A BONUS FOR YOU! In the month of April, for any order you make for more than $50, you will also receive a complimentary CD or DVD, of the ministry's choice , while supplies last. Use Bonus Offer Code: 042021B THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG – SEASON 3 (15-725) THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG – SEASON 4 (15-726) No matter how old the lyrics, there are certain hymns that can take believers In the church, there are anthems we sing, and we know their opening back to that place where they first saw the light—at the cross of Christ. lines by heart: Amazing grace, On a hill far away, Rock of Ages cleft for In Season 3 of this DVD series, The Story Behind the Song, Evangelist me. But who were these saints that penned the lines connecting sinners Donnie Swaggart shares the history of special hymns—songs the Holy Spirit to salvation and hopelessness to hope in Christ? In Season 4 of this DVD whispered into the ears of saints to print and proclaim as a composition of series, The Story Behind the Song, Evangelist Donnie Swaggart tells us God’s divine love, forgiveness, and hope. their names and why they were moved to write songs about the Savior. EPISODES: EPISODES: 1. How Great Thou Art (Kim Coleman & Randy Knaps) 1. Jesus Loves Me (Brian Haney & Martha Borg) 2. In The Garden (Martha Borg) 2. Sometimes Alleluia (Jimmy Swaggart) 3. Just As I Am (Joseph Larson) 3. Here Is Love (Robin Herd) 4. A Mighty Fortress In Our God (Robin Herd) 4. Where No One Stands Alone (Jimmy Swaggart) 5. His Voice (Jimmy Swaggart) 5. Great Is Thy Faithfulness (Kim Coleman) 6. Nearer My God To Thee (Darrell Winn) 6. Let Me Thank You Again (Jimmy Swaggart) 7. O Lord You’re Beautiful (Grace Brumley) 7. Wonderful Words Of Life (Joseph Larson) 8. The Anchor Holds (Jimmy Swaggart) 8. Softly And Tenderly (Grace Brumley) DONNIE YOUR PRICE FOR EACH SWAGGART $ TEACHING DVDs PLUS SHIPPING20 & HANDLING All prices in The Evangelist are valid through April 30, 2021. For Fast & Easy Ordering Call Toll Free: 1.800.288.8350 (US) | 1.866.269.0109 (CN) or Visit Our Website at www.jsm.org Contents APRIL 2021 | Vol. 55 | No. 4 FEATURES The Conspiracy, Part I ................4 I Believe In Nothing ................42 By Jimmy Swaggart By Mike Muzzerall Q&A With Sister Swaggart ......10 Depression, Part IV ...................44 ON THE COVER By Frances Swaggart By Dave Smith He is risen! The Lord Will Do From Me To You ......................46 Great Things ............................16 By Jimmy Swaggart By Donnie Swaggart The Fruit Of Sin And Righteousness, Part III .............20 DEPARTMENTS By Gabriel Swaggart SonLife Radio Stations 7 Stories, Scriptures, SonLife Radio & SBN Network And Thoughts About Programming & TV Stations 24 Heaven, Part II ..........................36 By Dr. Don Paul Gray Letters From The Audience 34 Seasons Of Change ..................38 JSM Ministers’ Schedule 50 By Loren Larson Hebraic Roots EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Jimmy Swaggart Movement, Part III ....................40 EDITOR Donnie Swaggart By John Rosenstern GRAPHIC DESIGN Ben Renda PHOTOGRAPHY Jaime Tracy, Adele Bertoni, Brooke Simon ART DIRECTOR Liz Smith CREATIVE DIRECTOR Christian Daigle “The one thing that stands sure in this life is that all things change. It seems that God must move us out of the old before He can present to us something new.” See article on page 38 PRODUCT WARRANTY Jimmy Swaggart Ministries warrants all products for 60 days after the product is received. As well, all CDs, DVDs, and other recorded media must be in the original plastic wrap in order to receive a refund. Opened items may only be returned if defective, and then only exchanged for the same product. Jimmy Swaggart Ministries strives to provide the highest quality products and service to our customers. Visit our website at: www.jsm.org or email us, our U.S. office address is: [email protected], our Canada office address is: [email protected]. Jimmy Swaggart Ministries: P.O. Box 262550, Baton Rouge, LA 70826-2550 | PRAYER 225.768.7000 | MAIN 225.768.8300 | ORDERS & DONATIONS 1.800.288.8350 www.jsm.org THE EVANGELIST APRIL 2021 3 THE MESSAGE OF THE CROSS The Conspiracy Part I FROM THE BOOK, JOSEPH, BY JIMMY SWAGGART “And a certain man found him (found Joseph), and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What