All language subtitles for The.Apostle.1997

PREACHER: Hallelujah!
Thank you, Lord.

CONGREGATION:
Thank you, Lord.

Thank you, Lord.
Thank you, Lord.

Thank you, Jesus.
Thank you, Jesus.

Praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord.

Glory to God.
They put a thief...

WOMAN 1: Yeah.
WOMAN 2: Yes.

On each side
of Jesus.

CONGREGATION: Yes!

Can you say,
"Yes, Lord"?
Yes, Lord!

Pray the name
of the Lord.
Pray the name of the Lord.

One on the right hand.
Yes, Lord.

And one on his left.
Yes, Lord.

Glory to God.
Glory to God.

The Bible tell me...
Pray the name of the Lord.

(ALL PRAISING INDISTINCTLY)

Tell me
they spit on him.
Yes, Lord.

Pray the name
of the Lord.

Can you say,
"Yeah, Lord"?
Yeah, Lord.

Yeah, Lord.
Yeah, Lord.

Yeah, Lord.
Yeah, Lord.

Thank you, Lord.
Thank you, Lord.
Yes, Lord.

Thank you, Jesus.
Thank you, Jesus.

They nailed nails...
Yes, Lord.

In his hands...
Yes, Lord.

Sisters and brothers,
for you and I.
Yes, Lord.

They put nails in his feet
for you and I.
Yes, Lord.

They pierced him
in the side for you and I.
Yes, Lord.

Hey! They put thorns
about his head for you and I.
Yes!

Can you say,
"Yeah, Lord"?
Yeah, Lord.

Say, "Yeah, Lord."
Yeah, Lord.

Whoo! Glory!
Hallelujah.
Hallelujah.

Hey, hallelujah!

Hey, hallelujah.
Hallelujah.

(ALL PRAISING)

My Lord. My Lord.
Whoo! Glory.

Thank you, Jesus.
Thank you, Jesus.

Hallelujah.
Hallelujah!

Whoo! Glory to God.

Hey! Thank you.
Thank you, Lord.

My Lord, my Lord,
my Lord.

Praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord.

Thank you, Jesus.
Thank you, Jesus.

Glory to God.
Glory to God.

Jesus said,
"Blessed are those that
hadn't seen and believed."

Hey!
(PRAISING)

Hey! Hey!

Hey!

Blessed is those
that hadn't seen.

Thank you, Lord.
Thank you, Lord.

Thank you, Lord.
Thank you, Lord.

And they still believe
in him.
Yes, Lord.

Yeah, Lord. Whoo!
Yeah, Lord.

Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!

Hey! Glory!
(PRAISING)

(STOMPING)

(PRAISING CONTINUES)

CONGREGATION:
* Trouble of the world

* Soon will be done

* With the trouble
of the world

* Goin' home
to live with God

PREACHER: Oh, yeah!

* No more
weepin' and prayin'

* No more

* No more
weepin' and prayin'

* No more
weepin' and prayin'

* Goin' home
to live with God

Hallelujah!

(SINGING CONTINUES)

WOMAN: Thank you, Lord!

* Goin' home
to live with God

* We'll be done
with the trouble
of the world

* I'm goin' home
to live with God *

(WOMAN SPEAKING
ON POLICE RADIO)

How many's
in that car there?

There's two
there and there,
and one there,

and I guess there's two
in this one here.

Pretty sad, sad.
I hate this.

Like that little dog,
you never know
who he belongs to.

Good little boy.

Little puppy,
where you been?
Who do you belong to?

You belong to this car
or you belong
to that one down there?

I like that little kind
of little dogs,
they're smart little dogs.

MAMA: Sugar is
a good little thing.

Grab a big ol' handful
of sugar,

throw that in it.
And a lot of hot peppers.

Mama, wait, now.
Don't. Hold on.
Hold on, Mama.

I'll pull up
just here.

Oh, Lord, Son.

Just hush, now.
Just hush.

You stay put, Mama.

You stay put.

MAN: I was just
running down there.

I get in the car
and she tried
to follow me back.

Then I go get the man,
told him to come out.

For years they thanked me
for it, you know.

(ROCK MUSIC PLAYING ON RADIO)

"Therefore when
I passed by thee

"and saw thee polluted
in thine own blood,

"I said unto thee
when thy wast
in thy blood,

"live.

"Yea, I said unto thee
when thy wast
in thy blood...

"Live."

Live, live.
(SWITCHES OFF MUSIC)

Son, can you hear me?

You don't have
to say anything,

just know I'm here
to help you.

I'm a minister of the Lord.
I want you to know the Lord
loves you here today,

and I love you.

Now, if you can't
answer, just nod.

If you can't nod,
just, you know,
think it.

Answer me
in your mind...

And in your heart.

If the Lord were to
call you right now,
would you be ready?

Do you accept
the Lord Jesus Christ
as your personal savior?

Are you ready for him?

Are you ready to
follow and accept him
at this very instant?

Now, if you open your heart
and let him come in,

he will stand with you
whether you go home

or whether
you stay here with us.

And if it isn't your time,
he'll stand by you, brother,

both you and your wife,
he'll deliver you
through this entire ordeal.

Listen to me, now.

There are angels,
even in this automobile
at this precise moment.

He has
sent his angels here
to watch over you.

Now, do you
accept him...

Here today?

Yeah.

(WHISPERING)
Thank you, Jesus.
Hey, mister.

Thank you, Jesus.
You have to
get outta there.

You can't be in there.
Thank you, Jesus.

You hear me?
Let's go.
Yeah.

When that ambulance
gets you,

on your way,
you're gonna fly
down the highway.

Lord's gonna
have a whole flock
of his angels

leadin' you
on that highway.
Come on, get out.

He's gonna go
all the way with you.

You've taken
the Lord today,

he's gonna go
all the way with you,

'cause you both
are his champions
here today.

Praise God.

Thank you.
Thank you, sir.

Don't have to
thank me, son.

Thank the Lord
and Savior
Jesus Christ.

You're in
his hands now.

Bless you both.
Bless you both.

"Wherever two or more
are gathered in my name,
there will I be also."

Mister, I'm sorry
about this,

but you got to go
back to your car.

You can't be out here.
You're not allowed here.

Yes, sir.
I understand that.

I guess you think
you accomplished somethin'
in there, huh?

I know I did.
What?

All I know is I did not
put my head through
that window in vain.

How would you know that?
Well, I'm gonna
tell you.

I'd rather die today
and go to heaven,

than live to be 100
and go to hell.

Is that a fact?
Yes, sir.

Yes, sir, it is.

Hallelujah for
the Lord God omnipotent
that reigneth

in the Book
of Revelation.

Whoo! Glory!

Whoo! Glory!
Thank you.

* You ain't going
to hold my body down

* You ain't going
to hold my body down

No, sir. No.

* Victory is mine
Victory is mine today

* I told old Satan
to get thee behind

* 'Cause victory
is ours today *

(SIREN WAILING)

Mama?

Mama, we made news
in heaven this mornin'.

Mama, we made
news in heaven.

What is it?
There's two young people there
who got miles ahead of 'em.

One may live,
one may die.

I don't know.
Touch and go,

so let's pray
for 'em, Mama.

Oh, my Lord.
Yeah.

Pray with me, Mama.

Just sing
and pray, Mama.

MAMA:
* Sometimes my
steps are weary

* Sometimes
my steps are slow

(SIREN WAILING)

* But I've got
another journey

* On my mind

"Yea, though I walk

"through the valley
of the shadow of death,
(CONTINUES SINGING)

"I will fear no evil,
for thou art with me.

"Thy rod and thy staff
will comfort me.

"Thou prepareth a table
before me in the presence
of mine enemies.

"Thou anointest
my head with oil,
my cup runneth over.

"Surely goodness and mercy
shall follow me
all the days of my life.

"And I will dwell
in the house of
the Lord forever. Amen"

* I'll be sitting,
drawing pictures
in the sand

Come on, Mama.
Sing it. sing it.

* And when I see
you comin'

* I will rise up
with a shout

Praise God!
Praise him today!

* And I'm runnin' through
the shallow water

* Reachin' for
your hand... *

ALL:
* Oh, how I love Jesus

* Oh, how I love Jesus

* Oh, how I love Jesus

* Because he first
loved me

Your turn.

KIDS:
* It tells me of
a savior's love

* Who died
to set me free

(CHUCKLES)
* It tells me of
his precious blood

* A sinner's
perfect plea

And...

* Oh, how I love Jesus

* Oh, how I love Jesus

* Oh, how I love Jesus

* Because he
first loved me *

Let's give
a big hand clap
for Jesus.

Maybe when vacation
Bible school is over,

we'll sing together
at the temple,
all right?

That way, we'll get
Mama Jessie to play
for us.

MAMA: I could sing
the harmony part.
(CAR HONKING)

Come on.
Let's go now.

Let Grandmother rest.
Come on, let's go.

GIRL: Bye, Grandma.
Play for us?

We'll see.
Mmm.

I'll see you
in a minute.
Yeah.

BOBBIE: Bye, Grandma.

When are you
comin' back?

I'll call you,
all right?
All right, Son.

Listen, Ma,
about three weeks,
all right?

All right.
I love you and
the Lord loves you.

Make you snug here.
All right.

I love you, Son.
Take care.

All right.
Okay.

Sonny?
Mmm-hmm?

If you don't mind,
would you go back there

and get my
double comforter?

You all right?
Yeah, I'm all right.

You sure?
Yeah.

I'm just...
I'm just a little chilly.

All right,
hold on now.
Hold on.

And bring me
my other blanket.

YOUNG SONNY: (SHOUTING)
One day, you're gonna
board an airplane...

CONGREGATION: Yes!

And that plane's gonna be
way past yon stars...

CONGREGATION: Yes! Yes!
And yon moon!

I'm talkin' sun and moon
and constellations,
get on out of my way!

Yes!
Jupiter and Mars,
move over!

'Cause I'm tellin' ya,

we're gonna be
goin' straight up
to the pearly gates!

Mama, I can't
take you with me now,

so get on back
in your chair.

Now, I know you died on me
and gone on home to heaven,

so I hope
you can still hear me.

Now, you be good
while I'm gone,

and I'll call you
tonight, all right?

I can't take you
with me now, okay?

All right?
Eh? Eh, Mama?

Hug St. Peter's neck
for me, would you?

(DOOR OPENS)

Bye-bye, Mama.
Kiss an angel for me.

I'm gonna hit the road,
Mama. Gotta work.
(DOOR CLOSES)

Gotta go to work.

Jessie, I'll call you
to see if you wanna
fly to Little Rock

and drive back
with me and Joe.

I have my Women's Aglow
meeting so, um, maybe.

You call me?

See you
in a few weeks.
Horace, bless you.

Bye, Sonny.
You have a good trip.

I'll do my best.

Have a good time at camp,
and learn the books
of the Bible.

Let me hear you
say 'em right now.
No, you.

No, no, no.
You say 'em.
You, you, you.

You say 'em right now.
Say, "Genesis, Exodus..."
You, you, you, you.

"Leviticus, Numbers,
Deuteronomy..."
No, you...

"Joshua..."
You, you, you.
You, you, you.

Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus,
Numbers, Deuteronomy,
Joshua, Judges, Ruth,

I and II Samuel,
I and II Kings,
I and II Chronicles,

Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther,
Job, Psalms, Proverbs,
et cetera, et cetera,

on into Revelation.

(ENGINE STARTING)

(TIRES SCREECHING)

SONNY: I may be
on the devil's hit list,

but I'm on Jesus'
mailing list.

"Yea, though I walk
through the valley of
the shadow of death,

"I will fear no evil,
for thou art with me."
(CONGREGATION CHEERING)

And why, why, why
do I say this?

Because we got
Holy Ghost power
here today!

We got
Holy Ghost power.

I got a sea
of his son's blood
wrapped around my body.

Can everyone sense
we got Holy Ghost power
in this tent today?

(ALL PRAISING)

Say it again!
Holy Ghost power!

Holy Ghost power!

I said
Holy Ghost power!

Power to change ya.
We who don't wanna
be changed.

Power to remake ya.
We who don't wanna
be remade.

Say hallelujah!

Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
(ALL PRAISING)

Hallelujah!

Holy Ghost power.
Holy Ghost power.
Hallelujah.

The devil thought
he had the keys.

The devil thought
he had the keys.

But Jesus went to hell.
He made a house call
on the devil.

He took him off
of his throne.

Did a back flip
on the devil,

and stripped him
of all of his power,

and come outta hell
with the keys
to the Kingdom.

At church,
we got the keys
to the Kingdom!

Church! Church!
We got the...

We got the keys
to the Kingdom!
Hallelujah!

Whoo!
How 'bout it?

(LAUGHING)

Come on and shout,
"Holy Ghost"!
ALL: Holy Ghost!

Shout, "Holy Ghost!
Holy Ghost!"

"The Holy Ghost!"

Shout, "Holy Ghost"!

