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The mission of Stonegate Church is to extend the glory of God through lives changed by the gospel of Jesus Christ.

EXTENDING THE GLORY OF GOD…
There are few statements more eternally valuable than the one Paul penned in PHILIPPIANS 1:20-21, “I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.  For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.”

This statement, this mission, this God-exalting way of looking at life and the universe has forever changed Stonegate Church. The hope and expectation of Paul’s life was to exalt, or bring glory to, the name of Christ. If there is one hope for Stonegate, it centers on this idea. Our goal is to extend the fame, the renown, and the beauty of our great God. The mission will take much risk and much sacrifice, hence the power of Paul’s next statement, “for to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.” Oh that God would use people like you and me for the sake of His fame in our city.

…THROUGH LIVES CHANGED…
The greatest way for the world to see a great God is to see stunning pictures of lives He has changed. Regardless of where we are on the journey, there are areas in need of change. We want to create an environment in our church where people can be honest with sin in their lives. Moreover, we want to walk beside men and women as the Holy Spirit works life-change in them. This means that we must fight the temptation to wear “the mask,” pretending we are someone we really are not. We must fight for honesty, Biblical accountability, Biblical community, and holiness.

…BY THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST.
Our hope in bringing glory to God through lives changed lies squarely in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Paul, in 2 Corinthians 5:17, says, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!” The Gospel is the means God uses to bring change to the hearts of His followers. God makes all things new by the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We never move past the Gospel. The Gospel saves us and sustains us in our life. The Holy Spirit through the Gospel continually works life-change in us.