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♪♪

♪ Follow your dream within your heart ♪

♪ Be not afraid, honey

♪ The dream is just the start

♪ You are my child

♪ My first

♪ My firstborn child

♪ To you I give

♪ The gift of a song

♪ Deep down inside

♪ It's yours all alone

♪ Please follow your dream

♪ It's your very own

♪ Deep down inside

♪ It's yours all alone

♪ Please follow your dreams

♪ It's your very own ♪

♪♪ ♪ On Christ

♪ On Christ

♪ On Christ is the bedrock

♪ Rock -♪ Rock

♪ Rock, rock -♪ Rock, rock

♪ Rock, rock, rock -♪ Rock, rock, rock

♪ I love him ♪ Rock

♪ I love him ♪ Rock

♪ I love him ♪ Rock

♪ I love him ♪ Rock

♪ Na, na, na, na ♪ Rock

♪ Rock

♪ Rock I stand

♪ Who

♪ Loves

♪ Me

♪ Me ♪

Whoo! Yeah.

Yeah. Man.

Yeah. Wonderful job. And, Doris, you're gonna do the solo this Sunday.

Me? Yes. You, Doris.

I think it's time. Your father would love to see you up there.

Very proud of you. Did a wonderful job. Congratulations, sweetheart.

Thank you.

Good. Yes. Okay, darling.

Look. Doris, do you know your words? I think we should practice one more time.

Well, you know, it never hurts to practice. Mom, I'm okay.

Honey. Honey. Huh?

She's fine. You're the one that needs to stop worrying.

My baby's ready. Right, baby?

Right, Daddy. I think that we should put on the other dress.

Lilli. Lillian. Doris, go catch up with your brother.

My baby's gonna shine up there today. Right? Thank you, Daddy.

Oh, she's just growing up so fast.

You know, you have her totally and completely spoiled.

Yes, and I have you totally and completely spoiled too.

Let's go.

Now, are you sure you should preach today?

I feel fine. I really do.

But, you know, the doctor said you should take it easy, so don't get up there...

Lillian, I tell you what. Why don't you preach?

I mean, for real. I teach the anointing. It's authentic. It's transferrable.

Well, that's between you and Jesus. I didn't get that word.

You know, we're in our new church,

and my daughter is singing her very first solo today.

So Kenneth Winter is preaching.

Let's go to church. Yes, sir.

First lady coming? Absolutely.

All right.

Let's go.

Now, you know, I think...

♪♪

♪ I sing because

♪ I'm happy

♪ And I sing because

♪ I am free

♪ His eye is on

♪ The sparrow

♪ And I know ♪

♪ He watches me ♪

Oh, saints, you can tell I'm a proud father today.

With singing like that, I don't even need to preach.

Thank you, Doris. Thank you for sharing that gift with us.

And that brings us to our lesson, found in Ephesians 4 and 1,

which reads "I therefore,

the servant of the Lord,

beseech you to lead a life worthy

of the calling to which ye have been called."

So, Father Scriptures,

Lord, hear our prayer.

♪ Lord, hear our prayer

May your grace... ♪ May your grace

♪ Find us

♪ Find us there

♪ Oh, Lordy

♪ As we now

♪ Humbly we bow down

♪ Bow down

♪ And may your mercy -♪ May your mercy

♪ Lord may your mercy abound ♪ - ♪ Mercy abound

♪ Sinners' prayer ♪ Sinners' prayer

♪♪

♪ Find us Find us there ♪

♪ Mmm ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪

Inside every person,

there is a gift... a calling.

And that gift and calling is a direct link between you and God.

Yes. God placed it there.

But it is our responsibility, our duty...

Yes.

To discover, uncover,

and then recover that gift.

Yeah.

And it is that gift. It's... It's that talent

that motivates us. Amen.

That urges us and pushes us

to strive for perfection!

Daddy!

Can somebody help us?

Baby.

Oh, my... Somebody do something, please.

Kenneth. Oh, my God.

♪ I don't worry about

♪ Tomorrow ♪

♪ I just live

♪ From day to day

♪ And today ♪

♪ I'll walk beside him

♪ For he knows ♪

♪ What lies ahead

♪ Many things about

♪ My, my, my tomorrow

♪ And I don't seem

♪ I don't seem to understand ♪

♪ But I know ♪

♪ Who holds my tomorrow

♪ And I know who holds

♪ And I know who holds

♪ Yes, I know

♪ Who holds

♪ My hand ♪

♪♪

♪ Somebody who cares about you ♪

♪ Oh, you need somebody who cares ♪

♪ Never leaves you Never doubts you ♪

♪ Never doubts you, girl -♪ Know you can

♪ If you're shaky I'll be there ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

♪ Somebody who cares about you ♪

♪ Somebody who cares -♪ Never leaves you

♪ Never leaves you -♪ Never doubts you

♪ Never doubts you, girl

♪ Never give up on your dreams ♪

♪ Keep on keepin' on ♪ I will

♪ Keep on keepin' on ♪ I will

♪ Keep on keepin' on Girl, you know you got what it takes ♪

♪ I can't give up now ♪

That's my goddaughter, y'all.

Give her a hand. That's right. Whoo!

- Baby, I'm so proud of you. - You are?

I'm so proud of you, but if anybody from Mount Calvary is up in here, we're in trouble.

Oh, yeah. In trouble.Mm-hmm. But keep on smiling.

Okay. Smile, girl. Hey.

♪♪

Hey. Oh, my God.

Adam Keene? Yes.

How you doing? Fine. Thank you.

You have a beautiful voice.Oh. Thank you.

- You want to have a seat? - Yeah.

So, my band is about to go on tour.

Yeah? And I'm looking for a singer just like you.

Yeah? Yeah.

I love your music,

but I have to wait until after I graduate from high school.

- And when's that? - June.

Well, that's perfect, because the tour starts in June.

- Yeah? - Yeah.

Doris.

Excuse us.

Sure thing.

I'll talk to you soon, I hope?

Yeah.No.

I told you that you could not sing here.

- I'm sorry. - This place is off-limits to you.

That was Adam Keene. I don't care who that was.

He's the lead singer of the flyest band out right now,

and he wants me to go on tour with them. And you turned him down?

I'm happy for you in your new job at the network.

I don't want to keep traveling back and forth to Nashville. Oh, so you're grown now?

You can stay at home with Luke, and I'll be out working on my own.

But you're 17 years old, baby. You're too young to be on the road.

Now, you may not know these people, but I do.

Sex, drugs, God knows what else.

Daddy told me to follow my dreams, and that's exactly what I'm doing.

And I'm hoping I can receive your blessings, because if I don't,

no matter what, I'm still goin'.

But...

- Hi, everybody. - Carrie!

Uh-oh. I think I left my makeup in the dressing room. Lord.

Jeff. Honey.

Please. Yeah. I know.

- You gotta calm down. - I'm okay. I'm okay.

I'm just a little worried. All right? Come on. She's young. She's inexperienced.

She's your backup singer. Are you sure she can do this?

You don't trust your wife's taste?

Baby, I trust your taste. You picked me, didn't you?

Mmm.

Well, I know real talent when I see it. You do?

Yes. There you are. Come on, come on.

Oh, hey. Hey, hey, hey. Come on. Did you do your warm-ups?

Yeah. I did some last night, this morning and just now.

You drink that tea with the honey and the lemon? Yes. I did.

- So you're all right? - I'm a little nervous, but I'm okay.

You need to relax is what you need to do.

Okay. Jeff needs to warn you about Dylan.

Warn me?

