I can usually find value in a Joel Osteen sermon, a fact which no doubt labels me and my spirit as being hopelessly lost.
Next time, instead of digesting JO's pablum, try something you can sink your teeth into:
Charles Stanley, Atlanta 1st Baptist
Suggest you click first on the link (down the page a little) for Sunday, October 26, 2014...or start anywhere you choose:
The Two Paths of Life -- "In this message, Dr. Stanley poses a number of questions we should ask ourselves before choosing a path. Jesus says there are only two ways to live. We can walk the godly and righteous path or the path that leads to disappointment and destruction. If we want to get on the right path, we have to place our trust in Christ as the crucified Savior, ask God to forgive us of our sins, and surrender our lives to Him."
GBA, if you don't think he's telling you the Truth, then neither will you find the Truth only through watching/reading/listening to JO.
It's well worth a shot, if you are willing to listen.
I watch Dr. Charles Stanley sometimes. He's one of the better TV ministers and is a good teacher, but he can put me to sleep if I'm not super interested in his sermon topic.
David Jeremiah is another one I'll watch sometimes.
I used to avoid them all with a white hot passion, but now I can see that more than a few of the current TV preachers have at least something to offer, some more than others. To each, their own, I guess.
I figure that anyone or anything that puts a few cracks in the walls we build around our hearts is of value.