Emphasis Preaching Journal

Saint Paul was not always a fascinating preacher to listen to. It is recorded that on one occasion he preached a long sermon and a young man named Eutychus was sitting on a window ledge, trying his best to be a good listener. Eutychus drifted off to sleep. He became so relaxed he fell off the window ledge to the street three lofts below, which must have been several feet. Apparently the young man was not seriously injured, but the incident does remind us of the hazards of long sermons, even by a saint.