"♪♪♪" "(male #1) Cause of death?" "Asthma, heart attack, they're not sure." "His name was Phillip Taylor." "The little boy's Joshua." "It's his son." "Has the kid said anything?" "Oh, he's devastated." "He's not saying much of anything right now." "So who are they?" "Lady on the left is the neighbor." "The other one is Anna." "She's a maid." "She doesn't speak a lot of English, but from what I can tell she was upstairs cleaning, heard the dogs barking, ran downstairs, and called us." "Sir, I found an address book of the deceased, a few other documents as well." "Okay, good." "Let's go through it, find a friend or coworker, anybody." "Poor kid." "No immediate family, now this?" "(female #1) There's a Henry and Lucille Bauman listed here." "Is there a phone number?" "Yeah, I got a phone number right here." "Contact them both immediately." "Inform them of the situation." "Stay with the boy and get him somewhere safe." "I'll finish out the reports, meet you back at the office." "♪♪♪" "(Joshua) I miss you, Dad." "I couldn't ever imagine feeling so empty and so alone." "But here I am." "I tried to reach him!" "I tried." "I really did!" "Oh, Joshua, I know you did." "I know." "It's going to be all right now." "It's going to be all right." "Christopher, would you please take Joshua inside and help him get settled?" "Yes, ma'am." "(female #2) Mrs. Lucille Bauman?" "I'm Karen Green, the caseworker for the adoption agency, and this is Mr. Richard Smith, the attorney for the Taylors." "Mrs. Bauman, we spoke earlier on the phone today." "Yes." "Nice to meet you both." "My husband's on his way home." "Would you like to come in and take a seat?" "No thanks, Mrs. Bauman." "We won't be very long." "I really hate that we had to meet under such circumstances as this." "Well, Phillip was very dear to us and we're going to miss him dearly." "Where do we go from here?" "Mrs. Bauman, do you recall the adoption agreement that you and your husband made to serve as caretakers for Joshua that it stated in Mr. Phillip's will?" "Yes, we do recall." "Mrs. Bauman, what's the zip code here?" "78218." "You know, it's really great for Joshua that both families had this agreement worked out." "Frankly, many children end up with families that they don't even know." "I'm just so glad that we could help Joshua." "Ma'am, if you would sign this release form for the release of Joshua." "And you do have our deepest condolences on this unexpected tragedy of your friend." "Thank you." "Is there anything that we can do at the house?" "Actually, Mrs. Bauman, the house is in foreclosure." "Joshua did have time to get his things out of the house that he needed, and frankly, the bank has taken over possession of the home." "Mrs. Bauman, if this is too much of a burden for you all at once" "Ms. Greene, all my burdens have been taken to the cross." "Well, that's great to know, Mrs. Bauman." "And I'm sure Joshua is in great hands." "Again, you have our condolences." "Thank you so much." "Mrs. Bauman, if you or your husband need anything, anything at all, don't hesitate to give us a call." "There's my card." "Thank you both." "And God bless you." "Thank you." "Hey, Joshua, I'm really sorry about your dad." "Yeah." "Thanks." "Aren't you angry?" "I mean, both of your parents?" "Kind of." "Sort of." "You, your dad were always at church and you never missed Sunday school." "So why would God take them both away from you like that?" "My father always told me, "God has a purpose for all things even if we don't understand it."" "Well, I don't understand." "Anyway, come on." "Let's play a board game." "Why?" "You always beat me in everything we play." "'Kay." "Under the circumstances, I'll be nice." "This time only." "Nah." "I'm just tired." "Thanks, though." "♪♪♪" "Obey..." "God's Word." "No!" "Daddy!" "No!" "♪♪♪" "[applauding]" "Let's give it up one more time for Sound of Praise." "[applauding]" "Well, I want to thank everybody for coming out today to the third annual Attorneys for Christ Association Luncheon." "Let me bring up here the newest chairman of the AFCA," "Mr. Christopher Bauman." "[applauding]" "Thank you." "Thank you very much for this award." "We look forward to doing bigger and brighter things in the Seguin Community." "Thank you very much." "[applauding]" "(male #2) Well, if it isn't the most famous, competent lawyer of Seguin, Texas." "Walter, how are you?" "Doing good." "Your client, Jonathan Chase, hasn't accepted the plea bargain." "What's the deal?" "He'll plea." "Just give him some time." "I hope so." "Well, speaking of time, I'm sorry Walter, but there's another meeting I have to attend." "It was good seeing you again." "Well, don't let me hold you up." "It's good to see you too, Christopher." "Take care." "♪♪♪" "♪ I know the right words to say ♪" "♪ to paint a pretty picture ♪" "♪ to make you see like I got it all together ♪" "♪ yeah ♪" "♪ Knowing good and well ♪" "♪ there's a war going on inside of me ♪" "♪ between the man that I used to be ♪" "♪ and the man that I'm becoming ♪" "♪ there's something's got to give ♪♪ [phone ringing]" "Hello?" "Hey, baby." "Hey." "You get to the station yet?" "Yeah, I'm here." "Well, I've been trying to call you for like the last 2 hours." "The association had a brief meeting at the Jazz Spot." "The Jazz Spot?" "What about the home spot?" "Lunch here, 12:30?" "You know, it just so happens to be that I'm your wife and not just one of your clients." "No, that's all right." "Thanks a lot." "Yes sir, what can I get for you?" "Hot dog." "All right, well I do them all kinds of different ways." "I've got some bacon wrapped" " Just mustard." "You got it." "[train whistle sounding]" "I'm going to fix this up for you." "You be careful with that nice suit and this mustard, all right?" "Next time you come through here, you try my bacon wrap." "They are fantastic." "That's going to be $4, sir." "Keep the change." "Appreciate that." "You be safe." "(male #3) I'll see y'all soon, okay?" "(female #3) Be careful, okay?" "I will." "I love you, Cameron." "Well, well, if it ain't my long lost, no time to see me big brother." "What's happening, man?" "Very busy man." "It's good to see you, man." "Good to see you too, free man." "Yeah, right." "Welcome home." "How's Mama?" "Well, you know Mom." "She's fine." "Still trying to win everyone over to the Lord." "Yeah, so what about you, man?" "You been won over?" "Look, Josh, it's been a long time since we've seen one another, 11 years to be exact." "When we were younger, I never missed Sunday school," "I never missed a youth retreat." "So I don't need church." "I'm doing just fine." "So to answer your question, no, I have not been won over." "♪ Something's got to give, hey ♪♪" "Jonathan Chase, how you doing?" "Where's my lawyer?" "Well you see, he was--he got caught up in a--he had a" "Mario, where's my lawyer?" "Jonathan, I called him earlier today." "I don't know what happened." "I just don't know what happened." "Mr. Chase, can I get you to have a seat please, sir?" "Okay, look." "Here's where we are." "This is where you stand." "It's kind of got a lot of evidence, but look, we can work through this as a team, okay?" "All rise and come to order." "District Court 278 is now in session." "The Honorable Judge Reeves is presiding." "All have a seat, please." "Today, we're going to do the docket, the State versus Jonathan Chase." "Your Honor, I need a new attorney!" "Sit down or you're going to county jail." "Wow, just relax, all right?" "We'll take care of this." "Just let me handle this." "Your Honor, may I approach the bench?" "Please come forward." "Your Honor, I apologize for that." "My name is Mr. Mark McClain and Mr. Bauman from Bauman and Associates, he had a family emergency." "Emergency?" "This is an emergency!" "Curb that defendant!" "Look, I don't need this new recruit paralegal trying to represent me!" "Where's my lawyer?" "(Judge Reeves) Bailiff, take this defendant into custody right now." "Mr. Chase, you've been ordered by the court to be taken into custody." "You can put your hands behind your back;" "keep them away from your pockets." "Sit down!" "(Mark) Oh, this is not good." "I told you not to be saying anything." "Just keep your mouth shut, okay?" "Just be quiet." "You tell Bauman you reap what you sow." "♪♪♪" "(Joshua) Man, Chris, I ain't even going to lie." "I'm impressed, man." "You really got it going on in here." "Thank you." "University of Monroe, huh?" "It's a nice office, man." "Look here, I've got a meeting with my staff in a few minutes and also I've arranged for a taxi to come and pick you up." "Man, a taxi?" "Look Joshua, Mom's been looking forward to seeing you for a real long time." "Last time you let her down." "Don't do it again." "You understand?" "Yeah man, look, don't