WebApril Osteen Simons @AprilOsteenSimons 29.3K subscribers 175 videos HOPE COACH Subscribe April Osteen Simons Home Videos Shorts Playlists Community Channels It makes for a Better life." Stay in touch with all that is happening at Daystar! On this day, the vaguely dominatrix look of her high-heeled black boots, black mock turtleneck sweater, and long black leather coat with silver buttons down the front was erased by the warm friendliness she showered on her adorers: Hi, sweetheart. April Simons No one, apparently, enjoyed the sermon more than John, who had been hospitalized but had listened to the service over a telephone. The answer is that he leaves those duties to others. Website:www.wearethechurch.tv PO Box 150446 He can do what he says he can do. She is a dynamic speaker, whose practical and insightful messages are impacting a whole generation of women and their children. The programs themselves are slickly produced, as good or better than any daytime talk show. TO WATCH JOEL AND THE LAKEWOOD team at work and to visit with them offstage is to become aware of dual narratives for explaining the ministrys meteoric success. From the start, however, Lakewood had a great spirit. It takes a lot more work, he acknowledged, than just getting up there with an outline and preaching to people who know your heart, but this is a responsibility, so Im very careful. Nine months later, a Saturday night service drew 5,000 more. Prime Minister Texas Monthly April Osteen Simons Joel Osteen visited the jewelry store in 1985 to purchase a new watch battery, and it was there that she first met him. Tell them they dont have to go. Joel often makes the same point: God is not mad at you; he is not trying to send you down into darkness. I grew up [in my fathers] church, he said, and I worked with him for seventeen years. (Among preachers, plagiarism has long been considered more homage than offense. God chooses. To show its appreciation, the books publisher, Warner Faith, had provided Joel with a private jet and liveried town cars to ease the burden of a book-signing trip that included events in Arkansas and Tennessee on the same day. Im blessed. The site also offers tapes, CDs, videos, and books for salebookstore sales account for more than $3 million of the churchs annual incomeand makes it possible for donors to contribute online. She also supports The Bridge, a home for mistreated women, and Feed the Children. Its all good! Many were content simply to let Joel know that they were his greatest admirers, but some used their precious seconds to attempt a more personal connection: I been keeping up with you since you first started. You saved my husbands life. Shake my babys hand. April Osteen Simons, shares positive, hope-filled, practical insight on becoming a better YOU in every area of your life--mentally, physically, spiritually and emotionally. This point was brought home to me one evening around that time when, riding around with two of my granddaughters, then about six and four years old, a radio commercial began with We believe in new beginnings, and the girls immediately chimed in with and we believe in yoooooouuuuu!! April Osteen Simons~Hope Coach (@aprilosimons) Instagram I thought Id already been paid for it. A few minutes later, however, Joel changed his mindsomething came over him, he saysand called back to tell his dad that he would do it. He admitted that he suffered the same temptations, which come to us from the Enemy (formerly known as Satan), but always felt much better when he did what he knew he should do, which was most of the time now. Well known for her practical, easy-to-understand messages, she is no stranger to the ordinary. At nearly every service, Joel first greets both the television audience (Its always a joy to come into your homes. April Osteen Simons is hitched to laud pioneer Pastor Gary Simons and goes to Triumphant Church. Shortly afterward, he accepted Christ and began preaching in his hometown. She used to assist with her mothers jewellery company when she was a student at the University of Houston. From Lakewoods beginning, Dodie has played a prominent role in the worship services. Who is like the Lord? They also received 30 Thoughts for Victorious Living,a daily devotional guide written by Joel. She reminded the flock of the need to give a tenth of their income to the church and offered assurance that God would bless them abundantly for doing so, but the whole process, with hundreds of gray plastic buckets whizzing along the rows, took less than two minutes, putting a damper on suspicions that the Osteens are in it for the money. She later picked up the role of co-pastor at his side. The beauty of our organization, Paul observed, is that we dont have to pass things by a thousand boards or a bunch of people with different opinions. In that time, Lakewood had also become a popular venue for some of the top preachers, teachers, and musicians in Pentecostal and charismatic circles, especially those who shared Pastor Johns Word of Faith convictions. ! (The Houston Press would later assert that the jingle ranked as one of the most successful marketing campaigns in the citys history.) I think weve made it clear, he said, that you have to change your life. It I dont think a homosexual lifestyle is Gods best way, but Im not going to tell [homosexuals] they cant come to our church. Joels youth and energy certainly played a part in his sudden popularity, but another key to his success was his early recognition that he needed competent help. That ambitious outlook seems to be embedded in the Osteen genes. By the early eighties, the Osteen family was flourishing as well. The Osteens define salvation as both a transformation in ones earthly life and the promise of eternal life in heaven. Word of Faith advocates also urge people to claim material blessings, including new cars, new houses, and financial windfalls. April Osteen Simons Husband, Married Wikipedia We try to place our program within the habits and patterns of those people. I do believe, though, that God wants us to prosper. Shes 61 years old now. I ask