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- [laughs] Oh, Jesus.

Oh Lord. I'm wet. Mm.

- Grandma.

- I'm soaking wet.

- Grandma, you can't say that.

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- Mother Jean.

[Mother Jean giggling]

What brings you by?

And with your lemon poundcake?

- Well, I just wanted to take a good look at you.

I ain't seen you in a month of Sundays.

- [laughs] You still smell so good.

- Boy, you better stop flirting with me.

- Aw, child. [Mother Jean laughing]

What can I do for you?

- Well, I know that you have been looking

for a lead pastor for the replace Stokes

since he's been back and forth to Richmond

caring for his mother since she's been sick.

How is she?

- They moved her to a hospice.

- Mm.

- Pastor Stokes has been there helping

and taking care of his dad.

- Mm, mm, mm.

Breaks my heart.

Well, as usual, Theo, you have poor timing

'cause we got a young man at our church.

He would've been perfect here.

- What do you mean?

What happened to Stinney?

- Oh, nothing, nothing.

But the boy's so good he almost put him in charge.

Mhm. He had somebody named Tony Najigawe come by

and something happened.

He had to replace him.

And he turned it into a sermon and a rap concert.

Woo wee, we had a time.

- A bunch of kids from my youth group

was talking about that.

That was at Bethlehem.

- That's right.

You know, it reminded me of the old days

when the teens would be working and helping in the church.

- Mhm. - Ooh. [chuckles]

It really was something.

- Mhm. - It really was something.

Why don't you take over here?

- Well, you know, preaching ain't my ministry.

- Mm.

- I'm more of an outreach, finance, strategy,

and logistics type of person.

- Mhm, I get it.

One plants, one waters, and God gives the increase.

- Amen. [Mother Jean chuckles]

So did Stinney officially step down?

- No, no, but it's just a matter of time, you know.

Whew, really is a shame.

That boy would've been perfect here.

You know, you're always looking for young

and exciting new preachers, you know?

He even put the service up on the online.

- A livestream concert from Bethlehem Temple?

- Mhm, sure enough.

Never thought I'd see the day.

Well, [chuckles] anyway.

You eat that lemon pound cake here

and I'm gonna pray that y'all get

a good replacement soon, hear?

And you give Pastor Stokes my best

and all my love, won't you?

- Will do. - All right. [laughs]

- You have a wonderful rest of your Sunday.

- Yes. Yes.

- See, the thing is, I don't even think gambling is a sin.

It's just like playing the stock market.

Now, that's the stuff I do afterwards

is that could be seen as wrong.

- Uh, okay.

So what do those choices lead to?

- So when I lose, I smoke.

But God made weed, so I don't even think weed is bad.

So I smoke it like, like a lot of it. [chuckles]

But from time to time, I do steal from my roommate.

Eh, I mean that's bad.

I guess, yeah, that's bad.

But she white, so it's like reparations, you know?

You know, so like is that even really stealing?

- Yeah, I mean I think that much is clear.

And here's what I think we should do.

- Oh, thank you.

I didn't- - I feel better already.

Thank you.

- But I didn't, I didn't even say what we should...

We didn't...

You're a sinner.

- Hey Jojo, man.

Why you ain't at school?

- Oh, I was sick so I got sent home.

- So you came here?

- Well you know, I just wanna dwell

in the house of the Lord.

- Okay, this guy with the jokes.

- Nah, but it's just boring.

It's just me and my grandma at home

and all she does is watches "Law and Order" reruns

and reads the Bible.

I'll just be needing to get out.

- Jojo, why you ain't at school?

- Oh yeah, he's sick.

- I'll leave in a second.

I just came to stop by.

- Nah, stick around, man.

Pastor Stinney gave me my own service this Sunday.

- Hey, - Oh.

- that's dope, bro. - Yeah, my boy. [chuckles]

- Who you bringing this time?

- Hey, Toby was killing it.

- Come on, man. Stall me out.

And I ain't bringing nobody.

I can't have people thinking

Kirk Franklin's gonna come every time I preach.

- Well I'm debuting a new song Sunday, so this' exciting.

- Wait, why you trying that new stuff on my Sunday?

- Oh, trust me, it's fire.

- Okay.

- You better act like you know

Grammy award winning Rodney Joseph, Grammy.

- Okay, 'cause it better be perfect, man,

'cause this service has to go perfectly.

I'm talking about from top to bottom, man.

I gotta let people know I'm here.

This is my stamp.

- [laughs] Man, you sound like my uncle.

- He a pastor?

- No, he's a drunk. [laughs]

- Every time he gets sauced up, he's like,

"From top to bottom."

- [laughs] All right, man.

I've finna get outta here.

I gotta get a bite to eat and I gotta prepare this sermon.

- I gotta stick around

'cause rehearsal's about to start.