worry," "I'm not messing anything up." "I couldn't mess it up this time, dude." "Look, I got a son to look after now, man." "A son?" "You never mentioned before that you had a son." "Yeah, man, that's my little boy." "He's growing up." "You know, I've been gone for a long time now, so I'm going to do whatever I can to make it up to him." "Well, I know he's looking forward to having his daddy in his life." "(Joshua) Being adopted seemed to be the hardest transition for me to handle, a lifelong road of uncertainty." "Losing dad left emptiness in my heart." "I'd give anything to extinguish this deep, innermost root of loneliness, to find a true peace." "No wonder after 11 years of hard time incarceration" "I still feel locked up inside." "[phone ringing]" "Hello?" "(female #4) Mom?" "Sarah, is that you?" "Sarah?" "It's me, I'm here." "Baby, what's wrong?" "I can't take it anymore." "Our marriage is falling apart." "Sarah, what's exactly going on?" "Talk to me." "I don't know." "I don't know." "I don't understand." "It seems like the more I try, the worse our relationship gets." "I mean, I cooked him dinner and he stood me up again." "Mm-hmm." "Sarah, I know it's hard, but you can't lose heart." "There is hope." "I tell you what, why don't we meet tomorrow evening for dinner at our favorite spot?" "I'd like that." "Thanks, mom." "I really appreciate that." "But please do not tell Christopher that I talked to you about this." "I promise." "All right, I'll see you tomorrow if it's the Lord's will." "Okay." "Okay." "Bye-bye." "Okay, bye." "[door bell ringing]" "Come in!" "(Joshua) Mama." "Oh, Joshua." "Oh, thank the Lord you made it home safely." "It's good to see you, Mama." "Oh, it's good to see you too." "And you look so good!" "Oh man, I feel good." "It's nice to be home." "Oh, how was your train ride?" "Train ride was good." "It was refreshing, you know?" "And the ride with Chris, that was a little tough." "That's another story." "Son, it's not Christopher." "You know, he's carrying his own burdens, you know?" "And until both of you totally surrender to God, your problems are going to overcome you instead of you overcoming your problems." "I know, Ma." "You know, I'm just getting home." "We'll get to that, but it's just" "Nothing." "I'll tell you what, it's one thing to know and it's another thing to obey." "Anyway, come on in and have some of my good ol' homemade cranberry bread." "Whew." "Okay." "Where are we?" "Total new clients this week: 18." "Total retainer's fee:" "$47,250." "And the bad news is this Mr. Chase guy, he doesn't want to accept any plea bargains and he's demanding that you specifically represent him in court." "He'll plea." "No, listen." "Look, he's not accepting any plea bargains and he's not playing around." "Look, I just got off the phone with some of his boys and they're demanding 15 of the $25,000 refunded." "Seems to me like you're being a little sensitive here." "Or maybe I'm just trying to do my job building a respectable reputation." "Maybe, but understand this, this is a respectable law firm." "Look, I understand Mr. Bauman." "But look, I won't compromise my integrity to lose my family." "Stop!" "Are you calling me a crook?" "You're fresh off the college block!" "Let me tell you something, rookie." "You need to adjust to the program." "Well, this program needs to be winding down by 7 o'clock!" "Gentlemen, please!" "It's Friday." "Let's just calm down, finish the briefing so we can all go home and enjoy the weekend." "Okay?" "Whatever." "(Christopher) Look here rookie, you need to go handle your business." "Okay." "Documents complete." "This case is ready for trial Monday morning." "All right." "Thanks so much for staying late to finish the briefing." "No problem." "I talked to Ron earlier and let him know the importance of this case and he knew I was going to work late tonight." "You know what?" "Since you've been working late all week, why don't you take Monday off?" "No, why don't you take Monday off?" "Your wife really deserves it, Christopher." "[phone ringing]" "[answering machine beeping]" "(Christopher) Sarah, hey." "I'll be home late again." "I had some important business to finish at the office." "Business." "Always the priority." "♪♪♪" "(Sarah) Dear Christopher, it's been 4 1/2 years since we had true quality time together." "I miss your small but spur-of-the-moment surprises." "I've forgotten the last time we even prayed together, not to mention our lack of daily communication, which only consists of "Good morning" or "Good night."" "Your law practice has taken over our whole life." "Do you even care that we're drifting apart?" "Sarah, your wife." "♪♪♪" "♪♪♪" "♪♪♪ [phone ringing]" "Hello?" "Hello?" "Christopher?" "Christopher, I am sick and tired of all these phone calls and hang-ups." "Christopher?" "He's gone!" "I'm finished." "I am done!" "♪♪♪" "[door bell rings]" "Mrs. Bauman?" "Yes." "You have a delivery." "Thank you." "You must be very special to someone." "I suppose I am." "Well you have a nice day, ma'am." "Thank you, you too." "What?" "What?" "[glass shattering]" "(female #5) Girl, I am so sorry about this mess with your husband." "Just men." "You need to divorce that creep." "And considering being threatened," "I'd take out a good life insurance policy if I were you." "No, I don't think Why not?" "I could do that." "Well, for one, there's no divorce lawyer in Seguin that's going to represent me." "Two, you need money, that which I don't have." "Well, listen, you let me take care of all that, including the life insurance." "I'll set you up with a good attorney." "A local friend of mine is a life insurance agent." "I'll cover the costs." "No." "Ah, Ah, Ah." "You just remember that anything happens to him," "I get half the policy, deal?" "Deal." "You're so silly." "Shush, here comes my mother-in-law." "I don't want her to think that we're plotting against her son." "Ma?" "Hi." "Hi, Sarah." "Sorry I'm a little bit late." "It's okay." "How are you?" "I'm not doing too good." "But this is my friend, Joey." "Joey Perkins." "Joey, this is my mother-in-law, Lucille Bauman." "Nice to meet you." "So tell me, is it Joey or Joanna Perkins?" "Well, my birth name is Joanna Perkins, but that's not what I go by." "Well, if you don't mind, I'd rather call you by your birth name, Joanna Perkins." "Is that fine?" "That's fine." "(male #4) Hi, are we ready to order?" "You know what?" "I don't have much of an appetite right now." "I'll pass also." "Okay, if you need anything else, just let me know." "Okay, thank you." "Okay." "What's really going on Sarah?" "Well, I moved out." "And mom, you know how much I love Christopher, but I'm scared, angry, and I'm just fed up of all of the threatening phone calls and of the angry clients." "I mean, besides, I don't ever see him." "So where are you staying?" "Well, after this last episode, my friend Joey," "Joanna, she has opened up her home to me and I'm going to stay with her until I get an apartment." "Ma'am, I don't mean to intervene, but I've known Sarah for a very long time." "And for what she's been going through, she deserves better." "And how do you define better?" "Happiness, security, love." "Joanna, when you look deep within yourself, are you truly happy?" "Truthfully?" "No." "I guess once my father stopped showing me he cared about me," "I just kind of gave up." "Had he been there for me, well, let's just say I might not have turned out like I am today." "God's love has always been there for you, Joanna." "It's just that you haven't allowed the Word to give you the peace, joy, and true happiness that only he can give." "Joanna, Jesus Christ can change your life." "I'll see you later, Sarah." "Okay." "I didn't mean to offend your friend, Sarah, but the truth must come to light." "I know, Mom." "Don't worry about it." "She'll be okay." "She'll be fine." "I sure hope so." "Speaking of the truth, Sarah, you listen to me." "You are a bright woman and you can't let your friends influence you." "Trust me, I know how you feel." "In our eyes, it seems right to divorce our husbands when things don't seem to be going right." "But that's not God's way." "He hates divorce." "Yes, but I'm not as strong as you are." "I wish I was." "And I know that you tell me to pray for our relationship and to just stop complaining about what it's not." "But didn't your husband leave you even though you earnestly prayed for him?" "Yes, he did." "But he is still my husband." "And I won't divorce him." "I'm still praying and trusting that God is going to reconcile him back home." "You think God's still going to bring him back to you?" "Well, he said if I have the faith of a mustard seed," "I can move a mountain." "And also if I ask and I don't doubt, I shall receive." "He didn't say