1 00:00:00,501 --> 00:00:01,627 Previously, on "Greenleaf"... 2 00:00:02,202 --> 00:00:04,364 I'll come and get you in the Mustang when school's done. 3 00:00:04,471 --> 00:00:05,632 - It be fun. - Okay. 4 00:00:05,706 --> 00:00:06,696 I'll see you in two weeks. 5 00:00:06,807 --> 00:00:08,798 - Are you gay? - I don't know. 6 00:00:08,876 --> 00:00:11,470 What does that even mean? What does that mean? 7 00:00:12,546 --> 00:00:15,379 I hate you! I hate... 8 00:00:15,482 --> 00:00:16,779 Help! 9 00:00:16,850 --> 00:00:18,818 - Hey, what's going on? - What happened? 10 00:00:18,886 --> 00:00:20,479 Something's wrong with the twins. 11 00:00:20,554 --> 00:00:21,646 What? 12 00:00:23,056 --> 00:00:26,822 Things are falling through the cracks every day that Mac is in jail. 13 00:00:26,894 --> 00:00:28,692 - You know they are. - I'll talk to Connie again. 14 00:00:28,795 --> 00:00:30,820 And here's what you're going to tell her. 15 00:00:30,898 --> 00:00:34,732 I'm going to preach. Not you, not Grace. Me. 16 00:00:34,835 --> 00:00:36,997 - Mae-- - Just for a while. 17 00:00:37,070 --> 00:00:38,538 When did this happen? 18 00:00:38,639 --> 00:00:41,836 I got the notice of seizure from the city a couple months ago. 19 00:00:41,909 --> 00:00:45,345 Whoever Mac has in his pocket at city hall ain't budging. 20 00:00:45,412 --> 00:00:46,880 Is there any way out? 21 00:00:46,980 --> 00:00:48,470 There's always a way out, you know that. 22 00:00:48,549 --> 00:00:50,142 You just have to confess. 23 00:01:30,958 --> 00:01:32,892 So, what was the problem? 24 00:01:32,960 --> 00:01:37,454 They don't know. The doctor said it was probably triggered by stress. 25 00:01:37,564 --> 00:01:41,057 - But the babies are okay? - Yeah, they're back to normal. 26 00:01:41,134 --> 00:01:43,762 I guess I was just... stressed. 27 00:02:05,158 --> 00:02:06,284 Thanks for coming. 28 00:02:06,393 --> 00:02:07,656 What in the hell do you want, Robert? 29 00:02:08,428 --> 00:02:10,487 You're not even going to ask how my shoulder's doing? 30 00:02:10,597 --> 00:02:12,497 No. 31 00:02:12,599 --> 00:02:15,000 Got a sentencing hearing coming up. 32 00:02:16,169 --> 00:02:17,159 Mm-hmm. 33 00:02:17,270 --> 00:02:19,932 If you appeared as a character witness, 34 00:02:20,007 --> 00:02:23,966 you know, said I'd had a change of heart... 35 00:02:24,077 --> 00:02:25,772 Are you kidding me? 36 00:02:25,846 --> 00:02:30,477 I'm just looking for a reason not to tell the law what you did. 37 00:02:31,251 --> 00:02:33,743 With me locked up in here and my assets frozen, 38 00:02:33,820 --> 00:02:35,754 that old man of mine is not going to keep quiet for long. 39 00:02:35,822 --> 00:02:37,187 You in trouble. 40 00:02:38,425 --> 00:02:39,756 I don't know how you look at the world-- 41 00:02:39,826 --> 00:02:41,794 Same way you do, I imagine. 42 00:02:41,862 --> 00:02:43,159 No. 43 00:02:44,031 --> 00:02:47,160 I look at the world and I see nothing but the glory of the Lord. 44 00:02:47,267 --> 00:02:51,761 Seems like all you see are ants climbing all over some dead thing, 45 00:02:51,838 --> 00:02:54,034 trying to get another taste of the meat. 46 00:02:56,643 --> 00:02:57,838 Well, you do what you want. 47 00:03:00,847 --> 00:03:02,337 There's no way I'm going to spit 48 00:03:02,449 --> 00:03:04,850 on the memory of my daughter, shining you up. 49 00:03:07,220 --> 00:03:08,710 You go to hell. 50 00:03:19,633 --> 00:03:21,727 ♪ Amen ♪ 51 00:03:25,238 --> 00:03:26,535 ♪ Amen ♪ 52 00:03:35,082 --> 00:03:36,641 ♪ Well ♪ 53 00:03:48,895 --> 00:03:52,991 ♪ Amen, amen, ooh ♪ 54 00:04:06,847 --> 00:04:09,509 All I want to know is if I hope to negotiate a new custody agreement, 55 00:04:09,583 --> 00:04:11,415 would my moving back to Phoenix this summer, 56 00:04:11,518 --> 00:04:14,749 would that hurt or help my chances of bringing her back here to live? 57 00:04:14,855 --> 00:04:17,085 - Sorry to bother you. - Hold on a sec, Mike. What's up? 58 00:04:17,190 --> 00:04:19,181 Your grandfather's in the conference room. 59 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:22,551 Mike, I have to call you back. 60 00:04:23,096 --> 00:04:25,724 - Does my mother know he's here? - No, she's at the Templeton. 61 00:04:25,799 --> 00:04:27,563 I wouldn't have let him in otherwise. 62 00:04:34,141 --> 00:04:37,304 Now, you know Mama said she'd call the cops if you came around again. 