There are no insignificant occurrences in the scriptures. Not to be confused with eutychius or the early christian theologian eutyches. Now playing eutychus raised from the dead at troas next. About a certain eutychus, whose name means something like. Remember, jesus christ revealed to his disciples that they would have the comforter, the holy spirit.
Fast asleep, he fell down from the third story and was picked up dead. The story of eutychus from acts 20 and how it relates to us. All that is written is important and has great relevance to our daily lives. It is unclear whether the story intends to relate that eutychus was killed by the fall and paul raised him, or whether he simply seemed to be dead, with paul ensuring that he is still alive. This is our understanding the scriptures segment, were in the book of acts chapter 20, and we are going to pick up with verse 9. You might fall out a 2nd story window, land on your head, and the apostle paul will not be around to bring you back from the dead. The setting is the tail end of pauls third missionary journey. Can you describe what happened to eutychus, in acts chapter 20.
The book of acts is thoroughly missional, steve walton explains in a spirituality of acts p. For was it not true that the promises had been given to israel. Eutychus fell asleep due to the long nature of the discourse paul was giving, fell from a window out of the threestory building, and died. Eutychus in the bible is the epitome of why the bible is real. The case of eutychus in acts chapter 20 is a testament to the authenticity of the christian religion and an assurance that death is not the end of existence. Below i will describe why i think this latter interpretation of acts 20. The setting is the tail end of paul s third missionary journey. One of them, a young man named eutychus in acts 20. The bible presents many figures to us, people from whom we can learn many lessons. The lesson covers pauls farewell to believers as he heads toward jerusalem and the story of eutychus following to. Eutychus must have begun nodding off and then eventually fell into a. When he was sound asleep, he fell to the ground from the third story and was picked up dead. If you are teaching the book of acts, this list of links help make finding everything easier.
The miracles of god in acts our daily bread ministries. John chrysostom speaks fondly, albeit briefly, of eutychus, noting that the wonderful thing is this. Eutychus i animated bible story for children holytales bible stories. A survey of these miraculous works is worthy of our reflection. It is obvious that god did not perform miracles just to make life easy and pleasant for his children. Conversely, the first readers of acts would likely have interpreted eutychus s actions as a tragic mistake that could have and should have been prevented. Now on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, paul, ready to depart the next day, spoke to them and continued his message until midnight. As implied by the title acts of the apostles, the 5th book in the gospel is a contemporaneous document of what the apostles did after jesus resurrection.
There are, however, many miracles recorded in the book of acts. The blue letter bible ministry and the blb institute hold to the historical, conservative christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy of scripture. Eutychus and the story behind the words emmausroadministries. Missionary journeys of paul from the book of acts wall decorations by nicole bible fun for kids i have more pictures to share with you from my niece nicole whitacre. Paul during the acts period was afflicted with a thorn in the flesh from which he was not delivered 2 cor. Adam fell asleep and woke up married and missing a rib. Paul spoke to the people and, because he intended to leave the next day, kept on talking until midnight. Stories of joseph, stories of jacob, stories of moses, the book of exodus as well as christmas bedtime stories.
Eutychus raised from the dead at troas 7 on the first day of the week we came together to break bread. The following lesson is a continuation of the journey through the book of acts. Listen to sermon audio sermon oct 20, 2019, carolyn smith. Can you describe what happened to eutychus, in acts. Pauls farewell to the ephesian elders introduction of luke. It begins with recording the spread of the christian church in jerusalem, judea and samaria got, n. Eutychus, whose name means lucky, is fortunate only because paul is present and able to reverse the natural repercussions of eutychuss careless actions. The account of eutychus s accident is found in acts 20. The slj institute was founded to preserve the many sermons of the late dr. He could probably tell if eutychus was really dead, but he just tells us that he was taken up dead, or in plain language, assumed to be dead. The account of eutychuss accident is found in acts 20. Seated in a window was a young man named eutychus, who was sinking into a deep sleep as paul talked on and on. Eutychus, sitting at the window, falls asleep and falls 3 stories to his death.
In his work on the latter portion of the book of acts, oster describes the fall suffered by eutychus, and then adds his editorial comment. When we think about miracles in the new testament, we often consider the miracles of christ in the gospel accounts. Quiz 6 bible 104 with washington at liberty university. Second, as strange as it may sound, money was not essential to the spread of the gospel in the book of acts. In every account in the book of acts, luke tells us that they gathered together to worship on the first day of the week. Given an ancient mediterranean milieu and a broad view of both luke and acts, eutychus s fall seems to be depicted more as a. The book of acts is the second volume written by luke. The book of acts is a description of the spread of the gospel from jerusalem to rome, and from an almost entirely jewish church to one that is predominantly gentile. Eutychus means fortunate, and one could argue he was fortunate and unfortunate at the same time. A young man at troas who fell from a third story windowseat during pauls prolonged nocturnal speech acts 20. This is related in the new testament book of the acts of the apostles 20. Luke was a doctor, as we learn from reading colossians 4. New heart english bible a certain young man named eutychus sat in.
I have listed the order of the lesson posts for acts with the links for your convenience to find them. Eutychus acts 20 bible study for kids, bible lessons. Acts 20, new international version niv the bible app. Verse click for chapter seated in a window was a young man named eutychus, who was sinking into a deep sleep as paul talked on and on. The preaching of the gospel ought to go with the sacraments. It is in those verses that luke the author of the book of acts first begins recording the journey in a way that includes himself. This is related in the new testament book of acts 20. Eutychus raised from the dead at troas on the first day of the week we came together to. Who would make up a story about a guy falling asleep during a sermon and falling out the window and throw it in their holy book.
As paul spoke on and on, a young man named eutychus, sitting on the windowsill, became very drowsy. Wray ivey was one of my mentors, and an outstanding man of god. Facebook share to facebook twitter tweet this email. How we can grow for the lord the book of acts part 71 acts 20. Then they that feared the lord spake often one to another. So, that means the ideas are here for you, without any printabl. Actus apostolorum, often referred to simply as acts, or formally the book of acts, is the fifth book of the new testament.
Eutychus, whose name means fortunate, had the misfortune of falling out of a windowand the fortune of experiencing a miracle directly afterwards. A young man named eutychus, who was sitting in the window, was sinking into a deep sleep while paul continued to speak for a long time. One of the nice things about the reading of the book of acts, and one of the things that is of interest, is the comparison of the events of the book of acts with the writings of the apostles, particularly the apostle paul. Wall decorating and bulletin boards by nicole bible fun for kids. In troas, the apostle paul gives a talk that lasts until midnight. He has sailed from philippi and is on his way back to jerusalem with a gift for the church there. Paul goes downstairs, raises eutychus from the dead, and then resumes his role as the leader.