Forge, The (2024)

[bunniefuu]

[MEN CHATTERING EXCITEDLY]

Ooh, yeah, where we at?

Where we at?

Switch, switch, switch,

switch, switch, switch.

-Too easy. It's too easy.

-Yeah, I hear you talking.

-Are you talking?

-Let's go, let's go, let's go.

He ain't goin' nowhere.

He ain't goin' nowhere.

-Go, Key. Go, Key!

-[PLAYER SHOUTING]

[CHEERING]

-All the way!

-Zay, tighten up.

Calm down, bro.

Yeah, where you at, Zay?

Tie game, baby.

-You ain't won yet. Let's go.

-Let's go, baby.

[OVERLAPPING CHATTERING]

-KEENAN: Oh. Ah, ah.

-[CHATTERING]

Where'd he go? Zay, Zay.

Watch out.

[SCREAMING TRIUMPHANTLY]

-[YELLING]

-Let's go, boy.

Yes, sir.

-One, two, three.

-Yeah, yo.

One, two, three.

-Yeah! Hey.

-[LAUGHING] Zay.

-That's game, baby. That's game.

-Yeah, Zay.



[g*nf*re ON VIDEO GAME]

ISAIAH: Dre, you got

two guys coming in.

ANDRE: [THROUGH HEADSET]

I see 'em.

Yo, Jamal, where you at?

JAMAL: [THROUGH HEADSET]

Yo, I'm pickin' up loot.

Isaiah, can you come help me?

ANDRE: Hey, hey, shots left.

Shots left. Come help me.

Yo, Jamal, build up.

JAMAL: Oh, he got me.

CYNTHIA: Isaiah?

Yo, Dre, you got...

you got a med kit?

ANDRE:

Yeah, cover me.

[g*nf*re]

[VIDEO GAME CONTINUES PLAYING

IN OTHER ROOM]

Isaiah!

Dude.

Are you serious?

ANDRE:

I'm down, man. He got me.

That's my bad.

He came out of nowhere.

CYNTHIA:

Isaiah Tyrone Wright!

JAMAL:

Let's run it back, man.

-We are not ending on that.

-[SIGHS]

Look, I got to go.

I'll catch you later.

Could you not hear me?

I-I was in the middle

of a game.

I can't pause it.

Boy, I don't care nothin'

about no games.

You always

in the middle of a game.

You want to tell me why

our trash can is still full?

[SIGHS]

Did you at least

start your laundry?

Uh, not yet.

Is your room clean?

No, I'm about to do that

right now.

Okay, listen.

I'm tired of having

this same conversation

over and over again.

You are 19 years old.

That means it's time

for you to step up.

If you don't want to go

to college, that's fine,

but you gonna get a job,

'cause let me tell you

what you not gonna do--

you're not gonna sit around

here living off of your mother.

Not when you're fully capable

of taking on

some of this responsibility

yourself.

[SIGHS]

Isaiah.

I love you, but if you're

going to live here,

you gonna pay me rent here.

You're not finna spend

all your graduation money

on sneakers and video games.

Oh, rent?

You gonna make me pay

to live in my own house?

Your house?

[SCOFFS]

You are my son, but I'm giving

you one month to find a job

or you can find one

of your little friends

that's gonna let you sleep

on they couch for free.

[SIGHS]

Ooh, God, help me.

And help him.

[LAUGHING]

ISAIAH:

Look, I told you, man.

It's been sitting here

since I was nine.

[EXHALES]

Your grandfather drove this?

Well, my mom said it was

in bad shape when he got it.

He was gonna fix it up

with my dad.

Then my dad told me

he was gonna fix it up with me.

This is the way he left it.

Like everything else.

You know, if I could get

something for it, I'd sell it.

Well, if you looking for a job,

you better find one

that's close,

'cause you ain't driving this.

-[LAUGHING]

-[SCOFFS]

Yeah, obviously.

["MOTIONS" BY HULVEY PLAYING]

Days just feel the same

Why can't life just change?

I've been tryin'

To find my way

I'm tired of goin' through

The motions

I was just tryin' to be down,

Now it's just tiring to be me

Now it's just tiring

To be me

I'm tired of goin' through

The motions

I was just tryin' to be down,

Now it's just tiring to be me

Now it's just tiring

To be me

I'm tired of goin' through

The motions



[FADING] I'm tired of goin'

through the motions

-Thank you so much.

-Of course. Have a blessed day.

You, too.

Excuse me.

Oh, hi there.

What can I get for you?

Hey, uh, what's your name?

Uh, my name is Abigail.

Is this your first time

in our shop?

Yeah, this my first time here,

but, um,

you know how to make

good coffee, Abigail?

I mean, our customers

seem to think so.

Uh-huh.

You live around here?

Um, yeah,

but I-I don't really...

-ISAIAH: You don't...

-Hi.

Can I help you?

Nah. I mean, you good, man.

I'm-I'm just trying to talk

to the young lady right here.

[CHUCKLES]

You feel me?

Hmm. Yeah, that's my daughter.

I'd like to know

if you're interested

in getting a coffee today.

[SIGHS]

No.

I mean, to be honest,

it's really not my thing, so...

Hmm. Well, then you need

to move on.

What? Man, you can't just

kick me out of here.

I ain't did nothin' wrong.

Well, like I said, if you're

not here to get coffee today,

then you need

to be on your way.

Look, what's your problem,

man, huh?

You can't just come out here

and threaten me.

I ain't committing

no crime. Huh?

Do I look like a criminal

to you?

Okay.

Let me tell you something.

I would like for you to leave.

I need for you to leave

my shop right now.

What, you think

I'm beneath you?

Hmm?

Get out.

Go on.

[ISAIAH SCOFFS]

I'm goin'.

And I won't be back, either.

Believe that.

["FASHO" BY AARON COLE PLAYING]

Yeah, I'ma get it

That's fasho

I envision, and then I go

I don't never look back,

I'm the GOAT

Pray hard and then I work,

And that's fasho, yeah

I'ma get it, that's fasho

I envision, and then I go

I don't never look back,

I'm the GOAT

-Yeah

-Yeah, I'm the GOAT

Pray hard and then I work

And that's fasho, hey.

[SONG FADES]

Hi. Can I help you?

Um, I'd like to apply

for a job.

Okay.

Well, is there a certain type

of job you're looking for?

Nah, I just, you know,

want to see what you got.

Okay, well...

here's an application...

if you'd like to fill it out.

[SIGHS]

Hello there, young man.

How are you doing today?

I'm good.

You interested

in some fitness equipment?

I don't know, man. Maybe.

Well, I'd be happy to talk

to you if you'd like.

Hey, look, man.

I'm just trying to see about

a job, all right?

That's why I'm filling

this out.

I ain't here to buy nothing.

What, you a salesman

for this company?

I'm the president.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Where you going?

Well, I ain't gonna

get a job now.

What's your name?

[SIGHS HEAVILY]

Joshua Moore.

Will you tell me your name?

Isaiah.

Good to meet you, Isaiah.

You got lunch plans?

What?

I can buy you lunch.

We can talk?

You being for real?

I am.

And, Mr. Moore, would you like

your usual today?

You got it.

All right, sounds good.

I will be back shortly.

So...

tell me about yourself, Isaiah.

I mean, I'm 19.

I just need a job, you know.

You got family here?

It's just me and my mom.

She owns a hair salon

off of Heartwood.

College plans?

[SCOFFS]

Nah, that ain't me.

[LAUGHS]

Okay. Well...

five years from now,

where do you want to be?

Five years? Um...

I don't know.

I'm just taking

a day at a time.

Well, Isaiah,

if you're available to work,

we can discuss options

in my company.

But I want to ask you

a few questions first.

Now, if you want

to take some time

to think about your answers,

we can get together and

talk again when you're ready.

My questions are these:

In what ways do you want

to grow in the next year?

What kind of man

do you want to be?

And what do you want

people to think

when they see you coming?

I'll tell you what I think.

You either help at home

to the degree

you adding value like a job

or you get a job

that funds the value

of your home

to the degree

it equals the work at home

-you would have done.

-Yes, ma'am.

CYNTHIA:

Girl, what?

You lost me-- you're gonna

have to say that again.

Cynthia, honey, I agree.

You need to draw a line

in the sand.

Well, I'm just trying

to figure out how to balance

helping him know

I understand him

but still pushing him

to become an adult.

-KEISHA: Mm-hmm.

-And that is not easy.

You on the right track, girl.

He's got to step up

and step out

'cause you can step in

and speak up about him

not stepping up,

but you don't want to overstep

the main step of loving him.

KEISHA:

Yes, ma'am.

That's exactly what

I was thinking, girl.

[CHUCKLES] Okay. You two must

be at a higher level,

but I'ma catch up.

-Uh, here he comes now.

-[ENTRY BELL JINGLES]

-TAMMY: Hey, Isaiah.

-Hey.

Isaiah, you walk here?

Oh, it's just one mile

from the house.

But, um,

I need to use your car.

I-I found a couple places

online that are hiring, so...

Well, okay, but I need you

back here by 5:00.

I'm picking up a case of

product from Maxwells at 5:15,

and they're staying open late

for me.

So you can't be late.

I won't.

Isaiah.

5:00.

I'll be here.

I'm not playing with you.

Yes, ma'am.

-Bye, Isaiah.

-Bye, y'all.

[ENTRY BELL JINGLES]

Cute boy.

He sure favor his daddy.

KEISHA:

Mm, he do.

Oh, ain't he working

as a truck driver now?

Girl, I don't know

what Darren is doing.

I don't want to talk

about no Darren.

[LAUGHS HEARTILY]

[PHONE RINGING]

Yo, Jamal.

JAMAL: [OVER PHONE]

What's up, man?

We're heading to the park.

Come ball with us.

Look, nah, man.

Nah. I'm looking for a job.

Dude, you can do that anytime.

We need you for two-on-two.

Look, nah, man.

I can't right now.

Come on, Zay.

J-Just give me an hour.

[ISAIAH SIGHS]

Look, one hour, man.

["DON'T WORRY BOUT IT"

BY WANDE, PORSHA LOVE PLAYING]

Yeah, hold up, man,

Wait for it

I remember all night

I used to pray for it

Me and 'De was on the grind

Like a skateboard

[PHONE RINGING]

I look up to the sky,

Any day, Lord

We ain't even know,

We was headed straight for it

Hold up, got a message,

Kinda rando

-[RINGING CONTINUES]

-This one for the people

From the burbs to the bando,

Ain't no problem big enough

That God couldn't handle,

Came through, can't lose

-Fully loaded with the a*mo

-Yo!

