- [Announcer] The gospel music of Alabama has influenced the entire world and the "Alabama Gospel Roots" television show will give you a taste of this great music every week.

So call a neighbor, call a friend, and get ready to sing and dance and clap your hands.

It's time for "Alabama Gospel Roots."

(upbeat country music) ♪ Feeling like a stranger ♪ Kinda like you don't fit in ♪ Don't belong in the world you're living in ♪ ♪ Well you get a little homesick ♪ ♪ For somewhere you ain't seen ♪ Well that's how it feels ♪ When you believe ♪ Heaven is your hometown ♪ Just a couple more turns now ♪ And that gravel road you're on's going to turn to gold ♪ ♪ I know it's feeling like a long drive ♪ ♪ Following that one light ♪ But there's a place ahead you can lay your troubles down ♪ ♪ Heaven is your hometown (upbeat country music continues) ♪ You wake up in the morning ♪ Feeling all the aches and pains ♪ ♪ Of the world that gets more worn down by the day ♪ ♪ Are you caught up in a hard time ♪ ♪ Can't see beyond the tough ♪ 'Cause you're looking straight ahead instead of looking up ♪ ♪ Heaven is your hometown ♪ Just a couple more turns now ♪ And that gravel road you're on's going to turn to gold ♪ ♪ I know it's feeling like a long drive ♪ ♪ Following that one light ♪ But there's a place ahead you can lay your troubles down ♪ ♪ Heaven is your hometown (upbeat country music continues) ♪ When God gets finished doing what he's doing ♪ ♪ There's going to be a sweet ♪ Family reunion ♪ Hallelujah ♪ 'Cause heaven is your hometown ♪ ♪ Just a couple more turns now ♪ And that gravel road you're on's going to turn to gold ♪ ♪ I know it's feeling like a long drive ♪ ♪ Following that one light ♪ But there's a place ahead you can lay your troubles down ♪ ♪ Heaven is your hometown (upbeat country music continues) ♪ 'Cause heaven is your hometown ♪ - Well, well, well, it's "Alabama Gospel Roots" and it's Saturday night again, eight o'clock and we appreciate you for joining us.

Listen, we want you to call a neighbor, call a friend, and let 'em know that we are back again.

And as a matter of fact, we're in Thorsby, Alabama and we are broadcasting from right here at The Church At Bethel and we're so thankful for Pastor Wayne, Pastor Wayne Hughes for allowing us to come.

Hey, what's going on young man?

How are you?

- I'm doing great.

- Great, well, we're glad to have you on "Alabama Gospel Roots."

- I'm glad to be here.

- Well, listen, I tell you what, we've been waiting to get your own and you made it here.

- Well, it's awesome.

God's awesome, that's all I can say that.

- Hey, you never thought you'd be standing right here.

- That's right.

- You wanted to, but you didn't know how it was gonna happen.

- That's right, that's right.

- Awesome.

Well, I tell you what, we want to thank your friend and my friend and what's his name?

- Scott Roberts.

- Scott Roberts.

My birthday, we share the same birthday, Scott and Lorianne, we appreciate him for recommending you.

So tell me where you're from.

- I'm from Monroe County, Alabama.

I work in Escambia County, Brewton, Alabama, and grew up in Mobile, but about six, seven years ago I moved up to Monroe County, so.

- Great and you've been singing all your life?

Not all your life.

- Not really, no.

I sing a lot of karaoke, but I started singing church a couple years ago.

- Oh, you've been singing a lot of karaoke.

- Right.

- Practicing, getting your chops together, right?

- Right, right, right.

- And you got 'em together now I tell you, so do you write your own songs?

- I do not, I'm working on that, but I have not written any yet or completed any yet, so.

- Okay, well, hey, we going to touch you and agree with you, what about it?

- All right.

- All right, all right.

Well once again, if you would give us some more great gospel music right here- - All right.

- On "Alabama Gospels Roots."