WOMAN:
* I have decided
to follow Jesus

* I have decided
to follow Jesus

* I have decided
to follow Jesus

* No turn around
No turn around *

Who's the King
of kings?

ALL: Jesus!

Before Abraham was,
was who?

ALL: Jesus!

Who was the first
and the last?

ALL: Jesus!

If I'm on the devil's
hit list,

who do I have
by my side?

ALL: Jesus!

Who's the lily
of the valley?

ALL: Jesus!

Yea, though I walk
through the valley of
the shadow of death,

who is by my side?
ALL: Jesus!

PREACHER: Come on and say,
"Jesus," beloved.
ALL: Jesus!

If I wake up in hell
in the mornin',
who do I look up to?

ALL: Jesus!

Shout it loud
and say, "Jesus."

ALL: Jesus!

I can't hear ya.

ALL: Jesus!
* Jesus

ALL: Jesus.
Jesus.

ALL: Jesus.

PREACHER:
* His name is Jesus

ALL: Jesus!

Give another hand clap
for Jesus.

Come on.
Everybody give me
a hand clap.

Amen.

"Yea, though I walk...
(TRANSLATING IN SPANISH)

"Through the valley
of the shadow of death,
(CONTINUES TRANSLATING)

"I will fear no evil."

Because I'm walkin'
with Jesus.

I walk with Jesus.
I talk with Jesus.

I walk with Jesus.
I shout with Jesus!

I walk with Jesus.
I stomp with Jesus.

We stomp on the devil!
We stomp on the diablo!

I wanna walk with him
and stomp with him.

Come on. Somebody
give me an "Amen".
ALL: Amen.

Yes, thank you.

Thank you.
Thank you, Jesus.
Thank you, Lord.

Oh, yes. Oh, yes.

Come on. Joe? Joe?

Joe?
Joe, come on.

JOE: What's goin' on?
Joe, come on.

We gotta go, now.
Come on, Joe.

(HORN HONKING)
Okay, okay.

I'm comin'.

JOE: Let me in!
What, are you
tryin' to kill me?

What's goin' on, man?
We're goin' the wrong way.

SONNY: If someone's
in my bed that's
supposed to be there,

we'll be back
on the road in 24 hours
in the right direction.

I can assure you
of that.
You mean Jessie?

Yeah, my sweet wife,
Jessie, you bet.

I'll call you
in the mornin'.

Jessie?

Jessie?

Jessie? Jessie?

(MINISTER PREACHING ON RADIO)

Sonny?

(THUD)

What's that?
(SHUSHING)

Just go to sleep.
Go back to sleep.

(SIGHS)

Okay.

It was nothin'.
Nothing.

"Thou shalt not kill."

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

(GLASS SHATTERING)
(SCREAMS)

Sonny?
Damn it, Sonny!

(STARTS ENGINE)

(MINISTER ON RADIO
CONTINUES PREACHING)

SONNY: I appreciate
your friendship, Joe.

I really, really do.

Just sit tight
in case I start chokin'
this woman to death.

If I do, you'll know it.
You hear?
Mmm-hmm.

(CHUCKLING)

SONNY: What are we gonna
do about this, Jessie? Hmm?

Give me some kind
of answer. What?

I just want out of all this.
I just want out, that's all.

Out of what?
This marriage?

Yeah.

Well, I have to
think about that.

There's not a lot for you
to think about, Sonny.

Yeah?

Just want to
get on with it.

You just, you know,
keep your hands
where they are, okay?

Don't.
What?

(LAUGHS)

What do you want
to get on with?

My life.

SONNY: That's it.

I'm gonna
tell you somethin'.

I might
make a little noise
about all this.

You know that,
don't you?

Yeah, I imagine
you will.

Nobody better mess
with my children,

especially
any puny-assed
youth minister.

You hear me?

Nobody will.
I assure you of that.

(BULLETS CLATTER)

I wouldn't make
too much over this
if I were you.

I certainly know as much
about what you do

and have done
as you think I do,

and you know that.

Yeah, I guess I do.
(CHUCKLES)

What?

Huh? It's okay.

Hold on.
It's okay, baby.

Why don't you get down
on your knees

with me one more time,
just this last time.

Why, Sonny?
Come on, Jessie.

Why, Sonny?

I want...

I want... I want us
to pray together.

Understanding and loving,
understanding for possible

future reconciliation
for us

and for our son
and daughter.

No, Sonny.

It's not the time.
Come on.
Jessie, come on.

I don't want to pray
with you today.

No, no. Tomorrow?
Maybe next week?

No.

(SOFTLY)
All right.

I see.

Boy, you're somethin'.

(SCOFFS)

We ain't never
had a problem

we haven't
been able to solve
when we get down to it.

And you know that.
He's already given me
my answers.

Who? Who's givin'
you answers?

The Lord.

Our Lord has?

Yeah.
Uh-huh.

Are you sure
it was the Lord talkin'?

We prayed together since
before we were married.

My knees are
worn out over us.

I don't want to live
like this anymore.

Because of my wanderin' eye
and wicked, wicked ways?
Hmm?

Goes beyond just that.

I tell ya, I have
a wanderin' bug in me

'cause I love
to evangelize.

But I love my wife and family.
Always have, always will.

I love my wife.

I love my beauties,
my babies.

Look at me, Jessie.

You know I love you.
You know that.

Yeah, I do.

Yeah.

(WHISPERING) Don't.

God bless you.

You're gonna need it.

JOE: I'm with you
all the way, brother.

If it hadn't been
for you leadin' me
to the Lord,

who knows what jail
I'd be in.

I ain't never gonna
let you forget that.

I appreciate it.

You hear me now,
don't ya?

What do we
have here, now?

What do we have here?

(GROANS)

SONNY: Morning.
Hi, Son.

What's going on here?

Whose funeral are we
about to tend to here?

Don't tell me
it's, uh, mine.

I don't know
how to begin.

Open your mouth
and just kinda
get to it.

That's the best way
I know.

Seems that sister Jessie
don't want you
among us anymore,

and she's gonna take
the church away from you
through proper channels.

That's why we're here.

How come I knew that?

How come I knew that?
Let me sit down
on this one.

I'll tell ya.

How come I knew that?

I was just there.
You're all here.

I mean, I was just there,
and you're here already.

She wanted it to come
from some portion
of the church body.

She did?
Uh-huh, I see.

She can't do that, Son,
you know she can't.

Oh, yes, she can.
I imagine she can
do about anything

she wants to
at this point.

Can't she,
Brother Edwards?

It all happened
too quick-like.

What are you tellin' me?

It seems that a proper
church vote was taken,

according to
the church bylaws,

and the laws of
the State of Texas
for nonprofit organizations.

You helped set it up
the way it is.

When was a proper vote taken,
seein' as I wasn't there?

The day before yesterday.
That's what we were told.

We're sorry.

It's just such a shock.

I don't know
what else to say.

I just don't know
what else to say.

You've delivered
your message,
and I've received it.

Thank you very much.

SONNY: Somebody,
I say somebody,

has taken my wife,
they stole my church.

That's the temple
I built for you.

And I'm gonna yell at you
'cause I'm mad at you.

I can't take it!

Give me a sign
or somethin'.

Blow this pain
out of me.

Give it to me tonight,
Lord God Jehovah.

If you won't give me
back my wife,
give me peace.

Give it to me, give it to me,
give it to me, give me peace.

Give me peace.

I don't know who's
been foolin' with me,
you or the devil.

I don't know.

I won't even bring
the human into this.

He's just a mutt,
so I'm not even gonna
bring him into it.

But I'm confused,
I'm mad.

I love you, Lord.
I love you,
but I'm mad at you.

I am mad at you!

So deliver me tonight, Lord.
What should I do?

Now, tell me, should I
lay hands on myself?
What should I do?

I know I'm a sinner
and once in a while
a womanizer,

but I'm your servant.

Since I was a little boy,
you brought me back
from the dead,

I'm your servant!

What should I do?
Tell me.

I've always called you Jesus.
You always called me Sonny.

What should I do, Jesus?
This is Sonny talkin' now.

(THUNDER RUMBLING)
(DOG BARKING)

(PHONE RINGING)

All right.

SONNY: You let me down.

hello?

WOMAN ON PHONE: Miss Dewey,
it sounds like you got
a wild man over there

carryin' on and hollerin'
and whatever. I'm just...

Who is that over there?

Is that your son or...
Who is that?

Oh, well,
that is my son.

He's... I tell ya,
ever since he was
a little bitty boy,

sometimes he talks
to the Lord,

and sometimes
he yells at the Lord.

And tonight,
he just happens to
be yellin' at him.

Well, could you tell him
to talk a little
softer or whatever,

'cause people gotta
get their sleep,
Miss Dewey.

Do you know what
time it is? hello?

SONNY: Now,
I'm callin' you, Jesus.
Talk to Sonny.

You don't talk
to Sonny tonight,
it seems like.

(CHUCKLING)
(SONNY CONTINUES RANTING)

JOE: I reckon
you didn't sleep much.

SONNY: I ain't slept
in 48 hours.

I was yellin'
at God till sunup.

You got
the Pentecost croup?

(LAUGHING)
And how, yeah.

Why are you goin'
where you're not wanted?

Come on, Joe.
They can't lock me out.

They can vote me out,
but they can't
lock me out.

These people love me.

(LOUD UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)

WOMAN: Let me
hear you say "Yeah."

CONGREGATION: Yeah!
Yeah!

ALL: Yeah!
Yeah!

Yeah!
Yeah!

Yeah!
Say, "Yeah."

Yeah!
Say, "Yeah."

Yeah!
Say, "Yeah."

Yeah!
Say, "Yeah."

Yeah!
Say, "Yeah."

Yeah!
Yeah!

* He's all right
ALL:
* He's all right

* He's all right
* He's all right

* He's all right
* He's all right

* He's all right
* He's all right

* That's what I tell ya
* He's all right

* I need him
* He's all right

* Yes, he is
* He's all right

* Yes, he is
* He's all right

* He's all right

* Do you know him
as a healer
* He's all right

* Do you know him
* As your savior
* He's all right

* Do you know him
as your friend
* He's all right

* Do you know him
as a lawyer
* He's all right

* Do you know him
as a doctor
* He's all right

* Do you know
he's all right
* He's all right

* He's all right
* He's all right

* He's all right
* He's all right

* He's all right
* He's all right

* He's all right
* He's all right

* He's all right
* He's all right

* He's all right
* He's all right

* He's all right
* He's all right

* He's all right
* He's all right

* He's all right
* He's all right

* He's all right
* He's all right

* He's all right
* He's all right

(INDISTINCT)

WOMAN:
* Can I get a witness
* He's all right

* Can I get a witness
* He's all right

(WOMAN VOCALIZING)
* He's all right

MAN:
* Jesus, Jesus

* Lord of Lords
* He's all right

* He's all right
* He's all right

* He's all right
* He's all right

* He's all right
* He's all right

* He's all right
* He's all right

* He's all right
* He's all right

* He's all right
* He's all right

(SINGING CONTINUES)

He's all right.
He's all right.

He's all right.
He's all right.

He's all right.
Yes, he's all right.

Yes.

(INDISTINCT)

MAN: God loves you,
Sonny!

What happened, Sonny?

I'm no longer
your local pastor
is what it is.

You sure showed 'em
with that $50 bill,
praise God.

I sure liked that.

It was a $100 bill.

MAN: Well,
what you gonna do next?

I don't know.

A lot of people
will go with you.

I know I will,
if you'd start
your own church.

Well, this was
my own church, sister.

This was my own church.

God go with you.
I'd go with you.
Bless you.

I love you,
and the Lord loves you.

(ALL PRAISING)
Yes.

MAN: Pastor,
they can't vote you
out of the church.

Your body's the temple
and tabernacle
of the Holy Ghost.

God's walkin' up and down
the avenues of your soul!

Romans 8:28. God said,
"All things work together."

Be encouraged, Pastor,
in Jesus' name.
Be encouraged.

(CROWD CHEERING)

(KIDS SHOUTING)

MAN: Come on, Bobbie.
Bring him home, Bobbie.

Bring him home.
Let's go, Bobbie.

MAN: Good eye.
Good eye.

Bobbie, Bobbie, Bobbie.

Bobbie, Bobbie.

JESSIE: Keep your eye
on the ball. (WHOOPS)

BOY: Yeah,
hit that ball!

Come on, Bobbie.
Come on, Bobbie.

Come on, Bobbie.
Come on, Bobbie.

I really wish
you hadn't come here.

I come here
to see my beauties,

Mrs. Jesus-He's-All-Right
Dewey,

if that's all right
with you. Hmm?

Everything
all right here?

Everything's in order,
Rodney. Yeah.

I'll go get 'em.
Y'all stay here.

Right on, Your Highness.
Right on.

You feel all right?

I feel about as good
as I ever felt in my life
thus far, Rodney.

Yeah, I do.

Sonny, why don't you
just stay here, you know?

And my name's
not Rodney.

Well, I want to
see my beauties,
if you don't mind, okay?