So don't worry 'bout it,

See a hater, do the swerve...

There we go.

Hey, that's two up.

Next game win.

Run it back. Come on, Zay.

[OVERLAPPING CHATTER]

Hey, hold on.

Hold on, what time is it?

I don't know.

I left my phone in the car.

Know you heard about it,

We been puttin' in this work

When you talk this big...

Yo, I got to go.

-Yo, Zay!

-[ALARM CHIRPS]

-Zay, we got one more game, bro!

-Come on, Zay.

Zay!

-Come on, Zay.

-Hey, that means we won.

Mm-hmm. [GRUNTS]

Yes, sir.

E'rybody 'bout

to know about it.

[SONG ENDS]

I'm sorry.

I-I lost track of time.

I'm driving.

It's 5:39.

Maxwells stayed open

for 30 extra minutes

only to have me not show up,

and now...

Now I got to push back

my appointments

and I have to hope...

Ooh, boy, you better hope

they give me the same

discount tomorrow

they were planning on

giving me today.

I called them three times

asking them for five extra

minutes, five extra minutes.

Mom, I said I was sorry.

I let you use my car.

You turned around

and made me look irresponsible.

And why are you so sweaty?

[LAUGHS MIRTHLESSLY]

Oh, no, you didn't.

No, you didn't.

You lied to me?

You told me you were

going to look for a job.

I-I was. They were closed.

What am I supposed to do?

What are you s...

You're supposed

to keep looking.

Not give up at the first sign

of inconvenience.

That's something right there

your father would do.

Well, I ain't him.

You acting like him.

Boy.

Ooh.

[EXHALES SHAKILY]

CYNTHIA: [VOICE-OVER]

I don't know, Liz.

I mean, seriously,

there are moments

when I just feel like

I'm gonna lose it.

Yeah, I mean, I love that boy

with my whole heart,

but I literally cannot be

his mother and his father.

CYNTHIA: [MUFFLED]

No, I get it. I do get it.

Yeah, I'm just,

I'm asking you to pray for him.

And for me.

[CYNTHIA CONTINUES

INDISTINCTLY]



Our top three

distribution accounts

are the same as last year.

GymFit is still number one,

$4.5 million a year,

but with their president

stepping down,

that's also our main concern.

Our five-year agreement

with them is up next summer.

Yeah.

Any word on their vote?

Um, they haven't announced

anything yet,

but we're ready to connect

as soon as they do.

If we lose

that GymFit account...

If we lose the GymFit account,

I'd say you have

about four months before

you have to start making

some difficult choices.

One more thing

I need to bring up.

Slayer Sports,

they're developing

a line of niche equipment

that will directly compete

with us.

I don't know how soon

they'll be ready,

but we need to keep

an eye on them.

Hey, I agree.

-Thank you, Emmett.

-No problem.

-[KNOCKING ON GLASS]

-GRACE: Mr. Moore.

There's a young man,

Isaiah Wright,

here to see you.

Yes, I'll be right out.

GRACE:

Okay.

Isaiah?

How are you?

Uh, I'm good.

Uh, I just wanted to talk

to you for a minute.

I've been thinking about

your questions.

Okay. I'd love to hear

your thoughts.

Yeah, um...

You know, as far as

how I want to grow

this next year, um,

I guess, you know,

I want to learn

how to take on

more responsibility

and, you know,

learn some new skills.

That's good.

And then you asked, um,

you know, what kind of man

I want to be,

and I want to be a good man.

You know, someone that can

get the job done.

Also, you asked, um, you know,

what I want people to think,

you know,

when they see me coming.

And, um, I want them to see

someone they respect, so...

Yeah, that's, uh, that's it.

Okay.

So, are you looking for

full-time work or part-time?

Uh... [EXHALES]

Well, start part-time.

Okay.

Would you be willing

to meet with me

twice a week for some mentoring

before your shift starts?

Mentoring? Like, for this job?

Well, yes,

but also some life principles.

Things that you could use

no matter where you're working.

I mean, yeah. I guess.

Yeah.

Well, let's go

to the factory floor

and I'll show you what

we have available.

I'll connect you with a manager

and finish

the interview process.

-Cool.

-Good?

-Yeah.

-All right.

So, what happens in here?

I'll show you the packing

and shipping division first.

Division?

[CHUCKLES]

How big is this place?

[BEEPING]

[OVERLAPPING CHATTERING]

Oh-h*.

We make 205 different products

for the fitness arena.

Weights, treadmills,

jump ropes,

almost everything in between.

We store the pieces,

and then we supply distributors

with all the parts

to assemble and sell.

Each day,

we fill 600 to 800 orders.

How many people work here?

JOSHUA:

In this area, 24.

Todd.

How you doing?

Mr. Moore, I'm fine.

How are you?

I am good, thank you.

This is Isaiah Wright.

When you have the time,

I want you to take him through

the interview process

-for part-time work.

-Okay.

I'll show him around

and bring him back to you.

Yes, sir.

It's taken me 21 years

to get here.

It's been hard,

but God's been good.

-Yeah.

-[CART BEEPING]

-Oh.

-[CHUCKLES]

JOSHUA:

It's not gonna run into you.

The scanners will see you

and stop the cart.

Yo, that's-that's crazy, man.

How many of these you got?

We got ten floor robots

and 75 storage robots,

all programmed

by our engineers.

Oh, nice, nice.

Come on.

Take a look.

[BOTS WHOOSHING, BEEPING]

I ain't never seen

nothing like this.

Cody.

How're they rolling?

Well, none of them

called in sick today,

so I'm feeling pretty good.

[LAUGHING]

[CHUCKLES] This is Isaiah.

Give him a quick explanation

of the system.

-Hey, man. Uh...

-Oh.

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

[CLEARS THROAT]

Well, basically, when a...

an order comes in,

one of the bots will pick it up

and take it over

to its specific port.

And then it'll go down

to a conveyer belt

and be placed in a box

that's specifically designed

for that product.

And then it's labeled

and stacked for shipping.

They're like my best friends.

[JOSHUA CHUCKLING]

You got all that?

Uh, yeah.

-Thank you, Cody.

-Uh, yes, sir.

-Keep it up.

-Yeah. Good to see you.

-Come on, follow me.

-Yep.

-Janelle?

-Yes?

May I introduce you to someone?

Of course.

-Hello there.

-This is Isaiah Wright.

We're talking about him

working part-time with us.

Nice to meet you, Isaiah.

Good to meet you.

Janelle oversees

the human resources department.

-Ah.

-She has put up with me

since the first day we opened

and knows about just as much

as I do around here.

But I don't work as many hours

as he does.

And he needs to learn to push

the pause button sometime

and come home with me.

We've also been married

for 35 years.

[LAUGHTER]

-Oh. Gotcha.

-JANELLE: Gotcha.

Yeah, you should have seen

your face.

-[LAUGHING]

-That's what's up.

And our only part-time opening

is Monday, Wednesdays

and Fridays

from 9:00 to 5:00.

That'll work?

Yeah.

Okay. Your training starts

on Monday.

Please, be on time.

Takes everyone here

to stay on track.

And this is your key card.

Don't lose it.

[SIZZLING]

-Hey.

-Hey.

What'd you do today?

Not much.

Just, uh, I stopped by

Moore Fitness.

Moore Fitness?

Why?

You know, they were, you know,

hiring some guy. Yeah.

Who?

This guy.

[LAUGHING]

Oh, my goodness.

Isaiah, you got a job

at Moore Fitness?

Yes, ma'am.

Oh, I'm so proud of you. Ooh.

When do you start?

9:00 a.m. Monday.

That's what I'm talking about.

You have made my day. Whoo.

Do you know that he helped your

Uncle Tony for several years?

Oh, "Uncle T" Uncle Tony?

Mm-hmm. He discipled him,

helped him with his work

and stuff.

Discipled him?

What does that mean?

You know,

it's like when one person...

It's... it's kind of...

You need to come

to church with me.

Ma, we already talked

about this.

Church?

That's-that's your thing.

Isaiah, God wants you

to know Him.

And I ain't hiding from Him.

I'm right here, and He can

find me if He wants to,

but I ain't got to go

to a church building

for Him to see me.

Okay, okay.

Are you gonna see Mr. Moore

very frequently on your job?

Yeah. He wants to meet,

you know,

twice a week before my shift

for, uh, for mentoring.

Something like that.

Oh. Okay.

Dinner will be ready

in ten minutes.

-All right.

-Mm-hmm.



[QUIETLY]

Oh, Lord.

I see what...

I see what You're doing.

I see You working.

[SQUEALS HAPPILY]

Oh, draw him to You, Lord.

Just draw him to You.

JOSHUA: [VOICE-OVER] I want

each employee to remember

I'm responsible

for this company.

And I want those

under my leadership

to help me do well.

The same way that they

will want others

under their leadership to help

them do well in the future.

So...

treat others the way you want

to be treated.

Even if you don't like them.

Give those in authority

the same respect

that you want them to give you.

Got it?

Yeah. I got it.

All right, this is where

the magic happens.

Wanda has to make sure

that each box is

-properly sealed for delivery.

-Hi.

Then Diego and Carlos,

they add a label

and they stack each box

for shipping.

But each of them knows how

to work every station

-so they can rotate if need be.

-Hey, man.

-What's up?

-Qu tal?

So, we're gonna start you

in this section for now.

I want you to watch these guys

and try it out for experience.

Then once you get

the hang of it,

we'll move you

to the next section.

Come on, let's get you started.

[CRICKETS CHIRPING]

[g*nf*re ON VIDEO GAME]

Isaiah, you've been

on that game all day.

It was my day off.

Don't you have work tomorrow?

Uh, yeah.

Uh, I got it.

Boy, it's after midnight.

Ma, I got it.

[g*nf*re CONTINUES ON GAME]

[GROANS]

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

[BUZZING]

[SIGHS]

[BUZZING CONTINUES]

[GASPS]



[GROANS]

Come on, man.

[SIGHS]

Thank you.

[LOW CHATTER]

Hey, I'm sorry, man.

I can, uh, take over.

You got an emergency?

Nah, man. It's my bad.

Where's your work vest?

Uh, yeah, I got to go get that.

Have you even clocked in yet?

Not yet.

Isaiah, you're 45 minutes late

and it's your third day.

Can't do my job

when I'm covering for you!

WYATT:

No, it doesn't matter.

LeBron has a championship

with every team

he's played for.

Okay, how is that impressive?

