Since then, he has sold more than 17 million recordings. Reverend Swaggart’s first album, Some Golden Daybreak, was released in 1958 and became an immediate favorite. Along with the talent that God did give him to play the piano, Reverend Swaggart believes the Lord also gave him an understanding of what the Holy Spirit wants regarding praise and worship-a perception demonstrated throughout his music ministry. Instead, he promised the Lord that if He would give him the talent to play the piano, Jimmy would never use it in the ways of the world-a promise he has kept to this day. But unlike his cousins, Reverend Swaggart did not rely on natural ability.
And two of Reverend Swaggart’s cousins rose to fame in the music industry-rock ’n roll legend Jerry Lee Lewis and country music superstar Mickey Gilley. During the Great Depression, they were able to earn a few precious dollars by playing the fiddle and guitar at dances. Musical ability runs in the Swaggart family. He spent hours reading the Bible, praying, and, after a certain revival meeting, decided to ask God for the talent to play the piano. After a dramatic salvation experience at the age of eight, young Swaggart felt the call of God on his life. Jimmy Lee Swaggart was born March 15, 1935, in Ferriday, Louisiana to parents W.L.
Swaggart launched into full-time ministry in 1955 until now, where he preaches to a worldwide audience through his SonLife Broadcasting Network, the number of people who have heard him minister live and on television is incalculable. The Reverend Jimmy Swaggart has preached the gospel of Jesus Christ on television longer than any other American evangelist in history. Click logo above to go to Jimmy Swaggart's
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