(smooth country music) ♪ Dark and wild on a troubled sea ♪ ♪ You walked out to rescue me ♪ Helped me find my way back home again ♪ ♪ To the shore of The Galilee ♪ And you have overcome the darkness ♪ ♪ And made a blind man see ♪ So you must be, you must be ♪ You are the bread of life ♪ The door for the sheep ♪ The shepard at my side ♪ The holy resurrection ♪ You are the way, the truth, the fine ♪ ♪ The good, the mighty Judah's lion ♪ ♪ The lamb of God's perfection ♪ You are the light (smooth country music continues) ♪ You are the light ♪ You're the Son, the word, the king ♪ ♪ You are the one who made all things ♪ ♪ With Your voice the lame and picked up their heads ♪ ♪ Took up their beds and walked ♪ ♪ And I have seen You heal from miles away ♪ ♪ And I have seen Your raise ♪ A dead man from the grave, from the grave ♪ ♪ You are the bread of life ♪ The door for the sheep ♪ The shepard at my side ♪ The holy resurrection ♪ You are the way, the truth, the fine ♪ ♪ The good, the mighty Judah's lion ♪ ♪ The lamb of God's perfection ♪ You are the light (smooth country music continues) ♪ You are the light ♪ We were hungry and You broke the bread ♪ ♪ Five loaves, five thousand fed ♪ ♪ I'm reminded of the time You turned water into ♪ ♪ Sweet red wine ♪ And at that time I didn't realize ♪ ♪ That You'd be broken for me ♪ You were broken for me ♪ You are the bread of life ♪ The door for the sheep ♪ The shepard at my side ♪ The holy resurrection ♪ You are the way, the truth, the fine ♪ ♪ The good, the mighty Judah's lion ♪ ♪ The lamb of God's perfection ♪ You are the light ♪ You are, You are the light ♪ You are the light ♪ You are, You are the light, You are, You are the light ♪ ♪ You are the light (bright country music) ♪ Don't be fooled by those worn out shoes he's wearing ♪ ♪ That old coat, yeah, he'll be just fine ♪ ♪ And don't be fooled with that little shack ♪ ♪ Where he's living ♪ God's building him a mansion on the other side ♪ ♪ You may look at him ♪ Say there goes a poor man ♪ His clothes ain't new, there's dirt on those hands ♪ ♪ But he'll be walking streets of gold ♪ ♪ When your gold turns to sand ♪ I know you don't see this ♪ But you're looking at ♪ One rich man (bright country music continues) ♪ What good will your silver and diamonds do ♪ ♪ On that day you're laid to rest ♪ ♪ He'll be laying up his treasures over yonder ♪ ♪ So when he sees the Lord ♪ He can say he did his best ♪ You may look at him ♪ Say there goes a poor man ♪ His clothes ain't new ♪ There's dirt on those hands ♪ But he'll be walking streets of gold ♪ ♪ When your gold turns to sand ♪ I know you don't see this ♪ But you're looking at ♪ One rich man (bright country music continues) ♪ He's not concerned about the finer things in this world ♪ ♪ There's so much more in eternity ♪ ♪ He lives by faith ♪ In a man called Jesus ♪ Who died for us on Calgary ♪ You may look at him ♪ Say there goes a poor man ♪ His clothes ain't new ♪ There's dirt on his hands ♪ But he'll be walking streets of gold ♪ ♪ When your gold turns to sand ♪ I know you don't see this ♪ Oh, I know you that don't see this ♪ ♪ I know you don't see this ♪ This one rich man (bright country music continues) ♪ One rich man - Hey, want to thank Bo Gibson for those great songs that he gave us and Bo is a part of a ministry that helps in rehab in the area of drug abuse, so we wanna encourage him in that area too.

Right now it's time for one of my favorite parts and you probably already know what I'm gonna say.

We're gonna shout out to some wonderful cities in the state of Alabama, then we're gonna talk to some of our friends in the nursing homes and wish them well and then we'll end with our Golden Vessel.

So let's get started.

We're gonna shout out to Bridgeport, Alabama, hello to you.

Daphne, Alabama, hello, hello.

Henagar, we are looking at you.

You're some great people there.

Lynn, L-Y-N-N, Lynn, Alabama.

And then we have Orville, I think we've shouted out to you before, but we're gonna do it again 'cause you're very special.

And Ramer, Alabama.

All of you wonderful people, we appreciate you right here on the "Alabama Gospel Roots."

Now let's say hello to some of our nursing homes and rehab centers.

What about Wilder Healthcare Center in Dadeville, Alabama?

Yes, we called your name right there in the rec room or in your private rooms, we say hello to you.

Greene County Nursing Home in Eutaw, Alabama.

Hello to all my friends down there, the Wilder family, Mcken Streets, we love you down there.

Willow Trace Nursing Home in Butler, Alabama.

And then we have Eastview Healthcare Center in Birmingham, hello to you.

And Adams Nursing home in Alexander City.

And you know what I say to all of our nursing home residents, we love you, you're not left alone, somebody cares about you, brother George does.

And look, kind of try to get along with those people who are helping you, they're not working against you, they just want you to be healthy, whole, and heal.

Now our Golden Vessel, here we go.

For tonight, our Golden Vessel is Mrs. Ethel Abrahams.

Now I'm gonna say this, she was 107 years old and she passed just a couple of months ago, but we still wanted to salute her life.

She grew up born in Union, not, was it Uniontown?

Yes, Uniontown, Alabama.

And she spent a good deal of her life in Atlanta, Georgia.

And listen at this, she was the oldest, and my brother Robert Thomas will like this, the oldest living Alabama State graduate.

That's exactly right.

She graduated in 1939, yes, indeed.

She was blessed with one daughter, three grandchildren, and thirteen great-grands.

They're still going strong.

She spent a professional life as a fifth grade teacher and she was still driving at 100, that's a wonderful thing.