Okay, Jordan made it

to the Finals six times.

How many times did he win?

GROUP:

Six times!

WYATT:

Only with the Bulls, okay?

LeBron won with Miami,

Cleveland...

Isaiah, Mr. Moore would like

to see you

in the conference room.

CURTIS:

Okay, Michael Jeffrey Jordan

elevated the whole

basketball game.

This is way more aggressive

than we expected.

I mean,

it is a smaller account.

It's $40,000 a year,

so it won't hurt us much,

but we need to shore up

our larger accounts.

Yeah.

I had never even heard of

Slayer Sports six months ago.

They've got backing

and they're hungry.

We don't need them taking

more from us,

so I'll keep you updated.

I had breakfast

for you this morning.

What happened?

I, um, I overslept.

I forgot to set my alarm.

Okay.

Well, you have a lukewarm

breakfast burrito,

orange juice and...

cold hash browns if you want.

Oh, nah, nah. I'm good.

Uh, you know, actually,

I'm starving, so...

Some thoughts for today.

When you miss your commitments,

it's hard not to see it

as disrespectful.

When you're 45 minutes late

for work,

it forces people

to have to cover for you.

And if you have a good reason,

they'll be fine.

If not,

they'll feel disrespected.

You don't need people wondering

if you can do your job.

You need them believing

that you can do your job

and respecting you

for doing it well.

So, let me be blunt.

A big part of becoming a man

is showing up.

Can you do that, Isaiah?

Yes, sir.

So, I suggest

that you plan ahead.

Get the rest you need,

set your alarm

and give yourself

the time to get here.

That shows respect for others.

And whenever you're supposed

to be here...

...show up.



TAMMY: So, he just started

working there?

CYNTHIA:

Yes.

And he didn't even

want to tell me

what happened yesterday.

But you know what?

I could tell by the look

on his face

that something was wrong.

-Mm.

-Mm. See, when it's your child,

you can tell it on their face.

All I'm saying is

Darren was way too flippant

-with his jobs.

-Mm.

And he kept losing them.

So, I'm gonna tell you

what I'm not gonna do

is sit by and watch Isaiah

start doing the same thing.

-Mm-mm, it's not happening.

-KEISHA: Right, right.

-Right.

-He's already dealing with

so much anger in his heart

towards his father,

-so, seriously...

-Hmm.

I just need

-some prayer support.

-Hmm.

That's why

you called your sister.

-Oh, yeah, that's exactly why.

-Ah.

She's gonna be here any minute.

And I'm so glad

'cause I need to see her.

Hey, Aunt Cynthia.

Danielle. Oh, my goodness.

I did not know

that you were coming.

What a surprise.

I thought you were at college.

Girl, how are you doing?

DANIELLE:

I'm good. I'm just on break.

-Mom's parking the car.

-Okay. All right.

-Hey, Danielle, baby.

-DANIELLE: Hey.

CYNTHIA:

Elizabeth!

-Oh.

-Hey, sis.

Girl, it is so good to see you.

It has been too long.

ELIZABETH:

Mm.

I love it when my sister

comes to see me.

Okay, have a seat.

I'ma get you a cup of coffee.

ELIZABETH:

Thank you.

Hey, ladies.

How're y'all doing?

-Oh, honey, that bag.

-Good to see y'all.

-Ooh.

-Yes. And them pants

my thighs can't get in.

TAMMY: [LAUGHING]

Stop it.

Now, Danielle,

do you still like caramel?

You remembered.

Of course I did.

Now, Liz, is she coming?

Thank you. Yes, she's here.

She's just in the car

finishing up a phone call.

So, who is this again?

Well, when my sister tells me

that she needs prayer support,

-honey, I bring prayer support.

-[ENTRY BELL JINGLES]

WOMAN:

Hey.

Am I in the right place?

Miss Clara.

Yes, you are.

I'm so glad to see you.

Oh, oh.

Oh, hello, sweet Cynthia.

How you doing, darling?

I'm doing better

now that you're here.

Please, come sit with us.

Okay. All right, darling.

So, Isaiah is not running away

from responsibility.

He just hasn't learned

how to embrace it.

That's good.

He got to embrace it.

But what I'm saying is

he hasn't had

a good man in the home

to be a role model.

So, he just sees me

taking care of everything,

but no matter how much I do,

it's hard for a woman

to call out the man in her son.

-Mm-hmm.

-TAMMY: True.

You know, Tony's been helpful,

but he lives an hour away

on the other side of Charlotte.

I just want to cover him

in prayer.

Mm.

But it's not like

it's an emergency.

Like, he has time.

We don't have to act like

this is overly urgent, right?

[CLARA STAMMERS]

Oh, yes, we do, dear heart.

We can't treat prayer

like it's some spare tire

that you only pull out

in an emergency. No.

Prayer has to be more like

the steering wheel

that you hold tightly

every day,

no matter where you are going.

Mm, mm, mm.

Now, that's good. That's good.

Well, look,

all I meant was that...

Shh, shh.

Listen, shut your mouth now.

This woman is on

a whole 'nother level.

Okay.

Well, if I may...

I suggest that we start

by praising the Lord

for who He is.

TAMMY:

Hallelujah.

And then we pray that the Lord

will open Isaiah's eyes

so that he could see himself

the way that the Lord sees him.

-Mm.

-And that he would

-realize his need for the Lord.

-CYNTHIA: Mm-hmm.

And that the Lord would

capture his heart

and build him up to be the man

that the Lord wants him to be.

Mm, mm, mm! Mm!

Now, that is good!

Miss Clara, I need you

to come by here more often.

-Mm-hmm.

-Keisha needs you.

Uh...

CLARA:

And anyone, Lord...

CYNTHIA: Thank you.

TAMMY: Mm.

...that the enemy

might try to use

-to pull him away.

-CYNTHIA: Yes.

-Do it, Father.

-TAMMY: Ooh.

KEISHA:

Yes, Father, thank you.

CLARA: Lord,

put your hand on his life...

KEISHA: Yes.

TAMMY: Mm.

[WHISPERING]

Hey, can I help you?

Yeah, is this a hair salon

or a prayer salon?

CLARA:

Lord, stir him up.

CYNTHIA:

Well, today it's both.

What do you need?

CLARA: Stir him up

to want to know You, Jesus.

I need both.

-CLARA: Yes.

-Girl, you want to join us?

Yeah, my edges need to be

delivered and set free.

-Come on.

-I need both.

-Whoa.

-[ISAIAH LAUGHS]

Isaiah is in the building.

Hey.

You're 15 minutes early.

Yeah, trying not

to be late again.

No, we're not gonna

do that again.

-No. No, sir. No, sir.

-All right, guess what.

You've got a hot breakfast

this time.

Okay. Hey, I could smell it

from the parking lot.

[BOTH LAUGHING]

-From the parking lot?

-Hey.

So, eventually,

I learned to listen.

It's embarrassing

to think about it now.

How at 24, I thought

I could've figured out life

by myself.

But when you fall on your face

as many times as I did,

you finally realize... [SIGHS]

it's better to learn from

the mistakes of other people

than to continually

make your own.

[BOTH LAUGHING]

Yeah, I get that.

Oh, man, I used to get

into arguments all the time.

Thought I looked like

a big man, standing my ground.

Then my mother said

something to me

that I've never forgotten.

She said...

"You need to be more

of a fountain

"than a drain.

"And you need to start giving

more than you're taking."

The more I thought about it...

...I was using people

to reach my own goals

without loving them at all.

And that's the thought

that I have for you today.

Adopt that mentality.

Be a fountain, not a drain.

I want to read you something.

It's out of Galatians 5.

"For you have been called

to live in freedom,

"my brothers and sisters.

"But don't use your freedom

to satisfy your sinful nature.

"Instead, use your freedom

to serve one another in love.

"For the whole law

can be summed up

"in this one command:

'Love your neighbor

as yourself.'"

What do you mean by

"sinful nature"?

Mm.

Well, the Bible tells us

that we all have

a sinful nature.

Selfishness, pride,

greed, bitterness.

Yet God still loves us.

So He sent His son, Jesus,

to die on the cross

to pay the debt

that we owed for sin.

Then He raised Jesus

from the dead

so that we could be in

right relationship with Him

if we put our faith in Jesus.

He's our way to freedom.

When we follow Jesus

and devote ourselves to Him,

He bears fruit through us

that gives God glory.

Love, joy, peace,

patience, kindness,

goodness, faithfulness,

gentleness, self-control.

Hmm.

That's what He wants us to do.

That's the kind of man

I want to be.

[LAUGHS SOFTLY]

I'll tell you what.

If you're interested,

join me this Saturday.

My church does an outreach

downtown.

Every month, we get together,

and we give out food to people

who are struggling.

We usually start at 9:00.

You do this?

-Every month.

-Oh. [LAUGHS]

We help sponsor it.

Come on, man.

Hey, if you'd like,

I-I'll pick you up.

Yeah. I'm down.

All right. [LAUGHING]

["YOUR POWER" BY LECRAE,

TASHA COBBS LEONARD PLAYING]

I know You made a way

Yeah, yeah

I need it, I need it, I need

It from moment to moment

I need it to get

Where I'm going

I need it to fight

The opponent, yeah

The power that move

Every mountain

Protect me when evil

Surround me, yeah

I know it's a power

Living in me

People don't see it,

But it's all around me, whoo

Yeah, they told me it's over,

I'm finished, done

But God said, "Just wait

And bear witness," wait

He split the red tides,

Made the dead rise

Just let Him handle

His business, yeah

They told me,

"Confess and believe"

I got so much dirt

On my knees

'Cause I've been talking

To the Lord all day

-Telling him

-You're all I need

In my darkest hour

Ooh, ooh, ooh

All of You and none of me

I never have to worry

'Cause it's by Your power

I know You make a way

Oh, yeah, oh

Make a way,

Know He gon' make a way

Came to my rescue

And You always save the day

So many times

That You've been faithful

It's by Your power,

I know You make a way.

[SONG ENDS]

Hey. You okay?

Yeah. I, um,

I just never did anything

like this before.

-[CHUCKLES]

-Well, you did good.

A lot of people got help today.

Isaiah, you want to join us

for dinner?

It's my turn to cook.

I'm not as good as Janelle,

but it shouldn't be too bad.

[LAUGHING] Don't believe that.

He's very good.

Hey, yeah, I'm down.

Well, you guys wait here.

I'll get the car

and we'll head to the house.

[JOSHUA LAUGHING]

[SIGHS]

Sometimes being the president

means business calls

on the weekend.