maybe." "So yes, I do believe that he is going to bring him home." "Okay, Mom." "Okay." "[phone beeping]" "(female #6) Mr. Bauman, you have a call on line one." "(Christopher) Stacy, take a message." "I'm in a meeting right now." "As I was saying, the D.A's office" "Mr. Bauman, Mr. Bauman, we paid you $25,000 cash and you haven't set foot in court to represent" "Mr. Jonathan Chase." "You don't answer his calls from jail and not once, not once have you visited him to discuss his case." "Now I'm politely requesting a full refund." "What are you, kidding?" "You got jokes, right?" "Does it look like I'm joking?" "Does this look like a flea market bargaining table?" "Listen, Mr. Jonathan Chase chose this law firm to represent him and you agreed to pay his legal fees." "And we're doing everything we can to get him out." "Well, I'll tell you what." "Your best, it's just not good enough." "So here's the deal." "Refund a portion of say, say $15,000, which is extremely more than fair due to the fact that you haven't done anything." "I would take seriously a proposal to you, Mr. Bauman." "Stacy, get me Walter from the D.A.'s office." "Yes, sir." "By the way, your brother's on hold for you." "What is it, Joshua?" "Hey, I was gonna pass over and see my son today." "I thought you might want to come meet him." "Listen, Joshua." "I don't have time to discuss this, but I'm sure your son will feel glad about the opportunity of seeing his father." "Man." "(Mark) So what do we do now?" "Business as usual." "Let's keep going." "Okay, well, his court date's scheduled" "Hey, Kelly." "It's good to see you." "Joshua, what are you doing here?" "I'm here to get some of Kelly Marie's Hot Wings." "Best in the world." "Yeah, well, we know that's not gonna happen." "The last time I entertained you with a home cooked meal, we both fell into sin." "Hey look, Kelly, I'm just here 'cause I told you, you know, when I got out, I wanted to make things better between us." "So, you know, here I am." "I know I've been absent from my son's life" "Absent from our son." "Okay, yeah, absent from our son's life for a long time, but, you know, I promise I'm gonna make it up to him." "You know, can I at least see him?" "He's at basketball practice." "Joshua, don't make any promises you can't keep." "Look, you know, I'm just trying to say that I want to be here for him, you know?" "I want to be a real positive role model in his life." "Oh, he's got a role model." "What do you mean he's got a role model?" "You got a man now or something?" "Yeah." "Yeah, as a matter of fact, I do have somebody in my life." "Somebody who won't leave us." "Somebody who provides all of our needs." "I hope you get to meet him soon." "Man, the only person I want to see right now is my son." "Look Joshua, I got a lot of studying to do so" "I am going to get my cooking degree this time around without any of your distractions." "So if you really want to see your son, then why don't you meet us at Casey's on Saturday at noon?" "Okay." "I'll be there." "And hey, I'm gonna help you open your franchise one day." "Kelly Marie's Hot Wings." "Whatever." "Goodbye, Joshua." "♪♪♪" "♪♪♪" "♪♪♪" "♪♪♪" "♪♪♪" "Mr. Taylor, hi." "I'm Laura Miles." "I'm the business loan officer for the branch." "Nice to meet you." "Well, I have to say I'm very impressed with your hot wing business concept." "That's what I'm talking about." "Very interesting." "Unfortunately, our bank will not be able to assist you with this business loan." "What do you mean you can't assist me with the loan?" "Mr. Taylor, unfortunately, your credit scores are low." "You have no collateral." "Frankly, you have no business track record." "You simply do not Look-- qualify for this loan." "But this is an awesome concept." "And people will love Kelly's wings." "So, I mean, as much as they love these wings, we could turn that kind of profit around in no time." "A couple months, tops." "There's gotta be some way I qualify for half that or something." "I'm afraid not." "All right." "I'll tell you, though, Kelly Marie's Hot Wings, is gonna make it someday." "(Joshua) Hey, Chris." "Hey, Chris." "Hold up, man." "Hey, Chris, man." "I need your help, dude." "I've been out here looking for work and trying to hustle, but man, I really need a business loan, bro." "A business loan?" "Yeah, look." "Check it out." "I got everything put together already, man." "$35,000?" "Yeah, man." "Don't worry about $35,000." "Just, you know, give me a chance, dude." "Give you a chance?" "Let's see." "We gave you a chance to go to college, but instead you chose jail and hurt mom at the same time." "You blew it, so you don't get any more chances." "I can't help you, little bro." "My little Lucille, I'll never leave you." "Okay." "(Joshua) Hey, Mama." "Hey, son." "How was your day?" "Don't even ask how my day went, Mama." "Okay." "Well, tonight's Bible study." "Are you coming?" "No, not tonight." "I'm gonna look through this paper and try and check out some of these employment opportunities." "All right." "Well, you'll be missing out on your blessings." "Joshua, you know God's been patiently calling you for many years now." "[phone ringing]" "When are you going to stop doing things your own way and start doing things his way?" "Hello?" "Josh!" "Hey, what's up, Pablo?" "Yeah." "I'll see you a little later." "I've been trying to catch up with you all day." "Joshua, don't fall into temptation." "Kind of hard finding a job when you got a record, you know?" "Look, I'm about 2 minutes from your mom's house." "Man, don't worry about employment." "Your boy Pablo, I got you." "I'll get you a job." "All right." "Yeah, that's cool." "I'll be ready." "All right, later." "(male preacher on television) Then the Lord spoke through Solomon, as in Proverbs 1:10." ""My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent if they say," ""'Come with us." ""'Let us lie and wait to shed blood." "Let us lurk secretly for the innocent without cause.'"" "You see, beloved, your Heavenly Father's desire is to deliver you from Satanic bondage." "Verse 15 goes on to say," ""My son, do not walk in the way with them." "Keep your foot from their path."" "♪ I know you like to rock you like to roll ♪" "♪ you like to drink you like to smoke ♪" "♪ you like to pop them pills and sling that dope ♪" "♪ You on that high but you're feeling low ♪" "♪ 'cause what you don't know is that without ♪" "♪ the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ ♪" "♪ your life's a joke ♪" "♪ You like to rock you like to roll ♪" "♪ you like to drink you like to smoke ♪" "♪ you like to pop them pills and sling that dope ♪" "♪ You on that high but you're feeling low ♪" "♪ 'cause what you don't know is that without ♪" "♪ the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ ♪" "♪ your life's a joke ♪" "♪ Man, it feels good to be born again ♪" "♪ No more life of sin no more juice and gin ♪" "♪ No more sippin' murder murder smokin' kill kill kill ♪" "♪ No more poppin' X pills no more makin' drug deals ♪" "♪ seducing' thoughts was in my head ♪" "♪ sayin' this life's the bomb ♪" "♪ Go ahead and get your money on, baller ♪" "♪ I was sittin' sideways, but Satan was the shot-caller ♪" "♪ Doin' 'bout 90 on that highway to hell ♪" "♪ 'til them lost'll re-open ♪" "♪ I was on my way to jail ♪" "♪ Mad, cussin' them out thinkin' they was the enemy ♪" "♪ not knowing that the enemy was really in me, see?" "♪" "♪ God kept me alive when that devil was tryin' to kill me ♪" "♪ and torment my soul, as you know, but you don't feel me ♪" "♪ They say you can run but you can't hide ♪" "♪ but how you goin' run when you almost out of breath, dying?" "♪" "♪ You like to rock you like to roll ♪" "♪ you like to drink you like to smoke ♪" "♪ you like to pop them pills and sling that dope ♪" "♪ You on that high but you're feeling low ♪" "♪ 'cause what you don't know is that without ♪" "♪ the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ ♪" "♪ your life's a joke ♪" "I know your name!" "♪ You like to roll ♪" "♪ you like to drink you like to smoke ♪" "♪ you like to pop them pills and sling that dope ♪" "♪ You on that high but you're feeling low ♪" "♪ 'cause what you don't know is that without ♪" "♪ the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ ♪" "♪ I know you like to post up in the club ♪" "♪ like who what and whodunit ♪" "♪ hit the bar like a star and spend about 100 ♪" "♪ Showcasing your grill greased up like a G ♪" "♪ with that look in your eyes like all the ladies love me ♪" "♪ Ain't no one above me ♪" "♪ Hold up, partner, play it down, 'cause Homie ♪" "♪ where I'm from we don't hardly play around ♪" "♪ Beware of them old familiar spirits out there ♪" "♪ but you from Nowhere, USA acting like you don't care ♪♪" "Christopher!" "Oh, you didn't think I'd