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(pensive music)

- One day, Jesus is coming.

You may be at church, you may be at work,

you may be asleep.

God grant that you will be ready

when he makes his personal appearance.

My God, what if his appearance occurs

on a Sunday morning?

- What's up?

What's up?

Start bringing 'em down boy.

Oh hey, what's up son, what's going on man?

What's going on?

Yeah, he ready for you man, go on over there.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, sure, that's what I'm.

Gonna get you right on.

Hey man, look.

See, that's what I'm talking about.

Miami Heat think they all that

'cause they got James Wade and Bosch.

Duke catches up by 24 man.

They ended up losing by three.

Man, turn that TV off.

(all exclaiming)

- That's right, but look man,

everybody know that Miami got

all these crazy ways of playing.

You know what I mean?

They got, they playing pick and roll

all day with the forwards and the guards.

(all agreeing)

Everybody and their mama

know that Miami is little compared to Orlando.

- [Man] That's right, he right, right.

- M-A.

Dude, Orlando go stupid crazy.

- Man. - Man.

They'll catch up out there 16 outta 29.

- Man they were killing 'em man.

- 16 dog.

16 son!

- That's exactly what I'm talking about.

They'll turn around and hit another 18

and what will the hit at?

- Joe hoop?

- No where to be found.

Let's replay.

- I guess they were down in South Beach

swimming and tanning.

- All the bachelors.

(all laughing)

- Dude, that hurt.

Like my man Dwight say man,

you either play hard or go and sit somewhere else.

Ain't nobody got time.

- Now wait a minute Abe, look man--

- Lord have mercy, here we go again.

- It's 3rd Sunday now.

Last time you pushed me back to 1st Sunday.

Can I please keep it straight.

And can I please get the razor this time?

- Yeah, Rev, I got ya, I got ya.

- Mister Abe, Mister Abe,

should Miami be worried?

Now they have these huge leaves,

but they're in there blowing it in the end.

Now the Lakers, what's that team, the Lakers?

The Lakers do that, but most of the time

they in there winning though,

that's a real team right there.

- Kinda funny.

- And you know what, to be honest with you young fellows,

I don't even know, 'cause I wasn't even watching the game.

(all exclaiming)

I was watching CNN.

- CNN?

- Keeping up with all that so foolishness

that's going on over in the Middle East.

Ya'll ain't seen that?

Man, things are getting real bad, I tell ya.

- [Man] Yeah it is.

- And I tell ya, it reminds me a lot

of what my mom used to tell us

when we were little young kids.

You know that we living in some last days.

These are like the last days we living in.

- Hey ya'll, we living in the last days for the longest.

What, pssh, we been living in the last days

since the 50s.

Ain't that right Rev?

- Man, what ever man.

Look man, can we all chill out with that today?

I'm just trying to get a cut man, that's all I came to do.

(all muttering at once)

- Listen, understand,

I tell ya, we can't just bury out heads in the sand

and just pretend like ain't nothing's going on around us.

Look at all this stuff that's happening

and going on around us right now.

These high oil prices, gas prices $5 a gallon.

Guys, this stuff, I tell ya,

it's directly tied with all that mess going on

over there in Libya and Egypt.

- Oh man Abe, that's what they want you to believe.

Man, I bet they got plenty of oil.

Look here man, them big calfs up in Washington, D.C.,

they just want you to shake every time they yell boo.

Man ain't nothing going.

- You gotta watch the news, you gotta watch the news.

- No, no, no, I don't think it's a symbol.

- Mike baby come on.

Don't tell me they done got you drinking the Kool-Aid too.

- No, no, I'm just saying,

I'm just saying, it seems like there's more to this

end of the world business bro.

I mean Tim, come on brother.

We ministers og the gospel man.

We got to be feeling this too man.

Come on bro.

- I tell you something else, couple weeks ago

I was over at Hopewell.

- [Man] I been over there.

- Papa Shields, he was preaching all about that rapture

on Sunday coming.

I tell ya from what he was saying,

if you ain't ready when he's come, you gonna be left behind.

It's gonna be bad.

It's gonna be terrible.

- Come on Abe.

Aw man, come on with all that.

- I'm trying to tell you young fellows.

- Hey, we trying to have a prayer meeting up in here

or are you gonna go ahead and use them clippers

and cut what I asked?

- Hold on, hold on, hey, hey, hey.

Who's coming?

Hey, get me my mirror.

- Sign.

- Yeah, sexy, sexy.

- Hey man, that is a fine.

- I know that's right.

Look here man.

If the world is gonna come to and end,

I sure want to get to know her better first.

(laughing)

- How you doing?

- Thank you, good good.

Thank you, thank you.

- [Man] Hey Ms. Pam.

- How you 'doing?

- I'm fine.

Good morning Mr. Abe.

Pastor Tim.

- [Man] Um hmm, good morning.

- Hey, good morning there Pam.

Hey little William, how you doing?

- William. (scoffs)

- I'm okay.

- You know Pam, I am almost done here with Pastor Tim,

if you guys wanna wait on me.

- Oh, well do you mind if I leave William here

and come back in 30 minutes?

