A hotshot young author becomes the pastor of a small town church with big dreams of changing the world, but things change when he grows suspicious that his neighbor may be a threat to his family's safety.
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00:00:07Hey there, Zach Reynolds. This is Pastor Jim of Lighthouse Church.
00:00:12Actually, I guess I should say Pastor Zach Reynolds.
00:00:17I'm very pleased to let you know that the board meeting just wrapped and they've loved your messages on Loving Your Neighbor.
00:00:24We cannot wait to hear the rest of the series.
00:00:27You've been unanimously selected for the pastor position, brother. So say goodbye to that boring West Coast.
00:00:34Hey, welcome to the beautiful Midwest. We'll see you when you get here. God bless.
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00:02:25Welcome home Reynolds family. We weren't expecting you until later tonight.
00:02:29Pastor Zach. Hey, it's good to see you. Good to see you.
00:02:32Here are the keys. I was just tidying up a bit. If you have any issues, just let me know.
00:02:37You must be Amber. Hi.
00:02:40Pastor Zach told us so many wonderful things about you.
00:02:43Pastor Zach. We just love your book. We gave a copy to everyone in the church.
00:02:47Your story, it's so inspiring. I heard you love to shop. Have you been downtown yet?
00:02:52No, we came right here. Pastor Zach didn't want to make any stops. All business, I'm telling you.
00:02:59Yours too. My husband practically lives at the church, but that doesn't have to stop us girls from having any fun.
00:03:05Do you like shoes? Um, love shoes.
00:03:08Okay, girl, let me tell you, you're about to find your new happy place because Wooded Plains may be small, but the shops here are amazing.
00:03:16Isn't it perfect? Didn't I tell you?
00:03:18It's a dream. I mean, a beautiful home, peace, quiet, huge yard for Alex to run around and play.
00:03:27Nothing could go wrong in a place like this.
00:03:31How about a tour?
00:03:34Okay, now is that your house?
00:03:36Oh no, we lived on the street there.
00:03:39Oh, well then who lives there? A potential babysitter?
00:03:43Probably not, but we do have plenty of young, eager babysitters at the church.
00:03:48I don't remember anyone coming or going when I was here. I thought it was vacant. Does he attend church?
00:03:54No, he's actually one of the few people in town who doesn't.
00:03:58Pastor James and I, we've been over there several times, but he won't answer the door.
00:04:03He's a little strange, but he's harmless.
00:04:06I'll stop by and invite him. I have a way with people.
00:04:09Oh, well, I love your confidence. Maybe you'll be the one to finally introduce him to God.
00:04:14I hope so.
00:04:15Want to go inside?
00:04:25Honey, there's 14 jets in our tub. Eight for your feet. It's like a masseuse made out of water.
00:04:32Hey, what are we going to do about getting the neighbor into a service?
00:04:40Hmm.
00:04:44I don't know.
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00:04:48I don't know.
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00:04:51I don't know.
00:04:52I don't know.
00:04:54Well, I think the first thing you need to ask yourself is, why is it so important to you?
00:05:00Well, it's important to me because I'm a pastor, and it's a pastor's job to get people into church.
00:05:06Oh, good. I was worried it was some macho ego thing to impress your boss.
00:05:11No way. No, no. I just mean a good Christian neighbor who likes a little job security.
00:05:17Well, by all means, get him saved, Pastor. I want my grandbabies visiting me in this house.
00:05:31I got you a little housewarming gift, Pastor.
00:05:33Uh, I thought you were shoe shopping.
00:05:36I'll be right back.
00:05:38I'll be right here.
00:05:43Zach, what is that?
00:05:44It's nothing. It's nothing. Just go get dressed.
00:05:46Is that real?
00:05:47Yes, of course it's real. But you don't need to worry. It's completely safe.
00:05:51Obviously. It just fell out of a box. When did you get that?
00:05:54I got it when we lived in the city.
00:05:59The Southside wasn't exactly the safest neighborhood, and it's my job to protect you and Alex.
00:06:03Okay. We're not in Southside anymore. You're a pastor. Get rid of the gun.
00:06:10I don't know. We are not country people. I mean, what if we get attacked by a goat?
00:06:17A goat?
00:06:19Or a squirrel. Or a dog.
00:06:22Ha ha. Get rid of the gun.
00:06:25I will get rid of the gun if you get rid of the sweatpants.
00:06:31Deal? Deal.
00:06:40Deal.
00:07:02Hello? Anybody home?
00:07:11I guess he's not here, sweetie. It's okay. We'll come back later.
00:07:16Oh! Well, hey there, neighbor. My name is Amber. This is my son Alex. We just moved in next door.
00:07:24Hi.
00:07:28I hope you like chocolate chip, as far as I know everyone does, so I thought they'd be a good choice.
00:07:33Oh my goodness. Do you have a nut allergy? I'm so sorry. I should have brought fruit.
00:07:38No. No. I'll take them.
00:07:40Oh. Great. I hope you like them.
00:07:43Why did you do this?
00:07:46Well, we just moved in next door and thought it would be a nice way to get out and meet the neighbors.
00:07:52Did your mommy make enough cookies for everyone on the street?
00:07:57Nope. Just enough for me.
00:07:59For everyone on the street?
00:08:01Nope. Just enough for you so you can come to our church and not go to hell.
00:08:06Cute kid. Nothing like a gift with a motive to start a friendship.
00:08:13That's not, Alex, that's not entirely true.
00:08:19Of course we would love for you to come to church, but we also just want to get to know you. We're neighbors.
00:08:27So, your husband's the new pastor over there?
00:08:31Yes, he is.
00:08:33I don't go to church. Pastors bring me down.
00:08:40My husband will do anything but bring you down.
00:08:57I love you.
00:08:58I love you too.
00:09:27God is good.
00:09:29All the time.
00:09:31Firing up a thousand people for Jesus. Changing the world. Sitting in the hot tub with my hot wife.
00:09:40Was I right about this place?
00:09:43It's perfect. Everything here is perfect.
00:09:46I told you.
00:09:48I'm so sorry.
00:09:50Was I right about this place?
00:09:52It's perfect. Everything here is perfect.
00:09:55I told you. I told you. You said, no, no, no, we're not leaving the city to move to the country.
00:10:00And you came here, and it's perfect, and it's amazing.
00:10:03I told you.
00:10:05And I preached a sermon about how good change is this morning.
00:10:08You should actually check it out.
00:10:10You can download it because I am officially on a podcast.
00:10:14Careful there, Pastor Zach. Pride comes before the fall.
00:10:18No, no, no, no, no. This whole town is going to know that Pastor Zach and his family have arrived.
00:10:24Quiet.
00:10:28And that's my first project right next door.
00:10:34He's not a project. He's a person.
00:10:38You get that, right?
00:10:40You know what I mean.
00:10:48Hey, neighbor. I'm Zach Reynolds. Me and my family just moved next door.
00:11:13I thought I'd come over and say hello.
00:11:16Have you lived in Wooded Plains long?
00:11:20Yes.
00:11:23Have you ever been to Life House?
00:11:25No.
00:11:27You should come by sometime. It's a great place.