Sonny, listen to me.

I'm really and truly sorry
about what's happened here,
I really am.

Well, let me
tell you somethin'.

Why don't you just butt
outta here before I take
my boot here

and tear you out
another asshole

right where
your nose is at,
you understand me?

All right?

Sonny, there ain't no call
for that kind of talk now.

We'll see about that.

Come on, let's go.
Let's everybody
go home now.

Let's everybody...
Y'all go ahead
and play.

I'm sorry to break up
the party here.
Come on, let's go.

Come on.
Let's go, now.

Here, give me that.

Sonny, don't...
Don't...

(CROWD GASPS)
One for the road, Rodney.
One for the road.

What's the matter
with you? (SCREAMING)

Sonny!

Let's go home now.
Let's go home now.

(ALL SCREAMING)

Let me go!

Now, come on, come on,
everybody, move.

Horace!
You wanna go with me?
Wanna go with me?

Baby, give me a kiss.
Give me a kiss, baby.
Come on.

JESSIE: Horace!

(CROWD MURMURING)

WOMAN: Oh, God,
we plead your mercy, Lord.

Your mercy, Lord.

In the name of Jesus.

In the name
of Jesus Christ.

(ALL PRAYING INDISTINCTLY)

Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

(HONKING)

Sonny?
Joe.

I done it this time.
What happened?

(CHUCKLING) I let
that sucker have it.

How bad?
What happened?

I beat him like
a one-legged stepchild
is what I did.

Is he hurt bad?

Yeah, I imagine.
Bad enough.

Come on,
what happened?

I think he might be
on the road to glory
this time.

Mmm-hmm.
I don't know,
I gotta go.

I'm gonna miss my
beauties, praise God.

Give 'em my love
when you see 'em.
You bet.

And check on Mama.

I can't tell her
what I've done,
I really can't.

I sure as hell hope
to see you soon.

Well, I don't know,
I gotta go.
I gotta go.

God bless you.

God bless you.
Love my neck.

God bless you.

I promise.

You're the best!
You're the best!

How am I gonna
get in touch with you?

SONNY: Call you
every night collect.

I love you, son.
I love you.

I love you too, Sonny.

(CHOIR HUMMING)

(TIRES SCREECHING)

"Behold I sent an angel
before thee to keep thee
in the way

"and to bring thee
into the place which
I have prepared. Amen."

CHOIR:
* And I will sing
Hallelujah *

(ENGINE REVVING)

(TIRES SCREECHING)

Glory! Glory!

Glory! Yes, sir.
Thank you.

Adios, amigo.
hello, Jesus.

That's it.

I got a pre-heaven
address.

2120 and a half
on the move.

ZIP code, non-existent.
That's it.

All right.

Whithersoever thou leadest,
I will follow.

Thank you.

Yes, sir.

* I don't know
about tomorrow

* It may bring me
poverty *

Mornin', friend.

Good morning.

Let me ask you, do you
catch any freshwater
mullet out of here?

Sometime. I caught
a few here before,
but I catch more catfish.

I see.

(STUTTERING)
You mind if I sit here
for a while with you?

Oh, no, no.
Go right ahead.

(SIGHS)

You see,
I'm on my journey.

Satan...
Satan's driven
a big wedge

between me and my family,
you see, and it's a...

(SIGHS)
I tell ya.

You have any children?

Yes, sir, and I have eight
grandchildren besides.

So I reckon you would
know what it means

to face the possibility
of losin' everybody
and everything.

It had never happened
to me, no, sir,

but I could sure
relate to that.

Yeah.

Would you mind if I stayed
around here for a day
or two, just to rest a while

and see whatever
the Lord has
for me next?

Would you mind that?

You have
no place to go?

Not that I know of yet,
but the Lord's leadin' me,

and he's talkin'
to me, he is.

Yeah.

You sound
like a preacher.

(CHUCKLING)
Yeah, well, yeah.

I have been a minister
of the Lord since
I was 12 years old,

back when God
called me.
Yeah, I am.

I do have a pup tent
in the back

that my grandchildren
be with me a lot

and they plays
in it sometime.

Could you use that?

Oh, come on.
I'll sleep in any pup tent
anytime, anywhere.

I'd appreciate it.
Yes, sir.

It's like a mansion
on a hill.
It's yours.

It's a mansion
on a hill.

MAN: Dear Father in heaven,
we thank you for this food

that we are now
about to receive.

Amen.

(HUMMING)

* It may bring me poverty

(SINGING CONTINUES)

Glory.
Thank you, Jesus.

JESSIE: I feel as if I have
crucified Christ afresh
in what I have done.

Adultery is
a demonic oppression,

and as we seek
the deliverance needed
from such iniquity,

I know that
never will I be touched
or weakened by it again.

Never, till the day I die.

As thou know, oh, Lord,

once one has nullified
the work of the Cross,
iniquity sets in.

Mornin', my friend.
Good morning.

I left some breakfast
on the table for you.

No, sir, I believe
I started my fast

after supper
last evenin',
but thank you.

I'll be back about noontime.
You want some dinner then?

No, sir.

JESSIE:
I am chagrined
at my sin,

and, at this time,
even as I pray,

I ask for the strength
to carry on the work

of the ministry
in this holy temple.

I also beseech you
at this time to let
the sorrow end here,

that the brokenhearted
may be bound up.

I pray with all the fervency
I possess and cherish.

That you find it
in your supreme
and holy power

to forgive us
for our deeds,

and to let us
carry on your work.

In the name of our Lord
Jesus Christ,

amen and amen.

(PREACHER CLAPPING)

CONGREGATION:
(CHANTING) Jesus.

SONNY:
I always called you Jesus.
You called me Sonny.

Now heal this broken heart.

MAMA: Don't you let her
have them kids now.

Fight for those children,
Sonny, you hear me?

Mama.

JESSIE: Sonny,
I don't want to pray
with you anymore.

HORACE:
Sonny, listen, I really
and truly am sorry

about what's
happened here,
I really am.

JESSIE:
I want out of all of this.
I just want out, that's all.

(CHANTING CONTINUES)

SONNY:
With great humility,

I ask permission
to be accepted

as an apostle of our Lord
and Savior Jesus Christ
of Nazareth.

And with your
gracious permission,

I wish to be baptized
as an apostle of our Lord.

I therefore,
without witnesses,
baptize myself

in the name
of the Father,

and of the Son
and of the Holy Ghost.

(INHALES DEEPLY)

(MAN PRAYING SOFTLY)

And in the name
of Jesus.

I have a first cousin
which is a retired pastor.

Uh-huh.
He fasted once a year.

Oh, I understand.

He's a good man.
I understand.
I understand.

Where does he reside?

He resides in a place
called Bayou Boutte.

Uh-huh.
Where is that,
in Texas?

It's, uh,
it's in Louisiana.
Ah, yeah.

It's south of here,
a few hours.

Uh-huh. What's his name?
Maybe I heard of him.

His name is
Charles Blackwell.

Charles Black...
I know a lot of Blackwells,
but I never heard of him.

Never heard of
Charles Blackwell.

I know a lot of preachers,
but I don't know
Charles Blackwell.

Oh, yes, sir.
Praise God.

You're a blessed man.

Thank you, Lord.
I'm your apostle now,

from now
until the end
of all eternity.

Ever since the day
you rung my bell,
when I was 12 years old,

I've been with you.

Sometimes
I zigzagged off-course,
more zagging than zigging,

but I'm gonna tell you,

I'm with you now
in a straight line forever.
I'm your apostle now.

In the name of Jesus,
you don't have to go back
in there, you hear me?

In the name of Jesus and
the Holy Ghost, you don't
have to go back in there.

Say 21 times,
"Jesus will save me."
Jesus will save me.

Twenty-one times...

(WHISTLING)
Hey, wait, wait!

Twenty-one times.
Don't go back in there now.
Don't go back in there.

(WHISTLING) Hey!
You have Holy Ghost power!
Holy Ghost power!

MAN:
* I'm a soldier
in the army of the Lord

(PEOPLE CLAPPING)
* I'm a soldier in the army

* I'm a soldier
in the army of the Lord

* I'm a soldier in the army

* Oh, I believe I'll die

CHORUS:
* In the army of the Lord

* Oh, I believe I'll die

* In the army

Oh, hallelujah!
CONGREGATION:
Hallelujah!

Glory! Glory!
Glory!

(MAN SPEAKING
IN FRENCH OVER PA)

Glory. Glory.

You do it your way,
I do it mine, but we
get it done, don't we?

(CHUCKLES) Yeah.

Yeah.

"Bayou Boutte."

How you doin'?
Real good.

(CHUCKLING)
Lord, I'm yours.

Which way, Lord?

You pick.
I'll follow...

Every step
of the way.

Yes, sir,
every step of the way,
every step of the way.

Amen.

You lead me on.
Yes, sir.

Excuse me.
Is there a hotel,
motel around here?

You know,
bed-and-breakfast,
anything like that?

There used to be
a motel in town called
the Red Apple Restaurant.

I don't think
it's there anymore.

I see. Yeah, well...

(EXHALES)

What's your
problem there?

Well, I set the points.

What about 'em?

Well, I set them,
and I set the floater.

Uh-huh.
Let me see that.

But it's gotta be
somethin' else.

You probably
got a vacuum down
in there. Let's see.

Well, your breaker plate's
not advancing, see?

You see
that little old tube there?
You know what that's for?

What?
Well, I'm gonna tell you.
It's messed up.

You gotta clean it, snip it.
Then you put it back in,
and your problem's solved.

That'll be it.
Yeah. Right there.

Well, I...
I appreciate it.
Yep.

Yes, sir.
I knew it was right
in there, but, uh...

Well, thank you.
Thank you.
My pleasure.

Thank you very much.
Yes, sir.

MAN: How's it comin'
along down there, Sam?

You got that
figured out yet?

Well, you had
a small malfunction
in your distributor.

We got it fixed
as good as new.

That's great.
It looks like we found
ourselves a new mechanic.

What do you say?

Well, I'm ready
if you are. Yeah.

You serious?
Only if you are.

You give me the proper parts,
I'll build you any vehicle
you want from the ground up.

So, where you from?

See where I'm standin'?
That's where I'm from.

Oh, really?
Yeah.

You name it, I been there.
I got a little
of everywhere in me.

Sound like
my first two wives.
You get around, huh?

(LAUGHING) Yeah, yeah.

Yeah, well,
I been every state
except Alaska

and a few foreign
countries as well,
includin' Mississippi.

Mississippi.
I like that.
Yeah.

Well, talk it over
with my partner.

Now, he knows more
about the cars than I do.

All right, I will.
Thank you.
I'll check you later.

Any of you people know
or hear of a Reverend
C. Charles Blackwell...

Might live
around here somewhere?

Uh...
I think down
that way, sir.

This way?
Yes, sir.

All right,
thank you.
Mmm-hmm.

Pardon me.
Does C. Charles Blackwell
live up here this way?

He lives on
the next block.
This way?

Uh-huh.
Thank you.
Appreciate it.

The house with
the pretty flowers.

(CLAPPING)

Yes, sir?

You the Reverend
C. Charles Blackwell?

Yes, sir.
Well, I'm the apostle EF.

Believe it or not,
the Lord sent me to have
fellowship with you,

so if you could spare me
a minute of your time,
I'd greatly appreciate it.

Come on in.

Thank you, sir.
I appreciate that.

I had this dream
that I'd be meetin' a man
such as yourself,

and the Lord told me
to come right to you.

And when he talks to me,
I always listen
and follow him.

Yes, sir, I see.
Mmm-hmm.

WOMAN: Excuse me.
Yes, ma'am.
Thank you.

Thank you, honey.

You don't
have to get up.
You're welcome.

Now, in my dream,
it appeared that
I would talk to you

about a church
or startin' a church
jointly.

Talkin' at least
never hurt nobody,

so I thought we might
examine the subject
somewhat.

You know,
reflect on it, you know.

Mmm-hmm. Yes, yes.

Well, Apostle,
I don't minister no more.

Now, I'm in touch
with some of my people,

but, uh, most of 'em
are off and joined
with other churches.

Mmm-hmm.
I see. Well, uh...

If I was to get with
some of those people,

and they was willin'
to start up a new temple,
you know, small,

would you be willin'
to come along with me

and help me
in the community?

(LAUGHS) Well,
there is a possibility.

You see,
I don't preach no more.
Mmm-hmm.

Now, I had
two heart attacks
in six months.

When I get up
on that pulpit

and the spirit
start movin' in me,
praise God,

I... I wouldn't hold back,

and I can't do that
no more.

Amen.
I got to take

everything
a little calmer
these days.

Praise God.

But I'll pray on it.
I will. Mmm-hmm.

Well, you might consider it,
'cause you know,

I set up temples
all over, you know,
all over.

Tell me somethin'.

Why should
I trust you?

Lord knows what you
could have been
or done in the past.

No, sir, we got to
look out for the devil,

'cause if he robs you
of your babies,

he could rob somebody
around here of their babies,

especially if he
followed you down here
from wherever you come from.

