Efrem: SECONDS AWAY

ON "STUDIO 5"...

*

* SO LEAD ME, JESUS, AND I

WILL FOLLOW YOU *

Efrem: GRAMMY GOLD

FOR SONGWRITER K.J J.

SKIVENS.

THERE IS LABEL OUT

THERE ON YOU, ALTERNATIVE

CHRISTIAN MUSICIAN.

WHAT IS THAT?

YOU TELL ME, AND THEN

WE'LL BOTH KNOW.

Efrem: I'M TRYING TO

PICTURE YOU AND H.R.

[LAUGHTER]

Efrem: THE OFFSTAGE

ANTICS OF COMEDIENNE

ALLISON MOORE.

WHEN I WAS A LITTLE

KID, I KIND OF DID THINK I

WAS GOING TO BE AN

ENTERTAINER.

I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO

BE A SINGER.

* WHEN THE SUN'S COMING

UP, I'VE GOT CAKES ON THE

GRIDDLE *

Efrem: THE HARMONIC

SOUNDS ALL IN "STUDIO 5,"

STARTING NOW.

Efrem: WELCOME TO

"STUDIO 5."

WE HAVE A GREAT SHOW FOR

YOU, SO LET'S BEGIN LIKE

WE DO EVERY WEEK, COUNTING

DOWN THE TOP FIVE STORIES

IN UPLIFTING ENTERTAINMENT

NEWS.

HERE ARE THE FIRST TWO.

AT NUMBER FIVE...

EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU

ARE CROWNED THE KING OR

THE QUEEN OF THE PROM.

LET ME TELL YOU WHY YOU'RE

THE KING OR THE QUEEN.

IT'S BECAUSE THAT'S HOW

GOD LOOKS AT YOU EVERY

SINGLE DAY OF YOUR LIFE.

Efrem: TIM TEBOW'S

"ANNUAL NIGHT TO SHINE

PROM" FOR CHILDREN WITH

SPECIALS NEEDS IN INSPIRES

THE BEST, AND RA RASCAL

FLATTS.

WE HAD SOME SPECIAL

NEEDS KIDS COME IN, AND IT

WAS AWESOME.

*

*

THIS IS OUR NIGHT *

* THIS IS OUR NIGHT TO

SHINE *

Efrem: AT NUMBER

FOUR...

OF COURSE, I'M ALSO

HERE TO SHARE SOME THINGS

I'VE LEARNED.

THINGS LIKE, IF YOU'RE

DATING A WOMAN WAY OUT OF

YOUR LEAGUE, ASK HER TO

MARRY YOU.

Efrem: FOOTBALL STAR

RUSSELL WILLIAM AND

RECORDING ARTIST SIERRA

DECIDED TO STAY ABSINANT

UNTIL THEY GOT MARRIED.

Efrem: MOMMY ALSO

REVEALED THE BABY'S NAME,

SIENNA.

> AND WE ARE JUST

GETTING STARTED.

THE COUNTDOWN CONTINUES

THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE

SHOW.

RIGHT NOW WE TURN OUR

ATTENTION TO A MUSIC MAN

WHO IS ALSO THE MAN BEHIND

THE MUSIC.

GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING

SINGER AND SONG RIDER

K.J.SKIVEN.

IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE

NAME, TRUST ME, YOU KNOW

HIS MUSIC.

* I'M SO LOST

Efrem: KEITH SKIVEN,

JR., KNOWN TO MOST AS

K.J., IS A MASTER ARE

CRAFTING.

THAT SONG EARNED A GRAMMY.

* TELL ME, WHAT CAN I DO

* BECAUSE I CAN'T LIVE

WITHOUT YOU *

* I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT

YOU *

Efrem: THE SONG IS

TITLED, "WHAT CAN I DO?"

I PUT IT ON A PROJECT

OF MINE, AND I WAS

ACTUALLY SINGING THE SONG.

I WAS OPENING UP FOR T TY

ABOUT AN EVENT.

