Riding on the Clouds: Recent Episodes
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The title is taken from the Bible. The theme of this podcast is Revival. The purpose is to explore what the bible says about Revival and to seek for how this impacts us in our present time. The main speaker is Rev Richard Lane from Sydney, Australia.
A sermon on Revelation 15-19 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 23rd November 2025. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on Revelation 4-5. This is the 2nd sermon in a series on the Book of Revelation (in overview). The sermon was preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 2nd November 2025. The preacher is Rev Richard Lane.
A sermon on Revelation 6:1-8:1. The third sermon in a series on the Book of Revelation. The sermon was preached in the morning service at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 9th November 2025. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on Revelation 1-3. This is the start of a new series on the Book of Revelation (in overview) . The sermon was preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 26th October 2025. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on Jonah 3-4 closing a short series on the book of Jonah. The sermon was preached during the morning service at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 5th October 2025. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on Jonah 2 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 28th September 2025. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on Jonah 1 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 21st September 2025. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on 1 John 2:1-2 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 14th September 2025. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on Acts 9:10-31 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 17th August 2025. The second sermon on this chapter, Acts 9, looking at the conversion and commissioning of the Apostle Paul. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on 1 Corinthians 5 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 24th August 2025. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on Acts 9:1-9 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 10th August 2025. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on Daniel 6 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 27th July 2025. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on Matthew 6:19-34 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 20th July 2025. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on Matthew 6:1-18 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 13th July 2025. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on Prayer based around Daniel 9. Illustrations taken from Ronald Dunn's book: 'Don't just stand there...Pray Something'. Preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 22nd June 2025. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane. (While the sermon is part of a series on the book of Daniel, this chapter was in line with a Prayer week beginning at the church.)
A sermon on Daniel 3 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 15th June 2025. The sermon is the fifth in a series on the early chapters of the book of Daniel. In the church calendar it was Trinity Sunday. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on Daniel 2:25-49 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 7th June 2025. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon preached on Daniel 2:1-23 at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 1st June 2025.
Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on Daniel 1 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 25th May 2025. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon for Easter Day based on 1 Peter 1:3-9.
Preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on 20th April 2025.
Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on Luke 23 preached on Good Friday (18th April 2025) at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on Luke 15:1-32 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 6th April 2025.
Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 23rd February 2025.
Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on 1 Corinthians 2 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 2nd March 2025. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on 1 Corinthians 1.1-9 introducing a series this first letter of Paul to the early church in Corinth. Preached on Sunday 16th February 2025 at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill.
Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on the opening verses of Genesis 1. The first Sunday sermon of the New Year 2025 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 5th January 2025. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on Matthew 7:13-29 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 17th November 2024. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on Revelation 13-14 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill Anglican Church on Sunday 10th November 2024. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on Genesis 3:8-24 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill Anglican Church on Sunday 26th January 2025. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on Genesis 1:26-31 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 12th January 2025. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on Malachi 2 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 8th December 2024. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on Matthew 8 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 24th November 2024. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A 'Pre-Christmas' sermon based around Ecclesiastes 3:11.
Preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 22nd December 2024.
Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on Revelation 12 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 3rd November 2024. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on Romans 12:9-13 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 13th October 2024. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on Romans 9:30-10:21 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 1st September 2024. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A Sermon on Romans 8:18-39 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 25th August 2024. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on 1 Kings 19:9-21 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 18th August 2024. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on 1 Kings 19.1-10 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 11th August 2024. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on 1 King 18 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 4th August 2024. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on 1 Kings 17 preached by Rev Richard Lane on Sunday 28th July 2024 at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill. 1 Kings 17 had been read the previous week and the sermon begins with the opening of 1 Kings 18 which had been read this week. This weekend was the start of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
The first sermon in a series on the prophet Elijah. The passage is 1 Kings 16:21-17:1. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane. Date: Sunday 18th July 2024 at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill
A sermon on thanksgiving and joy in the Christian walk. The main text is Paul's letter to the Colossians chapter 1 verses 1-14. The sermon was preached at the morning service on Sunday 23rd June 2024 at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on Acts 4:32-5:11 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 26th May 2024. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on Acts 4:1-31 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 19th May 2024. Preacher: Richard Lane
A sermon on Acts 3 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill.