00:11:29I'm actually about to start a sermon series based on my book.
00:11:32I don't know if you've read it. It's called Cutting the Fat.
00:11:34It's about identifying the things in life we need to change.
00:11:37I think it's really important.
00:11:39Never been there.
00:11:42Okay, well, if you ever want to drop by, the services are at 9 and 11.
00:11:46And let me know if you ever need anything.
00:11:50You can send your wife back over with some more cookies.
00:11:55Yeah, she is an amazing chef. That's why I married her.
00:12:01But it does make maintaining this waistline a little harder.
00:12:07But yeah, I'll tell her you enjoyed them.
00:12:09You're going to tell her to send me more, right?
00:12:13You said if I ever needed anything to let you know.
00:12:18Or was that an empty promise?
00:12:21I'll have her make another batch.
00:12:23You have a blessed day.
00:12:25Once a week, please.
00:12:29On Thursdays would be nice.
00:12:32And I would very much prefer for her to bring them alone in the future.
00:12:36Children make me uncomfortable.
00:12:43I'll see what I can do.
00:12:46It was a pleasure getting to know you, Pastor Zach Reynolds.
00:12:50I look forward to getting to know your family much better.
00:12:59Hey, sweetie.
00:13:02I saw you talking to the neighbor. How'd it go?
00:13:06Yeah, it was strange.
00:13:08Hey, listen, I don't think it's a good idea for you or Alex to go over there when I'm not around, okay?
00:13:13What? Why not?
00:13:15It just seems a little off.
00:13:17It's probably nothing. I just think it's a good idea to keep our distance until we know him a little better.
00:13:21Well, how am I supposed to get to know him any better if I keep my distance?
00:13:25You know what I mean.
00:13:27Okay, I love you, but you sound a little ridiculous right now.
00:13:30I mean, is he strange?
00:13:33Yes, but he's just lonely and needs some friends.
00:13:37And maybe that's why God brought us into his life.
00:13:40I know you're probably right. I just...
00:13:43We are called to be a light in this world, Pastor.
00:13:46If we avoid everyone who makes us a little uncomfortable, what are we going to illuminate?
00:13:50No, you're right. You know what? We will get to know him.
00:13:53Let's just do it together initially, okay?
00:13:55Okay, weirdo.
00:13:58I love you.
00:14:00Oh, and tell Allison you came to...
00:14:10Oh my goodness, sweetie. Are you okay?
00:14:12Yeah, I'm fine.
00:14:14Is it broken?
00:14:16No, it's just praying. Thank God.
00:14:18What happened?
00:14:20Well, the brakes were on the car. I almost hit a little kid.
00:14:22Miraculously, everyone's okay.
00:14:25Oh, thank goodness.
00:14:27Okay, well, come on. Let's get you home.
00:14:29Actually, I was going to get a ride back to church with Jim, if that's alright with you.
00:14:33Hey, I tried, I know.
00:14:36But this guy's got preaching on his heart, and I don't think an injury is going to slow him down.
00:14:41Okay, I want you to call me if you feel any pain or nauseous or dizzy,
00:14:46and make sure he ices it, and don't get home too late.
00:14:48Okay, I won't. I promise.
00:14:50I'll have him home for dinner.
00:14:52You better.
00:14:53I will. I will.
00:14:59Oh, hey there, neighbor. You startled me.
00:15:23Oh, I'm sorry. I was just coming over to return the plate.
00:15:28Thanks for the cookies. They were delicious. I ate every one of them.
00:15:33Oh, well, thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed them.
00:15:36Oh, I did. I even asked Pastor Zach to tell you to bake me some more.
00:15:42Did he tell you I said that?
00:15:44He did not, but I would love to.
00:15:47Oh. Well, I guess Pastor Zach is a busy guy.
00:15:53Oh, that's a beautiful hot tub.
00:15:59I know, right?
00:16:01Yeah.
00:16:02We are so blessed to be in this place. God is good.
00:16:08All the time, right?
00:16:11Yeah.
00:16:14You know, if you ever want to come hang out or take a dip in the hot tub, you're more than welcome to.
00:16:20I mean, God didn't bless us with this beautiful place so we can keep it all to ourselves.
00:16:24Wow, really?
00:16:26Absolutely.
00:16:27Well, I guess it would be rude of me to turn down your invitation.
00:16:36I've got to say, I've never had a neighbor be so kind to me before.
00:16:41You know what? I was actually just about to head in.
00:16:44Oh, really?
00:16:47Well, that's sad. I was kind of hoping to run a few questions by you.
00:16:53About what?
00:16:56About God.
00:17:01About God?
00:17:08I guess I could spare a few minutes.
00:17:11Great.
00:17:15So, Pastor Zach asked me to visit the church this Sunday.
00:17:21And now I'm feeling all this kind of turmoil inside.
00:17:27Part of me knows that the Christians are rude.
00:17:31And they're clicky and they're judgmental people who only want to make me feel bad about myself.
00:17:39But then again, you two have been so gosh darn nice that I'm almost tempted to give it another shot.
00:17:48To see if this church is different.
00:17:51It really is. You have to. Just once.
00:17:55I mean, everyone's just going to love on you.
00:17:57You've never met such a great group of people.
00:18:01All right. I'll do it. For you.
00:18:05But if anyone tells me that I'm a horrible person or that I'm going to hell,
00:18:11I'm holding you personally responsible for my crushed spirit.
00:18:16Deal.
00:18:19Deal.
00:18:23You know, it's true what they say about a Christian's eyes.
00:18:30What's that?
00:18:32Well, they say that when a person sees a Christian's eyes,
00:18:39they see God's eyes.
00:18:43A Christian's eyes.
00:18:45What's that?
00:18:47Well, they say that when a person sees Jesus,
00:18:54the eyes become all bright and sparkly.
00:19:02Your eyes do that.
00:19:06That's nice.
00:19:11You're so beautiful.
00:19:14That's why I married her.
00:19:16I thought you married her because she could bathe.
00:19:19I married her for a lot of reasons.
00:19:21I bet.
00:19:23Your lovely young bride asked me to join her in the hot tub.
00:19:26I hope you don't mind.
00:19:29Why would I mind?
00:19:32Exactly.
00:19:34What happened to your hand?
00:19:38I bumped it.
00:19:40Hey, honey, it's been a long day.
00:19:41What's for dinner?
00:19:42I thought I'd make some chili.
00:19:44Does that sound good?
00:19:47Yummy.
00:19:50The water's great, Pastor.
00:19:53Come on in.
00:19:56You know your way home.
00:20:11Please don't be angry.
00:20:31Why do you think I'm angry?
00:20:35I'm getting through to him.
00:20:37He wants to believe, sweetie.
00:20:39He's nervous.
00:20:40He feels like Christians are always judging him.
00:20:43Maybe his actions warrant the fear.
00:20:47Obviously nothing happened.
00:20:50He just wanted to talk about God.
00:20:52In the hot tub while I'm at work?
00:20:54That's not okay, Amber.
00:20:55Okay, come on.
00:20:56Seriously, what do you think happened?
