At the start of his sermon at the Hillsong Conference in Sydney, Australia, in 2013, popular televangelist and senior pastor of The Potter’s House, Bishop T.D. Jakes, praised Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston and his wife, Bobbie, for their hospitality and how well they had fed him during his time there.

“I want to thank Brian and Bobbie for their hospitality while you turn to that,” Jakes said as the audience searched for a scripture he referenced at the top of his sermon that year at Australia’s largest annual conference that attracts some 30,000 people.

“They have just been so good. He fed me so good today I had to repent,” Jakes quipped as the church erupted in laughter. “Glory to God. I can go on the strength of that meat for 40 days.”

According to the Christian Post, Not only did Jakes enjoy great food and hospitality during his time down under, but he also received handsome honorariums from Hillsong Church for speaking engagements there.

Jakes received the highest one-day honorarium — nearly $150,000 — when compared to a long list of celebrity preachers, including Joyce Meyer and Pastor Joel Osteen, for preaching at the Hillsong Conference in Sydney over eight years, according to a trove of financial documents from Hillsong Church first made public on March 9 by Andrew Wilkie, an independent member of the Australian Parliament.

The documents show in comprehensive detail how Hillsong Church spent the income it collected through its donations, tithes, music catalog, real estate and other business.

In a document titled, “Hillsong Conference (with One Days) Key cost Variances” covering the period 2005-2011, Hillsong Church paid Jakes an honorarium of $146,359 in 2010. That honorarium topped payouts for that year.

The list of payouts to other prominent Christian personalities includes $58,605 to Israel Haughton, $45,032 to Tim Hughes, $25,000 to Ed Young, $25,000 to Judah Smith, $25,000 to Andy Stanley and $10,000 to Nancy Beach.

The only other televangelist who ever got close to Jakes’ 2010 honorarium over the period was Joyce Meyer, who received an honorarium of $133,420 in 2008. Both Meyer and Jakes made multiple appearances at the annual Hillsong Conference, and each time they received $100,000 or more in honorarium payments.

The Christian Post reached out to Hillsong Church to ask if the payments went to the pastors directly or to their ministries. This piece will be updated once a response is received.

While T.D. Jakes Ministries did not respond to CP when asked for comment on the honorariums he received from Hillsong Church, Lori Potter, a spokesperson for Joyce Meyer Ministries, noted that Meyer did not receive the honorarium personally.