No, I understand.

Hey, who's this?

[JANELLE CHUCKLES]

That is our son Jalen.

Oh, what?

I didn't know you had a son.

I mean, where's he at?

Jalen died at 17.



Oh, I'm-I'm sorry.

I-I didn't realize.

It's okay, Isaiah.

When Jalen was growing up...

Joshua was so driven

in business to be a success.

And it tested our marriage.

One evening, Jalen went to ride

with his friends to a party,

and a drunk driver

ran a red light

and hit them on his side.

We never got to say goodbye.

For a while...

Joshua blamed everybody,

even me.

It almost ended our marriage.

One of the older men

in our church,

a mechanic,

reached out to Joshua...

...and started meeting

with him.

[JANELLE CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

And he helped Joshua reshape

his entire view of life

and faith

according to the Bible.

And that's when I saw

my husband

become a disciple

of Jesus Christ.

It changed him.

So, we don't just

call ourselves Christians.

We are devoted to Jesus.

And we will do anything

He calls us to do.

[CRICKETS CHIRPING]

"For all have sinned

"and fall short

of the glory of God.

"But God demonstrates

His own love for us in this:

"while we were still sinners,

Christ died for us.

"For the wages of sin is death,

"but the gift of God

is eternal life

"in Christ Jesus our Lord.

"If you declare with

your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord,'

"and believe in your heart

"that God raised Him

from the dead,

"you will be saved.

"For it is with your heart

that you believe,

"and it is with your mouth

that you profess

"your faith and are saved.

"For, 'Everyone who calls

on the name of the Lord

"'will be saved.'"

[SIGHS]

Help me, Jesus.



Isaiah?

Hey, I'm sorry I'm so late.

I got a plate for you.

Nah, it's cool.

I was with your aunt

and a bunch of women

at the salon,

and we were praying,

and I just completely

lost track of time.

Are you okay?

Yeah. Um...

I was...

was praying, too.

What were you praying about?

Um...

You know, um...

I've been trying

to figure things out

by myself, and...

...and now I realize

that, um...

[VOICE BREAKS]

...I need Jesus.

You know, to save me and, um...

Yeah, so I asked Him.

[SETS DOWN CUTLERY]

Isaiah.

Oh, Isaiah,

I've been praying about this.

Praise the Lord.

Oh, thank You, Jesus.

Oh, my goodness.

Okay.

Oh, my goodness,

I've been looking forward

to this for so long.

-I'm sorry. I just...

-Nah, it's-it's cool.

-Um... [SIGHS]

-Oh.

I don't know what took me

so long, you know?

[LAUGHS]

Do you know what

we were praying for?

What?

We were praying for you.

Thanks, Ma.

I love you.

Oh, I love you so much, baby.

I love you so much.



[NO DIALOGUE]



-Thank you.

-[JOSHUA LAUGHING]

-[SIGHS]

-Yes.

Isaiah.

You are my brother in Christ.

All right, all right,

but there's more, right?

Well, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Yes, well...

You should be baptized...

and we need to talk

about discipleship.

Yeah, I want to talk

about that.

So, I read, like,

half the New Testament

yesterday,

-and, um...

-[LAUGHING]

...you know, all of the faith

miracle stuff was done

by disciples

or people close to Jesus,

so, if I'm doing this,

I want all of it.

Not many people think the way

that you're thinking.

People want salvation

believing in Jesus,

but very few people

want to follow Him

into discipleship.

Why?

There's a cost to discipleship.

Jesus says in Luke chapter 9,

"Whoever wants to be

My disciple

"must deny themselves,

take up their cross daily

and follow Me."

"Take up your cross daily."

What does that mean?

That means something's

gonna die.

It could be habits,

agenda, goals.

Whatever stands in the way

of your relationship with Him,

your obedience to Him.

Your main priority

as a disciple

is not living

to please yourself.

It's living for Him.

Being devoted to Him,

knowing Him.

When I put my faith in Jesus,

I became a Christian.

Then I wanted to grow

as a disciple,

but I had so many other things

in my life.

It's as if my plate

was already full.

But He did something

that I just didn't expect.

What?

He asked me to give up golf.

-[LAUGHS]

-Golf?

That-that ain't a bad thing.

No, it's not.

But I loved it.

It had too high

of a priority in my life.

I played every chance I got,

and one day, the Lord

reminded me of my request,

and I realized

I wasn't making any more room

for Him in my life.

So, I gave up my devotion

to golf

and replaced it

with more time with Him

and His Word.

I went from playing

two to three times a week

to two to three times a year.

What?

I'll say this.

There's a cost

to following Jesus,

but it is a hundred percent

worth it.

Hmm.

And He died for me,

so how could He not be

worth everything?

He's worth everything.

You know what?

I want to introduce you

to a small group of men

that mean the world to me.

I think you'd enjoy

meeting them.

Yeah.

Let's do a quick

greeting exercise.

Come on. Stand up here with me.

A greeting exercise?

Come on.

When I met you,

I could barely get you

to look at me in the eye

and give me a handshake.

We're gonna practice that

right now.

-[CLEARS THROAT]

-Are you for real?

Walk up to me

and introduce yourself.

Hey, I'm Isaiah.

-[BOTH LAUGHING]

-Okay, okay.

I guess that's all right.

-Something to remember.

-All right.

When you meet someone,

you're communicating

something about yourself

and how you see them.

Everyone wants to be valued.

Men, especially,

want to be respected.

So, when you greet someone,

look at them in the eye

as a confident young man.

Not arrogantly but confidently.

Say your name,

give them a strong handshake,

and then respect them

by learning their name.

Okay.

We're gonna do that

like it's the first time.

Okay. [CLEARS THROAT]

Hello, sir. I'm Isaiah Wright.

Nice to meet you, Isaiah.

I'm Joshua Moore.

Good to meet you, Mr. Moore.

-Yeah.

-Yeah?

Much better. Much better.

[LAUGHING]

[BEEPING RAPIDLY]

WANDA:

Wow.

You're getting really good

at this, Isaiah.

No, not as good as you.

You're the fastest one here,

Wanda.

TODD:

Okay, Isaiah.

-You're doing pretty good here.

-Thanks, man.

Let's move you

to a new section,

get you some more experience.

Follow me.

WANDA:

Whoop-whoop. [LAUGHING]

-Hasta luego.

-Hey, man.

WANDA:

Aw.

JOSHUA:

Honey, I'm leaving.

Do the guys know

that he's coming?

They do.

I'm excited for him.

-Me, too. I'm picking him up.

-Mm.

I love you, woman.

[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

I love you, too.

I'll be praying for you.



Hey, you're gonna

enjoy tonight.

Oh, good evening, Mr. Moore.

-How are you, sir?

-I'm good, Amy. And you?

Fine, thank you.

Your guests are here.

I can take you back

if you like.

-That'd be great.

-All right.

Thank you, Amy.

Thanks.

-There he is.

-JOSHUA: Hey, Tony.

-[LAUGHING]

-My guy.

Good to see you, brother.

-Good to see you, too, man.

-How you doing?

I'm just trying to keep up.

Just trying to keep up.

Oh, come on now. Check you out.

-What's up, Zay?

-Uncle Tony.

[CHUCKLING]

Man, it's good to see you.

Your mother told us about

the big decision that you made.

-And now you here.

-Yeah.

Couldn't be more proud.

Thank you. You know, my head's

been spinning like crazy,

but I'm learning a lot, so...

Yeah, well, you about to learn

a whole lot more.

-I'm excited.

-Yeah, man. Come on.

Well, gentlemen,

this is a good day.

-Yeah, it is.

-Yes, sir.

I want to introduce you

to Isaiah Wright,

who just started working at

Moore Fitness, just recently,

and as of a few days ago,

is your brother in Christ.

[EXCITED CHATTERING]

Let's go around our circle

and, uh, introduce ourselves.

Well, I'm his uncle,

so he already knows me.

But, Isaiah,

this is Trey and Deon.

-Good to see you.

-DEON: Nice to meet you.

And the gentleman standing

next to them

is Benjamin,

but we just call him Coach B.

We coach these guys

on the football field,

and we keep up with them at the

youth group in church, so...

Isaiah, nice to meet you, man.

Welcome. Welcome.

ISAIAH:

What's up, Coach?

[LAUGHTER]

Isaiah, I'm Jonathan.

I'm on staff

at New Hope Community Church,

and I got my little bro,

Levi, here with me.

He's one of our

college students.

Nice to meet you, man.

What's up, bro?

Isaiah, I'm Von,

financial advisor.

And here I have with me

my son, Jerry.

Nice to meet you, bro.

Yo, that's the money guy now,

so if you need anything,

-that's where you go.

-Ah.

-You got to know him.

-VON: I got you.

Uh, my name's Bobby,

and I'm a family counselor.

This is Ethan,

and about two weeks ago,

-he asked Jesus into his heart.

-Yeah.

Yes, yes.

And I'm James,

retired military,

and now I do a little bit

of real estate.

But, uh, this is my son, KJ.

And I want to tell you, man,

thank you for helping

with the food distribution

last Saturday.

Uh, brothers,

this dude was working hard.

So, man,

we appreciate you, man.

That's right. Good stuff,

good stuff. Very true.

Well, Isaiah,

we are a growing group.

Each man here has strengths

that he invests in other men.

We eat together,

we pray together,

encourage one another,

and we keep each other

accountable

as we follow Jesus.

Isaiah...

welcome to The Forge.

-[CLAPPING]

-[MOUTHING]

TONY: [VOICE-OVER]

I'm praying, right?

I prayed all night,

and I'm thinking,

man, why would God bring me

this far

only to come to a financial gap

that was impossible to cross?

-VON: That's right.

-So, I'm confused,

-but I kept seeking it.

-[PATS BIBLE]

That's when Hebrews 11:6

just jumped off the page

and punched me in the face.

-[LAUGHTER]

-This is where it says,

"Without faith, it's

impossible to please God..."

-Yeah. Talk to him.

-Yeah.

"...because anyone

who comes to Him

-"must believe that He exists...

-Yes.

"...and that He rewards those

who earnestly seek Him."

So, I'm thinking about that,

I'm like, man, I realized,

sometimes God allows

these gaps on purpose

because if I could

figure it out for myself,

you know I'm taking the credit.

[LAUGHTER]

But He'll do it in a way

where only He gets the glory.

-Yeah.

-Mm-hmm.

Fellas, if you're earnestly

seeking Him,

then don't be afraid

of the gaps.

