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.
In a series of encounters, Jesus showed the way to enter the kingdom of God.
In the middle of writing about his sufferings for the church, Paul explained that the message he preached was a mystery hidden for generations...
In John 13:18-38, we pick up the conversation between Jesus and his disciples over dinner. After he had washed their feet, he announced that...