AND HE SAID, I'M GOING TO

GO UP TOP AND LISTEN TO

YOU, AND I SANG THE LONG

AT THE END, AND I HAD A

BUNCH OF TECHNICAL

DIFFICULTIES.

MY MONITOR WAS REALLY BAD.

I WAS IN THE BACK, TALKING

TO MY MANAGER, AND TY WAS

LIKE, DUDE, THAT SONG IS

AMAZING.

AND I WAS, LIKE, WHAT?

* SO TELL ME WHAT CAN I

DO *

* BECAUSE I CAN'T LIVE

WITHOUT YOU *

* I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT

YOU *

Efrem: THE SONG I'VE

BEEN LISTENING TO TODAY,

IN ADVANCE OF SITTING DOWN

WITH YOU, IS "SUPERMAN."

* WELL, I'M TRYING THE

BEST I CAN *

* BUT I CAN'T QUITE BE

SUPERMAN *

* AND I SEE I HAVE TRIED

MY HAND *

*

*

*

Efrem: WHAT'S THE

STORY BEHIND THAT SONG?

YEAH.

SO I REMEMBER BEING IN A

TIME IN MY LIFE WHERE

THERE WAS A LOT OF

TRANSITION.

I WASN'T SURE WHERE I WAS

GOING NEXT.

I WAS IN THE VALUE OF

TRANSITION, AND I DIDN'T

KNOW WHERE I WAS GOING TO

MOVE.

I WAS RELOCATING.

AND I WAS TRYING TO FIGURE

A BUNCH OF STUFF OUT.

AND TRYING TO BE THERE FOR

EVERYONE AS WELL.

SO THERE WAS JUST A LOT

GOING ON.

I REMEMBER BEING IN MY

CAR, AND I WAS DRIVING

HOME, AND IT WAS GOING TO

BE A COUPLE HOURS' DRIVE,

AND I REMEMBER JUST KIND

OF CRYING AND JUST IN A

FRUSTRATED WAY I HIT MY

STEERING WHEEL, SAYING,

DANG, I'M NOT

MR. SUPERMAN.

I CAN'T BE EVERYTHING FOR

EVERYBODY.

I CAN'T BE SUPERMAN.

AND I WAS, LIKE, H'MMM.

AND ON THAT TRIP, I WROTE

THE ENTIRE SONG IN MY CAR,

ON THE WAY.

THAT'S KIND OF HOW IT

STARTED.

WE DON'T HAVE TO BE

STRONG.

GOD IS NOT ASKING US TO BE

STRONG.

BUT HE IS ASKING US TO

JUST DEPEND ON HIM, AND

HIS STRENGTH IS MADE

PERFECT IN OUR WEAKNESS.

Efrem: YOU HAVEN'T

PUT THIS LABEL ON

YOURSELF, BUT THERE IS A

LABEL OUT THERE ON YOU,

ALTERNATIVE CHRISTIAN

MUSIC.

WHAT IS THAT?

YOU TELL ME, AND THEN

WE'LL BOTH KNOW.

I THINK IT IS BECAUSE I'M

KIND OF IN THIS WEIRD

PLACE OF I'M NOT GOSPEL

ENOUGH FOR GOSPEL AND I'M

NOT C.C. M. ENOUGH FOR

C.C. M..

I'M TOO CHRISTIAN FOR

MAINSTREAM.

SO ALTERNATIVE IS

SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE,

AND THAT'S FINE WITH ME.

Efrem: THERE IS

SOMETHING YOU SAY ABOUT

WHAT MUSIC DOES IN TERMS

OF PREPARING PEOPLE TO

RECEIVE THE WORD,

ESPECIALLY YOU BEING A

WORSHIP LEADER.

WHAT'S THE JOB OF MUSIC,

WITH REGARDS TO PLANTING

THAT SEED.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

YEAH.

SO IT'S THAT THE MUSIC

SOFTENS THE GROUND.

IT BREAKS THE GROUND UP SO

THAT A SEED CAN BE

PLANTED.