00:20:58I don't know, but I told you this morning not to hang out with him.
00:21:01And I come home to this?
00:21:03What am I supposed to think?
00:21:12Wait.
00:21:14What?
00:21:16Are you jealous?
00:21:19No, no, I'm not jealous.
00:21:21I just want you to listen to me.
00:21:24No, I think you're a little jealous.
00:21:27Are you worried that I'm into the creepy hermit type?
00:21:31You were into me when I was a big fat guy, but you're married now.
00:21:34No more pity crushes.
00:21:36Pity crush?
00:21:39That was no pity crush.
00:21:41I fell in love with you because I saw the man inside, underneath, all of that?
00:21:46I didn't care what you looked like.
00:21:50Well, they say that love makes you blind as a bat.
00:21:54Maybe I should be worried.
00:21:56I wouldn't be worried.
00:21:58I'm blind as a bat and faithful as a penguin.
00:22:01You're stuck with me, Pastor.
00:22:08Just don't hang out with him when I'm not at home, okay?
00:22:12Okay.
00:22:28Okay.
00:22:59Oh, I'm so sorry.
00:23:01I didn't mean to startle you.
00:23:03I'm baking zucchini bread.
00:23:05I wanted to see if you and Alex wanted to join me.
00:23:07Oh, hi, Evie.
00:23:09Sorry, I'm just a little jumpy today.
00:23:11I thought you were, um, the boogie man.
00:23:14No, it's silly.
00:23:16It's just, um, Pastor Zach's a little uncomfortable with the man next door
00:23:21and asked that I not let him come around when he's at work.
00:23:25Oh, that's good advice for any married woman.
00:23:28But I hope he didn't say anything in front of the neighbor.
00:23:31Oh, no, of course not.
00:23:32It's a non-issue, really.
00:23:33Good.
00:23:35Well, whatever it is, I hope it doesn't distract him from being an extension of God's love.
00:23:40After all, that is our true calling.
00:23:43That is our true calling.
00:24:43I love you.
00:24:44I love you.
00:24:46I love you.
00:25:12Hey, neighbor.
00:25:16How's it going?
00:25:17I'm glad you made it.
00:25:19What did you think of the service?
00:25:21Interesting.
00:25:22A little showy, perhaps.
00:25:26So you really believe that God can change people?
00:25:31Absolutely.
00:25:33In fact, I think God is the only one who can.
00:25:35See, I have a problem with that.
00:25:37If God has the power to change people,
00:25:40then why doesn't he just do it instead of waiting around for us to destroy each other?
00:25:48Pastor Zach, I'm so sorry to interrupt, but I've got Dr. Riley on the phone,
00:25:52and he has a terminally ill patient that's requesting a visit from you this afternoon.
00:25:57He's not expected to make it through the evening.
00:26:00Would you be a dear and be able to stop by?
00:26:02Absolutely.
00:26:03Yeah, I'll be there.
00:26:04You're amazing.
00:26:06Dr. Riley?
00:26:07Who's she?
00:26:09Oh, that's Brittany, my assistant.
00:26:10I'm pretty sure I told you about her.
00:26:12I don't think you have.
00:26:13Really?
00:26:14She's great.
00:26:15Hey, so we should set up a meeting this week.
00:26:17Yes, maybe we can meet at your house.
00:26:19Maybe Amber can cook us dinner.
00:26:21You're an amazing cook, I bet.
00:26:23I do know my way around the kitchen.
00:26:25I bet.
00:26:26You know, I think my office might be more appropriate.
00:26:28Let's do it there.
00:26:30Okay.
00:26:31Well, it's a very busy week.
00:26:33I can meet on Tuesday.
00:26:37Zach, hun, they're losing him.
00:26:39We need you now.
00:26:40Okay.
00:26:41Book it.
00:26:42Set it up.
00:26:43I will be there.
00:26:48I swear, Mr. Popular, right?
00:26:50Yeah.
00:26:51It can be so hard to get him to do what I want sometimes.
00:26:54That's reassuring.
00:27:08Guess what day it is.
00:27:11It's a beautiful day.
00:27:13It is a beautiful, wonderful, amazing day.
00:27:16I just got that from watching someone slip into eternity
00:27:19with full certainty of where they are going.
00:27:22It was amazing.
00:27:24It was peaceful.
00:27:26It was intoxicating.
00:27:29I love my job.
00:27:31Congratulations.
00:27:34What's wrong?
00:27:36Is this about dinner?
00:27:38I'm sorry that I missed dinner, but, babe,
00:27:40if someone's dying, I have to be there.
00:27:42No, I get it.
00:27:43Your job is important.
00:27:44Whatever.
00:27:45Then what is it?
00:27:54Tell me about Brittany.
00:27:57Brittany?
00:27:59She's my assistant.
00:28:01Brittany?
00:28:03She's my assistant.
00:28:05Is she why you took the job?
00:28:09I took the job to save souls.
00:28:10That's it.
00:28:12Why would you even go there?
00:28:14I don't know.
00:28:15Maybe because she's blonde and hot and into you.
00:28:26Babe.
00:28:28Babe.
00:28:31I love you.
00:28:33You're the only one for me.
00:28:34You have my heart.
00:28:35You have my soul forever.
00:28:39Okay.
00:28:42You don't seem convinced.
00:28:46Do you want me to fire her?
00:28:53Yes.
00:28:55Okay, babe, listen.
00:28:57No, of course not.
00:28:59I love you.
00:29:01Of course you do.
00:29:02I'm amazing.
00:29:03I'm the most humble pastor in the history of Lighthouse.
00:29:06Do you know what?
00:29:07That might be true.
00:29:08And speaking of unparalleled amazingness,
00:29:10guess who got our neighbor to go to a meeting at church
00:29:13this Tuesday night?
00:29:15Not you.
00:29:18Yeah, no, it was me.
00:29:19Tuesday night?
00:29:21Yes.
00:29:22Our anniversary?
00:29:23Oh.
00:29:24We have dinner reservations.
00:29:25I have a sitter lined up.
00:29:26Hey, baby, I'm sorry.
00:29:27I can't back out on this.
00:29:28He may never come back again.
00:29:29This might be my only chance to reach him.
00:29:32We can do it Wednesday.
00:29:33No, I have Wednesday evening service.
00:29:36Thursday.
00:29:37Thursday.
00:29:38I will take you out Thursday.
00:29:39We're going to celebrate.
00:29:40Bible study.
00:29:42Okay, listen.
00:29:43I don't know when we're going to do it, okay?
00:29:46But I promise we will, and it's going to be amazing.
00:29:48We're going to celebrate.
00:29:50Yeah.
00:29:52Maybe next year.
00:29:59Oh, look at that.
00:30:01It is your book.
00:30:04Yeah, that's it.
00:30:07It's amazing how many lives are being touched by those words.
00:30:11I put my heart and my soul in this project.
00:30:14Yeah, I read it.
00:30:16Really?
00:30:17What did you think?
00:30:18Eh.
00:30:19I don't know.
00:30:20I don't know.
00:30:21I don't know.
00:30:22I don't know.
00:30:23I don't know.
