Impact Church, Forest VA

What in the World is Going On? Israel and Iran: The Biblical Perspective Sunday Live - 07/13/25 Pastor Brad Bell FALLING APART…OR FALLING INTO PLACE? Living in times with global events like we see today, how do we live free from panic and fear? Should we start hoarding and stripping the shelves of food in panic… build bunkers out of fear of the future? Should we argue over political solutions and...

What in the World is Going On? Freedom: Uncertain times…Certain Future Sunday Live - 07/06/25 Pastor Brad Bell NEW SERMON SERIES STARTS TOMORROW: “WHAT IN THE WORLD IS GOING ON?” We live in a world of uncertain times…We wake up every day to headlines of catastrophe, natural disaster, war, famine, division… and it seems all these things are getting more frequent and more intense! Iran, Israel, Russ...

Good Grief, Great Hope Sunday Live - 06/29/25 Pastor Tim Witt Join us as we study God’s Word together. We will explore, Good Grief - Great Hope, as we journey through the story of Lazarus. *To see more recent messages, visit: https://impactforest.org/watch-live/  *Come visit us at Impact Church, meeting Sundays at 10am at Jefferson Forest High School: www.impactforest.org/ *To see more recent mess...

From Total Loss to Fulfilled Legacy The Book of Ruth Sunday Live - 06/22/25 Ruth 3 & 4 Pastor Brad Bell UNCERTAINTY…What is it like to step out into the unknown? Have you ever been in a situation where you had to take a complete and total step of faith that made you vulnerable, where you didn’t know what the outcome would be and you were trusting God in every detail? Ruth takes a bold step of...

Fields of Favor The Book of Ruth Sunday Live - 06/15/25 Ruth 2:1-18 Pastor Brad Bell WHAT “FIELD” HAS GOD PLACED YOU IN? As we navigate life’s uncertainties, God‘s favor often shows up in ways we don’t always expect it, or would like to see it ourselves… Often it seems hidden, and if we’re not careful, we will miss the opportunity God placed in front of us to walk in the blessing and favor he has...

From Ordinary to Extraordinary The Book of Ruth Sunday Live - 06/08/25 Ruth 1:1-17 Pastor Brad Bell NEW SERMON SERIES! Have you ever felt just ordinary? Even worse than ordinary, ever felt like everything you did was overlooked, didn’t matter and may never amount to anything significant? Have you ever experienced overwhelming and devastating loss in the middle of life and felt like it zapped every...

Road Trip: Finish Strong Sunday Live - 06/01/25 2 Timothy 4:1-8 Pastor Brad Bell  IT’S NOT HOW YOU START, IT’S HOW YOU… FINISH!!! We are all very familiar with this saying… and we have seen it played out often in our society and in our lives. Many teams, businesses and people have started well… But failed to finish well. WHY? Although every individual story is different… It always comes down to on...

Road Trip: Run the Race Sunday Live - 05/25/25 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 Pastor Brad Bell RUN TO OBTAIN THE PRIZE! No one steps onto the track to run the race, not hoping to win. Everyone knows that running the race to win requires training, sacrifice, self-discipline, enduring hardship and overcoming adversity… So then when the victory is obtained, it’s that much sweeter! Last week we started our min...

Road Trip: Paul's Journey, and Yours! Sunday Live - 05/18/25 Acts 9:1-19  Pastor Brad Bell  NEW MINI SERMON SERIES: ROAD TRIP: Paul’s Journey…and Yours! One of the greatest examples of life transformation in the Bible is the life of Paul! A man who once was a persecutor of the faith…Jesus turned his life around, and he become a warrior for the faith! How does this relate to us? Is the biblica...

Honoring Our Mom Sunday Live - 05/11/25 Pastor Brad Bell HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!!!! Today, we honor the ones we call mom… The ones who have shown what it means to sacrifice their own time, their own lives for the sake of someone they love! What does it mean to honor our mother? Is it just about buying them a card, taking them out to lunch… Or is it something deeper and even more meaningful? What is th...

The War for your Soul Sunday Live - 05/04/25 Pastor Rick Kennedy MAY THE 4th BE WITH YOU!…In Star Wars, “the force” helped characters accomplish their tasks and win the battle…which brought the common phrase, “may the force be with you“. We have a battle in front of us every day, to overcome the Temptations of the WORLD and the FLESH…the world, and the things of the world are so appealing to our f...

Time for the Comeback Psalm 119:1-11 Sunday Live - 04/27/25 Pastor Brad Bell A COMEBACK VICTORY HITS DIFFERENT! When your team is behind on the scoreboard, feelings of defeat surface, time is running out and hope seems lost…THEN, there is a change in momentum, a shift in the game gives hope and your team surges back to claim victory! That is the exact thing the Lord wants to do in our life to gain...

Behold the Lamb John 20:1-18 Sunday Live - 04/20/25 Pastor Brad Bell EASTER AT IMPACT!…10 AM at JF high school…All are Welcome!…Invite all your family and friends to this special service! We have an exciting kids ministry for infants through 5th grade, passionate worship, and a spiritually moving Easter message entitled, “BEHOLD THE LAMB”. Why is Jesus called The Lamb of God?…what does that mean f...

