Sunday, 5 July 2020 | Acts 20:7-16 //
Keith Cooper | Sleepy head //
Why does Luke choose to include in Acts the story of Eutychus? In a warm room, after hearing Paul speak for a long time, Euthychus became sleepy – and fell out of a third storey window, to his death. //
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Though this was a shocking event, the apostle Paul, unperturbed, prays over the body of Eutychus, who returns to life, completely unharmed. They then carry on with the meeting! //
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We gain here a glimpse of the early church – meeting on a Sunday, sharing communion, listening to Paul share for hours! And against the background of persecution, a shocking incident and an incredible miracle, the church gladly remembers Jesus together. //
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Luke includes this story to demonstrate the power of God and to give a revelation of the reality of our living Saviour.
