The Truth About Joel Osteen: Analysis of the Man and His Ministry

Man of God or heretic? A look at the claims about the pastor of the largest single-campus church in America. In this video I discuss the history of Lakewood Church, Joel's father John, and the circumstances behind Joel Osteen's rise to prominence as the most popular preacher in the country. Joel as video producer - https://www.chron.com/culture/article/The-invention-of-Joel-Osteen-How-a-Houston-boy-17494201.php Lakewood's history - https://www.lakewoodchurch.com/about/history Joe's first house - https://www.chron.com/business/article/Big-budget-supports-Lakewood-s-higher-calling-1920840.php I-65/Hwy 59 under water - https://www.marketplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/GettyImages-839997590.jpg Joel's apology/clarification letter - https://web.archive.org/web/20050815081239/http://www.joelosteen.com/site/PageServer?pagename=LarryKingLetter Al Mohler's response to Joel's apology - https://albertmohler.com/2005/06/25/joel-osteen-issues-apology Compaq Center flooded during Tropical Storm Allison - https://web.archive.org/web/20170829214326/http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2001/jun/12/compaq_center_flooded/ CBN story on Lakewood and Hurricane Harvey - https://www2.cbn.com/news/us/here-complete-story-behind-attacks-joel-osteens-lakewood-church Slate article on Lakewood and Harvey - https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2017/08/why-the-outrage-about-joel-osteen-s-houston-megachurch-might-be-overblown.html John Gray's tweet on Lakewood and Harvey - https://praisedc.com/1845696/pastor-john-gray-joel-osteen-lakewood-church-close-hurricane-harvey/ Christian Post article on Lakewood and Harvey - https://www.christianpost.com/news/joel-osteens-lakewood-church-sheltering-400-evacuees-hurricane-harvey.html ABC interview with Joel Osteen during Harvey - https://abc7chicago.com/joel-osteen-lakewood-houston-megachurch/2357761/ Katrina victims - https://www.abccolumbia.com/2017/08/30/joel-osteen-responds-criticism-churchs-response-people/ Christian Post article on Joel Osteen assisting Katrina victims - https://www.christianpost.com/news/nation-s-largest-megachurch-works-with-partners-to-aid-hurricane-victims.html Transcript of Larry King Interview - https://transcripts.cnn.com/show/lkl/date/2005-06-20/segment/01 Joel's tweet using "attract" - https://twitter.com/JoelOsteen/status/1609875401941176321 CNN video on Hurricane Harvey - https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2017/08/30/inside-george-r-brown-convention-center-vstan-orig-tss-mss.cnn Snopes article on Joel Osteen's "Ferrari" - https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/joel-osteen-ferrari/ ABC story on Victoria Osteen lawsuit - https://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=5586434&page=1 John MacArthur's Sermon on Joel Osteen - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTd2Dvnck1Q&t=1580s John MacArthur on Joel Osteen: My Response - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxXvtUbBB38&t=536s Mike Gets a Strike: A Breakdown - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkeX683IbzA&t=448s Melissa Dougherty on Joel Osteen: My Response - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fl-h-CVUgeU Caleb Corneloup on Joel Osteen (A Jet and a Ferrari?): My Response - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNFJ_7NiQtg&t=66s My Review of Your Best Life Now - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmiv9poM6qI&t=3s I'm Rod Saunders, founder of Jew and Greek. I’m a musician, web developer, and a student of philosophy and economics. I recently published my first book on Amazon entitled Defending the Faith: Word of Faith Apologetics. It’s a response to the numerous charges against and misrepresentations of the Word of Faith movement and theology. I also have a CD of original music on CD Baby entitled Gates of Pearl. “Jew and Greek” is a good name because the two civilizations that influenced Western civilization the most were those of the Judeo-Christian and Greek worlds. From the Jews we received our values and a monotheistic theology, and from the Greeks we got philosophy which brought us science, sports, the arts, democracy, and economics. As a result I discuss all of the above in this blog and in my videos. *************************** My PayPal Account (for one time donations) - [email protected] My Patreon Account (for monthly donations) - https://www.patreon.com/jewandgreek My Blog - http://jewandgreek.com My Twitter Account - https://twitter.com/JewAndGreek My Facebook Page - https://fb.me/JewAndGreek My Book on Word of Faith Apologetics - https://www.amazon.com/Defending-Faith-Word-Apologetics-ebook/dp/B00ULQEOJ6 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7d_jPXSFkeYUV2BFnkMsMA https://www.youtube.com/jewandgreek