Dylan... he's a great producer, okay? Okay.

He makes hits. He makes stars is what he does.

Mm-hmm. But-But he... he really thinks he can sing.

- All right. - No, I mean, he really...

He really thinks he can write and sing anything.

Sometimes that throws people off.

My advice in there, you just gotta stay focused,

and keep your mind on all the money he's gonna put into your record.

Okay. I mean, how bad can it be?

♪♪

Mmm.

You know, when you were singin' it,

made me want to come over here, wrap you in a Chanel ski suit,

and drive to Burbank, put you in my plane,

fly to Saint Moritz, take you skiing.

You know, 'cause right now you're on the, uh, bunny hill, okay?

You're on, like, the blue run. We need to go black diamond.

You gotta go up to bring it down. You know what I'm saying? And, uh...

I'm not gonna let you fall. Gotta trust me.

'Cause, honey...

♪ We're gonna fly

Want me to try that? Yeah. Sure.

♪ Fly

♪ We're gonna fly ♪ We're gonna fly

♪ You're gonna see

♪ That you must be a downhill skier ♪♪

No, he didn't.

Huh? Come on.Yeah.

This is so funny.

♪ The one

♪ The one who will love me

♪ The one who will love me

♪ The one who will love me

♪ The one who will love me

♪ The one who will love me

I can go an octave lower.

Go down the mountain. I'm not gonna let you hurt yourself.

Sometimes you gotta fall to get up... ♪ Hold the music for a minute

- Okay. - So, when I wrote this thing, right,

I felt it from the floor,

and you gotta inject some, like, serious soul in this.Mmm.

Okay? Okay.

So you're hungry. What do you want to eat?

I want some...

I want some soul food. You want some soul food. Like what?

Yeah. Macaroni and cheese. Macaroni and cheese. Collard greens?

Yeah.Nice.

Black-eyed peas. Black-eyed peas.

Okay. We'll sing about that in a minute.Okay.

Sing about what you feel. I don't care about the words. Forget the words.

All right? Okay.

Come on. It's 2002. Trust the white man. Don't say it.

Play it.

♪♪

Okay. What I want to eat, right? Okay.

♪ I want some mac and cheese ♪

♪ I want some collard greens ♪♪ Mm-hmm

♪ And black-eyed peas

♪ With some corn bread

♪ With some chicken and waffles and a little extra gravy on the side ♪

♪ On the side ♪ On the side A little lovin' on the side ♪

♪ Texas Pete Hot Sauce Yeah ♪♪ Mmm, stop, uh ♪

This is fun. You got it.

That's it.

Hold on. Kill it. Kill it again.

That works. The name Doris doesn't work though.Okay.

We gotta talk about that. I've been thinking about it. We gotta change your name.

What do you think about Amara? Amara?

That's pretty. It's nice, isn't it?

Yeah. It means "joy" in, uh, Swahili.

Swahili? Yeah. Are you surprised?

What?

I speak Zulu too. I do. Watch this.

Okay? The both of you.

Sing my song, will you?

♪♪

♪ As far back -You got it. You got it.

♪ As I can remember

♪ Oh, yeah

♪ Way back so very long ago ♪

♪ Very long ago

♪ There was nothing

♪ I wanted more for me

♪ Oh, oh, oh, yeah

♪ Than someone special to hold me ♪

♪ Oh

One minute. ♪ The look in his eyes

All right, Amara. It's time.

♪ He's my perfect fit

♪ He always understands

♪ His smile, his heart

♪ Unconditional, sincere

♪ Forgivin', lovin'

♪ Yes, it's written so clear ♪

♪ He is the one ♪

♪ Who will love me

♪ You know who you are is key

♪ He is the one

Hi.Hey.

What are you wearing? Isn't it cute?

Uh-huh. This is the Radio One Music Festival.

You're dressed like you're going to church.

But I thought this was perfect for... I know, but I don't like it.

But I do. Well, I don't like it.

I do. You're gonna change that dress right now, aren't ya?

Guys, I hear there's some great sandwiches. Why don't we go and check those out.

Dylan. Dylan.

Oh, hi. As her, uh, manager,

would you kindly advise your client to change this outfit?

She looks like... We're not gonna do this right now.

This is way too important for her to blow it even before she opens her mouth.

You're gonna lower your voice. You're overreacting.

I tell her what to sing. I tell her what to say. I tell her what to wear.

And that is why I get to decide what's gonna be on the buffet table.

When you run a label, you can decide... When I run a label...

How about when I buy your label? Buy my label?

The only label you're gonna have is gonna be on your jeans. We're tired of this.

Stop it. Dylan, I'll change clothes.

But that attitude... we'll discuss that later.

Okay. Let's go.

On a night this huge,

you talk to her like that, that's smart.

That's, boom, smart.Yeah.

Was that necessary? Absolutely.

Absolutely? Absolutely, here in front of all these people?

Especially here in front of all these people. She's not nervous anymore. She's angry.

There are other record labels.

You know, if you had a job, I wouldn't tell you how to do it. All right?

So don't tell me how to do mine.

The only reason you're here is 'cause you're her brother. So go.

Take her pictures... hopefully in a new outfit!

And get your lens out of my face. Please.

Thank you.

♪♪

Amara live.

Coming to you in New Orleans.

Get your tickets now.

♪♪

Hello, Dr. Winter.Hello.

Right this way. Oh, thank you so much, sir.

Oh, you're welcome. Oh, there you are, right here. You're looking lovely.

Dr. Winter.

Intimate.

The press is in the green room.Okay.

Dr. Winter, they would like you for press in the green room before we go on.

Dr. Winter?

Right now, out there,

my daughter is dressed like a prostitute gyrating on that stage.

Oh.

How am I supposed to go out there and witness?

How can I expect the young women in that audience to listen to me when my own daughter doesn't?

I told her she should be mindful of her wardrobe... especially this evening.

Look at the example she's setting.

You're on two different stages. Your audience won't even see her.

I have to pray on this.

There's no peppermint tea. Can we get some peppermint tea, please?

I want to try something different.

Something truly from my heart. Is that all right with you?

I love you too.

♪ From the start you've been here ♪

♪ Always held me up when I was going through ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

♪ When I was lost you found me ♪

♪ No matter what I knew ♪

♪ That I could turn to you ♪

♪ But the words never came out ♪

♪ Till I was forced to stand alone ♪

♪ And I know what I want now

♪ I'm not afraid anymore ♪

♪ Don't need the pages of my life ♪

♪ To be written for me

♪ I love you dearly

♪ But please release me

♪ 'Cause right now I'm finding my voice ♪

♪ Finding my heart

♪ Everything I knew I had within me ♪

♪ Right from the start

Oh, Dylan's ballistic. Yes, yes, yes.

All right. Hey, Nick. How you doing?

Keep all press away from him, all right?

You got it.

♪ In the midst of it all

♪ I'm finding me ♪

What is it? Why? Why do women have to take so long just to put a dress on?

Men. We got pants. We got shirts. We got two things. Two items. Should take longer.

Unless, of course, you wear a, what, jumpsuit.

Of course, I wouldn't be caught dead in that. Oh!

Hey. We'll do this in a minute. Go talk to Dylan.

A second.

Oh, my gosh. Did you see that? Yeah.

Did you hear that? Yeah, I did.

They were so into it. They were loving every bit of it. Were they?

That's not what I saw. Well, from what I saw, they were on their feet.

Maybe 'cause I was in the wings. I didn't see that.

My new song should be on the next album.

Must it? Yes. It must.

- It must? - Yeah. It will, and it's gonna be on the next album.