63 00:04:38,311 --> 00:04:39,870 What are you doing here? 64 00:04:40,413 --> 00:04:46,785 You put my boy in jail, so you've got to take care of my ass now. 65 00:04:51,324 --> 00:04:54,419 Here's the thing, Pastor. It's not going to be a church, 66 00:04:54,494 --> 00:04:57,464 So, what's it going to be, then? 67 00:04:57,564 --> 00:05:00,465 A Christian Community Center, 68 00:05:00,567 --> 00:05:04,094 but like no Christian Community Center you've ever seen. 69 00:05:04,171 --> 00:05:07,971 - Where's it going to be, exactly? - Don't worry. We almost there. 70 00:05:12,345 --> 00:05:13,813 Here we are. 71 00:05:14,848 --> 00:05:16,748 Well, that's Calvary. 72 00:05:16,817 --> 00:05:19,752 What? No, not there. You must think I'm three kinds of crazy. 73 00:05:20,921 --> 00:05:24,323 No, not there. There. 74 00:05:27,594 --> 00:05:31,622 Alexa told me Bishop had his eye on this spot a while back. 75 00:05:31,698 --> 00:05:33,689 Alexa told you that? 76 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:35,268 Well, yeah, when she first started coming, 77 00:05:35,335 --> 00:05:37,929 I pressed her about all the details I could about Calvary. 78 00:05:38,004 --> 00:05:40,701 You know, hey, understandably. 79 00:05:40,807 --> 00:05:42,366 I guess I get that. 80 00:05:42,475 --> 00:05:48,005 Now, she also said that the city offered to sell this to Bishop and he passed? 81 00:05:50,217 --> 00:05:52,515 It was more complicated than that, but... 82 00:05:52,619 --> 00:05:53,950 Hmm. 83 00:05:54,020 --> 00:05:55,954 I'm sure glad it was. 84 00:05:56,022 --> 00:05:59,959 First thing I did when I heard about it was I called up Deputy Mayor Leonard 85 00:06:00,026 --> 00:06:03,724 and told him my vision for this Christian Community Center, 86 00:06:03,830 --> 00:06:06,231 and he sold me this land for a song. 87 00:06:06,366 --> 00:06:08,164 A song. 88 00:06:08,235 --> 00:06:10,966 It almost seemed like he was happy to take the loss 89 00:06:11,037 --> 00:06:13,131 just to teach your daddy a lesson. 90 00:06:14,140 --> 00:06:15,539 Yeah. 91 00:06:15,642 --> 00:06:17,838 Well, you know politicians. I ain't got time. 92 00:06:20,847 --> 00:06:24,750 You want me to be the public face of 2 $30 million-- 93 00:06:24,851 --> 00:06:28,981 Well, no, actually 40, if we keep the indoor water park. 94 00:06:29,055 --> 00:06:31,183 $40 million? 95 00:06:31,258 --> 00:06:33,659 Christian Community Center. 96 00:06:37,264 --> 00:06:39,995 Right across from my daddy's church? 97 00:06:40,066 --> 00:06:42,660 No, the Lord wants you to do this. 98 00:06:45,272 --> 00:06:46,865 I'm just a messenger. 99 00:06:55,682 --> 00:06:57,207 How long have you lived here? 100 00:06:57,284 --> 00:07:00,948 Uh, about two months. 101 00:07:01,054 --> 00:07:04,285 A friend of mine died and I kind of took it over. 102 00:07:07,093 --> 00:07:09,960 This is, uh, this is really gonna help. 103 00:07:22,709 --> 00:07:25,474 - Will you excuse me just a second? - Yes, sir. 104 00:07:38,491 --> 00:07:42,621 Are you okay? 105 00:07:42,729 --> 00:07:44,094 Are you okay? 106 00:07:47,500 --> 00:07:49,264 Are you all right? 107 00:07:49,336 --> 00:07:51,236 Uh, yeah. Uh... uh-huh. 108 00:07:55,475 --> 00:07:57,273 You talk to Janice? 109 00:07:57,344 --> 00:08:00,439 Danielle's committed to making a statement at the hearing. 110 00:08:00,513 --> 00:08:03,073 I don't see anything stopping her. 111 00:08:03,149 --> 00:08:04,344 What about the bishop? 112 00:08:07,153 --> 00:08:10,748 Well, might be time to talk to the DA. 113 00:08:23,036 --> 00:08:24,868 On your way to Women's Day? 114 00:08:24,971 --> 00:08:26,496 You know I wouldn't miss it. 115 00:08:28,174 --> 00:08:30,609 - Oh, hey, Kevin? - Yeah? 116 00:08:30,710 --> 00:08:34,806 I need to find Henry McCready a place to live and probably to die. 117 00:08:34,881 --> 00:08:36,849 Wow. 118 00:08:36,950 --> 00:08:39,681 Well, yeah, I got a friend at Foxbridge I can put a call in to if you want, 119 00:08:39,786 --> 00:08:40,844 you know, see if they have any space. 120 00:08:40,954 --> 00:08:43,446 - That would be great. Thanks. - Hey, how are the babies doing? 121 00:08:43,523 --> 00:08:48,324 Well, as long as Charity stays in bed, they'll be okay. 122 00:08:48,395 --> 00:08:51,695 - What about you guys? - We're good. 123 00:08:51,798 --> 00:08:53,857 - You know. - Well, you're off the couch, anyway. 124 00:08:53,967 --> 00:08:56,061 Yeah. How about you and Sophia? 125 00:08:56,169 --> 00:08:57,330 Hmm. 126 00:08:57,404 --> 00:09:00,499 Well, I'm actually planning on moving back to Phoenix for the summer. 