Stop calling it your money. Andy and Stacie Wood on why Paul writes two chapters about money without using the word, the friendship bread that cost Andy 20 pounds, the P90X photos that showed no change at day 30, the PetSmart cats Andy won't give to, and the plan that gets you out of debt and into a habit of generosity.
This conversation picks up where the weekend message left off. Watch Andy's message "We Reap What We Sow" first: https://youtu.be/Rw0VSrNAP0o
In Episode 7 of Stronger, Ariel Amaro sits down with Andy and Stacie Wood the week Andy taught from 2 Corinthians 9 that we reap what we sow, and they take it past money: what a worldview is and why the Bible is true and also real, the difference between a principle and a promise, why doing it God's way is simple but not easy, the sunrise-or-sunset picture in Proverbs 4, Paul's two chapters on money that never use the word, who's shaping what you want, what to do when generosity feels like someone prying your fingers open, the boy who gave Jesus his lunch, guilt, compulsion, and the 24-hour rule, and how to build a plan: one area at a time with gazelle intensity, settling in for the long run, and giving out of every paycheck.
Carrying financial stress, starting a plan you've quit before, or sowing and not seeing anything yet, this one is for you.
NEXT WEEK
Andy and Stacie on tithing. Andy: "God does things when we tithe that we don't experience when we don't."
Andy and Stacie on tithing. Andy: "God does things when we tithe that we don't experience when we don't."
ONE THING TO DO THIS WEEK
Pick one place to sow, and make it recurring. Give something out of every paycheck, not just one, and set it up once so it runs without a decision each time. "Just get consistent and then watch it grow over the course of time."
Pick one place to sow, and make it recurring. Give something out of every paycheck, not just one, and set it up once so it runs without a decision each time. "Just get consistent and then watch it grow over the course of time."
RESOURCES MENTIONED
Stewardship resources and giving at Saddleback (budgeting tools, classes, courses, and recurring giving): https://saddleback.com/giving/
Return Night, a night of worship and prayer, Thursday, November 5: https://saddleback.com/event/return-night/695?startDateTime=2026-11-05T18%3A30%3A00-08%3A00&timeZone=America%2FLos_Angeles&eventItemOccurrenceId=2132
Stewardship resources and giving at Saddleback (budgeting tools, classes, courses, and recurring giving): https://saddleback.com/giving/
Return Night, a night of worship and prayer, Thursday, November 5: https://saddleback.com/event/return-night/695?startDateTime=2026-11-05T18%3A30%3A00-08%3A00&timeZone=America%2FLos_Angeles&eventItemOccurrenceId=2132
CHAPTERS
0:00 Coming up
0:49 Welcome: resources and Return Night
1:57 The friendship bread that cost Andy 20 pounds
3:56 This weekend: we reap what we sow
5:17 What a worldview is
6:13 True and real: God's design works like gravity
8:19 Andy's thirties and the habits that compound
9:41 Principles vs. promises
12:34 Why is doing it God's way so hard?
14:21 No change at day 30
15:38 Sunrise or sunset? (Proverbs 4:18)
16:38 Saving vs. the $8 matcha
17:49 Paul never says "money": money is seed
18:46 Frugal all year for one family vacation
19:44 Who's shaping what you want?
22:21 What do I actually need?
22:51 Call it seed, not money
24:04 Why does God love a cheerful giver?
25:13 We give through our wallet, from our heart
25:49 Let your giving lead your heart
26:38 Why not try God's way? It's a get-to
28:39 The joy comes after: the boy's lunch
30:21 You can't give to everything
31:02 Guilt, compulsion, and the PetSmart cats
32:47 The 24-hour rule
34:28 Making a plan when money is the pressure
36:18 The Baby Steps, with gazelle intensity
38:11 A marathon, not a sprint
39:27 Settle in. The pain will move around.
41:26 Sprint out of debt, then endure
43:33 One area at a time
44:35 Start here: give out of every paycheck
46:03 Make it recurring and watch it grow
46:45 Thanks and close
0:00 Coming up
0:49 Welcome: resources and Return Night
1:57 The friendship bread that cost Andy 20 pounds
3:56 This weekend: we reap what we sow
5:17 What a worldview is
6:13 True and real: God's design works like gravity
8:19 Andy's thirties and the habits that compound
9:41 Principles vs. promises
12:34 Why is doing it God's way so hard?
14:21 No change at day 30
15:38 Sunrise or sunset? (Proverbs 4:18)
16:38 Saving vs. the $8 matcha
17:49 Paul never says "money": money is seed
18:46 Frugal all year for one family vacation
19:44 Who's shaping what you want?
22:21 What do I actually need?
22:51 Call it seed, not money
24:04 Why does God love a cheerful giver?
25:13 We give through our wallet, from our heart
25:49 Let your giving lead your heart
26:38 Why not try God's way? It's a get-to
28:39 The joy comes after: the boy's lunch
30:21 You can't give to everything
31:02 Guilt, compulsion, and the PetSmart cats
32:47 The 24-hour rule
34:28 Making a plan when money is the pressure
36:18 The Baby Steps, with gazelle intensity
38:11 A marathon, not a sprint
39:27 Settle in. The pain will move around.
41:26 Sprint out of debt, then endure
43:33 One area at a time
44:35 Start here: give out of every paycheck
46:03 Make it recurring and watch it grow
46:45 Thanks and close
SCRIPTURE IN THIS EPISODE
2 Corinthians 8–9 · 2 Corinthians 9:6–11 · Galatians 6:9–10 · Philippians 4:19 · Proverbs 4:18–19 · Matthew 6:21 · Malachi 3:10 · John 6:9
2 Corinthians 8–9 · 2 Corinthians 9:6–11 · Galatians 6:9–10 · Philippians 4:19 · Proverbs 4:18–19 · Matthew 6:21 · Malachi 3:10 · John 6:9
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