00:30:24I don't know.
00:30:25I don't know.
00:30:26I don't know.
00:30:28I didn't like it.
00:30:30It was too preachy for me.
00:30:32Not that I'm saying you're a bad writer.
00:30:35It's just, I don't like bad books.
00:30:40I did, however, find the parts about you and Amber intriguing.
00:30:49I loved and supported you, even though you were fat and unappealing.
00:30:57It's so hard to find a woman that cares so deeply, regardless of a man's size.
00:31:09Well, I had some other things to offer, too.
00:31:12Oh, yeah?
00:31:13Like what, rage?
00:31:15You were a pretty angry man back in the day, before Jesus magically transformed you into a sweet and loving pastor.
00:31:28Do you still wrestle with it just once in a while?
00:31:34You know what, I share some pretty personal things in the book.
00:31:38And I think it's important, because...
00:31:40Because anger is a tricky beast.
00:31:44You can suppress it, you can cover it up, but it never really goes away.
00:31:53It just lies there, dormant, waiting for another reason to explode.
00:32:03Yeah, well, mine's gone.
00:32:05God healed me, and I believe he can do the same for you.
00:32:08Who said I'm angry?
00:32:10No one.
00:32:11But we've all got stuff.
00:32:14Do you know what I see when I look at you?
00:32:16No, tell me.
00:32:18I see someone who's hurting.
00:32:20Someone who's tried to do the right thing, but he won't show it.
00:32:23He'll be missing the big thing now.
00:32:28That's what darkness does, it blinds us to the truth of who he really is.
00:32:32And how much he does love us, even when we don't understand it.
00:32:36He's a loving and forgiving God, and wants to be in a relationship with you.
00:32:41Would you like to begin that?
00:32:44So you met Amber in college?
00:32:49Yeah.
00:32:51We were in a theology class together, and she was always asking these deep, profound questions about God and life.
00:32:58And I wanted to be with her.
00:33:00I wanted to spend every day and hour with her.
00:33:03So the real reason you married her was for her spiritual depth.
00:33:10The baking and the beauty were just nice perks.
00:33:19Pretty much.
00:33:21Speaking of spiritual depth, you asked an interesting question yesterday at church.
00:33:24Do you still love her that way?
00:33:31What?
00:33:32Do you still long to be with her every second of the day?
00:33:39Because some men, when they get married, they run off.
00:33:47They build a life for themselves, and they completely forget the treasure that they have at home.
00:33:58You're not one of those guys, are you?
00:34:03We both have our responsibilities.
00:34:05But don't think for a second that means I don't love her more every single day.
00:34:09Well, that's good to hear.
00:34:12Because a woman like Amber deserves to be loved more than anything in the world.
00:34:29This guy's a waste of my time.
00:34:31I'm moving on.
00:34:32I don't think that's an option for a pastor.
00:34:34He doesn't want to talk about God, Amber.
00:34:36He wants to talk about you.
00:34:37You're asking him to open up about himself to you?
00:34:40That's a big deal.
00:34:41It takes time.
00:34:42I'm telling you.
00:34:43I don't know what your problem is with this guy, but it ends now.
00:34:46You are a pastor.
00:34:48You're supposed to be the one person he can't push away.
00:34:52Loving people is your job now.
00:34:57You know, maybe you need to spend a little bit less time writing your sermons
00:35:00and a little bit more time listening to them.
00:35:02Did you know you can do that now?
00:35:03You're on a podcast.
00:35:21I'm headed out.
00:35:22I'll see you later.
00:35:23Bye.
00:35:25Morning, pastor.
00:35:29Nice PJs.
00:35:31Don't you wear those to work?
00:35:32Oh, I don't work.
00:35:34I've been unemployed for years.
00:35:35It's a tough market.
00:35:37Fortunately for me, I came into a little inheritance when my grandma passed away.
00:35:44I'd give it all up to have her back, though.
00:35:50She raised me from the time I was seven years old.
00:35:55Did I ever tell you that?
00:35:57No.
00:35:59And it sounds like a super interesting story, but unfortunately I have to go.
00:36:03That's really sweet.
00:36:06She sounds like a really special woman.
00:36:09Oh, she was.
00:36:11She was into God, too, like you.
00:36:17She certainly would have approved of you.
00:36:21You two make such a perfect couple.
00:36:28I'm sorry I made you miss your anniversary dinner.
00:36:32How did you know it was our anniversary?
00:36:35She was really into gardening, too.
00:36:38I remember planting flowers with her.
00:36:43Those were happy times.
00:36:46Hmm.
00:36:48Well, I have to go, babe.
00:36:59See you tonight.
00:37:02I'd better get back to it.
00:37:05You have a real gift for gardening.
00:37:10I have something for you.
00:37:25Those are beautiful.
00:37:29Yeah.
00:37:31They're mom's.
00:37:37Hmm.
00:37:39My favorite kind of flower.
00:37:42I think it would look beautiful right next to yours.
00:37:48Does Pastor Zach help you garden?
00:37:50Oh, no.
00:37:52It's not really his thing.
00:37:53He's so busy with work and everything.
00:37:56Yeah.
00:37:58I understand.
00:37:59My dad was the same way.
00:38:02Gone all the time.
00:38:05Late nights at the office.
00:38:08Of course, it turned out he was having an affair with his secretary.
00:38:16But I'm sure Pastor Zach is not like that.
00:38:20You have nothing to worry about.
00:38:24We should have seen it coming.
00:38:27He showed us all the signs.
00:38:30He showed us all the signs.
00:38:31He was he just became very mysterious and angry.
00:38:40Always accusing mom of having an affair.
00:38:48You know what they say.
00:38:50If you're hung up on the idea of someone cheating, it's probably because you are.
00:39:00The fact of the matter is, the board wants red.
00:39:04So it's out of my control.
00:39:07Hey, can I call you back?
00:39:29Okay.
00:39:35Amber?
00:39:40Oh, hey.
00:39:41Hi.
00:39:46You, me, anniversary dinner.
00:39:48Ten minutes.
00:39:49Go get dressed.
00:40:01Hello, Pastor Zach.
00:40:04How do you like Amber's garden?
00:40:08You know what?
00:40:09I didn't even notice it.
00:40:11It looks beautiful.
00:40:12How do you like the mums?
00:40:16They look great.
00:40:18Thanks.
00:40:20We spent all afternoon together working on them.
00:40:26Well, it looks great.
00:40:27Thanks.
00:40:29So, you two look fancy.
00:40:32What's the occasion?
00:40:35You know, I think you already know.
00:40:40Wow.
00:40:41Really?
00:40:42You mean...
00:40:44I can't believe it.
00:40:46I'll get my tie.
00:40:47Whoa, whoa.
00:40:50It's really weird that you would think it's okay to invite yourself to our anniversary dinner.
00:40:54Besides, don't you think you're a little underdressed?
00:40:59Why don't you go plant some begonias in your own yard?
00:41:04Don't wait up.
00:41:15What time is it?
00:41:386.30.
00:41:40Hmm.
00:41:48Why?
00:41:50Good morning, Pastor Zach.
