Rooted Daily with Brandon Lavy

This season we are digging deeper into the Word than we ever have before together. Make sure you're subscribed for our guided study of Exodus at rooteddaily.com.

Sin doesn't always need a date. Today on Rooted Daily we see how sin can destroy even if all you give it is a little flirtation.

Today on Rooted Daily we talk about 4 mistakes that will lead you to misinterpret the Bible.

The book of 2nd John tells us what it means to love the truth, know the truth, and walk in the church. Today on Rooted Daily we take a look at the second letter of John.

70% of Americans say they aren't getting enough sleep. Over half of us report having symptoms of burnout. Today on Rooted Daily we're looking to the eternal Word of God for an answer.

God created the earth in six days and on the seventh He rested. God did incredible, awesome work, but He also valued rest. Do you?

What is the sin that leads to death that John talks about in 1 John 5? Today on Rooted Daily we're talking about the one sin that is unforgivable.

God didn't send His only begotten Son to convince you to try harder at following the rules. Today on Rooted Daily we see Jesus tell the Pharisees he came to make all things new! The old is gone, the new has come!

Today on Rooted Daily we're talking about a very important claim the Bible makes about itself: IT IS ENOUGH. It gives us everything we need and if we root ourselves in it, it can tell us how to have eternal, abundant life.

Today on Rooted Daily I tell you why you shouldn't follow Jesus.

How would you feel if your church put a sign outside that said, “Prostitutes Welcome?” What your preacher found 5 drunks and brought them to church? What would your response be if a gay couple came to church one Sunday morning? For far too many people is some places, the answer would be to stop going. Today on Rooted Daily we're going to look at how Jesus addressed a group of people who felt that way about His disciple Levi.

How do you keep anger from getting out of control? Today on Rooted Daily we're talking about how we can kill sinful anger.

When does a career become idolatry? How much is too much work? Today on Rooted Daily we're talking about the boundaries we should put around our jobs.

We always have the temptation to try to merge the things that the world teaches us with what God teaches us, to reconcile those competing philosophies in our lives. But today on Rooted Daily we're going to see John say that the world's philosophies and God's truth are at war, and we have to pick a side.

Most people in the world seem to fall into one of two camps: the passive camp dedicated to keeping the peace and an aggressive camp that breaks the peace. Today on Rooted Daily we see how the Bible says there is a time for both.

In the beginning of Mark 2, we see the upside down dichotomy that shows up in Scripture so often: a man who was physically paralyzed was the one who was spiritually alive and active, and a group of men with full use of their bodies were stuck. Today on Rooted Daily we're talking about what it means to be spiritually paralyzed.

Are you a Christian in name or reality? Are you living the life God has called you to live, or are you just going through the motions? Today on Rooted Daily we're going to see God's plan to take us from the walking dead to new life.

As a Christian, you are not meant to just be a spectator in the gospel, you are called to be an active participant in it, proclaiming the good news about Jesus. That's a tall order so today on Rooted Daily we talk about how the 99% of us who don't have a PhD in the Bible can defend the gospel to the world.

Today on Rooted Daily we are talking about two of the most neglected, but important words in all the Bible.

The Bible says that Christians are supposed to love even to the point of death. That's a radical demand, but today on Rooted Daily we're going to see the book of 1 John give us 6 reasons why.

What does compassion look like? It's not always the same. Maybe sometimes it's reaching out to someone to talk and maybe other times it's giving someone the space they need. Today on Rooted Daily we see in Mark how Jesus had a perfect eye for what compassion looked like for everyone He met.

Are you sinning right now? I don't mean are you stealing or murdering right now, although this would be an interesting video to watch while doing that, but to sin we don't always have to act. In fact, today on Rooted Daily the Bible is going to tell us that we can sin by doing nothing at all.

I'll admit it. The Old Testament is not always the easiest reading to do. Today on Rooted Daily we've got 4 tips for how we get through some of the tougher books of the Bible.