Oh, I...
I get it. I get it.

Right on. Right on.

Now, you say
God led you to me
and not to anybody else?

Yes, sir,
I do believe that.
Yes, sir.

Well, if, in fact,
he led you to me,
I could accept that.

If he didn't, I'm gonna
find out soon enough,

'cause he's the one
gonna let me know
one way or the other.

And if he did,
then naturally, I'd want
to be with you, wouldn't I?

Because then,
I would be with him, right?

So, in other words,
if he leadin' you,
he got to lead me, too.

Well, you put that
a lot better than I can,
that's for sure.

(CHUCKLING) Yeah.

Yeah.

I'll tell you what.

I'm gonna keep
my eye on you,

and the Lord keep
his eye on both of us.

And we'll all three
keep an eye out
for the devil, all right?

(LAUGHING)

(SHOUTING)

Hey!

You hand
my boot back!

(LAUGHING)

Good morning.
I'm Apostle EF.
I'm here to see Elmo.

Hey, you. I'm Toosie.
Welcome to KBBR.

He's up there.
I'll just buzz him
for you.

Course, he may be
on the air at the moment.

You can sit down
if you like.

That's all right, no.

Can I get you
some coffee?

No, thank you. No.

Workin' hard?

(LAUGHS)
Hardly workin'.

So they slave drivers,
are they?

Oh, well, no.

They keep me pretty busy,
but there's lots of lulls,
too, you know.

ELMO:
What you got, Toosie?

Oh, a Mr. EF
is here to see you.

Ah, the apostle.
Send him up.

Just go on up.
Yeah. I'll see you
in a bit.

It was good
to meet you.
Yeah, ditto.

ELMO:
* Mmm, that's why I need ya

* Ooh, that's why
I love ya

* Ooh

* That's why
I need ya *

(HUMMING TUNE)

Sir.
Well, Apostle.

Good to see you
this mornin'.

How you been?
Yes, sir.
Good mornin'.

Well, pull up a chair.
Yes, sir.

What can I do
for the apostle
this mornin'?

Well, I'll tell ya.

How'd you know
I was an apostle?

Oh, news spreads.
What can I do
for you today?

Well, I tell ya.

I'd like to see about
gettin' on the radio

for some promotion
of a church

I'm tryin' to get
goin' for the Lord.

I have a holiness background,
and what I want to know is,

had you had
any religious spots
in the past

that you sold
to preachers to air on?

Yeah, you bet I have.

You did.
So how'd it work out
for the most part?

Well, I've had a number
of preachers in the past,

some good
and some not so good.

How so?

Well, some have
been all right,

but others, for instance,
have skipped town
before they paid me.

Is that right?

Yeah, so I've
had to learn
the hard way,

it's gotta be
a pay-before-you-pray deal.

That's what
I tell everybody.

Course,
there haven't been
that many lately,

but it's pay
before you pray

and that's for those
who just lookin'
to pass on through.

I don't blame you
on that.

One other thing.

No fancy stuff.
We don't allow
speakin' on tongues.

Only the King's English.
No speakin' on tongues
over these airwaves.

I... I understand.
I can understand that.

So, uh, what kind
of preacher
are you, anyway?

Oh, well,

I can preach on
the Holy Trinity,

Old and New Testament,
hell, resurrection.

You name it,
I can do it.
I see.

Yeah, I can preach
on the devil backwards
and forwards.

I'll give you about
anything you want
to hear, but no tongues.

Well, sounds good.
Sounds good.

ELMO: You know,
we'd have to come up
with some angle

of gettin'
some money in here

while you got
the word out
over the air.

What do you think?
SONNY: Absolutely.
You know, make ends meet.

That's Elmo's place.
It is?

Yes, sir.
Old Elmo, he's
all over, isn't he?

(BOTH LAUGHING)
He's somethin',
that guy.

He's got his fingers
in almost everything,
I guess.

That's your house, huh?

Yes, sir.
Yeah, that's it.

Where'd you learn
about cars?

Cars? Whatever I know,
I learned from my brother.

He used to race them
out at Fresno, California,

so anything I know,
he taught me.

My brother Robbie.
He really is an expert.

Well, that ain't
no race car or nothin',

but that's it,
right there.

Yeah. looks like you could
get someplace in a hurry
in it, though.

(LAUGHING)
Well, it ain't goin'
nowhere right now.

It's just pretty much
sittin' there, I guess,
but I plan to get it...

It's got a 350 in it
and...

Looks good.
Looks like you know
what you're doin'.

Well, I...
I been tryin',
you know?

I been workin' for
about four years now.

By the way, I'm EF.
The apostle EF.

But people
do call me EF.

I... I'm Sam, EF.
Nice to...

I'm not gonna
put you out here?
You got enough room?

Yes, sir,
I got plenty of room.

Don't even worry about that.
Just me out here, so...

I appreciate it.

Your welcome.

But I wanna paint it black,
and, um, and everything.

You like it?
Yeah, I do.

SONNY: Lord, I'm not mad,
and I'll never
be mad at you ever again.

I know you're leadin' me.
You led me right
to this man Sam.

He's a nice little fella
and a good little fella,

and I know
you love him tonight,
just as I know you love me.

So whithersoever
thou leadest,

I will follow.

BROTHER BLACKWELL:
Well, there she is.

I pastored here
over 27 years,
till my health broke down.

SONNY: Where's everybody
gone to, your flock?

Oh, they all spread out
or gone on.

Yeah.

I don't know
if you'd want it
or be interested in it.

It's just a thought.

Uh-huh. Want it?

I'd fight 10 men
over it. I would.
(LAUGHING)

Glory. Glory.
I tell ya.

Let me tell you somethin'.
Hold on now. Hold on.

Yeah, but here's what
I'm gonna need.

All right now.

Resurrection time.
Resurrection time.

I need about, what?
I'd say about 29,
30 gallons of white paint,

about five gallons
of another color
for trim.

I need cement lathes,
mortar sand,
you name it.

And the roof
needs a...

You know,
a fair amount of material
for the roof, obviously,

but we'll
get her done.

I think
I can get her done,
yes, sir.

It'll come out of
my first two paychecks,
third, if necessary.

Yes, sir.

Now, there ain't no rent
'cause it belongs to me.

Well, bless you.

There are a few
back taxes due,
though. That's all.

Really? Well, I can get
another job, I have to.

I'll get another job.
I can set these churches up
in my sleep, no problem.

(LAUGHS)
No problem.

You move faster than
any man I ever seen.

Well, when I was young,

I tell everybody
I quit school 'cause
I didn't like recess.

Yeah. Yeah.

Now look.
This is somethin' here.

Let me see now.

You got you
a good foundation here.

Yes, sir.
Let's see on the inside.

You got no lock.
No lock.

Yes, sir.
Hold on now.
Hold on.

(ECHOING)
Whoa! I mean, I could do
some shoutin' in here!

Yes, sir. This here's
a shoutin' church.

I'm gonna shout some
for the Holy Ghost. Ha!

Boy, I... Well...

I mean,
that'll do me just fine,
if you're sure.

Oh, I'm positive.
That'll do me fine.

It's yours.
Yes, sir. Well, bless you.
You a good man.

Glory be to God.
Praise him.

Oh, glory.
Praise him.
Glory. Glory.

Well, God bless you,
and have a good day,
all right?

Snow cone?
We don't have
no snow cones.

Snow cones
are down the street,
all right?

Wait. Hold on.
Here you go.
Here you go.

Lollipop.
(CHUCKLING)

No snow cones, though.

(ZYDECO WALTZ MUSIC PLAYING)

(ALL HOOTING)

(BAND SINGING IN FRENCH)

(CROWD CLAPPING RHYTHMICALLY)

Good amigo, friend Joe.
How are you?
JOE: Sonny.

Yeah.
How's it goin'?

Good, good. So, uh...

You know Horace
ain't doin' too good.

You hold it against me,
don't you, Joe?

No way, Sonny. I might have
done the same thing myself.

I just want you
to be all right,
'cause I love you.

(STUTTERING) Well, you say
he's still in a coma?

The whole church is prayin'
for him round the clock
in one-hour shifts.

Yeah.

The police have questions?

Maybe I shouldn't
call you anymore
for a while.

Maybe for a while.
They came by and asked me
a bunch of questions.

I told 'em I didn't know
where you are, which is
the truth, actually.

Let me ask you
somethin', Joe.

How come I hadn't been
able to get a hold of Mama?

I tried quite a few times,
and there's no answer.

I been meanin'
to tell you.
What?

Your mother's
not doin' too well.

She's admitted
in the hospital.

I didn't know how
to get hold of you.

What's wrong, Joe?

I don't know
what it is, Sonny.

It's somethin' to do
with her kidneys, I think.

Uh-huh. Well, now,
what's the telephone number?

What hospital
is she in?

No, I can't give you
the number, Sonny.

You can't be callin'.
Them switchboards,
the police is all over them.

Okay. Would you go
visit her for me, Joe?
Would you do that, son?

I visit her every day,
Sonny, you know I do
and I will continue to.

Yeah.

Well, I'm gonna go now.
I love you, son.
God bless you.

You toein' the line?
Yeah, I am.

Yeah,
God bless you, son.

Gettin' back at me, Lord,
ain't ya? Gettin' back at me.

Give me Mama.

(SONG ENDS)
(CROWD CHEERING)

SONNY: You know,
Reverend Blackwell,
one of these days,

I'd like to start me
an orphanage.

What do you think?

Well, one thing
at a time, Apostle.

Yeah, I know, I know.
Maybe a year from now
or somethin' like that.

I'd like to do somethin'
for the homeless
and the fatherless,

'cause when Satan
robs you of your children or
separates you from your mama,

it makes you want
to truly help others.

It really does.
Yeah, well,
it all takes money.

We'll get there.
It all takes time.

I know. We'll try to create
a little local interest
on the radio.

Elmo's gonna plug us
and also the newspaper.
We have a newspaper, don't we?

BROTHER BLACKWELL:
Oh, yeah.

Extra, extra,
read all about it.

Holy Ghost man
is here right now.
The Jesus people is here.

(LAUGHING)
Yeah. Yeah, Lord's movin'
in me, tellin' me things.

What do you think, baby?
Huh? Lord's movin' in me.

Movin' it all.

(CHUCKLING)

Lean on that brush, Sam.

I'm leanin'.
(BROTHER BLACKWELL LAUGHING)

Well, I'll tell ya.
We can have dinner
on the ground.

We play softball,
I pitch a pretty
mean curveball.

Play the Methodists.
Sell some tickets.
Get some good publicity.

Don't get so far ahead
of yourself now. (LAUGHING)

We'll show 'em.
We'll show the community that
the Holy Lord is here to stay.

Yeah,
praise God.
(ENGINE STARTING)

Can't get rid of us.
Can't get rid of us.
Mmm-hmm. Yes, Lord.

SONNY: I'm preachin'
like I'm goin' to war
this mornin'.

I got on my war clothes.
I'm preachin' like
I'm goin' to war this mornin'.

I'm a genuine, Holy Ghost,
Jesus-filled preachin'
machine this mornin'.

I tell you, I'm a genuine,
Holy Ghost, Jesus-filled

preachin' machine
here this mornin'.

Now if God be for us,
who can be against us?

He's God here
in this radio station.
He's God in Georgia.

He's God in Tennessee.
He's God in the pulpit.

He's God at the front door.
He's God in the 7-Eleven.

And yea, though I walk...
I say, yea, though I walk...

"I say yea, though I walk
through the valley
of the shadow of death,"

"I will fear no evil,
for thou art with me."

And why, why, why
do I say this?
Oh, why, why?

Because I got
Holy Ghost power
here today.

We gonna have
a Holy Ghost explosion.

We gonna short-circuit
the devil here today,

and the Holy Ghost
is our power line to heaven.

I'm gonna tell you right now.
In days of old, Moses went up
into the mountain.

When he got up in
the mountain, high, high,
high on the mountain,

the Lord God above
gave him 10 commandments.

He didn't give him
11 or 12 or 13 or 14.

He gave him 10 commandments,
and the 11th commandment...

Thou shalt not shout,

does not exist.

How'd I do?
Did I do all right?
(SHRIEKING)

Well, it seemed
you did fine to me.
Oh, yeah.

I've never heard anyone
speak like that.
You never did?

No. The preachers I heard,
they more or less talk.
Praise God.

I was actually
fascinated by it.

Well, when we're ready,
come on over
to our church sometime.

I guarantee you,
you won't see nobody
sittin' on their hands.

Will you,
Brother Blackwell?
Not too many.

I don't believe in goin'
to no church in the morgue.

I can believe that.

We're not
the frozen children.

(LAUGHING)

Yeah, well,
seriously, though,

I'd like to get you
out to dinner sometime
before church.

That way,
you won't get scared off.

I promise you, I promise you,
I'll be quiet at you
across the table, okay?

Well, that might be nice.
We'll see.
We'll talk about it.

