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The Mission Is the SAME The mission is THE SAME. The message is THE CROSS. The audience is THE WORLD. For station listings, program schedules, or to watch SBN, go to www.sonlifetv.com. Ordering information United States Canada P.O. Box 262550 P.O. Box 1020 Baton Rouge, LA 70826-2550 Niagara Falls, ON L2E 6V9 1.800.288.8350 1.866.269.0109 Australia Toll free International United Kingdom Toll free 1.800.372098 +001.225.768.3500 0808.234.4941 www.shopjsm.org Table Of Contents WE ARE happy to present to you THE EXPOSITOR’S STUDY BIBLES ...................... 2 the 2021 gift catalog for Jimmy Signature Edition .................................................... 4 Swaggart Ministries. Regular Edition ....................................................... 4 Crossfire Edition ...................................................... 4 All of the material offered in this Ladies’ Edition ........................................................ 4 Giant Print Edition .................................................. 5 catalog is, we believe, some of Spanish Edition ....................................................... 5 the finest in the world, and we Portuguese Edition ................................................. 5 believe that it will bless you and Russian Edition ........................................................ 6 enhance your walk with the Lord. English New Testament .......................................... 6 Spanish New Testament ......................................... 6 At Jimmy Swaggart Ministries, MUSIC .................................................................... 7 we do our best to offer you the Jimmy Swaggart Music CDs ................................... 8 highest quality of every Bible, Family Worship Center Music CDs ......................... 17 book, CD, and DVD that we Spanish Music CD ................................................... 20 produce while keeping costs as Music CD/DVD Combos ......................................... 20 low as we possibly can. PREACHING/TEACHING ...................................... 25 Donnie Swaggart Preaching CD/DVD Combos ...... 26 You will find that our materials Gabriel Swaggart Preaching CD/DVD Combos ..... 27 are heavily freighted with the Donnie Swaggart Teaching DVDs ........................... 29 message of cross, which the Frances Swaggart Teaching DVDs .......................... 31 Lord—in His grace, love, and David Borg Teaching CDs ....................................... 32 mercy—saw fit to reveal to me Bob Cornell Teaching CDs ...................................... 32 in 1997. It is the same message Loren Larson Teaching CD ...................................... 32 that was given to the apostle Paul nearly 2,000 years ago, BOOKS ................................................................... 33 and it has revolutionized my life and this ministry. The modern Jimmy Swaggart ..................................................... 34 church little understands the cross of Christ—at least as it Donnie Swaggart .................................................... 43 refers to sanctification—which is why this teaching is so vital Gabriel Swaggart .................................................... 43 to the growth and victory of believers today. Songbooks .............................................................. 43 Study Guides .......................................................... 44 Devotionals ............................................................. 44 This year, which is, incidentally, our 65th year of ministry, we are able to offer you the largest number of new products CHILDREN’S PRODUCTS ...................................... 45 that we have produced in years, and we give the Lord all of COMMENTARIES .................................................. 47 the praise and all of the glory for that. Each and every one of SONG INDEX ........................................................ 48 our books, CDs, DVDs, and of course, The Expositor’s Study Bibles, make excellent gifts that are not only enjoyable, but also help people understand the Word of God better, which is valuable indeed. PLEASE NOTICE: To process your order quickly, let me encourage you to call On all items in this catalog, please add USPS postage, toll free 1-800-288-8350 (U.S.); 1-866-269-0109 (CN); 1-800- shipping, and handling. For regular shipping, please 372098 (AU); or 0808-234-4941 (UK); all other countries, allow 7-10 business days for delivery. +001-225-768-3500. Locally please call (225) 768-3500 (U.S.) UNITED STATES: or (905) 356-1079 (CN) and place your order on credit card. If • For FedEx: Please see the order form in the center of you prefer, you may use the handy order form in the center of the catalog. Optional FedEx Ground shipping please this catalog. You can also