I probably wouldn't wanna be on the road with her at that time, but you know, it was a wonderful thing.

(laughs) Yes, indeed, she was a beautiful.

And this is what I like about her, she could do the alphabets backwards.

Let's see.

I won't even try it, okay.

At 107, as I said, she could recite the alphabets backwards.

We are so thankful for her life and her family gonna keep the tradition going on.

So tonight we salute the life of Miss Ethel Abrahams.

Let's hear some more great gospel music on "Alabama Gospel Roots."

(bright saxophone music) (bright saxophone music continues) ♪ That's why I praise You ♪ That's why I praise You ♪ That's why I praise You (bright saxophone music continues) ♪ Oh ♪ That's why I praise You ♪ That's why I praise You ♪ For this I give You praise (bright saxophone music continues) ♪ That's why I praise You ♪ That's why I praise You ♪ That's why I praise You (bright saxophone music continues) ♪ That's why I praise You ♪ That's why I praise You ♪ For this I give You praise (bright saxophone music continues) ♪ For every mountain ♪ You brought me over ♪ For every trial ♪ You've seen me through ♪ For every blessing ♪ Hallelujah ♪ For this I give You praise (bright saxophone music continues) ♪ You brought me over ♪ For every trial ♪ You've seen me through ♪ For every blessing ♪ Hallelujah ♪ For this I give You praise (bright saxophone music continues) ♪ For every mountain ♪ You brought me over ♪ For every trial ♪ You've seen me through ♪ For every blessing ♪ Hallelujah ♪ For this I give You praise (bright saxophone music continues) ♪ For every mountain ♪ You brought me over ♪ For every trial ♪ You've seen me through ♪ For every blessing ♪ Hallelujah ♪ For this I give You praise - Here's "Alabama Gospel Roots" and we thank you for joining us every Saturday night, eight o'clock right here on Alabama Public Television.

And you know what?

We thank you for being so much a part of what we do.

Thank you for the greetings, when we see you out in the streets as we come and go.

Joshua Bennett, how are you?

- Doing good, doing good.

How about you?

- Great, we appreciate that first song you just did, man.

- Oh, thank you so much.

- Right, so where are you from?

- Adamsville, Alabama.

- Adamsville, all right, you out here repping Adamsville, right?

- Yes, sir, yes, sir.

- Great, how long you been playing?

- For about 20 years.

- 20 years, you a veteran man.

- Yes, sir.

- How did you first start?

- I started in grade school, sixth grade.

- Sixth grade.

What grade school?

What's the name of the school?

- At the time it was called Bottenfield Middle School, now it's called Minor Middle.

- Bottenfield.

But Bottenfield, all the people.

- Yes, sir.

- You a member of a church in Adamsville?

- Well I actually attend church in Graysville.

- Oh, Graysville, Adamsville, and what's the church there?

- The church name is St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church Graysville East.

- All right, well listen, we're so thankful that you would take your time to be with us on "Alabama Gospel Roots" to come and play your horn.

- Yes, sir.

- And it's obvious that you're really passionate about it and I gotta tell everybody I met you 'cause my battery went down.

- Wow, yeah.

- And you blessed me so, I told you I needed some cables, you said, "I don't have any in the truck, but I'm going to go home and get 'em."

- Yes, sir.

- And you came back.

- I did.

- And you never know, divine connections people.

So I tell you, always be very careful with every encounter 'cause you never know you can go from where you are to, I'm talking about on TV.

- Yeah.

(laughs) - All right, all right.

Real quick, we gonna get ready to go, but you got any family out there that you wanna say hello to?

I know you had some children with you that day.

- Yes, I did.

First, my wife, Charra.

- Charra.

- And our sons, Nathan, Joseph, Neil, and Jordan.

- All right, you remembered all the names.

- Yes, sir.

- Your dad is, all right.

Well, Joshua Bennett, if you don't mind, on "Alabama Gospel Roots," we'd like to hear another selection or two, what about it?

- Yes, sir.

- All right.

Once again, welcome Joshua Bennett.

(soft piano music) (smooth clarinet music) (smooth clarinet and piano music continues) (smooth clarinet and piano music continues) (smooth clarinet and piano music continues) (smooth clarinet and piano music continues) (smooth clarinet and piano music continues) (smooth clarinet and piano music continues) (smooth clarinet and piano music continues) It's "Alabama Gospel Roots" and I tell you, you've made us one of your favorites and we really do, really do appreciate you.

And we are just thankful that you're right there, we're right here, and so if you haven't, call a neighbor, call a friend, let 'em know that we are back again and where we are back to, and for the first time, we were at The Church At Bethel in Thorsby, Alabama.

And I've got the pastor here, Pastor Wade Hughes.

How are you?

- I'm doing great.

- Great.

- Brother Stewart, thank you.

- You got a smile all over you.

- Oh, thank you.