It will be? What, are you suddenly Dionne Warwick?

Guys, there's a lot of press here that's loving her right now. We know she killed it.

We'll talk about this later. She killed it.

Let's go do some interviews. All right? All right.

- Amara! - Oh, Grandpa!

I am so proud of you. Oh.

You've always been my star.

But tonight, you were a constellation!

Oh, Grandpa. It means so much to me that you were here.

- You really liked it? - Liked it?

He was dancing harder than everybody else in the audience.

I couldn't help myself. All them shorties out there doing them new...

Grandpa. Yeah, yeah.

Sometimes you just need your granddaddy. Yes, baby, I know.

You wouldn't say that if you had seen him dancing. Oh, shut up.

Now it's showtime. Be cool.

Oh, my babies.

Hey, Mom.

Daddy, you didn't tell me you were coming.

Well, my grandbaby flew me down here to see the show.

Well, now, you know I offer to fly you to everything I do.

My grandbaby flies me first-class. Oh, hush.

- Jeff. - When you gonna let me manage you?

Oh, that's sweet. Come here. Mmm!

- Mr. Copeland. - Doctor.

- Hmm. - Welcome to the party.

I am so sorry to interrupt, but the press is about to riot. So, ladies...

Well, we can't have that. That's right. We can't.

I can't believe what you're wearing.

Or not wearing.

Do I criticize your wardrobe? You have no reason to.

You spend more money on shoes than your church folk make in weeks.

Hi. It's Lola,

backstage at the Radio One Music Festival,

with the luminescent Amara, In the Limelight.

Girl, you were amazing, and you look absolutely sensational.

Thank you so much, Lola.

Are you trying to be the reigning pop princess as well?

"Pop princess." Honestly, I hate labels. I think they're so limiting.

Then what do you want to do, Amara?

Everything. I'll sing in a rock band, sing gospel,

jazz and even heavy metal.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Heavy metal?

Isn't that a bit satanic?

Off-limits for a "P.K."?

"Preacher's kid."

Well, being a P.K., my father always quoted Ephesians to me:

"Lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called."

On the subject of your parents, let's talk about your mother, the Reverend Dr. Lillian Winter.

Girl, there has to be a lot of drama going on there.

Honestly, Lola, all the drama's right here. Thank you, Lola.

Lola, I'm sorry. We're just a little pressed for time. Thanks much.

Hey, crew. Let's go.

Are they messing with my grandbaby?

I'm fine, Grandpa. Don't make me smack somebody up there.

Huh? I'm okay.

All right then.

Let's go to some of those after-parties I've been hearing about.

Um, yes, she definitely needs her makeup redone.

Can't I just go like this?

Looking like Paris, Britney and Lindsay

after one of their all-nighters?

No, no, no.

What?

You should do what you want.

- You let them treat you like some little girl. - And you're here because of who?

So now you're dissing me here in front of Papa Payne and all these people?

- You started it. - No, you started it.

- If you don't want to be here, you can leave. - Maybe I will.

Leave! All right then. I will leave.

Do you know the story behind this here picture?

- Grandpa, I've told them. - Gordon Parks and I were very good friends.

When Luke was six years old, I introduced him to Gordon.

And right then and there, he decided he wanted to be a photographer.

You should have seen him.

There he was... changing lenses and working with light meters.

Takin' better pictures than the professionals.

Papa Payne, would you stop? Stop?

I want the world to know I'm proud of my grandchildren.

Imagine what the world would be like

if everybody would just acknowledge each other... every now and then.

All they gotta do is say something like...

"I like that."

"I'm proud of you."

Let's go listen to your mother.

I'd rather have a beer, but, uh, I guess she'll have to do.

Let's go.

My goodness, my goodness.

Whoo!

God bless you. God bless you. God bless you.

♪♪ I want you to know I just came by to let you know

that all things are possible through faith.

♪ Faith

Now, in Matthew 9 and 29, it says that...

♪ Faith

"Through your faith, you will heal."♪ Faith

Faith is knowing that what God created is good and perfect.

And that is why I need to talk to the young ladies in this audience,

because when I look out at you, my heart is grievin'.

♪ Oh, faith ♪

What happened to your dignity?

Who told you that you had to be naked to be sexy?

Who told you that you've got to portray yourself...

like the crafty harlot?

And you know what that is in today's language, right? Hoochie. Ghetto.

Upside. South side. Downside. Whatever side, it's the wrong side.

Because what you need is God's side.

Oh, my babies.

Don't you know that you're daughters of a king?

You're a diamond shining for his glory,

for all to know your beauty.

♪ Faith is what you need You are daughters of faith and destiny,

and purpose.♪ Faith is what you need

Hallelujah. Absolutely.

♪ Faith is what you need ♪

Yeah.

Short skirt. Lace stockings. They go crazy. That's my mother.

You were beautiful. Oh, thank you.

Mmm.

Everybody, I want you to meet my father, Mr. Horace Payne,

and my handsome son Lucas you already know.

Beautiful, Mother. You worked it out.

Well, I really felt the Holy Spirit moving in that place, so I guess he worked it out.

I almost ran down that aisle myself.

- Well, praise God. - Praise God.

- So, where's Doris? - Well, she had to work.

You know. Go to parties and be Hollywood.

I have to meet her in a few minutes.

We have to meet her in a few minutes.

But I thought that maybe we could all have some family time and just...

You could come out with us. No, she can't.

Cannot have the reverend around. Why not?

'Cause I'm about to get my swerve on. That's why not.

Dad, you a mess.

All right. Compromise.

Let's all get together in the morning before we leave town and have breakfast.

- Breakfast. Good idea. - Absolutely.

I'll be sure to let Amar... Doris.

I'll be sure to let Doris know.

All right.

- Daddy. - Huh?

Please, don't you embarrass me. I'm just trying to get a prayer partner.

♪♪ ♪ Sister keep hatin' me

♪ I'll treat reap what's coming back to me ♪

♪ Seek ♪ I seek to be what God wants me to be ♪

♪ Never, never let that... ♪♪

Where is everybody? And good morning to you too, Mother.

- Good morning, sweetheart. - Thank you.

Oh, Papa Payne

had a Do Not Disturb sign on his door.

- I do not want to know. - Oh, no.

I don't want to know. You don't.

- Doris said she was coming. - Why does she have to make everything so difficult?

Is it a crime for me to want to have breakfast with my family?

You also have to realize that we have lives and schedules.

What is that?

A tattoo.

It's a temporary one, I assume.

Hey, Mom.Hey.

Sorry I'm late.

Be glad you don't have to do the whole after-party thing.

Look at the two of you. Was last night exciting?

We were at that same convention center 10 years ago,

and you were taking those photographs I still have.

- Remember? Yeah. - I remember it.

It was the first time you let me take photos by myself.

Like, I ran all over that convention center. Coffee, please.

And you... you stood up and sang like an angel

in front of a hundred-voice choir.

♪ His eye is on the sparrow ♪

♪ And I know he watches over me ♪♪

And I remember just standing there looking at you,

saying, "How did anything so exceptional come from me?"

Thank you, Mom.

And now I wonder what happened to that beautiful young lady.

We were having a good time, and you just had to go there.

I'm sorry. You've changed. You know she's changed.

Mom, why don't you trust me? I know what I'm doing.

You see, your brother is getting more distinguished with his work.

- Mother, Mother, Mother. - In jobs that we gave him.

- That is not nice. - There's love. There's support. But you just said it like that.

We are not gonna do this here.

Yeah. 'Cause someone might hear us.

