Saints & Sinners

THREATENING ME LIKE YOU SOMEBODY?

IF YOU SO RIGHT ABOUT IT, THEN SHOW ME WHAT YA GOT.

THIS IS WHAT I GOT.

YEAH, TAKE A GOOD LOOK HOMIE.

THOUGHT SO.

EXCUSE ME MOMMIES!

I SEE THAT MILK AND CORNBREAD DID Y'ALL WELL?

WOAH WOAH WOAH PREACHER'S KID, WHERE YOU THINK YOU HEADED?

I'M HERE FOR MY SISTER, I KNOW SHE IN THERE WITH YOUR BOY.

SO SHE GET'S COZY WITH BLUE SUIT, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THAT'S

MY BOY.

LIKE Y'ALL TWO AIN'T BAPTISM BUDIES PAIRED UP AT THE PULPIT.

NOT WHEN IT COME TO MY BABY SISTER!

AIGHT.

I HEAR YOU.

I'M GONNA GO TALK TO LEVI, SEE IF I CAN GT CHRISTIE OUT.

BUT, JUST STOP CRYIN' PLEASE? CAN YOU DO THAT?

I'M COMIN' TOO.

NAH. I SAID I GOT THIS. DON'T I ALWAYS LOOK OUT FOR YOU?

YEAH, BUT-

WELL BUT NOTHIN'.

COME ON, THIS THE MOST HAPPENIN' PARTY TO EVER HIT

CYPRESS MAN. EVERYBODY'S IN THERE.

SO TELL ME WHAT HAPPENS WHEN PASTOR FINDS OUT THAT THAT

EVERYBODY INCLUDES YOU?

YEAH.

ALRIGHT. I'LL STAY.

JUST HURRY UP.

DON'T PUSH IT, EJ. WE BOYS, BUT I'LL STILL FIRE YOUR SKINNY ASS.

YEAH WHATEVER.

JABARI, JABARI!

E? E?

E? E!

COME ON E, NO, NO!

E, E! COME ON WAKE UP BRAH, WAKE UP BRAH!

H- HELP!

SOMEBODY GET SOME HELP!

COME ON BRAH-SOMEBODY GET SOME HELP!

EJ. EJ.

CALL 911!

EJ! MY GOD, EJ!

WHA-WHA-WHAT HAPPENED? WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM?

WHAT HAPPENED?!

- COME ON, COME ON MAN. - WHAT DID YOU DO TO HIM?

E- EJ!

EJ BABY! E-EJ? MY BIG BROTHER!

MY BROTHER!

SOMEBODY HELP!

EJ? WHA-WHA-WHAT DID YOU DO TO HIM?

WHAT'S THAT LOOK FOR?

SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE.

I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE HOW TO RESPOND TO THAT,

SO I'M GOING TO GO WITH "THANK YOU".

ALWAYS THE KNOW-IT-ALL.

I THOUGHT THAT'S WHAT YOU LIKED ABOUT ME.

RIGHT, RIGHT. JUST TRYING TO REACQUAINT MYSLEF WITH IT.

DON'T TAKE TOO LONG.

SPEAKING OF REACQUAINTED, HOW ARE THINGS GOING FOR YOU HERE

AT THE CHURCH? I KNOW IT'S NOT REALLY YOUR SPEED ANYMORE.

BUT EVERYONE THINKS YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB.

THAT'S NICE TO HEAR.

AND I KNOW MY DAD WILL TRY TO KEEP YOU HERE PERMANENTLY.

HE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU NEED TO LEAVE SO QUICKLY.

WELL, I'VE ALREADY BEEN HERE TWO MONTHS,

AND I'VE BEEN UPFRONT ABOUT MY TIME HERE JUST BEING TEMPORARY

UNTIL I TAKE CARE OF SOME THINGS IN NEW YORK.

WELL, WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THAT?

YOU ALWAYS SOUND SO MYSTERIOUS WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT IT.

LET'S JUST SAY THINGS AREN'T AS SIMPLE

AS THEY WERE WHEN WE WERE KIDS.

REMEMBER WE USED TO BE RUNNIN' AROUND

THIS CHURCH WITH NO WORRIES?

YOU STILL THINK ABOUT HIM TOO.

HOW CAN I NOT?

I MISS HIM. HE WAS A GREAT BIG BROTHER.

YEAH. AND HE ALWAYS LOOKED OUT FOR YOU.

YOU REMEMBER THAT TIME YOU CLIMBED THAT FENCE AFTER US

AND YOU GOT STUCK AT THE TOP?

NO. NO, NO, NO.

I DON'T WANT TO HEAR THAT STORY AGAIN!

YOU WERE UP THERE YELLIN' "HELP! EJ HELP ME!"

AND HE DID.

YES HE DID, WITHOUT A SECOND THOUGHT.

NO MATTER HOW MUCH FLACK WE GAVE HIM.

YEAH WELL A LESSON WAS LEARNED BY ALL

BECAUSE I HAVEN'T CLIMBED A FENCE SINCE THEN.

I SHOULD HOPE NOT.

SHUT UP!

IT'S NICE HAVING YOU BACK.

IT'S NICE TO BE HOME.

AFTER YOU.

WHOO!

WHOO!

LORD!

LORD.

WE LOVE TO HAVE A FUN AT GREATER HOPE. DON'T WE?

YES, YES!

SAY AMEN.

AMEN.

SAY AMEN!

AMEN!

PLEASE HELP ME IN GIVING THANKS TO MY DEAR FRIEND

AND BROTHER IN CHRIST, AND AN AWARD WINNING MUSICAL DIRECTOR

MILES CALLAWAY, PRAISE GOD!

