2009-08-27T09:35:29-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/ephesus/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians%201:1-2&version=NIV 2009-08-27T09:35:29-05:00 Paul was active in nurturing the church in Ephesus. He visited there in Acts and later wrote the church a letter, which we call the book of Ephesians. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation%202:1-7%20&version=NIV 2009-08-12T09:24:38-05:00 The church of Ephesus seemed to be doing everything right--but they had lost the love and enthusiasm with which they had first accepted Christ. Paul's letter praises them for the things they're doing right, but encourages them to recapture their earlier zeal. http://biblica.com/niv/studybible/ephesians.php 2008-07-03T14:34:42-05:00 This introduction to the book of Ephesians reports on the author, date, place of writing, the city of Ephesus, the theological message, and outline. Paul wrote to expand the horizons of his readers, so that they might understand better the dimensions of God’s eternal purpose and grace and come to appreciate the high goals God has for the church.