AND ONCE A SEED IS

PLANTED, THEN FRUIT CAN BE

PRODUCED.

IF WE HAVE MUSIC, WE HAVE

A BUNCH OF BROKEN UP

GROUND WITH NO SEED BEING

PLANTED, THEN WE'RE NOT

PRODUCING ANYTHING.

* WHAT CAN WASH AWAY MY

TEARS *

* NOTHING BUT THE BLOOD OF

JESUS *

* WHAT CAN MAKE ME WHOLE

AGAIN *

* NOTHING BUT THE BLOOD OF

JESUS *

Efrem: HIS NEW E.P.

"CHASING THE WIND," IS

AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW.

AND IT IS WORTH SAMPLING

AGAIN AND AGAIN.

> STILL AHEAD ON "STUDIO

5"...

THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY.

Efrem: THE COMEDIENNE

WHO'S CAREER STARTED IN

THE CORPORATE OFFICE.

Efrem: I'M TRYING TO

PICTURE YOU IN H.R.

[LAUGHTER]

Efrem: YOUR COMEDIC

SKILLS DIDN'T COME OUT

THERE, I HOPE?

YEAH, I WOULD USE THEM.

Efrem: ALLISON MOORE

SERVES UP A DOSE OF

Efrem: WELCOME BACK

TO "STUDIO 5."

THIS IS YOUR WEEKLY

COUNTDOWN OF UPLIFTING

ENTERTAINMENT HEADLINES.

YOU'VE SEEN NUMBER FIVE

AND NUMBER FOUR.

IT'S NOW TIME FOR NUMBER

THREE.

AT NUMBER THREE...

THIS IS THE WINDY KID.

THERE IS ONE THING I

LEARNED, YOU HAVE REAL

CONTROL OVER YOUR OWN

LIFE.

Efrem: THE FOURTH

FILM IN THE POPULAR DIARY

OF THE WIMPY KID HAS AN

ALL NEW CAST, INCLUDING

ALICIA SILVERSTONE.

AND 12-YEAR-OLD JASON

TRUCKER NOW IN THE LEADING

ROLE OF GREG.

WELL, YOU SAID YOU

WANTED TO GET THE BOAT ON

THE WATER THIS SUMMER.

Efrem: FOR NUMBER

TWO, WE HEAD TO THE PAGES

OF ESSENCE MAGAZINE.

WE NEED ABOUT 30

SECONDS.

Efrem: REPORTING ON

THE DAY, A TIRED DON

CARTER PULLS UP TO A

KANSAS CITY POPEYE'S DRIVE

THROUGH AFTER A LONG DAY.

MEETS EMPLOYEE SHAWANA

MAY, AND GOES ON TO RAISE

MORE THAN $15,000 TO MAKE

HER DREAM COME TRUE,

SENDING HER TO NURSING

SCHOOL.

SO I WENT HOME WITH THE

CHICKEN.

AND THEN IT DAWNED ON ME.

Efrem: THERE IS ONLY

ONE MORE REMAINING IN THIS

WEEK'S COUNTDOWN.

WE'LL BRING THAT TO YOU IN

JUST A BIT.

> RIGHT NOW IT IS TIME

TO LAUGH.

THIS WEEK WE TAPPED WIFE,

MOTHER AND COMEDIENNE

ALLISON MOORE.

I DIDN'T KNOW YOU'RE

NOT ALLOWED TO SAY AAHHH

AFTER YOU DO COMMUNION.

I DIDN'T KNOW.

THEY DIDN'T TELL ME.

Efrem: YOU'RE A

COMEDIENNE, BUT YOU DIDN'T

ALWAYS WANT TO BE A

COMEDIENNE?

HOW DID THIS ALL HAPPEN

FOR YOU?

I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW

THERE WAS A COMEDIENNE

TRAPPED INSIDE OF ME.

I USED TO GET IN TROUBLE

ALL OF THE TIME IN SCHOOL,

BUT I I WA WAS THINKING THEY

WERE HATING MY SKILLS.