Well, I gotta
get back to work.
All right.

We'll see you.
Bye-bye.

WOMAN: Listen, everybody...
CHILDREN: ...I can talk to you

'bout the books
of the Bible...

Genesis, Exodus,
Leviticus, Numbers.

Deuteronomy, Joshua,
Judges, Ruth.

I Samuel, II Samuel,

I King, II King, Ezra...

Ezra...
ALL: Nehemiah, Esther, Job,

Psalms, Proverbs,
Ecclesiastes.

CHILDREN:
There's law and history,
poetry and prophecy

in the Old Testament.

Revelations! Revelations!
Revelations! Revelations!

Revelations!
Revelations! Revelations!

Revelations!
Revelations! Revelations!

Revelations! Revelations!
Revelations! Revelations!

Revelations! Revelations!
Revelations! Revelations!

SONNY: Glory, we're
on fire for Jesus!

We're on fire for Jesus!
Revelations! Revelations!

(ALL SQUEALING EXCITEDLY)

CHILDREN: (CHANTING)
Revelations! Revelations!

(LAUGHING)
How's that?

SONNY: Oh, what do you
think you're gonna have?

TOOSIE:
Give me a chance
to read the menu.

Oh, right, right, right.
Well, I think I know
what I'm gonna have.

What?
I'm gonna have me some of
these gulf shrimps.

Yeah.

I guess I'll have the same.

You sure?
Yeah. That'll be fine.

Good.

What?

Nothing.
I don't...

Whatever possessed you
to move down here?

Oh, my husband
got a good offer

on the offshore
crude lines.

Your husband.
Whoo-hoo, that's the end
of this deal, isn't it?

Huh? Ho-ho!
No.

No, we're, kind of,
separated at the moment.

Oh, Lord, please
let it work in my favor.

(LAUGHING)

You have any kids?

I have two boys.
They stay with my mother.

Where at?

Bowling Green,
Kentucky.

Oh.

You ask
a lot of questions.
Do I?

I guess I do.

You know, I've evangelized
there a time or two.

Oh, yeah. It seemed to me,
there were a lot of preachers

come through there
when I was a girl.

Well, I could have been
one of 'em,
but it's been a while.

You have any children?

I have a boy and girl.
It's my beauties.

I call 'em my beauties.

Where do
they live?

They live a long ways
from here, same as yours.

Yes, ma'am.

Yep.

You miss your
babies a lot?

Yes, I do.
Oh, well, they're...

They're not exactly babies
anymore, but, uh...

Yes, I do miss them.

So...

(STUTTERING) You think
I'm a good date?
What do you think?

What do you mean?
How am I doin'
so far?

(LAUGHS)
Ah.

Well, you're not supposed
to ask that.
I'm not?

No! You're supposed
to let the evening
develop on its own...

Draw your own conclusion.

You think?
Yeah.

(CHUCKLING)

I wouldn't have
gone out with you
if I didn't think you...

Oh. (SIGHS)

(CHUCKLING)

Thank you.

Ooh.

Now hold on.
Hold on a minute. Wait.

Dear Lord, thank you
for this food we're about
to receive into our bodies.

We thank you for the spiritual
fellowship between
a good woman and a good man.

We thank you for the day
in Jesus' name. Amen.

Amen.
Now we can eat.

You've got...
Oh.

Pig. I'm a pig.
No!

TOOTSIE: Yeah, when
I was real young...
SONNY: Uh-huh?

You know what
my mother would sing?

I love to tell the story.

That's always
been a favorite in
my family, as well.

Always.

* I love to tell
the story

* 'Twill be
my theme in glory
* My theme in glory

Yes.

BOTH:
* To tell the old, old story

* Of Jesus

* And his love

That's good.

Yeah.

Well, what do you think?
Oh.

This gonna be it?
Hmm?

I have to think about it.
Mmm-hmm. Yeah.

I told you
we're separated.
Yeah.

I can't see you anymore.
I mean, this is the end.

This is the end.
I told you we'd see.

(SIGHS)
You silly. I...
I had a real nice time.

Did you really?
Real nice.
Yes, I did.

Come here.
Come over here.

No.

(WHISPERING) Come here,
come here, come here.

Give me a hug now.

I can have a hug now,
at least, can't I?

Oh! Of course you can.

Sweet thing. Hmm.

(KISSING)

(SIGHS DEEPLY)

I had a super time.

I'll see you
again sometime?

We'll see. Bye-bye.

Get some sleep.
Bye-bye.

(PHONE RINGING)

JESSIE: hello?

Who is this?

Sonny?

Sonny.

Sonny.

SONNY:
"Stand still and consider
the wondrous works of God."

Job 37:14.

A little old church
in the wildwood.

Yeah. Lord,
let this church live.

Just, uh, pray you
let Horace live.

In the name of Jesus,
let him live.

I don't know how long
it's gonna last, Lord, 'cause
they could be comin' for me...

'Cause they comin'...

But in the meantime,
we've done something,
haven't we?

We've done somethin'.

I want to thank you
for that.

I really do.

Good night, Jessie.

I love you,
and I'll always love you.

Good night, Toosie.

This is the day that
the Lord hath made.

BOTH: Let us rejoice
and be glad in it.

Thank you for the support,
brother. I appreciate
every bit of it.

ELMO ON RADIO:
Even as I speak
to you today,

the apostle EF
is making his rounds

in his own private bus
to bring you physically
to his ministry

out on Old Highway 10,

at his newly renovated
One-way Road to heaven
holiness temple.

He is co-pastoring
with the Reverend
C. Charles Blackwell.

You're all, not only safe in
his hands, but you are truly
in God's hands

on this day of worship
here in Bayou Boutte, near
Pecan Island, Louisiana.

Remember, for just one month,
for both the Sunday services,

the apostle EF,
will pick you up personally

at the very spot designated
for each and every one of you.

I don't want you runnin'.
Take your time there now.

I want y'all to act right
on that bus. You hear me?

Okay, we goin' to praise
the Lord, and I don't wanna
have to get disrupted

to have to whoop you, okay?

Goin' to praise the Lord.
We'll have a good time.

ELMO ON RADIO: You will also
receive a small rose of Sharon
from the apostle himself.

Those who play,
please remember to bring
your instruments.

God bless you.

SONNY: Mornin', ma'am.
All right.
How you doin', Apostle?

Here's a rose for you.
Rose of Sharon.
Oh, praise God. Thank you!

What's your name, sister?
Sister Johnson.

SONNY: Good to see you.
BROTHER BLACKWELL:
Morning, sister Johnson.

JOHNSON: God bless you,
brother. How you doin'?

SONNY: You boys
ready for church?
BOY: Yes, sir!

Yeah, they're
ready for church.

They been gettin' ready
all the morning for this.

Yes, sir, they're twins.
They're double trouble
and double blessings.

Hey, hey!
Wait for me!

Jesus.
You're able to stop him.

Thank you, Jesus.
Hallelujah. Glory to God.
Wait! Here I am!

SONNY: We're waitin' for you.
Hallelujah.
Thank you, Jesus.

Here's a pretty little
rose of Sharon for you.
Oh, thank God for you!

Hi, brother Blackwell.
Praise God.

JOHNSON:
What are you doin' here?

DELILAH: Same as you,
goin' to church.

(BOY LAUGHING)

(HORN BLOWING)

DELILAH: Thank you.
JOHNSON: Almost got it lookin'
like the same place, too.

Hey, ma'am.
How you doin'? Welcome
to One-way Road to heaven.

Y'all come on in.

And living God.

BROTHER BLACKWELL:
Okay, be careful now.
Thank you.

Sammy, how are you?
Some good seats.
Real good, EF.

Come on, boys.
Let's go now.
Get in here.

Come on, here.

Y'all come on in.
JOHNSON:
Thank you, Lord.

Thank you, Apostle.
I got you there
in one piece.

Hallelujah! Praise God!
Thank you, Jesus.

Hi, ma'am. Welcome to
One-way Road to heaven.

Oh, praise God, brother.
Bless you.

Always a pleasure.
Yes, sir.
That's good.

Apostle, I know
what you're thinking.

All I can say is that whenever
you've been on the radio,

most of all the white people
think you're black.

Most all the colored people
know you ain't black,

but they sure do like
your style of preachin'.

Well...
So what you see
is what we get.

Yeah, well, we got
what the Lord sent.
That's right.

I'll see you, Minister.
Thank you. You bet.
All right. Hmm.

Yeah.

"He whom God hath sent
speaketh the words of God."

Yeah. John 3:34.

We're gonna have church
here this mornin'.
ALL: Oh, yes. Amen.

Let's hear somebody say,
"We're gonna have church
here this morning."

ALL: We're gonna have
church here this mornin'.

SONNY: Let the church say,
"We're gonna have church
here this mornin'."

We're gonna have church
here this mornin'. Yes, sir.
SONNY: Glory, glory, glory.

Let's put our hands together
and welcome Jesus Christ
into our church.

(APPLAUSE)
'Cause this is his home.

This is his home.
If this isn't his home, we'd
better go on home ourselves

and lock this place up,
because we'd better
always be ready

to make God welcome...

ALL: Amen!
...in our house of worship,
because this is his home.

Glory be to God.
Amen! Amen.

I also want to say
I'm not gonna take any
tithes and offerings today.

That'll be next week.

I won't pass
the collection plate today,

but when I do,
I'm gonna pass it...

If you bring ten dollars, you
give me one, for the church.
Amen.

Ten potatoes,
you give one potato.

Amen.
Ten pigs,
you give us one pig.

All right?
Ten percent.

Here's what I want you
to do now. I want you
to open your Bibles.

You brought your Bible,
didn't you?
ALL: Amen!

Open your Bibles
to the 150th Psalm.

That's the last
Psalm there is.

We're gonna praise him.
The 150th Psalm says,
"Praise ye the Lord.

Yeah!
"Praise God in his sanctuary"

"and praise him
in the firmament
of his power."

WOMAN: Amen.
Praise him.
Yes, sir.

"Praise him
for his mighty acts."
Praise him. Yes, sir.

"Praise him according to
his excellent greatness."
Praise him. Yes, sir.

"Praise him
for the sound
of the trumpet."

Do we have
a trumpet here today?
We got a trumpet?

WOMAN: Amen. Amen!
SONNY: Blow it!

WOMAN: Glory to God. Amen.

We have a trumpet.
Glory. Thank you, sir.
That's great.

(CHUCKLING)

"Praise him with the psaltery
and harp." I don't think
we got a harp here, do we?

(CONGREGATION
MURMURING)

"Praise him with
the timbrel and dance."
Do we have a timbrel?

(TAMBOURINE JINGLING)
Praise the Lord.

(CONGREGATION PRAISING)
SONNY: I guess that's
what you call a timbrel.

I love it.
I love it.

Now, "Praise him with
stringed instruments
and organs."

We got an organ,
but no organ player.

"Praise him with
stringed instruments."

We got stringed instruments?
Come on!

WOMAN 1: Hallelujah!
WOMAN 2: Praise him, brothers.

SONNY: Babes stringin'.

WOMAN 2: Whoo!

Hallelujah, honey.

Praise the Lord.
Praise him.

SONNY: Out of the
mouth of babes.

Amen. Amen.

BROTHER BLACKWELL:
Yes, Lord. (LAUGHING)

Glory. Glory be to God.
Hallelujah!

(TRUMPET SOUNDING)

WOMAN: Say, "Hallelujah!"
Okay, that's enough.
That's enough.

That's enough.
Thank you.
That's enough.

(BROTHER BLACKWELL LAUGHING)

I want everybody
to reach over and hug
somebody's neck and say,

"I love you, and the Lord
loves you here today."

Don't be strangers.
We're all in the
house of Jesus now.

Nobody's gonna bite you.
I love you, and the Lord
loves you, son.

I love you,
Grandma.
I love you.

I love you, sister.
Love ya.

I love you,
and the Lord loves you.
God loves you, too, sweetie.

God bless you.
Glory to your name, God.

God bless you.

Let's everybody come up
and join hands in a circle.

I love you.
The Lord loves you.

Let's form a little
Holy Ghost circle here.
WOMAN: Yeah.

We're small,
but we're powerful.
Hallelujah!

Can somebody say,
"We're small,
but we're powerful."

ALL: We're small,
but we're powerful.
Yes, Lord. Yes, Lord.

(PRAYING INDISTINCTLY)

ELMO: Ladies and gentlemen,
welcome to radio station KBBR
in Bayou Boutte, Louisiana.

Today the apostle EF and
his glorious choir are gonna
sing a song for us. Apostle.

I'm gonna fly away someday.
I got me my own
little airplane.

Someday, I'm goin'
down that runway.
I'm gonna take off.

I'm not goin' to Jackson,
Mississippi.

I'm not goin' to Chicago,
Illinois.

I'm not goin' to Paris,
France.

Yeah!

I'm goin' down that runway.
I'm goin' yonder to heaven.

I'm gonna get up
there and say,

"Get out of the way, moon.
Get out of the way, stars.

