Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. (2022)

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Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. (2022)

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Every woman is not built for

the great responsibility

of being a first lady.

Lee-Curtis and I...

we're just gonna get

to the other side.

Always, we're gonna get

to the other side.

You know...

Have you ever seen a rat

go from the inside of a house

to the outside of a house?

They chew through.

So we're-we're gonna gnaw

through the hardest parts.

I mean, not that

we're rats, obviously,

but just that tenacity.

So that's good. You can cut.

Now, ever since

I can remember

I been poppin' my collar

Poppin', poppin' my collar,

poppin', poppin' my collar

Now, ever since

I can remember

I been workin' these hos

And they better put my money

in my hand, in my hand

Now, ever since

I can remember

I been poppin' my collar

Poppin',

poppin' my collar...

God favors those who favor him,

both spiritually and physically.

I mean, check me out.

Don't it look like

I been favoring the Lord?

Pastor Lee-Curtis Childs

and wife

First Lady Trinitie Childs

together have donated

enough money

to pay off the entire debt

of the county.-Praise Jesus!

God loves those who worship him.

You know that Rolls-Royce

out there in the parking lot?

I didn't buy that.

The helicopter?

It's not really mine, no.

All of these wonderful things

are because I worked hard

and invested in God!

Pastor

Lee-Curtis Childs is letting

both the mayor and the governor

host their fundraisers

at his megachurch.

The new learning center

at Wander to Greater Paths

Baptist Church

helmed by First Lady Trinitie

Childs promises to bring

quality education

to underserved communities.

I love my faithful daughters

and my spiritual sons!

And I am devoted to y'all.

Every last one of you.

And with that same devotion,

you, too, can be prosperous.

You, too, can be blessed!

Amen!

Pastor Childs!

Pastor Childs,

are the allegations true?

- Sir!

- No comment.

First Lady,

do you have any comment?

A little space, please.

Thank you very much.

First Lady Childs,

will you stay?

Maybe I should

dip into the Old Testament

a bit more.

Mm. Mm-hmm.

I like some of

the Old Testament.

It's got rigor.

Could be good for our new look.

Straddling the new and the old.

I could perfect

a good powerful straddle,

don't you think?

Uh, baby.

Uh, scraping.

That's Memaw's china.

Something on your mind?

Mm.

We just have a big day

ahead of us, that's all.

It's about the cameras.

And you're nervous.

- Don't be.

- It's just making sure

that this doesn't end up

poorly for us.

Anita Bonet is

a renowned filmmaker.

- I've never heard of her.

- Come on, now.

She done won awards.

Be all up and through

them film festivals.

Okay. Well...

This is gonna chronicle

the ultimate comeback.

This Easter is our revival.

Our renaissance.

We winners, baby.

You married a winner.

And that's all I intend to do.

Hey, I'm Rocky up in this fight.

Rocky didn't win.

How's that, now?

Well, he-he went the distance,

you know, the whole 15 rounds

against Apollo Creed,

but he didn't...

he didn't actually win.

All right.

But he did win in Rocky II.

Lord, baby, how many times

I got to tell you?

Get past the first movie.

That one's all setup!

Lord have mercy.

Jesus, they're here.

Mm.

Mm.

We're doing this.

Showtime.

This has

been our place of ministry for,

whew, well,

almost nine years now.

You know, we-we started out

small but just grew like weeds.

- Didn't it, hon?

- Sure did.

And before long,

we had all this.

That's all through the

blessings of the Lord, though.

26,000 members

every single Sunday!

It was a sight to see.

Mm-hmm. Yes, it was.

Now, I'm telling y'all,

you should have seen this place

when it was jumping.

Course, it hasn't looked like

that for a while, obviously.

No. No.

But we gonna get that all back.

Oh, yeah, we will.

Have this place looking all...

Oh.

- Shit. Shit!

- Oh. Oh, boy.

- Oh, my goodness.

- Now, how in the good Lord's

lush green earth is anybody

supposed to take me... -Okay.

And the resurrection

of my church seriously if I...

- It... Yes.

- These are Fianos!

Those are... that's an Italian brand.

- Sorry.

- So...

- Uh, we can edit around that,

- right, Anita?

- Yeah.

- Can she hear?

- I don't know.

Anita!

Ah. That's right.

Y'all the fly-on-the-walls type?

They're not gonna talk back

to you, baby.

That's not how they do this.

Okay.

Y'all got to excuse

my unholy language back there.

- Yes, yes.

- I just...

Yes. I would've got mad at that, too.

- Whoo.

Even, uh, Jesus lost it

in the temple that day.

It probably was gum

in the temple, too.

Okay, strength of the Lord.

Won't he do it?

- All the time.

- Won't he do it?

All the time.

Oh. Okay.

Uh, over there is

our creative arts center.

They ain't ready. Come on.

That's where our world-renowned

dance ministries rehearse.

We got hip-hop.

We got ribbon twirling.

- Miming.

- Right in there.

Now, have y'all ever seen

praise miming?

'Cause we do it all the time

here, right, Trin?

- Uh-oh.

- Ooh, boy!

Uh, y'all l-look

at the railings?

You know, we like to keep

a few options here

on the church's campus.

Never know when you're

gonna need something. -Yeah.

This one time, a White House

correspondent stopped by...

Oh. -...and I had on

something fantastic.

- Yes. Yeah.

- It was a pinstripe.

But...

do pinstripes evoke

matters of state? No, no.

Luckily, we had all this here

to switch it up.

- Mm-hmm.

- And this is just as important

- as any White House visit.

- Yeah, yeah.

- All right?

- Ab... Yeah, absolutely.

So, uh, what are you

thinking, hon?

What is calling you

for our first Sunday back?

None of these.

- Mm-mm. Nothing in here.

- No?

See, our first Sunday back

is Easter Sunday,

- and that... right?

- Yeah, yeah.

That deserves something special.

Something new.

- Uh, yeah.

- Yeah.

- You-you sure? Nothing in here?

- May I?

I'm gonna tell you what I'm thinking.

- Oh. Okay.

I'm thinking Prada.

- Right?

- Mm.

There is...

I'm t... I'm telling you,

there is just something about

a pastor in Prada.

It just... it gives you chills.

Well, I have been blessed

with some beautiful Prada.

What you think?

- Uh, purple Prada?

- Hmm. I like the color.

You know what?

We don't want to go

too extravagant.

Yeah, we want people

to really see us,

look deep into our souls,

and I don't think you quite

get there with the purple.

This is nice, too.

Y'all can get...

- That's cute!

- Yeah, it's real cute.

- Oh, my goodness. I like it.

- I like it. I like it.

- I like that, too. I like it.

- I like that. Come on, now.

- Oh, you got the peach Prada.

- I got the peach Prada.

- The periwinkle Prada.

- The periwinkle Prada.

- The pearl Prada.

- Pearl Prada. We got a...

Lord have mercy.

I got a pearl...

Look at him. Look at him!

Some

people think it's excessive.

My old deacon board.

They get so riled up about

some of these divine additions.

And it just got, uh...

unmanageable.

I prayed on it, though.

And God eventually told me

to just be free.

See, the Lord revealed

unto Lee-Curtis that deacons,

well, they just... they didn't

work for our ministry.

- Mm, you know what he told me?

- Hmm.

He told me that I needed to be

rid of such an ungodly

governmental structure.

Yeah, yeah.

That-that was a quote, too.

Because what good are disciples

if they are undisciplined?

It's not to worry, though.

It's, uh, just

a slight unpleasantness.

All a thing of the past.

And now look.

Now we've been blessed

with an indoor fountain.

- Yeah.

- Baby.

Baby, go turn the fountain on for me.

- Oh. Yes.

Sorry. Excuse me.

- Wait till you see it.

- Here we go. Here we go.

Mm.

Mm.

What you think? Come here.

Mm.

- Give them the finger.

- Okay.

- Bang.

- Oh, right here.

