Lord Have Mercy!

Ad the up and coming Pastor at Mt. Zion, Gooding is determined to make a few changes, which leads Sister Hope to throw a fit and kick him out.

Hope is upset after finding a chocolate-flavoured condom in Crystal's possession.

Pastor Stevens and Pastor White lie to get out of a church event so they can go to a Toronto Raptors game.

Crystal develops a crush on Gooding, creating a moral dilemma for the pasto

Ryan (Russell Peters) is in love, and winds up staying at the church when he gets thrown out of the house

Tensions develop between Crystal and Des when Crystal starts a youth choir and won't allow Des to be involved.

Desiree plays matchmaker for Hope and Marty

Kent is eager to help the people of Mount Zion, but he gets discouraged and backslides into old habits.

Gooding wants to send hurricane relief to Jamaica, but Hope refuses to support the idea.

Hope's estranged brother (Oliver Samuels) visits Mount Zion, and cons the congregation.

Gooding discovers that Des doesn't have any immigration papers.

Stevens is asked to resign when Crystal seeks his help in getting an abortion, and Hope leaves Mount Zion.

Hope leaves and Stevens, feeling out of sorts as a result, declares his plan to retire, but Gooding and Des try to get him to stay while also attempting to get Sister Hope to return.