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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.

T. D. Jakes

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.

Tags: age, home, school, college

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.

T. D. Jakes

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.

Tags: amazing, forgiveness, easter

About Author
Thomas Dexter Jakes (born June 9, 1957) is an American non-denominational Christian pastor and motivational speaker. He is the senior pastor of The Potter's House, a non-denominational American megachurch in Dallas, Texas. Jakes's church services and Evangelistic sermons are broadcast on The Potter's Touch. He is the author of many books and also produces films.

Forgiveness is about empowering yourself, rather than empowering your past.

T. D. Jakes

Forgiveness is about empowering yourself, rather than empowering your past.

Tags: forgiveness, past, yourself, rather

We think that forgiveness is weakness, but it's absolutely not it takes a very strong person to forgive.

T. D. Jakes

We think that forgiveness is weakness, but it's absolutely not it takes a very strong person to forgive.

Tags: forgiveness, strong, forgive, weakness

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.

T. D. Jakes

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.

Tags: forgiveness, gift, yourself, step

If you learn how to forgive others for not being strong, then people can learn how to forgive you for your own issues.

T. D. Jakes

If you learn how to forgive others for not being strong, then people can learn how to forgive you for your own issues.

Tags: strong, forgive, people

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 upo...

T. D. Jakes

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 upo...

Tags: amazing, death, music, generation

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.

T. D. Jakes

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.

Tags: experience, learning, success

Resist your fear fear will never lead to you a positive end. Go for your faith and what you believe.

T. D. Jakes

Resist your fear fear will never lead to you a positive end. Go for your faith and what you believe.

Tags: faith, fear, positive, believe

I think that my preaching style and many of my ideas and ideals about faith are based in both Pentecostal and Baptist background.

T. D. Jakes

I think that my preaching style and many of my ideas and ideals about faith are based in both Pentecostal and Baptist background.

Tags: faith

We cannot embrace God's forgiveness if we are so busy clinging to past wounds and nursing old grudges.

T. D. Jakes

We cannot embrace God's forgiveness if we are so busy clinging to past wounds and nursing old grudges.

Tags: forgiveness, past, busy

I think it is important that we rebuild an atmosphere of forgiveness and civility in every aspect of our lives.

T. D. Jakes

I think it is important that we rebuild an atmosphere of forgiveness and civility in every aspect of our lives.

Tags: forgiveness, important, think, civility

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.

T. D. Jakes

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.

Tags: politics, myself, me, people

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.

T. D. Jakes

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.

Tags: good, spiritual, men

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.

T. D. Jakes

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.

Tags: forgiveness, moments

When my father died, I had a real experience with Christ, a real conversion with Christ and I had it in a Oneness church.

T. D. Jakes

When my father died, I had a real experience with Christ, a real conversion with Christ and I had it in a Oneness church.

Tags: father, church, real