>>I actually heard someone say that Osteen was the next Billy Graham.<<
For kicks, I watched one of Osteens TV sermons a while back. A 30 minute sermon. He didn't mention God until the 22 minute mark. At the 28 minute mark, he closed with one verse from Hebrews that was taken entirely out of context and made irrelevant to the topic of his "sermon" on Emotional Bank Accounts.
What utter folly, and how wickedly deceived are the followers of this Snake Oil Salesman.
Preach the gospel. As it is, with no apologies or watering-down - and watch the Lord's work be done!
When Osteen does mention God, he is preaching a different god than the God of Scripture and the historic Christian faith.
What utter folly, and how wickedly deceived are the followers of this Snake Oil Salesman.
They see what they want to see and hear what they want to hear.
And God's people said, Amen!
Can you give us all an example of preaching the gospel in action?
BTW the principle complaint here seems to be that there is too much in the way of preaching and too little in the way of an Alexander Scoursby approach to Bible reading in the churches.
Now you seem to be complaing that the the pastor ought to Preach the Gospel. Well we all seem to have our own preferences in this regard and as far as I can tell none of them are particularly scriptural. So, what should the church do that you think will satisfy all the malcontents on this thread.