I WAS DOING THIS

NON-PROFIT EVENT, AND I

HOSTED THE EVENT.

BECAUSE I'VE ALWAYS BEEN

VERY COMFORTABLE TALKING

IN FRONT OF PEOPLE.

AND THE COMEDIAN THERE, HE

WAS, LIKE, I DON'T KNOW

WHY YOU ALL GOT ME,

ALLISON IS A COMEDIENNE.

I WAS, LIKE, CAN I GET

PAID?

> WHEN WE GREW UP, WE

DIDN'T WATCH COMEDY IN OUR

HOUSE.

SOME WERE WAY TOO MUCH.

Efrem: WHAT WAS

ALLISON'S DREAM FOR

ALLISON?

WHEN I WAS A LITTLE

KID, I DID THINK I WAS

GOING TO BE AN

ENTERTAINER.

I KIND OF THOUGHT I WAS

GOING TO BE A SINGER.

THE PROBLEM IS N MY VOICE

DIDN'T THINK SO.

AND THEN I THOUGHT, MAYBE

I'LL JUST DO MOVIES.

BUT THEN I GOT MARRIED AND

HAD CHILDREN.

AND THEN I STARTED WORKING

IN HUMAN RESOURCES, AND I

WAS JUST IN MY OWN LITTLE

WORLD.

Efrem: OKAY.

I'M TRYING TO PICTURE YOU

IN H.R.

[LAUGHTER]

I UNDERSTAND.

Efrem: YOU HAD A

CONVERSATION WITH GOD --

YES.

Efrem: AND SOMETHING

HAPPENED.

YES.

Efrem: TELL ME WHAT

HAPPENED.

THAT WAS THE EVENT I

WAS ACTUALLY DOING THE

HOSTING FOR.

MY GIRLFRIEND AND I USED

TO SAY, WHEN WE BECOME

MILLIONAIRES, WE'RE GOING

TO HAVE A HOMELESS

SHELTER.

GIRL, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE

CARE OF THE ORPHANS.

AND THE LORD SAID SO CLEAR

ONE DAY, WHY DON'T YOU

SHOW ME WHAT YOU'RE GOING

TO DO WITH THE HUNDREDS OF

DOLLARS BEFORE I GIVE YOU

THE MILLIONS.

AND SO WE DID THIS LITTLE

NON-PROFIT FUNDRAISER, AND

I GAVE 100% OF THE MONEY

AWAY.

AND THAT'S WHERE WE HAD

THAT GALA, AND WE HIRED

THE COMEDIAN.

AND I THINK BECAUSE I

SAID, LORD, I'M GOING TO

DO WHAT YOU WANT ME TO DO,

AND HE SAID, THAT'S WHAT

HAPPENS WHEN YOU SERVE ME.

Efrem: WHERE DO YOU

FIND YOUR MATERIAL?

IT IS EXACTLY WHAT

HAPPENS.

AND IT CYCLES THROUGH MY

BRAIN.

MY MOM PASSED AWAY, AND I

WAS THINKING ABOUT ALL OF

THE EXPENSES OF THE

FUNERAL.

YOU NEED TO GET LIFE

INSURANCE, PLEASE.

OR IT WILL BE YOUR CHILD

TELLING THESE JOKES.

> WHAT HAPPENED IS MY

MOTHER PASSED AWAY IN

DECEMBER 2015, AND SHE HAD

LIFE INSURANCE, BUT THE

POLICY HAD NOT MATURED.

> I WAS MY MOTHERS

OLDEST CHILD AND SHE WAS

NOT MARRIED.

AND SHE WAS AN ONLY CHILD.

SO I'M THE FAMILY.

ALL OF THE RESPONSIBILITY

WAS ON ME, AND THE PROBLEM

WITH THAT IS I DON'T EVEN

KNOW HOW TO SAY

RESPONSIBILITY.

> THEY ARE LIKE YOU HAVE

$746 COMING TO YOU.

BUT I SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT,

IT'S MY MAMA.

AND I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE

MAMA GO OUT IN STYLE, NO

MATTER WHAT IT COST.

