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Over the many decades
that I have enjoyed my love affair with the Bible, I
have had the marvelous benefit of many great teachers.
But I also would like to let you in on a precious
secret. The greatest personal growth I've ever witnessed
occurred in a home Bible study. The fellowship of those
intimate home groups, where people can interact, ask
questions, and hold one another accountable, was the
place of growth for all of us -- teacher and student.
This was, of course,
the way it all started. A group of only a dozen --
fisherman and others -- along a seaside in Galilee. Even
later as Paul traveled and planted, it was the intimacy
of home fellowships that provided the earliest forums
for the Gospel. The declarations in the synagogues and
on Mars Hill were but an initiation. Their resulting
questions were responded to in small groups in homes and
on hillsides.
Today, too many people
get lost in church and are only getting a surface
skimming of the Word of God. We encourge you to be
intentional and get involved! If you are not presently
in a small, weekly, Bible study group, we strongly
encourage you to find one and give it a try. You may be
in for a truly life-changing surprise.
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