-VON: Whoo.

-TREY: Yeah.

That's good.

That'll preach right here.

That's good stuff,

good stuff, good stuff.

All right, Bobby.

What has God shown you lately?

[LAUGHING] You're gonna

make me follow that?

-VON: Oh, you got to.

-[LAUGHTER]

How long y'all been meeting

like this?

-Say what?

-How long y'all been

meeting like this?

Oh, man, Joshua discipled

each of the older guys

in this room.

Did it over the last 15 years,

including me several years ago.

Spends about two years

with each guy,

you know,

teaching them how to walk,

walk with the Lord, you know?

But then he encourages us

to invest in someone else

and do the same thing.

So, all the guys you see

in this room,

we're discipling someone, too,

just like he did us.

You know, just helping them

mold and shape

their faith and character.

So, that's why we call it

The Forge, man.

It's just a bunch of guys

who come together,

we grow together,

we eat together.

-Oh.

-We share a meal like

this every two weeks, man.

It's one of the most

important things

I've ever done in my life.

Hmm.

Glad you're here, man.

-[NO DIALOGUE]

-

"How can a young person

stay pure?

"By obeying Your Word.

"I have tried hard to find You.

"Don't let me wander

from Your commands.

"I have hidden Your Word

in my heart

that I might not sin

against You."

Lord...

[SIGHS]

...how can I put You first?

Is there anything

I need to get out of the way?

[SIGHS, GROANS]

Really?

No.

Oh, come on. Not that.

I know I'm addicted to it,

all right?

But either You are Lord

or You're not.

Either You are Lord

or You're not.

And I say...

...You are Lord.



[SIGHS]

All right, what else?

Let's see.

[MUTTERING]

All right, delete.

Delete it.

[SIGHS]

Yeah, you got to go.

All right,

you definitely got to go.

How many I got?



-Yo, Jamal.

-JAMAL: [OVER PHONE] Dude,

we ain't seen you

in three weeks.

We ballin' in ten. You coming?

Yeah. I'm off today.

I'm coming.

JAMAL:

Oh, it's about time.

A'ight.



[LAUGHING JOYOUSLY]

My son!

Whoo, he's growing up.

Ooh, he's growing up.

Hey, Isaiah.

Hey. What's that?

This is a portable solar panel.

One of our mission products.

Hmm. Mission products?

It's ones you ship out

every now and then, every...

Along with the water filters,

the lanterns, tents,

first aid kits.

I didn't know this was part

of the business.

Well, that's not for profit.

These are given away.

For real?

Yeah.

So, Moore Fitness functions off

of 90% of its income.

The other ten percent is

invested in products like these

for missions

and medical teams, ministry.

That's why I respect

Joshua so much,

even though it sometimes

makes the budget numbers

a little tighter

than I'm used to.

But, uh, that's why we have to

keep our top accounts healthy.

They fund all this.

And this is where

you've sent them to?

EMMETT:

46 countries so far.

I mean, he's helped teams--

look-- dig wells

and plant gardens,

do flood recovery,

and share the Gospel.

That is the mission account.

Hmm.

[CHUCKLES]

This is a lot of thank-yous.

That's just a sample.

We've gotten thousands.

ISAIAH:

Wow.

TODD:

So, your job is to confirm

that the order's ready

for pickup

and let the driver sign off

when his truck is loaded.

Just follow the form.

JOSHUA:

Okay, he's rolling up.

Remember, greet the driver,

but sometimes they need

encouragement, too.

Be a fountain, not a drain.

You've got this.

[GASPING]

Isaiah.

[DEPARTING FOOTSTEPS]

Get the driver.

TODD:

Just, uh...

Um...

So, uh...

Isaiah.

That's... that's my dad.

Let's just go to my office.

Come on.

[EXHALES]

Look, I'm sorry, man. I...

I didn't mean to mess up

the shipment.

Todd's got it.

It's fine.

Hey, come sit with me.

[EXHALES]

I told myself...

...if I ever saw him again,

I'd be cool, you know.

He made all these promises.

You know,

stop drinking, get a job,

fix the car,

pick me up from practice.

All lies!

[CRYING]

I remember coming home

from school,

and, you know, Mom's crying,

and I didn't know

what happened.

But after a few days,

I realized,

you know, he left

for good this time.

He took all the money.

And I tried calling him,

left messages,

text him and, um...

...he never responded.

Then my mom finds out

he cheated on her,

and... [EXHALES]

that hurt her.

Man, I wanted to punch him

in his face!

[ISAIAH CRYING]

I'm sorry, man.

[EXHALES]



I know...

...what it's like to be angry.

I wanted to get back at the man

who k*lled my son.

I hated him.

I wanted him to rot

in his cell.

But God sees everything.

[SCOFFS]

He sees everything.

And He is the perfect judge.

And He said,

"Vengeance is Mine,

I will repay."

[SIGHS]

But I wouldn't let it go,

so...

...I asked God to help me,

and then I made

the hardest decision

that I've ever made.

I gave it to God.

And I forgave.

Not because I felt like it.

God has forgiven me of so much.

Who was I to refuse to forgive?

Who am I to ignore what Jesus

did for me on the cross?

So, I'm just supposed

to forgive? Huh?

If you hang on to it,

it's gonna poison you.

[EXHALES]

When I chose to forgive

and give it to God to handle...

...it was like a parking brake

was taken off my life.

And He started to replace

all my pain with healing.

Look, I have no father.

Yes, you do.

When you gave your life

to Christ,

you became right with God.

And God is not like your daddy.

God is the perfect Father.

And God loves you, Isaiah.

He loves you

more than you know.

You can trust Him.

He loves you deeply.

So, what am I supposed to do?

Trust your perfect

Heavenly Father

with your earthly dad.

Choose to forgive.

Not by feelings, by choice.

[SNIFFLES]

[EXHALES]

This is my first journal

when I decided that

I was going to be

a disciple of Christ

that I used to help me

want to forgive.

But this is your journal.

Yes, and it's full

of Scriptures.

And everything that God

was showing me.

Read it.

JOSHUA: [VOICE-OVER]

"Repay no one evil for evil,

"but give thought to do

what is honorable

"in the sight of all.

"Do not say,

'I will repay evil.'

"Wait for the Lord,

and He will deliver you.

"But if you refuse

to forgive others,

"your Father will not forgive

your sins.

"The anger of man

does not produce

"the righteousness of God.

"God opposes the proud

but gives grace to the humble.

"So humble yourselves

under the mighty power of God,

"and at the right time,

He will lift you up in honor.

"Give all your worries

and cares to God,

"for He cares about you.

"Stay alert.

"Watch out for your

great enemy, the Devil.

"He prowls around

like a roaring lion,

"looking for someone to devour.

"In His kindness,

God called you

"to share in His eternal glory

by means of Christ Jesus.

"So after you have suffered

a little while,

"He will restore, support

and strengthen you

"and He will place you

on a firm foundation.

"All power to Him forever.

Amen."

[INHALES SHARPLY]

[EXHALES]

Okay, Lord.

Okay, Jesus.

You've seen everything.

You saw what he did,

You saw what he took,

and You heard what he said!

[CRYING] But I don't want

to carry this anymore.

I don't want to be bitter.

[CRYING]

So, Jesus...

[EXHALES]

...I give it to You.

I choose...

[FRUSTRATED EXHALE]

[PAINED GROANING]

I choose to forgive!

I forgive my dad.

I forgive him,

but I ask that You show him

where he stands with You.

You meet him where he's at!

But please, please...

...clean me out.

Clean out my heart.

And, Lord, please...

[SIGHS]

...bless my mother.

Heal her. Comfort her.

Strengthen her. Protect her.

Walk with her!

Because, Jesus,

You know I love her.

[SIGHS]

Lord...

You've seen

what she's done for me,

You've heard the prayers

that she's prayed for me,

and You've seen

what she's been through, Lord.

So I ask that You bless her.

And do what You want to do.

And I thank You in advance.

I praise You,

and I worship You, Lord.

'Cause You are my hope.

You are my strength.

And You...

[CRYING]

...You are my Father.

Thank You.

Thank You, Jesus.

[CRYING]

I give it to You.

[SOBBING] I give it to You.

I give it to You.

I give it to You.

I give it to You.

[SOBBING]

[SNIFFLING]



[SIGHS]

I give it to You.



-Thank you, Bobby.

-Yeah.

The gentleman who

took me through

two years of discipleship

showed me an example of my need

for more brothers in Christ.

I'd like to share

that example with you.

Isaiah, step out, please.

[METALLIC RINGING]

Now, this was shaped

with intense heat

and pressure in a forge.

Weighs about ten pounds.

Take this sword

and hold it out straight.



The more time we spend

with the Word of God,

in prayer,

following the Lord...

...the stronger we get.

Ephesians 6 tells us

that the Word of God

is our sword of the Spirit.

It is our primary weapon.

Now, at first,

you'll feel strong and ready,

able to stand your ground

and face any kind of challenge

that stands in front of you.

But God wants us

to love each other,

encourage one other,

keep each other accountable.

Because the longer that we try

to walk it alone,

the harder it gets.

Isaiah, how's that sword doing?

-It's getting heavy.

-[LAUGHTER]

Yeah, it has a tendency

to do that.

Such as life.

And yet men will try to go

as far as they can

by themselves.

But we need each other,

and God gives us strength

when we stand together.

[SIGHS]

Now, there are times when

you will have to stand alone.

But don't do it

out of pride or stubbornness.

If you need help, ask.

If you see a brother

in need, help.

Stand with him.

Treat him the way

you want to be treated.

So how's that feel right now?

Way better.

[LAUGHTER]

Thank you, gentlemen.

Now, Isaiah,

this sword is yours.

It's a gift from all of us.

We encourage you to hang it up

on your wall

as a reminder that even though

you can take a stand

on your own...

...we need each other.

Thank you.

Isaiah, hey.

You can use that

to hang it on the wall, bud.

-Oh, thanks, Bobby.

-Yeah.

Uh, you, uh,

you got a place picked out?

Oh, yeah. It's going on

the wall in my room.

-I did the same.

-Yeah.

How long have you known Joshua?

Um... we've been friends

for over 15 years.

Yeah, he is...

He's one of my closest friends.

-Yeah.

-Nice.

How'd you guys meet?

They tell you about

his son, Jalen?

Oh, um, Miss Janelle told me.

That he was k*lled

by a drunk driver.

Mm-hmm.

Yeah.

Um...

I was... I was that driver.

Yeah.

That's how we met.

About a year after the trial...