ALL OF A SUDDEN MY

PRIORITIES STARTED TO

CHANGE.

STYLING ISN'T AS IMPORTANT

AS IT WAS WHEN I WAS

YOUNGER.

I LOOKED TO THE FUNERAL

DIRECTOR, AND I SAID, THIS

IS HOW MUCH A CASKET COST?

AND I JUST, LIKE, STARTED

FREAKING OUT.

OH, MY GOSH, OH, MY GOSH,

WE CAN'T AFFORD ALL OF

THIS.

I WAS STILL GRIEVING.

THERE WAS A LOT GOING ON.

I WAS, LIKE, WE'VE GOT TO

FIGURE THIS OUT.

IT WAS REALLY BAD BECAUSE

I HAD BEEN REALLY STRONG

UP UNTIL THAT POINT.

AND THEN IT WAS JUST DONE.

> SO I ASKED THEM, CAN I

GET THE BOX THAT THAT CAME

IN.

WE CAN PUT IT TOGETHER.

[LAUGHTER]

HE WAS ALL UPSET.

I ASKED THE FUNERAL

DIRECTOR, DYOC, BRING YOUR

OWN CASKET.

AFTER THE FUNERAL, THEY

WERE, LIKE, ALLISON,

EVERYTHING WENT REALLY

WELL.

I DON'T KNOW IF I'VE EVER

SEEN A BAD FUNERAL.

AND MY HUSBAND WAS, BUT

YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN HER.

SHE ALMOST CUT ALL OF THAT

STUFF OUT.

ALL OF THAT STUFF IS

NOT IMPORTANT.

LIKE I TOLD THEM, TAKE IT

ALL OUT.

TAKE THAT OUT.

THE PILLOW -- TAKE THAT

OUT.

TAKE OUT THE SHEETS.

SHE DON'T KNOW SHE IS

COLD.

[LAUGHTER]

WHAT WAS MY FACE

LOOKING LIKE WHEN I DID

THAT?

YEAH, THAT WAS MY JOKE.

Efrem: IT WAS FUNNY

THEN.

IT WASN'T FUNNY THEN.

AND THE GOD OF COMFORT IS

REALLY AVAILABLE FOR YOU.

Efrem: ALLISON

RECENTLY HEAD LINED WITH

COMEDIAN SINBAD.

> AND STILL TO COME...

* I'VE GOT WHISKEY

GROUNDS *

Efrem: THE HEART AND

HARM ME OF "HOME FREE"

PAYS "STUDIO 5" A VISIT.

IT'S THE HARDEST WORK

WE'VE EVER DONE AND THE

Efrem: WELCOME BACK

TO "STUDIO 5."

IT IS TIME NOW TO WRAP

THIS WEEK'S COUNTDOWN OF

THE BEST IN UPLIFTING

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS.

HERE IS THE FINAL ONE.

AT NUMBER ONE THIS WEEK...

I AM 98.

I'M JUST STAYING ALIVE.

Efrem: THE NASA

MATHEMATICIAN WHO'S LIFE

CHANGED SPACE TRAVEL AND

INSPIRED THE HIT FILM

"HIDDEN FIGURES" IS

DELIVERING THE 2017

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS AT

HAMPTON UNIVERSITY ON

SUNDAY, MAY 17th.

IT WAS ORDINARY THINGS

AT THE TIME.

AND I WAS DOING WHAT I HAD

TO DO.

Efrem: AND THAT'S A

WRAP FOR THIS WEEK'S

COUNTDOWN, BUT WE'VE GOT

LOTS MORE IN THE SHOW.

> RIGHT NOW WE TURN TO

"HOME FREE."

THEY WON THE FOURTH SEASON

OF NBC'S "THE SING OFF,"

AND THE REST, AS THEY SAY,

IS HISTORY.

"HOME FREE" IS WHAT IS

PLAYING IN MY EAR.

WE A PROFESSIONAL AC

PEACAPPELLA GROUP.

WE PLAY TO OUR STRENGTHS.