127 00:09:00,573 --> 00:09:03,736 Wow. Well, we'll miss you around here. 128 00:09:03,843 --> 00:09:06,312 I mean, you're the one that's always coming to me 129 00:09:06,379 --> 00:09:08,905 asking for help for other people, 130 00:09:09,015 --> 00:09:11,074 and that's the Gospel as far as I'm concerned. 131 00:09:12,218 --> 00:09:15,347 I guess that what I'm saying is do what you got to do. 132 00:09:16,856 --> 00:09:18,085 But come back, Grace. 133 00:09:19,993 --> 00:09:22,155 We'll see, but thank you. 134 00:09:22,228 --> 00:09:23,320 - Mm-hmm. - Thank you very much. 135 00:09:23,396 --> 00:09:25,228 - And wish me some luck here. - 'l try. 136 00:09:38,011 --> 00:09:42,346 Let's just take a look at this last verse here, verse 30. 137 00:09:42,415 --> 00:09:48,377 "Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting. 138 00:09:48,455 --> 00:09:52,585 But a woman who fears the Lord... 139 00:09:54,127 --> 00:09:56,221 ...is o be praised." 140 00:09:57,764 --> 00:10:00,563 Now, wait a minute now. 141 00:10:00,633 --> 00:10:03,125 I know a lot of y'all don't like this verse. 142 00:10:03,236 --> 00:10:05,364 Come on, now, admit it. 143 00:10:05,438 --> 00:10:07,634 Yeah, because you love your charm. 144 00:10:07,740 --> 00:10:11,370 Oh, we love our beauty, don't we? 145 00:10:11,444 --> 00:10:14,436 Ooh, I'm right with you. 146 00:10:14,547 --> 00:10:20,748 However, in a world where men are stumping and shouting 147 00:10:20,820 --> 00:10:25,223 and taking most anything they want by force, 148 00:10:25,291 --> 00:10:29,387 charm and beauty are some of the most important weapons 149 00:10:29,462 --> 00:10:31,760 we have left to us. 150 00:10:31,831 --> 00:10:33,959 Isn't that right? 151 00:10:35,768 --> 00:10:42,105 So, why would the Lord ask us to give up those for fear? 152 00:10:44,244 --> 00:10:50,980 The Hebrew word that is translated here in this verse, "to fear"? 153 00:10:51,084 --> 00:10:56,614 It doesn't mean that cowering in the corner kind of fear, you know? 154 00:10:56,689 --> 00:11:01,422 What this means is "awe.” 155 00:11:01,494 --> 00:11:03,588 It means amazement. 156 00:11:03,663 --> 00:11:07,861 What it means is seeing life in a way 157 00:11:07,967 --> 00:11:11,926 that sometimes only a woman can. 158 00:11:14,107 --> 00:11:19,443 Now, I pray without ceasing, and one of the things that I always 159 00:11:19,512 --> 00:11:24,109 thank God for all day long is men. 160 00:11:27,387 --> 00:11:32,223 He has put powerful, strong, 161 00:11:32,325 --> 00:11:36,523 wonderful men in my life, and I'm grateful for them. 162 00:11:38,131 --> 00:11:42,728 But there are times when only a woman, 163 00:11:43,536 --> 00:11:49,168 a virtuous woman, can save a situation. 164 00:11:50,543 --> 00:11:53,240 I'm talking about women like Mary. 165 00:11:55,348 --> 00:11:58,249 The mother of Jesus. 166 00:11:58,351 --> 00:12:01,810 Oh, she stood with her head held high 167 00:12:01,888 --> 00:12:06,223 amidst all that filthy gossip and rumors, 168 00:12:06,326 --> 00:12:10,729 because she was filled with awe 169 00:12:11,731 --> 00:12:15,497 at what she knew to be the truth, 170 00:12:15,568 --> 00:12:20,267 which was God didn't give the salvation of all humanity 171 00:12:20,373 --> 00:12:22,273 to some man to carry. 172 00:12:22,375 --> 00:12:26,039 He gave it to a woman. 173 00:12:28,948 --> 00:12:30,575 Amen! 174 00:12:30,683 --> 00:12:32,344 And this is the thing. 175 00:12:37,957 --> 00:12:40,892 Right now, our church is at a crossroads. 176 00:12:42,595 --> 00:12:44,529 And I know... 177 00:12:44,597 --> 00:12:48,090 I know that the only way forward 178 00:12:49,402 --> 00:12:52,235 is in the footsteps of a virtuous woman. 179 00:12:52,772 --> 00:12:53,864 Did you hear me? 180 00:12:53,940 --> 00:12:57,535 A woman willing to stand in awe and wonder 181 00:12:57,610 --> 00:13:02,377 at not only what God has done, but what He's going to do! 182 00:13:02,815 --> 00:13:08,310 A woman whose fear of the Lord makes her the Moses 183 00:13:08,421 --> 00:13:13,120 who's going to carry us across the desert! 184 00:13:17,063 --> 00:13:21,660 The... a tested leader, y'all. 185 00:13:33,012 --> 00:13:35,242 Lord Jesus. 186 00:13:49,862 --> 00:13:51,352 It's so good to see you. 187 00:13:57,670 --> 00:13:59,934 I got us a room. 188 00:15:08,908 --> 00:15:11,434 - Hey. - Hey. 189 00:15:14,547 --> 00:15:15,708 What is it this time? 190 00:15:15,782 --> 00:15:19,878 Chicken breast and asparagus. 191 00:15:19,952 --> 00:15:21,044 Hmm. 192 00:15:21,120 --> 00:15:23,054 Dana made gumbo for dinner, 193 00:15:23,122 --> 00:15:26,057 but I told her it was too much salt for my baby... 194 00:15:26,559 --> 00:15:28,391 and too much salt for my boys. 195 00:15:31,130 --> 00:15:35,931 Uh... what were you listening to? 196 00:15:36,769 --> 00:15:39,466 The song I had planned for next Sunday. 