Baptism Refund
6:22A father calls Pastor Henry demanding a refund of his tithes because his kids' behavior did not change after baptism. He reveals the prank was set up by Brother Dobbs.
Transcript
136 linesHello.
Hello, uh, I'm trying to reach uh Pastor Henry.
Uh this Pastor Henry.
Oh, how you doing, sir?
You you the pastor of uh Greater New Hope Baptist, right?
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah.
Well, yes I am.
My name is Patrick.
My name's Patrick Davis.
Uh uh I'm not there.
How you doing, sir?
I I went there uh to your church about a about two and a half years ago I went there and and me and white uh yeah, we got our kids baptized there at your
God bless on that.
I'm I'm glad I was able to do that service for you.
Okay.
Here's my reason for wanting to talk to you directly.
Uh what what is baptizing is supposed to be you cleansing them and you washing them okay.
Here's my problem.
Here's my problem.
You baptize my kids, but ain't nothing changed.
They they grade still bad.
They still disobedient.
I don't see where your baptism is.
I don't see where your baptism has done anything.
Now okay, now you confuse me.
I'm I'm not sure if I think uh you know we need to stop this madness right now because you're talking about your money back, uh baptize I I'm I I like to baptize your kids.
I've been at this church for many years, so I I won't doubt that I'm probably the uh the pastor you you're looking for, but I just don't understand what you're trying to get at here about the baptism that didn't I'm I'm saying you're supposed to when when people get baptized, they're supposed to change them.
Am I right or cleansing, okay, I see.
Yes, cleanse them.
But but my kids actually.
I'm just I'm I'm just trying to brush, I'm just trying to get to the bottom of this.
You know, I mean, because you like I said, when we get to the body, my church usually handles this.
I still don't understand how you got my numbers.
The bottom of it is yo, your baptizing ain't doing nothing.
My kids still grave bad, they still disobey.
Well, yo, you're that why they haven't been coming to church?
You say you're not going to any congregation.
Maybe you guys need to come on back to church, sit in or some sermon.
You know, I even work with you at one-on-one, but um I can't I can't do nothing about the grades in school.
I mean, and and and and overwrong behavior.
When you when you have baptized them, I should see a change in them, and I don't see a change.
Well, all the time I was going to your church, I'm paying for these tithes.
Well, they're not.
I'm not getting anything.
Hey, man, all at the end of the day, Pastor Henry, I want my money back.
That's what that's what we have to enter that.
Well, that's Brother David, that's not how it works, brother.
You hit you understand?
I I I'm not I'm not trying to raise my voice at you, but you you're all over the you're all over the place.
You want money back.
You uh I I don't understand what what can I do for you?
I can tell you next.
My kids I d I done got them baptized over there with you.
All that time I was going to your church, I'm paying these ties, paying these ties, paying these ties.
And I get my kids baptized and and you're not going to be able to do that.
But the ties don't have nothing to do with the the baptism.
Tithes have something to do with all the time I spent over there and I'm not getting anything in return.
That's what you call how in the world am I gonna figure out how much time you pay?
Did you ever think about that?
I know exactly how to do it.
No, no, no, no, you're calling my phone with this nonsense.
You're not even a uh uh a member of my congregation, and I I just don't like it.
So let me tell you who you think you're raising your voice at past.
Just because you got you're a man of the crowd, don't mean that.
Just because I'm a man of God don't mean I can't cut your out.
You understand that, brother?
If it's something you need to deal with, you need to talk to the people at the church.
Why do I need to talk to Brother Dobbs?
I'm talking about.
I do not know.
You're the problem.
Oh, I'm the problem.
I just put a bunch of side money.
And I won't.
I know exactly how much I spent over there, and I want my money back.
Brother, how about that?
That's what I care about your tide.
I said, f your tide.
Want me to spell it out?
Oh, well, here come things.
Are you kidding me?
Look at them looking to spell out.
I bet they know how to spell it.
Oh, okay.
Don't be calling me about no damn behavior issues with your kids.
That's the question you need to be asking.
Is you living your life sanctified?
Huh?
You know what?
You know what, brother?
I I didn't got out beside myself, and I'm sorry, brother.
I I should not be using foul language, Kencha.
I think what's going on, we need to we need to get you and your children, your wife, come on down to service on Sunday.
I will sit with you as long as I can.
I truly, I truly think counseling and talk is the only way out of this.
We should not be fighting on this phone.
Yes, yes, sir.
Now, once again, I I I hope you accept my apology for my language.
Can I answer something?
Go ahead, son.
I can hear you.
Okay, Brother Dobbs tells me that you and him are together.
Take your time.
Y'all together some mornings having coffee.
You and Brother Dobbs are.
Every morning that I'm not had either uh function or doing something for the building maintenance with the church.
Yeah, you definitely, he's a good brother, like I told you.
I've known him for many years.
Right, right.
And he's saying now when y'all have a coffee, that y'all y'all listening to the radio.
Is that right?
Yeah, well, I suppose.
Do y'all be listening to the Steve Harbin Morning show?
Yeah, it's always on the radio.
Hey, fast.
What's so fun?
This is nef.
This is nephew Tommy, man, from the Steve Harvey Martin show.
Brother Dobbs just got me the prank phone call you.
No.
No, wait, wait.
So, Brother Dobbs knew about this.
He didn't want to be
I'm too scared to cuss another word.
Let's take the thing out of my character.
I didn't think I didn't get enough for a lifetime.
I'ma tell you right now, I'm I'm probably as real as they come, and I I tell my congregation all the time.
I even slip up.
So I think it would only be ready to be.
Let me ask you something, man.
What is the baddest?
And I'm talking about the bad.
Is this 250?
Oh man, you already know, man.
The Steve Harvey Morning Show.
There you go.