Sermons on God

John Chapter 2

2026-09-20
Barry Forder
Divinity, Evidence, God, Models in the Bible, The Deity of Christ
Hebrews, Job, John, Psalms, Revelation

In this study we look at more compelling reasons why we know Jesus is God (those who claim otherwise would do well to read this Gospel!) In John chapter 2 we see the first of the 7 miracles of Jesus that John records, starting with turning the water into wine at Cana in Galilee. Why […]

John Chapter 1 (part 2)

2026-09-13
Barry Forder
Christianity, Evidence, Faith, Geography, God, Resurrection of Christ, The Gospel, The Law, The Prophets
Genesis, John

This second section of chapter 1 continues looking at the fundamentally divine nature of Jesus the Messiah. Many small items in scripture add up to a magnificent interlocking edifice of evidence to the supernatural, long-timespan, matrix of paths to the birth, life, death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus. Pastor Barry told us the reason […]

John Chapter 1 (part 1)

2026-09-06
Barry Forder
Christianity, Doctrine, God, The Deity of Christ, The Gospel, The Trinity
John

This is the first study in our verse-by-verse expositional study of the Gospel of John. Some have tried to say the Bible never claims that Jesus is God. This gospel was written as an intentional defense of the fact that Jesus is God, manifest in the flesh, Who came to reveal the Father to us. […]

Luke Ch18:1-14

2023-06-11
Barry Forder
Christian Living, End Times, Faith, God, Jesus' life, Miracles, Parables, Prayer, Prophecy, Trust, Waiting on God
Luke

This teaching on Luke 18:1-14 was given by pastor Barry Forder on 11th June 2023 at Calvary Chapel Portsmouth. Unfortunately, there is no audio recording for this study, but the PowerPoint slides used in this study are available for free download.

Luke Ch17:11-37

2023-06-04
Barry Forder
Christian Living, Daniel's 70 Weeks, Doctrine, End Times, Faith, God, God's Plan of Redemption, Healing, Jesus' life, Prophecy, Restoration, Tribulation, Waiting on God
Luke

This study of Luke 17:11-37 was given by pastor Barry Forder on 4th June 2023 at Calvary Portsmouth. In this study we see 10 lepers healed by Jesus, as yet a further demonstration that He was indeed the long-awaited Messiah of Israel. The lepers were then sent to the High Priest, according to the Law […]

Luke Ch17:1-10

2023-05-28
Barry Forder
Christian Living, Evidence, Faith, Forgiveness, God, Grace, Israel, The promises of God
Luke

This teaching of Luke ch17:1-10 was given by pastor Barry Forder on 28th May 2023 at Calvary Portsmouth. At the start of this session reference is made to a discussion by the Christian Institute regarding allegations by Peter Tatchell, regarding a Ugandan Archbishop, made to Archbishop Justin Welby. The full discussion can be seen on […]

Luke Ch16

2023-05-21
Barry Forder
Antichrist, Christian Living, God, Heaven, Hell, Historical, Inheritance, Jesus' life, Parables, The False Prophet, Two Witnesses
Luke

This study in Luke chapter 16 was given by pastor Barry Forder on 21st May 2023. In this chapter, Jesus warns the disciples about the deceitfulness of riches. As Bible commentator Adam Clarke put’s it, “Riches promise MUCH, and perform NOTHING: they excite hope and confidence, and deceive both: in making a man depend on them for […]

Luke Ch15

2023-05-14
Barry Forder
Christian Living, Forgiveness, God, Grace, Jesus' life, Love, Parables, Repentance, Restoration
Luke

This teaching on Luke 15 was given by pastor Barry Forder on 14th May 2023 at Calvsary Portsmouth. In this study we see Jesus, in reponse to the Pharisees’ murmuring about His time spent with ‘sinners’, give three of His most well known parables: The parable of the lost sheep The parable of the lost […]

Luke Ch11 3-13

2023-03-26
Barry Forder
Christian Living, Faith, God, Grace, Jesus' life, Prayer, The Holy Spirit, The promises of God, Waiting on God
Luke

This teaching on Luke 11 verses 3-13 was given by pastor Barry Forder on 26th March 2023 at Calvary Chapel Portsmouth. In Luke chapter 11 we have one of the most detailed teachings on prayer in the Bible. In the first part of this study, we looked at the first part of the ‘Disciple’s Prayer’. […]

The Monarchy – Past Present Future

2022-09-18
Barry Forder
Christianity, God, Government, Israel, Queen Elizabeth, The Bible, The Monarchy

This topical teaching by pastor Barry Forder was given on 18th September 2022. Since Egbert in 827 A.D. the British Isles have had a Monarchy. Over the past week we have seen King Charles III travel to Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and various places in England – all places where the proclamation of his reign […]