197 00:15:39,572 --> 00:15:42,564 I hate that I can't be there to sing it. 198 00:15:44,944 --> 00:15:46,537 Look... 199 00:15:47,580 --> 00:15:49,480 Charity, I've been doing some research. 200 00:15:49,582 --> 00:15:51,141 About what? 201 00:15:54,587 --> 00:15:56,385 About what I've been struggling with. 202 00:15:59,792 --> 00:16:02,989 I love you so much. 203 00:16:05,998 --> 00:16:07,397 I can't do this alone. 204 00:16:07,467 --> 00:16:09,993 What are you talking about? 205 00:16:25,618 --> 00:16:28,315 “Fortitude for Families.” 206 00:16:28,421 --> 00:16:30,116 What is this? 207 00:16:30,189 --> 00:16:32,021 It's a program... 208 00:16:32,825 --> 00:16:35,453 for guys who are... 209 00:16:36,195 --> 00:16:38,755 dealing with a similar issue. 210 00:16:38,831 --> 00:16:40,196 Issue? 211 00:16:42,201 --> 00:16:43,828 Just read it, Charity. 212 00:16:45,204 --> 00:16:46,433 No. 213 00:16:48,641 --> 00:16:51,133 I don't want to. 214 00:16:51,210 --> 00:16:53,542 You are what you are. 215 00:16:53,646 --> 00:16:55,637 You can't change that. 216 00:16:57,650 --> 00:17:02,451 Charity... please. 217 00:17:05,057 --> 00:17:06,650 Just read it. 218 00:17:12,665 --> 00:17:14,064 Okay. 219 00:17:16,869 --> 00:17:18,462 I'll read it. 220 00:17:23,876 --> 00:17:25,537 Thank you. 221 00:17:26,078 --> 00:17:27,477 Yeah. 222 00:17:48,267 --> 00:17:50,895 - Hey. - Hey. 223 00:17:52,271 --> 00:17:54,000 I heard what happened today. 224 00:17:56,709 --> 00:17:58,837 Mama sent you o talk to me, huh? 225 00:17:58,911 --> 00:18:01,107 Oh, she did, indeed. 226 00:18:03,916 --> 00:18:05,850 You want me to stay? 227 00:18:05,918 --> 00:18:07,943 I can't believe you do after all this. 228 00:18:08,087 --> 00:18:12,217 Yeah, well, I can't pretend that I'm over the way you disobeyed me. 229 00:18:13,292 --> 00:18:16,922 But the Bible is full of bumptious troublemakers. 230 00:18:17,296 --> 00:18:20,061 Who the heck am I to say no, if the spirit moves? 231 00:18:20,132 --> 00:18:22,430 It wasn't the spirit. 232 00:18:22,535 --> 00:18:24,560 You don't know that. 233 00:18:24,637 --> 00:18:27,607 You'll never know what God's gon do. 234 00:18:30,142 --> 00:18:35,239 Daddy, I want to stay, and Sophia really wants to come back in the fall... 235 00:18:37,116 --> 00:18:39,448 ...but the only way I can see really making that happen 236 00:18:39,552 --> 00:18:41,919 is if I go back and stay involved in her life there. 237 00:18:41,988 --> 00:18:46,255 - Gigi-- - Mama doesn't want me here. 238 00:18:46,325 --> 00:18:50,057 Well, that's not untrue. 239 00:18:51,130 --> 00:18:56,227 But, child, I'm going to tell you something that only your mother knows. 240 00:19:01,507 --> 00:19:03,100 What's the matter, Daddy? 241 00:19:03,175 --> 00:19:05,075 Parkinson's. 242 00:19:10,149 --> 00:19:12,083 Look, don't worry. 243 00:19:12,351 --> 00:19:16,083 The stuff Dr. Curry's got me on has got it locked down pretty good, 244 00:19:16,155 --> 00:19:19,284 but I won't be able to preach for too many more years. 245 00:19:19,358 --> 00:19:21,292 Tell Jacob. Bring him back. 246 00:19:21,360 --> 00:19:22,657 No. 247 00:19:22,762 --> 00:19:25,993 Your brother is just where he belongs. 248 00:19:26,532 --> 00:19:28,660 This is about you. 249 00:19:29,535 --> 00:19:30,866 I know when you came back here, 250 00:19:30,970 --> 00:19:33,462 all you wanted to do was set things straight, 251 00:19:33,539 --> 00:19:37,533 and you did that... your way. 252 00:19:39,779 --> 00:19:42,111 But I know you, Gigi. 253 00:19:42,181 --> 00:19:44,878 I know you because I know myself. 254 00:19:45,551 --> 00:19:46,985 I'm a preacher. 255 00:19:48,354 --> 00:19:49,685 You're a preacher. 256 00:19:49,789 --> 00:19:53,692 And [ believe this whole war between you and your mother would just end 257 00:19:53,793 --> 00:19:58,822 if you pick up the cross of your calling, and carry it. 258 00:20:02,568 --> 00:20:05,003 Can you do that for me? 259 00:20:08,007 --> 00:20:09,236 Please? 260 00:20:36,335 --> 00:20:37,325 This is really happening. 261 00:20:37,403 --> 00:20:39,770 - Yes, indeed, it is. - Man. 262 00:20:39,872 --> 00:20:42,364 I've got to be out of here one week from today. 263 00:20:42,441 --> 00:20:43,499 Just need you to sign. 264 00:20:43,576 --> 00:20:45,670 Mm. 265 00:20:45,945 --> 00:20:47,435 Thank you. 266 00:20:48,414 --> 00:20:50,542 Thank you, sir. 267 00:20:51,517 --> 00:20:54,282 I would offer you one of your old Shirley Temples, but-- 268 00:20:54,386 --> 00:20:57,287 But I see. Nothing to offer. 