Joel Osteen’s Mother, Cofounder of Lakewood Church, Dies at 91

Joel Osteen Dolores Dodie Osteen
Joel Osteen with his mother Dodie. Screengrab via Instagram / @joelosteen

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“I never dreamed that we would be here,” Osteen said during his sermon celebrating the historic moment. “But, you know, this building—every time I come in—it’s a testimony that God’s dream for your life is much bigger than your own.”

“You keep honoring God, you keep doing the right thing, and—I really believe this; I can say it with passion—God’s going to take you where you never imagined,” the pastor told his congregation.

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Jesse T. Jackson
Jesse is the Senior Content Editor for ChurchLeaders and Site Manager for ChristianNewsNow. An undeserving husband to a beautiful wife, and a father to 4 beautiful children. He is currently a church elder in training, a growth group leader, and is a member of University Baptist Church in Beavercreek, Ohio. Follow him on twitter here (https://twitter.com/jessetjackson). Accredited member of the Evangelical Press Association.

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