- Smile. Smile.

- Mm-hmm. Okay.

All right,

caller, you're on the air

with LT and Jamila

here on WRX 104.

And we're about to get into

this whole Wander to

Greater Paths situation.

What are some of your thoughts?

I mean, I'm really

hoping they open back up.

Pastor Childs and his sermons

were the reason

I got my shit together

and stopped running numbers and

dedicated my life to Christ.

Ooh, and if they looking

to put folks in the movie,

I just want to say

that I act and sing.

I do hair. I could do...

Prominent megachurch pastor

Lee-Curtis Childs faces

allegations of

sexual misconduct.

He maintains that

all the allegations

against him are false.

Criminal charges are not

a part of the discussion, but

a settlement is on the table,

with many speculating

the payoffs have begun.

n*gg*s keep shouting

"victim this, victim that."

Ain't no m*therf*cking victims.

Y'all tell me.

The pastor break the law?

No? A'ight, then.

As a result of the allegations,

Trinitie Childs, the first lady

of the Baptist church,

has been mum

but has stuck by her husband.

What I don't get is his wife.

How could she not know?

How could she stand

being with a man like that?

Ugh. Just makes my skin crawl.

Please.

A little space. Thank you.

Do you have any comment?

No comment?

Although we're both pastors

at Heaven's House,

the Pastor and First Lady Childs

have been a huge inspiration

for us,

as up-and-coming

church leaders, of course.

But also as-as a couple

covered under the Lord.

- It's just...

- Uh...

It's so sticky.

- So sticky.

- This situation.

But we only pray for the best

- for everyone involved.

- Mm-hmm.

And prayer works, y'all.

When all this was

first going down,

I prayed that

the first lady would

un-file those divorce papers

she served the pastor.

And look what the Lord did.

Kept those two beautiful souls

together.

That is a silver lining

if ever there was one.

That and

our congregation growth.

Now, not that we wish

anyone's downfall... -No.

But the fact that these

souls had another church home

to go to

for the good Word of God,

- that is also a blessing.

- Amen.

'Cause we want to help heal

this community. -

- Right?

- Yes.

And-and I just hope

that the Lord will see everyone

through this, uh, absolute

landfill of a circumstance.

- We could only hope...

- Mm.

To achieve

that sanctified success

that Wander

to Greater Paths has.

One of these days, huh?

One of these days, huh?

One of these days

- One of these days

- One of these days

- One of these days

- One of these days

Hey, did-did y'all find,

um, parking okay?

'Cause we had to add

a little, um,

overflow section

to the parking lot recently.

You did?

Okay. All right. Wonderful.

- One of these days

- One of these days.

Um...

let me tell you something

about the devil.

He'll creep up on you

and just crawl his way into

your life and under your skin

like a...

roach under the floorboards.

He'll hold on tight, too.

Uh, look.

Look.

- We've prayed. Okay?

- We have.

We-we-we are past this stage

in our lives now.

Now we are here.

- Right here.

- Yes.

And, uh, ready

to get back to just

- doing good Christian work.

- Mm.

Anyways, so we got

some good people outside

waiting to come in and meet y'all.

- Yeah.

They are...

our real followers.

- Yeah.

- Mm-hmm.

They stuck by us.

Even with all the awfulness

- that-that folks was conjuring.

- Yeah.

And they're gonna be

sanctified witnesses

to what you all

are about to see.

Oh, we're here

because we want to be.

When I was coming up

through the church,

you didn't just up and leave

your place of worship

because of any old thing.

Mm-mm.

Besides, wasn't nothing

even confirmed.

I bet this whole talk

of a settlement

is just to get the thing

good and over with.

I don't think that you're posing

the right questions here,

my beautiful sister.

When will we,

as a Christian culture,

realize that

we got it all wrong?

Pastor Childs is just

ahead of his time.

He's a visionary.

Well, little Aria here

only likes a few things.

That's paintball g*ns,

real g*ns, church

and that TV show

where the little animals talk

in the high-pitched voices.

Once you weigh everything out,

church was the least taxing,

so we try to do it

as much as we can.

Don't we, little Aria?

Come back down here.

Now, let me tell you something.

The church I came up at

when I was a little girl,

the musical director

was found out

to be in one of

those sex groups.

You know, those, um, um...

- Orgies.

- Uh, yup. Mm-hmm.

And-and not just

the regular ones.

Had him crawling round

on all fours,

pretending he was

a horse and such.

You know what the elders did?

They kept him.

His service had done

more for our church

than just any old discretions

could soil.

Pastor Childs' word saves folks.

And you don't just go

replacing somebody

with the spirit of the Lord

in him like that.

A lot of the former

WTGP members ran right on over

to Heaven's House

with Pastor and Pastor Sumpter.

- I just don't think...

- Excuse me?

The, uh, Sumpters, did you say?

He has so much love.

It's just about written in the

Bible that he should spread it

as far and wide as he can.

Now, to whom it spreads to...

well, that's gonna require

our deepest prayers.

But he'll get right.

I believe him.

You know what, let me just go

spruce myself up a bit,

then we can really get

this thing started off right.

Y'all just give me one moment.

Gonna get my good jacket.

Oh, my goodness.

Um, Anita, can we...

Can you cut for a sec?

I just want to clarify some

things before we...

before we get started,

just make sure

that we're working towards

the same goal.

Okay?

You know, it's, uh, well...

Lee-Curtis is working

so, so hard.

So hard.

And so am I, you know?

You-you...

You got to be strong

to be a first lady.

Smart. Uh...

Diligent. Uh, uh...

It's-it's real mental

and psychological gymnastics.

And, um...

well...

The pastor may be

the-the head and face

of a congregation, but...

the neck and-and the spine,

the-the...

the structure?

That is all the first lady.

And so...

I just need to make sure

that we are structurally sound.

Okay, Anita?

I-I... I need to know that

we're on the same team.

That we want to make

a great film because... -Hey.

Well, because that's what

we want to make. -Hey, hey.

Hey, hey, hey.

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.

Baby. Baby! Come on, now.

I already told you that

these are good people.

Yes. Yes. Yes.

They only care about

what the world cares about.

And what the world cares about

is a man of God

back and better than ever

as a new and improved preacher.

- Ain't that right, y'all?

- Mm-hmm.

Uh, so like I said...

we got some good people outside

waiting to come in

and meet y'all.

- Oh, boy.

- Mm-hmm.

You there.

Yeah, with

the big old microphone.

Come in closer, son.

- No, no, that's...

- It's okay.

- Closer. Come on, son.

- I think that's good.

Right there. -You gonna want

to hear all of this. All right?

Yeah. -They gonna want

to hear all of this.

Everybody can hear.

All right, everyone.

I've gathered you here today...

- Mm.

To culminate

the first day of my rebirth

the right way.

I am new.

Mm.

And I will submit my newness

right here in front of you

and in the eyes of the Lord.

But first...

you gonna see

what all the fuss is about.

- Showtime!

- Oh. Uh-oh.

Come here.

- No, no, no.

- No, no. I just...

I'm just trying to see

if I can get a rise out of her.

- No. No.

- Hey, now!

Today's word.

Restraint

in the name of the Lord.

Now, who here can name

an instance from the Bible

where the lack of restraint

was punished?

Little Aria, go ahead, baby.

Um, well, um,

in my last class, we, um,

learned about Adam and Eve.

And they were bad because

they didn't listen to God.

That's right, sweetheart.

Look at you making your way

in a grown-up service.

This little baby is right on it.

Mm. Did Eve show restraint,

little Aria?

No, Pastor Childs.

Did she ignore God's graces

and allow herself to be swayed

by temptation?

Yes, sir, Pastor Childs.

Yes, sir. -Ooh.

Women!

The "wo-man."

The birther of the original sin.

But you have the blessing

of restraint deep within you.

- Can I get an amen?

- Amen!

But

you're gonna need to suit up,

because the journey

to holy restraint is a battle.