"I'm on my way to heaven.
I'm on my way to heaven."

Glory!

(UPBEAT TUNE PLAYING)

ALL:
* Some glad mornin'
when this life is o'er

* I'll fly away

* To a home
on God's celestial shore

* I'll fly away

* I'll fly away
Oh, glory

* I'll fly away

* We'll go, hallelujah
By and by

* I'll fly away

(SONG CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY)

(KNOCKING)

* I'll fly away
Thank you!
Praise the Lord. Thank you!

Oh, it's a miracle.
God, it's a miracle.
Where did this come from?

* I'll fly away
Oh, glory

* I'll fly away

(KNOCKING)

* We'll all go, hallelujah,
by and by

Whoo-hoo!

Happy Thanksgiving!

* I'll fly away
Oh, glory

Thank you, brothers!
God bless you!

* I'll fly away

WOMAN:
* Came a thirsty woman

* She was drawing
from the well
Baptize thee in the name

of the Father, the Son
and the Holy Ghost

and in the name of Jesus.
* Her life was ruined

* And wasted
Hallelujah.

Hallelujah!
Thank you, Jesus. Glory.
Praise God.

Glory to God.
Thank you, Jesus.
I've been born.

* There she met

* The master
SONNY: I baptize thee
in the name of the Father...

* Who told of her great sin

* He said
if you'll just bring us
Oh, glory! Glory!

* This water
Hallelujah!
Thank you, Lord!

* You will never
serve again *
Thank you! Thank you, Jesus!

(ACCORDION AND UKULELE
PLAYING OFF-KEY)

(CHILDREN SINGING OFF-KEY)

(RHYTHMIC CLAPPING)

ALL:
* Victory is mine
Victory!

* Victory is mine
Victory!

* Victory today is mine

"I told Satan!"

* I told Satan

* Get thee behind
WOMAN: Victory!

* Victory today is mine

Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!

Hallelujah.

Yes.
Yeah.
Yes, that's it.

That was real good.
Kids are good.

How come they
call you EF?

You ain't got
a whole name?
Well...

Maybe I do,
maybe I don't.
(CHUCKLING)

How are you?

Well, I just come in to see
what was goin' on, you know?

Music was good.
Them kids friends of yours?
These folks here?

Well, they're just children,
children of the Lord.
Let's put it that way.

We a Jesus church,
and they're Jesus children.

Is that right?
I'll be dogged.
Yes, sir.

Take your hat off?
Oh, I'm sorry.

Stand here in the house
of the Lord with my hat on.
I didn't mean to do that.

Well, can I do
anything for you?

I'm just kind of curious
why they call you EF.
That's all. I don't know.

Well, now that's no concern
of anybody's but mine
and the Lord's, so...

If you'd like
to discuss this outside,
you know, that's fine.

Whatever you want.
Yes, sir.

You gonna preach to me?
No, sir, I'm not.

What's your problem?
I don't have no problem.
You do.

No, I don't think, I do.
I don't think worshipping the
Lord is any kind of problem.

I wish you'd either
leave these premises,

or if you want to come back
into our church this time
as a gentleman,

that's all right,
too, but otherwise,
just go on home.

I ain't goin' in any church
with anybody named EF.

Another thing is,
I don't want to sit around
with a bunch of niggers.

Well, just get on out of here.
Get on out of here right now!

I'll leave when
I choose to, Mr. EF.
That's what I'll do.

Come on around the other side,
buddy. Stay right there.

Okay, let's go.

Let's see what
you're made of.

You want the Lord
to watch me
kick your ass?

I don't need the Lord, son.
Is that what you want?
Huh? Come on.

Come on.

(CONGREGATION MURMURING)

(THROWING PUNCHES)

(ORGAN PLAYING)

* In the blood

* Of the lamb

* There is power, power

* Wonder of his power

* In the precious blood
of the lamb

(RHYTHMIC CLAPPING)

* There is power, power...

I can't believe this.

SAM: You ever seen
a preacher hit anybody
like that before?

* There is power, power

Take your hat
and get out of here.
Get on out.

* In the precious blood
of the lamb

I don't ever want to see
your face around here again.

I'm gonna come back
and see you.

Yeah. Do the same thing
once again, won't you?
Yeah.

We'll see about that,
by God.

* In the precious blood
of the lamb

* There is power, power
* Power, power

* Wonder of his power

* In the blood
* Oh, in the blood

* Of the lamb

(MUSIC STOPS)
I appreciate your support.

I know it's not the Christian
thing to do. You supposed to
turn the other cheek, but...

(PANTING)
If you do that, somebody
gonna take your church,

and nobody's gonna take
any church of mine.

CONGREGATION: Amen.

'Cause I love his church...
Yes, you do.

More than I do myself.

Nobody's gonna destroy it.
Amen. Thank God. Amen.

Somebody
give me an "Amen."
ALL: Amen!

(APPLAUSE)
WOMAN: Glory! Glory!

Glory! Glory!

* I love

(ORGAN PLAYING)
ALL:
* To tell the story

* Of the unseen things above

* Of Jesus and his glory

* Of Jesus and his love

* I love to tell the story

* Because I know 'tis true

Hallelujah.
Hallelujah.

* It satisfies my longing

Hallelujah.
Hallelujah.

* As nothing else can do

* I love to tell the story

* 'Twill be
my theme in glory

* To tell the old, old story

* Of Jesus

* And his love

(APPLAUSE)
MAN: Amen. Amen!

Here we go again.
(CHUCKLING)

Yeah. Yep.
All right.

At least tonight,

I'm gonna walk you
to the front door.

All right.
Sweetie, I am.
Right up on the front porch.

Yes, ma'am.

(CLEARS THROAT)
Yep.

Well...

So,

you think I'm intense,
do you?

A little.
Yeah?

Mmm-hmm.

Well, I fit in pretty good,
though, don't you think?

Because even though
I'm a preacher,

I don't always have to be
talkin' 'bout the Lord.

I think about him a lot.
I'm not like other preachers.

What I'm tryin' to say
is that I'm a man,
you're a woman.

I feel comfortable
with you,

and I like you.

Well, I like you.

You do understand me?
Yes, I do.

Yeah.

You hear me.
Uh-huh.
Mmm-hmm.

Come here.

Come on, woman.
Come on.

Hmm.

(SIGHS)

Now what does EF
stand for?

What do you
want to know for?

(SIGHS) Because...

Let me come in.
I'll tell you.

Promise?
Yeah.

(CHUCKLING)

Next time.
No.

Maybe there won't
be a next time.
Now listen to me.

Toosie,

all I need is somebody
or somethin' to hold onto
at this time of my life.

That's all I need.

That's why I want
to come in.

You understand me? Hmm?

Next time.
Yes, ma'am.

(MUFFLED LAUGH) Mmm.

I gotta go.

You're too much.

Can I come with you?

Next time.

(DOOR SHUTS)

Call me Sonny.
Everybody calls me Sonny.

(CHUCKLING)

SONNY: Yeah, well,
I'm gonna have to,
Joe, somehow.

JOE: You better
do it soon.

Well, I don't know how
I'm gonna do it,
but somehow, just, you know...

JOE: She needs you
pretty bad.

I been gettin' over
to visit her almost every day.

She asks for you a lot.
Sometimes she even thinks
I'm you and calls me Sonny.

SONNY: I'm gonna try
to make it somehow.

Tell her to hold on.

I will, brother.
Be very, very careful,
whatever you do.

Tell her that I built
the prettiest little church
this side of heaven,

out in the wildwood.

Tell her that.

(CRYING) Tell her
the bad boy done it again.

I can't make it.
You know...

You know, I'm gonna try,
so tell her to hold on.

Okay, Sonny, I will.

All right, brother.
I love you. Bye-bye.

(SIGHS)

I tell you,

a spare tire without
a jack is like a church
without Jesus.

Amen.

(BOY LAUGHING)

Is this what
you're lookin' for?

Where on earth did you
find that, sister Delilah?
Underneath the seat. Here.

Practically walked on it.
Give it to me.
Glory. Thank you.

Amen!

Speakin' and believin'.
Everybody,
give a handclap for Jesus.

ALL: Amen. Hallelujah.

Oh, yes, he speaks to me.
Talks to me
most all of the time.

You probably never
hear him when he really
does talk to you,

'cause you run
your mouth all the time.

I can hardly hear how
you can hear anything.

(BOYS LAUGHING)
Hey, sister Johnson,

I believe you better
get off the bus now,
'cause if you don't,

Papa and EF won't be able
to jack it up high enough
to put the spare on.

Praise God!
Come on now, ladies.
It's the Sabbath day.

The Lord's not gonna
take to all this gossip
and nitpicking.

All right?
I ain't sayin' nothin'.

You said it. Nothin' from
nothin' leave nothin'.
SONNY: Come on now.

Off the bus, everybody.
We gonna jack this thing up.
Come on, babies.

Let go of
this nitpickin' and yellin'
and nippin' at each other.

Sabbath day.
Come on now. Give a big
handclap for Jesus Christ.

Praise the Lord.
Sister Johnson,
come over here.

Come over here.
Thank the Lord.
Hallelujah, hallelujah.

I want you to love this
woman's neck. Make up now.
Oh, praise God.

No more fightin' now.
Hallelujah, hallelujah.

* Let the church roll on
Let the church roll on

* Let the church roll on

* Let the church roll on

* Let the church roll on

* Let the church roll on

* There's members
in the church

* And he won't do right

* Tell me what you gonna do

ELMO: And this is
radio station KBBR.

We're comin' to you live from
the One-way Road to heaven
holiness temple.

It's out on Highway 10,
north of town, Old Highway 10.

Today's the one-month
anniversary of the first
service the church held.

I tell you, that
first service, mighty slim.
Seven, eight people.

It's grown in one month to...
Folks, the grounds are just
full of people.

I'm lookin' around.
I see kids playin'.
Frisbees.

Kids playin' with kick balls,
baseballs, softballs.

Right here, we got an
old-fashioned sack race.
Mark, get set, go!

Let's see.
We got a winner here.
We got... Whoa!

Oh, and we got chicken.
How you doin' today?

I'm doin' all right. I been
missin' you down by the Bayou.
(ELMO CONTINUES INDISTINCT)

SONNY: $2.95, $3.95, $4.95.

No, I can't eat 'em.
Too much for me!

(LAUGHING)

(ALL TALKING INDISTINCTLY)

WOMAN: You got to get
some more weight on you.
Oh, yes.

It's a glorious day.
Isn't it beautiful?
Yeah, it is.

Couldn't have had
a better day.
Couldn't be better.

ELMO: But come out.
I tell you.
We're on Highway 10.

We could have used you
this morning for a bit
of bus transportation.

(CHUCKLING) Welcome.

I told you I'd come back,
didn't I?

SONNY: Yeah, you did.
You told me that.

Now if you'd like to
join in to the auction,

we have some pretty fair
homemade cakes and pies,

that you're welcome
to bid on if you want to.

We ain't here to bid
on no cakes and pies.

What are you here
for then, cowboy?

I believe you just better
step out of there.

WOMAN: Stand
your ground, Pastor.
Why?

'Cause I'm here to take
that church of yours out.
SONNY: No, sir.

I'm bringin' it down.
We don't want to hear
no more.

Nobody goes anywhere,
and that house of God
stays right where it's at.

CONGREGATION:
Amen! Amen.

WOMAN: Glory to Jesus.

Now, what do you
got to say for yourself?

You can say "amen"
all you want to.

It don't make me
no difference, 'cause
I'm takin' that church out.

Tell you right now.
See this?
Yeah, I see it.

You see it?
Yeah, I see that book.

I open that to the 91st Psalm.

"He that dwelleth
in the secret place
of the most high"

"shall abide
under the shadow
of the almighty."

WOMAN: Oh, my. Glory!
CONGREGATION: Amen.

If you want to go
at that church, you have to
go at that holy book first,

and, brother, if you do,
I don't want to set where
you're settin' right now,

no, no.

Apostle, maybe
I'd better call the police.
Oh, no, no, no.

Don't call the police.
No, no. We and the Lord
will handle it.

'Cause he gonna strike you
down on a Sunday afternoon,
like you never been struck.

That's a promise
I can make you right now.
ALL: Amen!

Do I hear an "Amen"? Glory.
Amen!

Don't you start
threatenin' me like that.
You move that Bible.

SONNY: No, sir.

I said, yes, sir.
You move the Bible.

I want you to
move it right now.

WOMAN: No, sir.

WOMAN: God's on our side.
MAN: That's right.

SONNY: Can I hear
somebody say, "Amen"?
CONGREGATION: Amen!

Who's with us right now?
The Holy Ghost. Say it.
Amen!

Pick that Bible up
right there.
I can't do that.

JOHNSON:
Thank you, Lord.

That book stays
right where it's at.

Do I hear somebody
say, "Amen"?
ALL: Amen!

WOMAN: Glory!
Hallelujah, Jesus.

(INDISTINCT)

Let's say that we have
Holy Ghost power
here right now.