It's not that, baby. It's just that I...

Ooh. Hello?

Hey. Joey. Perfect.

Okay. Now we're in her office.

- I did. I changed my flight. It's Flight 2453. - Let me see that thing.

Okay. I'll see you there. Hey. Sienna.

It's a crucifix. That's blasphemy.

All right. Yes. I know.

When you come to the network, you better wear long sleeves.

- "Thou shalt not judge"? - Okay. I'll see you then.

- I have an interview before my flight. - Oh.

- Have a safe trip back. - Wait. Wait, wait, wait. Just one.

Just one photo. Please? Yes.

Scoot some.

Perfect.

One, two, three.

There you are.

You deserted us for breakfast.

Yeah. I was worn out.

I'm not the player I used to be.

Maybe you need to retire that old player.

Oh, hey.

Your mom needed that time with just the two of you.

And, uh, a hangover,

and Reverend Dr. Lillian Winter

don't mix, don't mix.

What?

I've been offered a job.

Fantastic.

More. More.

Well...

You know, I've dreamt of being a photojournalist all my life,

and I just got the chance to do it overseas.

Overseas.

Just like Gordon Parks. You're following in his footsteps.

Yeah.

And they want me to start soon.

Wh-Where? Paris? Madrid?

Milan? Barcelona?

I've always wanted to ride bulls.

I'm going to Baghdad.

Look. I've been offered the opportunity of a lifetime...

To be an embedded photojournalist,

which means I actually get to travel with the army.

I accompany a unit.

I-It's almost like... like I'm a soldier.

So I'm going to train and everything.

You don't think I should go, do you?

You follow your dream.

With all its risk.

To hell with what people will say.

Luke.

Luke.

Baghdad?

Wouldn't Mr. Gordon Parks have done this?

Yes.

Yes.

♪♪

The Bible teaches us

that we should train up our children in the way they should go,

and when they are older, they will never depart from it.

Our focus must be our families.

They are our centerpiece.

There is peace.

There is peace at the center.

Oh. Good afternoon, Dr. Winter. How was your trip?

Well, the people were blessed. I heard the streaming went well.

Yes, ma'am. How many hits?

Over 50,000.

I expected more than that.

Ladies. Lillian. Holly.

Hi.

You know, I caught the festival online last night,

and you were... really on fire.

- I'm serious. You were great. - Thank you.

Even though you really didn't mention one thing about the network.

I'm sorry. I forgive you. I forgive you.

Nevertheless, this is the list of the new guests

that you're going to have on your show tonight.

- I've invited Reverend Cecil Jordan. - That man is classless.

But he is one of our major contributors.

And you will have to give him the middle segment of the show.

I've also invited Sandy Lanone, and she's going to be announcing her latest...

Wait one minute, Beverly. Winter Ministry is not a shopping channel.

This is not what we planned tonight.

You will be able to have them on another show.

I've already said this to Holly.

Holly.

I can... I can do it. No problem.

Yes, it is a problem. Coming in here and changing things before I go on is unacceptable.

We plan our shows specifically.

People expect a certain quality from Lillian Winter... a complete experience.

It will be a complete experience.

That's why I've hired you on my network.

Well, it may be your network, but it's God's gift flowing through me.

And a tremendous gift it is.

But I know what's best for this network.

You're talking about three generations of Andersons.

Beverly, please don't give me the whole family tree again. Three generations of Andersons,

who have dedicated their lives to this network.

And I'm going to take it to the next level.

Now, I have some wonderful news for you.

The executives from Lang Company are flying in

to discuss syndicating The Lillian Winter Show.

Is it true?

Yes! Oh, thank you, Jesus!

"Thank you, Jesus!" Now she hugging me.

Yes. Yes. I'm so excited.

Oh, and, by the way, Lillian, those shoes you have on...

Them Pradas...

God is in them shoes! Whoo!

Oh, God.

Hey. I know you don't like Lola, but just bear with us, okay?

Why do I have to do this again?

You're her only guest, Peanut. This is very important.

Artists would kill for this.

I would kill to get out of this.Hey. Let's go check in.

You all right? Yeah.

Something's up. No, I'm fine.

Okay. I know it's about Mom.

No, it's not. I don't let her get to me.

Anyway, she's too busy obsessing over you. What I do really doesn't matter.

Why would you say something like that? Luke, you know you're talented.

I know I'm Amara's and Dr. Winter's personal photographer.

You know, Holly just called me. Wanted me to fly out there for the day for new photos.

My life is very glamorous, fulfilling.

- Luke. - Amara, you are on, and we gotta go. Come on.

♪♪

Hi. It's Lola, In the Limelight,

with the one and only Amara.

Your new album. Are you worried it's not gonna be as successful as your first album?

No. Not at all. I sing, and I write,

and I choose to let others worry about things like that...

To worry about things such as war and poverty,

and global warming and freedom of speech.

Okay, okay, okay, okay. Okay. The first single, a bit of a different direction for you.

What happened?

Well, the president of my record company

is a very talented writer and producer.

Dylan Copeland, right? Yes.

And so, on this album,

he wanted me to do the whole white girl thing, so, um, that's what I'm doing.

Girl, don't make me curse on live TV.

Lola, I'm only joking with you.

We're going for a different sound, so that's what you're hearing.

Dylan, Dylan, Dylan. Listen to me. She was just joking, okay?

No, I know. I'll handle it. I'll handle it.

All right. Here she is. Here she is.

I'll call you back. Yeah. All right.

So, you're trying to get me to start using drugs,

or quit as your manager.

Which is it? Use drugs?

"Use drugs?" I'm not playing right now, all right? Come on.

I'm actually having a good time with Lola.

Having a good time? How? By sabotaging your career?

Saying stuff that's gonna get replayed, replayed and replayed out of context?

Okay? I know... I know it's a business...

Yes, it is. But I also thought it would be fun.

I mean, what happened to the fun part?

Sweetie, I don't know what happened to the fun part, okay?

All I know is I can fight Dylan as hard as I can, but you're not helping me, okay?

Don't give me a heart attack. Now go.

Go.All right.

- Don't say anything stupid. - Okay.

And that little doe-eyed thing... that doesn't work on me.

All right.

More towards me, Mother.

- Okay. Let's see. All right. - Pull it back. Pull it back.

Mother, relax.

Make up your mind. It's very hot out here. I'm melting.

If you would just relax for one second,

then I will be able to get the shot that you want, okay?

Okay. Thank you.

You're welcome.

Face towards me, please.

Oh, Lucas, I love the way you did this.

It just feels like God is looking down on me.

Mother, Mother, Mother, Mother. You are brilliant. You are... I'm sorry. All right.

All right.

Okay. Thank you.

Arms. Arms out.

That's great. Great. Hold it right there.

Good, good, good.

Sweetheart, you know, I'm really sorry... Mother!

I've been taking this out on you,

but these producers are coming, and I want it to be impeccable.

All right. We're done. We're done.Sorry.

I'll do more. We're done. We have it. We're done.

Thank you. I love you. You're brilliant.

All right. What time is it? This needs to start taping what time?

Do you have my gray suit ready? Let's go.

Oh, gosh. Thank you. Thank you.

Our focus should be our families.

They are our centerpiece.

And there is peace at the center.

Did you change camera two?

Yes, Dr. Winter. And does the new operator know what "focus" means?

Yes, ma'am.Good.

Oh, oh. Those graphics. I want them in the middle. Start with B-roll.

Good.

Holly has the lineup.

And who is on PowerPoint? Janie.