- Oh hey, hey, I'm almost done--

- Oh no, no, no, it's alright.

It's alright.

(men laughing)

- Oh damn, she fine.

- I'm gonna run up the street

and get my nails done.

I'll be back in 30 minutes, tops.

- Ah, that's fine.

Little William, I'll keep an eye on him.

Yeah, he'll be just fine.

Wait right there, he'll be okay.

- Thank you Mr. Abe.

- [Abe] Oh you're welcome sweetie.

- Pastor Tim.

- [Tim] Yes ma'am.

- Will I be seeing you at the well in the morning?

- [Tim] You certainly will be seeing me

at the well in the morning.

- [Pam] Alright.

Well I look forward to it.

- Alright sunrise.

- [Pam] See ya later.

Hey, be good.

- [William] Yes ma'am.

- [Pam] Alright.

- [Man] Man, what you looking at man?

(man muttering and exclaiming affirmations)

- [Man] That ain't right.

- Pastor Tim, will you be at the well this,

Sunday?

Oh, I'm thirsty.

(men laughing)

- Well I certainly mean to be.

(men laughing)

- Who that, Barry White?

- Man that's foul man.

You know that's foul man.

Watch out man.

- [Man] He ain't like that.

- Look here little man.

Hey, you and your mama got plans today?

- [Man] Come on man.

- I mean I was just asking what they had.

- Come on Ron man.

Hey man you wasting your time man.

- What's up?

- Didn't you see the way she came in here

and strolled on over there and looked at our preacher?

- Uh huh, yeah, I saw it.

I saw it. - That cat's on him.

- You know what, Reverend, all that told me

was after all these years,

the only missing ingredients was the collar.

(men laughing)

- [Man] Alright, alright.

- Alright, alright, alright.

You looking good there young man.

- [Tim] Appreciate that Abe.

- Come on William, you're next.

- 'Bout the time, hey.

- Come on, sit on back.

Let me get you straddled in here.

Hey, so little William,

I hear you got baptized over at Hopewell last Sunday man.

Is that true?

- Yes sir.

All said Papa Shields about the rapture.

And going to heaven.

And I told my mother, I wanna go to heaven when I die.

And not to go to hell.

I wanna be with Jesus,

just like we learned in Sunday School.

- [Man] Really?

(men all talking at once)

- You take care of yourself man.

- Alright man, ya'll take it easy.

(men all talking at once)

- Alright, hey how we gonna do this?

You gonna keep that fro

or are we gonna do that on your face?

(happy music)

- Soon the church will be complete

and Christ shall come again.

Maybe Sunday morning rapture.

If he does, many will be surprised.

Many are gonna cry out,

many will be sitting where they're sitting right now.

What are the results of his coming?

The bodies of all those who've died, trust in Jesus

will be raptured to meet him in the air.

The living Christians will be snatched up, snatched away,

right outta their pews if it occurs on Sunday morning.

The lost, living ones will be left to face

the seven years of great tribulation.

It's gonna be joyful for those who are raptured.

But it's gonna be sad for those who are left behind.

- Hey man, come on, come on Duncan, come on.

Yeah man come on.

Come on Duncan.

Good boy.

- Morning Riley.

- [Riley] Morning Frank.

- Up and at it early this morning aren't ya?

- Yep, gotta keep in shape.

Ever since that heart scare,

well you know how it is, not getting any younger.

Why don't you come running with me sometime?

You can benefit from a little exercise too.

- I might take you up on that soon.

But you know Sunday's not a good day for me.

Got duties at the church.

Are you coming this morning?

- Nah.

I don't think I'm going today.

I got too much work to do around the house

before the game comes on.

And it's gonna be a good game.

The Heat and San Antonio.

Some of the fellows are coming by this afternoon.

Why don't you stop on by?

- Yeah, I might do that

if we don't get outta church too late.

- Man, you got plenty of time.

Church'll be out long before the game comes on.

- We'll see how it goes.

Talk to you later, okay?

- Alright, see ya later.

Hey, come on Duncan, come on.

Come on Duncan.

We going to do some work.

We're gonna do some work Duncan, come on.

Gonna do some work, come on, come on, come on.

Come on Duncan.

Come on pup.

♪ Oh what a beautiful

- Morning sweetie, how are you?

- [Girl At Table] I'm okay.

- Is breakfast good?

- Lord have mercy Jesus.

What would you do without me.

- I don't intend to find out.

You stuck with me woman.

- Is that right?

At least until you learn how to tie your tie

and connect your gentleman's tie stay, right?

- (laughs) Very funny.

- Alicia, where's your brother?

- He's in his room.

- Girl, what have I told you

about talking with your mouth full?

- Sorry.

He's still in his room.

- Lord have mercy.

Sweetie, if you're finished will you just go upstairs

and tell him to come on down?

I don't wanna be late for church,

and we need to all leave and go together.

Okay?

- [Alicia] Charles!

Daddy said come downstairs and eat.

- Alicia Renee Wilson.

Your father said go upstairs.

Can you go upstairs please?

And tell your brother to come down to breakfast.

I just need to slip into my dress

when Charles comes down and I'm ready to go.

- Imagine, church is gonna be as crowded

as it was last week.

