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 know?

More importantly, what does that mean for the world we live in, and for us individually?

When you know where God stands on justice and mercy, it will change your life!
Be encouraged, motivated, and moved by the word of God tomorrow!

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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 temporarily heart breaking…being fooled on the Word of God is eternally destructive!

Jesus called false teachers “wolves in sheep’s clothing”…that means they will be extremely deceitful and hard to recognize because on the outside…they look harmless!

How do we recognize them? How do we call out false teaching?…should we call out false teaching?

What is at stake if we do not recognize it and expose it? We live in a tech age where false teaching is rampant and false teachers can have their messages spread like wild fires, deceiving the masses. Many run to online teaching as their pastors refuse to preach on certain topics…so how do we change this?

There is one prerequisite!!!…YOU MUST KNOW THE WORD OF GOD TO RECOGNIZE FALSE TEACHING!…and pastors must preach the full counsel of God’s word!

That means who you go to in learning the Bible means everything!…it can bring you life, or it could bring you destruction!

Come GROW with us in Gods word and uncompromising truth!…

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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 be continually reminded of these things!

Why?…because they will keep us ANCHORED in our faith and growth in the midst of uncertainty and especially in the face of false teaching that pulls us away from truth and makes us doubt the word of God.

If you want to grow, if you want stability in life’s storms, if you want to grow in faith and not doubt, if you want to be successful, you have to remember the fundamentals!…Stay ANCHORED in the BASIC TRAINING!

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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 and hope of Christ to grow in your walk to look more and more like Christ each and every day!

But how to you grow in Christ?… Many people in church today would not give you the right answer to what that looks like because they don’t understand fully for themselves what it means to GROW spiritually.

Peter gives us a game plan here in chapter 1… A spiritual workout routine… to put some handles on just how we grow in Christ!

Then he gives us the result of what happens if we grow in Christ, and what happens if we don’t!

Don’t this miss this message! It will give clarity, motivation, encouragement, and direction on just how to GROW stronger in the GRACE of the Lord! Come GROW with us!

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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 best chance you have to defeat him is to GROW in the GRACE of Christ!

But too many “Christians” are not growing…why?

The church is supposed to shape the culture, but instead…we see the culture shaping the church!

2 Peter 1 gives a spiritual growth blueprint and game plan for the church and all who claim to be a follower of Christ!

Don’t miss this message!…let’s go deeper into God’s GRACE, strengthen our spiritual muscles, and defeat the enemy that’s destroying families, churches and lives!

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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 book is more than an invitation… It is a CHALLENGE to all believers!

It’s time to GROW….it's time to STRENGTHEN our spiritual muscles, it’s time to ANCHOR ourself in grace, truth and hope…especially as we see the day of Christ’s return approaching!

This series will move you, encourage you, strengthen you and ANCHOR you!…DON'T MISS A SINGLE MESSAGE!

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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 of Isaac, Joseph waited 13 years from the vision of Gods plan until its fulfillment while the whole time everything went “wrong” in the waiting season…but the pit and the prison did not cancel the palace!

It was not punishment, it was positioning!

Now…the grand finale…what do you do when in the midst of waiting on God, things don't just go wrong… But you’re persecuted, attacked, left hopeless, where all chances for you seem lost… in fact, the very plan or dream you thought God had for you in your life seems to have died.

What do you do now?…How do you respond?…to whom do you turn? Is there still any hope?

That's the message this week!…this series has given many a new perspective on “waiting seasons”…and this message tomorrow is guaranteed to motivate, move and encourage you in the difficult times we all face!…it will change your life!

In the “Waiting Room” of life, will your faith be ROTTED or ROOTED?

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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 like everything‘s going wrong, all you’re getting is bad news, and God seems silent… almost as if he doesn’t care?

How do you respond? How do you keep going?

That’s the message tomorrow at Impact!… DON’T MISS THIS ONE!!!!… God will use it to literally change your perspective and your life!

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