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January 4, 2010 Houston Mayoral Inauguration (2010 Transcript of Joel Osteen's Invocation Prayer)
C-SPAN ^ | 1/4/2010 | Chitra Divakaruni

Posted on 10/23/2014 3:41:03 PM PDT by Jan_Sobieski

Transcript of Joel Osteen's invocation prayer over Houston Mayor, Annise Parker, who was inaugurated as mayor of Houston. She is the first openly gay mayor of the city:

FATHER, THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME TO COME TOGETHER WITH OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO CELEBRATE YOUR GOODNESS AND THE GREAT CITY WE LIVE IN, AND THE NEW LEADERSHIP WITHIN OUR CITY. LORD, WE ASK YOU FOR WISDOM FOR ALL OF OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS. LORD, WE PRAY THAT YOU WILL GUIDE THEM, DIRECT THEM, THAT YOU WILL HELP THEM MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS FOR OUR CITY. LORD WE JUST PRAY FOR YOUR STRENGTH AND YOUR PROTECTION AROUND THEM AND YOUR FAMILIES. WE ASK THAT YOU KEEP THEM STRONG AND HEALTHY. LORD, WE JUST THANK YOU THAT WE HAVE A GREAT CITY AND WE BELIEVE OUR CITY CAN EVEN BE BRIGHTER. WE CAN HELP PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD. LORD, WE COMMIT THIS DAY INTO YOUR HANDS AND WE ASK THAT EVERYTHING WE DO WILL BRING HONOR TO YOU. Lord WE JUST LIFT UP ESPECIALLY MAYOR ANNISE PARKER. LORD, WE THANK YOU JUST FOR RAISING HER UP AND FOR YOUR GOODNESS AND MERCY IN HER LIFE AND JUST SUPERNATURAL WISDOM FATHER. WE HONOR HER TODAY AND OUR OTHER OFFICIALS, AND WE COUNT IT A JOY AND AN HONOR TO BE HERE IN YOUR PRESENCE WITH ALL OUR FRIENDS. WE JUST THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY. IN JESUS' NAME, AMEN

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KEYWORDS: houston; lesbian; mayor; osteen; ybpdln
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Lord, delivery us from false pastors who tacitly endorse the behavior of Sodomites. Lord, before your judgment falls, I pray mostly that you will protect our kids from the Sodomites and remember us when you come in your kingdom...
1 posted on 10/23/2014 3:41:03 PM PDT by Jan_Sobieski
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To: Jan_Sobieski

Is this true? He prayed this over the homosexual mayor?


2 posted on 10/23/2014 3:43:27 PM PDT by JudyinCanada
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To: JudyinCanada

Yes, go to the link...8:10


3 posted on 10/23/2014 3:44:40 PM PDT by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: Jan_Sobieski; markomalley; DocRock; del4hope; Alex Murphy; Gamecock; Dr. Eckleburg; jude24; ...
OK, this is dated, but it certainly fits in with the current persecution of pastors in Houston.

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4 posted on 10/23/2014 3:45:25 PM PDT by Gamecock (USA, Ret.)
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To: Jan_Sobieski

I don’t know how he managed to speak in all caps or without paragraphs,
but he sure is a smarmy butt-kissing opportunistic snake-oil selling wanker.

I bet the production values were just fine though.


5 posted on 10/23/2014 3:45:38 PM PDT by humblegunner (Why hello, Captain Trips.)
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To: Jan_Sobieski

Joel Osteen does not preach true Christian doctrine and never has as far as I know.


6 posted on 10/23/2014 3:46:19 PM PDT by House Atreides (ANOTHER CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN FOR CHILDERS 2014 .... Don't reward bad GOPe behavior.)
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To: Jan_Sobieski

Amen.


7 posted on 10/23/2014 3:47:39 PM PDT by mrsmel (One Who Can See)
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To: House Atreides

He teaches “I’m OK, you’re OK, and let’s put a big yellow happy face on that”.


8 posted on 10/23/2014 3:48:18 PM PDT by mrsmel (One Who Can See)
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To: Jan_Sobieski

Barf. This prayer is what he should have prayed.....

