John Osteen
"You know, it's wonderful to know that faith is a power and a force. And I'm starting a series of messages today to help you understand faith in God. Bible faith. Because you see, when you realize that God works by faith, then you'll know how important it is. The Bible says, "Without faith it is impossible to please God." Impossible. So, if it's impossible for us to please God without faith, we ought to understand what faith is."
(John Osteen, Sermon, "Developing Miracle Working Faith," FA- 006)
"You say, Well Brother Osteen, I'm paralyzed. Brother Osteen, I've got this disease and that disease and all of this. Well, you've got to rebel. You've got to rebel. You've got to rebel. You've got to rise up and say 'No, devil. I found out who put this on me. I'm rejecting this. I'm gonna do what I thought I couldn't do. I'm gonna rise up. I know what God's will is. Abundant life and I claim it. And you're not gonna rob me." That's what Bible faith is. You say, Well, what if you do that and nothing happens? Well, what if you do that and something does happen? Amen. I tell you, you have to fight life through. "Great it is to dream the dream when you stand in youth by the starry stream. But a greater thing is to fight life through. And say at the end the dream is true."
(John Osteen, Sermon, "Developing Miracle Working Faith," FA- 006)
"When they say like they did to Smith Wigglesworth, "How are you feeling today?" He said "Listen, I don't ask my body how it's feeling; I tell it how to feel." And your words should not be to describe the situation; your words should be given to change the situation. And so, read it, meditate upon it, and speak it."
(John Osteen, Sermon, "Developing Miracle Working Faith," FA- 006)
"I like the story Brother Kenneth Copeland told. He's a pilot. And he told about how he got in his plane and he took off, you know."
(John Osteen, Sermon, "Faith to Change the World," FA-005)
"You know, that story that Kenneth Copeland tells in one of his books about the bull fighter."
(John Osteen, Sermon, "The People Who Know Their God Part 1," PEO-001)
"I never get tired of telling the story of Paul Yonggi Cho who now is pastor of the largest church in the world. He has nearly a million people in his church. Can you imagine?"
(John Osteen, Sermon, "The Trial of Your Faith," FA-001)
"You know, somebody said, Oh now, Brother Osteen, you're not one of those prosperity preachers are you? Well, what do you want coming through the camera, spending hundreds of thousands of dollars, a poverty preacher? If we didn't believe in prosperity, we couldn't even be coming through that camera. Cause we don't ask you for any money; we believe God for it. Some of you send money. We're glad for it. But we don't ask you. We believe our God is able! Amen! We're not beggars."
(John Osteen, Sermon, "Financial Prosperity," FI-001)
"Can God do anything to a person like that? What's Jesus using this illustration for? He wants you to know there is a law. If you'll follow it, you can come out of poverty into prosperity. You can come out of need to where there is no need; lack to where there is no lack!"
(John Osteen, Sermon, "Financial Prosperity," FI-001)
"Now if your local church doesn't believe in miracles and signs and wonders and speaking in tongues and casting out devils, I'd find me a local church that does. And if you can't find one out there, move to Houston and join Lakewood Church. Give them a welcome, would you? (Applause!) Amen!"
(John Osteen, Sermon, "Financial Prosperity," FI-001)
"I know I've already stirred you up about preaching about money already. You may be the kind that puts your hand in there and grabs that peanut and just holds that little dollar and says, I'm not gonna turn loose of it, and the devil gets you. He just runs up and grabs you. Because you're stingy, covetous, criticizing the church."
(John Osteen, Sermon, "Financial Prosperity," FI-001)
"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. It's God's will for you to live in health and not in sickness all the days of your life....Say, oh God, I know I'm a sinner. You know I'm a sinner. God, but I want to be saved. I want to get in on all these things the Pastor's talking about."
(John Osteen, Sermon, "The Holy Spirit Part I," HS-001)
"I am the sum total of what I have been confessing through the years. My children are the best children that ever lived on the face of the earth. They are blessed of God. They are the sum total of what Dodie and I have confessed and loved them into being. Confess the word of God instead of negative things. You may say, "How long do I have to confess it?" All of your life."
(John Osteen, "What Do You Say About Yourself?" Article CFaith.com)
"Some people have the idea that you must be kneeling down to talk to God. And certainly that is prayer in one of its best known forms. However, that kind of prayer can be restrictive and if that is the only way you pray, you are missing a lot. That really isn't living a life of prayer...We don't need to approach God feeling weak and unworthy, saying, "I know You probably won't answer me since I've failed so many times…." No! We are the righteousness of God, and our worthiness does not depend on our own abilities."
(John Osteen, "Pray With a Sense of Righteousness," Article CFaith.com)
"This kind of prayer will provide enough power to drive cancer out of your body. It will provide enough power to fill your pocketbook and bank account. It will provide enough power to straighten out your life and give you peace of mind. It will provide enough power to deliver your loved ones from sin."
(John Osteen, "Pray With a Sense of Righteousness," Article CFaith.com)
"There are many, many promises in God's Word, and we have a right to claim them all. Healing is in His Word. Salvation is in His Word. Prosperity is in His Word. A happy marriage is in His Word. Salvation for your loved ones is in His Word."
(John Osteen, "Pray With a Sense of Righteousness," Article CFaith.com)
