OK, but if another pastor that didn't deny Christ preached joy and prosperity, he would STILL be reviled on these threads. Why? Probably for the same reason some on FR think that if your church has any instrument other than a pipe organ for the praise/worship, then you're going to hell.
Are Christianity and prosperity mutually exclusive?
Why does God promise that Christians will suffer for their beliefs?
Because some have and more will. Not every one of them has, not every one will. But if you try to sell Christianity to someone with the promise of earthly poverty and guaranteed misery, you're not going to have much luck and will be forced to omit large sections of the Bible. There is a religion that thinks like that--Islam. I refuse to live solely for the afterlife like those murdering cavemen. We are to make our lives here better as well.
Jesus wants you to have a good life and help those that need it. He likes to talk with you. It isn’t a huge mystery.
I have conflicts that come and go but prayer will put them at ease and resolve them. No prayer, No resolve.
Bingo.
Osteen doesn't teach that.