00:41:52Did I wake you?
00:41:54Oh, I'm sorry.
00:41:56I know you were out till 1.37 this morning, but you're usually up by now.
00:42:01That is really weird that you know that, man.
00:42:03Yeah.
00:42:04I wanted to apologize for yesterday.
00:42:07I didn't ruin your anniversary dinner by asking to come along.
00:42:11No, don't worry about it.
00:42:13Just go back to bed, okay?
00:42:14It's just that yesterday was a special day for me, too.
00:42:19Really?
00:42:20Yeah.
00:42:21It was the 10-year anniversary of my grandma Ma's passing.
00:42:26I'm so sorry.
00:42:27It's okay.
00:42:28It's okay.
00:42:29There's no way that you two could have known.
00:42:31And I feel bad, and I want to give you something.
00:42:36Listen, Abby, we can't take anything from you.
00:42:39Oh, no, please.
00:42:41I would want you to have it.
00:42:43Grandma Ma would have loved the two of you, and she would want you to have this.
00:42:47I want to do this for her.
00:42:49Will you be home this afternoon?
00:42:54Well, we have church at 7, but, yeah, we should be home most of the afternoon.
00:42:59Good, good.
00:43:00All right, I'll bring it over after lunch.
00:43:04Congratulations on your anniversary.
00:43:09That's really special.
00:43:19Okay, well, I'm a jerk face.
00:43:22I ain't coffee, jerk face.
00:43:35Hey, babe.
00:43:40How's it going?
00:43:42Oh, I just...
00:43:46Why did I ever start a sermon series on loving your neighbor?
00:43:50Do you really want me to answer that?
00:43:52Yes.
00:43:53Maybe because you need it.
00:44:00It's show time.
00:44:04Hey, neighbor.
00:44:06Sorry it took so long.
00:44:07It was pretty dusty.
00:44:09I wanted to shine it up before I brought it over.
00:44:12I've been working on it all day.
00:44:14Oh, my goodness, it's beautiful.
00:44:16Yeah, yeah.
00:44:17It was Grandma Ma's.
00:44:19Her and Pops, they were married 62 years.
00:44:24You two remind me of them.
00:44:26Well, the hook is damaged, so it's kind of difficult to hang, but I know how to do it.
00:44:34It shouldn't take me more than a half hour.
00:44:38What do you think, Pastor Zach?
00:44:40It's beautiful, but we can't take your grandmother's mirror.
00:44:43Oh, yes, you can.
00:44:44I want you to have it.
00:44:46It is amazing, but we are actually just headed out the door.
00:44:48Could you come back after nine sometime?
00:44:50Well, it's pretty heavy.
00:44:55Why don't you just leave it here, and I'll put it up when I have some time.
00:44:59Well, it's difficult to hang.
00:45:01You have to know exactly what you're doing, or it could fall and break.
00:45:06Okay, quit kidding around, Zach.
00:45:09We love the mirror.
00:45:10It's beautiful.
00:45:11Listen, we're on our way out, but would you be willing to hang it for us while we're gone?
00:45:15Of course.
00:45:17That's perfect.
00:45:18Come on in.
00:45:19Right, Zach?
00:45:20Alex, time to go.
00:45:23Knock them dead, Pastor Zach.
00:45:27Lock up when you leave.
00:45:30Will do.
00:45:42Here it is.
00:45:44Oh my goodness.
00:45:45It's amazing.
00:45:47Great.
00:45:48So he was in here.
00:45:49Oh, would you stop it?
00:45:51Look at this.
00:45:52Is it not gorgeous?
00:45:54It's pretty.
00:45:57Do brands find chocolates?
00:45:59Oh.
00:46:00He's not such a bad guy after all.
00:46:03Amber, now you can enjoy the beauty that the rest of us see in you.
00:46:09Not super thrilled about the note.
00:46:12No way.
00:46:14It's a skinny mirror.
00:46:15I just lost 10 pounds.
00:46:18Oh.
00:46:22I could get used to this.
00:46:44Hey, good morning.
00:46:47Good to see you again.
00:46:50How did you enjoy your neighbor's message this morning?
00:46:53I enjoyed it very much.
00:46:54I like this series.
00:46:55I think it's important to be a good neighbor.
00:46:59And thank you for inviting me here.
00:47:02You were right about these people.
00:47:04It feels so good to be a part of a church family.
00:47:10Sure thing, buddy.
00:47:12Hey, do you mind if I grab a quick word with you real quick?
00:47:14Sure.
00:47:15I'll be right back.
00:47:19So, yeah, I wanted to talk to you about the mirror.
00:47:21First of all, thank you so much.
00:47:23It's beautiful.
00:47:24I know it must have meant a lot to you.
00:47:25Well, you and Amber mean a lot to me, too.
00:47:28Mostly Amber.
00:47:30Yeah, that's what I wanted to talk to you about.
00:47:33The note.
00:47:35What was that?
00:47:37Oh, I'm sorry.
00:47:38Was there a typo?
00:47:39I'm a terrible speller.
00:47:42Oh, I think you know what I mean.
00:47:44It's inappropriate for you to be writing flirty notes to a married woman, man.
00:47:48Oh, I see.
00:47:50But it's okay for you to write flirty notes to a single woman.
00:47:55What are you talking about?
00:47:57I see the way she looks at you.
00:48:00Clearly your many late nights have not been lonely ones.
00:48:06Don't even go there, bro.
00:48:07Oh, I can certainly understand the attraction.
00:48:10She's very pretty.
00:48:12Very, very pretty.
00:48:14Listen, you might not get this coming from a jacked up family.
00:48:17But Amber and I are in love.
00:48:19We're in love in every way.
00:48:21I will fight anyone or anything that comes between us.
00:48:25Don't get so angry, Pastor Zach.
00:48:27I know how violent you can become.
00:48:29It's not very neighborly.
00:48:31Oh, my goodness.
00:48:33Thank you so much for the mirror.
00:48:35We love it.
00:48:38It feels so good.
00:48:39Get away from him.
00:48:40Get away.
00:48:41You're done.
00:48:42You're done!
00:48:44Don't touch my wife.
00:48:45Don't touch me.
00:48:46Don't come to my house.
00:48:47And don't come back to church.
00:48:49What is your problem?
00:48:50I'm sorry, Pastor Zach.
00:48:52I forgot that the house of God is no place for sinners.
00:48:57Are you okay?
00:48:59The back of my head is kind of hurting.
00:49:10I'm trying to protect you.
00:49:12You have to understand that.
00:49:16You're the only one who has a problem with him, Zach.
00:49:22Maybe I shouldn't be.
00:49:27Doesn't he ever give up?
00:49:29Great.
00:49:30Probably wants his mirror back.
00:49:35Evie, where's James?
00:49:39He's in his shop.
00:49:40I bet he left some company.
00:49:44I'm sorry.
00:49:45I'm sorry.
00:49:46I'm sorry.
00:49:47I'm sorry.
00:49:48I'm sorry.
00:49:49I'm sorry.
00:49:50I'm sorry.
00:49:51I'm sorry.
00:49:52I'm sorry.