- I bet that-

- Well can, can I come eat with you, Corey?

- I thought you were sick.

- Well, you know, food makes me feel better.

- Man, come on, boy.

- Aw, look at him and his son, that's not his son.

You want a child so bad.

- Man, this ain't a bad spot at all.

- Yep. My grandma used to bring me here when I was a kid.

- Man, you still a kid.

- Why do old people do that?

You know, I meant younger than I am now.

- Hold on, hold on, oh, it's Keisha.

Be quiet. Be quiet.

Hey, babe.

- Hey, Corey.

I was just calling you back.

- Oh yeah, I'm leading Sunday service this week

and I was hoping you could come down.

- Nah, I can't this time.

I'm swamped with work.

Was that it?

- Uh, yeah, that's it.

- Well, I'll talk to you later.

- All right, love you. [phone chimes]

Oh, she hung up.

- [chuckles] She's hella mad at you.

Girl's be tripping man.

- Ah, she'll come around.

- It's all about timing.

- I know you ain't finna tell me about relationships.

- My grandma tells me everything's about timing.

You know, if we just planted seeds

and seen it grow to fruit in one day,

then we wouldn't get to see the power of God.

So it's like, the time is right,

then everything's gonna work out the way it's supposed to.

I don't know. That's just what my grandma be saying.

It be making sense to me.

- Nah, I appreciate that. For real.

Lemme get you outta here though before she starts tripping.

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[clears throat] Let's get a hand clap of praise

for the praise team everybody, Amen.

Come on, put it together for the praise team.

Amen.

I was thinking of my message today and going over my notes

and at the last second, God sent me in a new direction.

I wanna discuss God's timing today.

If you will turn with me to 2 Peter 3:8-9.

Amen, the verse reads.

"But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing,

that one day with the Lord as a thousand years,

and a thousand years as one day."

You know, Cardi B did not become famous overnight.

[person exhales]

You know I was...

I was talking to a young man the other day

and he said his grandmother shared a message with him.

She said, "When you plant a seed,

you can't expect it to bear fruit the next day

because if it did, how would you see the power of God?"

And I thought that was so, so perfect

because a lot of times we plant a seed

and we get frustrated with God

if it doesn't bear fruit the next day.

But that time is necessary for the fruit to grow.

See, we want to see branches and peaches and apples

after we planted it on Tuesday.

It ain't nothing but Thursday.

Oh, that's not how it works.

See, you gotta plant that seed and you gotta water that seed

and you've got to wait.

And it's in the wait that God does the blessing.

It doesn't look like nothing's happening

but underneath the surface,

fruit is already being prepared to bear.

King David was anointed by Samuel when he was 15,

but he didn't take the throne until he was 30.

When he was anointed, you know what he did?

He went right back to work

because your anointing and your ascension

are at different times.

A lot of y'all are getting anointed

and you wanna ascend the same day you're anointed.

But God needs that time to prepare you.

♪ Lord, prepare me to be a sanctuary ♪

God has to prepare you for the place he's going to put you.

David went back to work and 15 years later,

God was preparing him

so that when he ascended to the throne,

he could rule for 33 years.

We don't wanna be placed only to last for a day or so.

So let God prepare you.

Now while I'm talking to y'all, I'm talking to me too.

I thought I knew what I wanted.

I thought it was gonna be easy for me,

but I had to learn that God had to prepare me too.

"For I know the plans I have for you sayeth the Lord."

Plans to promise you and not to harm you.

Let God root you, so he can raise you.

Mm.

- Did I catch you at a good time, Pastor?

- How can I help you?

- My name is Theodore Moses.

I help run a ministry about 30 miles or so from here.

Every week, our church is growing and growing.

We have a very successful membership.

Our lead pastor needs to go deal with his ailing parents.

I'm looking to replace him.

After what I've been hearing about you,

and especially after today, I'd like that person to be you.

- Wait, are you serious?

- Very.

- Come on, man, 'cause I can't afford to move on just hope.

- The offer is 100K for the first year, 185 in two.

- Mm, that's a fair offer.

- Think about it.

I don't need to make a decision for about two weeks.

Definitely come down and take a look at our space.

I really think you'll like it.

- Okay, fair enough.

Pleasure meeting you.

- Pleasure was all mine. - Alright.

He wants me to take over his church.

- Man, I thought we liked it here.

- Do you see this bum building we're in?

This is a real ministry, with a built-in audience.

- Man, this, this sound too good to be true to me.

- I mean I agree but that man sounds serious.

- But bro, we just got here.

- And, they're not paying us to be here.

Imagine leading the choir at a real church.

- Okay, but let's just think this out.

- No, there's nothing to think about.

I become the pastor.

You become the musical director.

This is literally the plan

we've been working on the whole time.