I know.

I just can't wait to hear what else Pastor has to say

about the rapture.

I get chills just thinking about it.

Sin and suffering, oh, and pain will be gone.

- Think about it, folks think we're gonna be

around here forever, Evelyn.

But I for one, I can't wait to get outta here.

- Me either.

All this mess going on these days.

But you know, it's happening just like it says in the Bible.

Wars, famine, people killing one another

over a little of nothing.

Just no regard for human life at all.

You know what, heaven has got to be better than this.

(knocking on door)

- Charles!

- [Charles] Man, what?

- Daddy said come downstairs and get ready to eat

so we can leave for church.

- [Charles] I'll be down in a minute.

- Daddy gonna be mad if you don't.

- [Charles] I said I'll be down in a minute!

Dang girl!

- Oh whatever, you make me sick.

(upbeat music)

- Okay, so if I come to church,

will I be able to sit next to you?

- You can if you want my dad staring at you

like you stole something the entire service.

- I thought you told me your dad liked me.

- He does, I just haven't told him we're dating yet.

- You told him you broke up with Bobby, right?

- Uh, not yet.

He likes Bobby and I'm not sure how he's gonna react

when I tell him what he did.

- Well I mean at least he didn't do it to you.

- Thank God he didn't do it to me.

'Cause I wouldn't want my dad going to jail for murder.

- Murder?

I'm guessing it's a good thing

that Bobby's not coming 'round church, huh?

- Yeah.

And it's a good thing that you're nothing like him either.

You know he had everyone fooled, especially me.

And I'm really glad I found out what he did to Jackie.

- Well at least you saved yourself for me.

- Don't start talking nasty Charles.

- Nasty?

How is that nasty?

What did I say that was nasty?

- You think I'm stupid?

I know what you're trying to say.

- Okay, so you are psychic now?

Hello, Sharon?

You still on the phone?

- Um hmm, I'm still here.

- Okay.

So do you want me to come pick you up for church or not?

(knocking at door)

- [Evelyn] Sharon!

- Hold on.

Yes. - Sharon,

are you dressed?

- Almost.

- [Woman] Well we're leaving for church in 10 minutes.

You need to hurry up because your father

has to open up service this morning

and you know how he hates to be rushed.

Hurry up Sharon.

- Okay Mom, I'll be right down.

- [Woman] Okay thanks, hurry.

- Hello?

- So it sounds like you're going to church with your folks.

- No, I can ride with you.

Just, just gimme a second and I'm gonna go ask my dad

and I'ma call you back.

- [Charles] Alright.

- Alright.

♪ 'Cause now even when you're with me

♪ I'm only sure your smiles are phony

♪ It's like you don't want me

♪ And now you tell me you love me

- Lord have mercy, Jesus boy.

Is that what you're wearing to church?

- Yeah Ma, what's wrong with it?

- (exclaims) Charles, pull up these pants.

Looky here. - What's going on

up in here?

- Charles, you need to be a little more attentive

to your appearance. - Okay.

- You know how much I hate that sagging and bagging

and foolishness.

Especially at church.

(growls)

- Lord have mercy Evelyn.

Be grateful that the boy's even going to church.

But do you know what time it is?

- We're gonna be there in time.

- Charles, son, we need to go.

Come on, let's go son.

- Uh Dad, I think I'ma drive my own car today, alright?

- Charles, there is no need for that.

How come we can't all just go together?

- Nothing wrong. - As a family.

- No Mom. - What?

- I need to pick up Sharon Johnson.

- Sharon Johnson?

- Yes, Sharon Johnson.

- Don't worry about Sharon.

It's time to go.

Let's go.

- Alright, alright.

If you picking her up Charles,

you need to go on.

You know how full that sanctuary gets.

- [Frank] We're going through this thing.

- Oh my goodness. - Every Sunday morning.

- Don't forget to lock up Charles.

- Okay.

Alicia!

Alicia girl, come on down here.

Your Daddy 'bout to have a fit.

We ready to go.

Alicia.

- [Alicia] Okay.

- [Evelyn] Come down, please.

- Okay, I'm coming. - Frank, we're coming.

- [Frank] It's 10 o'clock already.

- [Evelyn] We are coming.

- Dad, your suit is nice.

- Thank you, thank you.

Hey, where's, where's the rest of your dress?

- Mom bought me this dress.

Dad, can I ride to church with someone else?

- Let me guess, Bobby?

- No, not Bobby.

- Uh huh, I know that look.

Did you two have a fight or something?

- Or something.

Just nothing.

- Did he do something to you?

- (sighs) Let's just say he wasn't we thought he was

and let's just leave it at that.

- No, let's not.

Let's say more.

- We broke up.

- You broke up?

Why?

I like Bobby, Sharon.

- Yeah, he was a nice young man.

Did he do something?

- It's private, okay?

- Oh no, not in this house young lady.

Now did he-- - No Mom!

- Okay Sharon.

- Ew.

Well I mean like at least not with me.

- What does that mean?

Not with you.

- I found some stuff out, okay?

- Like what?

- Daddy. - Yes?

- (sighs) Bobby liked to smoke.

