The Gospel Page #6

- You need to deal with this.

- I'll see you in a minute.

- Minister Hunter.

- Hey, David.

You're not staying for the service?

Is everything okay?

Look, I'm just glad you decided

to stick around.

This is your father's church.

He and I didn't always agree

but he always had a reason

for everything that he did.

Don't let that legacy get lost

in this new vision of Frank's ego.

Reverend Frank, you've made

community service your mission.

Reverend Charles Frank.

David Taylor.

I'm so excited

that you are here today.

This revival is gonna signify

the rebirth of evangelism

and my commitment to aggressively

spreading the Gospel to people.

You know, after this event,

people will truly understand

the vision of Reverend

Charles Frank

and how the Lord is using me

to bless others.

Now, David, you went from the church

to the top of the R & B charts

and back to the pulpit.

- Help me understand how it happened.

- My dad.

Well, my father was the bishop and

the cofounder of New Revelations.

So that's where I have my roots.

- I love music.

- So there's no problem

with this Sandstone thing

and everything?

- There's allegations.

- I can't talk about it.

People are talking about your

new song and the credit disputes.

It's really nothing. We had minor

creative differences. We talked it out.

- That happens in the industry?

- Happens all the time.

- We work it out. Everything is good?

- Everything is perfect.

- Now the revival.

- You know...

Reverend Frank and I are very excited

about the revival.

We'll have tons of musical surprises

at the revival.

We want everyone to support.

We're building a new church.

That is a beautiful thing.

The David Taylor gospel performance

this weekend, huh?

Definitely. Yeah. What better way

to pay homage to my father

than to salute him through song.

And with a new building.

Patrick. Hi, it's Charlene.

Yeah.

Yeah, I need you to do

a little research for me.

Come on, make a joyful noise

in this house.

Make a joyful noise.

Come on, make a joyful noise.

We are here

at the Hosea Williams Center

for the New Revelations

celebration.

There are a number of celebrities

and influential people on hand

including famed

Reverend Isaac Winston

of the global-reaching

Divine Souls Ministry.

I have not seen a faith-based event

of this stature in quite some time.

I'm so glad you made it.

I wouldn't miss this

for anything in the world.

Hallelujah!

Come on, make it glorious!

Make it glorious!

The event is packed.

Anticipation is high.

And it all seems to center

around one man, David Taylor.

And now, the next voice

that you will hear

is that of the newly appointed

and anointed

Reverend Charles Frank.

Hallelujah!

You'd think he built this church

with his bare hands.

Praise Jesus. Amen. Amen.

Praise the Lord.

Praise Jesus. Amen.

God is good. Hallelujah.

- You know, when I was...

- I just wanna share

with you how I remember

when my father, Bishop Taylor

founded New Revelations.

Remember that, Frank?

Of course. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah.

As a little boy,

he instilled in me the need

to preach the word of God

in a way that made

everyone open

to receive it.

Not just the rich and educated,

but everyone.

- He taught us...

- You know, we thank

brother Taylor here for his rendition

in our memorial. Don't we, saints?

Amen.

But, you know, when Moses

led the slaves away from Pharaoh

he had a vision. When he

received the Commandments

from the mountaintop,

he had a vision. Amen?

And when the naysayers

wanted to return

to the bondage of slavery

rather than see that vision

Moses parted the Red Sea. Amen.

Oh, I'll tell you. He did not need

the approval of his comrades.

No, he needed a vision from God,

and let no man

no man challenge his destiny.

Hallelujah. Praise the Lord.

We can definitely afford

the down payment now.

Just when I was looking

at giving you guys a check.

Well, the Lord helps those

who help themselves.

Yes, and you guys have certainly

worked hard at the church.

That had to do with David

and the people he got to perform.

And let's not forget the excellent

sermon by Reverend Frank.

No, not at all. It was fascinating

as well as effective.

And, Miss Adams,

you were simply spectacular.

With all that Bishop Taylor did

for this city, it was the least I could do.

Bishop had a profound effect on us all.

We loved it when he came to Detroit.

Well, I'm especially proud

and appreciative

because he was a huge fan

of the both of you.

Now, he left some big shoes to fill.

Make us proud.

He's gonna be all right.

He's got some good stock.

I cannot believe you, David.

How can you

embarrass this church?

Hold on. The people that performed

came because I asked them.

Let's not forget the tickets

my name sold.

Despite your husband's

pathetic personal infomercial.

I wanna say something, I'll say it.

I earned that much.

You earned that much? You don't

even know what that word means.

My cousin, the two-bit thief,

who goes from minor performer

to chart-topper by forcing

Sandstone into signing a bogus deal?

No, no, no. Did you even imagine

what kind of dark cloud

you could've put over

what Frank has worked hard for?

And I stuck up for you.

I have better things

to do with my imagination

than to worry about Frank's

delusions of grandeur.

All right? I'll leave that to you.

Yeah, go ahead and run, David.

You've always been good at that.

So don't keep me in suspense.

Who are they from?

"Looking forward to a new start.

David."

So all this is yours.

I underestimated you, Frank.

I gotta tell you, man,

I am very impressed.

That means a lot coming from you.

I mean, with your pull on the north

and my developments here,

we can do things in this world

that few men have ever thought of.

First New Revelations

and next the world, huh?

- Amen.

- Brother, you are ambitious.

- Miss Ernestine.

- Never thought Eden

would be littered

with so many emotional demons.

I'll give you two a moment to talk.

You know, Miss Ernestine, I ain't

no different from Martin Luther King

or any other great man

with a vision.

Don't sell yourself short, son.

Tell me what you really think.

Oh, when I'm done, I'm gonna

have me a retirement village

and a grade school out here.

I always figured your passion

to do God's work

would do wonders for his ministry.

Now it seems to have become

a drug for the spotlight.

- What's wrong with progression?

- Nothing.

As long as the priorities line up.

Some might get lost in the hype

and see it as playing with God.

Kind of makes you question

Bishop Taylor's selection of you.

Funny

I never questioned

his judgment before.

So, what are you saying?

With all the bickering, dissension

and the wives, I...

I don't think I have the stomach

for this anymore.

D. All right, I trust you

and I believe in you

but you need to let me

send a car for you.

You don't need to send a car.

I got the rental.

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