The Impact Church Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Christian Living”

Episode 173: Planted Part 4: Planted To Produce

Impact Church — Sun, 10 May 2026 00:00:00 -0700

Many people want a different life, but they stay rooted in the same habits, same compromises, and same spiritual patterns. In this message, you’ll learn why real spiritual growth doesn’t come from emotions, hype, or appearances—it comes from staying planted in Christ. Jesus taught that healthy believers produce lasting fruit, and sometimes God prunes areas of our lives so we can become stronger, healthier, and more fruitful. If you feel spiritually stuck, dry, or frustrated with where your life is headed, this sermon will help you understand what may be happening beneath the surface.

In this sermon, Pastor Travis Hearn of Impact Church teaches how God grows mature believers through deep roots, spiritual pruning, and a life that pours into others.

In this sermon, you’ll learn:

Why emotional Christianity cannot replace spiritual growth
How hidden compromise eventually affects your life
Why God removes certain relationships, habits, and distractions
What real spiritual fruit actually looks like
How to stop staying stuck in the same cycles
Why healthy believers don’t just consume—they help change lives

God never called you to stay spiritually stagnant. He planted you to grow, to heal, to multiply, and to impact generations. Sometimes the cutting season feels painful, but pruning is often proof that God sees greater purpose in your future. What feels like loss today may be preparing you for greater fruit tomorrow.

Episode 151: Kingdom Impact Part 5: Sow the Seeds

Impact Church — Sat, 06 Dec 2025 22:00:00 -0700

This is it. The grand finale of our KINGDOM IMPACT series—and we’re finishing strong.

In this powerful conclusion, Sow the Seeds, Pastor Travis Hearn delivers a message that digs deep beneath the surface of blessing and favor to expose the gritty, often unseen journey of spiritual growth. Drawing from 2 Corinthians 9:6-8, Luke 6:38, and John 12:24, this message is a vivid, faith-stirring reminder: you can’t reap what you haven’t sown.

We’ve shouted over fruit, but today we honor the seed.

We’ve talked stewardship, generosity, sacrifice—and now, God is calling us to Sow Big. Because before there are roots... before there are shoots... before there's fruit... there must be seed. And that seed isn't just financial—it's personal. It’s your heart, your life, your yes to God.

You’ll hear how the Corinthian and Macedonian churches inspired each other toward radical generosity, and how the soil of your life doesn't respond to promises—it responds to planting. Pastor Travis challenges us to stop asking, “Where is my harvest?” and start asking, “Where are my seeds?”

This message is raw, real, and deeply revealing. It’s a spiritual call to move from comfort to commitment, from intention to impact, from withholding to wholehearted worship.

Let’s make a Kingdom Impact.

Episode 118: The Book of James: Count It All Joy | Pastor Travis Hearn | Impact Church

Impact Church — Sat, 08 Feb 2025 22:00:00 -0700

In Week 1 of The Book of James: Count It All Joy, Pastor Travis unpacks the power and wisdom of James 1, a letter written by Jesus’ own brother—a man who didn’t believe until he encountered the resurrected Christ. Just like James, we all have an until moment—when God meets us in our struggles and changes everything. Pastor Travis shares his own until moment, recounting his near-death experience from a massive stroke, where the only words he could speak were, "Count it all joy." This chapter of James reminds us that trials aren’t setbacks; they’re setups for God’s greater purpose. It challenges us to embrace joy in the fire, resist temptation with God’s strength, and move from just hearing His Word to living it out. This message is a powerful reminder that God is refining us, strengthening us, and leading us to victory. When we trust Him and walk in obedience, we’re not just surviving—we’re stepping into His blessing.