- Right.

- And to win that battle,

you gonna need every tool

that you can think of. -Praise!

You gonna need

the sword of the Spirit

to cut through evil!

You gonna need the shield

of faith to keep the devil

from penetrating your soul!

But you got to bring yourself

to our Lord and Savior

in order to receive them.

Yes.

Are you ready

for your blessings, baby?

I want all my blessings!

Then come get 'em. Ooh.

Oh, Jesus!

Hallelujah.

Bless this child.

Praise you, Jesus.

I know he's all right

- Oh, yes, yes!

- Yes, God.

I know he's all right

- Thank you, Lord Jesus.

- Praise him, baby.

Yes, praise him.

Lord, God Almighty.

Yes, Lord! Yes, God!

Come on!

I love the theater.

Yes, Lord God.

Mm.

I feel you in me.

I feel you deep within me.

Hallelujah.

You know what you were

pushing me to be.

To be the best possible version

of myself that I can be.

You're pushing me

to be brand-new.

To be brand-new!

I have been

crucified with Christ,

and I no longer live.

But Christ lives in me.

The life I now live

in the body, I live by faith

- in the Son of God...

- Whoo.

It's chilly.

Who loved me

and gave himself for me.

Lord, we come to you

on this glorious day.

Allow us to stay strong

and know that when man falters,

- God stays steady and sure.

- Yes. Yes, God.

Buried with him

in the likeness of his death.

Raised with him in the likeness

of his resurrection

to walk in the newness of life.

Yes, Lord.

Yes, Jesus.

Oh, God. Yes. Yes, God.

- Hallelujah!

- Praise!

Saved...

Saved again.

- Hallelujah! Thank you.

- Hallelujah! -Praise!

Saved again!

Hear us, Lord. Thank you, Lord.

In Jesus's name we pray.

- "Ay-men!"

- "Ah-men!"

- Now, I thought we said...

- No.

No, no, no. No. Uh...

We agreed, remember?

We agreed that "ah-men"

was a little... -

No, but I just think we got to

keep up with the times. Right?

And all the people that's hot

and popping on the Internet,

- they say the "ay-men."

- Okay.

Remember,

we are on the same page.

- Yeah. Yes, we are.

- Okay? Right.

- Of course we are. Yeah.

- Yeah. Okay, okay.

Uh, Anita, we're gonna take

that last part, uh,

one more time, okay?

Everyone, we're gonna take

that last part one more time!

Okay.

In Jesus's name we pray.

- "Ay-men!"

- "Ah-men!"

Knuck if you buck, boy

- Crime Mob, ho

- Knuck if you buck, boy

- Knuck if you buck, boy

- Crime Mob, ho

Knuck if you buck, boy

- Knuck if you buck, boy

- Yeah

Knuck if you buck, boy

- Get around

- Knuck

It's going down

Yeah, well, I'm a gat totin'

p*stol holdin' n*gga

on yo' damn street

Stompin', jumpin', bumpin'

And we crunk

off in this damn thing

Throwin' them bows

up at these hos

They screamin',

they bleedin' from they nose

But when we start to swing

We make them n*gg*s

hit the flo'

Ain't no game

off in this thing

We be deep off in yo' party

Crime Mob n*gg*s

gettin' started

Ellenwood n*gg*s

is the hardest

So if a n*gga come and run

they mouth just like a ho

Punch 'em dead

up in his nose

And stomp his ass

down to the flo'

Yeah, we knuckin'

and buckin'

And ready to fight

I betcha

I'm-a throw them things

So haters best

to think twice

See, me, I ain't

nothin' nice -

And Crime Mob,

it ain't no stoppin'

They be like

S*ddam Hussein, Hitler

And Osama bin Laden

Now they steady g*n poppin'

and I am actin' a fool

I wish a hater

would get crunk

Up on this Crime Mob crew

Now enough is enough, boy

Rough and get stuffed, boy

Luck is a must, boy

Knuck if you buck, boy

Knuck if you buck, boy

Knuck if you buck...

Knuck if you buck, boy

Knuck if you buck, boy,

knuck if you buck, boy

Knuck if you buck,

boy, knuck...

They used to be so...

midsized.

So average.

I never noticed

how young they are.

Shit.

They gonna take everyone.

They gonna take 'em all.

I did feel the Lord

in your word today, Lee-Curtis.

- You love God?

- Yes.

Is he deep in your spirit, baby?

- Yes.

- Do you feel him?

I need to feel him.

Please let me feel him.

Wait. Wait, wait, wait.

- What? What?

- Wait.

I just...

I thought we were gonna...

You what? What?

Well, I just...

I thought we might,

we might try it

the regular way tonight.

- Yeah, okay. Okay. Come on.

- Okay. Yeah.

Come on.

Okay.

Oh, that's nice.

Right there. Oh, right there.

I'm there.

Yes. Right there.

- I'm there. I'm in there.

- Right there.

Wait.

Oh, I love you.

Are you, are you, are you,

are you all the way in?

- I'm there. I'm there.

- Are you...

It's just... I just got...

Well, just... hold on.

Just give me a second.

Okay. It's okay. Okay.

- Come on.

- All right.

- Can I help?

- Not yet.

Come on, please. Please.

Okay. Okay.

- Hey, uh...

- It's okay.

- Can we, um...

- Yeah?

Can you just, can you just

do the other thing?

Please, baby.

I-I really need you

to help me out here.

Yeah, baby.

Of course.

Thank you, God.

Y'all want to know

where God has really blessed me?

Where I'm the richest

and the most prosperous?

Not that I'm not

eternally grateful

for the jets and the cars

and the designer suits.

But where God has really

showed out his blessings

- is in my marriage...

- Uh-huh.

To my wonderful wife.

Now, I...

I have to be honest.

Marriage is hard.

It's work.

It is the only thing in my life

that I've been blessed with

that requires true energy

to sustain.

But it is, without a shadow

of a doubt, a blessing.

Yes!

Man is made for woman,

woman is made for man,

and it is a beautiful thing.

And it is written

and it's the Word of God.

Now, what is not beautiful

and what is not

made out of God's love

is the h*m* agenda.

It disregards,

it disrespects,

and it devalues the marriage

I work so hard for every day.

And not just mine.

Yours.

And yours.

And yours. And yours.

And yours.

Speak on it, Pastor!

It is man and woman

and marriage.

That is the only way

to prosperity.

And that is the only way

into the kingdom of God.

Take it from me.

I am the prophet

with the beautiful wife

and the gorgeous Bugatti.

So you just got to get it close

to the scalp,

like as tight as possible.

And then this beauty here

goes on like so.

And voil.

This the style

the church ladies like to get.

It's got to be slick

and laid to fit

all the adornments on top.

Because if there's one thing

those church ladies love,

it's a good hat.

We're gonna be all right...

Sanctuary!

In the church,

we have this saying:

"Come as you are."

But, you know, that-that's

mostly sentiment, of course.

Sure, you could just,

I guess, roll out of bed

and come praise the Lord

in your T-shirt and flip-flops,

I guess.

But we also have another saying:

"God don't like ugly."

Whoo!

Whoo-hoo-hoo!

Do you see this, Anita?

It's like a work of art.

Don't you think?

Oh, my God. What is...

Ooh.

What is this?

Mm.

Come here, Anita.

Go ahead. Touch this.

This is crystal beading

and spider silk.

A combination like this is...

it is holy and sexy all at once.

Imagine.

Wait a minute.

Isn't it the most remarkable

thing you've ever seen?

The first lady comes in here

a lot these days. Mm-hmm.

It's a rough spot to be in.

But, whoo, these men...

They'll do it to you,

won't they?

Chew you up, spit you out,

and then curse you

for not giving them

enough nutrients.

That woman deserves

every hat in the store.

Uh...

Would you just, uh...

would you excuse me?

Thank you.

Uh, no, no, no.

Uh, I-I think we're good here.