And he liked to drink and he liked to get high and ugh.

- And what Sharon?

- And you know Jackie Cutler?

- [Woman] Mother Cutler.

- Mother Cutler's granddaughter?

- Yes. - She's pregnant.

- Pregnant?

Are you telling us that that Bobby Carrington

got her pregnant?

- Mom!

That's why I broke up with him.

- Mary, I told you.

I told you that if we,

these kids now have got too much freedom.

- These fast tailed girls,

they run around, can't keep their legs closed

and these nappy head boys,

they just loose like junkyard dogs.

- Lord save us today.

- Listen, does Pastor Shields know about this?

- I don't know.

I mean, I don't know.

- Come on, listen. - Jesus, uh uh uh.

- Okay, baby,

now its your dad

and you know you can tell me anything, right?

- Yeah Dad.

- Did this boy try to-- - Oh no Dad.

No, I wouldn't even let him touch me.

- Okay, okay. - I can't believe

this Matthew.

That must be why we haven't seen Jackie nor Mother Cutler

for the past few Sundays.

- [Matthew] Hey listen, baby we can't worry about that.

- [Mary] Well you're right baby.

- It's good you found out what kinda boy this was

before you two got any further mixed up together.

- [Mary] Amen to that Sharon.

- Now, is there anything else we need to know about?

- [Mary] Lord I hope not.

- No, that's it.

- Okay. - Oh Lord Jesus.

- Hey ladies, it's getting late.

It's time for us to go ahead and get to church, okay?

- You're right baby, let's go.

- Alright, alright.

- Daddy, can I ride to church with Charles?

- Charles, wait a minute, Charles.

Charles who? - Sharon!

- Charles Wilson.

- Charles, who is that?

- Deacon Wilson's son.

- Oh, so?

- Sharon. - He wants to

pick me up and I wanna ride with him.

- Sharon listen, does that make any sense

after what you just shared with us?

- Mom, Charles is not Bobby,

Bobby's not Charles.

He respects me. - No.

- And he's a Christian.

And he is practically in church every single Sunday.

- That's it, that's it.

- Come on baby. - It's the practically

that concerns me.

(Sharon pouts)

- Um um um.

- Dad.

(Matthew scoffs)

But Daddy please?

- Listen, listen, honey.

How do you know that this joker

is not like the last little boy?

- Because he's not. - That's not the answer

young lady!

- Matthew, listen, it's time for us to go.

I do not want to be late for church.

Can we go please?

- Ah!

- Your mother's right.

- We need to be going.

- Sharon. - But Dad!

- Listen, I'm sorry.

You gonna ride with us and you can practically

see Charles when you get to church.

- But Dad that's--

- Don't but Dad me young lady.

I done said you can see that boy

when we get to church.

Now let's go!

- Come on Sharon, let's go.

- Oh, and ya'll supposed to be Christians?

- Oh come on now.

I don't need to hear that.

Let's go.

- Dang Sharon,

I thought you said you was gonna call me back.

I'm guessing you done

went along to church with your folks now.

I ain't got no reason to go.

Just call me back when you get this message.

Dang girl.

(sighs)

- (sighs) Man, man.

- Riley Kilgore.

I thought you were getting ready to go to church?

- Katrina, I thought I told you

I wasn't going this Sunday.

I went last Sunday.

Isn't that good enough for you?

- You act as if you're punching

a spiritual time clock or something.

- Katrina.

- Riley, I know you're not about to touch me

with those dirty hands of yours.

- Come on!

- I asked you last night to go to church with me today

and you said you would.

- Yeah, but this morning when I was outside

in the yard with Duncan, I saw all the work

that needed to be done around here.

- Duncan? - Yeah.

- I swear Riley, sometimes you care more about that dog

than you care about me.

- Duncan doesn't wear a $30,000 mink

and emerald cut diamonds.

- Things Riley, they're just things.

Don't you care about your soul?

Don't you remember what Pastor Shields

preached about last Sunday.

- Yeah, all that stuff about rapture.

I just couldn't get into that.

It's scaring me too much.

- You should be scared Riley.

Hell is a real place and I don't want you to go there.

- Don't you start with me Katrina.

- Riley Kilgore, you swore to me

that you were going to get yourself together

and start coming to church with me.

Now look at you.

Now that you're feeling better you just forgot

all about the promise you made.

- Oh my God.

(knocking)

- Is everything alright in here?

- Lisa, would you kindly remind your brother

of the promise he made, not only to me,

but to God while he laying up in that hospital

after his heart attack.

- It wasn't a heart attack.

It was angina.

- Riley, don't be like that.

- Don't you Riley me.

You're my baby sister, not my conscience.

You don't have to remind me of a thing.

- Well seems like somebody has to,

since your memory is slipping, old man.

(laughing)

Don't be like that.

She's just concerned about you.

- It's just one Sunday.

What's the big deal?

- You may as well forget it Kat.

My brother can be as stubborn as a mule sometimes.

The only thing that's gonna bring him around

is God himself.

He just might be a lost cause.

- Oh no.

No, no, no, no.

I don't believe that.

- Aren't you gonna be late?

- Riley, please--

- Hey, not today okay?