[INHALES DEEPLY]

...he came to visit me

with a man

who was discipling him.

And then... [CHUCKLES]

...that guy just,

he just kept on coming.

You know how he is.

Yeah.

Eventually, he led me to Jesus.

Changed my life.

I was the first one

he discipled.

[TALKING LOW, INDISTINCTLY]

[DOOR OPENING]

ISAIAH:

Hey. Uh, you need help?

No, this is it.

Just testing out some

new products for the salon.

-Did you mow the lawn?

-Oh, yeah.

I had some time before,

uh, the meeting tonight.

Well, thank you.

It looks great.

Yeah. Did you get

what I sent you?

Hmm-mm.

I wanted to send you

my first rent payment.

Isaiah, this is more

than it needs to be.

No, it's-it's what

I wanted to do.

And I also wanted to ask you

if I can take you to dinner.

Okay, wait a minute. Hold on.

My son is helping me

around the house,

he's paying me rent,

and you want to take me

on a mama date?

Yes, ma'am, but I do need

to use your car,

if that's cool.

But I'm saving up for my own.

-You know what?

-[LAUGHS]

I would claim you

as my son to anybody,

anytime, anyplace.

All right, well,

I'll remember that.

What in the...

What is happening?

-What are we waitin' for?

-Waitin'

-[INAUDIBLE CONVERSATIONS]

-Oh, waitin' for

Waitin' for

Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

Put the pen on a new page

Dream about

What you could change

And live it out

Before it's too late

-[INAUDIBLE CONVERSATION]

-The beauty of it is

We've just one life to live

And no one knows

What happens next, no

So what are we

Waitin' for?

Waitin'

-What are we waitin' for?

-Waitin'

Why are we wastin'

All the time

Like someone's making more?

-What are we praying for?

-Praying

-What are we saving for?

-Saving

What if we could be

The light

That no one

Could ignore?

What are we waitin' for?

Waitin' for, waitin' for

-What are we waitin' for

-Waitin' for

Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh

If I love better

And you love better

Our love will live on

Forever

-What are we waitin' for?

-Oh, oh

What are we waitin' for?

[SONG ENDS]

So, I can take three classes

a semester

and I can still keep

my hours here.

Bachelor's degree in business?

Yeah. What do you think?

I like it.

[BOTH LAUGHING]

And the cost?

I'm eligible for one grant,

but I can get

a partial scholarship

if I keep my grades up.

I mean, I can cover the rest,

but I'm ready to get a car.

[BOTH LAUGHING]

Yeah, I'm actually

getting excited about it,

but, um, I know

it's gonna be hard.

Don't be afraid

of doing hard things

as long as they're worth doing.

Honor the Lord.

See what He does.

Yeah.

Well, speaking of hard things,

I, um, I've been praying

for my dad,

and I decided

to write him a letter.

And I mailed it off

to the company

he was driving for, so...

And I hope he gets it,

but I said everything

I needed to say.

And if he doesn't respond?

I mean, I've already

given it to the Lord,

and I'm becoming more settled

with the fact

that, you know, God is

the father I need the most.

But thought I'd give it

a try, you know?

You've done well, Isaiah.

No matter what happens,

I know the Lord's going

to bless you.

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

Sorry to interrupt, sir,

but they now have both.

Slayer Sports got

both accounts?

Yes, sir.

Again, it's two of

our smaller accounts,

but they are moving fast.

We can keep the mission

products going for now,

but we can't lose

another account.

I think they're gonna go after

GymFit or HighStride.

See if you can get a meeting

with our top three accounts.

I'll fly out and talk to them.

I'll do it.

[RECEDING FOOTSTEPS]



JOSHUA:

I want to do something tonight

that the older men and I

have been talking about

for a few weeks now.

[BREATHES DEEPLY]

You younger men

have been walking through

your discipleship so well.

And we want to affirm

each and every one of you

at times in your journey.

Tonight, I want to start...

with Isaiah.

[LOW MURMURING]

Would you step forward?

[ENCOURAGING MURMURS, LAUGHTER]

I have some things

I want to say to you.

I have known you now

for a year,

and I have watched you

grow and mature

in so many ways.

You have grown in character,

in responsibility,

in your faith,

even in the way

you carry yourself.

-[OTHERS MURMURING AGREEMENT]

-[JOSHUA CHUCKLING]

In fact, gentlemen,

if I may be blunt...

...a man stands in front of me.

-[OTHERS MURMURING AGREEMENT]

-[CLAPPING]

Isaiah has embraced

Jesus Christ

as his Lord and Savior.

He has worked hard to learn

and to apply biblical

principles to his life.

He has fought

to forgive past hurts

and surrender them to the Lord.

I have watched him walk

as a man.

A godly man.

So, Isaiah, I want to bless you

in the name of the Lord.

I bless you...

with respect,

love and friendship

as a brother in Christ.

And I call you a strong,

faith-filled man of wisdom

with a bold future.

From today forward,

may God's hand of goodness

rest upon your life.

May you experience His love,

His forgiveness, His power

and His provision.

May His blessings cover you...

...because you put

your faith in Him.

And may you now walk

in victory...

...and never in defeat.

[SNIFFLES]

I love you.

And I am proud of you.

In the name of Jesus,

our Lord and Savior.

Men of The Forge,

join me

and let's pray over him.

Father God.

MEN:

Yes. Yes.

May You bless Isaiah,

our brother in Christ.

MEN:

Yes. Yes. Yes.

-I ask You to lead him...

-Yes.

-...to guard him.

-Yes. Yes.

Fill him with wisdom,

-discernment as he follows You.

-Yes.

Yes. Yes.

Place Your hand upon his life

and his heart.

Yes, Lord.

-Bless him when he comes in...

-Yes.

...and bless him

when he goes out.

-Mm-hmm.

-Yes. Yes.

Father, bless everything that

he puts his hand to.

Yes. Yes.

I ask You to protect him

from anything that would

pull him away from You.

Yes.

Put him on the path that You

have chosen for him.

Yes, Lord. Yes.

And may he be a blessing

to others...

Yes.

-...all the days of his life.

-Yes. Yes.

And I ask this

and receive it...

Yeah.

...in the name of our Lord

and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Yes.

Amen.

OTHERS:

Amen. Amen.

Amen.

Ah. [LAUGHING]



-[LAUGHTER]

-Yeah.

Hey.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

-Thank you so much, bro.

-Yeah. Yeah, yeah.

-Thank you, brother.

-Congratulations.

I've... I've never felt

like this.

So it was a good day, huh?

[LAUGHS] Yeah.

[CHUCKLES]

Yeah, it was.

Well, baby, the day ain't over.

What do you mean?

Okay.

What is this?

I just got something

to show you.

Can you lift up

the garage door, please?

[ISAIAH SIGHS]



This... this is not my car.

This is your car.

[SIGHS]

How'd you do this?

Um, Joshua, he knows a man

who does this.

And... and there's another

young man I know

who's been paying me rent

for a little while now.

So, you know,

I've had some extra income,

and I've been saving it.

[SNIFFLES]

[ISAIAH CRYING]

ISAIAH: [QUIETLY]

Thank You, Lord.

[CONTINUES CRYING]

Thank You, Lord, for my son.

[ISAIAH SNIFFLING]

I thank You, Father,

'cause I...

I see what

You're doing in his life.

Thank You, Lord.

Thank You, Father.



ISAIAH:

Yo.

Zay, this your car?

Let's go, Zay!

Let's go, Zay! Let's go.

Zay, she's beautiful.

What?

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

See you then.

Hey, baby. You ready?

Just about to come get you.

Our flight leaves

in 90 minutes for Dallas.

-Okay.

-Oh, Joshua, Janelle.

I know you're on your way

to meet with HighStride.

I just need a minute.

I just learned

that Greyson Lance,

the new president of GymFit,

is having a meeting with

Slayer Sports this morning.

And they're trying

to lure him over.

Is he not responding to us?

Well, we've reached out

several times,

just without a relationship.

He's-he's just seeing

what's out there.

Okay, look, we'll fly to GymFit

-after we meet with HighStride.

-Okay.

I don't want to seem desperate.

We need to talk face-to-face.

I was hoping you'd say that.

I will let him know

you're coming.

-Thanks again, Emmett.

-EMMETT: Yeah.

We better pray

all the way there.

JOSHUA:

Yeah.

-Thanks.

-Appreciate it.

It's good to meet you.

[PEOPLE TALKING INDISTINCTLY

NEARBY]

[SIGHS]



[CLOSES DOOR]

Oh, hello. How can I help you?

-Hey, how are you?

-I'm fine.

Thank you.

Is there something

I can help you with?

Uh, by chance,

is your father here?

He is.

Um, do you need

to speak with him?

Yes, please, if it's not

an inconvenience, of course.

Okay. Sure.

Just give me a second.

Thank you.

[LOW, INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]

MAN:

Hello, sir.

Hi. I'm Isaiah Wright.

Tim Watson.

Pleasure to meet you.

What can I do for you?

Well, uh, I wanted to speak

with you for a moment

because I believe

I owe you an apology, sir.

An apology?

Yes, sir.

I was, you know,

very disrespectful to you

and your daughter, and...

I'm very, very sorry.

[CHUCKLING]

Uh, I'm sorry, son,

I don't believe we've ever met,

-so...

-ISAIAH: Yeah, we have.

You know, about a year ago,

I came here,

but not to buy coffee,

and, uh, you asked me to leave.

You know, I said some things

that, um,

I shouldn't have,

and I apologize.

I mean, to you both.

And I just hope you can

find it in your heart

to forgive me.

Hmm.

You are not the same young man.

[ISAIAH CHUCKLING]

No, sir, I'm definitely not.

I can respect the fact

that you've come here

to do this, Isaiah.

And, yes, I can forgive you.

Well, uh, thank you, sir.

That, um,

that means a lot.

I appreciate you for taking

the time to talk with me.

-You are certainly welcome.

-Yeah.

Take care.

Well, that's not somethin'

you see every day.

[SIGHS]

No, it certainly is not.

JOSHUA:

Are you sure?

EMMETT: [OVER PHONE]

And he's opening the door

to get the account based on

who can fill the order.

Apparently,

Slayer Sports is saying

they can have it ready

by noon tomorrow.

Are their products even

the same quality?

Well, Greyson Lance says

they consider them equal.

Slayer has matched our prices

and is saying they can

deliver them faster.

So Mr. Lance has asked

for these 3,000 units

as a demonstration

of who can provide them first.

Send me his number.

