Aim: To be well-prepared, alert hearers of the gospel.
Doctrine: God's grace and human weakness meet in the preaching of Christ and His gospel. Eutychus is a splendid example of this truth, as his intentions were good, but his body was exhausted.
Exegesis: The strange dynamics of Sunday's ministry: order and expediency influence preaching (v. 7); death and resurrection happen in church (vv. 8-10); nourishment and joy are found in Christ (vv. 11-12).
Further application: Some reasons why sinners should not sleep during a sermon: because those who close their ears to God should not expect Him to listen to them, and because Jesus enters the heart through the ears—by faith.
Key verse: ''On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul talked with them, intending to depart on the next day, and he prolonged his speech until midnight.''
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Rev. Mark Henninger is a retired, ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). He graduated from the University of Northern Iowa (B.A.) and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (M.Div). He is married to his wife, Lesley, and together they have one daughter and...
