This is a gospel routine for the card effect known as "Cascade" by Alex Elmsey. It utilises the ghost count which has more commonly become known as the Elmsey count

Effect:
Four cards all the same value and suit are counted.  One is turned face down and one of the other cards also turns face down in sympathy.  When the cards are counted again all the cards are now face down.  This is repeated several times then one card is taken away and put into a pocket.  It returns to the cards in the hand.  Finally all the cards change.  On two cards the faces change and on the other cards the backs change

Required:
Three cards with the same faces, say all kings of the same suit but different backs.

Two card with different faces but both having the same back as one of the kings

Preparation:
Setup the cards as follows.  The three kings should be face up, having the king with the back pattern which matches the two odd cards in the centre of the other two.

The two odd cards should be face down and placed behind the centre king.

Performance and patter:
"The Bible tells us that we have all like sheep gone astray".
 Elmsey count the cards to show that they are all kings.  Step the last two cards forward as they are counted onto your hand to allow you to get to the third card down in the pile.
"If one sheep jumps over a gate"
Take out the third card down at the same time squaring all the other cards in the pile.  Turn the card face down and place it on top of the pile.
"One of the other sheep will jump over the gate".
Slide out the bottom card of the pile to show that it has also turned face down and place it on the top of the pile.
"Jesus said all we like sheep have gone astray".
Elmsey count the cards to show that they are now all face down.  Step the last two forward slightly onto your hand to enable you to get to the third card down.
"When Jesus came into the world he went about preaching and telling people to change their ways".
Take out the third card down at the same time squaring all the other cards in the pile.  Turn the card face up and place it on top of the pile.
"The people that heard Jesus and followed him did change".
Slide out the bottom card of the pile to show that it has also turned face up and place it on the top of the pile.
Elmsey count the cards to show that they are now all face up.  Step the last two forward slightly onto your hand to enable you to get to the third card down.
"Some of the people, especially the rulers and the chief priests didn't like Jesus and the things that he said.   They didn't change their ways"
Take out the third card down at the same time squaring all the other cards in the pile.  Turn the card face down and place it on top of the pile.
Slide out the bottom card of the pile to show that it has also turned face down and place it on the top of the pile.
Elmsey count the cards to show that they are now all face down.  Step the last two forward slightly onto your hand to enable you to get to the third card down.
"So they took Jesus, they whipped and they stripped him and they nailed him to a wooden cross at a place called Calvary".
Take out the third card and turn it face up.  Hold it up for a few moments.
 "They killed him and then they buried his body in a tomb".
Place the face up card into your trouser pocket.
"But Jesus is the Son of God and he didn't stay dead.  We read in the Bible that three days later he rose from the dead".
Elmsey count the four cards in your hand to show that one is face up.  Square the cards up.
"Jesus said that we should try to be like him".
Elmsey count the four cards in your hand to show that now two are face up.  Fan the four cards out.
"Jesus also said another wonderful thing.  If we accept him as our Lord and Saviour, he will give us new life and make us new creations".
Turn the two face down cards face up to show that the faces have changed to different values and suits.  Finally turn the two face up cards face down to show that the backs are now completely different.