Impact Church, Forest VA

Counterfeit The Book of Jude Sunday Live - 03/15/26 Pastor Brad Bell COUNTERFEIT… Something that looks like the original, but it is a fraud… A FAKE! We go to great lengths to identify and remove fraud and counterfeit in our society… From Rolex watches, to $100 bills… But yet the church often fails to identify and remove fraud and counterfeit (FALSE TEACHING) within the body itself…and even tolerat...

Good Start or Great Finish? The Book of Jude Sunday Live - 03/08/26 Pastor Brad Bell GOOD START…or GREAT FINISH? Everyone loves to get off to a good start in anything they set out to do… But those who start well don’t always finish well! We know that to be true in both athletic events and academic endeavors…and the same is true in ministry. There have been some that started well, but did not finis...

The Battle for the Bible The Book of Jude Sunday Live - 03/01/26 Pastor Brad Bell THE BATTLE FOR THE BIBLE… This battle is not a physical one against flesh and blood, but a SPIRITUAL battle of eternal significance! False teaching had come into the church, twisting scripture, turning grace into a license to sin, and thus denying the Lordship of Christ. Jude calls all believers to contend for the fa...

12 Rounds - Contending for the Faith The Book of Jude Pastor Brad Bell Sunday Live - 02/22/26 ***NEW SERMON SERIES STARTS*** 12 ROUNDS…CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH 12 rounds in boxing is an enduring fight to the finish to CONTEND for the title. The Book of Jude sends a powerful and urgent message to every believer challenging them to stand strong and contend for the faith! This call to contend for the...

Don’t Waste the Dash! Sunday Live - 02/15/26 Pastor Brad Bell DON’T WASTE THE DASH!!! On a tombstone… You see the person‘s name, the date they were born and the date they died… And the time in between those dates is presented as a DASH. Did you ever think it’s ironic that everything a person ever accomplished, every decision they ever made… The entire life they lived is represented by a DASH? Ou...

Cross Fit - Entering Your Promised Land Sunday Live - 02/08/26 Pastor Brad Bell HERE WE GO!!!…LETS DO THIS!!! The Official Launch Service of the NEW HOME of Impact Church!…YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS THIS ONE!!! The message the Lord will bring through his word tomorrow, “Cross Fit: Entering Your Promised Land”, will be motivating, moving and life-changing! Are you spiritually “Fit To Cross” into the p...

Did God Really Say? Sunday Live - 02/01/26 Pastor Tim Witt DID GOD REALLY SAY???…the first question recorded in the Bible, asked by the serpent to Eve in Genesis 3:1 to create doubt regarding God's command. It represents a foundational challenge to divine authority, questioning, twisting, or denying God's word. It is often used to make God's instructions seem unreasonable or restric...

Unstoppable Impact Church - 01/25/26 Pastor Brad Bell Due to the snow and wintry weather, we will perform and tape our service tomorrow, Saturday the 24th at 11 AM… We are opening the doors for you to come relax and worship with us!… There will be free coffee, hot chocolate, and even some donuts available! The message will be “UNSTOPPABLE”…you don't want to miss it…  We prayerfully will be ab...

It’s Time to Move! Sunday Live - 01/18/26 Pastor Brad Bell IT’S TIME TO SHIFT!!!…A NEW SEASON IS COMING!!! A change of address is coming for Impact Church…a move of the Lord into the mission and vision he has placed us on…but it’s more than a physical move of the church, this is a spiritual move of the Lord in the hearts of individuals and families. God is on the move!…and when God is ready to mov...

Shift: Change of Address Sunday Live - 01/11/26 Pastor Brad Bell ITS TIME FOR A SHIFT!…AN ADDRESS CHANGE! There is a physical address change coming up for this church real soon!… But more importantly, God wants us to have a spiritual address change! This spiritual address change includes not only a change of address for your soul… But a complete reconstruction and transformation of your heart and...

Shift: Press On Sunday Live - 01/04/26 Pastor Brad Bell IT’S 2026!!!…and IT’S TIME TO SHIFT!!!! A new season is dawning… New opportunities are springing forth, God is on the move!… And He does not want you to be caught up in looking back, focusing on the things of this world, or left behind because you are not ready to SHIFT when God says MOVE!!!! Don’t miss a single message in this 3 week serie...

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...