00:49:53I'm sorry.
00:49:54I'm sorry.
00:49:56Here you go.
00:50:01So, Zach has been very angry lately.
00:50:05I mean, the man brings us a gift and the next day he kicks him out of church.
00:50:13He's reminding me of old Zach and it scares me.
00:50:17Why is he so upset?
00:50:19He has this irrational fear that there's something going on between us.
00:50:22us. Is it irrational? Yes obviously I mean maybe the guy has a little crush on me
00:50:31but I'm not attracted to him at all. I just want to be a good neighbor. So
00:50:41you're not enjoying how this crush might be making Pastor Zach a little jealous?
00:50:45No. I don't know. Maybe. Zach is always a superstar. I mean everyone loves Pastor
00:51:00Zach which they should. He's an amazing man when he's not acting like a crazy
00:51:04person. And where am I? In his shadow. Always. And nobody even knows who I am.
00:51:15That is not true. It feels true. So I guess it was nice to be noticed for once.
00:51:24And I've never seen Zach jealous. Ever. It made me feel wanted. Amber. Be careful
00:51:38about using jealousy to gain the attention of your husband. It only
00:51:43backfires. Look I get it. As women it makes us feel like our husbands are
00:51:50fighting for us but really it just pushes them away. And sometimes into the
00:51:55arms of someone who they might find more trustworthy. Okay why do I feel like I'm
00:52:06supposed to be reading into that?
00:52:10How well do you know Pastor Zach's assistant Brittany?
00:52:20We recently found out that he's been sending her little gifts and notes on
00:52:26occasion. What kinds of gifts? Flowers, chocolates. We did have a conversation
00:52:37with her and she said it hadn't gone any further than that.
00:52:40James is gonna have a talk with Zach. What did the note say? It's not important.
00:52:51Oh but it is important. Are we talking thanks for doing a great job or thanks
00:52:56for being so pretty?
00:53:00Amber, guard your heart and your family. You're on the front lines and you're
00:53:11doing important work for the kingdom and sometimes that puts you in way of attack.
00:53:17All of this, it's just a distraction.
00:54:59I know.
00:55:01♪♪
00:55:11♪♪
00:55:21♪♪
00:55:27Amber, I just need my tablet.
00:55:33Okay. Um...
00:55:36Okay.
00:55:38♪♪
00:55:46It's a beautiful bouquet.
00:55:49Amber, I...
00:55:52We have a son.
00:55:55Alex.
00:55:57You know that.
00:56:02He's seven. He'll be eight in January.
00:56:09Alex is a very sweet boy.
00:56:11Like his daddy.
00:56:15He needs his daddy.
00:56:19And I need his daddy.
00:56:24You're beautiful.
00:56:30There's gonna be a single man out there
00:56:33who's very lucky to be with you.
00:56:37Please don't ruin my marriage.
00:56:40I won't.
00:56:44We never did anything.
00:56:49He sent some gifts,
00:56:51but it never went anywhere, I swear.
00:56:58He's actually not flirty around me at all.
00:57:03He's all business.
00:57:07It's actually very confusing.
00:57:13♪♪
00:57:21♪♪
00:57:30Hi, Evie.
00:57:34Yeah, we spoke briefly.
00:57:39Sorry, yeah, I shouldn't have done that.
00:57:41I just...
00:57:44I needed to know.
00:57:47No, I understand.
00:57:49I appreciate your friendship.
00:57:50Alex!
00:57:53Come on inside.
00:57:54Time for lunch.
00:57:58Alex!
00:58:00What?
00:58:01Oh, I'm sorry.
00:58:02I just...
00:58:04I don't see Alex.
00:58:05Alex, he was...
00:58:08he was just here.
00:58:15Hey, how's it going?
00:58:17Here you go.
00:58:18Thank you so much.
00:58:19Would you like cream or sugar with that?
00:58:20Uh, no, I'm fine.
00:58:21Thank you, though.
00:58:22Have a great day.
00:58:23You too.
00:58:31Hey there, young man.
00:58:34Hey.
00:58:35Oh, hey, dude.
00:58:36Yeah?
00:58:37Can you help me out?
00:58:38What can I do for you?
00:58:39Cool.
00:58:40I gotta deliver these flowers to some chick named Brittany.
00:58:43I was wondering if you knew where she was.
00:58:46I can take them.
00:58:47Great.
00:58:48Mm-hmm.
00:58:49Thanks, bro.
00:58:50Yeah, you bet.
00:58:56What can I do for you, boss?
00:59:21Hey, man, so I totaled my car a few days ago and it was dragged here.
00:59:24it was dragged here. I was wondering if I could get a quick look at it.
00:59:28Any particular reason?
00:59:30Yeah, my brakes went out and I guess in all the confusion I didn't really get a chance to look and see if...
00:59:36You think somebody snipped them, don't you?
00:59:39Am I that obvious?
00:59:41I get people in here every now and then thinking someone's trying to knock them off, but
00:59:45I gotta tell you, brother, it doesn't happen.
00:59:48Unless, of course, you know, you're fooling around with somebody's wife.
00:59:51That was a bad idea. Thank you very much.
00:59:53Dude, it's cool. Hey, it's right out back. If you want to look at it, we'll go look at it.
00:59:56Alright, let's do it.
01:00:04Sprinkling Can, where we grow memories. This is Katie. How may I brighten your day?
01:00:09Yeah, hey there. This is Pastor James with Lifehouse Church. How are you doing?
01:00:14Oh, hi, Pastor James. How are you?
01:00:16Good, good. Hey, I have a favor to ask of you.
01:00:22Yeah, absolutely. I'll do what I can.
01:00:24Yeah, we have a staff member, Brittany, who's been getting some deliveries from a co-worker
01:00:29and we're going to need that to stop.
01:00:32Could you please refuse any future orders from Zach Reynolds?
01:00:37Wait, so there really is a Zach Reynolds?
01:00:41Yeah. Yeah, he's the guy that's been ordering the flowers.
01:00:46Zach Reynolds, 1010 Pleasant Oak Street.
01:00:51No, they're being sent from a Zach Reynolds, but that is not the name on the credit card.
01:00:56And I don't think that's even the right address here. Let me take a look.
01:01:01Yeah, it's being sent from 1006 Pleasant Oak Street, which is probably next door.
01:01:07Do you want me to go ahead and put a block on it?
01:01:11Hello?
01:01:14Yes. Yeah, please. Thank you.
01:01:30Step one, locate the brake line.
01:01:33Usually, it'll be right up under here.
01:01:37That's different. Okay.
01:01:39What?
01:01:44Hey, Evie. Amber? No, no, I haven't seen her.
01:01:50What's wrong?
01:01:52Well, it's probably nothing, but I was just talking to Amber about ten minutes ago
01:01:56when she said she couldn't find Alex.
01:01:58She said she'd call me back when she found him, but I still haven't heard from her.
01:02:02I just tried calling her back and she didn't answer.
01:02:05Have you heard anything?
01:02:07What? No.
01:02:10Hey, boss, might you have yourself an enemy?
01:02:14No, why?