Okay, we've-we've got...

we've got enough.

Anita...

I said we are done.

All right?

God bless. Thank you.

Word on the street is that

this Wander to Greater Paths

lawsuit is closing in.

And it's got the streets shook.

What's going on, caller?

Yeah, they were young,

but they were adults.

Uh, they agreed to doing

all that shit. Right?

These n*gg*s was what,

like 18, 19, 20?

That's grown as hell.

This ain't even like that mess

with the priests and stuff

you be hearing about.

Those be actual, factual kids,

you know what I'm saying?

I don't believe the pastor did

none of that such shit

with them n*gg*s.

Every time a Black man

get some power,

here come folks

trying to tear him down.

It's a damn shame.

Mm. The way I see it,

the first lady is doing

what she needs to do.

That's grown woman stuff

right there.

That lady right there is strong.

Y'all waited for me?

I thought I said

you could just...

You know what? It's fine.

I just had to finish

some last-minute shopping...

Girl stuff... and I just did not

think that you all would even

- be interested, so I...

- First Lady?

First Lady.

Sister Denetta.

How are you?

Oh, look at you.

Look at you.

Oh, bless your heart.

Look at you.

And bless, also, your own heart.

And they are?

Oh, well, we're just

documenting this time

in our lives.

Me and Lee-Curtis, obviously,

with, uh, you know,

building our church back up

and working towards our

first service back this Easter.

- Easter, you say?

- Mm-hmm.

That's so crazy.

You know that's when

the Sumpters are opening up

their new Heaven's House

location, right?

- The Sumpters?

- Mm-hmm.

- Really?

- Mm.

- This Easter?

- Mm-hmm. Yes.

Of course,

this might make things

a little more complicated

for y'all.

Well, anyway,

you just keep on praying.

And I'm sure

plenty of the old congregation

will come right on back through

good old

Wander to Greater Paths' doors.

Well, that is for sure.

I know they will. Yes.

But you won't, though.

Right? You and your family?

Word is that y'all done...

y'all done went and got

yourselves a new church home.

Oh, well, sweetie, I had to.

You know I do career counseling

at the community college.

- Mm.

- It just wouldn't look right.

You understand.

- Hmm?

- Mm-hmm. Yes.

No, I understand.

Of course I understand.

But prayers up for y'all.

Prayers up.

- You so hood.

- I keep it real.

No, look. Ghetto thing.

Well, I got to get going.

- You have a blessed one.

- Oh, my goodness.

- And you have a blessed...

- Okay.

Look, you don't get to pick

how the devil torments you.

You see what I'm saying?

Now, I volunteered

for this, right?

I chose for y'all

to come down here to truly see

and to show the world

what I'm really about.

And I promise to God,

this is who I am.

You know?

I did not hurt anybody.

No, no, no, no.

Hurt? Nobody was hurt

with me or by me.

If anything,

I was too warm, okay?

Was too generous.

You know, part of this whole

thing that I remain proud of...

And I will not budge on this...

Is that I did mentor

those individuals

who are all now

so, uh, bothered.

I was a light and

a guiding force in their lives.

That's all that was.

It was me being a giver.

I'm a sinner.

Okay?

Like any other human being.

But, uh...

I'm no, uh... pervert.

I'm no criminal.

A sinner, yes.

But all that other

horrible, awful stuff? No.

You can check the facts on that.

I am not a criminal.

That's not me.

I, uh...

Just one moment.

This is Lee-Curtis Childs,

pastor of Wander

to Greater Paths Baptist.

Sh... Uh, yeah.

Gary, yeah, we can,

we can discuss it now.

Anita, I'm gonna need y'all

to give me

a little bit of privacy

here for a sec.

Just one sec, Gary.

Lee-Curtis, we need

to chat about something.

Uh, Anita, can you,

can you guys give us the room?

Uh, they're already on their way out.

- Good.

Uh, and I got Gary on the line, so...

- Oh, good, good.

Um, can you hold on

one sec there, Gary.

What is that?

That. What is, what is that?

Oh, you've never seen

a church hat before?

- Yeah.

- No, I just picked it up.

I thought it might be nice

for our first Sunday.

For somebody's

great-aunt Thomasina maybe.

I mean, come on, baby.

That is so not our style,

you know?

You gonna make us both

look... ol-old.

Right?

Hey, there's my beautiful girl.

Uh, hey, Gary, I got, uh,

Trinitie here, too, now

if that's better.

So, uh, so, um... Did you need

to say something to me?

Uh, uh, uh...

N-Not-not important right now.

Hmm.

All right.

Uh, so, uh, Anita,

I'm gonna need y'all

to skedaddle now, okay?

Thank you.

One second.

Uh-huh.

Yeah, Gary, we're both on.

Mm-hmm. -They don't know

how to act around it,

- you know what I'm saying?

- Mm.

Oh, well,

that's promising.

And-and what all do we owe,

to tie everything up nice and...

- Can you zoom? Can you...

- It says, "Stay humble."

Now, wait just a minute.

We've already shelled out...

This is strong-arm robbery.

I don't want

to shell out another...

Jesus f*cking Christ!

Uh, let-let's not use

that language, Gary.

Not here. Okay?

These were not boys.

These were a group of adults

that made consenting decisions.

And you make sure that

that is in the paperwork, too.

Okay?

These folks are overcome

by demonic spirits.

And they're trying to make

their ways into your lives,

one evil step at a time.

Hold on, now.

You've only mentioned four.

So, wait, who's the,

who's-who's the holdout?

Just Khalil?

Well, if he won't take it,

then he won't take it.

All right, Gary.

Let's just do it.

Yes, yes, whatever

the amount is, we'll handle it.

We just can't have this burden

on us anymore, on our church.

For the love of God, let's

just do what we have to do.

'Kay, I just called a play,

I just called a play...

Oh, hell yeah.

Ball is everything, man.

Everything.

Since I learned

how to walk, on God.

And, you know,

being from around here,

man, all the leagues

started off in the churches.

Man, I shot my first three

on Wander to Greater Paths.

The courts are beautiful, man.

I used to hit 'em up

just to sh**t around and stuff

on the weekends

when I went home.

Now... now I got

to find somewhere else to go.

So you enjoying your time here?

I mean, working with Anita

and the film

and doing the whole sound thing?

Yeah, it's solid.

You get to go to new places,

meet interesting people.

Interesting people.

Yeah, I bet.

Okay, all off. Whew.

That was a lot of tape.

Oh, boy.

Thanks for meeting me in here.

I get a little shy doing this

in front of the whole crew.

Ah, it's all good. All good.

Oh, uh, by the way,

I know I got a bit sensitive

the other day when

I kicked y'all out of there.

Um...

And I know

it's all about to come out

and Trin is gonna

want to k*ll me

for telling too soon, but, uh...

it's over.

I'm good.

I'm sorry. I don't, I don't...

Well, we, uh...

we-we've settled.

That's what that whole

phone call was about.

Uh, all parties

came to an agreement,

and, uh, that's it.

You know?

Put all that, uh,

rah-rah stuff to bed,

and, well, that's all she wrote.

I'm free.

The w*r is won.

Wow. That's...

that's g...

that's good for you.

Yeah. Thank you.

Wait, hold-hold on for a second.

How much you want to put

on this first shot?

Hmm?

Oh!

Man.

All right.

- Whoo!

- Oh.

Oh, nah, nah.

Nah, I'm no good. I'm no good.

All right. All right.

Well, rebound me, then.

There we go.

Cool job you got, man.

Working on a movie like this.

It's gonna be big, you know?

Uh...

Should be cool. Yeah.

Yeah. You're a lucky young man.

It's a phenomenal opportunity.

How old you got to be

to get a gig like this?

At least 19, 20 years old,

I'm thinking.

- I mean, yeah, probably.

- Yeah.

I'm 26.

Really, now?

Huh.

Hey, you know what I do

to stay looking fresh?

