Impact Church, Forest VA

Genuine Faith Revealed Sunday Live - 12/28/25 Pastor Tim Witt What does your faith reveal? Do you have a faith that moves mountains or a faith that shutters at the sight of the mountain? Do you let your circumstances determine your faithfulness? Come learn of the story of Zachariah and Elizabeth and see how God used their experiences to reveal genuine faith. Join us for this final service of 2025!...

Christmas Eve at Impact 12/24/25 Pastor Brad Bell *To see more recent messages, visit: https://impactforest.org/watch-live/  *Come visit us at Impact Church, meeting Sundays at 10am at 1661 Thomas Jefferson Road, Forest, VA 24551: www.impactforest.org/

Joy to the World! Sunday Live - 12/21/25 Pastor Brad Bell JOY!!!…To The World! At Christmas, we all seek to bring JOY to our lives and others by being around family, friends and even finding the perfect gift to bring JOY to someone we love. But this JOY around Christmas is often brief and seems to come and go. One of the most sought after “gifts” in our society (not just at Christmas, but year rou...

The Catalyst Stones of Remembrance Sunday Live - 12/14/25 Pastor Brad Bell THE CATALYST… it makes a reaction happen quicker! After crossing the Jordan during flood season… The Lord commanded Joshua to set up 12 stones of remembrance. WHY?… because we are prone to forget! This memorial would be permanently placed for all the people to remember everything the Lord had done in their past, present… An...

The Crossing Experiencing God in Flood Season Sunday Live - 12/07/25 Pastor Brad Bell NEW 2 WEEK MINI SERIES STARTS! “THE CROSSING: Experiencing God in Flood Season” Steps of faith will always lead you into impossible times…uncertainties, obstacles, problems, resistance, persecution…and life often feels like you are FLOODED with impossible circumstances you can not change, overcome or make it thro...

Living with Urgency for Christ Sunday Live - 11/30/25 Pastor Rick Kennedy AT THE END OF THE GAME, EVERY POSSESSION COUNTS!!…With time running out, there is no time for wasted opportunities…every minute, every second, must be seized with intentionality. The same is true spiritually…with time running down before Christ’s return, are you making the most of every second of every minute…are you glorify...

Overcoming Doubt Sunday Live - 11/23/25 Pastor Brad Bell WHAT HAS DOUBT DONE TO YOU? Doubt is part of a normal human sequence in the mind that plays out when we encounter circumstances that are uncertain, especially when we’re walking with the Lord, in His will, and things still don’t go as planned. How do we respond when doubt creeps in? If some level of doubt is unavoidable in life, how do we ke...

Mind Games: From Fear to Faith Philippians 4:6-8 Sunday Live - 11/16/25 Pastor Brad Bell THE BATTLE GROUND IS YOUR MIND! Life is hard… Spiritual warfare makes it harder… Constant relentless opposition, coupled with our minds default to move to anxiety, stress, doubt and fear can make life impossible! How do we persevere… How do we overcome?… How do we win the mental battle and move from fear to fa...

Life or Choice? Sunday Live - 11/09/25 Pastor Brad Bell LIFE…or choice? The ongoing debate continues in our society regarding when does life actually begin?… is the answer to this question left up to personal opinion?… Is it a matter of political stance? Is the answer to this question political or in fact spiritual? What do scientists say? Does the Bible have anything to say about this subject and...

Light Bearers Sunday Live - 11/02/25 Pastor Brad Bell LOVE?…TRUTH?…or BOTH? What does it look like to be a “light bearer” in the world in which we live? Do we only speak love?… Do we only speak truth?… Or do we do both, and is it actually more loving to speak truth, rather than ignore it or be silent?  What does the Bible have to say about how followers of Christ, as light bearers, should live, i...

Political or Spiritual? Gaining Spiritual Maturity in an Immature World Sunday Live - 10/26/25 Pastor Brad Bell ***NEW MINI-SERIES!!!*** POLITICAL OR SPIRITUAL?… many issues face our society, state, nation, and world today. A lot of people view these as political “red versus blue” issues, and believe that it is separate from spiritual issues. Heated arguments and debates take place across our stat...

Sold Out and Ready! 2 Peter 3:10-18 Sunday Live - 10/19/25  Pastor Brad Bell ARE YOU SOLD OUT AND READY for the return of Christ?…while living in the midst of the chaos,, compromise, uncertainty, and persecution of these last days? Peter‘s last words to believers as he prepares to die as a martyr for Christ is to be sold out and ready for the return of Christ! This doesn’t mean to just sit around...

The Return 2 Peter 3:1-9 Sunday Live - 10/12/25 Pastor Brad Bell THE RETURN!…Delayed or on-time? When we talk about and anticipate something to happen and it seems delayed, when time passes… anticipation rises, patience dwindles, and some get to a point where they don’t even think it’s going to happen. This very thing is talked about in 2 Peter chapter 3….the return of Jesus…When will it happen? I...

