Rooted Daily with Brandon Lavy

Where to Praise God | S3E87 Our whole lives should be acts of praise and thanksgiving. That is the greatest purpose we can have in life and for Christians this is something that is woven into our identity. Praise is just what God’s people do! See full post: https://www.rooteddaily.com/post/_s3e87

Unbelievable | S3E86 We say that we need to see something to believe it, but in God’s Word we read that “faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see” (Hebrews 11:1). That's not easy, so today we look at the story of Zechariah to learn how we can believe what seems unbelievable. See full post: https://www.rooteddaily.com/post/_s3e86

Serving the Hospitalized | S3E85 Jesus showed us over and over how to help the sick, hurting and mourning and, if we dwell on His example in the Bible, we'll see how we can give our neighbors hope even in the darkest storms of our lives.  See full post: https://www.rooteddaily.com/post/_s3e85

Bold and Kind | S3E83 Today we ask: Can we be both bold warriors against sin and kind followers of Jesus?  See full post: https://www.rooteddaily.com/post/_s3e83

Settling for Breadcrumbs | S3E84 God has offered us a feast and, because of His Son, the only thing stopping us from eating at His table is ourselves. Will we trade in the bread of eternal life for a few crumbs of something that will mold and decay in a few weeks? See full post: https://www.rooteddaily.com/post/_s3e84

News is Told for a Response | S3E82 Everything we hear is an argument trying to convince you to think or act or feel a certain way. That’s the case on the news, in our conversations, in books, and today we’ll see how this is certainly the case with the Word of God. See full post: https://www.rooteddaily.com/post/_s3e82

Habits of Daily Bible Readers | S3E81 All daily Bible readers do one thing to build their habit of spending time in God's Word. Today we tell you what it is. See full post: https://www.rooteddaily.com/post/_s3e81

Surrounded by Bad Influences | S3E80 God calls us to go out into a dangerous world, full of evil and violence and hate, and the only way we are going to survive in it without becoming it is if we have something bigger in our lives shaping us.  See full post:https://www.rooteddaily.com/post/_s3e79

Meaningful Bible Reading | S3E79 What if you are reading your Bible and nothing happens? You don't feel any kind of transformative shift in your heart. Do you just have to wait for it to happen? Today we look at Proverbs 22 for an answer. See full post: https://www.rooteddaily.com/post/_s3e79

Reading the Bible for the First Time | S3E78 Did you decide to make 2020 the year that you read the whole Bible for the first time? If you did, I'm so glad for you and can't wait to hear how you are doing. Today on the podcast we talk about what you can expect as you start this new habit. See full post: https://www.rooteddaily.com/post/_s3e78

Don't Read, Root | S3E77 The Pharisees were reading the Scriptures, probably every day, but they were not rooted in the Word. Today we talk about the difference. See full post: https://www.rooteddaily.com/post/_s3e77

Enthusiastic Monotony | S3E76 We started out with a fire in our bones for God, but at some point that enthusiasm faded. Here's why Paul says we need to get it back. See full post: https://www.rooteddaily.com/post/_s3e76

Which Wisdom Do I Have | S3E75 Christians want heavenly wisdom, not the earthly, sensual, demonic wisdom that James describes, but how do we really know which kind of wisdom we are truly relying on? See full post: https://www.rooteddaily.com/post/_s3e75

False Assurance | S3E75 Christians should have tremendous confidence, that is the essence of faith, but we must be sure our confidence is based on a firm foundation. Today we talk about the ways we substitute the real promises of Scripture for false assurance. See full post: https://www.rooteddaily.com/post/_s3e74

Eat More Bread | S3E73 In John 6, we find some disciples who wanted the wrong kind of bread and lost their faith because of it. How do we eat the bread that will keep us strong? See full post:https://www.rooteddaily.com/post/_s3e73

A Decade for Jesus | S3E72 Paul wrote, “Redeem the time, because the days are evil” in Ephesians 5:16, but how do we do that? How do we make the most of 2020 when it seems like our culture is just slipping further and further away from God? See full post: https://www.rooteddaily.com/post/_s3e72

It's been another year and we've done a lot to grow in God's Word in 2019. Over the next few weeks I'll be sharing some of this year's episodes that meant the most to me and listening to what you would like to study in 2020. For now though, from me and Lauren and the church here in Greenfield, I want to wish you a very happy holiday and I can't wait to sit back down and study with you next year!

Listen Well Today | S3E71 Talking before we listen brings shame, so James says talk less and listen more. That’s not only a practical proverb, but it’s an important spiritual imperative.  See full post: https://www.rooteddaily.com/blog/_s3e71

Hope | S3E70 From the very beginning, faith, Scripture and hope have all been inseparable. No matter how dark and unjust the world looks outside our window, Christians must hope. See full post: https://www.rooteddaily.com/blog/_s3e70

Mature Thinking | S3E69 Mature people have a unique mind. Today we talk about what it looks like. See full post: https://www.rooteddaily.com/blog/_S3E69

Serve God with Creativity | S3E68 God created me to create. He gave me an imagination so that I could keep coming up with new ways to glorify Him.  See full post: https://www.rooteddaily.com/blog/_s3e68

Fight for Peace | S3E67 Peace doesn’t naturally spring up as long as we avoid conflict. It is a fight all its own that we are commanded to take it on.  See full post: https://www.rooteddaily.com/blog/_s3e67

A Cross-Generational Church | S3E66 God designed a church where young and old can build on each other’s strengths. We are unified in the name of Christ, and we feed off of the faith of each other.  See full post:https://www.rooteddaily.com/blog/_s3e66

Life or Death | S3E65 Paul was saying to Timothy the same thing we need to hear today: We are in a battle for our lives. See full post: https://www.rooteddaily.com/blog/_s3e65

Every Click Counts | S3E64 Assuming the national statistics hold for the church, middle-aged Christians spend about 30 hours a week online consuming media. How are we getting prepared for that huge chunk of our lives? See full post: https://www.rooteddaily.com/blog/_s3e64