I go with you next Sunday.

Hell, I even give the pastor my hand in fellowship

if it'll make you happy.

- I'm going to get the baby.

I'll meet you downstairs.

- Okay.

Riley, Riley, please.

- Aren't you afraid you're gonna get

these manicured nails dirty?

- Riley, you're not a lost cause.

I love you.

- I love you too baby.

- Next Sunday?

- Next Sunday, I promise.

- Don't make any more promises

you don't intend to keep, Riley.

(thoughtful music)

♪ I'm but a child

♪ But I understand

♪ If I'm not ready for you

♪ Guess I'll have to stay in this old land

♪ The rapture is coming, though I don't when

♪ But Jesus will be me with through the end

- Hey babe?

Can you help me with this?

- [Man] Huh?

- The zipper.

What's wrong?

- This, this whole entire thing is wrong.

We pay the gas bill, we pay the power bill

and we still come up short on this month's rent.

- Tommy everything's going to be alright.

- When Crystal?

When exactly is everything gonna be alright?

- Well I was-- - I work two jobs, two.

And we still can't make ends meet.

We've lived here for three years.

We wanted to start a family.

We wanted to buy a house

and we still owe the insurance company $1,000

for when you had your surgery.

How can we afford a family

when we can't even afford ourselves?

- Well does that mean you blame me for all of this?

- No, I'm not blaming you.

It's just-- - It's just what?

- It's just we need to catch a break.

Every month is the same thing.

We go to church, we pay our tithes,

we put money in the offering plate

and yet we still come up short.

Where is our abundant life?

Where is our overflow?

- Getting angry at God isn't going to solve anything.

- I'm not angry at God Crystal.

I'm tired and I'm frustrated.

We sing songs about enlarging our territory.

And never seeing the righteous forsaken.

But our territory gets smaller and smaller.

And every month I have to ask a creditor for an extension.

- Well, maybe we could ask my dad for a loan?

- No, absolutely not.

I already can't stand the way that man looks at me.

He already thinks you married beneath you.

- Don't, don't be--

- And I still owe him a couple thousand dollars

from when you had your fibroids removed.

- I don't care what my father thinks about you.

I love you.

You're the man I chose to marry.

- (scoffs) I'm a whole lot more man than you married.

- Well that just makes it more of you to love.

Baby come on.

It's time to leave for church.

- You go ahead.

I have to figure out where to come up with $250

by tomorrow.

- Well don't you have to sing?

- The choir sang last Sunday.

Besides, what am I gonna sing about?

The broke man blues?

If you wanna go to church and act like everything is okay,

be my guest, I don't have the stomach for it.

If God wants me, he knows exactly where to find me.

- Well I guess I'll see ya after church then?

- Yeah, I'm sure I'll be here.

(upbeat gospel music)

(phone rings)

- Hello?

Yeah, this Ms. Roundtree, who's this?

Who?

Mammy Cutler?

Oh yeah, hey, how you doing?

Yeah I got a few minutes.

I'm about to go get my church on.

Bobby?

Oy, what'd he do now?

He did what?

He did what?

Well how you know that?

Just 'cause your granddaughter says so?

Well she had sex with Bobby,

I would be surprised if it was her first time.

Look, I don't mean no disrespect,

but this is the 21st century.

Do you really believe there's any virgins left?

What do you mean what do I intend to do about it?

I don't intend to do nothing.

Based off what your granddaughter said?

(laughs) They got all kinda DNA tests around here

for this sorta stuff.

Uh huh.

Yeah, yeah, I go to church.

Yeah, but what does that have to do with this right here?

Calm down?

Calm down?

You call my house on a Sunday morning,

I'm trying to get ready to church,

you're messing up my spirit and you want me to calm down?

(scoffs) What?

You ain't gonna do nothing to me and my son.

Yeah, I go to church like I said.

I'm saved and I'm sanctified.

Look, I know Bobby ain't no angel,

but I ain't gonna let nobody run over me and mine.

And I especially ain't gonna let no fast tailed heifer

saddle him down with a baby that ain't even his.

Look, if this is Bobby's baby, he will take care of it,

I'll make sure of that.

You can believe that.

(mutters)

Bobby!

Bobby get your narrow behind down here right now!

Messing up my Sunday.

Gonna do with these boys.

- What Mama?

- I just got off the phone with Mammy Cutler.

She told me you the one

got her granddaughter Jackie pregnant.

- Pregnant?

- Did I stutter?

Pregnant, Bobby.

What do you have to say for yourself?

- I ain't got nothing to say Mama,

cause it ain't true.

I didn't do nothing to that girl.

- You're lying to me boy.

Are you lying to me?

- No Mama-- - Then why would she

call here and say you got her pregnant if you didn't?

- I don't know man, did you ask her?

- I'm asking you Bobby.

(Bobby mutters)

You been with that girl?

You, gimme my cigarette.

You been with that girl?

Tell me the truth.

- So what if I was Mama?

I didn't do nothing to do that girl she didn't wanna do.

- (sighs) What am I gonna do?

Lord have mercy.

I got to go down there and face those people

and I know good and well everybody at that church

know what's going on.