do you seek? And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray you, where they feed their flocks. And the man said, They are departed from here; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan. And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to kill him.” —GENESIS 37:15-18 4 APRIL 2021 THE EVANGELIST LITTLE DID JACOB realize that his by a wicked world, yet the Father sent sending Joseph to his brothers would in- Him out of His bosom to visit us in great stigate a time of sorrow of unparalleled humility and love. He came from Heav- proportions. It would break his heart to en to earth to seek and save us, and that such an extent that, in fact, there are no despite our hatred toward Him. words that could adequately describe, at least properly, what Joseph’s brothers did Christ In The Actions Of Joseph to him and, thereby, to their aged father He came to His own, and His own not Jacob. only received Him not, but consulted Such is sin. It has no heart. It truly saying, “This is the Heir, come, let us kill steals, kills, and destroys. Him; crucify Him, crucify Him!” This He The sons of Jacob were guilty of murder, submitted to in pursuance of His design for their hatred fostered such. The Scrip- to redeem and save us. ture plainly says that “whosoever hates his As we go forward in this narrative, we brother is a murderer” (I John 3:15), and will see Christ in the actions of Joseph this even though the deed itself may not set out perfectly before us. As such, we be carried out. must learn what the Holy Spirit is telling The sons of Jacob hated their brother us through the life of this man. because their father loved him. Joseph Dothan was about 12 miles north of was a type of Christ, for though He was Shechem, with Shechem being about 50 the beloved Son of His Father and hated miles north of Hebron. So, Joseph would www.jsm.org THE EVANGELIST APRIL 2021 5 The Priceless Corner We have set aside this corner of The Evangelist to show God’s plan of salvation. If you are unsure where you will go when you die, please listen to what God has said in His Word: 1. GOD LOVES YOU! have to walk more than 60 miles to find his brothers. “For God so loved the world, that he gave His only begotten Son, Even before he arrived there, that is, when they saw him coming, they con- that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life” (John 3:16). spired to kill him. It was thus so with Christ as well. When He was born, Herod 2. MAN IS A SINNER, AND SIN HAS SEPARATED HIM sought to kill Him (Matt. 2). FROM GOD “For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not” (Eccl. 7:20). Shechem? “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God” (Rom. 3:23). If it is to be remembered, Shechem is the place where Simeon and Levi killed 3. JESUS CHRIST IS THE ONLY REMEDY FOR SIN all the men of that small town because their sister Dinah had been raped. “For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, Some period of time had now passed, but the greater reason that the brothers that He might bring us to God ...” (I Peter 3:18). were not fearful of reprisal is probably due to their great strength. “Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved” That Jacob would have to send a part of his herds so far away as to Shechem — a (Acts 4:12). distance of some fifty miles or more — tells us how large these herds were and, 4. YOU MUST RECEIVE JESUS CHRIST AS YOUR PERSONAL LORD AND SAVIOR therefore, the power of Jacob. There is a possibility that there was quite a num- Jesus calls this experience the new birth. He told Nicodemus: ber of other men with the brothers at that time and, no doubt, were actually “Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God” (John 3:3). serving in their employ, which would have made this group powerful indeed. We invite you now to receive the Lord Jesus Christ as your per- sonal Savior. “But as many as received Him, to them gave He pow- Reuben er to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His Name” (John 1:12). “And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer comes. Come now there- WE BELIEVE: fore, and let us kill him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil • The Bible is the inspired and only infallible and authoritative writ- beast has devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.