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 […]
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 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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
This teaching was given by pastor Barry Forder on 20th December as part of our Christmas 2020 series. Last week we looked at why God would send seemingly obscure shepherds to see Jesus at the time of His birth. Far from being a random choice, we noted that the shepherds on this hills around Bethlehem […]
This verse-by-verse study of Mark 14:1-11 was taught by Pastor Barry Forder at our family service on 11th November 2018. In this study, we consider one of the most important acts of worship recorded, as Mary (sister of Martha and Lazarus) poured some very expensive perfume over Jesus. Why is this so important? Because it teaches […]