- So what if they know Mama, it ain't their business.

- (scoffs) Ain't none of their business.

Lord have mercy.

What am I gonna do?

I don't wanna be nobody else's Grandmama.

I am trying my best.

I'm trying my best to be a good person.

I mean I know I don't go to church that much,

but I been cutting back on going out.

I only smoke, I only drink...

two or three glasses of wine.

Now I got to worry with this nappy head boy

going around getting girls knocked up.

- Mama I don't know why you gotta be so dramatic

in the first place.

Marcus walking around here with three different baby mamas.

You not saying nothing to him.

Do you see Marcus living in my house, under my roof?

No, because I put his behind out.

And you know what Bobby?

If you think you so grown, you can get out too.

- Whatever.

- Lord have mercy.

What am I gonna do.

I am trying my best to live a good Christian life.

I'll tell you what.

I ain't gonna let you,

I ain't gonna let Marcus

or nobody break my heart.

I'm just too young for this.

I got too many good years left.

- (laughing) I'm glad you think so.

- What?

What was that?

- I didn't say nothing.

- Boy get outta my, get outta here Bobby.

Get outta here boy--

- Whatever Mama. - Knock the taste

outta your mouth. - Whatever.

(doorbell rings)

- Come in!

Who is it?

It's open, come in!

♪ I didn't wanna listen

♪ When you tried to tell me

♪ How to live my life

♪ I didn't wanna listen

♪ When I ran the streets all night

♪ I know I made a big mistake

♪ When my baby I could see

♪ But when you're young, foolish and crazy

♪ And hanging out is all you need

♪ I just couldn't see

♪ That you cared for me

♪ I just couldn't see

♪ You wanted the best for me

♪ I'm sorry I couldn't see

♪ How much you loved me

- I thought, I thought you were getting ready for church.

- I can't.

I tried.

I can't.

- Vicki please.

I can't do this anymore.

We talked about this.

I thought you were getting better.

- I had a miscarriage Caleb.

You treat me like I had a cold.

- Brandon was looking forward to us

going to church as a family together.

- Brandon?

Or you?

- Yes, okay yes.

I want you to get up.

And I want you to pull yourself together

so we can go to church as a family together.

Is there anything wrong with that?

Look, I know this is a tough time for you.

It's a tough time for everybody Vicki.

You weren't the only one that lost something you know.

It was my baby too.

- [Vicki] It's not the same.

- I know it's not the same, Vicki!

I've never once said it was the same.

But I'm still grieving.

Why don't you get ready and we'll go to church.

We'll get Papa to pray with us.

We gotta get past this, okay?

We have to start healing.

I'm trying Vicki, okay, I'm--

- Caleb. - I am, I'm trying.

- There is nothing to say.

There is nothing to do.

Okay, I have prayed, I did everything I was supposed to do.

I followed all the rules.

Do you have any idea?

This is not the way it's supposed to be, Caleb.

This, this is, this is not the plan that God showed me.

I'm supposed to be a wife.

I'm supposed to be a mother.

- You are a wife and a mother!

You have me.

And we have Brandon.

- This is my 2nd miscarriage.

Do you have any idea how that makes me feel?

Do you understand what am I doing wrong?

Please tell me God, please.

Why is God doing this to me?

- Vicki, I don't know, but we adopted once.

We can do that again.

- I want to give you, my husband, children.

- You have, you have.

We have Brandon.

Isn't he enough?

- Caleb, I thought he would be, I know he should be.

I love him, I love him, please.

I'm so thankful for him, but Caleb I just.

- We're out of milk.

- [Caleb] How long you been there buddy?

- Mommy, are you sad that I'm here?

- No baby, no.

Mommy loves you.

I wouldn't trade you for anything in the world, honey.

I'm just, I'm just sad about the little brother or sister

we talked about.

- Are you sorry that you adopted me?

- No.

(gentle music)

Adopting you was one of the best things

that's ever happened to me.

The best day of my life.

- Then can we be a family again, like we used to be?

You don't smile anymore, you don't laugh anymore.

Please come to church with us.

- I will.

I'm gonna come next time, okay?

- Do you remember when you told me

that adoption was special?

You said it meant more because it was on purpose,

just like God adopted us.

You chose me.

Are you wanting to give me back?

- No, Brandon, come here.

No.

Come here buddy.

Don't ever say something like that, okay?

We would never give you back.

You're our son in every way that matters, okay?

We love you.

We'll always be God's children.

- I um, I want you guys to get ready for church okay?

Go with your dad.

Mommy's gonna work on getting better.

And I'm gonna come next Sunday.

Would that be okay?

I love you Brandon.

- I love you too Mommy.

- [Caleb] Hey buddy, why don't you get your jacket.

We'll grab some breakfast on the way to church, okay?

- Okay Daddy.

- Vicki I really wish you'd go to church with us.

It's not too late.

- It's past seven.

Just go.

♪ Piano Music

- [Guy] Over here, over here.

(guys exclaiming)

(all talking at once)

- Hey, hey, hey.

Break it up, break it up, break it up man.

Hold on. - Hey, hey.

- Hold on man, he started it.

What's up with that?