What should Christians do with the Old Testament? Today on Rooted Daily we're talking 4 reasons the first 39 books of your Bible are essential to understanding Jesus.

Not everything spiritual you hear can be trusted. Today on Rooted Daily we're seeing how John tells us we can tell the difference between truth and fiction.

What's your daily routine? Wake up, brush your teeth, go to work, eat dinner go to sleep… maintenance stuff. Hopefully in between you do something meaningful, but today on Rooted Daily we get a glimpse of what Jesus' routine looked like and it was anything but just maintenance. Everything He did had meaning and purpose and if we follow His example we can too.

What if the only way to avoid murdering someone was to die yourself? Today on Rooted Daily we're talking about that paradox of love from the third chapter of John's first letter.

What are you doing to prepare to listen to a sermon? And I know, preparing the sermon is supposed to be the preacher's job, but today on Rooted Daily we talk 4 things everyone should to do get ready to hear God's Word proclaimed.

What would happen if Jesus Himself walked into a church today? Today on Rooted Daily Mark tells us though that when Jesus showed up to worship it was different from what anyone expected.

Have you ever felt a little embarrassed because of your faith? I'm not talking about being ashamed of Jesus, but you're with a group of friends and you just feel a little different because of what your faith calls you to do. Today on Rooted Daily we're talking about the different kinds of shame and how Christians should deal with them.

Jesus started out His ministry the same way He continues it today. Today on Rooted Daily we're reading what Mark tells us about the first days of the ministry of Jesus.

The fruit of the Spirit is more than just the sum of its parts. Today on Rooted Daily we see how it is the mindset of God that is even greater than we could ever understand.

The Bible is on more bookshelves in the world than any other book. Generations have poured their blood, sweat, and tears into protecting and preserving it. Today on Rooted Daily we ask why.

NIV, King James, English Standard, NLT, the Message... there are so many translations out there. Today on Rooted Daily we're talking about if we can find a Bible we can trust.

How do we know what we have is what Matthew, John, and Paul actually wrote? Let's find out today on Rooted Daily.

Where did we really get the books of the Bible? I mean, I know they are there, all 66, collected and bound together, but why? And do we have all the books we are supposed to? That's our question for today on Rooted Daily.

If God were going to write a letter to His creation, what would it look like? That's what we want to answer today on Rooted Daily.

Do you know what Antichrist is? Are you an antichrist? Today on Rooted Daily John is going to show us how we can tell.

Today on Rooted Daily we're going to talk about marriage and how God can take our relationships from rubble to total restoration. Here's how.

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Today on Rooted Daily we're talking about 4 ways the Golden Rule could help us in conversations with people who disagree with us.

The 40-day testing of Jesus in the wilderness was a monumental spiritual battle. Today on Rooted Daily we're going to see from Mark what it means for us.

Today on Rooted Daily we're looking at 10 New Testament commands to help us navigate social media.

Our God is all about love. That's who He is! But today on Rooted Daily John is going to tell us there's some love that God loves and other love that our God hates.

Sometimes thin skin is the most dangerous kind to have. Today on Rooted Daily God calls us to be unoffendable.

The Bible never tells you to love yourself. God loves you and He doesn't want you to hate yourself, but He never commanded us to love ourselves either. Today on Rooted Daily we're looking at how this false gospel has crept into the minds of Christians and how we can purge it out for something better.

Jesus was perfect. He didn't have any sin. So why did he ask to be baptized by John who was preaching a baptism for the forgiveness of sins. Today on Rooted Daily we going to see what Mark says about it.

Today on Rooted Daily we're talking about three steps we can take to confront and conquer apathy.

What if the church was just the church? Today on Rooted Daily we're thinking what could happen if as Christians we radically committed to living like Jesus.

Time is the great equalizer. We all get the same amount. Today on Rooted Daily we're going to see how God says we can make the most of it.

How do you know you have a relationship with God? Today on Rooted Daily we're looking at a test John shows us for how we can know we do.

Jesus is the Son of God. Today on Rooted Daily we're going to see why that is such good news.