That They May Know

How did the growth of the early church seemingly spread like wild fire?  It wasn't necessarily by miraculous healings.  It certainly wasn't with flashy "mega-church" preaching, or "church growth" initiatives.  Sociologists, studying church history say it was much more basic than that.  It was as simple as Jesus said it would be.  People noticed Christians loving their neighbors...even the more unlikable ones, even the contagious ones.  Who would have thought that Jesus would have been right about that whole "love" thing?