It was Mother's Day on this Sunday 12th May 2024.
Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on Acts 2:42-47 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 5th May 2024. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane. (With thanks to John Stott's reflections in his book 'The Living Church'.)
A sermon on Acts 2:22-41 preached at the morning service at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 28th April 2024. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on Acts 1 preached on Sunday 7th April 2024 at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
The Easter Day sermon preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 31st March 2024. The sermon focusses on Mark 16 and is based on Tim Keller's book 'King's Cross'. This sermon is the final in a series on the gospel of Mark at St Stephen's church. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane.
(Tim Keller visited Sydney for a conference at this time a decade ago and a key question he addressed was: How do you change a city? His teaching and ministry have continued to impact the gospel ministry in churches in our city as well as so many others across the world. Keller died in May 2023.)
A sermon preached on Good Friday at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill. The passage is Mark 14-15. The date was 29th March 2024. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on Mark 8 preached on Sunday 17th March 2024 as part of a series on the Gospel of Mark at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill church. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on Mark 5:21-43 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill continuing a series in Lent looking at the Gospel of Mark. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on Mark 5:1-20 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 28th February 2024. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon continuing a series on Mark's gospel.
The passage is Mark 2:1-3:6.
The sermon was preached at the morning service at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 11th February 2024. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon starting a series on the Gospel of Mark preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 4th February 2024.
Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on Exodus 2 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 21st January at the morning service. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on Exodus 1 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 7th January 2024. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on Ephesians 2:1-7 preached on Advent Sunday (3rd December 2023) at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on 2 Samuel 19 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 26th November 2023. Preacher: Richard Lane
A sermon on Luke 4:16-5:11 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 19th November 2023. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane.
A sermon on 2 Samuel 18:19-33 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 5th November 2023. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on 2 Samuel 18:1-18 preached at the Sunday morning service at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on 1 Peter 1:13-2:3 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 8th October 2023. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on 1 Peter 1:3-9 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill Anglican Church on Sunday 1st October 2023. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on the book of Zephaniah.
Preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill Anglican Church on Sunday 17th September 2023. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on 2 Samuel 17:15-29 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 10th September 2023. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on 2 Samuel 17:1-14 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 3rd September 2023. This day is also Father's Day in Australia. The preacher is Rev Richard Lane.
A sermon on 2 Samuel 16:15-23 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 27th August 2023. The sermon continues a series looking at the reign of King David in the book 2 Samuel. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on 2 Samuel 7:18-29 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 13th August 2023. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on 2 Samuel 7:1-20 preached at the morning service at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on 6th August 2023. Many churches remember the event of the Transfiguration of the Lord (Mark 9:2-13) on the 6th August each year. A brief reference is made to this incident.
Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon based on 2 Samuel 6 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 30th July 2023. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on Revelation 6 preached at the Sunday morning service at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on the 23rd July 2023. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane.
While this sermon continues from the sermon on Revelation 4-5, there are no more sermons in this mini-series on the book of Revelation.
A sermon on Revelation 4-5 preached on Sunday 16th July 2023 in the morning service at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill. The preacher is Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on 2 Samuel 16:5-14 which is part of a series on the book of 2 Samuel. The sermon was preached at the Sunday morning service at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 2nd July 2023. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on 2 Samuel 16:1-6 preached at the morning service at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 25th June 2023. The sermon continues a series in 2 Samuel. The preacher is Rev Richard Lane.
A sermon on 2 Samuel 15:30-37 preached in the morning service at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill Anglican Church on Sunday 18th June 2023. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on 2 Samuel 15:30-31 with a topical focus - betrayal. While this sermon continues the series on 2 Samuel it has more of a thematic focus looking at this subject in light of David's experience with Ahithophel.
