Stronger with Andy Wood

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  Are You Married, or Just Roommates? 05.10.2026 51min

  Andy and Stacie Wood on how a marriage drifts from lovers to roommates, what working on it actually looks like, and the conversation about sex and intimacy the church usually avoids.This conversation picks up where the weekend message left off. Watch "Stronger Marriages" first: https://youtu.be/XFandtFb3A8In Episode 3 of Stronger, Andy and Stacie Wood sit down with Ariel Amaro the week they taught God's design for marriage, and they go where a Sunday message can't: the eight months they ran with no margin and the getaway that reset them, the weekly checkpoint and the shared calendar that keep a marriage current, what to do when the check engine light comes on, and why the difference between working in your marriage and working on it decides what year fifteen looks like.Then they go where most churches don't: why God designed sex for marriage and what gets in the way of it, what Stacie wishes someone had told her before her wedding, why "consistently kind, then very kind" is a better plan than the gas pedal, and what Stacie says to the wife whose husband is caught in pornography and won't get help.Married and drifting, married and fighting for it, or single and wondering what to hope for, this one is for you.BONUS EPISODE TUESDAYAndy and Stacie's hot takes on money, conflict, and how they work through disagreements. Coming Tuesday, October 6.ONE THING TO DO THIS WEEKIf you're married: pick one thing this week that works on your marriage instead of in it. A weekly checkpoint, a date, or the conversation you've been putting off. Put it on the calendar. If you're single: write down what you want your marriage to be before you're in one, and pray for the person you haven't met yet. Then send this to a couple who needs it.RESOURCES MENTIONEDCelebrate Recovery at Saddleback: https://saddleback.com/sections/get-care/celebrate-recovery/Saddleback Cares: https://saddleback.com/care/Female by Design podcast (Francie Winslow): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/female-by-design/id1493541368CHAPTERS0:00 Coming up0:54 Welcome: God's design for marriage1:57 Episode three: Stronger Marriages2:19 The Thin Mints story4:12 What is marriage? Genesis 2:24, Matthew 19, Ephesians 56:46 Leaving, cleaving, and what isn't a marriage8:45 Living like roommates11:36 Working in your marriage vs. working on it12:18 Eight months with no margin: the getaway15:15 If your marriage were a car17:17 Maintenance: the weekly checkpoint, the shared calendar, date nights19:39 Getting away, two or three times a year21:31 When the check engine light comes on22:01 Keep it current: the four helpful lists25:10 Agreements26:50 "Can we schedule time to even have sex?"28:07 Why the church avoids talking about sex29:26 Stacie: "All I had heard was save it to marriage"32:15 Symptom and source: consistently kind, then very kind34:26 The gas pedal and the brakes36:22 Getting to the source38:39 When one spouse wants help and the other doesn't41:41 To the wife carrying the faith alone43:27 To the husband who feels like he's failing46:27 Stay at the table47:55 To the man with something under the surface50:43 Bonus episode TuesdaySCRIPTURE IN THIS EPISODEGenesis 2:24 · Matthew 19:4-6 · Ephesians 5:28-31 · 1 Peter 3:1-2 · James 5:16 · Matthew 5:29 · Colossians 3:5NEW EPISODES EVERY MONDAYEvery episode: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOvtcV3aqv-MApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id6812944219Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0MhCJU9jhDFc89e5HwigDwShow site: https://stronger.saddleback.comStronger is recorded at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California, and every episode starts with what was taught that weekend. Wherever you're listening from, this is for you too. Find a campus or join online: https://saddleback.comYou were never meant to be strong on your own.#StrongerWithAndyWood #AndyWood #StacieWood #Saddleback #Marriage
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  What Makes a Woman a Woman? 28.09.2026 58min

