I don't think Joel Osteen is a nut at all, I totally dig his sermons and think he's got his heart in the right place. He's not bombastic at all. He seems like a good guy.
I wish I had your ticket. Enjoy. 🙂
He's very motivational and tonight's show was no different. Though I was somewhat pissed when the event began and they mentioned that it was being broadcast on their website live. Parking for $15 wasn't that awesome but whatever.
I am not Religious and I got dragged along to a Benny Hinn stadium show down south England, I am not sure how similar they are. But if you are not religious it is INCREDIBLY uncomfortable to be there.
Also you will get some DIRTY looks if you play with an Ipad during his show. these people who go there are keen religious fantatics they will not like seeing someone who looks like they don't even want to be there sitting there playing with their Ipad.
And You will find religious people who go to these stadium shows are just as rowdy and rude if not moreso then other people.
My advise is you should not even be going if you are not religious. I only went because I was pretty much forced.
Surprisingly I didn't take my iPad out of its case. I arrived in my seat @ exactly 7pm when the event began and truth be told it was pretty eventful; Osteen spoke for a bit, preaching and singing going on; it was actually pretty entertaining. The event looked sold out though I did see some hardcore religion people, of all ages, raising their hands, taking it all in; which personally I don't understand. Nevertheless I'm not one to judge and appreciated the entire night. However, it did drag on a bit and it really is like his TV show...
🙄 so does everyone in religious TV field. I take something from a lot of Osteens sermons but i'm no rabid follower. I find him to be a bit too repetitive but overall, he's got good themes. His positive attitude has helped me in the past.
I'm curious to know what the OP's experience was
Very repetitive indeed, he recycled some themes and jokes that i've seen before in this TV show; though i've personally never seen him on TV, i've only ever seen him through his podcast (which are the very same episodes)
I had fun, but probably would've had more fun at a Dodgers game.
Right. They'll just stone you and throw your body into a pit of everlasting fire. 😱 I doubt either is covered by the Apple warranty.
Acts of God should be covered. (Hey-oh!)
willingly wanting to use/showoff ipad in a stadium of people who may or may not target you for theft
smart move
PS: if you are going there for the event, leave the thing at home. its like people surfing the web when they are on vacation. makes NO sense to me
Like I mentioned, I never took it out during the event cause there was really no down time during the show. I was not bored during the event, but I wasn't all into it as if Megan Fox was wearing a schoolgirl outfit where summer school just ended and was headed to the beach to film a sunscreen commercial while the red plaid skirt falls off due to incoming winds from the offshore beach.
(Sorry, bit of a reoccurring fantasy) 😱
the fact that some religious nutjob speaker can sell out a baseball stadium amazes me. Religion....its been bamboozling people longer then the car salesman.
Couldn't have said it better myself.
As Richard Dawkins put it....
(When talking about previous gods that other civilizations such as the Romans and Greeks had..)
"We're all atheists, its just that some of us decide to go one god further."
