“I understand most of the mission… but why the phrase ‘for the good of the city?‘”

We’re glad you ask because it means the mission matters to you. 

In the book of Acts, a newly established global church – sent by Jesus and empowered by his Spirit – is growing rapidly.

However, while a large number of Jewish people believed in the beginning of acts after hearing Peter’s spirit-empowered sermon, the greater majority in Jerusalem continued in their unbelief and began persecuting, chasing down, and chasing out those who proclaimed the murdered carpenter was the Christ.

As hostility increased in Jerusalem, the church scattered around surrounding regions, taking the good news of gospel with them. And that’s when we learn that the despised Samaritans, received the gospel with gladness and believed. And how does Luke, the writer of Acts, describe the city, having heard and believed the gospel?

Here’s what Acts 8:8 says…“there was much joy in that city.”

It’s our desire as a church that we would not simply be able to repeat our mission statement, but live it… for the joy of Knoxville.