- Lemme look at your hands, I think your hands are smiling too.

- I know something.

(laughs) - All right.

Great, so what a beautiful church, beautiful people, beautiful place.

I tell you what, it's just beauty all around.

How long have you been pastor here?

- I've been here since the church began, 23 years.

- Okay and now have you been pastoring 23 years here?

- I've been pastoring 29 years.

- 29 and you've traveled, I understand, to some foreign countries.

- We've been to 10 different countries and it's been amazing journey, adventure, an epic adventure.

- I tell you what, you're married?

- I'm married 47 years.

- Wow.

- Beautiful sweetheart, Deborah, and- - How many children?

- We have two children, Trent and Tamara.

Trent's a doctor in psychology.

I told him, I said, "I don't mind you coming home son, as long as you don't analyze me."

And he said, "Too late, dad."

- Too late, too late.

He was analyzing you before he got to be a doctor.

- Absolutely, six grandchildren.

- Awesome, now we do this, when you talk about the grandchildren, come a little closer.

- Okay.

- You got to name 'em all, real quick, and you gotta do it in two seconds, here we go, go.

- Kayla, Kobe, Travis, Paris, Nadia, and Elijah.

- You're good, you're good, you're good, you're good.

All right.

(both laughing) All right, real quick, tell me some of the ministries going on here at the church.

- We love missions.

I've been to, we have missionaries here.

We have ministry happening right now.

Operation Christmas Child, this is a collection center for North Chilton and that's been going on for 20 years here at Bethel and reaching children all over the world.

Then there's, we have a young man named Bo Moody, who does missions in Peru, he carries and builds wheelchairs for the unfortunate and those who've never been to town, one 21 year old, for the first time in his life got to go to town because Bo took him a wheelchair and more than that, they're hearing about Jesus.

- Awesome, awesome.

Well, we're so thankful that you would open your doors to let us come and tape "Alabama Gospel Roots" right here.

- We're so grateful that you chose to come here and I often tell people, I think I shared with you, if you wanna make God chuckle, tell him what your plans are 'cause his plans are always epic and we're so humbled that "Alabama Gospel Roots" have come today to bless us with all this great talent too.

- Awesome, well I want to thank Tim Fulger for allowing us to meet you and to come.

He kept on pushing and pushing and so we made it.

You know, I can't thank him for much, but I thank him for this.

(both laughing) All right.

- Absolutely.

- One more time for him if you will.

Thank you Pastor for all you do, one more time.

Welcome, a beautiful group of people who going to sing for you right now on "Alabama Gospel Roots."

(lively country music) ♪ I am on my journey ♪ To that city four square ♪ And by faith and the love of God I surely will enter there ♪ ♪ On some glad tomorrow with the saints I'll stand ♪ ♪ I'll put on a crown and walk around ♪ ♪ All over God's Promised Land ♪ Oh glory, what a wonderful day ♪ ♪ I'll join the song of the blood-washed throne ♪ ♪ While the ages roll away ♪ When I get to heaven ♪ On that beautiful strand ♪ I'll put on a crown and walk around ♪ ♪ All over God's Promised Land (lively country music continues) ♪ Well, there will be no dying ♪ No more trouble or strife ♪ We will live through the ages by ♪ ♪ The beautiful Tree Of Life ♪ When I join that chorus ♪ Heaven's happy band ♪ I'm gonna put on a crown, gonna walk around ♪ ♪ All over God's Promised Land ♪ Oh glory, what a wonderful day ♪ ♪ I'll join the song of the blood-washed throne ♪ ♪ While the ages roll away ♪ When I get to heaven ♪ On that beautiful strand ♪ I'll put on a crown and walk around ♪ ♪ All over God's Promised Land ♪ Oh glory ♪ Glory ♪ What a wonderful day ♪ I'll join the song of the blood-washed throne ♪ ♪ While the ages roll away ♪ When I get to heaven ♪ To heaven ♪ On that beautiful strand ♪ I'll put on a crown and walk around ♪ ♪ All over God's Promised Land ♪ I'll put on a crown and walk around ♪ ♪ All over God's Promised Land ♪ God's Promised Land ♪ Land - Forgiven Heart on "Alabama Gospel Roots."

Kind of threw you off a little bit.

All right, how y'all doing?

- Good, good.

- Doing good.

- It is great having you on "Alabama Gospel Roots."

- Well, thank you, we're glad to be here.

- All right, you told me you've watched the show before.

- We have.

- That's good, that's a one of the first prerequisites now, so you gotta keep watching, okay?

- That's right.

- Great, where y'all from?

- We are from Wetumpka, Alabama.

This half is, that half is from Plantersville, Alabama.

- Okay, so this half.

So what half am I gonna fall on?

You got to cut me in half, right?

- Well you just- - I'll be from Wetumpka and Eufaula?

- [Both] Plantersville.

- Where did I get Eufaula fall from?

I don't know.

