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I'd like to hear a little bit

more from Minister Case, too.

You call minister

L.C. in here.

I And more

than a conqueror I

I Thank God for the blessings I

I He calls me to heaven I

I Safe in his hands

His love for me I

I For God's grace

and mercy and love N

To my brothers

and sisters

and family of the Greater

First Baptist Church.

I come to you anonymously

today because what I have to say

can seriously cause

repercussions.

Many of you tithe

your very last dollar

not knowing how you're going to

make it to the next paycheck.

It's because of you

is why I'm coming forth

with this information.

Some of our

leaders of this church

have been stealing money from

this church for years.

While you sleep in

your one-bedroom apartment,

with five kids, just know that

the money you have tithed,

to this church,

is not going into the church.

It is going into the two

condos in the Bahamas

purchased by

Dr. Cannon and Bishop Redfern.

There's a time for

a change

at the Greater

First Baptist Church.

If

That's it.

If

All right listen, we need

to make a decision.

Now I feel that

Redfern and Cannon

should step down

immediately.

I will not.

What you trying to

do, Will?

Huh?

Do you or don't you have

a condo in the Bahamas?

Now this information

is easy to obtain.

It probably was

a gift.

It was sold to me by Reverend

Hodges church four years ago.

So Redfem, did Reverend Hodges

gift you the adjacent unit?

I'm not

gonna answer that.

We don't need to answer

any questions

about our

personal business matters.

Why not answer if you got

nothing to hide, Dr. Cannon?

You have units

side by side?

Deaconess Carter

is ill today.

So let

us proceed.

Now I move that Bishop Redfern

and Dr. Cannon

be immediately

banished from the church.

Now of course, they will have

the right to file any grievances

with the National Baptist

Association.

You don't have

the power to do that.

I don't.

But the board does.

If we do this,

who are we gonna get to

preach on such short notice?

Excuse me.

But I'll be taking

over those duties.

You keep talking like this and

Doctor's still in the room.

Come on,

Roberts,

now nobody wanna hear

you preach, all right?

Is that a

fact, Parker?

Don't let me start

in on you.

It says right

here in this book.

"He who casts the

first stone

"will not prosper in

the valley of death.

What in the hell

are you...

See, see, see, that's

what I'm talking about.

This guy can't preach.

Read the book,

Parker.

You've never

read the book.

Can we table who is

going to preach

until we vote

on my proposal?

Now all those in favor of

banishment raise your hand.

Gentlemen, majority rules.

Please, you can gather

your things.

I see what you

up to, Wilks.

I'm gonna sue you

and everyone in

this room.

- We'll take later.

- No!

You'll be talking

to my attorney.

Let's go, Red.

No, wait,

wait a minute.

We built this

church.

We're just gonna walk out

of here just like that, huh?

Is that what

you think?

Talk to me!

- Let's go.

- No, let me go, let me go, man!

52 years... we

built this church.

52 years of blood,

sweat and tears.

You think we just

gonna walk out of here

with our tail between

our legs like that?

Listen, I'm sorry...

- Is that what you think?

I'm sorry it had to

end like this.

No-no-no-no-no.

It's not the end.

This is only

the beginning.

We will be back!

Come on,

then.

I'll start working

on my sermon for Sunday.

All of those in favor of Deacon

Roberts conducting services

on a temporary basis

raise your hand.

On a temporary basis.

Cass?

Cass?

Cass.

Get up.

Get your ass up!

Sorry.

Sorry.

You been throwing

up again?

No, I...

You been throwing

up again.

I can smell it.

Sit down.

Sit your

ass down.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I was just... I'm getting

a little fat.

And I needed to just...

a little water...

What do you

expect me to do?

No, no,

no-no-no-no-no-no.

What you need to

do is pray.

What you need is

to rebuild your faith.

You are weak.

How could you let Satan

back into our home?

How could you

do that?

How could you let

Satan back into our house?

How could you

do that?

How could you let

Satan back into my house?!

How could you

do that!

I know you

like me slim.

I just need to get...

a couple...

I love you.

Don't you know that?

I love you and I don't

want to lose you.

No, no, no,

no, no.

Do you love me?

Do you love me more

than you love yourself?

Do you love me more

than you love God?

That is

your problem.

That's your

problem.

Clean up this,

smell like vomit!

Get in there, get in

the bathtub.

Get in the bathtub!

Okay.

Whoa.

What's wrong?

Uh, we

got problems?

What is that?

That's all we're getting

from the $45,000 trust?

$7,000.

How do they come up

with that number?

Apparently there's some...

mutual funds that

were all tied up and...

not doing too well, and

after the estate taxes

and just handling and legal

fees, that's all that's left.

That's... this is...

only gonna cover two months'

rent for the church.

That email has

everybody rattled.

Let's not talk church

business.

Let's talk

about you.

What about me?

Are you haPPY?

Why would you ask me

something like that?

Your body language

with your husband

gives away

your unhappiness.

We have our ups

and downs.

What about you

and your wife?

Casandra's

a good woman.

Albert is

a good man.

It's... time out

with this.

I know that meeting

here is very inappropriate.

I also know that what I'm

about to say next

is even more

inappropriate.

But I'm gonna

have you.

If

Really?

Really.

This connection I have

for you,

I have never felt

for any other woman

and that is why I know I

am going to have you.

It may not be today,

it may not be tomorrow

or next year.

But you will be mine.

Well, I don't know if

you are medicated

or conceited.

Or maybe you're just

that sure of yourself.

I would go with C.

Well, I'm flattered...

Minister.

But if you're suggesting what

I think you're suggesting,

then that's not

just an option for me.

I hear you.

I hear you.

If

God has blessed us

this morning.

All right?

I'm so encouraged because

I see some familiar faces

from First Baptist

here today.

Thank you all so much

for coming to be with me.

Yes.

And to share this wonderful new

place of ours, new beginnings.

But a lot of Dr. Cannon's

philosophies and teachings

are still here, so it's a big

part of my background.

I can't abandon that.

He didn't

abandon me, right?

So happy to see all of

you here this morning

with your bright faces

and your lovely smiles.

Many of you know, changes

have been made here.

Lot of changes are being

made here in First Baptist.

But just know that

the word of God

never changes.

Yes, the faces

have changed.

But it's

the fiber, uh-huh...

Let the church

say fiber.

Fiber.

That makes up

this church of change.

Now some of y'all are looking at

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