Impact Church, Forest VA

Protect His House The Book of Nehemiah Nehemiah 4 Sunday Live - 10/11/26 Pastor Brad Bell PROTECT THIS HOUSE! We are familiar with that slogan from a sporting apparel company… And even more familiar with it as a unspoken stance in our heart that we all are born with!… And that is to protect what is most important to us! Is your faith and you’re calling important to you? Is your kids future and the...

All Hands on Deck The Book of Nehemiah Nehemiah 3 Sunday Live - 10/04/26 Pastor Brad Bell ALL HANDS ON DECK!!!! A common saying that is expressed when the challenge of a mission requires everyone to pitch in and get the job done! The God size mission that the Lord calls us to, just like in the case of Nehemiah, will require a collective effort of everyone being filled with that God sized burden an...

Courage in the Face of Resistance The Book of Nehemiah Nehemiah 2:9-20 Sunday Live - 09/27/26 Pastor Brad Bell COURAGE in the face of RESISTANCE... Most can keep going if they face a little discouragement, or occasional resistance… But what do most people do when they face continuous resistance in accomplishing a mission?... statistics show that 80 to 95% of people quit! When we set out on a spiri...

Courage in the Face of Fear The Book of Nehemiah Nehemiah 2:1-10 Sunday Live - 09/20/26 Pastor Brad Bell COURAGE IN THE FACE OF FEAR!!! What is courage? Many people falsely assume that to act with courage means you have no fear… the opposite is actually true! Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather still choosing to act and move forward in the face of fear! So fear can either be a hurdle yo...

Unfinished Business The Book of Nehemiah Nehemiah 1:1-11 Sunday Live - 09/13/26 Pastor Brad Bell NEW SERMON SERIES STARTS!!!! ***UNFINISHED BUSINESS*** We take an expositional journey through the Book of Nehemiah and we’ll see this book is about so much more than just rebuilding some walls!… It’s about rebuilding faith, hope and purpose! We will address topics and themes on leadership, calling, te...

Salt Life Matthew 5:13-16 Sunday Live - 09/06/26 Pastor Brad Bell WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO LIVE THE “SALT LIFE”? In the sermon on the mount, in Matthew 5, Jesus, gave the metaphor of comparing authentic Christ followers to salt and light. Why would he do that? What is the significance in this passage and what does it mean for us today? This is imperative that we not only understand this, but live it o...

I Want To Be Like Christ! Romans 8:1-11 Sunday Live - 08/30/26 Pastor Brad Bell I WANT TO BE LIKE…CHRIST! Years ago, Gatorade had a commercial with Michael Jordan and a bunch of kids with the theme “I want to be like Mike!“…the commercial showed images of Michael Jordan in action, and then all the kids on the basketball courts and playgrounds trying to imitate his style! Romans 8 tells us that if...

The Encore: Image Bearers Romans 8:9-17 Sunday Live - 08/23/26 Pastor Brad Bell ENCORE!!!..ENCORE!!!… The crowd yells when they want more! Romans 8 is packed so full of promises to the authentic Christ follower…we want more! These promises bring freedom, hope, encouragement, strength, and perseverance to the believer. But these promises are exclusive to the authentic follower of Christ! What does...

More than Conquerors Romans 8:31-39 Sunday Live - 08/16/26 Pastor Brad Bell YOU ARE MORE THAN A CONQUEROR IN CHRIST! The promises to the believer in Romans 8 get stronger as the chapter concludes! Imagine these promises… If God is for us who can be against us?… we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us… Nothing can separate us from the love of God! These promises are often quoted, but h...

Molded: God Isn’t Finished Romans 8:28-30 Sunday Live - 08/09/26 Pastor Brad Bell WHAT IS GOD DOING IN YOU? Through all the good times, and the bad times in life… What is God trying to accomplish in us and through us?… and are we allowing God to do everything he intends in our life? Romans 8:28, one of the greatest promises in all of scripture… Is followed by Romans 8:29–30… One of the most contro...

The Promise: Security in Sovereignty Romans 8:28 Sunday Live - 08/02/26 Pastor Brad Bell THERE IS SECURITY IN THE SOVEREIGNTY OF CHRIST! Come join us tomorrow, and the next couple weeks, as we look at some of the greatest promises to the believer in all of scripture! You can walk with confidence as a child of God, knowing you have been adopted into the sovereignty of His hand!… And therefore, we k...

Detesting Mediocrity Sunday Live - 07/26/26 Pastor Jeremy Lee Detesting Mediocrity: A Life Lived in Boldness! The Christian life has highs and lows! …life at times feels anything but steady and controlled. How do we trust God and bring Him glory in the midst of life’s struggles? Don’t just go through the motions of life!…live bold and victorious no matter the circumstances! The Christian life will...

