When Pastor Bill's first wife died from cancer, he had so much of his identity wrapped up in being her husband, he didn't know who he was. What he's learned since then is that when it comes to Jesus' teachings, as Americans, we tend to hear, "If you build your house on Jesus, then the rains and floods won't come," but rather that with Jesus, you and your house will stand and withstand through those.

This clip is excerpted from the sermon, "Reverse-Engineering Your Life and Marriage," the 11th and final part of the Real Marriage sermon series. In this unique, round-table-style sermon, Pastor Mark and Grace talk with a handful of married couples and two people who've lost spouses about what they've learned about living a life and marriage that glorify God.