the Jesus comments, JC was the most radical revolutionary in His day (cultural revolution not political...). He would be disgusted by the behavior of today's televangelists. (Does the word Pharisee ring any bells???)
" 14What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? 15Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. 16If one of you says to him, "Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed," but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it? 17In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. 18But someone will say, "You have faith; I have deeds."
Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by what I do.
19You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder." --James 2:14-19 (NIV)