Excellent. Excellent. Smokie is standing by for rehearsal.

Listen.

Something came to me. It has to be spontaneous.

Now, I want Smokie to get all caught up in my words... Mm-hmm.

And then he just starts his song "I Need You Now."

And listen up, everybody. When he starts the song, it needs to be a surprise.

And it needs to be exquisite.

Winter Ministries is always exquisite. We need magic tonight.

All right. Oh. Darling, can you please get Luke on an earlier flight?

I'm online now. I can do that.

And get my baby first-class, please.

Sure will. Thank you.

Well, I love you all, and have a blessed show.

Remember, this is a very important evening.

When I listen to you,

I just realize

you just have the anointing.

Oh, wow.

Absolutely. And I realize

how God is just

working through you,

giving you a message

to give directly to the people.

Mmm. You know,

that's exciting news for me

because whenever I sit down

to pen a song,

it's important to me

that God controls the pen.

And I know that, as a result,

the song will ultimately

minister to me,

and that means it's going to

bless other people.

Yes, yes. Because,

when I hear your music,

I realize how relevant

it is to the time.

Mmm.

And how it helps us,

how it heals us.

How it just strengthens us up,

so we can mount up like eagles.

Mmm. Mmm. That's exciting.

Mount up like eagles.

Yeah.

♪ I need you now

I can't believe

you're singing that song

right now, Smokie.♪ I need you now

Yes. Yes, yes.

♪ I need you now, oh

Incredible.

I love the fact that Lillian is so spontaneous.

God, that's... that's a gift.

♪ I need you now

♪ Oh, oh, oh

♪ Mm-hmm

There are so many things in your life

that make you feel out of control.

How can the Lang Company not do this deal?

♪ Mmm, as you have done

♪ So many times before

Yes. Yes, yes.

♪ Through a window

♪ Or an open door ♪

♪ We stretch our hands to thee

♪ Come rescue me ♪

Ooh, what a blessing you are.

Thank you.

A blessing.

Thank God.

Mm-hmm.

♪♪

Look at time code 22:13:30.

Now, that one's amazing. I think it'll definitely grab them.

Mm-hmm.

Hey. I didn't hear you get in last night.

My flight was delayed. Coffee?

Definitely. All right.

That's perfect, guys.

Here you go.Thanks.

So, how was Nashville?

I'm pretty sure Mom complained about me the whole time.

Well, she was too preoccupied with the show.

She had these producers who came by

who are considering syndicating her on a major network.

Jesus. She's insane now. Just imagine.

Exactly.

Back in New Orleans, I thought,

"Okay, Amara, make the effort. Take the higher ground."

But why do I have to? She's the minister.

And, you know, half of what she preaches is aimed directly at me.

- I can't turn on the TV without seeing her. - And vice versa.

What is it? What's up?

- I just took a job. - Tell me.

I'm goin' to cover the war.

Yeah, right. What's the job? See?

You don't take me seriously.

No one takes me seriously.

This time I do something for me... something that really matters.

You're not goin'. It's too risky.

What do you mean I'm not goin'? You don't tell me what to do.

And besides, if we say nothing, if we do nothing, then we are all responsible.

There's very few people of color that get this kind of opportunity,

so I'm jumping on it.

What did Mom say?

I haven't told Mom yet.

I am thrilled to have with me this afternoon...

Miss Vy Higginsen, one of our living legends.

Oh, stop. How are you?

Fine. Now don't be modest.

The first female in broadcast radio in New York City.

Oh, God. It seems like a lifetime ago.

Now you're doing it again with this new organization you have...

Gospel for Teens.

I understand that it's a very exciting organization

which brings all kinds of opportunities to young people in the Harlem area.

Yes. You know, Lillian, I wanted to help balance the musical menu.

I wanted teens to know it's okay to sing gospel,

and that they don't have to be hip-hop

to be hip.

Absolutely. I hope every young person watching us today heard that.

You are always blessing people with something new.

I'm excited because I understand you've brought one of the young people from your organization.

You know, this young girl, Lillian, walked through this door,

and I knew right away that this one was something special.

Mmm. Well, I'm excited to see her.

I want all of you in the viewing audience to stay tuned

because you'll be meeting Miss Elyse Harris after the break.

♪♪ Hi. I'm Beverly Anderson,

and you're watching Revelation Network.

Vy, it is so good to have you here with me.

Thank you so much for having us.

It means so much to me and the teens.

Oh, please. You know I will do anything for you, your kids, always.

I love it. I just love it.

And how are you? I'm fine.

Excuse me one second. Has anyone seen Holly?

Yeah. I need the note cards for the third segment right away, please.

Lillian? Hmm?

This is Vy you're talkin' to.

I just have a lot on my plate, that's all.

Trying to get a lot done.Hmm.

You know, the higher up the ladder you go,

the more difficult the tests become.

That's the last copy. We can't keep it on the stand.

Whoo! That Amara. She's somethin' else.

Are you gonna buy that or what?

No, thank you.

Suit yourself.

♪♪

♪ If I walked down ♪

♪ Every street in this town

♪ Hoping you can be found

♪ Understand me

♪ I don't know

♪ What to do

♪ About losing you ♪

Hello.

Oh, I have zero energy.

I think this traveling is really getting to me.

But I did love the show last night. Yeah, it was great.

That little girl... Um... Elyse.

Oh, Elyse. She's exceptional.

She really is.Mm-hmm.

Perfect idea to have her back on the show today.

Yes, well, of course, that was your idea.

And what is the size of the crowd?

Actually, it's... it's small.

Very intimate. It's... It's good.

Small?

Lillian Winter does not come back home to New York City for a small crowd.

I knew that Beverly was dropping the ball.

She's so busy micromanaging my guests

when she should be building a big crowd for us tonight.

Does the size of the crowd really matter?

Well, yes, Holly, it does. I cannot build a mega-ministry with empty seats.

Now, because we're women, we have to work twice as hard, and then there's this...

Stained-glass ceiling. I know.

You're judging me, and I don't like that.

No, I didn't... I didn't mean it that way. I apologize.

Too many ministers become bigger than their ministry.

Too many ministers are being worshipped while their followers should be worshipping God.

That is not happening to me.

But it is happening.

Yes?

All right. Look, Holly.

I need you to run this rehearsal for me.

I'm so sorry, Dr. Winter. I didn't mean to be disrespectful.

Thank you.

Whoo. I'm so nervous. I can't believe I'm on The Dr. Winter Show.

You will be perfect. There's no need to be nervous.

And when I first heard your song,

I knew you had to be on the show again.

I asked Dr. Winter to bring you back. Thanks!

I don't know what it is, but your music just feels

old-school and fresh at the same time.

I really... I really love it.

I can't believe you just said that.

That's exactly what I wanted.

And I would love to produce a show like that...

Just mixing it all up.

Are you ready? I'm ready.

♪ Fire is on every side of me ♪

♪ It's lit a flame inside of me ♪

♪ Now night and day it's guiding me ♪

♪ Home

♪ And I will keep on trying

♪ And I will slay my giant

♪ 'Cause I'm willin' to be

♪ And I will see it come

♪ 'Cause I will

♪ I will, I will, I will

♪ I will, I will, I will

♪ Hey, I will

♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh

♪ If I'm diligent

♪ They can't tell me no

♪ I just can't forget where I came from ♪

♪ If I will it to be

♪ Eventually they'll see

♪ See

♪ I will

♪ I will, I will

♪ I will

♪ God said I could Yes, he did ♪

♪ I will Hey, yeah, yeah yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Oh, I will

♪ I will, I will

♪ I will ♪

Yeah! Yeah!