When Minister Joe Wright was asked to open the new session of the Kansas Senate, everyone was expecting the usual generalities, but this is what they heard:

Heavenly Father,

We come before You today to ask Your Forgiveness and seek Your direction and guidance. We know Your Word says, ‘’Woe to those who call evil good,’’ but that’s exactly what we have done. We have lost our Spiritual equilibrium and inverted our values. We confess that; we have ridiculed the absolute truth of Your Word and called it pluralism; We have worshipped other gods and called it multiculturalism; We have endorsed perversion and called it an alternative lifestyle; We have exploited the poor and called it the lottery; We have neglected the needy and called it self preservation; We have rewarded laziness and called it welfare; We have killed our unborn and called it choice; We have shot abortionists and called it justifiable; We have neglected to discipline our children and called it building self-esteem; We have abused power and called it political savvy; We have coveted our neighbor’s possessions and called it ambition; We have polluted the air with profanity and pornography and called it freedom of expression; We have ridiculed the time-honored values of our forefathers and called it enlightenment. Search us, O God, and know our hearts today; try us and see if there be some wicked way in us; cleanse us from every sin and set us free. Guide and bless these men and women who have been sent here by the people of this state and who have been ordained by You, to govern this great state of Kansas. Grant them your wisdom to rule and may their decisions direct us to the center of Your Will.

I ask in in the name of your Son, The Living Savior, Jesus Christ


9 posted on 10/23/2014 3:48:21 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (NO LIBS. This Means Liberals and (L)libertarians! Same Thing. NO LIBS!!)
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We have shot abortionists and called it justifiable;

?????
10 posted on 10/23/2014 3:52:57 PM PDT by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Excellent prayer!


11 posted on 10/23/2014 3:55:11 PM PDT by Inyo-Mono (NRA)
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We have shot abortionists and called it justifiable

Comment redacted

12 posted on 10/23/2014 3:56:30 PM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: Jan_Sobieski

This prayer doesn’t require any real thought to say. That is the guess I have, he just went off the cuff saying sweet nothings as usual.


13 posted on 10/23/2014 4:02:03 PM PDT by outinyellowdogcountry
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To: Vision
I don't supposed you would consider canceling your Osteen devotion, would you? He is an utter fraud, snake oil salesman and charlatan.
14 posted on 10/23/2014 4:04:05 PM PDT by Dr. Thorne ("Don't be afraid. Just believe." - Mark 5:36)
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To: Jan_Sobieski
Lord WE JUST LIFT UP ESPECIALLY MAYOR ANNISE PARKER. LORD, WE THANK YOU JUST FOR RAISING HER UP AND FOR YOUR GOODNESS AND MERCY IN HER LIFE AND JUST SUPERNATURAL WISDOM FATHER. WE HONOR HER TODAY AND OUR OTHER OFFICIALS,

That don't sound good.

15 posted on 10/23/2014 4:07:59 PM PDT by Karl Spooner
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To: Jan_Sobieski

Amen!


16 posted on 10/23/2014 4:12:38 PM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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To: Jan_Sobieski

Did she pay her $5.95 for the first three minutes?


17 posted on 10/23/2014 4:28:25 PM PDT by Dr. Ursus
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To: ilovesarah2012; All

WOW ..?????

But GOD, WHO IS RICH IN MERCY .. is what he really prayed.

I guess you will pummel me too; I prayed for a young man who worked in my office who was dying of aids. He had been born again as a 7 yr old child. We prayed together, and he asked GOD for forgiveness.

Oh yeah, I knew he was close to the end, so I was praying for him everyday. One morning, I was at a prayer service at my church. While I was praying, I saw a vision of my friend, and he was wearing a white garment; he had a smile on his face and then a hand appeared on his shoulder, and he waved at me and then the vision was gone. When I arrived at work, I was greeted with the information that my friend had died. I had the joy of telling his parents what I had seen in my vision.

How do any of you know that she was not born again as a young girl, but life’s issues have led her astray.

I think all of your comments were very UN-Christian, while you’re complaining about what Joel said.


18 posted on 10/23/2014 4:31:13 PM PDT by CyberAnt (True the Vote: " MY AMERICA, ... I'm terrified it's slipping away.")
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To: Dr. Thorne

I knew that after listening to him for a very short time.


19 posted on 10/23/2014 4:32:11 PM PDT by MamaB
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“How do any of you know that she was not born again as a young girl, but life’s issues have led her astray.”

She still needs to repent, and pretending she is already living a Godly life won’t encourage repentance.


20 posted on 10/23/2014 4:35:56 PM PDT by Mr Rogers
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