Joel Osteen overcome with emotion at first service since shooting

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Published 2024-02-19
One week after a shooter walked into Lakewood Church and opened fired, Pastor Joel Osteen honored the church’s security team and off-duty officers who fired back. “They fought fear and they saved us all,” he said. NBC’s Priscilla Thompson reports for TODAY.

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All Comments (21)
  • @jujubees711
    My heart goes out to the shooter's 7 year old son who was shot in the head. He's a victim of his mother and this shooting too. I pray for what God believes is best for this child.
  • @bella1975
    I pray for that young boys precious 🙏 life and for healing
  • Larry king to Joel: Is there only one way to Heaven through Jesus? Joel: blababanadavdsgtjhgthgfg
  • @Ray04._
    Tears of joy that this brought more publicity to his business
  • @tetchuma
    He’s got to keep up the “prophets illusion”… so he can keep profiting!
  • @CynthiaH92
    Joel should do less crying and take action. I think he should adopt the child that is in critical condition and give him the life he deserves.
  • @niveatreasure12
    Make the security officers just as rich as you are Joel. That would show your true gratitude. They saved many lives.
  • @Sikati85
    I had a whole lot of admiration for this man. He wasn’t just crying out of gratitude. He cried out of compassion for the shooter, her son Samuel and her family. He was grateful God protected the church and it wasn’t a ‘mass’ shoo ting. This man is truly kind hearted.
  • I pray for the victims even the shooter but this “PREACHER “ didn’t shed one genuine tear.
  • @matthewghardy
    You know why they're not showing the perp's photo.
  • Praying for the young boy🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾Prayers Up Dear God 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾❤❤❤
  • The pastor is so happy about this. He’s going to use this tragedy to make more money. The day it happened he couldn’t stop smiling. This will give him more power.
  • @xy6634
    I always watch John and Dodie Osteen's sermons
  • Umm, the TABC cop who engaged the deranged shooter tried to protect folks, for sure. But what about the 2 lady HPD officers who stayed put in that stairwell? And what about the HPD dude who remained concealed just a few feet from the shooter as she ranted and occasionally fired rounds? They did NOTHING to protect anybody but themselves.
  • @leoisstellar
    I can only imagine Joel Olsteen's faith is shaken. I'm sure he now doubts a considerable amount in the hope of a Divine presence. His faith wasn't tried here or put on trial for others to see how he will react. No one knew this was going to happen or would happen. Life just goes on each and every day until it meets that one human, or thing, that challenges your existence.