Plantersville, great, so is that close together?

- Ah, about an hour apart.

- That's a pretty good distance.

So how did y'all get together?

- We've been friends for years.

- All right.

- Yeah.

- Y'all kinda start looking alike too now.

(everyone laughing) You ever get that?

- [Both] We have.

- Yes, we have.

- Okay.

- We've got that a lot.

- Well that's what happens when you're real close, okay?

And you're Rhonda, right?

- I'm Rhonda.

- Okay, Rhonda, introduce everybody else for me.

- Okay, this is my husband Junior Robinson.

- All right.

Got a chance to meet Brother Junior earlier.

- All right and this is Ray and Renita Patterson.

- Oh, so two couples.

- That's it.

- Man, that is beautiful.

So how long y'all been singing?

- We have been singing together for 13 years.

Forgiven Heart has actually been singing for 20 years.

We just celebrated 20 years.

- Oh, well congratulations.

- Yeah.

- Congratulations and we are just having a wonderful desire to see you guys sing for 20 or 30 more.

- Thank you.

- Great, great, great.

So you brought more than one song with you, right?

- We did, we have a few.

- Okay.

Well we want to hear everyone you wanna sing.

- All right, sounds good.

- Okay, if we have to just take a nap and wake up and you still be singing, what about that?

- That's fine.

(laughs) - All right, well thank you for coming and being with us on "Alabama Gospel Roots" and we hope to have you again.

- Thank you, hope so.

- Great, how long you and Junior been married?

- We've been married, December will be 30 years actually.

- Awesome, awesome.

He's a keeper.

- He's a keeper.

- All right, how long you guys been married?

- Thirty-six.

Thirty-six, well it's definitely a keeper, huh?

Okay, well let's get some more singing here on "Alabama Gospel Roots."

- Sure.

- Once again, if you will welcome Forgiven Heart.

(bright country music) ♪ When Satan appears with all his beauty on his lies ♪ ♪ Look up toward heaven at those eastern skies ♪ ♪ Don't you let him get the drop on you ♪ ♪ Hold on with might ♪ For Jesus is coming like a thief in the night ♪ ♪ Get behind me Satan don't you ♪ ♪ Bother me ♪ For Jesus said that you will have to flee ♪ ♪ Get behind me Satan ♪ Don't you trouble me no more ♪ For I am crossing over on the other shore ♪ (bright country music continues) ♪ Satan goes around to seek thee ♪ ♪ God's children every day ♪ Making them fall and causing them to stray ♪ ♪ Well I think that it's time to put ole Satan in his place ♪ ♪ Stand up forth Jesus and look at him and say ♪ ♪ Get behind me Satan don't you ♪ ♪ Bother me ♪ For Jesus said that you will have to flee ♪ ♪ Get behind me Satan ♪ Don't you trouble me no more ♪ For I am crossing over on the other shore ♪ ♪ Oh, I'm crossing over on the other shore ♪ ♪ Other shore (smooth country music) ♪ There's a light in the window ♪ ♪ And the table's spread with splendor ♪ ♪ Someone's standing by an open door ♪ ♪ I can see a crystal river ♪ Oh, I must be near forever ♪ Lord, I've never been this homesick before ♪ ♪ We'll see the bright light shine ♪ ♪ It's just about home time ♪ And I can see my Father standing at the door ♪ ♪ This old world's just a wilderness ♪ ♪ And I'm ready for deliverance ♪ ♪ Lord, I've never been this homesick before ♪ (smooth country music continues) ♪ Now I can see the family gather ♪ ♪ Their sweet faces, they're all familiar ♪ ♪ And no one's old or feeble anymore ♪ ♪ Well, this old lonesome heart is cryin' ♪ ♪ I think I'll spread my wings for flyin' ♪ ♪ Lord, I've never been this homesick before ♪ ♪ We'll see the bright light shine ♪ ♪ It's just about home time ♪ And I can see my Father standing at the door ♪ ♪ This old world's just a wilderness ♪ ♪ And I'm ready for deliverance ♪ ♪ Lord, I've never been this homesick before ♪ ♪ See the light shine ♪ It's just about home time ♪ And I can see my Father standing at the door ♪ ♪ This old world's just a wilderness ♪ ♪ And I'm ready for deliverance ♪ ♪ Lord, I've never been this homesick before ♪ ♪ Lord, I've never been this homesick before ♪ (smooth country music continues) - [Voiceover] But I don't know what you believe it for- - Yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah.

- [Voiceover] But for what I'm believing for- - This is it.

- [Voiceover] The kind of energy that I'm on in 2023?

- If you watchin', turn your TV's up.

- [Voiceover] I'm on that speak that thing energy.

- Let's go, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Yeah, yeah, here we go, here we go.

It goes five, four, hey, three, two.

One, two, three.

