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This is the same Bible we've been...

we've been reading all our lives.

So, he's saying... I don't understand.

Minnie, I...

Minnie, I know it's hard.

I know it's hard, but...

but you know me well enough to know

I'd listen to you or anybody else here.

I'm just asking you to do the same

for me now, please.

People have been saying that I...

I stopped believing in hell.

And I've been thinking about that

and I've been... I've been praying on it.

The God that we worship...

from the parts of this Bible

that we focus on...

that God is a monster.

If we're really saying that God sends

billions of people to burn in hell

for eternity for missing the mark

or missing the point,

or being born someplace else,

well, that God is a monster.

That God is worse than Hitler.

That God is worse than Saddam Hussein.

But that's... that's not our God.

That's not the God that we worship.

No, that God loves us all!

Excuse me. I'm just trying

to get through. Thanks.

Quite a show.

I'm sorry.

I'm out there vouching for you.

I'm making promises all week,

and you march me out there

like I'm some kind of puppet.

I can't just ignore it.

You want proof

it wasn't God's voice you heard?

Half our congregation walking out,

that was it.

What more proof do you need?

Exactly what is your relationship

now with Carlton Pearson?

I'm sorry, um...

When you've known someone

as long as I've known...

Bishop Pearson, it can be very difficult.

Oh, well, Richard, I mean,

you two grew up together, in essence.

And your dad took him in

and raised him at ORU.

That's right.

I always thought of him as a younger

sibling I had to look out for.

And now you think this is

the work of dark forces.

Dark angels.

Oh, I believe the devil

has gotten to him, yes.

- And he's being controlled.

- To lead others astray?

That's right.

He's a powerful and trusted voice.

This is a dangerous situation.

And what does Dad say?

- I imagine you talk about it.

- Of course.

He's heartbroken.

He's lost a son.

Can't believe he would go

after you like that.

...not with God's help.

We can all be healed...

- He's waited 25 years for the chance.

- ...you never lose anyone completely,

you know that.

Just like he's got you, Richard.

- Hey.

- How you doing?

Nice to see you. Hey, Henry.

Hi, how are you?

Please, come in.

- Hello, Gina.

- Henry.

We got some... we got some coffee on,

if anybody wants some, and...

want anything to eat?

I think everyone's okay.

Okay.

Look, before you say anything, I want you

to know I should have done things...

I should've done things differently. Okay?

I should've talked about it with you.

I should've shared it.

- Carlton.

- No, I should've done things differently,

so if there's anything

you need me to change...

anything.

Let's work it out.

We're leaving Higher Dimensions.

We prayed on it, and...

- we're going to start our own church.

- Henry.

- You can't just leave.

- No, they're not leaving.

We'll talk it through.

It's...

- It's too late for that.

- It's not too late.

I just need time to understand it.

Okay?

- Just to formalize it.

- Time to sink the whole ship?

- It wasn't God's voice you heard, Bishop.

- Now, how do you know?

- How do you...

- Gina...

- Come in here, ganging up on him.

- What if he's wrong?

You don't know.

None of us... none of us knows.

But you want me to just trust you

and go out and tell people

it doesn't matter if they accept Christ.

It doesn't matter

if they go out there and sin.

Well, what if it turns out

that you are wrong and there is a hell?

And we are responsible.

Even if I thought

you might be right, which I don't,

it's not a chance

that I'd be willing to take.

You went ahead with this

without any thought about me,

or us, or anyone else.

That's all I've been thinking about

night and day. Don't leave.

It's not us that's leaving.

It's you.

You turned your back on us.

For 20 years, I put your needs

ahead of my needs.

And I put Gina's ahead of Maggie's.

And I put your kids ahead of my kids.

I gave you 20 years,

so just remember that it is not me

that is turning my back on you,

it's the other way around.

And I think that you should take a long,

hard look, and ask yourself why God...

why God would want that.

The hardest part about this whole thing

is that you had it.

- You had fellowship with God.

- My fellowship with God...

And it was pure.

- It was true, and you are rejecting...

- I'm closer to God in this moment

than I've ever been in my life.

I love you more than anything

and you know that,

but there is nothing that I can say

right now that you will hear.

You're gonna spend eternity

separated from Him.

I don't know what to do with that.

- No, no, no, no. Okay, no. Okay.

- Please don't make this harder.

Come on, Henry. This is us.

This is us.

Remember in Jackson?

When they told us we'd never get

white people up there?

Hm?

Or Higher D, that we'd never fill it?

God put us together.

And we built something

that never existed before.

We got white folk

and black folk praying together.

In Tulsa.

Aren't you proud of that?

It got away from me, that's all.

I just...

I lost control of it.

I'll roll it back.

- You'll pull it back?

- I'll pull it back.

You'll recant what you said?

God spoke to me, Henry.

Just stay.

I can't.

Look, I wanted to find a place as far away

from Higher D as I could,

and it turns out the only spot

that's available is on Memorial Drive.

At 51st. It's not what I wanted.

- I'm sorry.

- It's okay.

It's okay.

Let's go.

You can always change your mind.

You too.

Hey.

Hi.

- Here you go.

- Carlton, we didn't pay for those.

Uh-oh. It's okay.

You want to help me?

Come on, let's go.

Okay, careful. Careful.

Oh.

Come on.

Yes.

Mmm.

Keisha?

Keisha?

- Hi.

- Hi.

I've been leaving you messages.

No, I know. I'm sorry, I...

Oh.

But we've been thinking about you.

How... how is Francis feeling?

Better.

I wanted to call.

I try to tell Frank

it's not your fault, but...

Oh, girl, I can't imagine

what it must be like for you.

There's a whole community

that loves you and prays for you.

I'll pray with you right now.

Do you want that?

Dear God, in the name of Jesus,

awaken my dear sister

from the spirit of deception,

and rebuke the demons

that have vexed her mind

- and overtaken her body.

- Keisha.

It's okay.

Keisha?

Bishop.

How you doing? How's Frank?

Fine.

Everyone's fine.

Terry.

It's three months pay

and 12 months of benefits.

I'll call everybody I can think of.

I promise you that.

Anything else I can do, I will.

Thank you. Thanks for everything.

You come in this time.

You can just drive in at the top here.

We'll run through that.

Okay, ya'll ready?

All right, come on. Let's do it.

You okay?

Doctors, uh, held me overnight.

Gave me antibiotics,

and, uh...

They say I'm low on my T-cell count.

Why didn't you say something?

Why didn't you tell me

you were getting worse?

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