• What Are We Voting For?

  Contributed by Dan Thompkins on Jan 11, 2008 (message contributor)

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  Scripture:  Matthew 5:29-30, Mark 9:43-48

  Tags:  Death, Heaven, Salvation

  Denomination: Pentecostal

WHAT ARE WE VOTING FOR?

A parishioner had dozed off to sleep during the morning service.

“Will all who want to go to heaven, please stand?” the pastor asked.” – All stood, except the sleeping parishioner.

After they sat, the pastor continued, “Well, will all who want to go to the other place please stand? At that moment, somebody suddenly dropped a hymnal, and the sleeping man jumped to his feet and stood sheepishly facing the pastor.

The sleeper mumbled confused as to what was going on. “Well, pastor I don’t know what we’re voting for, but it looks like you and I are the only ones for it!”

(Dan Thompkins. (2008). Sermons of Dan Thompkins.)