- But what about all the work we've started here already?

- So far Bethlehem hasn't offered us anything real.

They're just let us babysit this church.

This man is talking about me taking over a church.

- Alright, so when you plan on mentioning this to Keisha?

- Honestly, she's still upset.

And I don't really have the time

to make sure she's okay right now.

- Excuse me?

- I mean it's like I get it, okay?

You're upset.

I may have told a few little innocent church lies,

but be honest man, they were for the best.

And if I hit her up right now, and she's still upset,

it's just gonna mess up my whole vibes.

- Okay Look, first of all you can't lie to somebody

and then tell them how to feel.

And number two, maybe you should like call

and go see the church before you just set your hopes on it?

- Why? Nothing's holding me to this old church.

- Bro, Jojo loves you.

- Jojo loves that I let him say, "Nigga."

Okay, I'm about to hit that dude tomorrow

and see that church ASAP.

- Well, man, at least this time

make sure everything is right.

Actually, call the dude right now.

I wanna hear it right in front of me.

- Alright. - Speaker phone.

- I'll call him. - Get to dialing.

- I'm not afraid. - There it is.

- Call him right now. - There it is.

- Show it to you.

- Dial on.

- Hello?

- Hey. Hey Pastor Theodore, it's Corey.

Um, I've been doing some thinking

and I'd love to come by and see the church.

- Certainly.

- When can we come see the church?

- I'll send over the address now.

And tomorrow, why don't you come down when you're free?

- Sounds good.

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I can't eat no more.

[Grandma laughs]

- I miss having dinner together like this.

It feels so good.

- Yeah.

Corey, we're leaving the church.

- Rodney? - What? Come on.

Let's just put it all out - What?

- on the table right now.

Let's go.

- Are you serious, Corey?

- Grandma, there's no place for me at Bethlehem Temple.

I've just been filling in roles here or there.

- 'Cause you gotta start, Corey!

- But grandma, this pastor came and saw me

at service the other day and loved my sermon.

- Oh, we all did.

- Yeah, but he's offered me six figures to head his church.

- I thought you came here to help

and to take over this church.

If it's about the money, then just say that.

- It's about the money.

- Rodney.

- What?

- Well I guess that's that.

You get on by and go on.

- Why would you? Why would you do that right now?

- She needed to know, bro.

- She didn't need to know at this moment.

- She had to know.

- I was gonna tell her. - No you weren't.

- Well, I...

I wish you the best.

But I thought you came down here to help.

God is gonna provide you with what you need.

Use your faith. Where's your faith?

You preach the word on patience and God's timing.

And the minute the word money is mentioned to you,

You out, gone?

[Grandma sighing]

I'm...

I'm...

I'm going to bed, I'm going to bed.

- Man, bro.

All that drama, man.

All the money you finna make, you can buy a new bed.

She'll be all right.

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- And that was the sanctuary.

So in addition to a seating capacity of almost 3,000,

we have a media department that streams our services live.

And this...

This grand space would be your office.

- Really?

- Yes. - Wow.

Well, how's your choir?

- One of the best in the city.

You should try out.

- Oh, Rodney has a Grammy.

- So does our choir director, Tisha.

- Oh, well what category does Sister Tisha

have her Grammy in?

- Tisha play piano, one of Kirk Franklin songs

that won a Grammy, so she got one too.

- Yeah, you know I got a Grammy for writing the whole song.

You know, the whole song.

- I need to take this gentlemen.

I'll be right back.

Moses.

- Man, this place is crazy.

Look at these chairs?

Big and comfortable.

- Yeah bro, you know, it's nice and all

but I don't think we're a packaged deal here.

I think they just want you.

I mean, they already got Sister Tisha

and she got her Grammy for being

in the right place at the right time.

A participation award if you will.

- Nah man, listen, if I'm pastor,

you know you're gonna be the choir director.

- I don't know that.

Look, you need to try to get him to commit to that

and ask him about that money.

- You want me to ask him

about the money right now in the office?

- Yes.

- So, do you have any questions for me?

- Yeah, Pastor, listen.

This is obviously very beautiful and a well oiled machine,

but you know, over at Bethlehem,

Rodney's in charge of the whole music department.

Do you think that's something he could do

if we come over here?

- I would love for Rodney to come here with you,

but as far as taking over the choir department

like he has at your church now, I can't guarantee that.

- Sir, look, I'm really talented.

- I understand that young man.

But the offer's for Corey to come here and preach.

I realize this is a big decision.

I'd love for you to start on Easter.

I think Resurrection Sunday

is the best way to introduce you.

So, I'll give you then to decide.

- Oh, you'll definitely hear from me before then.

- Take care. - Alright.

- Hey, I got a BET award nomination in 2008.

Just FYI. - Let's go.

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