forget your 35th birthday, did you?" "Mom, I cannot believe I forgot my birthday is today." "And you can't forget about God." "Look at your family right now." "You know you need to reconcile with Sarah." "And your practice, you're not operating it according to God's ways." "(Stacy on intercom) Mr. Bauman?" "Stacy, just a minute." "Well, I can see that you're busy and I'm going to go ahead and get going." "But first, I have a present for you." "Happy birthday, son." "Thank you so much." "You know, Mom, the reason I haven't been going to church is because I've been so busy." "I mean, there's been so much going on." "Chris, you know it's not just about church." "It's about a heart relationship with our Father." "And that's what you seem to have forgotten." "I'll see you later." "Bye, love you." "Bye." "Love you." "What's up, Kelly?" "Hey look, man, I'm sorry about earlier today, you know?" "I got tied up" "Stop." "Stop." "Why?" "Why do you continue to devastate our son?" "You never make time for him, Joshua." "I said I'm sorry." "You know, I don't know what else you want from me." "What?" "Here, look, I'll break you off some cash." "Here." "I don't want to take your money, Joshua." "I don't want it." "What's wrong with this?" "Oh, that's right." "You said you got a man now." "Somebody's that's gonna supply all your needs, huh?" "I did say that." "And I also said that I hope that you get to meet him." "Goodbye, Joshua." "Is there a problem, officer?" "Yes, sir." "Is this your vehicle?" "Yeah, it is." "I need you to come over and talk to this officer." "Man, Talk to hold up, man. the officer." "Man, what's the problem?" "Spread your feet." "Well, Mr. Joshua Taylor, you're in possession of a stolen vehicle and we're going to go and take you downtown." "Yes, sir." "Stolen vehicle?" "Man, y'all as crazy as they come, bro." "Tell it to the judge." "Man, I paid Yeah, I bet. for this, cash." "♪♪♪" "Mark, I'm confident this case won't go to trial." "There's just simply not enough evidence of any kind of neglect towards the children." "Hmm, I'm gonna have to disagree, Linda." "I mean, it seems to me there's an extreme amount of evidence against this guy." "Where are you getting this evidence?" "Christopher, are you okay?" "Yeah." "Are you sure?" "You've been having those chest pains a lot lately." "Maybe you should go get that checked" "Keep going." "Keep going." "'Sup, Cap?" "I need to make a phone call, man." "All right, let's see what you got." "All right, sign in on the clipboard for me right there, please." "Thank you." "[phone ringing]" "Bauman and Associates." "Hey listen, man, I need some help." "I got locked up for something I didn't even much do." "Joshua, I can't help you." "(Joshua) Hey, man, look, you gotta give me a chance, bro." "Please, man, just listen." "You played the game, now you pay the price." "Welcome to the big leagues, little bro." "He needs to get his life together." "So, you stole a vehicle." "Heh." "That's a definite 10 years." "Hey, dude." "Hey." "You wasn't living that out there, don't come faking it in here." "(male #5) All right, guys, rack it up." "Let's go." "Hello, may I help you?" "Yes, I'm scheduled to meet with Mr. Bauman concerning the cost of filing for my divorce." "At 2:30?" "Yes." "He's in a meeting right now." "He'll be done shortly." "But while you're waiting, would you please complete this form and he'll be right with you." "Thank you." "You really don't want to divorce him, do you?" "No, I don't." "But I tried everything and nothing seems to work." "Have you tried praying and asking God to restore your marriage?" "No, I haven't." "I was in that same situation until I realized without Christ my marriage would continue in turmoil." "Here's the number to a Christian marriage counselor." "You don't need a divorce attorney." "Your marriage can be healed." "Would you mind if I prayed with you?" "No." "Father, in the name of Jesus Christ," "I come before you, interceding on behalf of this woman, her children, and her husband, O God." "Father, I just pray in the name of Jesus Christ that you heal, restore, and reconcile this marriage." "God, I know that you are able." "You created marriage." "And you said what you put together, let no man put asunder." "Keep them now as only you can." "Hmm." "In the name of Jesus Christ I pray, amen." "Amen." "It's gonna be all right." "Thank you." "Okay Stacy, okay." "(Joshua) That if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved." "(preacher on television) Your Heavenly Father's desire is to deliver you from satanic bondage." "(Mrs. Bauman) When are you going to stop doing things your own way and start doing things his way?" "Lord Jesus, today I commit my life to you, God." "And I ask you to be my personal Lord and Savior." "Forgive me, God, for all of my sins." "For so long I've just been livin' my life for myself, but now, now I want to live my life for you, God." "♪♪♪" "♪♪♪" "♪♪♪" "(Joshua) Dear Mom, I think you'll be pleased to know that today" "I'm truly a new man." "I've repented and truly dedicated my whole life to Jesus Christ." "I don't know what's gonna come from this situation" "I've foolishly gotten myself into." "I'm incarcerated and facing 5 years for probation violation for something I didn't do." "But now I realize that runnin' from God is the worst position for anyone to be in." "To live life without him is an eternal tragedy." "I lost my dad, but now I've found my Father." "Please inform Kelly that I'm deeply sorry for bein' so rebellious and procrastinating on doin' what's right by her, and for neglectin' my son, Brandon." "By God's grace, I shall remain a changed, new man." "Thanks, Mom." "You are a living proof that God answers prayers." "Love, Joshua." "[rapping] Saved by grace I divorced the gang." "Raised in the hood, I was forced to bang." "Threw away my nine and I flushed the 'caine." "Since I gave my life to Christ I'm no longer the same." "Hey man, I know some people on the outside." "You guys lookin' for a record deal?" "I can get you guys a record deal." "Oh really?" "Anyway." "[rapping] I used to do a lot of dirt on the C-side streets." "Now I'm back on these streets tryin' to reach" "Hey Tre, Tre, listen--it's not a recording studio." "Could you just tone it down a little bit?" "I'll send you a CD when I get out of here." "Thank you, I appreciate it." "Well, like I was sayin'" "(Joshua) So it says it right here, 2 Corinthians 5:17," ""Therefore, if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature." ""The old things have passed away." "Behold, all things become new."" "Good morning." "Good morning." "Where's Stacy?" "Um, Mr. Bauman just hired me." "I'm not sure who Stacy is, but I'm Vicky." "I'm Mark McClain, one of the attorneys here." "Nice to meet you." "Yeah, nice to meet you too." "Tell me you did not fire Stacy." "Well, good morning to you too, Mr. McClain." "This is my law firm." "I decide who gets hired and who gets fired." "Look, this isn't a game." "I mean, how is it that you claim to be a Christian, you're the chairman of the Attorneys for Christ Association, but yet everything in your life is so contradictory?" "You know, I get it." "You make the rules because it's your life." "[clapping] Now you're gettin' it." "Now you're gettin' it." "Well, get this." "I'm makin' my own decision." "I quit!" "You're a hypocrite." "(male #6) Hey, Joshua." "What's up, Cap?" "You know the police officer that arrested you?" "Well, he typed in the wrong license plate number and the judge has ordered your immediate release." "Pack your things." "Okay, Mr. Taylor." "That should do it, sir." "It's your lucky day, man." "I'll tell you, though." "There's no luck involved in that, man." "That's all about the grace of God." "Oh, well let's see how long his grace'll keep you out of jail." "We'll see you back, huh?" "No, sir." "Mr. Ortiz, Manuel Ortiz." "He'll be with you in just a moment." "Would you like to have a seat?" "No, thank you." "Mr. Bauman?" "That's me, how can I help you?" "Can we talk somewhere private?" "No, right here is fine." "We're from the Texas Bar Association and we've been investigating many complaints about this law firm concerning accusations of not representing clients properly." "No communication with clients, failure to represent clients, and the list goes on, including excessive attorney fees." "What evidence do you have to support these accusations?" "(male #7) Sir, you failed to appear before the board to disprove these accusations." "Unfortunately, a decision has been made." "We have sufficient evidence showing that your practice has had a total disregard for proper standards of legal representation." "Therefore, the Texas Bar Association has made a determination regarding Christopher Bauman, member