The following are what we want to be culturally true about the prayer culture at Stonegate. All of these stem from the desire to have a right view of God as we pray, never making the things we are praying for greater than the One we are praying to.
Who > What
We want people to become more aware of who they’re praying to than what they’re praying for. (Psalm 121)
The Word > My word
We value praying God’s Word, more than just our words. We pray from the richness of God’s Word rather than the poverty of our own heart/circumstances. (Hebrews 4:12-13)
His Voice > Our Voice
We want to create space to hear His voice and align our prayers with what He’s saying. (Psalm 29; John 10:27)
Our Voice > My Voice
When God’s people pray together, God works. While we create space for people to pray individually, our gatherings are marked by God’s people praying together. (Matt 18:19-20)
Honest > Polished
We want the real you to meet the real God. We want to resist a polished, put-to-gether way of praying.
Desperation > Self-Sufficiency
Prayer is our confession that we can’t—but He can. Our posture is one of humble dependence and holy desperation.
The World > Your World
We care about the needs in the room, but our prayers emphasize the needs in God’s world. We intercede for our neighborhoods, city, nation, and the nations. (Isaiah 64:7; 2 Cor 10:4–5)
