![]() Ten years later, everywhere Swaggart looks, his eyes see the damage caused by his indiscretion in a New Orleans motel room. The tears resemble those that fell from Swaggart's face in 1988, when the televangelist, caught with a prostitute, told his congregation, "I have sinned, my Lord." "I know we have sinned, but Jesus, please, please help him." ![]() "Jesus will heal you because he can heal you," says Swaggart, weeping again. And he lays hands on a partially paralyzed young man. Seven times, he abruptly breaks into tears. ![]() "Praise Jesus!" he says, launching a spellbinding two-hour sermon, which he interrupts twice to record 30-second promotional spots for the TV version. Jimmy Swaggart plays a scale on his grand piano and slides off the bench to grab the microphone. ![]() `I HAVE SINNED, my Lord.' A decade after he was caught with a prostitute, the televangelist has lost much of his flock and financial empire.īATON ROUGE, La. ![]()
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