number 24689738, hereby revoking all legal practice credentials, effective immediately." "Give me that." "How is it no one called me before this?" "Our phone calls went unanswered and we never received a response from our certified letters." "Frankly, Mr. Bauman, you've left the Association no other options." "(male #8) Furthermore, Mr. Bauman, due to the number of complaints and threats from your clients, the judge has granted your landlord a notice to vacate the premises against you." "But he can't do that." "Ha-ha, oh, I'm afraid he can." "In fact, he already has." "Mr. Bauman, you have 48 hours to vacate the premises." "Forty-eight hours." "You can leave now." "Mr. Bauman, clock's tickin'." "Forty-eight hours." "I'm sorry, Mr. Bauman." "I'll bet you are." "No, no way." "We're not going to sit back and just accept this without a fight, are we Christopher?" "Does this mean my first day on the job is my last day?" "Christopher!" "Okay Linda, this is what we're gonna do." "I need you to collect all important documents and client files and place them in boxes." "And I'm also gonna need you to work late tonight, all right?" "Fine." "Yes, Vicky, this is gonna be your last day workin' here." "Thanks a lot." "♪♪♪" "(male #9) All right, man." "(Joshua) Hey, bro, I appreciate it, man." "(male #9) No problem." "You be cool." "Keep the faith and God bless." "(Joshua) God bless you too." "(male #9) All right, take care." "Now, what's goin' on in here?" "Linda." "Oh, Joshua." "Listen, I tried talking to Christopher to help you get out" "Hey, hey, hey, don't worry about any of that." "God is always in control, all right?" "He got me out." "Anyway, what's all this in here?" "What's going on, y'all finally moving' out to that big office in the city or somethin'?" "I wish." "It's not that good." "Christopher will explain." "He's in his office." "All right, I'll go check him out." "[knocking on door]" "(Joshua) Hey Chris, man, what's goin' on, bro?" "Seeing all these boxes way out front." "What's really happening?" "Depends on what you're talkin' about, Joshua." "My license's been revoked, an eviction notice that's in effect, and a marriage that can't be reconciled!" "Maybe I'm under the judgment of the Almighty God, you think?" "Man, I'll tell you somethin'." "It doesn't matter what I think, man." "What matters is what's in the Word of God." "You know, the Word of God says that if we draw near unto him, then he'll draw near unto us, man." "Think about it." "All these years, man, all this time we've been runnin' from him, you know what I'm sayin'?" "And all this time, we should've been runnin' to him." "It's like, man, I can't stand to see this from you, Chris, man." "It hurts my heart." "Sometime God lets this happen to us so where we get to the point in our lives where we ready to repent." "Oh, so you're all spiritual now." "You're Pastor Joshua Taylor." "Josh, I don't have time for this!" "Man, listen bro, I'm no pastor, but I'll tell you what I am." "I'm your brother, bro." "Even more than that, I'm a born-again believer in Jesus Christ, man." "I've had enough of this!" "Do you believe in Jesus now?" "Do you believe in Jesus now?" "Yeah, I do." "For me to live is Christ, to die is gain." "Man, ever since we were little, I've despised you." "You're the reason my father left and never came back!" "Chris, I had nothing to do with that." "Man, shut up!" "You came into my life uninvited and now you're coming in here with this holier than thou speech?" "Chris." "Christopher, what are you doing?" "Man, stay out of my life." "Do you understand?" "Do you understand?" "Christopher, put the gun down." "If I put this down, I never, I mean never wanna see your face again." "(Linda) Christopher, please put the gun down." "You get it?" "You get it?" "(Joshua) It seems to be that the greatest thing given to me now turns out to be the hardest thing for me to release." "Forgiveness." "I knew from this point on" "I would never see Christopher again." "(Mario) Hello, Ms. Bauman." "Yes?" "I haven't been able to reach your husband, you know?" "Well, Christopher and I aren't even together anymore." "Well, that doesn't concern me at all." "Now, you and your husband owe us some money, correct?" "I promise you, I don't know anything about his dealings or who he even owes money to." "Well, I promise you do." "Now I'm sure that you can find a way somehow to persuade your husband to do the right thing." "Now look, I'm a very reasonable man." "Now, you and your husband have 90 days to deposit" "$20,000 in that account." "Otherwise, someone will pay a higher price, guaranteed, okay?" "Yo man, it already looks like there's tint on these windows, yo, bro." "Look, I already talked to the owner." "Just go ahead and tint all the windows darker." "All right, man." "[phone ringing]" "Hello." "It's your boy, Pablo." "Joshua?" "Hello?" "♪ Why it happened I don't understand ♪" "♪ Searching for the answers grasping for some truth ♪" "♪ Lord, I need my strength to be renewed ♪♪ [knocking on door]" "Joshua." "Hey, Kelly." "Kelly, I couldn't wait to tell you, man, but I finally met your provider, Kelly." "I've been saved." "You know, I've given my life to Jesus as my personal Lord and Savior." "Now he's forgiven me for all of my sins, Kelly." "And you know, I just need you now," "I need you to forgive me for everything I've ever done that's hurt you, everything I've done and--or haven't done for our son." "Kelly, you know, I just need you now to forgive me." "I mean, you know how long I've been praying for you and just cried for you?" "Kelly, you know, God, God's changed my life." "He really has and he's definitely answered your prayers, Kelly." "He has." "♪ I come to bring you praises ♪" "♪ I come to worship you ♪" "♪ I come to feel the warmth of your loving arms around me ♪" "♪ The pressures of this day, Lord ♪" "♪ have brought me to my knees ♪" "♪ Restore to me the joy of your salvation, please ♪♪" "(Joshua) Therefore, if any man is in Christ he's a new creature." "♪ Close to you ♪" "♪ I want to be close to you ♪" "♪ Close to you ♪" "♪ Just to be close to you ♪" "♪ I want to be close to you ♪" "♪ Just to be close to you ♪" "♪ I want to be close to you every day ♪" "♪ Lord, I want to be close to you ♪" "♪ Just to be close to you is all I want to do ♪" "♪ That's all I want to do ♪" "♪ Just to be in your presence receiving all your grace ♪" "♪ Your love and tender mercy I need it in this place ♪" "♪ I want to be close to you ♪" "♪ Just to be close to you ♪" "♪ I want to be close to you ♪" "♪ Just to be close to you ♪" "♪ I got to be close to you ♪♪" "(female #7) Yes, ma'am." "And Brandon's behavior and schoolwork have drastically improved, 100%." "[applauding]" "Congratulations, son, I'm proud of you." "Thank you, Mama." "Okay, so now it's off to Lancaster, Iowa, where the world famous hot wing queen opens her first restaurant." "Excited?" "Oh, very." "You know, we're going to have our first grand opening in 5 days." "Joshua has spoken very highly of you, and even though we haven't known each other very long," "I'm going to miss you." "Oh, I'm going to miss you too." "But you know what?" "We'll always be connected through our prayers." "That's right." "You just make sure that Joshua doesn't eat the profits from the restaurant." "Oh, please." "He won't even be allowed in the kitchen." "Kelly, are you ready to take the rest of those bridesmaids photos?" "Oh, sure, sure." "Excuse me." "Sure." "So anyway, Mama." "Look, I'm sorry Christopher isn't here." "Hey, you know, I wasn't really expecting him to come anyway." "You should call him before you leave to Iowa." "Mama, I don't know." "I just can't." "Okay." "Well, you remember that God has been blessing you because of your surrendering and obedience to him." "Yeah, I know he has." "I know, Mama." "Well, you just love your wife and live a godly example before your son." "I promise you I will, Mama." "Okay, okay." "All right." "[phone ringing]" "[answering machine beeps]" "(Sarah) Christopher, it's Sarah." "[sighs] What does she want now?" "Pick up the phone, Christopher." "We need to talk." "Okay, well, we see you're still good at not communicating." "Anyway, don't mean to get in your business, but I recommend that you settle your differences between you and your clients." "[answering machine beeps]" "This cannot be happening to me." "This cannot be happening to me." "♪♪♪" "(female operator) Nine-one-one, what's your emergency?" "Hello?" "No, no!" "Henry, listen, listen, listen, can we talk about this, please?" "Please, Henry?" "I was always here, wasn't I?" "Yes, you were always here, but not here, Henry." "(Henry) I told you the stress of losing my job and the fact that I can't provide for my family anymore." "I just can't take it!" "(Lucille) But