Welcome to this first Sunday of our summer preaching series on the Letter to the Ephesians. I want to begin with a word about the context for this letter because Paul is writing to the church, the first generation of Christians, in a particular place and time. When you think of first century Ephesus think of a multi-cultural, affluent sea-side centre of trade, pilgrimage and entertainment. There was a bustling harbour, a medical college and a large public library as well as numerous shrines … [Read more...]