-I got to talk to this guy.

-Please.

Losing GymFit means

closing the mission account

or cutting a third of our crew.

You don't want to have

to pick your poison.

I'm sending his number.

Thanks, Emmett.

Could we even fill an order

that fast?

Our crew just worked

an eight-hour shift.

They'd have to work

another 16 hours or more.

Oh, God, show me what to do.

[LOW, OVERLAPPING CHATTER]

TODD:

Are you kidding me?

Why do they have to have it

tomorrow?

EMMETT: It's not that they

have to have it tomorrow.

They're opening the door

to whoever can demonstrate

that they can get the job done

on short notice.

So what are we supposed to do?

I mean, they're notifying us

as we're shutting down

-for the weekend.

-I'm just saying that

that is a strategic move.

That is a $4.5 million account.

-What's up?

-We...

Our top account, GymFit,

they have a new president,

and our five-year agreement

with them is up this month.

Now another company is saying

that they can deliver

comparable fitness products

and faster.

So GymFit's president

is requesting

a 3,000-unit order

to whoever can meet it

as a test.

ISAIAH: Who's the other company?

EMMETT: Slayer Sports.

They want our account,

and they told GymFit

that they could have the order

ready by noon tomorrow.

And when I think about it,

we're further away,

so if we wanted to beat them,

we would

have to have the order ready

over two hours earlier.

Man, it was a...

it was a slick move.

Yeah, that's real slick.

And there is no way, man.

No, wait. Do we have

the products they want?

Yes, but that's not

the problem.

It would take 24 people

two days to fill that order.

If they worked normal shifts.

Mm.

Bro, we just got off

an eight-hour shift.

But if we lose

that much income,

it's gonna impact all of us.

And it can shut down

the mission account, right?

Yes.

So listen, if Slayer wants to

make that move, we outplay 'em.

We go all night if we have to

and have the orders ready

by morning.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, Isaiah,

all night?

We only got six of us,

seven including Emmett.

Wait. You're not asking me

to work

another 16 hours, are you?

I'm saying I'm willing

to go the second mile.

We can't just walk out

and do nothing.

But there's no guarantee

that we could fill

that order by morning,

and if Slayer beats us,

we will have stayed up

all night long,

nearly k*lled ourselves,

for nothing.

Look, then let me lead.

I'll take the blame.

And you can tell Mr. Moore

it was all my idea.

I'm in.

Dude, are you serious?

Joshua Moore is the best boss

I've ever had.

He's helped too many people

for me to walk away.

DIEGO:

I agree.

I'll do it, too.

[SCOFFS]

Okay.

Okay.

Well, if we're all in,

I won't be the one to walk out.

But if we going

for that knockout punch,

we better connect.

Wanda?

You're really doing this?

Can it even be done?

Hey, Wanda, we need you.

This... it can't happen

without you.



I'm in.

All right.

I-Isaiah.

If this doesn't work out,

then what are you...

It's on me.

Listen, it's all on me.

All right, man, it's all you.

What do you need?

I need the detailed

product order.

Then we're gonna need some food

and a lot of caffeine.

[TODD LAUGHING]



[CART BEEPING]

Hey, Todd,

we also need storage robots

on the second floor.

I can't control those.

I can only program

the floor carts.

We need the engineer for those.

[QUIETLY] Okay, Isaiah, think.

Okay, thank you.

TODD:

What?

Wait, wait, wait. When do you

have to have this done?

ISAIAH: By morning.

We got to beat another company

to save our top account

and the mission account.

But we got to figure out a way

to get the storage robots

working,

so just-just pray for us.

I got to go. I love you.

[LINE CLICKS, BEEPING]

[LINE RINGING]

Well, I can't say

that I've ever prayed

for robots before.

Although last week,

I did pray about my dishwasher.

Uh-huh.

Oh, it's working.

Oh, oh.

I-I-I see.

Tomorrow morning

is an unusual request.

Yes.

I understand.

I'll call you soon.

He's just trying

to establish himself

as a leader willing

to make risky changes.

I can't shut down

the mission account.

I can't do it.

I don't want to lay off

anybody, either.

That's just too many hours

to ask our crew to work.

I need to call Emmett.

Uh, Joshua, I just pulled up

the security cameras

to take a look

at the storage area.

You need to come see this.

JOSHUA:

Isaiah?

JANELLE:

You do have a crew.

And it looks like they're

trying to fill this order.

To do 3,000, they're gonna

need the storage bots.

Uh, see if you can reach out

to Cody.

We may have to

do this remotely.

I'm on it, babe.

ROBOTIC VOICE: [ON VIDEO GAME]

Lock on target.

[WEAPONS FIRING ON VIDEO GAME]

Are you still sh**ting robots?

Uh, it's just a game, Mom.

Yeah, that looks too real.

So, do you want my help

in the kitchen

before I turn in?

Huh? Oh, yeah. Uh, yeah.

I'll come in there

in just a second

when I'm finished

with this one.

-Okay.

-[WEAPONS CONTINUE FIRING]

[RINGING]

Hello?

Cody, this is Janelle Moore.

I'm sorry to call you so late,

but we have a bit

of a situation.

Can you control

the storage robots

from where you are?

Uh, the storage?

Yes. Yes, I-I can.

Wonderful. Would it be possible

to get your help?

One of our competitors

is trying

to take away

our largest account,

and we have a team at the

factory trying to stop them,

but we need those robots.

Well, they're undergoing

a-a firmware update currently

and I don't have

the order information,

so I don't know

how I would do that.

I can tell you

the number of products

and where they're stored.

But we need to move quickly.

Um, okay. Um, I can pull

the program up now,

but I'm gonna have to access

the robots one at a time.

We'll take it.

And we need to run 'em

at full speed.

Um, s-sorry,

we've never done that before.

Oh, we're doing that tonight.

[EXHALES]

Okay. [CLEARS THROAT]

Okay.

Isaiah, without those robots,

we're only gonna be able

to do 1,400 units at best.

God, I need those.



Todd!

Who turned those on?

JOSHUA:

You got the first portion.

-I'm pulling up the second.

-JANELLE: Okay, Cody.

We got to move fast. You ready?

CODY: [OVER SPEAKER]

Yes, ma'am.

Bot 21 to port 15 for 20 units.

JANELLE:

Bots 23 and 24

to port 35 for 30 units each.

[BOTS WHOOSHING]

[BEEPS, WHOOSHING]

[WHIRRING]

[BEEPING]

This is it.

This is what we need.

Curtis, Wanda, we need boxes.

Diego, Carlos, uh, run

the conveyer at full speeds.

Todd, we got to start packing.

How is this happening?

[BOTS WHIRRING, BEEPING]

Bot 45 to port 19

for eight units.

Joshua, how's it looking?

At this pace,

we'll be short of 3,000.

Cody, can we go faster?

Uh, yes. I-I'm willing to try.

JANELLE: You let me know

when you need a break,

but we got to keep movin'.

Yeah, it's just those six

and me.

I'm getting food and drinks

for them right now.

I think it's gonna

be a long night.

JOSHUA:

Thank you, Emmett.

Give 'em whatever they need.

We'll help Cody keep

those robots working.

EMMETT: Here we go, fellas,

I got drinks on deck! Todd?

Coffee, here we go.

Curtis. Wanda. Yeah, water?

-Curtis?

-Water.

Water.

All right, Isaiah.

-Good.

-Oh.

Yeah, that's you.

All right. Coming to you.

Are you still playing

that robot game?

These are real robots now, Mom.

Everything is real.

It's all real.

[STAMMERS]

-What?

-[MUTTERS]

[WHIRRING, BEEPING]

Bots 58 and 59 to port 5

for 12 units each.

At this pace,

we'll land on 2,780.

I'm making the call.

Um, Cody, let's take

a three-minute break

and come right back.

-Will do.

-[COMPUTER BEEPS]

[EXHALES HEAVILY]

Are you sure?

[LINE RINGING]

LANCE: [ON PHONE]

Mr. Moore?

Mr. Lance.

You said whoever can have

this order ready first

will get this account.

I understand that

you already have

an offer of noon on the table.

We do, and they're closer.

They're working on it

right now,

so to beat that,

you'd have to make it

around 9:30 a.m. your time.

I believe I can have

that order ready at 9:00.

And we're interested

in keeping this account

for years to come.

Are you telling me

that you'll have

all 3,000 units ready

for pickup?

Mr. Lance...

send your trucks.

Hey, that's a thousand!

The record will be 3,000

when we're done.

Yeah...

3,000 is a long shot.

You guys know that, right?

That's what's so motivating.

We do the impossible.

I pray that

You protect them today.

[CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY]

-[NO DIALOGUE]

-

Bot 75 to port 7 for 15 units.

Cody, that's 2,000.

JANELLE:

Cody, you still good?

Yeah. I-I'm here.

My fingers are running

a marathon,

but I want to cross

the finish line.

Hey! That's 2,000!

Feels like 10,000.

ISAIAH:

Hey.

We're doing it.

We've worked faster than anyone

and we're almost

at the finish line,

so let's stay in it.

And remember, it's not just

business we're keeping.

It's every missionary

and ministry team

that uses water filters,

solar panels

and lanterns

that this company provides.

That's right.

And we have to keep

that available, all right?

And if Mr. Moore could see us,

he'd be so proud.

He can see you.

He's been watching you

for the past ten hours

from Dallas

over the security cameras.

And they've been working

with Cody this whole time

to keep the storage robots

running.

So that's how

they been doing that?

He texted me earlier.

He said, "I've never

been so proud of this crew.

"They've gone above and beyond

anything I could have asked,

and I will never forget it."

Look, we got to push this thing

in the end zone, all right?

We're not stopping.

DIEGO:

Hey, Mr. Isaiah.

My body is cansado,

but my heart is ready.

Give me caffeine,

and I'm with you.

Hey, Wanda, what do you need?

Oh, I got enough caffeine in me

to go until next Tuesday, so...

And, Todd?

Oh, this is beyond crazy.

How are we gonna stop now, huh?

Curtis?

Oh, I'm gonna sleep

for about two days after this.

-[CHUCKLING]

-But until then...

...let's roll.



Hey, you guys are crushing it!



[BEEPING AND BUZZING]

Hey, Isaiah!

The trucks will be here

in 30 minutes!

Yo, we got 30 minutes!

Finish strong! Finish strong!



Bot 8 to port 12

for seven units.

And that's it.

The last 60 orders

are on the conveyer belt.

JOSHUA: They have to seal,

label and stack them.

JANELLE:

Cody, it's up to them now.

