Acts 18:27 Esv

It’s obvious that the early church knew its flock well. In Acts 20, Paul exhorted the elders of the Ephesian church to faithfully watch over and shepherd their people. But it’s very difficult to shepherd if you don’t know who your flock is. And sheep don’t survive well just roaming around on their own. While …

October 31, 2017 will be the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s nailing of his 95 Theses to the door of the Wittenberg Church.…

1.0 BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT Ephesus [in modern day, Turkey] was not the official capital of the province, Pergamum was, but Ephesus was the greatest city.It was a port city and a commercial center.The trade routes from the east and the south all terminated there at Ephesus.So, it was a wealthy city; it was a materialistic …