* YOU MAKE ME WANT TO ROLL

MY WINDOW DOWN AND

CRUISE *

"HOME FREE" IS GOING TO

KICK IT UP A NOTCH AND

FINALLY GIVE IT TO YOU.

Efrem: LET'S START

WITH THE NAME.

"HOME FREE," WHERE DID IT

COME FROM?

ONE OF THE FIRST

MEMBER'S GRANDFATHER GAVE

US SOME MONEY TO START UP

THE GROUP, AND SO AS A

TRIBUTE TO HIM WE NAMED IT

AFTER HIS BOAT, "HOME

FREE."

Efrem: TIM, I'M TOLD

YOU CAN SING FIVE OCTIVES.

THAT'S RIGHT, YEAH.

* O LORD MY GOD

Efrem: AUSTIN, YOU

GREW UP SINGING SOUTHERN

GOSPEL.

I DID.

MY FATHER WAS IN -- HE HAD

A COUPLE OF QUARTETS WHEN

I WAS A KID, AND I WOULD

TRAVEL AROUND WITH HIM.

I HAD THIS ONE SONG I

WOULD COME OUT AND SING.

HE WOULD PLAY THE PIANO

AND THEY WOULD ALL SING.

IT TRANSLATED EVENTUALLY

INTO WHAT I'M DOING NOW.

* AND TAKE ME HOME

* WHAT JOY SHALL FILL MY

HEART *

* JOY SHALL FILL MY

HEART *

Efrem: WHAT WAS

SEASON FOUR OF "THE SING

OFF" LIKE?

IT WAS PRETTY GRUELING,

REALLY.

* YOU MAKE ME WANT TO ROLL

MY WINDOW DOWN AND CRUISE

DOWN A BACK ROAD *

WE WERE PUTTING IN

16-HOUR DAYS REHEARSING

SEVEN DAYS A WEEK FOR TWO

MONTHS STRAIGHT.

IT WAS TIRING, BUT IT

WAS SIMULTANEOUSLY THE

HARDEST WORK WE'VE EVER

DONE AND THE MOST

REWARDING.

[APPLAUSE]

* I KNOW THAT WE'RE

CRAZY *

* LET'S SEE CRAZY

[APPLAUSE]

* I DON'T WANT GOOD AND I

DON'T WANT GOOD ENOUGH *

IT IS AN EXPERIENCE I

WOULDN'T TRADE FOR THE

WORLD.

BUT I DON'T THINK ANY OF

US WOULD GO BACK AGAIN.

WE DID IT AND WE'RE PROUD

OF IT.

[LAUGHTER]

Efrem: NICE.

HOW WOULD YOU GUYS SAY

YouTube HAS CHANGED

YOUR CAREER?

IT IS THE BIGGEST

INFLUENCE ON MUSIC AS A

CULTURE.

15 YEARS AGO WE COULDN'T

HAVE DONE WHAT WE DO

WITHOUT HAVING SOME KIND

OF RADIO SUCCESS.

* WRITTEN IN THESE WALLS

ARE THE STORIES THAT I

CAN'T EXPLAIN *

* I LEAVE MY HEART OPEN,

BUT IT STAYS RIGHT HERE *

* SHE TOLD ME IN THE

MORNING SHE DON'T FEEL THE

SAME ABOUT IT IN HER

BONES *

* IT SEEMED TO ME WHEN I

DIE, IT'S WHAT WILL BE

WRITTEN ON MY STONE *

KEEP MAKING VIDEOS ON

LINE, KEEP GROWING OUR FAN

BASE.

WE'RE KIND OF WRITING OUR

OWN STORY AT THIS POINT.

Efrem: WHAT IS NEXT

FOR "HOME FREE?"

WE'RE BACK IN THE

STUDIO AND WE'LL BE

RELEASING A NEW ALBUM.

WE, ON AVERAGE, RELEASE

TWO VIDEOS A MONTH.

WHO KNOWS?

THE SKY IS THE LIMIT.

