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Sermons by Bob Forder

Bob is the founding pastor of Deal Christian Fellowship, and continues to serve both as an elder here at DCF, and as part of the CCA Europe regional oversight team for the UK and Ireland

Easter thoughts: Day 5 – Maundy Thursday

The Thursday before Easter is a day we often call Maundy Thursday. The word Maundy comes from the Latin, ‘mandatum’, or ‘command’ which is said to refer to the instructions Jesus gave his disciples at the Last Supper. The actual Biblical facts, though, make it quite clear that the Passover supper that Jesus shared with…

Easter thoughts: Day 1 – Palm Sunday

I want to talk to you about the day we often call Palm Sunday. We usually associate Palm Sunday with the day that Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey, and we often call that the “triumphal entry”. Actually the real triumphal entry is still yet to happen when Jesus comes back a second time, but…

Advent calendar: Day 23 – Salvation

The Bible tells us that Mary knew she needed a Saviour. And in the weeks after Jesus was born, a man called Simeon declared (as He saw Jesus), that He had seen God’s salvation. Indeed, it seems like almost everyone recorded in the Christmas story knew that Jesus was the Saviour of the world. But King Herod…

Advent calendar: Day 19 – Love

Talking about love is no bad thing, of course. But at Christmas, it seems there is an increase in the number of films or songs that talk about it. You only have to watch a hallmark Christmas movie to get that impression. But the good news of that firstChristmas was the love that God showed in…