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" I want the services to look and sound like the Grammys. It's not showy, but we represent God, and it should be first class. "
Joel Osteen
Want
Class
God
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" I always try to put a seed of hope into people's hearts. I'm not there to teach them doctrine necessarily, but to let them know that God is a good God, and has a plan for their lives. Hopefully, that will restore their faith, or draw them into faith. "
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" It seems like when I was growing up there was more compromise, wanting to work with each other, and I think all of them - all of the lawmakers - have hearts to do what's right, and they all are passionate about it. "
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" The death of my father is probably the biggest thing that I ever faced. Daddy and I were best friends. "
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" Don't grow accustomed to living with less, doing less, and being less to the point that you eventually sit back and accept it. "
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" 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. "
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Treat
" I don't like to beat people down. They need to be lifted up. "
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" I say, don't try to fight your own battles because God will do it. "
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Say
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" Life's a fight. It's a good fight of faith. "
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" It doesn't matter who likes you or doesn't like you, all that matters is that God likes you. He accepts you, he approves of you. "
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" The ultimate connection is when you are connected to the creator of the universe. "
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" If Jesus were here today, he wouldn't be riding around on a donkey. He'd be taking a plane, he'd be using the media. "
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Here
Donkey
Riding
" We need to, you know, restore 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. "
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Mean
You
" I think sometimes the critics want me to beat people down, and that's not in me. I want to lift people up. "
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Sometimes
People
" I don't go down the road of condemning. "
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Down
Down The Road
" See, people are watching you. Especially your children. They're taking in every single thing you do. They are like video cameras with legs. And they are always in the record mode. They learn more from what you do than from what you say. "
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Learn
" I think the word rich is all relative. "
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I Think
Relative
Word
" God didn't make a mistake when He made you. You need to see yourself as God sees you. "
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Mistake
Need
" On Sundays when I speak, I hopefully give somebody something that they can use the next day at work or at home. "
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Somebody
Next
" God wants to bless us where we are. "
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Where
Bless
Wants
" Prospering just doesn't have to do with money. "
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Money
Prospering
Just
" 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. "
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Money
Enough
" We live in a culture that relishes tearing others down. It's ultimately more fulfilling, though, to help people reach their goals. Instead of feeling jealous, remember: If God did it for them, He can do it for you. "
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Live
People
Culture
" You can change your world by changing your words... Remember, death and life are in the power of the tongue. "
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" Only God can look at somebody's heart. "
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God
Look
" It's in the difficult times that we're growing and you can't just rebuke everything hard. We've got to endure it and fight the good fight of faith and pass the test. "
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" Mormonism is a little different, but I still see them as brothers in Christ. "
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" It's easy to get negative because you get beat down. You go through a few disappointments and it's easy to stay in that negative frame of mind. Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is a whole cliche, but your attitude is going to determine how you're going to live your life. "
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" So many people are looking at what's wrong, and I try to encourage them to look at what's right in their life. A lot of people have it a lot worse than you do. "
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Looking
Look
Life
" When you give up yourself, that's when you will feel the true spirit of Christmas. And that's giving that's serving others and that's when you feel fulfilled. "
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