The Gospel Page #2

of magazines.

They're like the all-stars

of the gospel game.

You will be too.

- How's your sermon coming?

- Oh, it's good, you know.

I worked on it all morning.

I'll work on it all night

if that's what it takes.

You nervous about tomorrow?

I don't know.

On one hand, it's like I've been waiting

for this moment my whole life

but on the other hand

if it means Bishop Taylor's

gonna have to die for me to get it

then I'll pass.

But it was just a minor attack.

He'll be back

at the church tomorrow.

Yeah.

You're so beautiful, baby.

Thank you.

I can't.

Baby, it's been a long time.

- I know, but I'm just...

- But you're tired.

You're tired. Lord

help me. I'm a patient man.

It's part of what makes me

a good minister, I guess

but, Charlene

you ain't the congregation.

You're my wife.

Yeah. Yeah.

Thank you.

Now, before I take my seat

I want y'all to rejoice

in the blessings from God.

- Amen?

- Amen.

Don't be ashamed, you know.

If God blesses you

with the money to buy that car

and that ice and that bling,

then that's all right.

That's all right.

But in rejoicing, I want you to always

acknowledge where it came from.

Amen? Hallelujah.

All right.

The Minister Frank.

Charles Frank.

I've been watching him

since he was a little boy.

Reverend Charles Frank. Let's just

give him one more hallelujah.

As the choir starts to sing, we gonna

invite y'all to come up to the altar.

You know, sometimes

we lose our way.

Sometimes we struggle

with our faith.

But if you put your faith in God

you can't go wrong.

If you're looking for a church home,

come on and join our family.

There's no such thing

as a perfect church.

But I'm here to tell you,

there is a perfect God.

Now, as the new saints

turn and face the congregation

the congregation has something

they wanna tell you.

Welcome home!

And that's what we say when you

join our church. Welcome home.

This is big. I worked it out.

The Reverend Isaac Winston

wants to meet you.

I'm serious. Apparently he's heard

some great things about you.

As soon as he gets

a break in his schedule

he wants to take you to lunch.

- That's big.

This is big. This is what we've been

waiting for. You're on the way.

- I'll see you in a little bit.

- All right.

Excuse me. You're David Taylor,

aren't you?

- Yeah.

- Told you.

It's great that you still come by

the church when you're in town.

No one's supposed

to know I'm here.

- It's a surprise for my father.

- Well, good for him.

I know I'd be surprised if I came home

and found you in my living room

singing your song

"Let Me Undress You."

I'd be happy and both surprised

at the same time.

- Do you have a girlfriend?

- All right, now, ladies, come on, now.

Let the man be.

He came to hear the word of God

not be put on the spot.

- Okay. Well, David

it was nice meeting you.

- Nice to meet you.

Where your Bible at?

You still got the gift of gab, I see.

Well, you know. I try to be

of service to those in need.

- Right.

- You look good, though, man.

I mean, you look real good. It's good

to have you back in the church.

Help offset that bumping and grinding

you've been doing in them videos.

- Hey, cousin.

- Hey, cousin.

- How you doing?

- I'm good, David.

- Good to see you.

- Good to see you too.

- When did you get here?

- This morning. Came right to church.

I knew y'all would be

doing your thing here.

Yeah, we are.

Does the bishop know you're here?

Not yet. No, I'm gonna go up

and surprise him now.

- Okay.

- Baby, we gotta go so we can...

Yeah, we do. Well, how long

are you gonna be here?

- A couple days, maybe a week.

- You're not going

without having dinner

with Frank and me.

- Okay, no doubt. Yeah.

- Okay?

- All right, Frankie.

- All right, David.

- Take care, man. All right.

- Love you. All right.

I printed out directions

and a map for your trip.

I know where I'm going, Ernestine,

and I'm gonna be okay.

When you get lost, I'll be sure

to refer to this conversation.

Come in.

I'm good.

Give your father a hug, son.

How you doing?

I guess I'll leave you two alone.

I'm so glad you came.

Me too.

It's good to see you.

Yep.

And you're back in the church.

The Lord never ceases

to amaze me.

Yeah, Frank, he preached

a good sermon today.

Yeah, he's developing

into a real fine minister.

Good for him.

So, what brings you here, son?

You got another concert

or something?

Miss Ernestine called me.

She said you weren't feeling well.

Now, I told her you were a busy man,

and I wish she hadn't done that.

Dad, I'm not too busy to wanna know

whether or not you're okay.

You know, I left your room

just like you had it.

Look

what's going on? Seriously.

I have...

I've got prostate cancer.

So how long have you known?

I've known for a while now.

I haven't shared it

with too many folks.

You know, these things

have a way of getting out.

- How many people know?

- Well, Ernestine, of course.

Minister Hunter.

- Frank and your cousin Charlene.

- Frank.

Yeah.

And you weren't gonna tell me?

Son, it's complicated.

I am going to be stepping down

as the church's bishop.

- Hey.

- Yeah.

Now, was it just me

or David didn't seem like he

wanted to be in church today?

Well, Miss Ernestine called him

and he came.

Miss Ernestine called?

Not Bishop Taylor?

My uncle's a minister

but he can't get beyond the worst

of the seven deadly sins.

- Pride.

- There you go.

I don't know,

it just seemed awkward

having David Taylor

at the church today.

- Don't do that, Frank. Please?

- What?

Don't talk about my cousin

like he's other people.

I'm saying, spiritually,

we don't know where David's been

or what he's been up to.

Am I not saying it right?

No, you're saying it perfect.

- Oh, come on.

- It's coming out great.

We got enough problems

on our plate

without adding David

to the equation, that's for sure.

Well, I go see Dr. Morris tomorrow.

Amen.

That's encouraging.

Well, we'll see what happens.

Sure would be nice to have

the loving part of our marriage back.

Yeah. Sure would be nice.

- Hey.

- Hey, bishop. Good to see you.

We brought you

some boxes of clothes.

We got some more

out in the hallway.

I appreciate that, Bishop Taylor.

We'll take care of that for you.

It's good to see you, bishop.

Hey. I should've known.

It's you.

Hey, man, good to meet you.

- Good to meet you.

- Yeah. That's cool.

You got a lot of influence

over people.

Maybe you ought to work

with the choir while you're here.

Dad, look, I came to see about you,

all right? Not the church.

Well, maybe you don't realize

they're one and the same.

Yeah. That's always been

the problem between you and I.

Look, I'm gonna go and see

one of my friends. I'll be back.

Well, we're gonna be ready

to give you a grand sendoff.

Yeah. It's good to see you.

You know, that is a great man.

He comes here twice a week,

every week.

I don't know where

he finds the time.

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