  Stacie Wood on what Proverbs 31 actually describes, and why it was never the 1950s housewife. Culture has two boxes for a woman, tradwife or girlboss, and God's design doesn't fit in either one.This conversation picks up where the weekend message left off. Watch "Stronger Women" first: https://youtu.be/EBL74YWPvdUIn Episode 2 of Stronger, Stacie Wood sits down with Andy Wood and Ariel Amaro the week she preached God's design for women, and they go where a Sunday message can't: why Saddleback got kicked out of the SBC and what the church actually believes about women and leadership, what Stacie says when someone asks if she's a co-pastor, and what Proverbs 31 does to the 1950s housewife.Also in here: why men are now outpacing women in church attendance and what Stacie thinks is behind it, why a wife is a crown and not a competitor, what Stacie does when a room full of women starts roasting their husbands, the four years the Woods lived in a small apartment on one income, what would have happened if Andy had been the stay-at-home parent, and Mondays with Mom.Single, married, raising daughters, or the man trying to make room for the women around him, this one is for you.ONE THING TO DO THIS WEEKIf you're a woman: name one place where you've been living inside a box culture built instead of the design God gave you, and take one step out of it. If you're a man: name one woman around you whose gift you can make room for this week, and do it. Then send this to someone who's in the middle of this conversation.CHAPTERS0:00 Coming up0:47 Before we jump in1:28 Week two: Stronger Women2:58 Respond to Scripture, not culture: Jesus and women6:40 The correction, and the overcorrection8:03 Men are outpacing women in church9:08 Why women are leaving11:00 Headship, helper, and kicked out of the SBC twice13:32 Who's defining the boxes?16:19 "Are you a co-pastor?"17:31 How Stacie started teaching22:58 A wife is a crown25:06 When women roast their husbands28:00 The batting cage29:52 Working outside the home32:00 Tradwife, girlboss, and Proverbs 3135:24 Your kids are being raised by somebody38:05 Childcare costs and one income in the Bay Area40:49 "If we'd done stay-at-home dad..."43:19 Hope for the next generation: Titus 244:33 Mondays with Mom49:45 Stacie's mom and dad54:51 To the woman who was wounded57:00 Next week: Stronger MarriagesSCRIPTURE IN THIS EPISODEMark 5:25-34 · John 4 · Proverbs 12:4 · Proverbs 14:1 · Proverbs 31:10-31 · Titus 2:3-5 · Psalm 40:2NEW EPISODES EVERY MONDAYEvery episode: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOvtcV3aqv-MApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id6812944219Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0MhCJU9jhDFc89e5HwigDwShow site: https://stronger.saddleback.comStronger is recorded at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California, and every episode starts with what was taught that weekend. Wherever you're listening from, this is for you too. Find a campus or join online: https://saddleback.comYou were never meant to be strong on your own.#StrongerWithAndyWood #AndyWood #StacieWood #Saddleback
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  God Made Men to Protect. Media Is Making Them Punchlines. 21.09.2026 53min

  Nobody hands you a picture of what a man is. You pick it up from movies, sitcoms, and whatever your feed served you this morning.This conversation picks up where the weekend message left off. Watch "Stronger Men" first: https://youtu.be/VtW99uyEH7QIn the first episode of Stronger, Andy and Stacie Wood sit down with Ariel Amaro, open Genesis 1 and 2, and ask what God designed a man to be. They come back with four words and a man from Scripture for each one: Daniel, David, Joshua, and Joseph.Also in here: why Stacie lets Andy hold her hand at every crosswalk, why a noise downstairs at 2:30 a.m. is a theology question, what a study of 34 sitcoms found about TV dads, and why Jesus wept over a city before he flipped its tables.Single, married, raising sons, or married to one of these guys, this one is for you.ONE THING TO DO THIS WEEKLook at the four words: leader, lover, protector, provider. Name the one you're winning in. Name the one you want to grow in. Then say both out loud to someone who knows you well enough to tell you if you're right.CHAPTERS0:00 Coming up0:44 Before we jump in1:39 Why we started this podcast2:10 Why "Stronger"?3:34 Three men you'd download traits from6:32 Every answer came from a screen7:08 Genesis 1 and 2: the design11:59 Four words for a man13:48 Leader: Daniel and the open window17:59 Lover: David, poet and warrior22:01 Protector: Joshua and the noise at 2:30 a.m.24:55 Stacie on crossing the street29:37 Provider: Joseph feeds a nation34:16 When you're not living it37:36 How TV turned dad into the punchline42:22 Genesis 3: what got distorted46:08 Jesus, tough and tender48:56 Next week: Stronger Women51:38 One thing to do this weekSCRIPTURE IN THIS EPISODEGenesis 1:27-28 · Genesis 2:15-18 · Daniel 6:10 · 2 Timothy 2:5 · 1 Corinthians 9:25 · Psalm 90:12 · 1 Corinthians 16:13-14 · Joshua 1:6-9 · Genesis 41 and 50 · 1 Timothy 5:8 · Genesis 3:16-19 · Luke 19:41-46 · Romans 5:8The four words come from Andy's friend Josh McPherson, credited in the episode.NEW EPISODES EVERY MONDAYEvery episode: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOvtcV3aqv-MApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id6812944219Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0MhCJU9jhDFc89e5HwigDwShow site: https://stronger.saddleback.comStronger is recorded at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California, and every episode starts with what was taught that weekend. Wherever you're listening from, this is for you too. Find a campus or join online: https://saddleback.comYou were never meant to be strong on your own.#StrongerWithAndyWood #AndyWood #Saddleback
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  You Were Never Meant to Be Strong on Your Own 19.09.2026

  There's always more to say than a weekend allows.Stronger with Andy Wood picks up where the weekend message leaves off, with honest conversations about faith, family, and everything you carry through the week.New episodes every Monday. Follow the show so the next one is waiting for you.
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  Stronger with Andy Wood (Trailer) 16.09.2026

  Stronger with Andy Wood is a weekly podcast about building a stronger faith, family, and community. Every Monday, Andy Wood, lead pastor of Saddleback Church, picks up where the weekend message leaves off and gets practical about living it out in your home and relationships. Real questions, real stories, and one next step you can take this week.First episode drops Monday, September 21. Follow the show so it's waiting for you.