In all times, and especially during a pandemic or persecution, it is better for churches to focus on making disciples, not on building and maintaining structures. However, some structure is necessary to send out missionaries to make disciples elsewhere. In Acts 13:1-5 we meet the first church that sent out its own missionaries.
Instructions to slaves and masters orient all Christians toward commitment and service to the Lord Jesus.
King Nebuchadnezzar exited the scene with an important lesson for all of us about who is the real King.
In encounters with a powerful man and a destitute woman, Jesus showed the authority of his word over sickness and death.