Rooted Daily with Brandon Lavy

Real Life Worship | S2E63 Our worship is not just pleasing to God or wanted by God, it is demanded by Him from us, and He is explicit about what this worship looks like because it seems that it is a little unnatural for us.  See full post: https://www.rooteddaily.com/blog/_s2e63

Turn On "Do Not Disturb" | S2E62 It’s not feasible for most of us to unplug completely for any extended length of time, but our smart phones could destroy us if we allow them to dictate our lives. So how long should their leash be? See full post: https://www.rooteddaily.com/blog/_s2e62

On Fire for God | S2E61 Jeremiah 20:9 says, “But if I say, “I will not mention his word or speak anymore in his name,” his word is in my heart like a fire, a fire shut up in my bones. I am weary of holding it in; indeed, I cannot.” God lights a fire in our lives that’s not just about passion or excitement; it is the inability to do anything but proclaim the good news! See full post: https://www.ro...

Bible Principles for Productivity | S2E60 The Bible contains the objective truth about every aspect of our lives and that includes a great amount of detail about how we work and live our lives, but the Bible’s description of what productive work looks like is vastly different from what our society says productivity looks like. See full post: https://www.rooteddaily.com/blog/_s2e60

God's Vacation Time | S2E59 In the beginning, God declared His creation work good and His creation of mankind very good, but His final day of rest was the first that He called holy. Today we ask why rest is set apart by God and how why can enjoy that rest fully. See full post: https://www.rooteddaily.com/blog/_s2e59

Until Death Do Us Part... For Real | S2E58 Many of you know that my wedding is tomorrow, so today I wanted to talk about the incredible value God places on marriage and ask why it is so important to Him. See full post: https://www.rooteddaily.com/blog/_s2e58

Crashing a Wedding | S2E57 Today we’re talking about how to get away with crashing a wedding… kind of. We’re going to look at a story where a man manages to get himself an invite to the king’s son’s wedding and by the end of the night the king had ordered him bound and thrown outside into the darkness, where there would be weeping and gnashing of teeth. So what did this wedding crasher do so wrong...

Love is More Than a Choice | S2E56 Love requires our effort, but it is far more than our choice. Our will is simply not enough to make love work. See full post: https://www.rooteddaily.com/blog/_s2e56

Longsuffering Love | S2E55 Paul has told us that godly love is essential and the first thing he says to describe that kind of love is, “Love is patient.” In other words, love suffers long.  See full post: https://www.rooteddaily.com/blog/_s2e55

God's Response to Hypocrisy | S2E54 No one needs Jesus more than you or me. He is the only way to have fellowship with God. Hypocrisy engulfs everyone, no matter how moral, who claim that they can be godly or good without God’s Son.  See full post: https://www.rooteddaily.com/blog/_s2e54

Prayers of Sorrow | S2E53 Prayer isn’t always about making our problems go away or making our physical circumstances change. Sometimes prayer is simply about telling God that we trust Him.  See full post: https://www.rooteddaily.com/blog/_s2e53

Preparing for a Doomsday Scenario | S2E52 As Christians, we don’t have any advantage in knowing when Christ will come back, so our gut reaction is often to simply reject the warnings of modern-day “prophets” who predict the end of the world and write-them off as conspiracy theorists. Paul warns that’s not enough. See full post: https://www.rooteddaily.com/blog/_s2e52

Spending Time Alone With God | S2E51 I don’t think there is anything that can cause more tension or guilt in the Christian’s life than the lack of private time in prayer to God. How can we reignite our prayer lives so that they we are consistent again so that we have the strength that personal prayer offers? See full post: https://www.rooteddaily.com/blog/_s2e51

I've Ruined My Life. Now What? | S2E50 No one plans to ruin their life, but it can happen. What should we do if we are past the prevention stage and now we’re just aiming for damage control. I’ve ruined my life. Now what? See full post: https://www.rooteddaily.com/blog/_s2e50

Putting God in a Box | S2E49 Our God is not limited by what we understand. He is the Almighty Lord and His ways are higher than our ways. See full post: https://www.rooteddaily.com/blog/_s2e49

If Sin is Great, Why Stop? | S2E48 Sometimes sin makes us feel good, at least for the moment. Why would we give that up? See full post: https://www.rooteddaily.com/blog/_s2e48

How to Ruin Your Life | S2E47 Our God is One of forgiveness, but He does not want us to continue sinning so that grace may abound. Sin has consequences, and even after our forgiveness, we still feel that reality. See full post: https://www.rooteddaily.com/blog/_s2e47 

Picking and Choosing | S2E46 The Bible is a book of books that are unlike any others. When it says something, it means it. It’s not fiction and it’s not opinion. It is the absolute truth given to us by the Almighty God and we can't pick and choose what we will or will not accept from its pages. See full post: https://www.rooteddaily.com/blog/_s2e46

The Power of Touch | S2E45 Because of Christ, we have the power to touch the lives of those around us and that’s an opportunity and responsibility we must not neglect. See full post: https://www.rooteddaily.com/blog/_s2e45

Peter's Gospel Reminder to Start Your Week | S2E44 Start your week with the important reminder Peter has for Christians.  See Full Post: https://www.rooteddaily.com/blog/_s2e44

Spiritual Depression | S2E43 Psalm 42 shows us the prayer of a godly man who feels forgotten by God, but in his unease, we see the roots of how we can rely on God even when it seems like God isn’t around to rely on.  See full post: https://www.rooteddaily.com/blog/_s2e43

Defining Joy | S2E42 The Bible is clear: Christians should be a people who rejoice and people should know us for that joy! Joy is not optional for us, but when we recognize what true joy is, we can rejoice in the Lord always. See full post: https://www.rooteddaily.com/blog/_s2e42

Godly Mornings | S2E41 Jesus gave us an example of how we should wake up, so today we ask: What does a godly morning routine look like?  See full post: https://www.rooteddaily.com/blog/_s2e41

I Could Be Wrong | S2E40 I am wrong sometimes. Normally that's okay, but if I'm wrong about my faith there are serious consequences. Today we talk about how we can overcome our own fallibility through the Holy Spirit. See full post: https://www.rooteddaily.com/blog/_s2e40

Godly Mothers | S2E39 To all the mothers who are listening, thank you. We appreciate everything you do, especially for raising your children to know and love the Lord. Today we’re talking about a remarkable woman from Scripture and the kind of model she sets for women who want to be godly mothers and really the rest of us too.  See full post: https://www.rooteddaily.com/blog/_s2e39