I AM ALSO VERY BLESSED THAT MY PARTNER IN LIFE AND IN CHRIST IS

MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE, LADY ELLA.

AND MY GORGEOUS DAUGHTER, DOCTOR CHRISTIE JOHNSON!

CAN Y'ALL FEEL THE SPIRIT IN THIS ROOM?

YES!

CAN YOU FEEL THE SPIRIT IN THIS ROOM!

YES!

YES!

THERE...

IS SOMEONE IN HERE...

WHO IS GOING THROUGH SOMETHING RIGHT NOW.

AND IF YOU ACCEPT JESUS IN YOUR LIFE,

I PROMISE YOU THAT YOU WILL BE ALRIGHT.

SEE, I AM NO DIFFERENT THAN ANYONE OF YOU WHO ARE HAVING

TROUBLE RESISTING THE DEVIL'S TEMPTATION!

SAY IT PASTOR!

BEFORE I WAS SAVED, SEE, I WOULD GAMBLE ALL MY MONEY AWAY.

I WOULD DRINK LIQUOR FOR BREAKFAST.

AND AS MUCH AS I HATE TO ADMIT IT, I ASSOCIATED WITH...

LOOSE WOMEN.

TESTIFY!

UNTIL I GOT THE CALL FROM CHRIST TO CHANGE MY LIFE AROUND

AND WALK WITH JESUS!

IT STARTED WITH A SIMPLE STEP.

NOW I'M ASKING YOU TO TAKE THAT STEP FOR YOURSELF.

AND FIND CHRIST AND WALK IN HIS LIGHT.

COME, PLEASE COME.

THERE YOU GO SISTER!

COME AND JOIN THE FAMILY FELLOWSHIP

AT GREATER HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH!

WE WELCOME ALL SAINTS

AND ALL SINNERS.

GOD BLESS YOU SISTER.

NICE TO SEE YOU. SEE YOU NEXT WEEK HOPEFULLY.

THANKS FOR COMING SISTER. THANK YOU.

NICE SERMON TODAY, PASTOR.

KEEP THE BLESSINGS FLOWING.

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?

HELLO GENTLEMEN.

HEY PASTOR, THAT WAS A GREAT SERMON TODAY.

THANK YOU. YOU GUYS CARRY ON.

THANK YOU.

PRAISE THE LORD GENTLEMEN.

HOW'S EVERYBODY?

SO SORRY TO INTERRUPT, BUT WOULD YOU GENTLEMEN MIND IF I HAD

A MOMENT WITH THE PASTOR?

OF COURSE. NO PROBLEM.

THANK YOU.

I SHOULD KILL YOU!

DO YOU THINK I'M STUPID?

WHAT?

DO YOU THINK I WOULDN'T NOTICE THE MISSING MONEY

FROM MY CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT, EVAN?

IT'S NOT AS BAD AS YOU THINK.

THEN YOU NEED TO EXPLAIN QUICK, FAST, AND IN A HURRY, BECAUSE

YOU ARE LEANING ON MY LAST NERVE WITH THIS MESS.

LOOK I HAD TO MAKE SOME MOVES FOR THE CHURCH

AND THAT WAS THE ONLY AVAILABLE CASH.

CHURCH BUSINESS? DO YOU EXPECT ME TO BELIEVE THAT?

ELLA, YOU DON'T ALWAYS KNOW WHAT GOES ON AROUND HERE.

THEN WHY DON'T YOU ENLIGHTEN ME, EVAN?

DO YOU THINK IT'S EASY KEEPING UP WITH THE DEMANDS OF YOU AND THIS CHURCH?

DEMANDS?

YES! THE SHOPPING, THE DINNERS, THE $1000 A PLATE CHARITY FUNCTIONS.

HOW DO YOU THINK THAT THAT GETS PAID FOR?

YOU'D BE HAPPY TO SPEND EVERY PENNY THAT COMES THROUGH HERE.

NO, DON'T YOU TRY TO TURN THIS AROUND ON ME.

YOU THINK I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOUR DIRTY WAYS ALL THESE YEARS?

ALL YOUR, YOUR GAMBLIN' AND YOUR GUTTER DEALS YOU DO BEHIND

CLOSED DOORS? I GREW UP IN THIS CHURCH WATCHING MY FATHER DO

THE SAME EXACT THING, SO I KNOW ALL ABOUT IT.

AND I'M NOT JUST GONNA SIT BACK

AND LET YOU RUIN THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR ME.

YOU KNOW AFTER EVERYTHING,

I THOUGHT THAT WE WERE STILL A TEAM.

BUT NOW I SEE THAT IT'S EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF.

SO GAME ON.

YOU CAN'T BEAT ME, I TOLD YOU THAT BOY.

COME ON NOW.

PASTOR, YOU WANTED TO SEE ME?

YES.

HOW ARE THINGS WITH THE RIBBON CUTTING

CEREMONY OVER AT THE CLINIC?

GREAT! EVERYTHING'S IN PLACE.

YOU HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK OVER YOUR SPEECH?

YES. GREAT JOB, GREAT JOB, I CAN...

I CAN ALWAYS DEPEND ON YOU LEVI.

THANKS.

YEAH, I NEED YOU FOR SOMETHING ELSE NOW.

NAME IT.

YOU KNOW THAT THAT THING THAT YOU DID FOR ME BEFORE?

I NEED YOU TO DO THAT AGAIN.

I THOUGHT YOU SAID THAT THE LAST TIME WAS THE LAST TIME.

I KNOW. I KNOW, THINGS CHANGED.

I TOOK A RISK AND IT WENT, IT WENT BAD. AND

AND NOW I'M-I'M-I'M IN A REAL BIND.