I know God will provide if you only trust him." "Lucille, you are always talking about trusting the Lord." "Well, you trust in your God and feed that extra mouth" "I mistakenly has brought to this house." "(Lucille) But Christopher needs you and little Joshua needs a role model in this life." "You can't go, please." "♪♪♪" "Three twenty-five of aspirin, two of nitroglycerin." "A total of six of morphine sulfate." "Eighty-two and regular." "Oxygen sats 99%." "Please, don't go!" "Blood pressure at 92 over 52." "[phone ringing]" "Hello?" "Hello, Joshua?" "(Joshua) What's going on?" "It's Christopher." "He's in the hospital." "(Joshua) What?" "What happened?" "He had a heart attack." "They're stabilizing him right now." "Can you come see him?" "Mama, I can't." "Please?" "We're all set up for the grand opening in a couple days." "Not to mention we're already half way to Iowa." "Mom, I just--I don't have that kind of strength." "You're right." "You can't do it all alone, but through Christ who strengthens you, remember?" "You can." "I'm sorry, Mama." "All right." "Bye." "♪♪♪" "What'd she say?" "We're losing him." "I'm clear and you're clear." "Everybody clear?" "(female nurse) Clear." "Clear." "Continue CPR." "Doctor, he has no pulse." "I'm clear, you're clear." "Everyone clear?" "Clear." "I know this is your lunch break, but at this office, keep your faith and business separate." "My business is my faith, Mr. Bauman." "May I ask you a question?" "If you were to die today, do you know where you would spend eternity?" "Everybody clear?" "Clear." "Why?" "'Cause I don't go to church?" "John 3:3 says, "You must be born again."" "And without accepting your Heavenly Father's free gift of eternal life, you'll die and spend eternity in hell." "♪♪♪" "Please touch him, Lord." "Touch him." "In Jesus' name." "Everybody clear?" "Clear." "We got him back." "Let's get vitals." "He's 90 over 50." "That was a close one." "Okay." "Let's see." "No, right here." "Ta-da!" "Whew." "Well, Mrs. Kelly, I think you're going to do really good with your business." "Thanks." "Except for one thing I noticed." "What?" "You need blinds on the inside." "Yeah." "You think so?" "You know anybody?" "Stan the blind man." "Aw, that's too bad." "He's blind?" "No, no." "No, it just means like Stan, blind man, blinds." "Oh, it's like the name of the business?" "Yeah, Stan the man, blind man." "He's not really blind?" "No, no, no, no." "Oh, that's cute." "That's catchy, the blind man." "It's cute." "Cute." "That's a good idea." "Yeah, I should probably give him a call." "Yeah, I'll call him." "♪♪♪" "♪ Before the world began ♪" "♪ before our lives were stained ♪" "♪ you held us in your plan to know your grace ♪" "♪ In the warmth of a sunrise ♪" "♪ in the sky on lonely nights ♪" "♪ that's when I realize you are the Lord of the universe ♪" "♪ So timeless, your power invincible ♪" "♪ Your ways are not my own ♪" "♪ Your Spirit overflows right through my soul ♪" "♪ Oh, timeless, each to each are still the same ♪" "♪ Your grace unchanging ♪" "♪ you sacrifice for all our stains ♪" "♪ Oh, timeless ♪" "♪ Oh, timeless ♪" "♪ And I travel down life's road ♪" "♪ my pain held deep within ♪" "♪ And searching this whole world wide ♪" "♪ just to find my peace of mind ♪" "♪ And people just pass me by like strangers in the night ♪" "♪ But you are always there ♪" "♪ your love will never change as timeless ♪♪" "Yes, ma'am, I will definitely let him know." "Okay." "Okay." "Thank you." "Bye-bye." "Everything's closed up in the back, Mrs. Taylor." "Thank you, Megan." "Have a good night." "Thank you too." "Bye, guys." "Bye, Megan." "Thank you." "Ma'am?" "Hey, Brandon." "Would you mind turning off the lights in the back and be sure and lock that door?" "Yes, ma'am." "Thank you." "Well, I have to say you'll make a mighty fine hot wings manager, Mr. Taylor." "Well, not as good as your cooking, Ms. Hot Wing Queen." "Hey, listen, your mom called and she said that" "Christopher is in recovery." "What?" "Yeah." "Man, sometimes life is so unpredictable, huh?" "Yeah, but you know what?" "God's love never fails." "You know, sometimes I think I should call him, but I don't know." "Other times I just don't want anything to do with him." "Yeah." "You know what?" "All we have to do is just acknowledge God and he will show us the way." "Yeah, you right." "Thank you, baby." "You're welcome." "So check this out." "What you got?" "(Mario) Listen, just make the call and make it happen, okay?" "And if you need anything, anything at" "Hey, I'm going to have to call you back later, okay?" "Braxton, I need for you to make the delivery to Converse, please." "Yes, ma'am." "Here we go." "Thank you." "(Brandon) I can't wait to get to the fishing pond, Dad." "Yeah, me too." "I got some of your mama's hot wing sauce to put all over the bait." "It'll be all right." "Dad?" "Yes, son?" "Can I ask you a question?" "Yeah, man, shoot." "I know Jesus was able to walk on water, but how was Peter able to do the same thing?" "You know, Jesus said to Peter, "Come."" "And with faith, anybody can accomplish the impossible." "You just have to believe." "You know why Peter began to sink?" "Because he didn't believe?" "No, 'cause he took his eyes off of Jesus." "That's exactly what happened to me." "You know, I took my eyes off our Heavenly Father and I began to look at all the other stuff going on around me and my whole life began to sink." "But then Peter caught up to Jesus to save him?" "Is that what you did also?" "Yeah, that's exactly what I did." "So then it's possible for you to overcome the pain" "Uncle Christopher caused you, right?" "Yeah, man." "You know, I suppose you're right." "You're a pretty smart little dude." "I appreciate this time we get to spend together." "Mom said it'll be this way between us always." "So long as we keep our eyes on Jesus, keep our faith, and endure to the end, then yeah, it will always be like this." "Say, you remember that little road map we used to get here?" "Yes, sir." "Well, the Bible is our road map to get through life." "If you follow that, then Lord willing, you know, we're going to franchise your mom's hot wing restaurant nationwide." "Sweet, can I help?" "Yeah, of course, man." "You're going to be the chief executive, man." "You already got the register, right?" "I got it." "Cool." "And hey, remember, whatever the Lord financially blesses you with" "Tithe 10%." "Right." "You got it, man." "You know what?" "If you remain faithful to the Lord, son, he will remain faithful to you." "I will, Dad." "I promise." "All right, like father." "Like son." "Yes." "Now let's get some fish." "Hey, Mr. Bauman." "I just have your lunch tray here for you." "And I'm going to check your IV real quick." "Good morning, Mr. Bauman." "I'm Dr. Wilburn." "How do you feel?" "Okay, I guess." "What happened?" "Mr. Bauman, healthy kidneys clean the blood by removing excess, fluids, minerals, and wastes." "When your kidneys fail, as yours have done, these things build up in your body, causing harm." "Your uncontrolled high blood pressure, which I suspect over several years has caused your kidneys to fail." "When that happened, you got an increase of potassium in your blood, causing your heart to develop an arrhythmia, which caused it to stop." "You haven't seen a physician in over 10 years according to your family." "If you had seen a physician several months ago, this may have been prevented." "You have to take better care of yourself." "What are you saying?" "Mr. Bauman, over the last 2 or 3 days, we've run various labs and diagnostic tests on you." "We've come to the conclusion that your kidneys have shut down." "Irreversibly." "Mr. Bauman, what I'm saying to you is this." "You need to be on dialysis for the rest of your life or eventually have a kidney transplant, which may take several months or even years to obtain." "This can't be happening." "Mr. Bauman, do you have any questions?" "What do I need to do?" "♪♪♪" "(male #10) Can I pick up my order?" "(Kelly) Oh yeah." "Hot wings, right here." "All right." "Give that to you and keep the change." "Oh, thank you, sir." "Congratulations on opening up the new restaurant." "I hope you have nothing but continued success." "Hey, thank you, man." "We appreciate it." "We'll see you guys again soon." "Yeah, and enjoy Thank you. them hot wings." "♪♪♪" "Are you ready to order?" ""Delight yourself also in the Lord and he shall give you" ""the desires of your heart." ""Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in him," ""and he shall bring it to pass." ""He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light and your justice as the noonday."" "♪♪♪" "[phone ringing]" "Hello?" "Mrs. Lucille?" "Good morning, this is Dr. Wilburn." "I wanted to speak to you about