Sir Edward Clarke once said: “As a lawyer I have made a prolonged study of the evidence for the events of the first Easter Day. To me the evidence is conclusive, and over and over again in the High Court I have secured the verdict on evidence not nearly so compelling. Inference follows on evidence, […]
This study, on the signficance of Palm Sunday, was given by Pastor Barry Forder on the 24th March 24. 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 […]
This study on 1 Corinthians chapter 14 was given by pastor Barry Forder on 10th March 2024. In this chapter Paul continues to speak about the proper use of spiritual gifts within the church, and how they should be used for the glory of God and the edification of the whole congregation. There is not […]
This study of 1 Corinthians Ch3 was given by Pastor Barry Forder on 3rd March 2024. G. Campbell Morgan said that examining this chapter was like “dissecting a flower to understand it. If you tear it apart too much, you lose the beauty”. Alan Redpath said one could get a spiritual suntan from the warmth of this […]
This study of 1 Corinthians chapter 2 was given by Pastor Barry Forder on 15th October 2023. In this study we consider the wisdom of God’s plan of redemption, hidden (but very present) in the Old Testament, but revealed in the New Testament. Through it we see the importance of the whole Bible in unveiling […]
Inheritacne of the Saints – Part 3 In this concluding session of our 3-part mini-seies on ‘The Inheritance of the Saints’ was given by pastor Barry on 17th September 2023. In this final part we look at the day that is coming, referred to by the Apostle Paul as ‘The Judgment Seat of Christ‘ and what […]
This teaching on Luke ch11 vs 14-54 was given by pastor Barry Forder on 2nd April 2023 at Calvary Portsmouth. **unfortunalty the audio quailty of this teaching is very poor due to a technical issue at the time of recording** Please accept our apologies for this. All the PowerPoint slides used in this teaching are […]
This study of Luke chapter 6 was given by pastor Barry Forder at Calvary Portsmouth on 27th November 2022. In this chapter we see Jesus confronted by the Pharisees regarding, as they perceived, a direct violation of their Sabbath laws. Jesus undoes their arguments by quoting scriptural examples to show that ‘the Sabbath was made for […]
This study in Luke chapter 3 was given by pastor Barry Forder on the 30th October 2022 at Calvary Portsmnouth. In this chapter Dr Luke records the beginning of John the Baptist’s ministry at Bethabara, just north of the Dead Sea in southern Israel, around 18 miles east of Jerusalem. As John started to preach […]