♪ Okay, now I'ma speak that thing, I'ma speak that thing ♪ ♪ Praying through the pain, I'ma see the change ♪ ♪ Blessings gonna rain like hurricane ♪ ♪ I'ma speak that thing, I'ma speak that thing ♪ ♪ I'ma do it ♪ I'ma speak that thing, I'ma speak that thing ♪ ♪ Gonna speak that thing ♪ Praying through the pain, I'ma see the change ♪ ♪ Blessings gonna rain like hurricane ♪ ♪ I'ma speak that thing, I'ma speak that thing ♪ ♪ I'ma speak that thing, I'ma speak that thing ♪ ♪ I'ma speak that thing ♪ Now we on the rise, it won't be the same ♪ ♪ It won't be the same ♪ Got God on my side, ain't no switching lanes ♪ ♪ Yeah, I'm in a backseat, that's me rolling like a taxi ♪ ♪ My life been a movie, I can't even cap ♪ ♪ That Bible be my Uzi keep it on my lap ♪ ♪ Pull up to the church we gonna bring the trap ♪ ♪ I don't gotta worry 'bout no demon He gonna handle that ♪ ♪ Like give it away, give it away, give it away ♪ ♪ Every day, I go pray then He slay ♪ ♪ All the mistakes that I made, all the pain ♪ ♪ He's the reason that I'm still here today ♪ ♪ Life been in slow motion, but I know that I am chosen ♪ ♪ Worthy my devotion, so I know He is my potion ♪ ♪ I need you to focus, let go of that grudge you holding ♪ ♪ One, two, one, two, three ♪ Ain't no time to waste ♪ Let's go ♪ Get out your seat ♪ I'ma speak that thing, I'ma speak that thing ♪ ♪ Praying through the pain, I'ma see the change ♪ ♪ Blessings gonna rain like hurricane ♪ ♪ I'ma speak that thing, I'ma speak that thing ♪ ♪ I'ma do it ♪ I'ma speak that thing, I'ma speak that thing ♪ ♪ Praying through the pain, I'ma see the change ♪ ♪ Blessings gonna rain like hurricane ♪ ♪ I'ma speak that thing ♪ Hey, Chris, you ready ♪ I'ma speak that thing ♪ Walking in His presence like a ruler ♪ ♪ Hey ♪ Devil comin' steppin' I'ma boot 'em ♪ ♪ Hey ♪ Roarin' like a lion, call me Judah ♪ ♪ Hey ♪ Talkin' to my past, I never knew ya ♪ ♪ I never knew ya ♪ Enemy will always be a loser ♪ Shout out to my wifey like I'm Buddha ♪ ♪ Big God ♪ Couching me just like a tutor, hey ♪ ♪ Glory to His name, hallelujah ♪ ♪ One, two, one, two, three ♪ Okay, now I'ma speak that thing, I'ma speak that thing ♪ ♪ Praying through the pain, I'ma see the change ♪ ♪ Blessings gonna rain like hurricane ♪ ♪ I'ma speak that thing, I'ma speak that thing ♪ ♪ I'ma speak that thing, I'ma speak that thing ♪ ♪ Praying through the pain, I'ma see the change ♪ ♪ Blessings gonna rain like hurricane ♪ ♪ I'ma speak that thing, I'ma speak that thing ♪ ♪ Yeah - Wow.

(laughs) (boys cheering) Man, these boys, these boys, these boys, these boys.

Rod Parker, Chris Tanner, how you doing man?

- Feeling good, feeling great.

- Man, y'all got me out of breathe man.

- I know.

(laughs) - Y'all got me out.

- Give you a little workout.

- Yeah, right.

We bring a little energy.

- Listen, I'm gonna call DHR or somebody, abuse of old folks, man.

- Oh, man.

(laughs) - Great, well Rod, where you guys from man?

- We are from Birmingham, Alabama.

- Birmingham.

- Birmingham, Alabama.

- All right, from the Ham, okay.

- Representing the Ham.

- All right, what church?

Y'all a member of the same church?

- [Both] Yes, sir.

- Same church, it's Faith Chapel.

- Oh, you got Pastor Mike Moore and Mike Moore Junior.

- [Both] Yes, sir, yes, sir.

- Oh yeah, at the dome.

- That's it, hey, he knows.

- Oh, I'm trying to tell you, well I'ma telling you the big dome about, five or six, if you don't know you, you hadn't been there, you think you in outer space.

- For real, check it out, check it out.

- All right, so how you been doing what you're doing?

How long you been doing this?

- Well, I've been doing this since sixth grade.

I remember writing my first rap when I was in math class.

- All right, you supposed to be doing math, you up in there writing raps.

- I wasn't paying attention but, you know, I know Chris has been doing it a little longer as well.

How long you been doing- - No long you stayed in school about 17, 18, 19, 20 years.

(both laughing) - Yeah, he did less time.

(laughs) - All right, what about you Chris?

- I've been doing it my whole life.

I was in the choir when I was a little kid, my mom forced me to be in the choir.

