This study of Luke chapter 6 was given by pastor Barry Forder at Calvary Portsmouth on 27th November 2022. In this chapter we see Jesus confronted by the Pharisees regarding, as they perceived, a direct violation of their Sabbath laws. Jesus undoes their arguments by quoting scriptural examples to show that ‘the Sabbath was made for […]
This study in Luke chapter 3 was given by pastor Barry Forder on the 30th October 2022 at Calvary Portsmnouth. In this chapter Dr Luke records the beginning of John the Baptist’s ministry at Bethabara, just north of the Dead Sea in southern Israel, around 18 miles east of Jerusalem. As John started to preach […]
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 […]
This teaching was given by pastor Barry Forder on 11th September 2022 – three days after the death of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. We are living in unprecedented times. We have the war in Ukraine, the energy crisis, we are still feeling the effects of the Covid pandemic, and now one of the most […]
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 Ch4-5 was given by pastor Barry Forder on 29th May 2022. Zechariah had a series of visions, all apparently in one night. These visions not only gave comfort to Zechariah and the remnant that had returned from captivity in Babylon at that time, but also prophetically outline significant events that will […]
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 […]