I can't... I can't go to bed

until I know we've made it.

[BEEPING RAPIDLY]

-All right.

-How'd you do that so fast?

Too many video games.

Isaiah, the trucks

are almost here.

Joshua wants you

to greet the drivers.

I have a jacket in my office

whenever you're ready.

Isaiah, go. We got this.

Yo. Is that it?

That's it! We're done!

ISAIAH:

Hey, it's 8:58.

We got two minutes to spare.

Let's go!

We did it!

-Look at them, Janelle.

-[CHEERING OVER SPEAKERS]

Look at our team.

JOSHUA:

Oh, God. Thank You, Jesus.

Oh, God.

Cody, we made it.

It's done.

Yes! Come on!

Boom! Yes!

Joshua, the order is ready

and the trucks are here.

[ENGINES IDLING]

-Hey.

-[SPEAKING LOW, INDISTINCTLY]

You impressed me, brother.

I didn't think

this was possible.

Hey, you helped me.

We got it done.

[LIGHT LAUGHTER]

Isaiah. Isaiah!

Greyson Lance is here.

What?

EMMETT: Joshua,

you want to talk to him?

No.

Isaiah's got this.

God, please give me favor.

ISAIAH:

Mr. Lance.

Good morning. Isaiah Wright.

Welcome to Moore Fitness.

Good morning to you.

You, uh, had an early start.

5:00 a.m.

When Mr. Moore said

you'd be ready at 9:00,

I wanted to come see

for myself.

ISAIAH:

I'm glad you did.

We'd love to show you

the company.

Mind if my drivers

check the order?

Absolutely. Be our guest.

We, uh, we have 3,001 units

ready to load.

So, how in the world could you

have this order ready?

Mr. Lance, your account

means a great deal to us,

and we value our partnership

with GymFit,

and we're willing to go

the extra mile to keep that.

We had a small group

that stayed up all night

until the order was done,

and you won't find

a better team anywhere.

And you won't find

a better partner in business

than Joshua Moore.

And as you can see,

it is our privilege

to help you win

and keep

this partnership going.

That's pretty bold.

I like that.

JOSHUA:

Give us another five years.

Listen,

I'm a competitive person,

but I also want

to trust my partners.

Slayer Sports

tried to slow you down,

yet they're still working

on their order.

So I'm willing to go another

five years with you guys.

[SIGHS HEAVILY]

ISAIAH:

Mr. Lance,

you've seen what we're

capable of with a partial crew,

so why not be bold

and keep a good thing going?

Let's do seven years.



LANCE:

Done.

[JANELLE CRYING]

Again, we value your business.

All right, let's load it up!



[INAUDIBLE CONVERSATION]

[INAUDIBLE CONVERSATION]



-[NO DIALOGUE]

-

[NO DIALOGUE]



CLARA: [VOICE-OVER]

So, I understand

that you stayed up

all night long

with an army of robots

to save the world.

Oh, well, not the world,

but, you know,

it, uh, it turned out

to be a good thing.

And I understand you stayed up

several hours praying for us,

so I just wanted

to say thank you.

Your mother's been telling me

about how you've been chasing

after the Lord,

becoming a disciple

of Jesus Christ.

Yes, ma'am. I'm learnin'.

Well, don't you stop.

-Mm.

-Never stop.

And you keep your eyes

on the Lord

more than on yourself

and your heart on Heaven

more than this world.

And don't you keep taking

one step forward

and then one step backwards

with your faith,

'cause, baby, that ain't

nothing but the cha-cha.

[LAUGHING]

No, you devote your heart

to following the Lord

no matter what the cost,

'cause He's worth it.

Yeah. He is worth it.

JOSHUA:

Before we close out our time,

I want to give Isaiah a moment

to share with us.

[CLEARS THROAT]

I, um... I've been a part

of this group

for, uh, a little over

a year now, and, um,

I just wanted to say thank you.

Yes.

You know,

it's hard to put into words

what this group means

to me, and...

I've lost count

of the times that, um...

It's been a... I've been

blessed just to be here

and walk this thing out

with you.

And, um, I needed this.

I needed godly men

to challenge me,

-to keep me accountable.

-Yes.

Study the Word, you know,

pray for me and with me, and...

[SIGHS]

...and now I want to do this

for someone else.

-Yes.

-Mm-hmm.

Again, thank you.

[EXHALES]

Gentlemen,

The Forge needs to expand.

-Yes.

-Not by addition.

It must be by multiplication.

Groups like this

must spring up everywhere.

Yes.

Most churches are trying

to win converts,

but not enough are effectively

discipling them.

Yes. Yes.

We must go serve them.

-Yes.

-Mm.

The world doesn't need

more lukewarm churchgoers.

-Yes.

-Jesus said

in the Great Commission,

"Go out into all the world

and make disciples."

MEN: [VOICE-OVER]

Yes. Yes.

JOSHUA: [VOICE-OVER]

We need more believers

who are wholeheartedly

-following Jesus.

-MEN: [VOICE-OVER] Yes. Yes.

JOSHUA: [VOICE-OVER] That's

what the world needs to see.

MEN: [VOICE-OVER]

Yes.

JOSHUA: [VOICE-OVER]

We have to go after them.

MEN: [VOICE-OVER]

Yes.

JOSHUA: [VOICE-OVER]

Because whoever wants

the next generation the most

-will get them.

-MEN: [VOICE-OVER] Yes.

JOSHUA: [VOICE-OVER] This

culture is aggressively chasing

after their hearts

and their minds

with a view of morality,

purpose, truth

-that's continually redefined.

-MEN: [VOICE-OVER] Yes.

JOSHUA: [VOICE-OVER]

But God has given us

the truth, His Word.

The anchor that we hold on to.

MEN: [VOICE-OVER]

Yes. Yes. Yes.

JOSHUA: [VOICE-OVER]

So even as I pray for Isaiah,

I pray for you.

That you not be

one in a million

-but one of a million.

-MEN: [VOICE-OVER] Yes. Yes.

JOSHUA: [VOICE-OVER] So I say,

let's go where they are.

MEN: [VOICE-OVER]

Yes.

JOSHUA: [VOICE-OVER]

In the schools,

in the ball fields,

in the marketplaces.

Wherever they hang out,

we must be there,

-and we must find them.

-MEN: [VOICE-OVER] Yes.

JOSHUA: [VOICE-OVER]

Let's do what Jesus did.

Let's go love 'em

with the truth.

-Yes.

-Let's take them Jesus.

Yes. Yes. Yes.

Who's with me?







WOMAN: Yeah, let's plan

to meet Friday.

So I'll see you guys

Friday, then? Okay.

-Oh, excuse me.

-Oh, my gosh. I'm so sorry.

ISAIAH:

Uh...

[CHUCKLES]

Hey, it's, uh, Abigail, right?

And you're Isaiah.

Yeah. Good memory.

You go to school here?

Yeah, I, uh, just started,

but, you know,

I'm still learning my way

around campus, so...

[BOTH LAUGHING]

Yeah. You-you a junior?

Sophomore. Uh, interior design.

-Oh, nice.

-You?

Business, uh, I hope.

[CHUCKLING] Right.

Well, um, hey,

just so you know,

you really made an impact

on my dad.

-Oh, yeah?

-Oh, yeah.

He's brought you up

a few times now.

Oh, wow. Well, you know, I, um,

I really appreciate him

for taking the time to talk

with me,

so, you know,

I might have to drop by,

say hello sometime.

But not to get coffee.

[BOTH LAUGHING]

I mean, I just, I don't know.

Just never got into it,

you know.

I mainly drink energy drinks.

Mm-hmm, it's cool. I get it.

But coffee is better for you.

And there's actually

a really good shop

here on campus.

Oh, well, you know,

I might have to try that out,

but I may need some

suggestions-- just saying.

Okay.

Well, where are you headed now?

Glad you asked.

Uh, I'm looking for...

Here it is.

Mitchell building?

I could show you.

That'd be great.

Well, hey, coffee on me.

-Sounds good.

-[CHUCKLES] Yeah.

ABIGAIL:

So, why business?

["THAT'S MY KING"

BY CECE WINANS PLAYING]

[VOCALIZING]

I wish I could tell you

Wish I could describe it

But I can't contain it,

Can't keep it to myself

There aren't enough colors

To paint the whole picture

Not enough words

To ever say what I found

Wonderful and beautiful

And glorious and holy

He is merciful and powerful

Who we talkin' about?

That's my King

We declare the glory

Give Him all the honor

Altogether worthy

Who we talkin' about?

That's my King

There's no one before You

Yes, we will adore You

All of this is for You

Who we talkin' about?

That's my King

Jesus, You're my King

Ey, ey, ey, ey

I'm not letting

The rocks cry

Without joining the chorus

There aren't enough notes

To make the harmony

It's the song of the angels

Angels

-Through all of the ages

-Ages

It's all of the Earth

And Heaven's symphony

Wonderful and beautiful

And glorious and holy

He is merciful and powerful

Who we talkin' about?

That's my King

We declare the glory

Give Him all the honor

Altogether worthy

Who we talkin' about?

That's my King

There's no one before You

Yes, we will adore You

All of this is for You

Who we talkin' about?

That's my King

That's my King

Is He your King tonight?

[AUDIENCE CHEERING]

That's my King

That's my God

That's my shepherd

My protector

That's my King

That's my rock

That's my anchor

My defender

That's my King

That's my God

That's my shepherd

My protector

That's my King

That's my rock

That's my anchor

My defender

Who we talkin' about?

That's my King

We declare the glory, yeah

Give Him all the honor

Altogether worthy

Who we talkin' about?

That's my King

-We declare the glory

-Yeah

Give Him all the honor

Altogether worthy

Who we talkin' about?

That's my King

There's no one

Before You, hey

-Yes, we will adore You

-[VOCALIZING]

All of this is for You

Who, who we talkin' about?

That's my King

Who we talkin' about?

That's my King

Who we talkin' about?

That's my King

-Who we talkin' about?

-That's my King

Who we talkin' about?

That's my King

Who we talkin' about?

-King of Kings

-That's my King

Who we talkin' about?

-King forever

-That's my King

Who we talkin' about?

-God, You reign

-That's my King

Who we talkin' about?

That's my King

[AUDIENCE CHEERING]

Yeah, yeah, yeah...

[MUSIC STOPS]

[APPLAUSE, CHEERING]

Come on and give Him praise!

He is the King of Kings

He is the Lord of Lords...

[SINGING FADES]



[MUSIC ENDS]