Quotes by Joel Osteen

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

We were old sinners – but when we came to Christ we are not sinners anymore.

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

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

I like sports, and I enjoy playing basketball and lifting weights.

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

You can change your world by changing your words… Remember, death and life are in the power of the tongue.

I like to think my dad was easygoing and kind, and I think some of those things have been passed down. I am like him in a sense of being positive and hopeful. He was compassionate, and I’ve got a lot of that in me as well.

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

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.