Thank you. God bless.

Amen, amen, amen! Oh, how glorious.

Now, what do you say after that but "I will, I will"?

You know, God has really blessed you.

Thank you, Jesus. I'm so grateful to be here.

Well, we are so pleased that you want to be a part of the Winter family experience.

Now, you know if I adopt you, you'll have to be here all week.

I'd love to be a Winter. Let me put her in the family right now.

Ladies and gentlemen, please meet my adopted daughter, Elyse Harris.

- Winter. - Elyse Harris Winter.

And she'll be here all week long.

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

What? I can help. You cooked.

I clean up.

Yes, sir.

This was... delicious.

Thank you.

When was the last time you slowed down long enough to enjoy a good meal?

You know, I don't even know.

And I miss cooking.

I miss so many things.

I heard that you had some fun in New Orleans.

50,000 people...

screaming for my grandbaby.

Aw, what could be better?

What about the people who came to see me, Daddy?

I've seen that.

But watchin' Amara come into her own...

Oh, that was beautiful.

My baby's a superstar.

Well, she may be a superstar,

but she's my daughter, and I'm concerned about her.

I'd be more concerned about Luke.

Luke? Why?

Look, I know that this is an excellent opportunity.

I mean, being a photojournalist and all.

But... But Baghdad?

Baghdad?

Oh, dear God, give me strength.

He hasn't told you.

Well, we... we're having a photo shoot tomorrow.

He was probably waiting to tell me then.

Daddy, I don't know my children anymore.

They barely even speak to me.

I can talk to thousands of people, but I can't talk to my children.

There's somethin' wrong with that.

Start talkin',

not preachin'.

Oh, Lord.

Love them.

Okay, Daddy.

I like that shot right there.

Let's get the cover shot first.

Hey, listen. We're gonna do the cover shot first,

so I'm gonna need you to bring these up some more, okay?

Hello! Mother!

How are you?

Hey.

Mwah.

This is a nice set. All for you.

So, what do you think?

Color... perfecto.

Mm-hmm.

When were you gonna tell me about this new job?

Mother, I wanted to. I wanted us to be able to sit down...

You can't seriously be considering this, Lucas. You have to turn it down.

I've already accepted the job. Well, darling, you can cancel.

I'm sorry, Mother, but I can't.

Do you have any idea how dangerous this can be?

Lucas, have you prayed on this?

Well, tonight, we're gonna get together, all three of us,

and we're gonna pray on it.

All right. All right.

But you're not gonna change my mind.

Where's your sister? She is always late.

I don't see how she... How does she hold down a career?

This is Giant magazine... a mother-daughter cover.

Would you give her a call? Because she won't return mine.

Now, do you think this is a good color for this background?

I've got you all covered. Do I look slim enough?

- Do you think your brother should go? - No, I don't.

Ooh. Finally we agree on something.

In Dad's words, "If you don't use your gift, you lose it."

What is going on with this family?

It's like we live our lives on television, and everybody is always watching.

Well, I am sorry that I put you in that position,

but when I last looked around everybody's life, it was for the greater good of us all.

How can we argue with that?

Doing the Lord's work is the perfect excuse.

Doris, I don't need any excuses.

I know you don't like my music and how I look,

but you know what?

I am Amara,

the name you refuse to use.

I wish you could be proud of me.

Sweetheart, I am so proud of you. I'm proud of both of you.

If you could just get off my back... Then accept Amara

instead of the perfect little Doris I can never be.

I don't know Amara.

Because you don't want to know Amara.

And now, since you've adopted that new singer Elyse,

you now have your ideal daughter.

Please sit your little self down here. Now that is... Sit down.

Please.

That is nothin' but show business.

They loved that. They ate that up. That's all it was.

All you care about is what your followers think,

and what they say when they see me.

I have to be concerned about my audience.

- What am I without... - Everything is all about you.

Dr. Winter this, Winter Ministries that. Winter Enterprises.

What are you really trying to say? All I hear is your name.

Whatever happened to Jesus, the name above every name?

You're overstepping right now. People now worship you.

You may be grown, but I'm your mother, and I'm not gonna...

Would you stop! Would you stop!

I'm tired of this. I'm tired of being in the middle.

I'm tired of trying to get you two to make peace with each other.

You should support each other.

I mean, isn't that what family's about?

Isn't that what you've always taught us?

I mean, what about Dad?

I'm sure my father is just so proud of his family.

When your father died, I didn't know what to do.

I cried myself to sleep half the time.

It's not easy for a woman in this world.

It was fine when I was planning seminars and leading conferences,

having little dinners and luncheons.

But to be a leader in ministry?

That is reserved for men.

And there were so many times I wanted to give up,

but I would look in your faces and see my two babies,

and it made me fight and work just that much harder...

Not just for me, but for everybody.

And all of a sudden, I probably made a mistake because now I'm the bad guy!

- Mother, Mother. - No.

I have a plane to catch. Mother, let me take you to the airport.

Thank you so much, but I have a car waiting. ♪ I'm a man in pain

♪ Lookin' back on the past

♪ Lord, may the good

♪ Lord, may the good outweigh the bad ♪

♪ Well, either way

♪ I cannot stay ♪

Oh, Lord, please give me peace and wisdom, please.

♪♪

I don't know Amara.

You have changed.

I told you that you could not sing here.

♪ Mama

♪ I know it may be hard ♪

♪ Mama

♪ For you to believe

Make it your own. Find your own voice.

♪ Please open up your eyes

♪ Mama ♪ And see the real gift in me ♪

♪ I just want to sing

♪ I just want to sing

You have such a unique talent, Doris. ♪ Give to the world

♪ What's inside of me

♪ I just have some things

♪ I want to convey

♪ So much in my heart I want to say ♪

♪ I sing about our family

♪ All of the good times

♪ And the tears

♪ Mama

♪ Mama

♪ I can't run I can't hide ♪

♪ Please hear my heart's cry ♪

♪ Nowhere else I can turn

♪ I am pleading with you

♪ Mama

♪ Mama

♪ I wanna sing

♪ Oh, I wanna sing

♪ Oh-oh-oh ♪

Finally, be strong in the Lord,

and in the strength of his power.

You put on the whole armor of God.

Love you, Mother. I love you too.

Love you, Lukey.

Triple platinum when I get back, all right?

"Put on the whole armor of God

that you will be able to stand the fiery darts of the devil."

Hello, ladies.Hello.

Beautiful show this morning. Thank you.

You know, I've been negotiating with the Lang Company

concerning syndicating the show.

- And we have a deal. - What's the deal?

Well, the producers were in New York a few weeks ago,

and they saw you, Holly, talking to Elyse,

and we realized that we have a huge underserved demographic.

I told you, the streaming. That's what we need.

Reaching out. That's right.

And they are extremely excited

about the new format of the show.

Something fresher, younger... Love it.

And they've chosen Holly.

What? What?

They see this as a religious MTV.

This is huge, guys.

And, Holly, you can do this. It's a lot of work, but you can do it.

What about my show?

They don't want to focus on your show just yet.

Winter Ministries has been here all along...

You need to understand... making Revelation Network what it is.

Lillian, Holly's new show

will give Revelation Network an opportunity

to expand to 20 new countries.

Twenty, Lillian, new countries.

You gotta see this. This is a win-win for the both of you.

I don't know what to say.

You'll say yes.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

You know,

it's hard to believe that it was 10 years ago that I started this label.

And tonight,

I'm going to introduce to you my new discovery.

Premiering her first single...