(yells)

- Boy you got in the way.

Maybe you could play some ball,

maybe I won't have to hit you in the eye.

- [Guy in Gray Shirt] Maybe you don't have to be so--

- Hey come on, this is Sunday man,

it's Sunday morning. - He said break it up.

- It's Sunday man.

- Hey, hey, hey.

Wait, wait, wait, wait.

Check out that dude man.

- Over there?

- Ain't you Tiny Lister?

- Yeah, I'm Tiny Lister.

- [Guy] Hey Tiny Lister.

- Tiny Lister, that's D-Bo.

- Yo D-Bo!

- Check this out, check this out.

You know at the beginning of the movie,

like got no ice cubes?

(all laughing)

- Hey watch this, excuse me.

Are ya'll ready for Jehovah's return?

(all laughing)

- [Guy] Yeah yeah, you watching this.

- But the question is, are you ready for Jehovah's return?

- [Guy] You know the cancer come in your house on Saturday.

- [Guy] Dinosaur bones?

- If Jehovah came back right now, would you make it?

(guys muttering)

- What you doing here?

- I'm on my way to church.

- [Guys] Church?

- That's exactly where ya'll need to be, in church.

- Well look, you see,

hold on man, I was on my way,

but I decided to come by and put something

in this basket before I put something in that basket.

(guys cheering and clapping)

- The Sunday morning rapture.

- [Guys] Rapture?

- If Jehovah came back right now,

would you make it in?

- [Guy] Oh man ya'll some fools man.

No.

- Hey, my Mom be talking about that crap sometimes

you know, the rapture, Jesus coming back.

- Well ya'll heard of Pak right?

Tupac Shakur, right?

(men agreeing)

I did his last movie called Gang Related.

And I had an opportunity to tell him about this gangster

named Jesus Christ.

I punked, I shoulda told him who Jesus Christ was,

to get him ready for the rapture.

So I'm telling ya'll real talk,

how many times have ya'll watched my movie?

(all talking at once)

I tell you what.

- What, what, hey, hey,

gonna take the ball from me like that.

- Listen up.

This is the game we're gonna play.

If I make this shot, everybody's in church with me, alright?

(guys exclaiming)

- Hold, we 'bout to make this more interesting

for us right now, so we all benefit from this.

So if you make that ball in that basket.

- [Guys] That basket.

- That basket right there, then we'll go to church with you.

(guys exclaiming)

Hold on, chill, chill, chill.

But, if you miss it, then you give us all $100 apiece.

(guys agreeing)

Okay, alright.

- I'll give ya the diamond watch too.

(guys exclaiming)

Ya'll get some clean shirts.

- What, what you talking 'bout?

- I pray that those in the world who hear this sermon

will be convicted today.

Jesus said in the 22nd verse,

"Many were saved to me in that day."

"Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name

"and in thy name have cast out devils?

"And in thy name done many wonderful works?"

And then Jesus said "I will profess unto them,

"'I never knew you.

"'Depart from me, ye that work iniquity.'"

So roles and positions and titles

and classifications and auxiliaries and departments

and works and paying your tithes and paying your dues

will not save you.

So my prophetic word to you this morning

is get ready.

But if you wanna be raptured, you must be born again.

You must be washed in the blood of the lamb.

(explosion booms)

- What in the world?

I know good and well it's not supposed to rain today.

- Man, did you hear that noise?

- Yeah, sounds like it's gonna be a bad storm.

- I don't think it has anything to do with the storm.

- What do you mean?

- You haven't seen the news?

- No, what's going on?

- I got it on right now.

I think you need to see this.

Come on, come on.

(tense music)

- Breaking news happening right now.

There appears to a rash of catastrophic incidents

taking place across the state.

Witnesses are calling in to the station

as well as notifying police that they're seeing

cars colliding into one another on local streets

and interstates.

And the bizarre thing is, the cars have no drivers.

- Jesus, do you think this could really be another 9-11?

- I don't know.

What's on the other stations?

(speaks in foreign language)

Man, I don't speak Spanish.

Go back to the other station and we can see what's going on.

- You don't have to speak Spanish Kilgore, just look.

- We are still experiencing the aftershocks

of the massive earthquake

that have devastated this entire region.

From what I've been able to ascertain,

violent coastal waters have flooded many of the cities

that border the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.

We have just been informed to seek shelter

to get to the highest elevation,

to cover ourselves from floating tremors.

- If you wanna go to church, and act like everything's okay,

be my guest.

I don't have the stomach for it.

If God wants me, he knows exactly where to find me.

(woman speaks in foreign language)

- For the benefit of my English speaking peers,

it seems to be very horrible things going on.

No one can explain for it.

Citizen all over South Korea were here one moment

and going the next.

We cannot be sure if this is an areal attack

or a terrorist attempt.

- We've been reporting on the bizarre phenomenon

that seems to be happening, not just here in this country,

but all over the world.

The President of the United States

and other government officials

have issued a nationwide terror alert.

And have asked that all Americans try.

- I'm guessing you done

went along to church with your folks now.

I ain't got no reason to go.

What's going on?

Mama!

Daddy!

What's wrong with the skies?

Mama!