Christopher." "Sure, how is he?" "I just saw him today in the dialysis clinic." "You know, I have to say that over the last few months, he's been doing very well." "His blood pressure's under control, he's taking better care of himself, and one of my cardiology colleagues recently informed me that Christopher's heart is functioning normally." "The good news is a donor match has been confirmed for Christopher." "Oh, thank the Lord." "What's required now, doctor?" "Only that he receive it." "We want to begin surgery as soon as possible, so let's keep our fingers crossed." "I'd rather cross my hands in prayer." "Yes, ma'am." "Thank you so much, doctor." "Bye-bye." "Goodbye." "I have some orders for you." "Thank you." "♪ Silent night ♪" "♪ Holy night ♪" "♪ All is calm all is bright ♪" "♪ Round yon virgin-- ♪" "Merry Christmas, ma'am." "How are you doing this evening?" "Merry Christmas to you." "I'm doing fine." "My son has been blessed with a kidney donor match and I'm here because he's having transplant surgery." "Oh, what a blessing on Christmas Eve." "What is his name?" "Christopher Bauman." "We will definitely keep him in prayer for a speedy recovery." "You have a very Merry Christmas." "Thank you." "You also and you have a happy New Year." "Thank you." "♪ Holy night ♪" "♪ Son of God love's pure light ♪" "♪ Radiant beams from thy holy face ♪" "♪ with the dawn of redeeming grace ♪♪" "♪♪♪" "I love you, Lucille." "I love you too, Dad." "♪♪♪" "Mrs. Lucille?" "Good morning." "Good morning, doctor." "Merry Christmas." "Merry Christmas." "You know, God must have heard your prayers." "Christopher's transplant surgery was a success." "Oh, thank the Lord." "And yes, doctor, God does hear the prayers of his children." "You know, I have to admit, I've never met anyone that was so passionate and sincere about their relationship with Jesus Christ as you are." "You've been an encouragement to me." "Well, to God be the glory." "And thank you, doctor, for everything that you've done." "My pleasure." "Christopher's doing well and resting in recovery." "You can see him shortly." "Okay." "Okay." "You're welcome." "Thank you so much." "And God bless you, doctor." "God bless you also." "Mr. Ramone, how are you this morning?" "Merry Christmas, Mr. Ramone." "Hey, what's so merry about it?" "It's just another day." "It's a holy holiday." "It's something to be happy about." "Well, anyway, did you enjoy your morning stroll?" "No." "Good morning." "I'm here to see Christopher Bauman." "I'm Sarah Bauman." "Oh, yes, your mother-in-law said you might be stopping by." "Your husband's in room 117, but the doctors want him resting for a few more hours." "Oh, okay." "Well, do you mind if I leave a note for him?" "Thank you." "Sure." "There you go." "Your husband's room is right down that hallway to the left." "Okay, thank you." "Mm-hmm." "(female on intercom) Dr. Codrey, please dial extension 5-1-1-7." "Dr. Codrey, 5-1-1-7." "♪♪♪" "(Sarah) Dear Christopher, Merry Christmas." "I'm glad to know you're recovering well." "Your mother showed me a Scripture that read," ""With God, all things are possible."" "Christopher, I do believe all things are possible with God, including our marriage." "Can we talk?" "Please get well soon." "Willing to forgive, Sarah." "[knocking on door]" "Knock, knock." "Merry Christmas, son." "Hi, Mom." "Merry Christmas to you too." "How do you feel?" "Just tired." "But I don't remember anything." "Well, you just remember this, God has blessed you with a donated kidney." "That is a great Christmas present." "I'd say it makes for an amazing Christmas gift," "Christopher." "Thanks, doc." "Don't thank me, thank your mom." "I truly believe that if it had not been for her strong faith and prayers, your situation would have turned out for the worse." "(male #11) All rise for the Honorable Judge King." "Thank you." "You may be seated." "Thank you." "Divorce court 1023, case number 1001," "Sarah Bauman versus Christopher Bauman." "Are you the attorney representing Sarah Bauman?" "Yes, Your Honor." "Where's your client?" "Well, Your Honor, I'm not certain." "I've represented many families going through what I now realize to be a tragedy and never thought for more than a moment the harm that perhaps I've caused." "So yesterday, as I sat down with my client," "I gave her different words, living Words." "I shared with her this Scripture." "It says that tribulation produces perseverance, and perseverance character, and character hope, and now hope does not disappoint." "Okay, one moment." "This is not church." "This is a court of law." "What does this Scripture has to do with this case?" "Your Honor, if I may continue?" "(Judge King) All right, go ahead." "I understand this is not church and I'm not a preacher, but this is a place of justice and justice is found in these living Words." "This Scripture says that the reason that you see so many cases and that I work so many cases is because our marriages in this society have no hope because they have no character." "And today, true justice is through hope." "And just as this Scripture says that hope will not disappoint, today my client receives hope and she understands, just as perhaps many of the marriages that are hanging on by the last thread need to understand, that it's not time to run from our problems," "but to run through our problems and to persevere." "Divorce doesn't fix things, it doesn't solve problems." "Love is the answer." "Today, my client is in the right place." "(Judge King) And where's this?" "(attorney) At home where she belongs because she's heard this living Word that perseverance gives character and character hope." "Well, I can see your client obviously found the hope that she was looking for 'cause she's not here." "So the case resets 6 months from today." "How do you feel?" "Better." "Much better." "Good, good." "It's been over a week Yes. now since the surgery." "You'll be ready to leave the hospital very soon." "Oh, by the way, you asked about the kidney donor?" "Mr. Taylor is already recovering back home very nicely." "Taylor?" "Mr. Joshua Taylor from, I believe, Lancaster, Iowa?" "There must be some mistake." "No mistake, ma'am." "Is there a problem?" "Yes." "That's my son." "I can't believe that he" "Excuse me." "Mrs. Lucille, we've just received some news from the doctor taking care of your son back home in Iowa," "Joshua Taylor." "Apparently he was recovering back home and collapsed apparently from a brain aneurysm." "No one knew about it." "I'm so sorry, ma'am." "He didn't make it." "[crying]" "♪♪♪" "That can't be!" "♪♪♪" "It is an amazing thing that life should be punctuated by moments such as these." "Today we're here to honor and to remember our loved one, Joshua Taylor." "He was a young man whom some of us might have thought would have a long life ahead of him." "And yet today we are reminded that life" "The Bible also makes it clear that we are by nature children of wrath." "Hell is our destiny unless someone" "Joshua Taylor discovered to his great benefit that the only way that he could go to heaven was through faith in Christ alone." "Do you know that Jesus came to this world to die for you?" "He didn't just come to be an example, he came to be the lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world." "He came specifically to be our redeeming sacrifice, paying for our debt, making possible our salvation if we will but receive him as our Lord and our Savior." "Why?" "Because he wanted to make it possible to everybody who is within the sound of my voice, he wanted to make it possible for you to be able to avoid hell and to have an eternal presence with our God in heaven." "Sister Lucille, you raised him well." "Joshua's in glory now." "Thank you Pastor." "God bless you, my sister." "Thank you." "God bless you, my brother." "Thank you." "Please accept my condolences." "♪♪♪" "♪♪♪" "♪♪♪" "♪♪♪" "Joey?" "Joanna." "Joanna Perkins." "You have my deepest condolences." "Thank you." "You look so good." "Well, it's only because of you." "At the restaurant, you spoke truth to me." "I was seeking peace, love, and understanding, and I never found it." "But when I accepted my Heavenly Father's love, he changed my life." "I now work with young girls and women young and old to help them find their true identity in Christ." "Keep encouraging others." "I am so proud of you." "Hello, Kelly." "I know he loved you." "I am so sorry we had to meet for the very first time under these circumstances." "That's okay." "You know, I believe that God has a reason for all the things that happen." "That's how I get through things like this." "Have you met your nephew, Brandon?" "Hello." "Brandon." "Your father was a very unselfish man to have sacrificed his life for me so that I may live." "So that you