order online at www.shopjsm.org. allow 3-5 business days (see the order form for amount). For FedEx overnight / 2-day delivery, please contact our office. We pray God’s richest and continued blessings upon you CANADA and yours, : • For faster delivery, please see the order form in the center of the catalog. INTERNATIONAL: • Customers are responsible for any additional duties, customs, or international fees. Jimmy Swaggart About The Expositor’s Study Bible Evangelist Jimmy Swaggart is the author of the notes the meaning. All Scripture text inside the ESB is typeset of The Expositor’s Study Bible (ESB). To date, the ESB in black, making the Word of God stand out against has been translated from its original English version the red expository notes that complement nearly every into Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Chinese—with verse. This user-friendly format seems to please readers French and German versions coming soon—and has who appreciate the in-depth commentary so visually sold some 4.5 million copies. close to the sacred text. In the 1990s, the Lord impressed upon Brother Swaggart Since the primary goal of this project was to help to produce a study Bible that would be easy for explain the Scriptures, the word expositor was chosen preachers and laypeople alike to read and understand. for its title. Each expository note draws from six In the latter part of that decade (1997), the Lord revealed decades of Brother Swaggart’s personal Bible study to him the message of the cross, which revolutionized and the insights he’s collected from some of the finest the evangelist’s life and ministry. As understanding of Hebrew and Greek scholars in the world. According to “Jesus Christ and Him crucified” continued to unfold, the evangelist, this single resource, which is just under Brother Swaggart knew this message would serve as the 2,500 pages, gives readers the opportunity to gain a cornerstone for the study Bible he had been instructed deeper understanding of the Word of God in a way that by the Lord to produce. It would, as well, serve as the the Holy Spirit desires. cornerstone for his worldwide ministry. The Expositor’s Study Bible comes in English, Spanish, The biblical text in the English, Portuguese, Russian, Portuguese, and Russian. As you will see in the catalog, and Spanish ESB is the King James Version, which is the Bible comes in several different designs, but the believed to be the most accurate translation of the difference is basically the cover. The text and the notes original Scriptures. However, to make the Old English are identical in all of the Bibles. ESB formats are also text easier to read, some Elizabethan words, such as available for iPad, Sony Reader, Barnes & Noble Nook, “ye” and “hast,” have been replaced with their present- and Amazon Kindle. day counterparts (“you,” “have,” etc.) without changing 2 2021 GIFT CATALOG FOR FAST & EASY ORDERING CALL TOLL FREE: U.S. 1-800-288-8350 • CN 1-866-269-0109 A Note From Genesis Easy to understand Brother Swaggart ... My commentary notes are in red, I personally and firmly believe that this making it very easy Bible, The Expositor’s Study Bible (King James to read Version), which is different than any other study Bible ever produced, is going to be the Easy to read most helpful instrument ever placed in the hands of believers to help them more clearly understand the Bible. I realize that is quite a statement, but I believe it to be true. I also User-friendly believe that you are going to think the exact same thing, once you get your own copy. The actual Scripture The Direction Of The Lord is in black The Lord began to deal with me about producing a Bible of this nature; however, He didn’t really tell me how it was to be done, With all the help just that it was to be done. given, and I speak Then, in 1997, when the Lord began to of the abbreviated open up to me the revelation of the cross, commentary notes, the burden intensified. Looking back, I now I think you will know why. see more clearly Without the revelation of the cross, any the message of Bible that we would produce would be no the cross and the different from all the others on the market. manner in which But with the revelation of the cross, the en- the Scriptures tirety of the gospel is set out in such a way bring it out. as to be unmistakable. In other words, the cross makes the gospel crystal clear. In fact, the words cross and gospel basically pertain to the same thing. I believe that our notes, and How This Bible Was Developed especially the manner in which Most of the study Bibles I had seen had they have been the Bible notes at the bottom of the page. placed, immediately One or two had the notes at the side of the after the phrase or page, and some few had the notes in the back word, will
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