Daddy!

- In London to bring us up to date

on what's happening even as we speak.

- Thank you Tina.

As you have been reporting all morning,

there are unexplained events going on

seemingly throughout the world.

Apparently--

- I'll go next week man, next Sunday man.

I'm not going this week.

- There are people running from their homes

and office buildings into the streets,

screaming in sheer terror that the world as we know it

has indeed come to its end.

- I want you guys to get ready for church, okay?

Go with your dad and I'm gonna come next Sunday.

- Biblical proportions.

If this is to be Armageddon,

may God have mercy on our souls.

- That was Lars Kennedy, reporting from London.

We now go to the President,

who's just arrived in the Oval Office

with several ranking officers

from every branch of the military to address the nation.

- Tina we seem to be experiencing a technical glitch.

- You make that ball in that basket,

and we'll go to church with you.

But, if you miss it, then you give us all $100 apiece.

(men agreeing)

(men exclaiming in dismay)

- Let's go back to Lars Kennedy in London.

Lars, Lars are you there?

Can you hear me?

Oh my God.

Tina?

Tina.

(suspenseful music)

(tires peal)

(glass breaks)

- Ron?

Ron!

Ron!

- Alicia!

(screaming)

(eerie music)

- [Sharon] Mama!

They're gone.

- [Charles] Gone where?

- I thought I was saved.

- Saved from what?

- I thought I was saved.

I thought I would be going too.

- What happened?

- Don't you get it?

Everybody's been raptured Charles.

They're all gone. - What rapture?

What rapture?

- They're all gone.

Just like Papa said.

He came, they're gone, we're still here.

What am I supposed to do now?

- I'm here God, just like I told you I would be, I'm here.

It can't, it can't be too late.

Oh God.

I promised myself,

if God got me home from the club last night

I was gonna get myself together.

I swore I was gonna be in church today.

I swore I was gonna get it right.

It can't be too late.

- Get off me lady.

- God here, I'm here now.

I'm here Lord, I'm here.

Don't leave me.

I'll stop going out.

Oh God.

(sobbing)

Oh Jesus, oh my God, I need more,

I need more, I need more time God.

Oh God, it can't be too late.

I need more time.

It's all over.

We've all been left behind.

(sobbing)

- What do you mean left behind?

Where is everybody?

What happened?

- They're gone.

They're all gone.

- Where did they go?

What's over?

- Life.

Life as we know it.

- No, it can't be.

- What you mean it can't be?

Don't you get it man?

It wasn't just talk.

It finally happened.

- Get your hands off of me.

There's gotta be something that we can do.

There's gotta be a way that we can go too.

- [Tim] What are you doing?

- How much?

- How much what?

- How much is it gonna take to get me out of here?

How much is it gonna take for me to go see my Katrina?

- A check?

A check is not gonna get you to see nobody.

(sobbing)

- Look, look, look.

Here's $1,000.

That's all I have with me now.

But I can go to the bank machine and get more

if I need to.

Here, take it.

- Don't you get it man?

Your money is worthless now.

- What do you mean worthless?

I'm Riley Kilgore.

It wasn't worthless

when you were having all those anniversaries,

those special sessions and asking for tithes.

(laughing)

- You're Riley Kilgore.

- Yeah.

- Don't you get it Riley.

You can't buy your way into heaven.

I wish it was as easy as buying your way outta hell.

Oh Lord.

(sobbing)

- You can empty your entire bank account,

but it won't do you a bit of good now.

There's no more.

There's no tomorrow.

There's no more chances.

They've all, they've all been raptured.

I started preaching,

I started preaching back in Mississippi,

when I was just a young boy.

I pastored three churches.

I served right here, right here in this church

for 15 years.

I went to seminary.

And graduated top of my class with honors.

I got my masters in theology and Biblical studies,

just like you son.

Just like you.

But none of that means anything now.

I'm an old man.

And I've been an old fool.

All the preaching and teaching

that I've done over the past 40 years,

doesn't mean anything now.

I pointed people to that cross.

But too ashamed to admit

that I needed to go there for myself.

I let position and title

cloud my judgment,

stand in the way of my own salvation.

And now I gotta pay the price.

Oh Lord I'm sorry.

Forgive me Lord.

Oh Lord.

- All these people,

all these people.

I shoulda listened.

I shoulda listened.

- Do you see?

It's more than just preaching

and singing and paying tithes.

It's not about how high you can jump,

but how you live when you come back down.

I preached that for many years.

But it was just all empty words.

'Cause if you live like hell,

then hell is where you wanna go.

- Hell?

Hell no, I ain't going to hell.

Pastor you gotta do something.

I'm Riley Kilgore.

I got too much money to go to hell.

I put more money in this church than half this congregation.

I paid my tithe.

Nah, I ain't going.

I ain't goin.

I can't go.

I can't go.

I can't go to hell!

- Get off me.

It's over.

It's too late.

It's too late.

It's too late.

- [Riley] I can't go.

- [Tim] It's over.

All over.

(pensive music)

(women vocalizing)

- Riley, you're not a lost cause.

I love you.

- I love you too baby.

- Jehovah came back right now, would you make it in?