Strict shaving regimen.

Yes, sir.

I take off five years

when I trim up these whiskers.

Eight if my moisturizing

routine is tip-top.

Put you on game, son.

That's important

in your industry, isn't it?

The air of youth.

Uh, not really

on my side of things.

Yeah.

I could definitely put you on.

Hey, say,

when this movie is done

and the church is

back and booming,

you should come and do sound

for our audiovisual department.

That'd be real nice,

wouldn't it?

And then after that,

well, I-I know a lot of folks

in the industry.

I can make some calls.

Just for you, though.

I don't ordinarily do

that sort of thing.

Oh, that should...

that, you know,

that could be... cool.

Cool? Cool. Cool.

Mm.

So much scruff.

My boyfriend digs it, so...

Well, we can't convert them all.

Ain't that right?

Just getting off the mics.

I'm-I'm just...

I'm-a, I'm-a pack up my kit.

Uh-huh. Uh-huh.

It's good talking to you,

young man.

You let me know if I can do

anything for you, okay?

Hey.

Did you give him anything?

What?

No, I just offered

to help him with...

We just got robbed for

an obscene amount of money,

all for this to go away,

so we can't afford

for you to go back

to being your generous self

with people.

My God, we need peace,

so you can get back

in that pulpit and preaching...

and get me back on that stage.

Heaven's House is

opening its doors Easter.

Same as us.

What?

How do... uh, who says?

Uh...

Is this what you were trying

to tell me before

at the office when...?

Because surely you wouldn't

have kept something

like this from me.

Yeah?

Yeah.

I just found out myself today

when I, when I...

I booked my hair appointment

with Yvet.

- You know, that Yvet...

- Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.

I mean, sh-she knows

everyone's business,

- and that's how I...

- Yeah.

f*ck!

f*ck! f*ck! f*ck! f*ck! f*ck!

- Got it all out?

- Yup.

Okay.

Well, good.

Let's go for a ride.

Okay, Mr. and Mrs.

Sullivan, you can come on in.

Oh, uh, Pastor Childs.

First Lady.

We were hoping

you might have a moment.

Well, I'm afraid we have

a slew of

marriage counseling sessions.

Oh, we won't be long, I'm sure.

And as for this lovely couple,

they already look like

forever to me.

Yes, they do.

Well, this is unexpected.

This is a pleasant surprise,

but it's unexpected.

It's a big commitment, marriage...

- Yeah.

But, um...

it always starts with

having God at the center.

That's how it lasts.

- Mm-hmm. -Right?

- I'm sorry.

- What's-what's that, now?

- Uh...

You did come

for marriage counseling?

We typically do newlyweds

or newly engaged. -Yeah.

But every so often,

we get a seasoned couple.

Sure.

No, that's not...

We don't, we don't need

counseling. Right? -Yes.

Oh, God. Yes. Yes. -We counsel

plenty of folks ourselves,

and believe me, uh,

we're not the kind of marriage

that's in need, so...

- Not at all.

- I see.

Then what can we do for you?

Well, Pastor Sumpter

and Pastor Sumpter.

No, it's your opening date

for your new location,

which is great, by the way.

Oh, it's so nice.

- Amen.

- We love it.

I mean, don't get me wrong.

This place is where we got started.

- Mm-hmm.

But Heaven House 2.0, ooh...

- It's gonna be amazing.

- Oh, I bet.

Ah, I bet.

And I am sure

that the Lord is gonna be

coursing right on up through

there when you open. -Oh, yeah.

It's just that...

well, it can't be the fourth.

One more time, now.

Uh, she's saying

you-you can't open up.

Not-not this Easter. All right?

- It-it doesn't work.

- Yes, exact...

- Thank you, honey. Thank you.

- Oh. Well, I...

I just don't see

how that's possible.

- Well, surely it's possible.

- Yes. Yes.

All-all things are possible

with God.

- That-That's Matthew 19:26.

- Come on, now. Yes, it is.

No.

I don't think it is.

See, uh... we've been

preparing for this day for

- like a year now.

- Mm-hmm. Amen.

It's a big step for us.

And, you know,

Easter is so perfect

for something like this.

- A revival of sorts.

- Right.

Exactly.

And that is just what

Wander to Greater Paths needs.

A revival.

Uh, which is why

we also chose Easter.

- We did.

- You see?

And we chose that date

a while back, believe me.

So, really, it just comes down

to this point.

Um...

We cannot both reopen

our churches on Easter Sunday.

It would be, well, it would be

too confusing for folks, you know?

- Mm-hmm. Yeah.

They would have to choose,

and, well...

Right.

They'll make their choice,

I think.

Look, uh, we adore y'all.

Really.

We used to be

congregation members at WTGP.

Right.

Until we struck out on our own.

Uh, it's just...

We belong here.

We believe in the Gospel,

and we believe in the Word

and all the hard work

that we've done

- to get to this place...

- Mm-hmm. Mm.

Where enough, uh,

enough people will hear us

for it to make a difference.

That's all we've ever wanted.

So we can't do

what y'all are asking.

- What we can do is pray.

- Mm.

That there are enough souls to

go around for all of us. -Amen.

Y'all want to pray?

We got two gathered right here.

- We are okay.

- Right, y'all.

- Y'all start it off.

- Yeah, you all.

Mm. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Okay.

All right.

- Heavenly Father...

- Mm.

We thank you for this space

to come together

and build and heal

this community, Lord. -Amen.

We thank you for the grace

of these beautiful,

powerful leaders

coming in

and showing us the way,

being role models in

your mighty name, Lord. -Mm.

- Oh, Lord.

- Hallelujah. Mm.

So, hey, we-we figure

something else out.

You know, we just...

We push forward.

f*ck the Sumpters.

I mean, bless them in

the work they do, but really.

Did you hear me?

- I said, we...

- Right. Right. Yeah. No.

Uh, baby, I heard you.

So I been thinking.

We do what we do best.

We outdo them.

We put on a show so good

folks won't think twice

about another church. -Mm-hmm.

Yeah. -They opening

this Easter Sunday.

Right?

So it's like you said.

f*ck 'em.

They just doing it to spite us.

I know it. You know it.

But there's no spiting us, baby.

Okay?

Easter is in

just under two weeks.

So, we reopen

this Sunday instead.

- Wait. This Sunday?

- This Sunday.

No. But, baby, we can't...

We not... we won't be ready.

- But this Sunday, we should...

- Now, think about it, baby.

Now is the perfect time

to come back.

See, everybody is

expecting Easter, right?

It's when Jesus rose again.

But if you think back

to those times,

nobody knew when he was coming,

if at all.

This is what it's really like

to embody the Lord

and walk in his image.

Jesus Christ was all about

the shock factor!

Okay, listen, no.

- Yes.

- All right?

Listen, this is too much.

There would be so much to do

in just a few short days.

We-we... No, no, no, we cannot.

It's Pastor

and Pastor Sumpter, Trin.

We can't compete

with a gimmick like that.

The Sumpters are snatching up

all our members,

and we need to do something

major to get them back.

And we can do it, baby.

We just got to make

a big enough fuss, right?

Pull out the pageantry,

really dramatize our return.

We gonna make a scene,

and it's gonna be so brilliant,

so seductive,

people gonna come.

They gonna come right on back.

Hey, look at me.

Look at me, Trin. Hey.

God built this whole world

in six days.

This whole big beautiful world,

all right?

Now, call me overzealous,

but I think

I can rebuild ours in five.

Wait. Lee-Curtis.

Wait. Lee-Curtis,

just listen to me, please.

- Lee...

- Come on!

- Tear it down

- We can make it

Start over again

We can make it

We can make

a brand-new start

Start over again...

We went all in for this one.

Lee-Curtis was blessed

with the most brilliant idea.

A roadside ministry.

Wander to Greater Paths

opens back this Sunday!

Yeah! This Sunday!

Now, this is the best way

to gain followers.

