I don’t know that there are all that many “feel good” churches. Every one I’ve attended (quite a few, actually) had fairly strong messages directly from the bible, except for the small baptist churches I visited while in a southern gospel band. Those mostly got into the shouting about hellfire by a retired $30 a month preacher that didn’t prepare for any of his messages and it showed.
Fact is, Christianity IS “feel good” in a way. Joy doesn’t come from getting the house, the car, the promotion. Joy comes from being in Christ. It impacts how you view the hose, the car, the promotion and their acquisition. Those are not your main concern, just as the birds and the lilies of the fields don’t concern themselves
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I think he’s talking about the “Jesus is your buddy”, or Joel Osteen prosperity gospel.
I see Joel Osteen as a motivational speaker that, like most of them do, sprinkles in a bit of Christianity. I like the others because they use biblical wisdom to make their point while making it clear they are not delivering a “Christian” message, but a “how to live a more productive life” message. And, honestly, that is part of the message of Christianity.
But when this stuff is preached as “the” Christian message I kinda bristle. The key to the Christian message beyond salvation is not that Jesus will get you the car. It is that whether or not you have the car will no longer matter.