Rooted - Week 2

11/01/2026 28 min

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Episode Synopsis

Jesus ends the Sermon on the Mount with a picture every one of us understands—two houses, the same storm, and very different outcomes. What’s interesting is that Jesus doesn’t start by asking if the storm will come; He assumes it will. The rain falls, the floods rise, and the winds blow—and for many of us, that looks like a medical report we didn’t expect, a relationship that’s under strain, financial pressure that keeps us up at night, or a season of doubt we never thought we’d walk through. That part of life is unavoidable. The real question Jesus is asking isn’t, “Will life get hard?” but “What are you building your life on when it does?” Because storms don’t create foundations—they reveal them. And in these verses, Jesus shows us why some people sink… and why others stand.