You know, our style is-is...

is more, uh, grassroots,

more genuine.

Folks out here... we do

this sort of thing all the time

in the name of God.

It's good. It's...

The more beeps the better.

It just, it just draws

attention to a worthy cause.

And I cannot think of a cause

more worthy than this right here.

- Hey, Trin!

Huh? -You ain't really

getting that many beeps, baby.

Huh?

- What you doing?

- What did you say to me?

You gonna have to do

a little more.

Give them a show!

You know, come on, girl!

- Uh...

- Shake it for the Lord.

Shake it for the Lord.

- I said, get it for the Lord!

- Yeah. Yeah.

- Get them honks for the Lord!

- Yeah! Yeah! -

Tap it on the patch!

Shake it for the Lord, girl.

Come on, now!

Shake it for the Lord, girl.

Mm. Shake it.

Hey!

You having

a blessed day, sweetie?

Huh?

Well, come on down

to Wander to Greater Paths.

We are back in action

this Sunday!

And it is gonna be amazing!

I can guarantee it!

The spirit of the Lord

is upon my heart,

ladies and gentlemen.

And that's what we are.

We are unique emanations

of love, joy and divine beauty.

Praise him!

- Heavenly Father, allow me

to minister these people

in the way

- in which they need to be.

- Yes, Lord!

Hmm. Uh, the settlement.

I'm not sure

that I can address that.

Uh, that's a bit difficult

for us, legally.

But that's all over

and done with, so...

Okay, okay, but, um...

you want to hear about

something really difficult?

Okay, so get this.

Um, did you know that, uh...

when we first started

going together,

Lee-Curtis was Baptist

and I was Apostolic?

And that's true.

Honk for the Lord!

So, yeah, we, um,

we know discomfort, believe me.

A little roadside spectacle?

It's nothing.

Yeah, we make it work.

Dynamic duo.

Yep. Batman and...

Oh, no, that's two guys, so...

Uh...

I never said I was

a perfect man,

ladies and gentlemen.

God doesn't make perfect men.

But what I am is a follower

of the Lord and his teach...

Hey!

Well, hello there.

It is a beautiful day

for worship.

Are you looking for

a church home?

'Cause Wander to Greater Paths

Baptist is back.

Oh!

Oh, ain't this some shit.

Oh.

God doesn't make perfect men.

But what I am is a follower of

the Lord and his teachings...

Uh-uh! Just f*cking nasty!

- Just f*cking nasty!

- Just stop.

All of y'all up in there

is disgusting!

Especially your

f*ck-ass husband!

I'm not a perfect man,

ladies and gentlemen.

But I'm also not the man

that the media is

making me out to be.

You know, your n*gga found

a f*cking loophole, right?

Yeah, a f*cking loophole!

Trying not to repeat the actions

that got me here

in the first place.

Anita, we don't need to get this.

- Yeah. Uh-huh.

Lee-Curtis...

He'll be right back,

so you can just stop sh**ting.

And for every sin

I've committed,

I have prayed equally as much.

I've been down on bent knee.

- God knows that...

- Pastor Childs.

Uh, hello. Uh...

M-Monterius West, Pastor.

Uh, I'm a member of

Wander to Greater Paths.

W-Well, I was until...

- Are you, now?

- Yes, sir.

I love your sermons.

Especially on the holidays

when y'all break out

them laser lights.

Them laser lights my favorite.

Uh, yeah.

I started that, you know?

Other churches doing it now,

but I was the first.

I believe that.

Uh, anyway, sir,

I saw you over here

while I was picking up

down the way, and, uh,

I hear y'all about to be

back preaching, and, uh...

I just want to thank you,

Pastor Childs.

My old lady brought me

to your Easter service

a few years back, and...

I been a different man

ever since, you know?

I-I don't really believe in

all that mess

they saying about you

in the news

and in the paper and stuff.

I know you a good man,

Pastor Childs,

and you gonna keep doing

them good thing

God be telling you to do

and keep inspiring

folks like me.

I believe that.

Thanks for that, brother.

Yes, sir.

You got your jewelry,

your dresses

and your weak-ass hats.

That's the real

foul-ass shit, b*tch!

Real weak-ass shit!

- f*ck you, b*tch! Yeah. Uh-huh.

- Stop it. Stop it. Stop it!

Let me tell you something.

Me and my husband... we practice

love and forgiveness.

We are Christians.

Not saints and not God.

And we are doing

the best we f*cking can!

Girl, f*ck you!

f*ck you!

God bless!

I'm not a perfect

man, ladies and gentlemen.

God doesn't make perfect men.

- What I am...

- No.

Nope. Nope.

See, uh, that's too distant,

Lee-Curtis.

We need to connect with people.

Make them feel why they need

you back in that pulpit.

You're not gonna sit

center pew like always?

Uh-uh. No, no, no, no, no.

I-I want the view of the

average, everyday congregant.

All right. Now go on.

I'm not a perfect man,

ladies and gentlemen.

God doesn't make perfect men.

What I am is

a servant of the Lord.

- Now, a servant of the Lord...

- Wait.

- Wait.

- Hmm?

Where's your gut, hon?

Hmm?

I-I'm not feeling

any transference of raw energy.

You know what I'm talking about.

That's the stuff people love.

Well, you won't even let me

get up to that part, Trin.

See, I got to ramp up to it.

Okay, go ahead, then.

Ramp up to it.

I'm gonna be quiet.

Ramp up.

I...

am not a perfect man,

ladies and gentlemen.

God doesn't make perfect men.

What I am...

is a servant of the Lord.

And, folks, being

the Lord's servant doesn't mean

that you are not susceptible

to being lured or seduced

or ambushed by the devil.

But here is

the true test of faith.

See, the true test

doesn't happen when you falter.

Okay?

It is when you're low,

probably at the lowest you have

ever been in your life,

but you overcome it.

Mm-hmm.

Yes. Yes!

There ain't a person up in here

that hasn't been tested,

tempted or torn up

by hell's angel.

But we survive.

Stronger,

happier

and better to serve

than ever before.

Hey. Mm.

I'm better, y'all!

I am better and bigger

in the eyes of Jesus Christ.

And that is through the pain

and through the threats

of losing everything.

The things I've been through...

had me wanting

not another minute

on God's beautiful earth.

But it was my faith in him

that allowed me to persevere.

It was his glory and his grace

that brought me back here.

Back in front of you all and

back in the house of the Lord

where I am supposed to be!

Come on, now!

No, no, I am not

a perfect man, everyone.

Like I said before,

God ain't exactly in the

business of making perfect men.

But with his guidance

and his love...

Oh, Jesus...

His undying

and everlasting love,

he can and he does

make great men.

Oh, you're done.

Okay, well, that-that was,

that was great.

That was great, Lee-Curtis.

Really great. Yep.

But for our first Sunday back

after all of this,

that just doesn't ring.

See, you don't quite

acknowledge...

If you're trying

to make people...

If you think you can

fool people into thinking...

Well, you're just gonna have

to do a little bit better than

just dry excuses this time, hon.

When we get people

back up in here,

we need to give them everything.

That was everything.

That up there...

That was my soul.

And it's not dry.

That was the truth.

Then we should probably practice

and make it

a little more convincing, huh?

Trin?

Yeah?

You up, baby?

Yeah, I'm up, Lee-Curtis.

Me, too.

Something's not right.

We hurtling towards Sunday,

and something doesn't feel

quite there yet.

We just not really...

hitting it yet.

We need to do something big

out there for this last day.

Something with a little oomph.

Could really use

your brain on this.

I'll have to think on it.

Yeah. All right.

Mama?

This is too much, Mama.

You don't know

what you're saying.

Are you sure you don't want

Lee-Curtis to come down

and get some?

Uh, well, he'll be

a while longer.

Uh, I had to slip him

two Ambien last night

just to get him to simmer down.

He likes it. Don't worry.

So, out with it.