269 00:20:59,959 --> 00:21:01,552 So, what brings you down here? 270 00:21:01,627 --> 00:21:03,686 You wanted to see the place for one last time? 271 00:21:03,763 --> 00:21:05,197 Yeah. 272 00:21:05,264 --> 00:21:07,289 You want to take that old table you used to sit at 273 00:21:07,399 --> 00:21:09,868 and use it as your keepsake? Whoops. 274 00:21:09,935 --> 00:21:12,063 You knew they were going to do that. 275 00:21:12,138 --> 00:21:13,697 Kind of did. 276 00:21:15,374 --> 00:21:16,432 So, talk to me. 277 00:21:19,979 --> 00:21:21,378 Your father's dying. 278 00:21:27,987 --> 00:21:31,082 - Is that why he's calling me? - Yeah. 279 00:21:32,625 --> 00:21:35,322 - How do you know? - He came by the church. 280 00:21:35,427 --> 00:21:36,724 Hmm. 281 00:21:36,796 --> 00:21:38,821 So that means you're really staying. 282 00:21:41,233 --> 00:21:43,292 At least for now, yeah. 283 00:21:45,805 --> 00:21:47,637 - Hmm. - Hey. 284 00:21:49,642 --> 00:21:52,134 I'm gonna be okay. 285 00:21:52,244 --> 00:21:55,305 Auntie, I'm gonna be okay. 286 00:21:56,248 --> 00:21:58,148 We'll see. 287 00:21:59,819 --> 00:22:04,188 See... see, what you don't know is... 288 00:22:06,325 --> 00:22:09,420 by the time you were born, your father was... 289 00:22:10,029 --> 00:22:12,589 he was who he is now. 290 00:22:12,665 --> 00:22:14,963 He was that man. 291 00:22:15,034 --> 00:22:16,763 But there was a time before you knew him 292 00:22:16,836 --> 00:22:21,603 when he was... he was somebody else. 293 00:22:21,674 --> 00:22:26,168 He-- he just wanted to live and he wanted to experience 294 00:22:26,278 --> 00:22:28,770 all that God had created for us. 295 00:22:28,848 --> 00:22:31,783 He didn't want to stand apart from it 296 00:22:31,851 --> 00:22:37,221 and he didn't want to proclaim the Gospel about it, and... 297 00:22:39,225 --> 00:22:42,991 I never wanted that for you. 298 00:22:43,062 --> 00:22:45,156 I never did. 299 00:22:46,232 --> 00:22:48,792 And I never would've led you down this path 300 00:22:48,868 --> 00:22:52,065 if I'd known it would. 301 00:22:57,309 --> 00:22:59,073 But what do I know? 302 00:23:01,881 --> 00:23:07,251 Well, I'm going tomorrow to move Henry to the hospice, so... 303 00:23:08,721 --> 00:23:10,018 You want to come? 304 00:23:10,089 --> 00:23:11,557 No. 305 00:23:13,158 --> 00:23:15,718 That story ended a long time ago. 306 00:23:23,535 --> 00:23:25,435 Y'all be careful with that. 307 00:23:25,537 --> 00:23:27,198 Those things cost money. 308 00:23:27,273 --> 00:23:28,707 Yes, ma'am. 309 00:23:46,125 --> 00:23:49,026 You think Basie's going to forgive you for not going to Triumph today? 310 00:23:49,094 --> 00:23:54,055 No, he knows it's Gigi's first Sunday preaching, so he said take it. 311 00:23:54,133 --> 00:23:55,726 I think he's actually hoping for a report. 312 00:23:57,136 --> 00:24:00,470 - What do you think? - I think you should do it. 313 00:24:00,572 --> 00:24:02,700 Even though it's right across from my daddy's church? 314 00:24:02,775 --> 00:24:04,072 But you said it's not a church. 315 00:24:04,143 --> 00:24:07,078 - Yeah- - Not a traditional one. 316 00:24:07,146 --> 00:24:11,140 There's no guarantee that a place like that is going to lure people away. 317 00:24:13,585 --> 00:24:15,952 Is he going to have a school? 318 00:24:16,055 --> 00:24:19,218 - He didn't mention having one. - Hmm. 319 00:24:19,959 --> 00:24:24,260 What do you think of suggesting a partnership with Excellence to him? 320 00:24:24,797 --> 00:24:26,492 What about Calvary? 321 00:24:26,598 --> 00:24:28,498 Bishop let you go, 322 00:24:28,600 --> 00:24:30,500 and we already have the curriculum and the infrastructure, 323 00:24:30,602 --> 00:24:33,401 and it sounds like that place is going to have the kids. 324 00:24:36,608 --> 00:24:38,076 You still worried about Alexa? 325 00:24:38,143 --> 00:24:42,410 No, I just thought it would be fun working together. 326 00:24:47,419 --> 00:24:49,911 I'll bring it up to Basie. 327 00:24:49,989 --> 00:24:51,423 Okay. 328 00:24:59,431 --> 00:25:00,626 You look good. 329 00:25:10,542 --> 00:25:13,102 - Morning, Bishop. - Morning. 330 00:25:13,846 --> 00:25:17,373 - Pop! Wait up. - Hey, son. 331 00:25:18,217 --> 00:25:20,709 Don't tell me that job at Triumph went south already. 332 00:25:20,819 --> 00:25:22,344 No, no, no. 333 00:25:22,454 --> 00:25:23,546 We just came to hear Gigi. 334 00:25:23,655 --> 00:25:25,145 Oh, that's a good brother. 