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Sermons on Prophecy
This study on the Mystery of Israel was given by pastor Barry Forder on the 19th June 2022 at Calvary Portsmouth. In the book of Romans the Apostle Paul speaks of the ‘Mystery of Israel’. David Torrance said: “Despite wars, persecutions and repeated attempts to obliterate them, they have kept their peculiar identity. They have […]
This study on Zechariah chapters 7-8 was given by pastor Barry Forder on 12th June 2022. Chapters 7 & 8 are an historical interlude in the book of Zechariah, between the prophetic visions of the first six chapters and the prophetic climax to the book, from chapter 9-14. In chapter 7 we see two individuals sent […]
This study of Zechariah ch 2 was given by pastor Barry Forder at Calvary Portsmouth on 15th May 2022. Zechariah was born in Israel shortly after the nation had returned from their 70 year captivity in Babylon. In the first 6 chapters we have recorded a series of 8 visions that all occured in the same […]
This introduction to the book of Zechariah, given by pastor Barry Forder, was recorded on 1st May 2022 at Calvary Portsmouth. Israel had returned from Babylon in 537 B.C. following the decree of Cyrus to allow them to return home. 19 years later the prophet Haggai stepped onto the scene and declared “Consider your ways”! In just […]
This teaching was given on Palm Sunday, 10th April 2022 – by pastor Barry Forder. **There is no audio recording of this study, but the Powerpoint slides used for this teaching are available here** Palm Sunday… It was, of course, the day we remember Jesus riding into Jerusalem on a donkey – famously fulfilling […]
This concluding part of our study in the book of Haggai was given on 3rd April 2022 by pastor Barry Forder. The scene, as we move into chapter 2 of Haggai, is that the people had been moved by Haggai’s preaching; they had ‘considered their ways’ (Haggai 1:5) and the preparation for the rebuilding of […]
This concluding part of our study of Zephaniah was given by pastor Barry Forder at Calvary Chapel Portsmouth on 19th March 2022. In Chapter 2, Zephaniah lays out the coming judgment upon the gentile nations surrounding Israel, for two key reasons: 1) they had not been content with the land allotted to them by the Lord […]
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 […]