You have no idea what I'm about to lay on you.

Ladies and gentlemen, introducing... Nicole.

♪♪

♪ I'm not broken

♪ Don't look at me that way ♪

♪ Like I'm torn apart and barely hanging on ♪

She's good.

Real good.

She look all right.

Maybe she can be his pop princess.

Dylan wants you onstage right after this song.

What if I just leave now?

♪ I'm not gonna hide

Yeah, what if you do that? In fact, why don't you just go?

Just go. You don't listen to me anymore anyway.

All right. All right.

♪ I have let go of the shadows ♪

♪ I have let go

♪ And I'm never going back

♪ I have let go What's wrong with this picture?

What's wrong with this picture?

You're working with Nicole, aren't you?

Yes, I am. She's talented. She could have a great career.

Why wouldn't I? You're not my only client.

But that doesn't mean you're still not my number one priority.

Okay?

I'm as passionate about working with you as I've ever been.

But the question is, do you still wanna do the work?

You need to slow down.

I need another one. No, you don't.

You're not my mother.

If I want a drink, I can have a drink.

Sit down.

So what's going on? Huh?

I keep having nightmares

about war,

about Luke.

I see him taking pictures in the middle of it.

And when I wake up,

I'm in those pictures.

It's because I'm at war

with Dylan, my mom,

and with you.

♪ I'm not broken ♪

I told you.

Now, ladies and gentlemen,

imagine, if you can,

that voice

with the one, the only...

Amara.

Now, I just wrote a duet that these two phenomenal women

are gonna record.

And I guarantee you it's gonna be next year's sensation.

Ladies and gentlemen, Amara and Nicole.

It's impossible trying to get Internet time,

but I will try whenever I can.

I don't know how to describe what I see.

I now really understand what Gordon meant when he said

he used his camera as his "choice of weapon against hatred and bigotry."

It's always been your weapon of choice.

You used your camera to protect your sister and me, to keep us connected.

I see that now. I'm very proud of you.

Keep remembering, "The Lord is your shepherd."

♪♪

♪ No way It's not okay ♪

♪ That you can do these things ♪

♪ And not get in the way

♪ Uh-uh, no way

♪ It's not okay

♪ That you can do these things

♪ And not get in the way

♪♪ What?

Is Amara on here? Stop... Hold on a second.

♪♪

Okay. Okay.

Too much. I'm sorry. I know I was off the melody.

I'm sorry. No, honey, you were fine. Do the line again.

Can you please just bring that music down for one second?

You... What the hell was that?

Just droppin' out in the middle of a take like that.

- Honey, you gotta regroup. - Fine.

Hmm.

Well, well, well. Miss Amara.

It's about time you called me. Where have you been?

I'm on this promo tour. I just got to D.C.

- Okay. What's wrong? - Everything.

I'm gonna be on the first thing smokin' in the morning. We're doin' some serious shoppin'.

- Carrie, you don't have to... - Don't tell me what I need to do.

I'm your godmother, and we need to shop like we're crazy, okay?

I'll be there in the morning. Good-bye.

I'm gonna take you to all the cute stores.

So tell me, how's Luke?

He's okay. I get a text from him off and on,

and he seems to be so excited about everything he has goin' on.

I miss him.

Everything seems to be falling apart.

Well, girlfriend, everybody has problems with their managers.

You did? Yes, I did.

But at least yours is fine.

Mine looked like a little bald-faced troll, but he had lots of dough.

Ooh! But, Carrie,

I have no friends, and without Luke, I'm all alone.

Mmm, baby, I sure can't imagine the pressure you're under.

I had a cute career, but you, you're a big superstar.

I never thought it would be like this.

I mean, who do you trust? You trust yourself.

And then the right people will show up. I promise you.

And they'll take you shopping.

Amara, please find yourself, baby.

Not the little girl they've created.

You know what? Boys are gonna be throwing themselves at you left and right.

Carrie, I don't have time. Well, I'm glad you didn't marry that fool.

What's his name? Gil? Pill? Jill? Gilberto.

Gilberto.

Did you know, everybody was scared of Gilberto, okay?

So what we have to do is we have to finish our shopping, darling.

Gilberto!

I wanna tell you something!

We are not gonna fight the problem at the level of the war,

where men are!

We're gonna fight it from the heavenlies,

where our Father defends us in Jesus' name!

Hallelujah!

Hallelujah!

Holly, Beverly needs to see you.

Okay. Dr. Winter's still preaching. Right now. Right now.

What's wrong?

Lillian,

I think you better sit down.

What... Oh.

Uh...

What's all this? Listen to me.

What's wrong with you? Luke was kidnapped outside of Baghdad.

No.

Uh, some of the soldiers he was with were killed.

No.

No.He's gonna be fine.

I keep having nightmares

about war, about Luke.

I see him taking pictures in the middle of it.

And when I wake up, I'm in those pictures.

Luke, if you're watching,

know how much we love you.

And, Son, you know

that we will never give up.

And, Son, remember who your father really is.

Well, I'm prayerful that that will...

We'll get him back.

I keep seeing him with that first camera...

How he wouldn't put it down.

He slept with that thing.

I thank God

my family has passion.

None of you live your lives

without taking a chance.

You do what you do, and you believe in it

to the utmost.

There's nothing better than that.

Nothing.

Oh, look.

You have these same flowers.

I remember you would plant them every year.

126th Street?

In that one little bitty box.

I used to love sittin' on those steps.

And you would cornrow my hair. I thought I was so cute.

I couldn't wait to wake up the next morning and show my friends.

You were gorgeous. I gotta tell you, your granddaddy couldn't stand it.

He said, "Ooh, that's just too country."

And I said, "Daddy, please, all of us country."

What would Daddy say?

Oh, your daddy liked it.

He said he liked showing the world his two girls.

Daddy wouldn't be too proud of how his little girl's been acting.

I want you to go back there and work on your recording,

and get ready for your big concert.

Put on my armor.

And I'll put on mine.

♪♪ Broadcasting live from Times Square

in New York,

stay tuned for the New Year's Rock On with Amara.

♪ Behold the Lord, my God

♪ And you supply everything I need ♪

Hi. I'm Beverly Anderson,

and you're watching Revelation Network.

♪ For you supply everything I need ♪

I'm sorry, Lillian. Oh, that's all right.

I know you're praying, and I'm sorry.

That's all right.

There's just a few things I need to discuss with you tonight.

You know that I support you and this network supports you

in all of what you've been going through.

We've all really been praying for Luke. We really have.

And I so appreciate it.

But tonight is a very important night,

for this network,

and we would rather

you not mention anything

about the war on the air.

♪ Trust in you

♪ I know what you can do

♪ It's opened my way

♪ You brightened up my day

You know our viewers are very conservative.

Your last antiwar comments

were just too strong.

Strong?

Believe me, I know what you must be feeling.

You have no idea what I must be feeling.

Lillian! My son is in the hands of terrorists.

You don't have a clue as to what it feels like.

But I have a responsibility to my constituents.

This is not about business.

This is about right and wrong, Beverly.

♪ I trust you with my life ♪

♪ For you supply everything I need ♪

I cannot give these people the impression

that we do not support our country, our government...

I do not believe that you can stand here... our war, our soldiers!

And talk about a political position

when my son's life is in jeopardy!

And I have a job to do! Beverly, shut up!

If you do it, I will shut you down!

You should trust me,

and the God that we serve

that the message I give

this night

will be the one he have me give.

♪ You're everything I need

♪ You're everything I need

You know, sometimes change happens

when we least expect it.