ALL: We have Holy Ghost
power here right now!

I can pick the Bible
up myself.

Don't start the preacher stuff
with me, all right?

DELILAH: "No weapons
formed against us shall
prosper." Hallelujah!

Amen!
Glory to God.

Don't look at me like that.
I know what you're tryin'
to do.

And you think
I can be had, don't you?

JOHNSON: Bible say,
"No weapons formed against us
shall prosper." Hallelujah.

SONNY: Nobody moves
that book. Nobody.

WOMAN: Amen.
Well, I can move it.

I can move it
just as quick as you can.
SONNY: No, sir.

WOMAN: Glory.

Hallelujah.

Let's everybody say,
"Nobody moves that book."

ALL: Nobody moves that book.

Say it one more time.

Nobody moves that book!
And a third time.

Nobody moves that book!
And a fourth time.

Nobody moves that book!
One more time!

Nobody moves that book!
No, sir. Nobody.

(WHISPERING)
Nobody moves it.
Nobody.

(WHISPERING) No, sir.

I know why
you came here.

You didn't come here
to knock my church down,
did you?

You came
for another reason,
didn't you?

No, I came to knock
your church down.

No, sir.
Yes, sir, I did.

Well, you ain't
gonna knock it down.
I want you to know that.

ELMO: (WHISPERING)
Folks, I'm just
havin' a hard time.

Let me see if
I can position myself where
I can hear a little better.

And there it is.
Yes.

I didn't come
to knock your church down.

Yes, sir.
I know.

I know. That's why
I'm kneelin' with you.

And I'll pray with you
if you want me to.
I'll even cry.

I'll do anything
you want me to do
with you.

'Cause I know
you're a good man.

I know it.

ELMO: (WHISPERING)
Yes, yes.

The young man's not nearly
as angry. In fact,

I believe he actually
has a tear in his eye.

Amen.
Now if you reach out, the Lord
will accept you here today.

If you reach out,

he'll accept you here
forevermore.

He will love you forever,
even as we in this church
love you now.

Forevermore.

Do I hear somebody
say, "Amen"?
ALL: Amen!

(WHISPERING) This may be
the very first conversion
we've had over the airwaves.

CONGREGATION: Amen!

In fact, I'm quite sure
that it is.

(WHISPERING)
I feel embarrassed.

(WHISPERING) Oh, no, no,
you don't have
to feel embarrassed.

I feel embarrassed, but...
I was a worse sinner
than you were in my time.

(CRYING)
I was a worse sinner
than you were.

This is an incredible sight.

I'm tryin' to be
as quiet as possible,
not to disturb this moment.

This is an important moment
in this young man's life...

More important
than even he can realize
at this point, I'm sure.

Go ahead, brother.
Cry.

I'll cry with you.
I'll cry with you.

(WEEPING)
Somebody say, "The Holy Ghost
is here right now."

CONGREGATION:
The Holy Ghost
is here right now.

Say it again.
The Holy Ghost
is here right now.

"We love the Holy Ghost."
Somebody, say it.
We love the Holy Ghost.

WOMAN: Wonderful Jesus.
MAN: Praise Jesus.

Victory is ours today.

WOMAN:
* Victory is mine

ALL:
* Victory is mine

* Victory, today is mine

MAN: We love you, brother.

* I told old Satan

* Get thee behind

* Victory today is mine

MAN: Yes!
* Joy is mine

WOMAN:
* Joy
* Joy is mine

* Joy, today is mine

DELILAH: "I told Satan."

* I told Satan

DELILAH:
"Get thee behind!"

* Get thee behind

* Joy, today is mine

* Happiness is mine

* Happiness is mine
Yes!

* Happiness is mine
This is absolutely incredible.

* Happiness, today is mine
I just... I don't know
what to say.

I absolutely
don't know what to say.

* I told Satan
For those of you
who know me,

* Get thee behind
For me to be speechless...

* Victory, today is mine
ELMO: Well, you better mark
this on your calendar, folks.

* Love is mine
Love is mine

* Love, today is mine

DELILAH: I told Satan!

* I told Satan
DELILAH: Get thee behind me!

* Get thee behind

DELILAH: Victory!
* Victory, today is mine

MAN: Let's praise him today.
Praise Jesus Christ.

Doesn't workin' here
tire you out
with preachin'?

hell, yeah.
hell, I only work
part-time,

but if I get tired,
the Lord always gives me
the energy if I need it,

and when I need it.

You sure got
a lot more than I do,
I can tell you that.

It's not me, brother.
It's the Lord workin'
through me, praise God.

Don't you ever
forget it. Yeah.

(BELL DINGS)

(INDISTINCT)

SONNY: Terry,
tell the boss I quit.

What's up?

Not much.

I'll never serve nothin'
through that window
ever again. That's it.

SONNY: And that's why,
you know,
I'm a mystery.

That's why, you know,
I come out of the blue,
out of nowhere.

Being here maybe
the best thing I ever done
in my life thus far.

You know.

Well, what are you
gonna do?

What do you
want me to do?

Whatever you want to do.

We love you.

You've helped many,
many people in the town.

Yeah, well...

Amen.

(WHISPERING)
Amen. Amen.

If and when they come,

I want you to take
my gold, my watch,
my jewelry.

Hock 'em.
Get every penny you can
to help this ministry.

Stay alive, you know,
'cause I love this
little old church,

and, uh...
(CHUCKLES)

You never know
how long the Lord's gonna
let you hang around.

Well, we'll all know.

He places us
right where he
wants us to be,

in all times
and in all places.

You believe that?

Amen, brother. I do.

I do.

For just $7.95,

you can receive
one of these beautifully
hand-painted scarves,

right here from
Bayou Boutte, Louisiana,
and the apostle EF,

that's me,
will personally bless
these scarves for you.

That you can slip
under your pillow and sleep
more peacefully at night.

In the name of Jesus.
Glory be to God.

$7.95.

(MUSIC PLAYING ON RADIO)

Draw me a cross,
a nice cross.
Okay.

(STATIC BUZZING)
ELMO: ...the apostle EF.

(MUSIC DISTORTING)

ELMO: Don't wait.
Who's that?

Send it to this station.

The One-way Road
to heaven...

(STATIC BUZZING)
Bayou Boutte,
Louisiana.

ELMO: So don't wait,
because we
don't have many left.

You've been very generous.
In fact, we've gained momentum
and even more momentum...

(MUSIC CONTINUES PLAYING)

WOMAN: Louisiana State Police
for Bayou Boutte,
Homicide Division.

How may I direct your call?

SONNY:
Somebody, say, "Amen."

ALL: Amen!
Glory be to God.

We gonna need to have
a baby Jesus, so if we
have any volunteers,

otherwise, we can always use
a doll of some type, you know,

and, uh, those who
want to be Wise Men,
report to mother Blackwell.

'Cause she's to be directin'
the Christmas pageant.

She knows all about
that kind of thing.

ALL: Amen.

After the first of the year,
I'm gonna have
a little surprise for you.

We're gonna have
a marriage workshop.

ALL: Amen!

Brother Blackwell
will preside,

'cause he's definitely more
successful than I ever was

at any time
in my experience.
(LAUGHING)

So if brother Blackwell
has a word to say here,
we'd appreciate it.

Apostle, you know,
we just feel that
if Las Vegas

can build up those casinos
that tear up marriages...
WOMAN: Uh-huh.

...then we ought to be able
to build up a humble temple,
a modest temple,

where we can try to save
and salvage those marriages.

CONGREGATION: Amen!
SONNY: Hallelujah!

No tag-team parenthood here.
Oh, glory be to God.
Hallelujah.

Hallelujah.

Yes, sir. We'll be
with you in a minute,
after the service,

so you can just
set tight for a while
and you might learn somethin'.

So just, you know,
carry on. Yeah.

Now, uh...
(CONGREGATION MURMURING)

(MOUTHING)

Yes.

Sorry 'bout this.

Uh...
MOTHER BLACKWELL:
It's all right.

(STUTTERING) Just a minute.
We're gonna, uh...
MAN: Reverend?

Open this meeting
to testimonies,

and before we get
to the main floor,

I want my little friends
maybe to say somethin' here.
Amen!

These wonderful little
children are an important part
of our church service.

These young people.
You have somethin'
to say, son?

Thank you, Jesus.
ALL: Amen!

Thank you, Jesus.
Thank you.

Thank you, Jesus.
Right on.

Thank you...
Thank you, Lord.
(CONGREGATION LAUGHING)

Good boy! Hey!
Let's everybody say,
"Thank you, Jesus."

(SHOUTING)
Thank you, Jesus!
Out of the mouths of babes.

Out of the mouths
of babes. Glory.

Sister Delilah.

Well, I'd like to, Apostle.
Glory to God tonight.

I'd like to give
God glory and honor
for all he's doing.

I want to thank him
for bein' so real tonight.
Yes!

I been married twice
in my life, but both my
husbands have gone on.

They were good Christians.
But I dare to let that
stop me, you know,

because Jesus
lives in me!

Glory to God. Hallelujah.
Oh, thank you, Jesus,
for being so good.

Hallelujah!

I found this beautiful penny,
this beautiful black penny
on the ground the other day,

and I remembered the Lord
said in his word,

"You have the power to call
the things that are not, to
become the things that are."

And I found that penny,
and I said, "Lord,

"this penny
is the down payment
on my house and my car!"

(CONGREGATION SHOUTING)
Glory to God.
He's real tonight, isn't he?

He's real, amen!
And glory to God.
(CONGREGATION PRAISING)

Glory!
Hallelujah!

Uh-oh.
Equal time here,
equal time.

(LAUGHTER)
Sister Johnson.

Oh, I praise God tonight,
and I praise you
for bein' in the midst,

and all the congregation
and believers.

You know,
I'm saved tonight.
CONGREGATION: Amen!

I'm sanctified.
I'm Holy Ghost filled.
CONGREGATION: Yeah!

I'm fire baptized.
And you know, my husband
ran off with another woman.

CONGREGATION: Oh!
Oh, yes, he did, but I'm
here to tell you tonight,

if I decide to ever
do it again, I'm gonna have
to check out his credentials.

He gonna have to be saved!
Sanctified!
And Holy Ghost filled!

(CONGREGATION PRAISING)
Glory for his name!

I thank God.
Thank God.

Thank you, sister Johnson.
Thank you, thank you,
thank you.

Glory to God. Glory to God.
You have anything
to say, Sammy?

I'm just...
I'm happy to be here...
WOMAN: Praise the Lord.

And I'm happy
that everybody else
is here, too.

Thank you so much.

MAN: Come on!
And now we have
Mr. Elmo of KBBR.

Mr. Elmo.
Well, let's see, Apostle.
I guess, uh...

(LAUGHS) I'm thankful that...
I'm thankful that God
sent you to my station,

and I'm thankful
that there were plenty
of these people listenin'

and they're here tonight.

I'm just thankful
to be anywhere!
We're a good team, aren't we?

That's right.
That's right.

(CONGREGATION PRAISING)
Glory be to God.
Glory be to God.

Yes, sir, Elmo's very
helpful in this area.

Now, brother George.

He's been preparin' somethin'
on the horn for us.
He's a wonderful musician.

He's gonna play somethin'
like, Haven't I Been

or one of these wonderful
religious songs.

Okay, George.
Take it away.

(CONGREGATION APPLAUDING)

(NOTES FALTERING)
MOTHER BLACKWELL:
It's all right.

(MELODY STRENGTHENING)

(INDISTINCT TALKING
ON POLICE RADIO)

DISPATCHER:
They're outside
of Bayou Boutte.

Consider suspect
armed and dangerous.

SONNY: Learn your ABC's.

A, acknowledge that
you're a sinner.

B, believe in Jesus Christ.
Trust in him.

C, confess that your saved!
ALL: Yeah!

Confess it to others.
Shout it in the hills
and valleys.

Yes!

Now if you keep
your eye on Jesus,
he'll keep his eye on you.

He will!

Just as you can't escape
the gaze of a painted
picture on the wall.

No matter where you look,
his eyes will follow you,
those eyes of Jesus Christ.

Whithersoever thou leadest,
I will follow.

In the lamb, with you always.
Everybody, say, "Always."
Always!

Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday,
Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

Twenty-four hours a day,
seven days a week.
(CONGREGATION APPLAUDS)

When I turn,
he turns.
Yes, Lord!

When I jump up and down,
Jesus jumps up and down,

and, neighbor, he backs up
what I'm preachin' here today.

Somebody, give me an "Amen."
Somebody. Glory.

Glory be to God on high.
Glory be to God on high.
(CONGREGATION PRAISING)

He backs me up here tonight.
He backs me up here tonight.
You grab somebody.

Look 'em in the eyeballs,
and say,
"Jesus is here right now."

CONGREGATION:
Jesus is here right now!

Jesus the same yesterday,
today and forever.

Now any time...

Any time you think
the devil's gettin'
ahead of you, you say,

"Get thou behind me, Satan.
Don't push."