335 00:25:25,224 --> 00:25:28,216 Uh, there's something I need to tell you, though. 336 00:25:33,665 --> 00:25:37,363 This project that Basie has me slated to run for him over at Triumph? 337 00:25:37,469 --> 00:25:39,836 - Look, I can't wait to hear about it. - Come on, Pop. 338 00:25:39,905 --> 00:25:42,704 It's going to be on that empty lot right across the street. 339 00:25:42,808 --> 00:25:45,175 You know the one? 340 00:25:45,244 --> 00:25:46,507 Yeah, I know the one. 341 00:25:46,578 --> 00:25:50,515 It's going to be a $40 million Christian Community Center. 342 00:25:50,582 --> 00:25:52,573 - I don't think I should do it. - Oh, Jacob. 343 00:25:52,684 --> 00:25:54,550 I mean, I can't, not with you over here. 344 00:25:54,653 --> 00:25:58,385 Do you honestly think after all that sidewinder has put me through, 345 00:25:58,490 --> 00:26:01,687 that I would hand my beloved only son to him without a plan? 346 00:26:01,760 --> 00:26:04,821 - I'm not following. - You just stay right there. 347 00:26:04,897 --> 00:26:07,992 - Basie's just trying to get back at me. - For what? 348 00:26:08,067 --> 00:26:09,831 Oh, I haven't the slightest idea. 349 00:26:09,902 --> 00:26:12,997 But with you as my eyes and ears, we'll find out. 350 00:26:13,072 --> 00:26:17,407 And once we do, we'll march seven times around that thing 351 00:26:17,509 --> 00:26:19,443 and it will all come tumbling down. 352 00:26:19,578 --> 00:26:22,604 But thanks for telling me about it. 353 00:26:22,714 --> 00:26:24,705 - But, Pop? - Mm-hmm? 354 00:26:24,783 --> 00:26:25,841 Was this always your plan? 355 00:26:25,918 --> 00:26:29,183 Oh, no, no, no. Not my plan. 356 00:26:30,389 --> 00:26:32,619 The Lord's. 357 00:26:32,724 --> 00:26:37,753 ♪ The Master's calling ♪ 358 00:26:42,434 --> 00:26:47,531 ♪ Praise Him while your lips still sing ♪ 359 00:26:49,741 --> 00:26:54,201 ♪ Praise Him while your lips still sing ♪ 360 00:26:54,279 --> 00:26:59,774 ♪ The Master's calling... 361 00:27:01,320 --> 00:27:03,652 Did you tell that girl to get out of the bed? 362 00:27:03,755 --> 00:27:06,053 I thought that you did. 363 00:27:06,125 --> 00:27:11,291 Children. It's like watching a glacier fall apart on TV. 364 00:27:12,131 --> 00:27:13,496 Lord help me. 365 00:27:13,632 --> 00:27:15,566 ♪ I don't want to walk away ♪ 366 00:27:16,969 --> 00:27:20,963 ♪ Walk away from Him ♪ 367 00:27:25,344 --> 00:27:29,781 ♪ No, I don't want to walk away ♪ 368 00:27:31,583 --> 00:27:35,349 ♪ Walk away from Him ♪ 369 00:27:38,790 --> 00:27:43,591 ♪ Bind me to your side ♪ 370 00:27:45,430 --> 00:27:49,765 ♪ Bind me to your side ♪ 371 00:27:55,107 --> 00:27:57,667 ♪ Ooh ♪ 372 00:27:57,776 --> 00:28:00,837 ♪ Ooh-ooh ♪ 373 00:28:11,190 --> 00:28:12,715 Praise God. 374 00:28:12,824 --> 00:28:13,950 Morning, Calvary. 375 00:28:14,026 --> 00:28:15,790 Morning. 376 00:28:15,861 --> 00:28:19,320 My mother blew the doors off last weekend at Women's Day. 377 00:28:19,398 --> 00:28:21,389 I'm not going to try and top that. No way. 378 00:28:23,702 --> 00:28:24,669 Way to go, Mommy. 379 00:28:28,707 --> 00:28:33,338 Amen, amen. All right, let's get right into the word this morning. 380 00:28:33,412 --> 00:28:38,543 My text today is Romans 3:23. 381 00:28:38,650 --> 00:28:41,585 "For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God." 382 00:28:41,720 --> 00:28:44,155 - Of course. - Mae, shush now. Just listen. 383 00:28:44,223 --> 00:28:47,853 Now, before we get started, I need to talk about something. 384 00:28:47,926 --> 00:28:51,419 As many of you know, a family member of ours is currently in jail 385 00:28:51,530 --> 00:28:55,990 awaiting sentencing for a number of sexual crimes against young women. 386 00:28:58,437 --> 00:29:02,931 I hate talking about this in church, but it's real. 387 00:29:04,443 --> 00:29:06,912 Whew, it's real. 388 00:29:07,012 --> 00:29:10,175 And even after he's sentenced and sent to jail, 389 00:29:10,249 --> 00:29:13,742 the fallout from his actions and from my family's reactions, 390 00:29:13,852 --> 00:29:18,790 including mine, will continue to haunt us for a long time. 391 00:29:18,890 --> 00:29:21,257 And it should. 392 00:29:21,360 --> 00:29:24,022 And there will be a time to talk about all of it, 393 00:29:24,096 --> 00:29:26,588 and there should be. 394 00:29:26,698 --> 00:29:29,395 But right now, this morning, I'd like to take a moment of silence 395 00:29:29,468 --> 00:29:32,904 for all the women that he did abuse, the ones who are here, 396 00:29:32,971 --> 00:29:37,966 those ones who came forward, the ones who haven't, 397 00:29:38,076 --> 00:29:40,909 the ones who are living... 