It's our last shot.

Oh, girl, please.

I don't know what's gonna

happen if we don't make it.

I'm sure some folks

will show up on Sunday.

I mean me and Lee-Curtis.

I don't know

if we can make it.

I just...

I'm here. I'm there.

I'm everywhere.

And I am working my butt off

for this man and this marriage.

And so is he, you know.

He is working, too. I see that.

I just...

I just don't know if-if

we're just working towards

the same thing.

Wow.

Sometimes my child can be

so damn foolish.

Are you a Christian?

I'm a Christian.

Say it again

so I'm absolutely sure.

- I'm a Christian, Mama.

- That's good.

'Cause you didn't

sound like it for a moment.

You don't know

if this is gonna work.

That's not for you to know.

That's for God to determine.

And he did that

15-something years ago

when he blessed y'all's union.

And look at

all the other blessings

that you have right now

because of what?

That man and your God.

The young.

So ready to quit.

Don't you think I thought about

quitting your daddy?

But every time I got shook,

I went right back to the Bible,

back to the Word,

prayed it on out.

And then I went back

to my husband.

And when did you have to stop

running back to the Bible

about Daddy?

When I buried him, baby.

Hey there, Mama Sabina!

Hey, love!

Y'all eating biscuits?

You know what I said to God

during my prayers last night?

I said, "Lord, show me the way."

"Show me what I need

on this final day

of the most important week

of our lives."

And then you know what he did?

Lee-Curtis, you know,

he wanted a little more oomph.

So, this is it, right?

This is the statement.

This is, "He is risen."

One time, I broke my toe.

I didn't think I was gonna be

ready for one of our services.

It was a women's ministry.

I prayed.

It was the baby toe.

There's no cast.

And I was in heels in,

I'd say, 48 hours?

So I've seen miracles.

The Lord, ladies and gentlemen,

is the be-all and end-all

of your eternity.

- Yes, he is.

- And eternity...

Oh, yeah! Uh, what? What?

- First one. First one.

- That's one.

Yes!

- God loves you.

- Yes, he does.

- God loves you, baby.

- God loves you.

- Well, God loves you

- God loves you

- God loves you

Yes!

- Yo! That's two!

- Two.

That's two. All right.

All right. All right. -

We bumping for Jesus over here.

- Bump for Jesus, everybody.

- Come on, now.

- Hallelujah

- Harlem shake.

- Lord Jes... -

- For the Lord.

That's right.

That's right, my sister.

He got tears coming down his

eyes but a smile on his face.

We should all be like that

for the Lord.

We should all be so grateful.

I see him!

- Yes! Amen!

Praise God. Praise God.

You ain't ready!

You ain't ready!

The only place you need to be

in a rush to go to

is heaven up above.

Ain't nothing on this plane

of any importance.

Hello. Hey, come on, now.

Trin.

- Hey, Trin.

- Huh?

Hey, baby, look, um,

we haven't been getting

all that many beeps as of late,

and I think, uh, well, I got

an idea for something bigger

to really get

these folks' attention.

Well, wasn't that

what our dear friend Jesus

was here for, hon?

Jesus is real great, and

it was a brilliant idea, baby.

And he was a huge help

getting folks hyped for Sunday.

It's just... I'm talking about

sealing this thing up

with a bang, right?

Putting on a real performance.

- Show them that we back...

- Mm-hmm.

And we better than ever

and that we are serious about

saving their everlasting souls.

But maybe something like...

No.

No. You cannot be serious.

It would be outstanding, baby!

We got to draw them

back in, Trin.

Make them remember

what they were missing.

This is it, baby.

This is what we need.

- I...

- Trin,

this right here...

this is ego.

You know what ego is?

That is edging God out.

And that's what

you're doing right now.

Now, are you really

gonna be the barrier

that keeps me

from saving souls?!

Hey, Trin, look at me.

You look at me now, okay?

I need this.

I need to save souls, baby.

Never would've made it

I would have lost it all

But now I see

how you were there for me

And I can say

Never would've made it

Oh, I never could've made it

Never could've made it

without you

I would've lost my mind

A long time ago

If it had not been for you

I... I'm stronger

I'm stronger

- I'm wiser

- I'm wiser

And now I'm better

I'm better

- So much better

- Much better...

Let me just tell you

a little something

about praise mimes.

When it comes down to it,

they are entertainers.

You know, a-a... a sideshow.

And...

You know, Lee-Curtis is

a talent, a... a star,

but he's so raw.

He's-he's... he's raw.

He... he needs someone

to harness it all, and...

I did that.

I am not an unreasonable person,

but to have his first lady...

I mean, his wife...

out here on the side

of the road reduced to...

All I need is

just one more time

Everybody, sing with me

Never would've made it...

Everybody, come get

your spiritual food.

You take care of your body.

You take care of your mind.

Come take care of your soul

at Wander to Greater Paths

Baptist Church.

Open this Sunday!

God bless you.

You want to give a honk for Jesus?

- Yes, sir.

Yes, sir. How you doing?

Wander to Greater Paths Baptist

Church open this Sunday.

Yeah! Hey.

- Hey, y'all got to move.

- Hey, hey, hey.

- People got places to go.

Khalil, I think you're

holding up traffic, honey.

Living deep down in your soul.

Can you go?!

How can you not be weird?

How can you not be strange?

- Move your car!

- You got to let it out.

Listen to me, Khalil.

The pastor... he is truly

repentant about everything.

And I can promise you that.

I can. I can.

He is, he is better.

Hey, now.

Hey, y'all got to move.

We got places to go!

You can't do this.

We are trying really hard

to make things right again,

get everything back

to normal again.

He's back right with God.

All right?

He is.

Well, uh...

Anyway, we don't really need

to be discussing this, do we?

You know what the terms of

the settlement are, so I...

Yo, hey. Yo, hey!

Come on, man. I can't just

park my shit right here.

Please don't do this.

Please, Kha...

Please, Khalil, don't do this.

Don't.

Hey, stop. Don't...

Stop, man.

Come on, now,

you don't have to...

Let's just

gather ourselves toget...

What do you want me

to say here, okay?

I'm just trying

to get myself back on track

so I can do the good work

for the Lord, that's all.

You know, hey, can we just cut

for a minute here, please?

Everybody, just take a...

Let's just take ten, okay?

Can we take ten?

Yo...

you still like me, man?

Be real with me, man.

What was it? What?

Young broke n*gg*s

your weakness?

I needed you back then, man.

I really did.

It's f*cking stupid, I know.

I didn't realize

it wasn't just me.

- That's...

- I wasn't the only one

walking around

with brand-new shoes

and a Camaro?

Huh?

That's that shit.

That's that shit you do to...

This city don't need you, man.

We've all been doing

really good without you.

Nobody needs you.

Nobody needs your suits.

Nobody needs your f*cking

green screen backdrops

of the Last Supper.

We don't need it.

Shut up!

Shut the...

Shut up.

You watch the way

you talk to me, boy.

I still got a lot of good

to do in this world.

A lot of souls to be saved.

I saved myself.

Now, I don't know about

all that other stuff

that you was talking about,

but what I do know

is that I did try to save you.

I really did.

Now, you...

you may be beyond me.

You may be beyond

what I can do for you.

Wait!

f*ck you, n*gga.

How do you know

if you're standing in the way

of your own blessings?

See, sometimes

you got to step aside

so the Lord can show up

and work for you.

Hey, Trin!

Hey, babe, can you give me

another battery, please?

This thing seems to be

going out on...

Trin?

Trin? Trinitie!

No. No.

She's fine.

Besides all that,

what happened over there...

That's not what this is about.

That's not why

you all are here, okay?

We've moved on from that.

- This is about rebirth...

- Stop.

And renewal

and resurrection from the dead.

- f*ck!

- That's what this is about.

All right, that's it now.

We are done.

Because I'm here, baby.

And I'm not going anywhere.