you to come into my heart. Nobody! When the farmer took his preacher into the field to read some scriptures promising rewards to the righteous, Copeland claimed that they began to hear sounds like popcorn popping, and as they looked about them, they saw the field filling with large, fluffy bolls. Lisa recalled that when she visited her father after the service, he asked her how she thought Joel had done and she had said, I thought he was great. April has been married to praise leader Pastor Gary Simons since 1990. Thats just not me. Joel illustrated his points with simple stories of people he had known or read about, and occasionally he cited a scripture whose words seemed to fit, whether or not the author had that application in mind. But while in his mid-seventies, John developed some serious medical problems, including a heart condition that necessitated a pacemaker and high blood pressure that weakened his kidneys to such a degree that he required dialysis. One woman said to her husband, a tinge of disappointment in her voice, I thought he was taller. The topic of Joels sermon was The Dangers of Procrastination, and he opened by identifying procrastination as one of the greatest enemies we will ever face. He then listed the kinds of things even well-meaning people put off: cleaning the kitchen, straightening up the garage, paying the bills, cutting back on spending (Listen carefully, Victoria), losing weight and getting in shape, giving up smoking, practicing good preventive medicine (Ladies, you know how important it is to have that regular checkup). Nondenominational and inclusive, it welcomed all colors and conditions to what Pastor John referred to as an oasis of love in a troubled world., Though hardly a captivating orator, John was a competent preacher with a lively revivalist style. His main role, however, is to preach. Web6 HOUR VERSION of my mom, Dodie Osteen, reads healing scriptures, prays and shares her story of being healed of cancer. As Lisa put it: My dad always said, Preach the Bible like its good news. At the first stop, a Wal-Mart Supercenter in Little Rock, a few hundred adoring admirers were already lined up as Joel and his wife, Victoria, made their way to the stores book section. Verified. April Osteen Simons Typical of the thousands of churches that have converted to praise music, hymnals have given way to projection screens, and harmony and substantive content have surrendered to unison repetition of simple themes with simple words: Lord, we declare, who can compare, who would even dare, Cause there is no one like you. 160 9 shares Like Most relevant Top fan Bea Durand Your mom, Paul, Lisa, Tamara, Joel, and You. WebOsteen has one brother, Jonathan Osteen. April Osteen Simons And in mid-July, Lakewood Church moved into the former home of the Houston Rockets, the 16,000-seat Compaq Center, where he and his staff expect their congregation to swell before long to 50,000. Its basically what I do.. When John went on preaching missions to foreign countries, particularly to India, where Lakewood had sent millions of dollars to support missionaries and establish Bible schools, orphanages, and medical clinics, Joel and Victoria, who had married in 1987, went along to handle the filming of the revivals and to provide companionship and care. Osteen worked in her mothers jewelry store while attending the University of Houston (though she did not complete her degree there). April Simons is the Co-Pastor of We Are The Church Triumphant along with her husband, Gary Simons. I always tell people who say that, Just come to church. There is no way you can sit in our services during a time of worship and not know we are lifting up the name of Jesus. But unlike his mother and several of his siblings, Joel had never delivered a single sermon; in fact, he had steadfastly refused to do so on numerous occasions. What is the cost per rating point? When the laughter subsided, he said, All right. I dont see how I could get up there and preach that we need one hundred million dollars for the Compaq Center and have a poverty mentality. It sounds a lot like the body of Christ.. PERHAPS IN AN EFFORT TO MAINTAIN HIS UPLIFTING MESSAGE, Joel has avoided speaking out on todays red state, blue state issues, such as abortion and homosexuality. April's net worth is estimated to be Dodie and daughter Lisa were active in the churchs ministry; younger daughters April and Tamara were faithful Christians; son Paul was in medical school; and the youngest son, Joel, was a freshman at Oral Roberts University, in Oklahoma. April Osteen Simons is married to praise leader Pastor Gary Simons and attends Triumphant Church. Faith healers often espouse this teaching because it provides a convenient explanation for failures; the supplicant lacks the faith to name it and claim it. (In the process, it also gives healers an inflated rate of apparent success, as people claim cures they have not yet experienced, lest doubt thwart Gods willingness to heal them.) He wound up by assuring us that if we would stop putting things off and do our part right now, learn to bloom where we are planted, quit looking at what is wrong in our lives and look at what is right, quit letting others steal our joy, quit complaining about what we dont have and start thanking God for what we do have, and stop putting off our happiness and start enjoying life, God would pick up any remaining slack and help us discover the champion in ourselves and, repeating two key Lakewood slogans, be more than conquerors, victors and not victims. A lively struggle ensued. Prior to a Continental Airlines trip from Houston, Texas to Vail, Colorado, on December 19, 2005, Sharon Brown, a flight attendant, accused Victoria Osteen of assault. But we are committed to reaching those who dont believe yet. They all lived comfortably in what is now Kingwood. It was virtually identical, right down to the teasing reference to Victorias penchant for shopping and her surprised reactioncaught both times on the monitors for the congregation to see but not included in the telecast that aired two weeks later.