Besides Christian fellowship in a relaxed setting, this Bible study group seeks to help God,s Word to become relevant in the life of each member. Rather than being preached at, this is a discussion group where each member is invited to bring up issues from the readings that they want explored so that each member feels that that they have personally grown in wisdom. The difference between this bible study and the one you may attend at church is that the focus is on each members individual growth …

What passed for "church" in the first century, would most likely be unrecognizable to many "church folks" today. First of all there were no "churches" (by that I mean buildings.) The upstarts who decided to follow Jesus simply met wherever they possibly could. Often, they would meet in homes or outside of temples. Even Jesus, Himself never had a pulpit. To be a part of the early church really meant something too. Your faith had to overcome your fear, because the group your were joining was …