I was reading in the Bible and one translation says that Jesus said that if you publicly will acknowledge me before people, I will acknowledge you before my Father in heaven. So that is a big part of these meetings like Night of Hope, giving people an opportunity to publicly say, "Jesus, I believe you are the messiah, you're Christ, you're my Lord."
Joel OsteenI feel like what's come out of me is the gift God has given me just to encourage people, to help them know that there's a better life.
Joel OsteenWe can all control our own destiny. And I think sometimes it's a copout to say, "Well, it's this person's fault or another person's fault."
Joel Osteen