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…testimonies of the Deity of Christ This teaching was given on Resurrection Day 2021 by pastor Barry Forder. The most important question ever asked was asked by Jesus to His disciples at Caesarea Philippi in Northern Israel, around 6 months before His crucifixion. After asking whom the people were saying that Jesus might be, Jesus turned […]
This study on Palm Sunday was given by Pastor Barry Forder on 28th March 2021. Palm Sunday… It was, of course, the day we remember Jesus riding into Jerusalem on a donkey – famously fulfilling the prophecy from Zechariah 9:9 given sone 500 years earlier. We know from scripture that a ‘multitude’ of Jesus disciples […]
This teaching was given by pastor Barry Forder on 20th December as part of our Christmas 2020 series. Last week we looked at why God would send seemingly obscure shepherds to see Jesus at the time of His birth. Far from being a random choice, we noted that the shepherds on this hills around Bethlehem […]
This teaching was recorded on the 30th August 2020 as part of Calvary Chapel Portsmouth’s family – on-line – service. In this study, Leon shares some insights and challenging thoughts of what the Body of Christ (the Church) should be like, how we should act and behave toward each other, and what our witness is […]
This topical study on Pentecost – the birth, mandate and hope of the Church – was given by Pastor Barry Forder on 31st May 2020 (Pentecost 2020) as part of our family service. Pentecost, the Feast of Harvest, had been celebrated by Jews for centuries, but then in A.D. 32, the year of the Resurrection […]
This teaching by Pastor Barry Forder was recorded on Palm Sunday – 5th April 2020. Palm Sunday. It was, of course, the day we remember Jesus riding into Jerusalem on a donkey – famously fulfilling the prophecy from Zechariah 9:9 given sone 500 years earlier. We know from scripture that a ‘multitude’ of Jesus disciples spread their coats on […]
This teaching by pastor Barry Forder, recorded on the 15th December 2019, is the final part of our 6-session mini-series on ‘The Greatest Mystery’. In this session, we see how God has been working all things throughout history to His timetable and for His purposes. This ancient mystery determines the course of world history, it […]