BLESSED BEYOND REASON Rev. Peter Smit Sermon 1 of a series on Ephesians (Series title – “Ephesians: Portraits of the living church”   Text – Ephesians 1:1-14 Reading – Acts 19   Paul’s letter to the Ephesians is a portrait of the living church. It captures the church in all its differing aspects of beauty and power. More importantly it helps us see the head of the church, God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.   Paul wrote this letter to Christians. He addresses them as, “The saints in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus.”   These were people who...