Sermons on The Character of God

Romans Ch4

2024-09-29
Barry Forder
Christian Living, Christianity, Doctrine, Faith, Gentiles, God's Plan of Redemption, Grace, Israel, Leagalism, Restoration, The Character of God, The Gospel, The Holy Spirit, Works
Romans

In this study of Romans chapter 4, we look at the basis for salvation. How can a just God justify sinful man? It doesn’t matter how good we may think we are, even our highest standard still falls short of the perfection of a holy God. None of us could earn heaven by our efforts, […]

Malachi Ch1-2

2022-07-17
Barry Forder
Christian Living, Divorce, Faithfulness, Gentiles, Israel, Judgment, Love, Marriage, Obedience, Prophecy, The Character of God
Malachi

This first part of our 2-part study in the book of Malachi was given by Pastor Barry Forder on the 17th July 2022 at Calvary Portsmouth. Malachi (whose name means ‘my messenger’) comes onto the scene around 60 years after the Jews had returned from the captivity in Babylon. Dr Chuck Missler comments: “The Temple […]

The Mystery of Israel

2022-06-19
Barry Forder
Apologetics, Christianity, Doctrine, End Times, Evidence, Historical, Israel, Jerusalem, Prophecy, The Bible, The Character of God

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 […]

Nahum 1-3

2022-02-20
Barry Forder
Assyria, Babylon, Historical, Israel, Judgment, The Character of God
Nahum

This study of the book of Nahum was given by pastor Barry Forder on 20th Feb 2022 at Calvary Chapel Portsmouth. The prophet Nahum writes somewhere between 663 B.C. and 612 B.C., prophetically detailing the downfall and destruction of Nineveh, the capital of the Assyrian Empire which had dominated the world for over 300 years. […]

Hosea Ch11-12

2021-08-29
Barry Forder
Apostasy, Christian Living, Christianity, Faithfulness, Forgiveness, Grace, Historical, Israel, The Character of God, The promises of God
Hosea

This study of Hosea 11-12 was given by pastor Barry Forder on 29th August 2021. In our verse-by-verse journey through Hosea we have seen God’s call to Hosea to take a wife of whoredoms and love her despite her unfaithfulness. This was to be a sign to the Nation of Israel of God’s love for His […]

God’s Heart Toward His People – a verse by verse study of Leviticus 19

This study was taught by guest teacher Adrian Hudson at Calvary Chapel’s family service on 28th October 2018. What is God like? Can we really know? In one sense we will never be able to understand or fathom our great God. How can the finite understand the infinite? Yet in His Word, God has revealed […]