- She forced you?

- Forced me to be in the choir, but you know what I'm saying- - There was no option.

- It was good for me though.

- I know it, I know it, I know it.

- Oh yeah, been doing it since I was real, real young.

- Great, well you're doing it well man.

So you have other things you do, you are also employed, gainfully employed.

- Yes, sir, yes, sir.

- And what do you do?

What's that?

- So I'm a communications coordinator at Faith Chapel, so what I basically do is create social media content for our social media pages, I also serve, and I'm being mentored in being a youth minister as well.

- Awesome.

- So it is a blessing.

- Thank you Pastor, so good to meet you.

- Hallelujah.

(both laughing) - What about you Chris?

- Oh, I am a videographer, I got my own business and everything like that, so all these guys that's on these cameras, I'm excited.

- Oh right, you're learning some things too, right?

- Oh yeah, oh yeah.

- I see you, okay, well we'll take the check before you leave, all right?

(both laughing) All right guys, well listen, I love you guys man, thank you for the examples you set.

- Thank you.

- And you're blinging too.

- Got to be, iced out.

- One more time, let's get Rod and Chris back on this stage and give 'em some more time to do what they do, all right?

- All right.

- You dont need no dancer back here, do you?

- Hey, we may need a little dancing.

(boys talking over each other) - Well, let's do what you do.

All right, Rod and Chris.

- All right, all right.

♪ Hey, yeah - Y'all gonna vibe with me this morning?

♪ Yeah, hey - Turn your TVs up.

- Let's go.

- We gonna do it different.

Come on, Chris.

♪ Hey, hey ♪ Give me a sign ♪ Are you the one am I crazy ♪ Been focusing on you lately ♪ Lord make it plain and no maybes ♪ ♪ 'Cause right now it's looking real hazy ♪ ♪ Are you the one am I crazy ♪ Been focusing on you lately ♪ Lord make it plain and no maybes ♪ ♪ 'Cause right now it's looking real hazy ♪ ♪ Yeah, I been really tryna trust you Jesus ♪ ♪ But I been battling so long with the enemy ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ Yeah ♪ I don't want that man controlling me ♪ ♪ 'Cause I don't want to play around with my destiny ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah, uh, but I just want a little reason ♪ ♪ Why can't I see the steps in this season ♪ ♪ Walking by faith, I guess that's what you're teaching ♪ ♪ But I don't want to take the long way there ♪ ♪ But I won't feeling lonely when you hold me ♪ ♪ Hold me tight just like your only ♪ ♪ I'll do what you told me ♪ Take it slowly like you showed me ♪ ♪ Walking into my testimony ♪ Take it back to the hood ♪ Just give me a sign ♪ Here we go, hey ♪ Are you the one am I crazy ♪ Been focusing on you lately ♪ Lord make it plain and no maybes ♪ ♪ 'Cause right now it's looking real hazy ♪ ♪ Are you the one am I crazy ♪ Been focusing on you lately ♪ Lord make it plain and no maybes ♪ ♪ 'Cause right now it's looking real hazy ♪ ♪ I just want to do what I want to ♪ ♪ But I don't want to get it wrong ♪ ♪ And I don't want to lose, Lord, I need you ♪ ♪ I lay my will down ♪ For your own ♪ Sing it again, hey ♪ I just want to do what I want to ♪ ♪ But I don't want to get it wrong ♪ ♪ And I don't want to lose, Lord, I need you ♪ ♪ I lay my will down ♪ For your own ♪ One, two, three, let's go ♪ So give me a sign ♪ Are you the one am I crazy ♪ Been focusing on you lately ♪ Lord make it plain and no maybes ♪ ♪ 'Cause right now it's looking real hazy ♪ ♪ Are you the one am I crazy ♪ Been focusing on you lately ♪ Lord make it plain and no maybes ♪ ♪ 'Cause right now it's looking real hazy ♪ - Let's go.

- Yeah.

- Wow.

(exhales) Man, tell you what, you guys going, you can't come but once every 10 years, man.

- A lot of energy, lot of energy.

- A lot of energy, but I love it, man, I love it.

- Appreciate it.

- Thank you for joining us on "Alabama Gospel Roots."

- Absolutely.

- I'm sure your families are proud of you 'cause I just met you and I'm proud of what you're doing.

So keep on keeping on and we look forward to having you again, okay?

- Thank you, we appreciate it, it's an honor to be here.

- All right then, well, you got a few friends, you know, you're on the social media, so help us out, I'll let you know when you're coming on, okay?

- All right, all right.

- Okay, well, let's get on out of here.

Once again, let me tell you this, we want you to stay as blessed as you are.

Make somebody else day happy, smile when you see people, and let them know that you appreciate life and it'll rub off on them, all right?

- Yeah.

- Now, I'd like to say this when we close, get those mics up, and I want you to say this with me.

Say we're all sisters and brothers.

