BLESSED BY ANOTHER BESTSELLER.
THIS ONE IS CALLED "THE POWER OF I AM."
TWO WORDS THAT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE TODAY.
OKAY, NOW, WHEN I AM OF "I AM" I THINK OF MOSES UP ON THE
MOUNTAIN SAYING TO GOD, "WHO SHALL I SAY SENT ME?"
AND GOD SAID, "I AM, THAT I AM."
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> Stephen: NOW, THAT SEEMS LIKE A MYSTERY TO ME.
WHAT MORE DO YOU HAVE TO ADD TO THE WORD OF GOD?
>> I THINK IN THAT CASE GOD WAS SAYING I AM EVERYTHING, BECAUSE
I AM.
>> Stephen: RIGHT.
>> NOW, MINE IS A DIFFERENT TAKE ON IT.
IT IS WHAT FOLLOWS THE WORLD "I AM," I BELIEVE YOU'RE INVITING
INTO YOUR LIFE.
I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE IT, BUT PLAYING IN THEIR
MIND, AND EVEN SOMETIMES WE SAY IT YOU KNOW, "I AM SLOW.
I AM UNLUCKY.
I AM, YOU KNOW, NOT ATTRACTIVE."
AND I THINK WE'RE INVITING NEGATIVE THINGS IN.
I THINK WE'RE SUPPOSED TO SAY YOU KNOW, "I AM PLEASED.
I AM STRONG, I AM HEALTHY.
I AM TALENTED."
I THINK YOU HAVE TO INVITE THE RIGHT THINGS INTO YOUR LIFE.
>> Stephen: THIS IS THE POWER OF POSITIVE VISION FOR YOURSELF.
>> YEAH, YEAH.
>> Stephen: RIGHT.
>> I THINK IT IS.
AND I THINK THERE'S POWER IN OUR WORDS.
I THINK PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE HOW MANY TIMES WE SPEAK NEGATIVE
THINGS ABOUT OURSELVES.
>> Stephen: I DO THAT ALL THE TIME.
I'M SO STUPID.
( LAUGHTER ) >> I BROUGHT YOU THIS BOOK JUST
FOR YOU.
>> Stephen: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I HOPE THIS IS GOING TO FIX ME UP.
DO YOU HAVE TO READ THE BOOK-- DO YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE IN JESUS
TO ARE READ THE BOOK?
>> NO, EVEN WHEN JESUS WAS ON EARTH HE WENT TO ALL KINDS OF
PEOPLE.
SO I TRY TO GET OUTSIDE THE CHURCH WALL S.
>> Stephen: YOUR CHURCH IS NONDENOMINATIONAL, CORRECT.
>> IT IS NONDENOMINATION.
>> Stephen: IF I WAS SOMEBODY COMING TO YOUR SERVICES OR ONE
OF THE 10 MILLION PEOPLE WHO WATCHES YOU, YOU KNOW, EVERY
WEEK AROUND THE WORLD, ARE YOU, YOURSELF, IN A WAY A
DENOMINATION?
BECAUSE, I MEAN, 10 MILLION PEOPLE.
THAT'S AS BIG AS SOME RELIGIONS OUT THERE.
THERE ARE LUTHERANS.
ARE THERE SUCH THINGS AS O'STEENIANS.
>> I TURN EVERYTHING BACK TO THE LORD.
I HAVE NO DESIRE TO BECOME A DENOMINATION OR HAVE FOLLOWERS
OF ME, BUT IFERS OF CHRIST.
I THINK AGAIN, I'VE BEEN A LITTLE UNUSUAL AND GOT OUTSIDE
OF THE CHURCH WORLD.
I TALK ABOUT LIFE, FORGIVENESS, HAVING GOOD ATTITUDES, REACHING
YOUR DREAMS, NOT JUST, YOU KNOW-- A LOT OF TIMES RELIGION
PUSHES PEOPLE DOWN.
>> Stephen: AS A CATHOLIC-- LET ME ASK YOU THIS-- HAVE YOU
TRIED THE POWER OF CRIPPLING GUILT.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
HAVE YOU TRIED THAT?
>> NO.
THAT'S SO FUNNY.
IT'S SO FUNNY.
>> Stephen: IT WORKS FOR ME, MAN, IT WORKS FOR ME.
"I BETTER DO IT.
I BETTER BE BETTER."
>> REALLY, STEPHEN, IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE IT IS THE REASON A LOT
OF PEOPLE DON'T GO TO CHURCH.
THEY TEAL ME, "JOEL, I'M GUILTY ENOUGH.
I DON'T GO TO CHURCH."
OUR MESSAGE SAY LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
IT SAYS GOD IS FOR YOU.
YOU CAN RECOVER FROM A FALL.
YOU CAN LIVE YOUR DREAMS PUP DON'T HAVE TO LIVE UNDER THE
GUILT, THE CONDEMNATION.
>> Stephen: HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE OF TV
PREACHERS, 85 ME YOUR CASH, AND YOU, TOO, WILL GET CASH IS THERE
ANY OF THAT IN YOUR PREACHING?
>> I DON'T BELIEVE IN THAT.
>> Stephen: DO YOU ASK PEOPLE TO SEND YOU CASH?
>> NO, NEVER HAVE.
>> Stephen: THAT'S REFRESHING.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: LET ME ASK YOU THIS, REGARDLESS-- RARLT OF
WHETHER YOU ASK, DO THEY SEND YOU CASH ANYWAY?
>> PEOPLE SEND CASH ANYWAY.
HERE'S THE THING-- HERE'S THE THING.
( LAUGHTER ) LET ME TELL YOU THIS.
LET ME TELL YOU THIS.
I SHOULD CLARIFY THAT.
THEY DON'T SEND ME CASH.
I DON'T TAKE A SALARY -- >> YOU DON'T TAKE A SALARY?
THAT'S A NICE SUIT, MAN.
>> THAT'S BECAUSE I BROUGHT YOU THIS BOOK, YOU KNOW.
>> Stephen: IS THERE-- IS THERE, LIKE-- IS THERE A-- A
CORE MESSAGE TO "I AM" THAT IS NOT ONE OF, SAY, PROSPERITY?
IS THERE ONE THING YOU WANT PEOPLE TO TAKE FROM THIS BOOK?
>> WELL, ONE THING IS TO NOT BE AGAINST YOURSELF.
YOU'RE MADE IN THE IMAGE OF GOD.
HE MADE EVERY PERSON A MASTERPIECE.
IT'S EASY TO SAY I'M NOT AS SMART AS HIM, NOT AS FUNNY AS
HIM, NOT AS TALENTED.
QUIT BEING AGAINST YOURSELF THROUGH THE DAY AND NOT
ARROGANTLY THINK I'M A MASTERPIECE.
I'M STRONG, I'M TALENT GLD WELL, YOU DO LOOK STRONG AND TALENTED.
I LIKE YOUR OPEN MESSAGE LIKE THIS, LIKE THIS VERY ACCEPTING,
NONDENOMINATIONAL.
YOU SEEM LIKE A TEXAN POPE FRANCIS.
A POPE FRANCIS, I'M GUESSING, MAYBE WITH ABS.