01:02:16I hate to be the one to break it to you, but this thing's cut clean.
01:02:20Evie, I gotta go. Thank you for this.
01:02:24You better stop messing around with those married women.
01:02:27There's a lot of crazy dudes out there.
01:02:30Wow.
01:02:32Oh.
01:02:34Alex! Alex!
01:02:37Alex!
01:02:56Hello? Hello, is anybody...
01:03:04Alex?
01:03:08Alex?
01:03:29Alex?
01:03:37Alex?
01:03:49Alex?
01:04:01Alex?
01:04:07Alex?
01:04:31I was hoping you'd come.
01:04:36I'm looking for Alex.
01:04:40Oh, I wish you hadn't seen that.
01:04:44But you won't tell anyone, will you?
01:04:50It'll be our little secret.
01:04:56I won't.
01:04:58Have you seen Alex?
01:05:00Do you want to watch?
01:05:03I caught some great moments of you and Pastor Zach.
01:05:12You can learn a lot about someone
01:05:15by watching them
01:05:18when they don't know it.
01:05:21Pastor Zach speaks very differently of me when I'm not there.
01:05:28I don't think he likes me very much.
01:05:35But not you.
01:05:43You stand up for me.
01:05:49I like that.
01:05:54Alex!
01:05:57Alex?
01:06:0514 minutes and 37 seconds.
01:06:11Alex, we need to go home right now.
01:06:14But Mom, we're watching a movie.
01:06:16Can we stay, please?
01:06:18It's important to always know where Alex is.
01:06:23As little as six minutes.
01:06:28Alone with a stranger.
01:06:31For a child to be abused.
01:06:34Alex, come up the stairs. Now!
01:06:38You know where I heard that?
01:06:40The news.
01:06:43You know how I know it's true?
01:06:47Because they were talking about me!
01:06:53Isn't that funny?
01:06:54Alex, let's go!
01:06:56Just a minute.
01:06:57Now!
01:06:58Six minutes away from my mother.
01:07:05I was six years old at the time.
01:07:08Six days away from my seventh birthday.
01:07:16Six, six, six.
01:07:21I always figured that's why they called it the devil's number.
01:07:29I don't like talking about it much.
01:07:34But I feel so close to you.
01:07:40Like I can tell you anything.
01:07:45And you'll still love me.
01:07:50Bye, Alex.
01:07:53Come back soon.
01:08:15I don't want you to ever go over to a stranger's house without me again.
01:08:18Do you understand?
01:08:20He's not a stranger.
01:08:21Don't go to anyone's house without me!
01:08:25Why?
01:08:27Because I'm going to be a stranger.
01:08:30I'm going to be a stranger.
01:08:33I'm going to be a stranger.
01:08:36I'm going to be a stranger.
01:08:39I'm going to be a stranger.
01:08:42Why?
01:08:44Come here.
01:08:50I want you to lock this door and don't open it for anyone, including me.
01:08:54Okay?
01:08:55But why?
01:08:57I love you.
01:09:13Who is it?
01:09:19Who's there?
01:09:36Hello?
01:09:42Hello?
01:09:51Hi, Amber.
01:09:53I'm sorry I startled you.
01:09:56Please open the door.
01:09:57We need to talk.
01:09:59My husband's on his way home from work.
01:10:01He'll be here any minute.
01:10:02You need to go.
01:10:03I just really need to talk to you.
01:10:05You really need to go home now.
01:10:12I love you.
01:10:28Mommy?
01:10:30It's okay, Alex.
01:10:34I know you keep an extra key in the kitchen,
01:10:38so I made a copy while you were out.
01:10:41I hope you don't mind.
01:10:43Please leave us alone.
01:10:45Okay.
01:10:46But you know, Amber, you don't have to worry.
01:10:49I would never hurt you.
01:10:50I just want to talk.
01:10:52I don't feel like talking.
01:10:54Please go now.
01:10:55Okay, but we're still friends, right?
01:10:58I hope this doesn't upset you.
01:11:01That's right.
01:11:02I hope this doesn't make things awkward between us.
01:11:05Sure, yes, of course.
01:11:08Okay.
01:11:10Okay, good.
01:11:12Good.
01:11:13I'll leave.
01:11:14I'll leave.
01:11:16Okay.
01:11:19Oh, um, I did...
01:11:22I brought you something.
01:11:24It's right...
01:11:32Yeah.
01:11:35I'd love to come in.
01:11:52Come on, come on.
01:11:54Thanks for calling the Reynolds.
01:11:56Please leave a message.
01:11:58Amber, Amber, please, if you're there, pick up now.
01:12:02Sorry, Pastor Zach.
01:12:04She's unavailable.
01:12:07Amber, I need you to pick up the phone right now.
01:12:11Okay.
01:12:12Amber, I'm going to be there in five minutes.
01:12:14I'll be right there.
01:12:16Thanks for the tip.
01:12:18Don't wait up.
01:12:22Hey.
01:12:26I got a crazy idea.
01:12:30You want to get married?
01:12:34We can do it in the old city.
01:12:38You know, in the old town.
01:12:41You know, in the old town.
01:12:45You know, in the old town.
01:12:48We can do it in the old city church
01:12:53where Grandma Ma and Pops got married.
01:13:00They would like that very much.
01:13:04You want to?
01:13:07Yeah.
01:13:09Me too.
01:13:18Amber!
01:13:19Alex!
01:13:21Amber!
01:13:23Amber!
01:13:24Alex!
01:13:25Daddy?
01:13:28Oh, thank God you're okay.
01:13:30Where is Mommy?
01:13:32He took her to the old church.
01:13:35Who took her?
01:13:37The man next door.
01:13:39Okay, come on, come on, come on.
01:13:42Alex, you had us a little worried.
01:13:44Where's Amber?
01:13:45I'm going to pick her up right now.
01:13:46If you could watch Alex, that would be great.
01:13:47You know what?
01:13:48It's a little cold out here.
01:13:49How about we go get some hot chocolate, okay?
01:14:18Isn't this beautiful?
01:14:24Come on, there's more.
01:14:30Grandma Ma used to bring me every Sunday.
01:14:36This was my classroom.
01:14:45I liked the stories of Jesus.
01:14:50They said he loved me.
01:14:54But his people didn't.
01:14:58They said I was strange.
01:15:03Everyone except for Miss Hanson, my Sunday school teacher.
01:15:08She was nice.
01:15:12She was nice.
01:15:16Like you.
01:15:21Then she got married.
01:15:25She moved away.
01:15:30I didn't want to come back here anymore.
01:15:42They used to chase me down these hallways.
01:15:50I can still hear them laughing at me.
01:15:56I can still hear them laughing at me.
01:16:02I can still hear them laughing at me.
01:16:09I don't know why they didn't like me.
01:16:14I guess I just didn't fit in.
01:16:28Oh, yeah.
01:16:33Oh, yeah.
01:16:35Imagine what people would think if they saw me here with you.
01:16:43They'd be so jealous!
01:16:50You ready?
01:16:51You ready?
01:16:53Come on.
01:16:55It's okay.
01:16:56Don't.
01:16:57Don't worry.
