The first major revival I ever preached was in a Baptist church in Ladonia, Texas. I knew I'd reached the big time when I preached in a place like Ladonia. At that time, 809 happy people welcomed you to that city when you drove in. I'd never been there before, so I...

"Do you boys love God?" my pastor would ask us, getting us pumped up to go out witnessing. I was only a young Christian at that time, and he was a radical 59-year-old pastor. He would look at a group of five of us and ask, "You all got the fire to preach?" "Yeah!"...

I was sleeping at someone else's house while I was on the road preaching another time, and these people slept in total darkness. That man told me that his family didn't like any light coming through the windows at all when they slept. "Brother Jesse," he asked me,...

Finish this sentence: Jesus said, in my Father's house there are many... a) Mansions b) Trailers I've been to heaven. I know some people don't believe it, but I really don't care. It happened. God sent an angel and that angel escorted me there in 1988. I was there...

God speaks to your spirit through an inner witness. Do you know what I mean by an inner witness? Well, let me give you a prime example of something that happened to me years ago. I got up one morning, and everything was going well in my life. My personal life was...

Before Jesus became a part of my life, I drank a lot. I'd down a bottle of whiskey every day as part of my normal routine. My two favorites were scotch and tequila. I put tequila in my breakfast cereal with the milk in the morning, and most days I probably ate more...

I gather you realize by now I have many airplane stories because I fly so much. I probably fly 300,000 to 350,000 miles a year preaching the gospel. Spending that much time on airplanes gives me great opportunities to be a witness for Jesus. I usually get the...

I once went hunting in Colorado with 12 of the biggest sinners you've ever seen. Some of you may say, "Why didn't you just go hunting with 12 Christians?" But I didn't want to go hunting with Christians. I didn't want to go on a Christian hunting trip. I wanted to...

As a kid, I remember my grandpa telling me, "Now, I know your mom and dad are into religion, but boy, if a man gets in your face, knock him down and repent later. Bust him in the head if he messes with you." My grandpa used to tell me that. He would say, "Look,...

Many years ago I was ministering in a small community church. It was a Tuesday night, and the sanctuary was packed. They were a pretty starchy group who were taught not to believe anything too "charismatic." As the praise and worship ended, I got up to the pulpit,...

My wife has always kept her words pure, even when I wasn't saved. Back when we first got married, we were both heathens, but within three years, Cathy was born again and the only Christian in our marriage. I was still a heathen, and she thought everything I did was...

I haven't always slept in luxury rooms while on the road preaching. In fact, when I first got into the traveling ministry, I slept wherever there was an opening. Sometimes it was a blessing, and other times it wasn't. For example, I had a preacher tell me he wanted...