Pentecostals of Bourbon

Joy In The Middle of the Night


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In this powerful message from our second session on Sunday, February 1st 2026, Pastor Matt Cottrill takes us into Acts chapter 20, where we encounter a story that speaks directly to our moments of spiritual exhaustion. We find ourselves in Troas, where Paul preaches until midnight to believers who have gathered for worship. In this ordinary church service, something extraordinary happens—a young man named Eutychus, sitting in a window, falls asleep and plummets to his death. But this isn't a story about failure; it's a revelation about God's grace in our weariest moments. The sermon unpacks the profound symbolism of midnight—not just as a time on the clock, but as a spiritual condition where our faith is tested without reinforcement. It's that space between promise and fulfillment, where we've prayed, obeyed, and stayed faithful, yet answers seem delayed. The window where Eutychus sat represents our tendency to lean when we're tired—not abandoning faith entirely, but repositioning ourselves just enough to feel comfortable. We stay in the room but pull back emotionally and spiritually. The beautiful truth emerges: when Eutychus fell, Paul didn't condemn him but embraced him, and God restored his life. This teaches us that God doesn't abandon people who lean too far or fall in their weariness. Midnight never has the final word—it's always followed by morning, and it's often where God prepares resurrection. This message calls us to recognize that being weary doesn't mean we've failed; it means we're human, and God's grace meets us exactly where we are.

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