01:16:58It's okay.
01:16:59It's okay.
01:17:00You don't have to be scared.
01:17:04Let her go.
01:17:09Amber, are you okay?
01:17:10Has he hurt you?
01:17:11She doesn't want to be with you.
01:17:12She doesn't want to be with you anymore because she doesn't like mean people.
01:17:18We're going to be happy together.
01:17:20We're going to have a happy life.
01:17:21Go ahead.
01:17:22Tell him.
01:17:24Tell him.
01:17:25Help me.
01:17:26Help me.
01:17:27You don't want to be with me?
01:17:30Well, nobody does.
01:17:39You win, Pastor Zach.
01:17:43You always win.
01:17:46Go ahead.
01:17:47I'd do it if the tables were turned.
01:17:49There's no witnesses.
01:17:50No one will even know I'm gone.
01:17:55I'm not going to shoot you.
01:17:57Oh, come on.
01:17:58Drop the pastor act.
01:18:00We both know who you really are.
01:18:04No.
01:18:05You know who I was.
01:18:07That's not me anymore.
01:18:08God changed me.
01:18:09He can change you, too.
01:18:10You want to change me so badly?
01:18:12You don't even know who I am.
01:18:15Of course I do.
01:18:16Really?
01:18:17What's my name?
01:18:21I don't think you ever told me.
01:18:23You never asked.
01:18:26Nobody ever asks.
01:18:29You didn't care about me.
01:18:30I wasn't a person.
01:18:31I was just a project.
01:18:32Just another notch on your pulpit.
01:18:37I'm not perfect.
01:18:40You're right.
01:18:41That doesn't mean that God doesn't love you perfectly.
01:18:45He knows your name and he loves you.
01:18:49No, he doesn't.
01:18:53He doesn't.
01:18:55I know it doesn't always feel like he does, but it's true.
01:18:58No, he doesn't.
01:18:59Zach.
01:19:03It's okay.
01:19:06It's okay.
01:19:08No.
01:19:09No, no.
01:19:11I want you to be in a relationship with me.
01:19:13No, no.
01:19:14Nobody does.
01:19:16Run!
01:19:46Hey.
01:19:59Are we getting married today or what?
01:20:04Pastor Zach is out of the picture.
01:20:09There's nothing holding us back now.
01:20:15What did you do to Zach?
01:20:17What did you do to him?
01:20:28Zach?
01:20:33Zach?
01:20:43Zach?
01:21:10Wake up.
01:21:11Please.
01:21:15Do you think God is mad at me?
01:21:28Come on.
01:21:29Come on.
01:21:30I don't know.
01:21:31Come on.
01:21:32Let's breathe.
01:21:33Keep breathing.
01:21:34Come on, keep breathing.
01:21:35Come on, keep breathing.
01:21:36Come on, keep breathing.
01:21:37Come on, keep breathing.
01:21:38Come on, keep breathing.
01:21:39Come on, keep breathing.
01:21:40Come on, keep breathing.
01:21:41Come on, keep breathing.
01:21:42Come on, keep breathing.
01:21:43Come on, keep breathing.
01:21:44Come on, keep breathing.
01:21:45Come on, keep breathing.
01:21:46Come on, keep breathing.
01:21:47Come on, keep breathing.
01:21:48Come on, keep breathing.
01:21:49Come on, keep breathing.
01:21:50Come on, keep breathing.
01:21:51Come on, keep breathing.
01:21:52Come on, keep breathing.
01:21:53Come on, keep breathing.
01:21:54Come on, keep breathing.
01:21:55Come on, keep breathing.
01:21:56Come on, keep breathing.
01:21:57Come on, keep breathing.
01:21:58Come on, keep breathing.
01:21:59Come on, keep breathing.
01:22:00Come on, keep breathing.
01:22:01Come on, keep breathing.
01:22:02Come on, keep breathing.
01:22:04Stop!
01:22:05Stop!
01:22:06Stop!
01:22:07Stop!
01:22:08Stop!
01:22:09Stop!
01:22:10Stop!
01:22:11Stop!
01:22:12They've got them all.
01:22:16Rob Thompson is gone, this is where I'm supposed to celebrate.
01:22:23Or feel some sense of relief, but I don't.
01:22:26I was right about him, but he was right about me too.
01:22:29I didn't care about him.
01:22:31I thought I did, but I didn't.
01:22:34Not really.
01:22:36He was a project to me.
01:22:39Everyone always has been, to some degree.
01:22:43Do I even know how to love someone for real?
01:22:46Like Jesus?
01:22:48Or has my whole life been a show?
01:22:59You can't keep beating yourself up forever over this.
01:23:12Don't go.
01:23:14Let us love you and Amber back to restoration.
01:23:18No, I can't.
01:23:22How can I teach?
01:23:23How can I tell them to love their neighbors after what I did?
01:23:26What happened that night was not your fault.
01:23:29You didn't have a choice, Zack.
01:23:32No, but I made a lot of choices that led up to that.
01:23:36I didn't love my neighbor.
01:23:38I'm not a good person, not good enough to preach.
01:23:42Neither am I.
01:23:44None of us are.
01:23:45You get that?
01:23:47And we're all in need of God's grace.
01:23:52I'm the pastor.
01:23:54I'm not supposed to need his grace.
01:23:57You're not getting into heaven without a brother.
01:24:04Take it easy, Pastor.
01:24:24Break time.
01:24:54What's up, brother?
01:25:04My name's Jonas.
01:25:08Zack.
01:25:09What you got there, Zack?
01:25:10Bologna?
01:25:12Man, I haven't had a bologna sandwich in years.
01:25:16You know I've been watching you, brother.
01:25:18You're the hardest working dude in this place, but I never see you smile or talk to anybody.
01:25:22You got a story.
01:25:25I don't really have one.
01:25:28I doubt that.
01:25:29We all got a story.
01:25:32You know what I see when I look at you?
01:25:35No.
01:25:37I see someone who's hurting.
01:25:39Someone who's tried to do the right thing with their life, but for some reason just keep coming up short.
01:25:44You know, maybe you missed the mark, and now you feel hopeless and lost, like God couldn't possibly love you anymore.
01:25:51I felt that way, too.
01:25:54But you know, God doesn't love like we do.
01:25:57He doesn't disown us.
01:25:59He doesn't cheat on us.
01:26:01He doesn't divorce us when we let him down.
01:26:04His love is greater than that.
01:26:05No, you don't know me.
01:26:07You don't know what I've done.
01:26:08God couldn't use me.
01:26:10Zack, I'm looking at me, and I'm looking at you.
01:26:17I bet my peanut butter sandwich against your bologna that I've done a lot worse.
01:26:23And he uses me every day.
01:26:25You don't have to be perfect to be loved by God and to serve him.
01:26:30You just have to be willing and obedient.
01:26:36Why are you telling me this?
01:26:39Because you're my neighbor.
01:26:41And God's real big on his kids reaching out to our neighbors.
01:26:47You just got the call back, brother.
01:26:49The question is, what are you going to do about it?
01:28:11I don't know.
01:28:41I don't know.
01:29:11I don't know.