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Jesse Duplantis, minister of the Gospel, motivational speaker, television personality, and best-selling author, has been in full-time ministry since 1976 and is the founder of Jesse Duplantis Ministries, located in the Greater New Orleans area of south Louisiana in the United States of America. With over four decades of sharing his unique blend of humor and faith around the world, generations of believers have been inspired by his messages and countless numbers have come to know Jesus Christ as Savior through his ministry.

Known for his unflinching, status-quo-breaking messages and humorous take on experiences in the life of the believer, Jesse continues to draw large audiences of believers through social media, television, and meetings held around the world. With speaking engagements booked years in advance, Jesse Duplantis continues to keep an intense traveling schedule, flying throughout the United States and the world preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ. With no booking agents pursuing meetings for him and no set fees imposed upon churches for speaking engagements, Jesse chooses his outreach meetings based on the same two criteria he always has: invitations that come in and prayer over each one. This uncommon way of scheduling in today’s world means Jesse’s many followers may find him speaking in some of the largest churches and venues in America and the world, as well as a great many small and growing congregations, too. No church is too big or small for the Holy Spirit, as he says.

Side by side with his wife Cathy Duplantis, the co-founder and chief of staff of Jesse Duplantis Ministries and the senior pastor of Covenant Church in Destrehan, Louisiana, Jesse continues to fulfill his life’s calling by daily taking up the Great Commission of Jesus Christ: “Go ye into all the world, and preach the Gospel to every creature” (Mark 16:15). Through social media, television broadcasts, books, and other ministry products, as well as through many evangelistic meetings, the JDM website, the JDM app, and Voice of the Covenant magazine, Jesse Duplantis continues to see growth in his ministry and expand each year while maintaining his roots. Jesus is the center of his life. The salvation of lost people and the growth of believers is the purpose of his ministry. And for both he and his wife, every day is another day to “Reach People and Change Lives, One Soul at a Time.”

Angels in the Choir Loft

Angels in the Choir Loft

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,...

Words of Destiny

Words of Destiny

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...

Wet Pajamas

Wet Pajamas

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...

How God Changed My Life

How God Changed My Life

As you might have heard me say in some of my sermons, I was a rock musician in the late sixties and early seventies with a serious addiction to alcohol and drugs. I drank a bottle of whiskey every day - not for fun but just to start my day out. I'd do so many drugs...

Don’t Blame God

Don’t Blame God

Continued from: "You've Got the Power"At the end of the day, you don’t know what’s in people’s hearts. They could be going to church for decades and have faith to believe God for everyone else to be healed. But when it comes to them, they may have become weary....

You’ve Got The Power!

You’ve Got The Power!

You can’t have a testimony until you have a test. You can’t have a victory until a battle is fought. God’s “too much” nature is activated by faith. If you’ve got faith then you’ve got the ability to change physical things. And that is the power! Both in the...

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