Titus: Grace on Display Titus 3:1-15 Sunday Live - 04/13/25 Pastor Brad Bell PALM SUNDAY…the day Christ rode into Jerusalem on a donkey knowing he would be headed to the cross by the end of the week. Many would praise him on that Sunday 2000 years ago, but by the end of the week would be yelling “Crucify him!”…Why? Because they missed the reason Jesus was riding in!… He was coming to set them free...

Titus: Overflow Titus 2:1-15 Sunday Live - 04/06/25 Pastor Brad Bell WHAT IS IN YOU, WILL FLOW OUT! Whatever is getting poured into a cup continually, will eventually flow out once full. The same is true with us spiritually in the church… whatever is getting poured into us, will flow out into other people!… That’s why sound doctrine and right interpretation of scripture is imperative to make disci...

Titus: Trendsetter Titus 1:5-16 Sunday Live - 03/30/25 Pastor Brad Bell HOW DO WE MAINTAIN HEALTH WITHIN THE BODY? There are many layers to this answer, but essentially you have to put the right things in your body, and keep the wrong things out! The same is true within the “spiritual body”…the church! A healthy church just doesn’t happen, it does not follow the feelings of people or the current c...

Healthy Church: Paul's Letter to Titus Titus 1:1-9 Sunday Live - 03/23/25 Pastor Brad Bell WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU GET SICK OR INJURED? Where do you go? To whom do you turn? To return to health, you must turn to and trust the ones that know every aspect of the body … and then once health is restored, you must listen to, retain and apply the knowledge they give to maintain health within the bo...

The War, the Fight, the Battle for your Soul Matthew 4:1-11 Sunday Live – 03/16/25 Pastor Rick Kennedy EVER WONDERED HOW SPECIAL AND VALUABLE YOU ARE?…Consider the value of your soul!…that Christ died for it and Satan and demons fight for it! A triangular attack is a war strategy launching an assault from three different directions simultaneously, or in a coordinated sequence, to encircle or overw...

Restored: Decision Day Joel 2:28-32, 3:1-17 Sunday Live – 03/09/25 Pastor Brad Bell Join us as we continue in our series, Restored: The God Who Redeems - A Journey Through Joel. DECISION DAY… A day when many young people make their decision, claiming what their future will hold, by choosing which college they will attend. Joel points to a “valley of decision“ that is coming!.. where people’s etern...

Restored: The Season is About to Change Joel 2:18-27 Sunday Live - 03/02/25 Pastor Brad Bell Join us as we continue in our series, Restored: The God Who Redeems - A Journey Through Joel. THE SEASON IS ABOUT TO CHANGE!!!! The Lord wants to restore to you the years the locusts have eaten!… whatever it is the enemy has taken… your opportunities, your joy, your hope!… God wants you to get it back! Tha...

Restored: Back on Track The Lifestyle of Repentance Joel 2:12-17 Sunday Live - 02/23/25 Pastor Brad Bell Join us as we continue in our series, Restored: The God Who Redeems - A Journey Through Joel. A TRAIN CAN’T RUN WHEN ITS OFF THE TRACK! Neither can a Christian fulfill their purpose or live in true joy or happiness when they are “off track” and living in unrepentance. Last week we saw the Bible...

Restored: Return The Call to Repentance Joel 2:12-17 Sunday Live - 02/16/25 Pastor Brad Bell Join us as we continue in our series, Restored: The God Who Redeems - A Journey Through Joel. REPENTANCE…a message found all throughout scripture, but not frequently found in churches today. Why??? What is repentance?, is it necessary?, should it be taught and preached? What does God do in response to a re...

Restored: The Promise What God Claims, He Completes Joel 2:1-11 Sunday Live - 02/09/25 Pastor Brad Bell Join us as we continue in our series, Restored: The God Who Redeems - A Journey Through Joel. WHAT DOES A PROMISE MEAN TO YOU? In the world we live in, a person’s word, or promise, unfortunately doesn’t mean much anymore. We frequently experience people telling us they’re going to do something,...

Restored: Hungry The Power of Fasting & Praying Joel 1:13-14 Sunday Live - 02/02/25 Pastor Brad Bell Join us as we continue in our series, Restored: The God Who Redeems - A Journey Through Joel. IS FASTING AND PRAYING NECESSARY TODAY? Fasting is a lost concept and misunderstood act in the lives of people who call themselves Christians today. The Lord, through Joel, commands the church leaders...

Restored: Follow the Leader Joel 1:13-20 Sunday Live - 01/26/25 Pastor Brad Bell Join us as we continue in our series, Restored: The God Who Redeems - A Journey Through Joel. We are all familiar with the game “follow the leader“ that we played as kids… A game where you must look to the person in front of you and complete the same actions they are displaying.  When God calls a group of people, or n...