398 00:29:43,482 --> 00:29:48,613 and the ones who, like my sister Faith, have passed on. 399 00:29:48,820 --> 00:29:51,721 A moment of silence for anyone here 400 00:29:51,790 --> 00:29:55,590 who is dealing with similar abuse, and a moment of silence 401 00:29:55,661 --> 00:29:59,063 for anyone who knows that something awful 402 00:29:59,131 --> 00:30:02,965 is happening to somebody close to them 403 00:30:03,068 --> 00:30:05,230 and they're not saying anything. 404 00:30:05,304 --> 00:30:08,296 There's nothing I or anyone else can say 405 00:30:08,407 --> 00:30:11,638 that can explain it adequately, 406 00:30:11,743 --> 00:30:13,939 honor it adequately... 407 00:30:16,114 --> 00:30:18,947 grieve it adequately. 408 00:30:23,155 --> 00:30:26,853 Oh, but God... 409 00:30:29,328 --> 00:30:30,454 ...but, God! 410 00:30:32,164 --> 00:30:35,099 God is here. Could you look at me right now? 411 00:30:35,167 --> 00:30:38,865 Even in the silence, God is here! 412 00:30:38,970 --> 00:30:41,268 So let's take our moment of silence this morning, 413 00:30:41,340 --> 00:30:44,674 and when we're done, let us promise ourselves 414 00:30:44,776 --> 00:30:48,508 and all of the abused around us, all those victims, 415 00:30:48,613 --> 00:30:50,274 that we will never be silent again. 416 00:30:50,349 --> 00:30:52,283 Amen! 417 00:30:52,351 --> 00:30:56,345 The silence ends today. 418 00:30:59,858 --> 00:31:01,883 Would you bow with me? 419 00:31:20,912 --> 00:31:21,902 And amen. 420 00:31:22,013 --> 00:31:23,310 Amen. 421 00:31:23,382 --> 00:31:25,316 You ready for a new thing, Calvary? 422 00:32:02,921 --> 00:32:04,116 Are you lost? 423 00:32:04,556 --> 00:32:07,048 No, I'm not. 424 00:32:13,265 --> 00:32:15,256 It's smaller than I pictured it. 425 00:32:17,035 --> 00:32:18,025 What do you want, Mae? 426 00:32:18,103 --> 00:32:21,630 To ask the same thing of you. 427 00:32:22,874 --> 00:32:25,206 You think I don't know the role you played in all this? 428 00:32:25,277 --> 00:32:28,542 You think I don't see your hand print on every brick of my ruin? 429 00:32:28,613 --> 00:32:31,207 Mac had to be stopped and you know it! 430 00:32:31,283 --> 00:32:33,980 You and that daughter of mine, 431 00:32:34,085 --> 00:32:38,215 dressing up all your resentments in robes of righteous indignation. 432 00:32:38,290 --> 00:32:40,315 I don't know what you're talking about. 433 00:32:40,425 --> 00:32:41,790 As a matter of fact, I never knew- 434 00:32:41,893 --> 00:32:45,887 You leave my family alone. 435 00:32:47,599 --> 00:32:50,000 The same way you did? 436 00:32:50,469 --> 00:32:54,804 If anybody's to blame for whatever it is you came down here to bitch to me about, 437 00:32:54,906 --> 00:32:57,068 it's you, because you knew. 438 00:32:57,142 --> 00:32:58,576 I did not know. 439 00:32:58,643 --> 00:33:00,509 You knew. 440 00:33:00,612 --> 00:33:02,603 How could I have known? 441 00:33:02,681 --> 00:33:03,978 Come on, you knew! 442 00:33:04,082 --> 00:33:06,847 How could any mother let that happen to her daughter and not say anything? 443 00:33:06,985 --> 00:33:08,111 You tell me! 444 00:33:08,186 --> 00:33:11,417 You charmless whore. 445 00:33:11,490 --> 00:33:13,185 What do you know about mothering? 446 00:33:13,291 --> 00:33:15,419 You don't know a thing about motherhood! 447 00:33:15,494 --> 00:33:17,428 Who are you to take me to task like this?! 448 00:33:17,496 --> 00:33:18,622 Who are you?! 449 00:33:18,697 --> 00:33:20,825 Why didn't you say something?! 450 00:33:20,932 --> 00:33:23,026 Why didn't you say anything?! 451 00:33:23,134 --> 00:33:26,536 Why didn't you take your daughter to the police 452 00:33:26,638 --> 00:33:29,630 when Grace told you 20 years ago?! 453 00:33:29,708 --> 00:33:32,040 Why didn't you?! 454 00:33:32,143 --> 00:33:33,633 I'll tell you why. 455 00:33:33,712 --> 00:33:35,271 Because you're like everybody else. 456 00:33:35,347 --> 00:33:37,281 You don't want to believe it's your brother, 457 00:33:37,349 --> 00:33:39,477 your father, your son could do such a thing. 458 00:33:39,551 --> 00:33:42,452 So they look the other way, and that's exactly what you did. 459 00:33:42,521 --> 00:33:44,785 You looked the other way! 460 00:33:44,856 --> 00:33:48,815 You're no different than anybody else. 461 00:33:49,728 --> 00:33:53,858 - I didn't know. - Get out. 462 00:33:53,965 --> 00:33:54,955 Get out. 463 00:33:57,369 --> 00:34:01,135 Come to me when you feel like you want to tell the truth, 464 00:34:01,206 --> 00:34:03,368 that you want to be honest. 