I said I am done, so take it,

do with it what you will

because I am done!

You came, you silently judged,

you poked, and you got it,

didn't you?

You got what you came for,

so just leave.

- Jesus Christ! No.

- Trinitie.

Let's get ourselves together here.

- No, no, no, no, no.

- Okay?

- Not now. No!

- Hey, it's o... okay.

- Not now! Not you!

- Trinitie.

- I am serious, Lee-Curtis.

- Do not touch me.

- Okay. Okay.

Do not even breathe near me right now.

- I won't.

What do you all want

from me? Huh?

All of you,

what the f*ck do you want?

You want it on the record?

Is that it?

Is that, is that, is that what

you want? Okay, fine. Fine.

Yes, there was a point in my

marriage where I did not think

that we could reconcile

our differences.

There it is.

Every last one of

those people out there...

We were there for them.

We helped them.

We spiritually nurtured them

and guided them to Christ.

Now they want us to fail.

They want us to fail.

Can you believe that?

You can.

Sure, you can.

Don't think for one moment

that I haven't known

what you were up to

from the second that you

stepped foot in this church.

You came to show

the big bad wolves

who eat up

all the little piggies.

Well, guess what.

Those are not little piggies

out there!

I am!

Right here! I am the victim!

Why don't you just...

leave?

Why would you

ask her something like that?

So she speaks. Look at that.

You-you broke your little

fly-on-the-wall code, huh?

What are you even

doing here, Anita? Hmm?

Why are you even here?

I'm just showing

this city and this culture.

I want to understand

you and Lee-Curtis, and...

I want to understand the truth.

Yeah?

Well, that is bullshit

if I have ever heard it.

"Why don't you just leave?"

Blah, blah, blah.

Is that it? Come on, girl.

Is that all you got?

Because those kinds of questions

are not gonna get you

to any real truth.

Trust me. I have asked them.

You...

and you...

and you...

and you...

and all those folks out

there who are gonna see this...

I want them to know that I

did what I was supposed to do.

I prayed, I knelt,

and I was good.

So, yes, this is mine.

This is... this is my church.

And that is my husband.

And I would sooner k*ll him

than leave him.

Hey, water, water.

- Water.

- Come get your water.

- Water. Water. Water.

- Water. Water. Water.

Ah, come get you some.

I got you.

- Oh, yeah.

- Appreciate it.

We used to sell

right next to that big church.

The let-out was prime.

All them folks hot and thirsty

after sitting in that

hot-ass sanctuary for hours.

Dang, they-they opening

back up for real?

Man, that would be

very, very good for business.

Folks ain't been

out that way in a minute.

Do you think that they have

a good chance

at drawing a crowd today?

Man...

I-I mean, it's still

a little early, you know.

Look-it here, look-it here.

- Hello.

- Culpeppers looking sharp.

It's so good to see...

How many you thinking, baby?

Well, at least five.

That's for sure.

Ah, the old reliables

don't count.

You know, I'm thinking

maybe a smooth 500.

You know, I don't want to be

overconfident, but, uh...

If I had to go

based on the word on the street

and my gut...

Trinitie...

I'm not so sure

the hat is a good idea, baby.

I'm really not.

You know, folks are

gonna want to see us

looking spectacular,

you know, confident.

And, uh, well, the hat might

hurt us just a little bit.

Trin?

Please? The last day of

the cameras, you know.

Final chapter of our book.

Could you...

Lee-Curtis...

there's gonna have to be

a line between

some things you say to me

and some, like this hat,

that you keep to yourself

or between you and your God.

Okay?

Well, "ah-men" to that, then.

Have you guys discussed

what happened yesterday

- and how it might affect you...

- Uh-uh. Uh-uh-uh-uh.

No, no, no, no.

We are moving forward.

Like I have been saying

from the beginning,

we are starting over brand-new.

That's right, baby.

That is so right.

Ah.

- Trinitie.

- Hmm?

Look.

Baby, look. There.

Right there. You see that?

- That, uh, Mustang there?

- Hmm.

See, I told ya.

This is what I mean!

This is

the g*dd*mn comeback, baby!

We just love preaching together.

I mean, one day,

God just called us to it,

told us that, as a team,

we could reach far beyond

our deepest prayers, and...

Did you know

Wander to Greater Paths

was opening back up today?

Uh...

You know what?

I-I don't think that we knew

that Wander to Greater Paths

was opening back up today.

Now, they seem pretty sold

on-on Easter.

To be honest, we were, too.

But, um, we prayed on it,

and-and we came

to the conclusion...

Mm-hmm.

That they needed Easter, not us.

So we moved it.

- If we had known...

- Mm.

Lord, we would have never.

We wish them

nothing but the best

and pray that they flourish

- and can keep it together.

- Amen.

God's got 'em.

But, uh, just in case

the devil is too big

of a beast to wrestle

and they ever feel the need

to step back again...

Heaven's House

will be right there

- to pick everybody up.

- Mm.

- Believe that.

- Amen.

Oh, man.

Whoo!

Mm-hmm.

They here for me.

They here for

Pastor Lee-Curtis Childs.

Yes, they are.

Yes, they are.

Ah, see, I told you.

This is what I mean.

This is

the g*dd*mn comeback, baby!

Praise his name!

Thank you, Jesus!

- Praise his name!

- Amen!

- Praise his name!

- Amen!

You are all God's!

Hallelujah!

Praise his name!

We thank you, God!

Amen!

- We worship you, God!

- Amen! Amen.

Glory be to him.

- Hallelujah!

- Hallelujah!

Mm-hmm.

They here for me.

Yes, they are.

They here for

Pastor Lee-Curtis Childs.

Ah.

Yes, they are.

Yeah.

They here for me.

They here for these blessings.

And I'm gon' give it to 'em.

We gon' give it to 'em.

Mm-hmm. You and me, baby.

And the Lord.

Ain't that right?

Trin.

Baby.

I said, isn't that right?

Trinitie.

Baby, can you...?

Trinitie!

Ah, yeah

Here we are,

let's get on one accord

Leave all your problems

on the outside

To be consumed

with the Holy Ghost fire

Open up your mouth and take

the name of Jesus higher, say

Are you ready

for your blessing?

- Are you ready?

- Are you ready

- Say

- For your miracle?

For the chains that come

from the enemy

Are utterly destroyed

when the praises ring

- Begin, Lord, I love you

- Lord, I love you

And there ain't nobody

like you

No one above you

Put your hands together, say

- Let the praise

- Hey

Are you ready

for your blessing?

Are you ready for

your blessing tonight?

Are you ready

for your miracle?

- Are you ready

- You better praise him

For your miracle?

For the chain that come

from the enemy

Are utterly destroyed

when the praises ring

- But are you

- Are you ready

Are you ready

for your blessing?

- Come on, get ready

- For your blessing?

- For your miracle

- Are you ready

For your miracle?

For the chain that come

from the enemy

Are utterly destroyed

when the praises ring

- Raise up

- Raise up

- Send the praise up

- Send the praise up

- Raise up in here

- Raise up

- Send them up

- Send the praise up

- He inhabits

- Raise up

- The praises of his people

- Send the praise up

- And he's here

- He's here

- Right now

- Right now, come on

- Raise up

- Raise up

- Send the praise up

- Send the praise up

- Raise up

- Raise up

- Send the praise up

- Send the praise up

- He desires

- Raise up

- The praises of his people

- Send the praise up

- He's here

- He's here right now

What you came to do, but what

you need to know is victory

- Is in your praise

- Is in your praise

Is in your praise

- Your victory

- Is in your praise

- Is in your praise

- Your victory

Is in your praise

Come on, I know

y'all look cute tonight

You might as well sweat

that little suit out

Because you're praising,

know this

- He's here

- He's here

He's here

- Right now

- He's here

Right now

- He's here

- He's here

He's here

- So clap your hands

- He's here

- Shake your head

- He's here right now.

Come on, somebody.
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