Somebody say, "Get."
Get!

"Get behind me, old slew-foot,
'cause the Lord don't want me
drinkin'.

"Because he got
his eye on me."
Yeah!

You can't hide the bottle
if he's got his eye on you!
(PRAISING)

"Get behind me,
because the Lord don't
want me out dancin'."

"He's got his eye on me."
Get!

"Get behind me.
The Lord don't want
me sinnin'."

"He's got his eye on me."
Get!

He's got his everlastin' eye
on me and you,
because he loves you and me.

And why does he love us?
How do we know he loves us
here tonight?

How do we know he'll love us
from now until the end of all
eternity? How do we know that?

Because...
No, because...
Because!

Because...
Because...
Because...

Because he sent
his only begotten son.
Yes!

Put him in a tabernacle
of clay, so we could
recognize him.

(SHOUTING PRAISES)

He came to save us.
Hallelujah!

He came to save us.
Yes!

He could have called on
how many? How many?
How many?

How many? How many?
How many angels?

How many angels?
He could have called on
10,000 angels!

Ten thousand!

But he came to save us.
Save us.

He took our place.
He hung on that tree
so we wouldn't have to.

That cruel, cruel tree.
He hung on that tree.

He died for us
so we could be saved.
It's free, but it ain't cheap.

Am I right here this evenin'?
Am I right here this evenin'?
Yes!

Glory be to God on high.
Somebody, give me an "Amen."

Amen!
Glory be to God on high!

Glory be to God on high!
Glory be to God on high!
Glory be to God on high!

Glory be to God on high.
Now let me ask you somethin'.

Let me ask you somethin'.
Do you want it?
I know I want it.

I got it!
WOMAN: Yes,
I want it!

I know if you felt 300 or 400
volts of the Holy Spirit, then
I know you're gonna want it.

Do you wanna get plugged in?
WOMAN: Yes!

Come on. Do I hear
somebody say, "Amen"?
ALL: Amen!

Somebody get plugged in,
you might get
three in the one,

the Father, the Son,
the Holy Ghost.

That's a mighty
high-cost baptism!

(ALL SHOUTING PRAISES)
Hey!

Now if you wanna
go for it, be saved.
Folks will be saved.

If God sent his only son,
then he's worth it.
Praise his name!

Did you want to be
on the devil hit list?
ALL: No!

Do you want to be
on the devil's hit list?
No!

Then you better get
on Jesus' mailing list.
(SHOUTING)

You better get
on Jesus' mailing list.
Glory!

Put all the enemies
and the devil behind you.
Work on it.

Get rid of all the combined
Satanic forces, and get right
with God here tonight!

This ain't no
parish subject.

This is the Holy Ghost power
we're talkin' about.
Yes!

Get the Holy Ghost power.
You want to have
a Holy Ghost explosion?

ALL: Yes!
We're gonna short-circuit
the devil tonight.

We're gonna short-circuit
the devil tonight.
You devil, get behind me.

You stay there.
You stay there.
You stay there. You stay.

Oh, you stay there, devil.
Oh, you stay there, devil.

You stay there.
You stay there.

Oh, my, my, my.
Oh, my, my, my, my,
my, my, my.

We're gonna meet
Jesus tonight. Oh, my,
my, my, my, my, my, my.

We're gonna be
with Jesus tonight. Oh, we're
gonna be with Jesus tonight.

Can somebody say, "We're
gonna be with Jesus tonight"?
(SHOUTING PRAISES)

Say it again.
"We're gonna be
with Jesus tonight."

Let all the people out yonder
on Pecan island hear you.

We're gonna be with
Jesus tonight!

ALL: "We're gonna be
with Jesus tonight!"

(SONNY SHUSHING)

(CONGREGATION MURMURING)

(WHISPERING)
Praise God.

Now look at these beautiful,
beautiful little hands.

Look at 'em.
Now imagine a nail

piercin' the palms
of this child's hands.

CONGREGATION: No, Lord, no!
And then picture the nails
goin' into an old board...

If you was to take two boards
and nail 'em together...
MAN: Mercy!

I know I don't have
that much love in me,
to do this to my son. Do you?

WOMAN: Oh!
SONNY: I know I don't.

I don't have
that much love in me.
Amen!

But God does.
Amen!

(ALL APPLAUDING)
God does.

Bless you.
Bless you.
Thank you.

Put your hand
over your heart.

Your other hand,
reach out and touch somebody.

The Holy Ghost can
and will enter you,

but there's
yet another side
to this issue.

On the other side
of the Holy Ghost explosion
is a still, small voice...

The still, small voice
of Jesus within you,
in your heart,

talking to you,
leadin' you.

ALL: Hallelujah.
Leadin' us on.
This powerful, quiet force

can penetrate the most callous
and hardhearted atheist
you'd ever wanna meet.

(SHOUTING PRAISES)

The onliest place the still,
small voice of Jesus Christ
cannot enter,

is into the heart of
any man or woman who says,
"No, you cannot come in."

WOMAN: Mm-hmm.
Mercy!

"You cannot enter
here tonight."

Mmm-hmm.
Not gonna
say that.

SONNY: Glory.

WOMAN:
Hallelujah.
Amen.

MAN:
Glory!
I want every head bowed,

every eye closed.

(ORGAN PLAYING)

Is there anyone here
who wants to come forward

and accept our Lord
and Savior, Jesus Christ,
as his personal savior?

Let him do so now.

Once you're saved,
it's a done deal.
WOMAN: Oh, yes! Oh, yes!

Can you say, "I'm set
flat on ready tonight"?

For any mother's son
or daughter who wants it,
it's here tonight.

Oh, yeah.

Jesus is here.
Jesus is here.

It's a one-way road to heaven.
One-way road to God!

Jesus is waiting,
and the Holy Ghost
conductor

is callin',
"Board! All aboard!"

WOMAN: All aboard.

* Softly and tenderly

* Jesus is calling

* Calling for you
and for me

ALL:
* See o'er the portals
he's waiting and watching

* Waiting, oh, sinner
Come home

SONNY: Come on now.

* Come home
WOMAN:
* Home

ALL:
* Come home

* Ye who are weary come home

* Preciously, tenderly
Jesus is calling

Oh, Sammy.
My heart's broke for
joy tonight, Sammy.

* Oh, sinner, come home

My heart's broke for joy.

Thank you, Jesus.
Come here, son.

* Come home
You've come to accept
the Lord tonight?

Do you accept the
Lord Jesus Christ as
your personal savior?

* Come home

Are you ready for him?
Are you ready
to finally be accepted,

at this very instant?

(HYMN CONTINUES)
He's ready for you.
St. Paul says,

"Any man who accepts Christ
as his savior is a saint."

You're a saint
here tonight, Sammy.

You goin' to heaven.
I'm gonna to jail,
you goin' to heaven.

(CHUCKLING)
* Preciously, tenderly
Jesus is calling

I love you, son.
I love you, too.

* Oh, sinner, come home

Glory be to God on high.
Glory be to God on high.

Let's give the Lord God
on high a big handclap.

We have a new member
of Christ in our midst.

* Come home

* Ye who are weary

* Come home

* Preciously, tenderly

* Jesus is calling

* Calling for you

* And for me

Glory.
We love you.

Amen.
How many believe
I preached here tonight?

ALL: Yes!
Glory.

(CRYING) I'm gonna
have to leave you now.

Satan has called me
in the arena one more time.

I'm gonna go now.
I may never see you
much more again,

but I love you one and all
and I just want to say,
before I leave,

I've told you in the past,

some people
get on an airplane.

They fly
to Jackson, Mississippi.
Others fly to London, England.

Some fly to Chicago.
Some, to Dallas-Fort Worth.
Hallelujah.

But I got my own
little airplane. Someday,
I'm goin' down that runway.

(APPLAUSE)
I'm gonna take off. I'm not
goin' to Jackson, Mississippi.

I'm not goin' to Philadelphia.
I'm not goin' to London,
England.

I'm goin' yonder to heaven.
I'm gonna get up
there and say,

"Get out of the way, moon.
Get out of the way, stars.
I'm on my way to heaven!

"I'm on my way to heaven!
I'm on my way to heaven!"

* Hallelujah, by and by

* I'll fly away

* I'll fly away
Oh, glory

* I'll fly away

* When I die
Hallelujah, by and by

* I'll fly away

* I'll fly away
Oh, glory

* I'll fly away

* When I die
Hallelujah, by and by

* I'll fly away

* I'll fly away
Oh, glory

* I'll fly away

(INAUDIBLE)

* When I die
Hallelujah, by and by

* I'll fly away

* I'll fly away
Oh, glory

* I'll fly away

* When I die
Hallelujah, by and by

* I'll fly away

* I'll fly away
Oh, glory

* I'll fly away

You're under arrest
for first-degree murder
at Fort Worth.

You have the right
to remain silent.

Anything you say can
and will be used against
you in a court of law.

You have the right
to an attorney.

If you can't afford one,
one will be appointed
to you by the State.

Do you understand
those rights?
Yes, sir.

Place your hands
on the car, sir.
Spread your legs for me.

CONGREGATION:
* When I die
Hallelujah, by and by

* I'll fly away

Place your right hand
behind your back.

Sammy, the jewelry's
for the church.

Take it in to
Reverend Blackwell.

Yes, sir.

Keep the church goin'
long as we can.

Sammy? Go back in there
where you're needed.

My Bible's for you, son.
That's for you.

Watch your head, sir.
Yes, sir.

You are Euliss F. Dewey,
aren't you?

Don't say that name
too loud around here.

* When I die
Hallelujah, by and by

* I'll fly away
SONNY: Yes, sir,
I'm your man.

I'm also the apostle EF,
but I am your man.

I'm from a long line
of Deweys.

My granddaddy was
blackjack Dewey.

Professional blackjack
player, cardsharp,
before he got saved.

(SIREN WAILING)

I thought...
You still drive these Fords?

I thought you switched
to Chevys like they do
back in Texas.

(CHUCKLES) Or maybe
it's the other way
around. Yeah.

"Right to remain silent."
Seems like I always got
somethin' to say.

* I'll fly away
I do a lot of talkin'.

* Just a few more
happy days and then

* I'll fly away

* To a land where
joys will never end

* I'll fly away

* I'll fly away
Oh, glory

* I'll fly away

* When he calls on high
Hallelujah, by and by

* I'll fly away

SONNY: Before
Abraham was who?
MEN: Jesus!

Who was our alpha
and our omega?
Jesus!

Yea, though I walk through
the valley, who walks with me?
Jesus!

If I lie down in green
pastures, who lies down
there with me?

Jesus!

If I ascend up to heaven
in the mornin',
who will I talk to first?

Jesus!
Who is our heavenly
Father's son?

Jesus!
And who was sent on earth
to save us here?

Jesus!
Yea, though I walk
through the valley,

who's my Lord and Savior?
Jesus!

He's our what?
Jesus!

Again.
Jesus!

One more time.
Jesus!

If I walk down the street,
who walks with me?
Jesus!

If I go to New York City,
who will I meet in the
middle of Times Square?

Jesus!

If I jump up and down, who
jumps up and down with me?
Jesus!

If I walk through
the valley, who's with me?
Jesus!

Let's say it again.
Jesus!

One more time.
Jesus!

And?
Jesus!

The Father sent his son.
What was his name?
Jesus!

What's his name again?
Jesus!

One more time.
Jesus! Jesus!

Again.
Jesus! Jesus!

Who's our Lord
and Savior?
Jesus!

Who do we love more
than anything on earth?
Jesus!

Who was Mary's
own darlin'?
Jesus!

* I'm a soldier
in the army of the Lord

* I'm a soldier
* Soldier

* In the army

* I'm a soldier
* Soldier

* In the army of the Lord

* I'm a soldier
* Soldier

* In the army

* I got my war clothes on
* In the army of the Lord

* Got my war clothes on
* In the army

* I got my war clothes on
* In the army of the Lord

* Got my war clothes on
* In the army

* I'm a soldier
in the army of the Lord

* I'm a soldier
in the army

* I'm a soldier
in the army of the Lord

* I'm a soldier
in the army

* Oh, I believe I'll die
* In the army of the Lord

* Oh, I believe
Yeah, yeah
* In the army

* I believe I'll die
* In the army of the Lord

* I believe I will die
* In the army

* I'm a soldier
in the army of the Lord

* I'm a soldier in the army

* I'm a soldier
in the army of the Lord

* I'm a soldier in the army

* I got my breastplate on
* In the army of the Lord

* Got my breastplate on
* In the army

* I got my breastplate on
* In the army of the Lord

* Got my breastplate on
* In the army

* I'm a soldier
in the army of the Lord

* I'm a soldier in the army

* I'm a soldier
in the army of the Lord

* I'm a soldier in the army

* I'm gonna fight until I die
* In the army of the Lord

* Gonna fight until I die now
* In the army

* I'm gonna fight until I die
* In the army of the Lord

* Gonna fight until I die
* In the army

* I'm a soldier
in the army of the Lord *