Strength to Strength welcomed Dylan Heidrich to share his spiritual life journey.

In this episode, Dylan shares his journey from growing up in an atheist household to being baptized in a Baptist church at 18. He reflects on his transition to house church life, his desire for missional living, and how discovering the early church led him to kingdom Christianity.

An interactive question-and-answer period follows.

Resource: Follow Dylan and Abigail’s Youtube channel, “The Forgotten Faith.”

Strength to Strength welcomed Linda Amendt to take a closer look at what winning on this battleground may look like.

Linda will share a bit of her journey in relation to her learning how powerful our thoughts are and where they can lead us. We will explore some ways that as daughters of God and yet soldiers, we can fight this battle and win. It is God’s will that we overcome the enemy of our souls, Satan, the father of lies, who can come as an angel of light. Is positive thinking enough to make our minds new as spoken in Romans 12:2? What does it actually look like to put on the armor of God? Let’s explore this together.

An interactive question-and-answer period follows.

https://strengthtostrength.org/battleground-of-the-mind/

We, as the admin team at S2S, met virtually to have another Roundtable discussion. We discussed some of the latest happenings, reflect on things such as the recent Kingdom Fellowship Weekend, and have a guest on to hear his story. Evan Smith joined us to tell his story about journeying into the kingdom of God and with fellowship with other kingdom minded folks.

Strength to Strength welcomed Marji Wagler to discuss marriage as God inteneded.

God designed an other-centered union for a me-centered world.

"With the unfading charm of a gentle and peaceful spirit which isn’t wrought up or anxious… adapting themselves to their husbands."

-adapted from 1 Peter 3:3–5, Amplified Bible

That inner person is reflected in your words and even your body language. There is only one way to have a peaceful and gentle heart – that is to yield to and trust our Father God.

"The biggest investment that a wife or a husband can make in their spouse is the investment they make in their own souls."

-John Piper

An interactive question-and-answer period follows.

Strength to Strength welcomed Justin Zehr to discuss Jesus’ interaction with Nicodemus.

In this talk we’ll be taking a look at the miracle of New Birth and the metamorphosis of one who is transformed into the likeness of Christ. The miracle of one who is dead in sin and trapped in the state of fallen humanity then becoming a new creature in Christ through the new birth.

We are going to let a little creature (the monarch) teach us big things of our awesome Creator and his renewal or redemption plan for all of us.

An interactive question-and-answer period follows.

David Bercot. There are hundreds of commentaries on Romans in print today, and thousands have been written over the centuries. So what is the point of still one more commentary? The reason is that this is not “still one more commentary.” In this commentary, the reader will be seeing Romans through the eyes of the Christians who lived in the first few centuries after Romans was written. Some of these men personally knew the apostles. They all lived in the same culture in which Paul lived. Their native tongue was koiné Greek.

This commentary enables the reader to share the same experience that a Christian living in the first four centuries would have experienced when hearing Romans explained on a given Sunday. You will hear the same explanations they would have heard. As you will see, those early Christians understood Romans quite differently than what most Christians do today. That is because they lived prior to the two major reinterpretations of Romans: that of Augustine and that of Luther. After hearing the early Christian understanding of Romans, the readers can then decide whether they think the entire church got Romans wrong from the very beginning—or if Christians today are badly misreading this important book of Scripture.

https://strengthtostrength.org/romans-commentary/

Strength to Strength welcomed Renee Miles to discuss how God’s instruction for sisters’ headcovering compliments His design for womanhood.

There is an agreement among Christians that the verses in 1 Corinthians 11 are talking about a head covering, but this is where the agreement ends. Beyond that there is much debate and differences of opinion:

• Is it a practice for today?
• Is it an actual item to wear?
• Do we wear it all the time?
• What should a head covering look like?

The journey to discovering solid answers to the many questions and arguments in this area was a long one but worth the effort. Renee will share the experience of what she and her husband learned that led to their conviction.

An interactive question-and-answer period follows.

Resource: More-detailed testimony by Renee Mills, 2023 (audio MP3).

Resource: YouTube: “Head Coverings: History, Context, and Exegesis” by Carlton C. McLeod

Resource: YouTube: “Headcovering Series” by Finny Kuruvilla:

• Part 1: “Cultural or Counter-Cultural”
• Part 2: “Long Hair or a Fabric Covering? Just in Church, or for Everyday Life?”
• Part 3: “As Modesty, Liberation, and a Gateway to the Spirit’s Power”

Resource: YouTube: “Headship Series” by Matthew Milioni:

• Part 1: “The Order of the Headship”
• Part 2: “Patterns of the Headship Order”
• Part 3: “The Practical Manifestation of Veiling”
• Part 4: “Women Are the Glory of Man”

https://strengthtostrength.org/gods-design-for-headcovering-my-search-for-answers/

Strength to Strength welcomed Josh Wray for a discussion about discipleship modeled after Jesus.

As disciples of Jesus, we are invited to follow Him in fellowship with other believers. Through the joys and challenges of interacting with other disciples, we are being conformed into the image of Christ. In this message, Josh will share what practical discipleship has looked like in his life, and his dream of seeing equipped disciples rise up as mighty men and women in our day.

An interactive question-and-answer period follows.

Resource: “Disciplecast” is a podcast about discipling, which is organized in part by Josh Wray. Join this Telegram group for updates and more! https://t.me/+EPbZDLhSoOhmMmJh

https://strengthtostrength.org/practical-discipleship-in-the-local-church/

Sherilyn Shirk. This delightful children’s book is a full-color, beautifully illustrated treasure for young children aged 2–10. “You Are Precious in His Sight” was designed by a mother of six, and dedicated to foster children. It introduces the child to Jesus as the Creator and Designer of all things good. Further, it assures the child that the hurts they face were never God’s intention, and that their obedience to Jesus’ way will lead to happiness and fulfillment.

Bryant and Lynelle Martin interview Andrew and Sherilyn Shirk to discuss Sherilyn’s new book, “You Are Precious in His Sight.”

https://strengthtostrength.org/you-are-precious-in-his-sight/

Strength to Strength welcomed Renita Petersheim to discuss a biblical view of what it means to be a person and why it is integral to our faith today.

In Genesis 1 and 2, when God created the earth, particularly mankind, He pronounced “very good”. Sometimes that is hard to believe as we experience life through our bodies, personalities, sexuality, and stories. We’ll talk about the incongruence we may feel at times and examine God’s creative design and purpose for us.

An interactive question-and-answer period follows.

https://strengthtostrength.org/gods-design-for-personhood-my-whole-self-unified-for-gods-glory/