Winning the Battle Within Sunday Live - 07/19/26 Pastor Brad Bell IN CHRIST, YOU MAY BE KNOCKED DOWN BUT YOU’RE NEVER OUT! Anybody who’s ever been to the gym knows you can lift more weight and do more reps when you have a spotter!… And then, if the weight gets too heavy for you to finish, the spotter reaches down, grabs the bar and helps you lift the weight! In the Christian life, that is exactly...

For the Glory to Come Romans 8:18-25 Sunday Live - 07/12/26 Pastor Brad Bell FOR THE GLORY TO COME!!! Life can be hard, impossible at times…we all face circumstances and hardships that attempt to steal our joy…and when experiencing prolonged suffering in life, we get to the point where we do not look forward to tomorrow! Have you been there? If the life we live here and now were all there is, with...

The Promise: Adopted to Freedom Romans 8:12-17 Sunday Live - 07/05/26 Pastor Brad Bell THE PROMISE: ADOPTED TO FREEDOM! Many seek citizenship in this country to escape socialism, communism and tyranny of other nations…they seek FREEDOM! GOD HAS MADE A PROMISE OF TRUE FREEDOM TO ALL WHO ARE CHILDREN OF GOD!!!…This promise is made possible through spiritual ADOPTION! What does it mean to be free spi...

As in the Days of Noah The Preservation of the Promise Sunday Live - 06/28/26 Pastor Brad Bell JESUS SAID…AS IN THE DAYS OF NOAH, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. (Matthew’s 24:37) What does that mean?…what were the characteristics of people, and society in general, during the days of Noah before the flood? What happened to mankind that led to this moral and societal collapse? Why did...

Noah: A Father of Faith through the Flood Sunday Live - 06/21/26 Pastor Brad Bell FAITH THROUGH THE FLOOD… Noah was a father who led his family to trust in God and find safety in the promises of God on the ark! Fathers!… Today our calling is the same! To lead our families well, to lead by example in a life of faith and trust in God, that points them to Jesus!…the ultimate “Ark” of safety and promi...

The Promise: The Master Engineer Genesis 6:9-22 Sunday Live - 06/14/26 Pastor Brad Bell DO YOU TRUST GOD? Trust is an issue at the center of every close relationship… and trust in God‘s promises is at the core of the Christian life that is lived out in faith! Romans 8 claims a lot of promises to the follower of Christ… But how can we trust that these promises are true and absolute?… BY SEEING HOW...

Spiritually Divided Romans 8 Sunday Live - 06/07/26 Pastor Rick Kennedy WHAT DIVIDES YOU…WILL DEFEAT YOU! Is there anything dividing you spiritually today? The Bible sets lots of examples as to how a house divided against itself will not stand, no one can serve two masters… And one of the greatest examples in all of scripture is how a life and a mind set on the flesh (self and worldly pleasures) i...

The Promise Romans 8 Sunday Live - 05/31/26 Pastor Brad Bell THE PROMISE!!!!…ROMANS 8 What does it look like to fully walk in the promises of God? If you knew you were secured in the truth, love and victory that only Christ can give you and your family… how would that change your life? How would that change how you view your past? How would that change how you view your present circumstances? How...

What In The World Is Going On? Part 9 Extra-Terrestrial or End Times? Wednesday - 05/27/26 Pastor Brad Bell UFOs, UAPs, sworn government testimonies and disclosure of reported alien encounters… Welcome to 2026! What in the world is going on? What are we to make of all this… What does the Bible have to say? Should this make us doubt our faith, or in fact… Will it further strengthen our faith throug...

Heart of Stone to Heart of Flesh Romans 7:13-25 Sunday Live - 05/24/26 Pastor Brad Bell THERE IS A BATTLE TAKING PLACE! In the life of a believer... Between the old nature and the new nature, between the old sinful man and the new redeemed man…an internal battle between the flesh and the Spirit! Who wins?…the one that gets Fed!  God wants to remove your old heart of stone and give you a new heart...

What In The World Is Going On? Part 8 What Season is it? Wednesday - 05/20/26 Pastor Brad Bell WHAT SEASON IS IT? While no one knows the day or the hour of Christ’s return, only the Father…Jesus taught us a lesson of the fig tree. He stated that when you see it bloom and leaves come forth, you know the summer is near… And in the same way when you see these things (Matthew 24), you’ll know that he...

Above the Law Romans 7:1-12 Sunday Live - 05/17/26 Pastor Brad Bell WE ARE NOT UNDER THE LAW BUT UNDER GRACE… These are Paul’s words from Romans 6…Spiritually, What does that mean? Most are familiar with the 10 commandments, which are a foundational portion of the moral law given to Moses…so if we are not under the law now, does that mean the 10 commandments and the Mosaic law are to be ignored?…a...

What In The World Is Going On? Part 7 The Rise of the Beast: The Antichrist Wednesday - 05/13/26 Pastor Brad Bell THE RISE OF THE BEAST… THE ANTICHRIST! Who will he be?… What will he do?… Where is he from?… When will he come?… What does the Bible say about him? How will the false prophet assist him and what will the beast system look like? What is the mark of the beast? That’s all going to be answ...