Sleeping in Church

Acts 20 tells all of our stories in a way. Eutychus, a young man who happened to be sitting in a third-story window listening to the preacher, falls into a deep sleep and then falls out the window. Eutychus would have found his name on that plaque of those who died in the service.

Luke, in recounting the event, states that Paul preached on and on. Thus indicating that Paul's message was quite lengthy. So, maybe Utychus had a good reason to fall asleep. Whatever the reason Paul quickly came to the rescue and raised the lad from the dead.

The lesson for us preachers is that we need not be offended when someone nods during our sermon. We're excited to tell what we've learned but people need to be helped to listen to what we have to say. If someone dies during our message we will NOT BE ABLE to do what the Apostle Paul did. So, help your people to sleep at home, not at church!

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