Sermons on Worship

Ruth – Session 5

2026-06-11
Barry Forder
Apologetics, Blessings, Christian Living, Christianity, Evidence, Faith, Faithfulness, Gentiles, God's Plan of Redemption, Grace, Historical, Israel, Love, Marriage, Models in the Bible, Prophecy, Salvation, Sanctification, Satan, The Church, The Holy Spirit, The Law, The Monarchy, Worship
Ruth

Having gone verse-by-verse through the Book of Ruth, in this session we look at the models that God had intentially woven into the naritive of this incredible book. We will see how the story itself is a model of the gospel; how Naomi is a type of Israel, Ruth a type of the Church, Boaz […]

Ruth Chapter 4

2026-06-04
Barry Forder
Christian Living, Dedication, Faith, Faithfulness, Gentiles, God's Plan of Redemption, Grace, Historical, Israel, Love, Marriage, Models in the Bible, Prophecy, The Law, The Monarchy, Works, Worship
Ruth

In this final chapter of the book of Ruth we see Boaz go up to the city gate to settle the legal right of redemption before ten elders of the city. Though a nearer kinsman initially agrees to buy the land, he quickly backs out when he learns he must also marry Ruth the Moabitess, […]

Ruth Chapter 2

2026-05-22
Barry Forder
Blessings, Christian Living, Christianity, Evidence, Faithfulness, Gentiles, God's Plan of Redemption, Grace, Historical, Israel, Love, Models in the Bible, Restoration, The Gospel, The Holy Spirit, Trust, Works, Worship
Ruth

In this study we continue over verse-by-verse joutney through the book of Ruth. It has been said that this book stands out like a diamond on a black cloth, ‘a beautiful day in the midst of a season of storms’. Spurgeon said “The Book of Ruth is like a lovely flower in a garden of […]

Ruth Chapter 1

2026-05-14
Barry Forder
Christian Living, Faith, Faithfulness, Gentiles, God's Plan of Redemption, Grace, Historical, Israel, Love, Models in the Bible, Restoration, Sanctification, The Gospel, Trials, Worship
Ruth

The book of Ruth is considered one of the most beautiful stories in the Bible. The events recorded took place during the time of the judges, which was a period of national spiritual chaos and darkness where ‘every man did that which was right in his own eyes’ (Judges 21:25) Against this background the book […]

Romans Ch12

2025-04-27
Barry Forder
Christian Living, Sanctification, Spiritual Gifts, Worship
Romans

In this study, Pastor Barry continues our study through the book of Romans. In chapter 12, Paul urges believers to offer their bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is our logic, and reasonable spiritual act of worship. He then emphasises the importance of not conforming (or constantly being confiormed) to […]

Luke Ch10 25-42

2023-03-12
Barry Forder
Assyria, Christian Living, God's Plan of Redemption, Grace, Historical, Jesus' life, Love, Salvation, Worship
Luke

This study of Luke ch10 verses 25-42 was given by pastor Barry Forder at Calvary Portsmouth on Sunday 12th March 2023. As Jesus continues His journey toward Jerusalem, He meets an expert in the Jewish Law who tries to entrap him with a question. The question itself is a good one, and one that we […]

Zephaniah Ch2 – 3

2022-03-20
Barry Forder
Apostasy, Assyria, Babylon, End Times, Faithfulness, Gentiles, Israel, Jerusalem, Judgment, Prophecy, Repentance, The Day of the LORD, The promises of God, Tribulation, Worship
Zephaniah

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 […]

Habakkuk Ch2v5 – Ch3

2022-03-06
Barry Forder
Babylon, Christian Living, Faith, Historical, Israel, Worship
Habakkuk

This concluding part in our tw0-part study of Habakkuk was given by pastor Barry Forder at Calvary Portsmouth on 6th March 2022. In chapter one, Habakkuk begins by crying out to God regarding the violence, oppression and immorality that filled Judah, that God was seemingly not dealing with. “How long shall I cry, and thou […]

Amos Ch5

2021-11-14
Apostasy, Christian Living, Faithfulness, Grace, Israel, Judgment, Worship
Amos

This study of Amos chapter 5 was given by pastor Barry Forder on 14th November 2021 at Calvary Chapel Portsmouth. Amos, was a shepherd. He lived at a time when the Northern Kingdom of Israel were given over to idolatry, immorality and injustice. Amos was called to go to the center of idol worship, Bethel, […]

Daniel Ch6

2021-05-30
Barry Forder
Babylon, Christian Living, Faith, Waiting on God, Worship
Daniel

This teaching on Daniel Ch 6 was given by pastor Barry Forder at Calvary Portsmouth on 30th May 2021. Daniel 6:1 It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom; Chapter 6 starts at the beginning of the ‘reign’ of Darius over Babylon following the […]