T. D. Jakes
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Biography
Thomas Dexter Jakes Sr. is an American non-denominational Christian evangelical pastor and motivational speaker. He was the senior pastor of The Potter's House, a non-denominational American megachurch in Dallas, Texas, from 1996 to 2025.
"So though there are many things I would have done differently, I submit to God's sovereignty and His purpose in my life and I thank Him that He brought me the way He brought me and gave me what He gave me when He thought I could handle it."
"I raised five children. They all have different personalities. All of them have different issues, different levels of success. That was a learning experience for me."
"I don't think that you can let the storms of life overwhelm you. When you do that, you are no better than the craziness that caused you to be under attack."
"There are no college courses to build up self-esteem or high school or elementary school. If you don't get those values at a early age, nurtured in your home, you don't get them."
"Here is the amazing thing about Easter the Resurrection Sunday for Christians is this, that Christ in the dying moments on the cross gives us the greatest illustration of forgiveness possible."
"I think the amazing thing about gospel music is that not only does it lift up the death and resurrection of our Lord, which is consistent with the Gospel, but it is uniquely communicated depending upon the generation."
"I think the amazing thing about gospel music is that not only does it lift up the death and resurrection of our Lord, which is consistent with the Gospel, but it is uniquely communicated depending upon the generation."
"Resist your fear fear will never lead to you a positive end. Go for your faith and what you believe."
"I think that my preaching style and many of my ideas and ideals about faith are based in both Pentecostal and Baptist background."
"Resist your fear fear will never lead to you a positive end. Go for your faith and what you believe."
"Here is the amazing thing about Easter the Resurrection Sunday for Christians is this, that Christ in the dying moments on the cross gives us the greatest illustration of forgiveness possible."
"Forgiveness is about empowering yourself, rather than empowering your past."
"We think that forgiveness is weakness, but it's absolutely not it takes a very strong person to forgive."
"I think the first step is to understand that forgiveness does not exonerate the perpetrator. Forgiveness liberates the victim. It's a gift you give yourself."
"We cannot embrace God's forgiveness if we are so busy clinging to past wounds and nursing old grudges."
"I think it is important that we rebuild an atmosphere of forgiveness and civility in every aspect of our lives."
"There are no college courses to build up self-esteem or high school or elementary school. If you don't get those values at a early age, nurtured in your home, you don't get them."
"I like to see myself as a bridge builder, that is me building bridges between people, between races, between cultures, between politics, trying to find common ground."
"Resist your fear fear will never lead to you a positive end. Go for your faith and what you believe."
"Here is the amazing thing about Easter the Resurrection Sunday for Christians is this, that Christ in the dying moments on the cross gives us the greatest illustration of forgiveness possible."
"I want to congratulate all the men out there who are working diligently to be good fathers whether they are stepfathers, or biological fathers or just spiritual fathers."
"If you learn how to forgive others for not being strong, then people can learn how to forgive you for your own issues."
"When my father died, I had a real experience with Christ, a real conversion with Christ and I had it in a Oneness church."