While Mike is out at the car, Kyle asks Paul if he’s really going to retire. Paul and Kyle ice fishing at his little shed on the lake. Mike says, “So you think God used Kyle to deliver you a sign?” When the Pastor Paul nods yes, Mike replies. He says listening to Kyle teach the Sunday School was like God giving him a sign. Paul tells Mike he’s feeling a little burned out by all the mundane chores and paperwork of being the church’s pastor. Pastor Paul informs Mike that Kyle did such a great job teaching the Sunday School class that he’s decided to leave the church and retire. The next day, Mike stops by the reverend’s office to give him some of the fish he caught the previous day. The chance to try again, because, well, it’s nice to know that you can always make a fresh start.” He says the story of Noah and the Great Flood reminds us that we can start over and have “the chance to wash away all the problems and mistakes in our lives and set foot on solid ground. “God sent a flood to wash away the sins of man,” Kyle teaches. Of course, Kyle agrees, and he gets help from Ryan, his brother-in-law, who provides some sound effects for the class. “Adults are just children with more money and less cartilage,” Mike notes. Then, Mike’s daughter Eve reminds her dad that his son-in-law, Kyle, would probably love to do it since he already teaches the children’s Sunday School class. Mike still tries to get out of it, however, by asking other people, but the other people turn him down. Paul reminds Mike that he promised to be available, but Mike has planned to go ice fishing that Sunday. The episode opens with Mike Baxter’s pastor, the Reverend Paul, telling Mike that he promised to lead the adult Sunday School class because the regular teacher will be away. “The Passion of Paul” is funny and winsome, and has a strong Christian, biblical, inspiring message based on the story of Noah and the Great Flood and which extols prayer, listening to God and renewing your faith. In the episode, Mike’s pastor, Paul, has lost his passion for the pulpit, but Mike and Kyle help him find it again. The LAST MAN STANDING episode, “The Passion of Paul,” of Tim Allen’s terrific comedy series, is definitely one of the best episodes in the whole series. There is some brief foul language and a couple references to alcohol. It extols prayer, listening to God, renewing your faith, taking biblical and Sunday School messages to heart, and treating people kindly. “The Passion of Paul” has a strong Christian, biblical, inspiring message based on the story of Noah and the Great Flood. All the characters are well-defined by the writing and the performances. “The Passion of Paul” episode is filled with laughs. Meanwhile, Mike’s daughter, Eve, convinces the Chinese exchange student living with the Baxters that Eve’s two older sisters are taking advantage of her. However, Kyle shows Paul that he didn’t really get the message he was trying to deliver.

Their pastor, the Reverend Paul, is so impressed by Kyle’s simple message on Noah and the Great Flood that he decides to retire. Mike Baxter convinces his son-in-law, Kyle, to be the substitute for the adult Sunday School class so Mike can go ice fishing. The LAST MAN STANDING episode, “The Passion of Paul,” of Tim Allen’s terrific comedy series, is one of the best episodes in the series.

Kyle on last man standing