On the Corner of Justice and Mercy 2 Peter 2 Sunday Live - 10/05/25 Pastor Brad Bell WE DEMAND JUSTICE!!!!…and WE PLEAD FOR MERCY!!!! In a courtroom, justice is expected and demanded… In our personal lives, mercy is begged for and desired! Justice and mercy are concepts often viewed in opposition with each other, but in fact, they are intertwined. Where does God stand on justice?…mercy? How do we...

Counterfeit 2 Peter 2 Sunday Live - 09/28/25 Pastor Brad Bell IT'S A FAKE!!!!…we go to great lengths in our society to determine if something is real or fake…$100 bills, Rolex watches, etc. Why?…Because we do not like to be fooled! Did you know we are commanded in scripture to give the same scrutiny to false teachers and false teaching! Being fooled on your watch or $100 dollar bill is tempor...

Basic Training 2 Peter 1:12-21 Sunday Live - 09/21/25 Pastor Brad Bell THE FUNDAMENTALS…the basic training that is necessary for success in any field or endeavor. Spiritually, It’s the foundational anchor in the storms, darkness and false directions of life that try to knock you off course. Peter just laid out the “basic training” to grow in the faith and now he emphasizes the fact that we need to...

Grow, Part 2 The Book of 2 Peter Sunday Live - 09/14/25 Pastor Brad Bell GROW!!!…Part 2!…Don't miss the sequel! It’s one thing for somebody to tell you that you need to get in the gym and get bigger and stronger… And it’s another thing for somebody to show you how to get in the gym and get bigger and stronger!  Last week we saw Peter explain how important it was to stay anchored in the grace...

Grow The Book of 2 Peter Sunday Live - 09/07/25 Pastor Brad Bell HOW FAST CAN YOU “GROW”? A baby giraffe DOUBLES it’s size in the first year of life…this is by divine design because predators are out to take its life, and its best chance to survive is to GROW!…quickly! The same is true for us spiritually!…there is an enemy out to steal our testimonies, kill our faith and destroy our lives!…and the...

Anchored The Book of 2 Peter Sunday Live - 08/31/25 Pastor Brad Bell NEW SERMON SERIES STARTS! ANCHORED!!!…What is the purpose of an anchor?…it provides stability, steadfastness, security and hope in the midst of storms and times of uncertainty. Peter’s 2nd letter invites believers to grow in God’s grace, deepen their knowledge of truth, and strengthen their relationship and hope in Christ! This b...

From Death to Life Sunday Live - 08/24/25 Pastor Brad Bell PART 3!… DON'T MISS THIS FINAL MESSAGE!!! The past couple weeks we have been in a series entitled “Waiting Room: God’s Delay is not God’s Denial”…and we have seen that one of the most difficult but significant tools God uses in preparing His people is WAITING on God’s timing! Abraham and Sarah waited 25 years for the covenant promise...

Persistence Overcomes Resistance Sunday Live - 08/17/25 Pastor Brad Bell WAITING IS HARD!!! It is said that God’s timing is perfect… But it seems less than perfect when you’re the one in the waiting room!  Waiting on God’s timing is hard enough… But what do you do when in the midst of that waiting, you experience resistance, heartache, persecution? What if the whole time you’re waiting you feel li...

Called to Serve Sunday Live - 08/10/25 Pastor Rick Kennedy TO SERVE OR BE SERVED?…We live in a consumer based society full of expectations of being served properly, immediately and continuously. If we are not careful, we bring those expectations to church!…when Christ set the example opposite of that mentality! The idea of serving for many people today is to look to get titles and call the shots,...

Waiting Room God’s Delay is Not God’s Denial Sunday Live - 08/03/25 Pastor Brad Bell NEW SERMON SERIES!!!…”WAITING ROOM: God’s Delay is NOT God’s Denial” We live in a microwave society where nobody likes waiting on anything!…but It’s inevitable…no matter how much you don’t like it, you will have to WAIT on things in your life. How do you view “waiting on God”?…it’s said that’s Gods timing is perfe...

Shaken or Taken? Sunday Live - 07/27/25 Pastor Brad Bell WHAT’S NEXT? In this series, “What in the world is going on?”, we have taken a look at the hot topics that race across our headlines daily…and we have seen how biblical prophecy for-told what we see today and what is to come! So now the question is, “What’s next?”…especially for those who are true followers of Christ? Is the rapture next?…if...

Israel: Covenant or Contract? Sunday Live - 07/20/25 Pastor Brad Bell WHERE ARE WE TO STAND IN REGARD TO ISRAEL? There is a growing level of anti-Semitism in our nation and around the world today… Much of the division is even leaking into the church and stems from religious deception and from political policies and ideologies. So as a follower of Christ, where are we to stand? Is Israel still “God...