might live a temporary, physical life." "But you know, there's somebody who sacrificed his life so that you can live eternally with him." "His name is Jesus." "Do you know him, Christopher?" "You know, Joshua didn't know the outcome of his operation, but he wrote you a letter before he went into surgery." "♪♪♪" "♪ Tell me what kind. ♪" "♪ Holy Ghost to have you away ♪" "♪ Thank you, Jesus, for your undying love ♪" "♪ your unconditional love your agape love ♪" "♪ For God so loved the world ♪" "♪ that he gave his only begotten Son ♪" "♪ What kind of love is this that would die for me ♪" "♪ lay down his life to the point of being crucified for me?" "♪" "♪ What kind, what kind of love?" "♪" "♪ What kind of love is this that makes the dead arise ♪" "♪ makes the dead to walk and opens blinded eyes?" "♪" "♪ What kind of love?" "♪♪" "(Joshua) Christopher, if you're reading this letter, then it's definite that I have passed on." "When I left Seguin with my family," "I must admit I was filled with bitterness towards you and hadn't yet learned to love unconditionally." "But God, through his Word, touched my heart and moved me to forgive." "From childhood, we both were without an earthly dad in our lives, but I must tell you Christopher, when I accepted Jesus as my Savior," "I met my Heavenly Father." "He changed my life." "Let him change yours." "Remember, there's only one of two roads to be on, the road to heaven or the road to hell." "Pray, repent, and open your heart to God." "And don't wait, Christopher." "I'm in heaven now and I hope to see you here." "In glory, your brother, Joshua Taylor." "Joshua." "Without accepting your Heavenly Father's free gift of eternal life, you'll die and spend eternity in hell." "And you can't forget about God." "Look at your family right now." "You're a hypocrite." "Do you believe in Jesus now?" "Yeah, I do." "♪ It's the love of the Son ♪" "♪ it's the love of the Spirit ♪" "♪ the love of three in one, one. ♪" "♪ That's my, that's my kind of love ♪" "♪ It's the love without measure ♪" "♪ the kind of love you can treasure ♪" "♪ the kind of love that shared its breath ♪" "♪ so we could reign with him forever ♪" "(Pastor) Do you know why Jesus came to this world to die for you?" "He came specifically to be our redeeming sacrifice, paying for our debt, making possible our salvation if we will but receive him as our Lord and our Savior." "He wanted to make it possible for you to be able to avoid hell and to have an eternal presence with our God in heaven." "(Christopher) Oh, Lord." "Forgive me, Father." "♪ What kind of love is this?" "♪" "♪ Forgive all sin erase all debt ♪" "♪ and make me whole again ♪" "♪ What kind, tell me what kind of love?" "♪♪" "Oh, Lord." "♪♪♪" "♪ Lord, I come today ♪" "♪ On my knees I pray ♪" "♪ Please forgive me ♪" "♪ Guide and lead me ♪" "No more addictions." "♪ Will you mend my heart ♪" "♪ that has come apart?" "♪" "♪ Lord, please heal me ♪" "♪ Can you hear me?" "♪" "♪ Every part of me needs every part of you ♪" "♪ I'm blinded by my tears and shackled by my fears ♪" "♪ My Prince of Peace help me tonight ♪" "♪ and let me see your light ♪" "♪ I can't go on this way ♪" "♪ Your grace I need each day ♪" "♪ Lord, I'm falling ♪" "♪ Hear me calling ♪" "♪ Calling out to you ♪" "♪ The way, the light, the truth ♪" "♪ The forgiver, ♪" "♪ the life giver, yeah ♪" "♪ Every part of me needs every part of you ♪" "♪ I'm blinded by my tears and shackled by my fears ♪" "♪ My Prince of Peace help me tonight ♪" "♪ and let me see your light ♪" "Your mother told me you might be here." "I wouldn't blame you if you hated me, Christopher." "I abandoned you, Joshua, and your mother." "I should've trusted God." "And I didn't." "And I'm sorry." "Now I'm asking for your forgiveness." "You know, Dad, ever since I have accepted Jesus as my savior and I've been studying God's Word, I know about forgiveness." "And that peace that Joshua had, I now have." "So although you were gone, God, my true Father, was present." "Dad, I've already forgiven you." "I love you, Dad." "I love you too, son." "♪ Oh, I want to see your light, oh ♪" "♪ Help me now ♪" "♪ My Prince of Peace help me tonight ♪" "♪ And let me see your light ♪♪ [whistling]" "Well, congratulations, Mr. Butler, on the purchase of your fifth hot wing franchise." "Well, thank you very much." "It's been a real pleasure doing business with you and Ms. Taylor and God willing," "I hope we do a lot more business in the future." "Thank you, sir." "Thank you very much." "Thank you." "Thank you." "Good to meet you." "♪♪♪" "(Brandon) Thanks for having me over this summer." "Any time, baby, any time." "Grandma, why would God allow this to happen?" "I mean, to take my dad away?" "Brandon, God is sovereign." "Oftentimes, we don't understand the tragic things that happen in life, but God is still in control." "But we were becoming so close." "I know how you feel." "I've been there too." "Daddy, where are you?" "Where are you, Daddy?" "But then, one day, I found the love of God." "He has filled my heart with peace and joy that can't be explained." "Is that how you and my mom are able to be so calm when things around you are not?" "Yes, it is." "Well, if that's the kind of contentment that one can have from God, I want to have that peace and joy also." "♪ To reach, to teach ♪" "♪ to help someone in Jesus' name ♪" "♪ To touch, to hold ♪" "♪ to love someone in Jesus' name ♪" "♪♪♪" "♪ To reach, to teach ♪" "♪ and to help someone in Jesus' name ♪" "♪ To touch, to hold ♪" "♪ to love someone in Jesus' name ♪" "♪ To reach, to teach ♪" "♪ to help someone in Jesus' name ♪" "♪ To touch and to hold ♪" "♪ to love someone in Jesus' name ♪" "♪ To reach, to teach ♪" "♪ and to help someone in Jesus' name ♪" "♪ To touch, to hold ♪" "♪ and to love someone in Jesus' name ♪♪" "(Christopher) Sarah." "(Sarah) Hey, how'd it go?" "We closed the deal." "Yes." "And I have a master plan to repay back everyone" "I ever cheated." "Christopher, I am so proud of you." "I have some good news to tell you when you get home too." "Oh, really?" "I love you too." "♪♪♪" "♪♪♪" "♪♪♪" "♪ Lord, this is a brand-new day ♪" "♪ you deserving all the praise ♪" "♪ Thank you, Lord, for giving me one more day to live ♪" "♪ All of heaven's angels sing, holy holy ♪" "♪ to the King of all kings ♪" "♪ We give you our glory ♪" "♪ They sing of your power and majesty ♪" "♪ They sing of your mercy and grace ♪" "♪ It causes the mountains and trees to dance ♪" "♪ and makes me fall down on my face ♪" "♪ singing holy is the Lord, mighty creator ♪" "♪ Holy is the Lord, Lord is provider ♪" "♪ Holy is the Lord ♪" "♪ and we thank you for this new day ♪♪" "♪ Hey, uh-oh ♪" "♪ Oh-wee-oh-wee-oh ♪" "♪ I have been forgiven and I'm thankful, grateful ♪" "♪ I, I could smile again ♪" "♪ You have turned my mourning into dancing ♪" "♪ no shame no condemnations in life ♪" "♪ and I've been forgiven yeah ♪" "♪ Once upon a time, I had almost lost my mind ♪" "♪ Were so many times I was so blinded, yeah ♪" "♪ Same mistake ♪" "♪ Even worse at trying to hide it like he didn't know ♪" "♪ like it didn't show on my face ♪" "♪ The guilt was killing me 'til I confessed on it ♪" "♪ He put his hands on me ♪" "♪ Cleaned me up filled my cup ♪" "♪ That's what's up ♪" "♪ I have been forgiven and I'm thankful, grateful ♪" "♪ I, I can smile again ♪" "♪ You have turned my mourning into dancing ♪" "♪ no shame no condemnations in life ♪" "♪ and I've been forgiven yeah ♪" "♪ Yo, put your hands up put your hands up ♪" "♪ put your hands up ♪" "♪ Yo, put your hands up put your hands up ♪" "♪ put your hands up put your hands up ♪" "♪ Oh, duh ♪" "♪ Yo, we've been forgiven, all right ♪" "♪ And if you in the place just raise your hands ♪" "♪ You know this can't stop this is the soul train ♪" "♪ You know as Christ's reigns ♪" "♪ its beat is the same ♪" "♪ If you want, man, you can get up and dance ♪" "♪ You've been forgiven, yeah and we got another chance ♪" "♪ Seeing how Christ built my man ♪" "♪ 'cause he rose for my sins ♪" "♪ that's a thrill, my man ♪" "♪ So I spit it so clear, brother in the front or the rear ♪" "♪ I can see ya ♪" "♪ Just to let you know that Christ cares ♪" "♪ He got the living water let go, what with them beers ♪" "♪ And just chill for a new beginning ♪" "♪ one full of life and free from all the sinning ♪" "♪ Christ is like Mike 'cause I'm winning ♪" "♪ I've been forgiven ♪" "♪ that's what I've been given ♪" "♪ I have been forgiven ♪" "♪ Jesus came and put this smile on my face ♪" "♪ And even though I don't deserve it, no ♪" "♪ Turn my mourning into dancing and I sure am thankful ♪" "♪ Put your hands up put your hands up ♪" "♪ Put your hands up put your hands up ♪" "♪ Put your hands up put your hands up ♪" "♪ put your hands up in the air ♪" "♪ and say thank you ♪♪"