Rooted Daily with Brandon Lavy

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...

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.