Sermons on Christmas
Q. What do the Wise Men, Simeon and Anna all have in common? (see Luke Ch2 vs 25-26 / 36-38 / Matt 2:2) A. The arrival of Israel’s new-born king didn’t take them by surprise! They had been patiently awaiting, and expecting, His arrival. The Wise Men (Matthew gives them their proper title ‘Magi’ in the original […]
Jesus said that tradition undermines God’s Word – Matt 15:6. But sadly, because of tradition people miss out on incredible truths and blessings found in the Word of God. Tradition blinds people and builds up walls against the truth,;so much so, that people will vehemently defend their tradition over the truth! This is never truer than […]
The Other Christmas Story – the one that’s never told! You know the traditional Christmas story right? You might know ‘the truth’ about Christmas… But do you know the other Christmas story? By the time December comes around, the other Christmas has been been sung about for weeks. Supermarkets and Shopping malls have been declaring it; yet […]
This concluding part of our Christmas studies for 2022 was given by pastor Barry Forder at Calvary Portsmouth on 11th December 2022. In this 2nd session we look at the other half of the Christmas message – Christ the King! In our previous session we saw that the truth of Christmas has been obfuscated by tradition, […]
This teaching was given on Sunday 4th December 2022 by pastor Barry Forder at Calvary Chapel Portsmouth. In this, the first of two parts in our Christmas 2022 studies, we look at the subject of Christ the Lamb. Tradition has so obfuscated the real events of the first Christmas that most are ignorant of the […]
This teaching, in our verse-by-verse study of the Gospel of Luke, was given by pastor Barry Forder on 23rd October 2022 at Calvary Portsmouth. In this study we see Joseph and Mary circumcise their new-born baby on the 8th day, in accordance with the covenant God had established with Abraham (Gen 17). They then travel […]
This second study in our verse-by-verse journey through the Gospel of Luke was given by pastor Barry Forder at Calvary Portsmouth on 16th October 2022. CHAPTER 1:34-80 In this session we see both the birth of John and the birth of Jesus recorded. Luke tells how Gabriel had visited Mary to announce that she was […]
This teaching on Micah ch3-5 was given by pastor Barry Forder on 7th February 2022. Micah chapters 3 to 5 form the second section in this short book. In chapter 3 Micah expresses God’s displeasure at Israel’s leaders: The judges and princes of the nation, who should have acted with justice and integrity, but instead […]
This concluding part of our mini-series on the Hidden Treasures of Christmas was recoded on the 12th December 2021. We have seen the reason Bethlehem was chosen (500 yrs beforehand) was because it was the town of sacrificial lambs – born in Bethlehem, offered in Jerusalem. The reason the shepherds were chosen was because their […]
This study is the first of our 2-part series looking at ‘The Hidden Treasures of Christmas’! – given on 5th December 2021 by pastor Barry Forder. Jesus said that tradition undermines God’s Word (Matt 15:6). In fact, because of tradition people miss out on many incredible truths and blessings in God’s Word. Tradition blinds people […]