In this sermon on Ephesians 6:21-24, we learn what happened to the church in Ephesus. May we not follow in their path!. The city was famous for its temple of Diana (or Artemis, Acts 19:27), and pilgrims came to Ephesus from all over the Mediterranean world to worship the goddess. The first thing to note in this letter to the Ephesian church is that the message is from the Lord Jesus Christ: "To the angel [or messenger] of the church in Ephesus . . ."
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Ephesus, located in modern-day Turkey, was an important city in the ancient world. The New Testament features the church at Ephesus in three places.. The First Century Ephesian Church Ephesus was central to the spread of Christianity during the first century. Paul, John, and possibly even Jesus' mother, Mary, visited or lived here. Paul is known to have "rebuked the cults of Artemis, winning many Christian converts in the process." This city was so important to the new movement that Scripture mentions Ephesus several times.