Efrem: "HOME FREE" IS

ON TOUR RIGHT NOW, AND

THEIR VOICES WILL

LITERALLY SHAKE THE

PERFORMANCE HALL.

YOU SHOULD BE SURE TO

CHECK THEM OUT.

> STILL AHEAD ON "STUDIO

5"...

* THOUGH I'M STANDING WITH

GOD BECAUSE LIFE'S COMING

HARD *

Efrem: THE ELEVATING

MESSAGE BEHIND THIS

JONATHAN McREYNOLDS'

TUNE.

GOD HAS PEOPLE FLY AND

Efrem: WELCOME BACK.

WE'RE ALMOST OUT OF TIME

FOR THIS EDITION OF

"STUDIO 5," SO LET'S LOOK

AHEAD AT WHAT WE HAVE IN

STORE FOR NEXT WEEK.

> THIS IS A MAGIC

CELEBRATION OF THE POWER

OF THE LOCAL CHURCH.

WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THIS

TOUR IS IT REALLY

CELEBRATES THE LOCAL

CHURCH.

THE AMAZING THING THAT I

LOVE ABOUT THE LOCAL

CHURCH IS, LIKE WE WERE

JUST TALKING ABOUT IT, IT

REALLY KEEPS YOU GROUNDED.

Efrem: "STUDIO 5" IS

YOUR ALL ACCESS PASS TO

THE "OUT CRY" TOUR.

*

Efrem: HEAR THE MUSIC

AND THE MESSAGE BEHIND

THIS GROWING MOVEMENT.

> THAT'S JUST ONE STORY

FROM NEXT WEEK'S RUNDOWN.

AS FOR THIS SHOW, I'M

GIVING THE FINAL WORD TO

SINGER AND SONGWRITER

JONATHAN McREYNOLDS.

* YOU CAN'T CATCH A BIRD

WHILE IT'S FLYING IN THE

AIR *

* NO.

YOU'VE GOT TO WAIT UNTIL

IT COMES TO THE GROUND *

* AND YOU CAN'T TRAP A

SAINT WHILE THEY'RE IN MID

FLIGHT *

* NO, THE DEVIL HAS TO

WAIT UNTIL WE COME DOWN *

* SO I'LL STAY HIGH

* I AIN'T COMING DOWN FOR

NO SAINT *

SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO

ESCAPE TEMPTATION OR

ESCAPE THE STORMS OF LIFE

BY SIMPLY FLYING OVER

THEM, STAYING HIGH.

THE BIBLE SAYS, WITH WINGS

LIKE AN EAGLE.

THAT'S ONE OF THE AD LIBS,

JUST STAY HIGH.

BECAUSE SOMETIMES WE GO TO

CHURCH AND WE GET KIND OF

A DRUG.

THAT WAS A GREAT WORD AND

GREAT MUSIC, AND I JUMPED

AROUND AND RAN AROUND.

BY THE TIME WE GET TO

TUESDAY, THE HIGH HAS WARN

OFF.

AND I THINK WE REALLY NEED

GOD TO HELP US MAINTAIN,

FOR LACK OF BETTER WORDS,

AND IN CONTEXT, A HIGH.

BECAUSE SUDDENLY THERE IS

WAY MORE TO CHRISTIANITY

THAN THE SUNDAY SERVICE.

* I AIN'T COMING DOWN FOR

NOBODY *

* NO, I'LL JUST STAY

HIGH *

* HIGH

* HIGH

* HIGH

* WATCH ME FLY

* FLY

* FLY

* FLY

Efrem: AND THAT IS

GREAT WISDOM FROM SUCH A

YOUNG MAN.

AND THE FINAL WORD FOR

THIS EDITION OF "STUDIO

5."

UNTIL NEXT TIME, REACH OUT

AND TOUCH ME AT EFREM

GRAHAM ON Facebook,

TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, AND

SNAPCHAT AND THEN YOU BE

SURE TO COME ON BACK AND

SEE WHERE "STUDIO 5" TAKES

YOU NEXT WEEK.