- [Both] We're all sisters and brothers.

- There's only one color.

- [Both] There's only one color.

- And that's the color of love.

- [Both] And that the color of love.

- Ha, ha, ha.

♪ Hey - Listen, Rod and Chris, have a great week, be well everybody.

- Oh yeah.

(bright piano music) - You know it's a blessing that we could be here today.

We did some upbeat songs and just taking the time to remind ourselves, not only that we're blessed to be here, but we know at the end of the day we're doing this for the Lord.

- Yeah.

- Yeah, if you know this song it's called, "More than Able," sing with us.

♪ When did I start to forget ♪ All of the great things you did ♪ ♪ When did I throw away faith for the impossible ♪ (bright piano music continues) ♪ And how did I start to believe ♪ ♪ You weren't sufficient for me ♪ ♪ Why do I talk myself out of seeing miracles ♪ - If you know the chorus, want you sing along, sing, "You are more than able."

♪ You are more than able - No matter where you are, we encourage you to lift your hands, sing with us, sing it out.

♪ You are more than able ♪ You are, You are, You are ♪ You are more than able - That's what God is, He's more than able, He's more than able, we wanna sing it out.

♪ You are more than able ♪ Who am I ♪ Who am I to deny what the Lord can do, yeah ♪ ♪ It's easy for you Come on, Chris, get to 'em.

♪ Now I see all that I have ♪ Oh, I've got my confidence back ♪ ♪ I put my trust in the One who still does miracles ♪ ♪ You do miracles ♪ You are ♪ You are more than able, hey ♪ You are God ♪ Yeah ♪ You're more than able ♪ Hey ♪ You are more than able ♪ You are, you are, you are, you are ♪ ♪ You are more than able ♪ We've seen you do it, we've seen you do it ♪ ♪ You are, sing ♪ You are more than able ♪ Who am I ♪ Hey ♪ Who am I to deny what the Lord can do ♪ ♪ Hey ♪ Can you imagine ♪ Yeah ♪ With all of the faith in the room ♪ ♪ What the Lord can do ♪ What the Lord can do ♪ Say it's gonna happen ♪ Yeah ♪ Just let the way maker through ♪ ♪ He's gonna move ♪ He's gonna move ♪ Can you imagine ♪ Can you imagine ♪ With all of the faith ♪ With all of the faith in the room ♪ ♪ What the Lord can do ♪ What the Lord can do ♪ What the Lord can do ♪ What the Lord can do ♪ Yeah ♪ Say it's gonna happen ♪ Just let the way ♪ Just let the way maker through ♪ ♪ He's making moves for ya ♪ He's gonna move ♪ He's gonna bless you ♪ He's gonna move ♪ Can you imagine ♪ Can you imagine ♪ With all of the faith ♪ With all of the faith in the room ♪ ♪ What the Lord, what the Lord ♪ What the Lord can do ♪ What the Lord ♪ What the Lord can do ♪ What the Lord, it's gonna happen ♪ ♪ And it's gonna happen ♪ Just let the way ♪ Just let the way maker through ♪ ♪ Hey ♪ He's gonna move - Here's my favorite part right here.

♪ He's gonna move ♪ Anything is possible ♪ Anything is possible ♪ Anything is possible ♪ Anything is possible ♪ Nothing's too hard for my God ♪ ♪ Hey ♪ Anything is possible ♪ Who am I ♪ Who am I to deny what the Lord can do ♪ - Hey, we gonna sing that again.

♪ Anything is possible ♪ Anything is possible ♪ You saved my family ♪ Anything is possible ♪ Hey, say anything is possible ♪ ♪ Anything is possible ♪ Who am I ♪ Who am I to deny ♪ Hey, hey ♪ What the Lord can do - Wherever you are I want you to sing it, sing, "Anything is possible."

♪ Anything is possible ♪ Yeah ♪ Say anything is possible ♪ Anything is possible ♪ Say anything is possible ♪ Anything is possible ♪ Say who am I ♪ Who am I ♪ Hey ♪ To deny ♪ Hey ♪ What the Lord can do ♪ Say who am I ♪ Who am I ♪ Yeah ♪ To deny ♪ Yeah ♪ What the Lord can do ♪ One more time, who am I ♪ Who am I to deny what the Lord can do ♪ ♪ You're worthy ♪ You're worthy Lord - Thank You for this moment, God.

The fact that we as young people can be on the stage to worship You and give You honor and praise, we thank You for this moment to be on this stage, but we know this is for You and You alone.

So every person who could be watching right now, every young person, whoever's watching, I pray peace over their minds in Jesus' name, I speak strength over them in the name of Jesus, I speak power over them.

Whatever things that they feel like is lacking, we lack nothing in You is what you said in Psalm 23.

So we love You, God, we trust You, we honor You, we praise You.

♪ You are more than able ♪ Who am I to deny what the Lord can do ♪ (graphic whirring)