We are continuing to talk about growing spiritually this week. One of the best ways I know of for systematic growth is to be a part of a small group. Bible Study or some kind of accountability group is a great dynamic for growth. Not only do you study together as a group, you get to help each other grow. Ladies Bible Study has been a great joy in my life. I love leading them and being a part of them. I always feel like I learn the most as the teacher, and I feel blessed to be able to lead others in a deeper walk with God. If you want a deeper walk with God, and have never been a part of a small group Bible Study, you will find this is a great tool for growth. I love it that we have so many great options for different Bible studies each semester at our church. The gamet runs from couples Bible Studies, to Parenting Bible Studies, Overcomers Studies, Men’s accountability groups, to the great ladies Bible Studies we have to offer. We have terrific leaders who are committed to teach Bible Principles to help people grow. Our goal is changed lives. We know there are people who are hurting, not only outside the walls of the church, but often within them. We want to minister healing and wholeness. Because everyone has some sort of baggage in life, we have the opportunity through Bible Study to learn to walk free from the past, and then be a vessel through which God can help minister to someone else today. Long term, we want our spiritual growth to make us better harvesters in growing the kingdom of God. The dynamics of Bible Study are three fold. There is Bible Study, which is getting the Word in your life. Secondly, there is fellowship, which helps us be compassionate, caring, and empathetic and lets us share how God has ministered to us, or share where we need to be ministered to. Thirdly, there is prayer. When we pray for one another in a small group setting, we know that we are cared for in a safe environment, and that those we are committed to, will commit to pray for you. What a wonderful feeling. I know there have been times in my life when I really needed prayer, and I knew because of the seed I had sown in prayer for others, and the fact that I had a group of ladies who loved me and were lifting me up in prayer, that I was covered. Whatever was so desperate at the moment would be taken care of because of the covering of prayer over my life. I encourage you, to get involved in Bible Study. Now is a great time to find one that helps you grow spiritually.