i am currently enrolled in a christian college and taking a Inductive Bible study class. and this is what is called taking the scriptures out of CONTEXT. the context this it was written in is dealing with confrontation. "two or three are gathered together in my name"

as far as your statement yes God is there but it doesnt take the place of meeting with believers. some people are afraid of churches and thats where small groups come into play. meeting with groups in addition or alone would constitute and gathering