465 00:34:04,743 --> 00:34:08,680 Because I am not going o be your scapegoat. 466 00:34:08,747 --> 00:34:13,981 You brought this on yourself, so go! 467 00:34:42,781 --> 00:34:44,510 Well, how's it suit you? 468 00:34:44,583 --> 00:34:46,347 It fits. 469 00:34:46,418 --> 00:34:48,512 It'll be all right, I guess. 470 00:34:48,587 --> 00:34:50,715 They said they'll be ready to take you whenever. 471 00:34:50,789 --> 00:34:53,918 - You know. - I get it. 472 00:34:55,794 --> 00:34:57,262 And the church will pay for it. 473 00:34:59,230 --> 00:35:00,925 Does that daughter of mine know? 474 00:35:01,032 --> 00:35:03,023 She's aware. 475 00:35:05,236 --> 00:35:07,364 You know, I got to say it... 476 00:35:08,807 --> 00:35:10,935 I sure would like to see 477 00:35:11,042 --> 00:35:14,535 those girls before I die. 478 00:35:15,814 --> 00:35:18,749 I don't think that's going to happen. 479 00:35:18,817 --> 00:35:21,115 You're probably right. 480 00:35:23,822 --> 00:35:25,813 I guess it's time to let 'em go. 481 00:35:29,461 --> 00:35:30,951 Even Mac. 482 00:35:31,062 --> 00:35:32,757 Hmm. 483 00:35:32,831 --> 00:35:35,300 He didn't really give a rat's ass about me. 484 00:35:35,400 --> 00:35:36,561 Nobody did. 485 00:35:36,635 --> 00:35:39,400 It seemed to me like he cared. 486 00:35:39,471 --> 00:35:42,634 He never obeyed Mama, always gave you money when you asked. 487 00:35:42,741 --> 00:35:45,233 It wasn't love. 488 00:35:45,644 --> 00:35:50,844 It was just, you know, hush money. 489 00:35:53,852 --> 00:35:55,513 To keep quiet about what? 490 00:35:57,088 --> 00:35:58,283 Hey. 491 00:35:59,858 --> 00:36:01,917 To keep quiet about what? 492 00:36:03,495 --> 00:36:06,829 You're sure you want to know? 493 00:36:06,931 --> 00:36:08,456 Yeah. 494 00:36:11,302 --> 00:36:15,364 Remember when you was little and First Baptist burned down? 495 00:36:17,509 --> 00:36:19,034 Vaguely. 496 00:36:19,177 --> 00:36:22,442 And the caretaker was in the basement? 497 00:36:22,514 --> 00:36:23,606 What about it? 498 00:36:24,983 --> 00:36:27,645 That wasn't no act of God. 499 00:36:43,535 --> 00:36:45,003 No... 500 00:36:49,007 --> 00:36:50,497 Stay. 501 00:37:02,587 --> 00:37:03,816 I want to talk. 502 00:37:15,834 --> 00:37:18,326 Kevvie, I'm glad you told me the truth. 503 00:37:18,403 --> 00:37:19,837 Mm-hmm. 504 00:37:23,608 --> 00:37:27,169 But I think I need some time apart 505 00:37:28,279 --> 00:37:32,409 to just sit with it, be at peace. 506 00:37:34,252 --> 00:37:36,949 - For the babies. - Okay. 507 00:37:39,624 --> 00:37:41,558 I'm sorry. 508 00:37:44,863 --> 00:37:46,627 I never meant to hurt you. 509 00:37:50,268 --> 00:37:51,429 I know that. 510 00:37:54,439 --> 00:37:57,636 I just think I might be... 511 00:38:00,645 --> 00:38:02,272 I know. 512 00:38:04,282 --> 00:38:06,046 I know. 513 00:38:26,304 --> 00:38:28,272 I'll see you in September. 514 00:38:28,339 --> 00:38:29,738 Yeah. 515 00:38:30,809 --> 00:38:32,436 Hope so. 516 00:38:33,178 --> 00:38:35,306 Okay. Let's hit the road. 517 00:38:41,085 --> 00:38:43,577 - My sister. - My sister. 518 00:38:52,163 --> 00:38:54,757 Come here, come here, come here. Come here. 519 00:38:57,101 --> 00:38:59,832 - I'm sorry. - It's okay. 520 00:38:59,938 --> 00:39:01,337 I'll be fine, Mom. 521 00:39:06,344 --> 00:39:08,039 Have a little faith. 522 00:39:15,520 --> 00:39:17,181 You take care of her. 523 00:39:17,288 --> 00:39:18,778 I will. 524 00:39:22,126 --> 00:39:24,117 Let's go, button. Come on. 525 00:39:38,743 --> 00:39:40,711 When you're disappointed in people, 526 00:39:40,812 --> 00:39:44,680 the one you should turn to is God, because God is perfect. 527 00:39:44,749 --> 00:39:47,184 God never disappoints. 528 00:39:47,252 --> 00:39:52,554 So, when we get all upset at our friends and our parents 529 00:39:52,657 --> 00:39:55,922 for not being perfect, we're missing the point. 530 00:39:56,027 --> 00:39:58,155 Nobody's perfect. 531 00:39:58,229 --> 00:40:03,565 This life God's given us is not about perfection. 532 00:40:03,668 --> 00:40:05,500 It's about love. 533 00:40:05,570 --> 00:40:10,406 Now you know how I feel... every day. 534 00:41:20,645 --> 00:41:22,477 What are you doing here? 535 00:42:20,738 --> 00:42:22,399 ♪ Satan ♪ 536 00:42:22,540 --> 00:42:28,707 ♪ We're gonna tear your kingdom down ♪ 537 00:42:29,814 --> 00:42:35,981 ♪ You been building your kingdom ♪ 538 00:42:36,054 --> 00:42:41,322 ♪ All over this land ♪ 539 00:42:41,392 --> 00:42:43,326 ♪ Satan ♪ 540 00:42:43,394 --> 00:42:49,891 ♪ We're gonna tear your kingdom down ♪