Victoria Osteen added that she and her husband challenge local pastors to gather and disciple new believers in their midst: “We're just here to plant the seed, water the seed, and then God brings the harvest,” she said.įor the Osteens, ministry is a family affair. But you know what? The little bit of influence I have, if they took the time to come here, I think that we can persuade them, and they'll feel that conviction to say, you know what? I’m going to get into a community of faith. A lot of these people that come here, they won't go to a church, not yet. “My thing is, how do we build the local church? I’m a local pastor … so my thing is not coming in here trying to just make a splash, but I'm going to put people in local churches, and I think this is one of the best ways. He revealed that, like many churches across the United States, the pandemic hurt Lakewood’s church attendance, nearly halving pre-COVID-19 numbers. Joel Osteen Ministries is working with about 200 local churches with the intention of getting 20,000-30,000 attendees plugged into their local church bodies, the pastor said. “So at the end, I'll say, ‘I encourage you to get into a good Bible-based church, and many of you have come with somebody that attends a good faith-based church, why don't you get plugged into that church?’” “Jesus said, ‘If you're not ashamed of me, I won't be ashamed of you,’ so that's the goal,” he added. “The ultimate, toward the end is, ‘Do you know Christ? Or do you need to recommit yourself?’” he said. At the end of the event, Osteen said he issues a call to salvation. Osteen stressed that the event isn’t just about encouragement and positivity it’s also an evangelistic event to call believers to “take a stand” for their faith. So it's an opportunity for people that watch and listen to come.”
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“Most of the emails I get say, ‘I never watch TV preachers, and I don't like TV preachers, but I watch you.’ So it's just trying to let them know that God's got a purpose, God's got a plan, that they can forgive, they can break an addiction, they can reach their dreams, and then we pray that prayer at the end. “I feel like my calling is to throw a wide net of hope to get people interested in the things of God,” Osteen said. The pastor expressed hope that the event would spark in that demographic an interest in the Gospel. Osteen, a bestselling author whose sermons are seen on television by millions worldwide each week, estimated that about half of those who will attend the event won’t be churchgoers. Because there's always going to be problems, but it's what we do with those problems, it's how we view those problems that make all the difference in the world.”
and just really take back our lives, we're going to be just stuck in perpetual problems. “Let's recharge, let's refuel again,” she said. It will be, Victoria Osteen emphasized, “almost like a new beginning.” The night will feature singing and worship from CeCe Winans, Tauren Wells, Lakewood music and more, along with an inspirational message from the Osteens.
I just think God dropped it in our hands, and we took the step of faith, and you know what? God does what we can't do.” And so that's kind of what this night is about. Yes, that was difficult, but You’re still in control.
“We hope it inspires people in their faith let's start believing again, and dreaming again and hoping again … God, you’re good life's good. “I think it's significant that after three years, we'd come back to the iconic stadium in the biggest city in America,” Joel Osteen told The Christian Post. The couple, who lead the 45,000-member Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, say that is the goal behind their "Come Home to Hope” event, held this weekend at Yankee Stadium after being delayed for three years due to the pandemic. NEW YORK - Amid the societal loss, separation and loneliness exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns, televangelist couple Joel and Victoria Osteen are on a mission to “recharge and renew” the Body of Christ and encourage greater involvement in the local church. Joel and Victoria Osteen | Joel Osteen Ministries
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