And I think this might be good for both of us.

Thank you for everything.

Tonight you go out there and you do exactly what God tells you to do,

and I will make sure Beverly's fingers are far away from the control panel.

Oh, that would be a blessing.

♪ You're everything I need ♪

Thank you.

Thank you.

Everybody, welcome to New Year's Eve Rock On.

Tonight I want to talk to you about love.

♪♪ God's love.

Amen.

His unfailing, unchanging,

never-ending, sacrificial love.

Amen!

If there were ever a time that we needed God's love,

it is now.

Our country's at war.

We are in the midst of hatred and racial tension,

famine, death and devastation.

every waking day of our lives!

♪♪ We are at war,

and we can no longer act like it doesn't exist.

All right. Dixie Chicks, here we come.

They doubled their sales, won a boatload of Grammys.

You see, it took what happened to my brother to open my eyes

because his eyes were always open,

and he said to me, "If we say nothing,

if we do nothing, then we are all responsible."

But how many of us know that what the world needs now

is love?

Oh, yeah! Yeah!

I Corinthians 13 teaches us

that love suffers long and is kind.

Yes. It doesn't envy.

It doesn't parade itself.

It is not puffed up. Amen.

It is not arrogant. It is not proud.

It is not conceited.

It does not give account of what has been done to it!

It suffers long.

The kind of love that doesn't judge!

Amen! Glory!

Hallelujah.

Whoo!

Let me stop right there.

Let me stop right there.

Who are we

to judge?

Now, Matthew 7 says

that we are judged with the same measure

with which we judge others.

And you know what, Church? Saints, you don't wanna hear.

I know you don't wanna hear.

But as Christians, we have got that bad.

We judge those in the church, out the church,

around the church, because of the church!

We judge others, but we justify ourselves.

We judge others,

but we make excuses for ourselves!

Yes, ma'am. Yes, ma'am.

And right now,

I need to stop and apologize.

I need to stop and apologize to my own children.

Speaking on judgment,

I stand guilty as charged,

and I want to repent.

Yes!

Instead of believin' God

when every week and so often in my ministry,

you hear me preaching about training up a child in the way they should go,

and I didn't believe the scripture myself.

Come on.

And I nearly destroyed my family.

But I want to speak to my son Luke,

and my daughter Amara right now,

and I want to say I am proud of the man and woman you have become.

Oh, yeah. Thank you, Lord!

And I leave the rest to Jesus Christ.

Amen!

You have got to make up in your mind

that no matter what the enemy brings your way,

God's love will get through it.

How do I know?

Because, Church...

Because, Church,

he's doing it for me

right here and right now!

Hallelujah!

Here today. Amen!

And anybody here with an issue with their children,

I want you to come right now.

I want you to cast all your cares on this altar right now.

I need for you to help me sing this song for my brother.

It was a song written by my mother.

♪ Oh, there is peace

♪ There is peace ♪ There is peace

♪ There is peace

♪ There is peace

♪ In the center

♪ There is peace

♪ There is peace ♪ There is peace

♪ There is peace

♪ In the center

♪ Just trust in God

♪ Just trust in God ♪

♪ In the midst of every storm ♪ ♪ In the midst

♪ You can find peace -♪ You can find peace

♪ Oh, yes, you can

♪ Center, peace

♪ When there's trouble

♪ All around you

♪ You can find You can find ♪

Four, three, two, one!

Happy New Year! ♪ Yes, we can

♪ We can find peace

♪ Oh, yeah ♪

I need my mother.

Stick those microphones in her face, I'm gonna shove 'em down your throat.

That's not happening. You're not advancing. Not advancing.

When she saw my face,

and how nonplussed I was about it,

I tell you, you could have just 'bout...

Oh, my...

Dr. Winter? No.

The Secretary of the Army and the Department of Defense... No! No!

Have sent me to express their deepest... No. No.

And most profound regrets... No!

Over the loss of your son.

No. I don't want to hear that.

I don't want to hear that.

Why?

"Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death..."

I will fear no evil:

for though art with me;

"thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me."

"I will not be afraid, for the terror by night."

"Surely goodness and mercy"

shall follow me all the days of my life. Oh, my God!

And I will dwell in the house of the Lord...

All the time.

"Forever." All the time.

♪ I know

♪ He did not create you to fall ♪

♪ He didn't make He didn't put us here to fall ♪

♪ He didn't Oh, I know ♪

♪ To do at all

♪ If you're down, get up

♪ 'Cause you

♪ Weren't created to fall

♪ He didn't create you to fall ♪

♪ Ooh-ooh

♪ He didn't create you to fall ♪♪♪

♪ He didn't create you to fall ♪♪♪

♪ No, no

♪ You can make it ♪

♪ We were made to soar

♪ We were made to fly and rise ♪

♪ Just like the eagles

♪ What you waiting for ♪

♪ Can't you see that heaven's

♪ Opened up its doors

♪ So fly

♪ Fly -Yes!

♪ Fly

♪ You can fly

♪ High

♪♪

♪ If the stars shine

♪ He didn't create you

♪ If the wind blows Ooh!

♪ He didn't create you He didn't create you ♪

♪ He didn't create you to fall, no, no ♪

Whoo!

♪ If the moon glows

♪ He didn't create you to fall ♪

♪ He didn't make you to fall ♪

♪ No, no, no

♪ No, no

♪ No, no, no, no, no, no, no ♪

♪ He didn't create you to fall ♪Whoo!

♪ When you're down get on up ♪

♪ Because you know what

♪ He is the alpha and omega ♪

♪ The beginning and the end ♪

♪ He'll lift you up turn you around ♪

Mom, did you see him?

♪ Yeah

I see him.♪ Create you

♪ To fall ♪

Whoo! Whoo!

♪ One of these mornings

♪ Said it won't be long

♪ You're gonna look for me

♪ And I'll

♪ Be gone

♪ I'm going to a place ♪

♪ Where there will be nothing to do ♪

♪ But simply walk

♪ Walk

♪ Walk around heaven

♪ All day, yes

♪ Oh, Father

♪ Can't you Can't you hear me pray ♪

♪ I need you I need you ♪

♪ To walk by my side

♪ And when

♪ When my way

♪ When my way

♪ Gets cloudy

♪ Don't you know that I ♪

♪ I need you, Lord ♪

♪ I need you ♪

♪ On Christ

♪ On Christ

♪ On Christ is the bedrock ♪

♪ Rock -♪ Rock

♪ Rock, rock -♪ Rock, rock

♪ Rock, rock, rock -♪ Rock, rock, rock

♪ I love him ♪ Rock

♪ I love him ♪ Rock

♪ I love him ♪ Rock

♪ I love him -♪ Rock

♪ Na, na, na, na

♪ Rock

♪ Rock

♪ Rock I stand who ♪♪

♪ All other ground is

♪ Sinking sand

♪ All other ground all other ground all other ground ♪

♪ All other ground all other ground all other ground ♪

♪ All other ground all other ground all other ground ♪

♪ Is ♪

Sink!♪ Sink

Come on now. I said sink.♪ Sink

Sink, sink.♪ Sink, sink

Sinking sand.♪ Sinking sand

♪ Amen, amen

♪ Amen, amen

♪ Amen

♪ Amen, amen

♪ Amen, amen

♪ Amen

♪ Amen, amen, amen

Amen!♪ Amen

Oh!♪ Oh-oh-oh-oh

♪ Amen, amen, amen, amen amen, amen ♪

♪ Amen

♪ Amen, amen, amen, amen

♪ Amen, amen, amen ♪

♪♪