Eph 1:1

Ephesians 1:1
"Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God,
To God’s holy people in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus:"

The city of Ephesus had many towns scattered around it. So the believers of Ephesus were not just gathering in one place, but scattered around. Paul doesn’t address one person, but them as a whole, as his letter would’ve been circulated and read in different circles.

But it also highlights the importance of Christian community. We should be together and not in isolation.

I also love the idea that one church might not be everything to a city, but the believers across different churches represent THE Church together. One local church cannot carry the breadth, width, and depth of the manifest of ministry and totality of expression of God. To put the pressure on one church will only lead to disappointment.

So sink your roots in one place and be planted in one church but enjoy the fruit of the many. Even trees feed off fruit from other trees around them.

We are better together.

We work out our Christianity in community.