The sermon was preached on Sunday 11 June 2023 at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill. The passage was read prior to the message but is not recorded here.
Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on 2 Samuel 15:18-29 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill in the morning service on Sunday 4th June 2023. The sermon continues a series on 2 Samuel. the preacher is Rev Richard Lane.
A sermon on 2 Samuel 15.13-17 (and Psalm 3) preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 28th May 2023. It was Pentecost Sunday. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on 2 Samuel 15.13-17 (and Psalm 3) preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 28th May 2023. It was Pentecost Sunday. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on 2 Samuel 15:1-14 preached on Sunday 21st May 2023 in the morning service at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane. This was the first Sunday after Ascension Day and Acts 17:30-31 had also been read.
The reading of 2 Samuel 15:1-17 from earlier in the service begins this recording.
Acts 17:30-31 - "The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent,because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead.”
A sermon on 2 Samuel 15:1-14 preached on Sunday 21st May 2023 in the morning service at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane. This was the first Sunday after Ascension Day and Acts 17:30-31 had also been read.
The reading of 2 Samuel 15:1-17 from earlier in the service begins this recording.
Acts 17:30-31 - "The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent,because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead.”
A sermon on 2 Samuel 14:1-11 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on the morning of Sunday 7th May 2023. The Coronation of King Charles III was held on Saturday 6th May 2023 and so the broadcast on TV had occurred only 12 hours earlier. (The service began at 8pm AEST.) This context is referred to at the start of the service. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
2 Samuel 14:1-33 is read by Jayne Dedrick to the congregation at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 7th May 2023.
This chapter is the focus of an introduction to the series on Wisdom in 2 Samuel 14-20. Jayne read from the bible translation known as the ESV (English Standard Version).
The Preface to the ESV reads: " 'This Book is the most valuable thing that this world affords. Here is Wisdom; this is the royal Law; these are the lively Oracles of God. ' With these words the Moderator of the Church of Scotland hands a Bible to the new monarch in Britain's coronation service."
On Saturday 6th May 2023, the day before this reading, the Bible was indeed given to King Charles III at his coronation service by the Moderator.
An introductory sermon to a new series on 2 Samuel 14-20. This sermon recaps some of the key background material in order to understand the context of 2 Samuel 14. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane. The sermon was preached at the morning service on Sunday 30th April 2023 at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill.
A sermon on 2 Samuel 14:1-11 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on the morning of Sunday 7th May 2023. The Coronation of King Charles III was held on Saturday 6th May 2023 and so the broadcast on TV had occurred only 12 hours earlier. (The service began at 8pm AEST.) This context is referred to at the start of the service. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
2 Samuel 14:1-33 is read by Jayne Dedrick to the congregation at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 7th May 2023.
This chapter is the focus of an introduction to the series on Wisdom in 2 Samuel 14-20. Jayne read from the bible translation known as the ESV (English Standard Version).
The Preface to the ESV reads: " 'This Book is the most valuable thing that this world affords. Here is Wisdom; this is the royal Law; these are the lively Oracles of God. ' With these words the Moderator of the Church of Scotland hands a Bible to the new monarch in Britain's coronation service."
On Saturday 6th May 2023, the day before this reading, the Bible was indeed given to King Charles III at his coronation service by the Moderator.
An introductory sermon to a new series on 2 Samuel 14-20. This sermon recaps some of the key background material in order to understand the context of 2 Samuel 14. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane. The sermon was preached at the morning service on Sunday 30th April 2023 at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill.
A sermon on Acts 1-2 preached at the morning service at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 23rd April 2023. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Good Friday 7th April 2023. The passage is 1 Corinthians 1:18-31. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on Luke 17:20-18:8 preached at the morning service at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 19th March 2023. The preacher is Rev Richard Lane.
A sermon on Luke 14:1-24 preached at the morning service at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill Anglican Church on Sunday 5th March 2023. The preacher is Rev Richard Lane. The passage was read in the service but the reading has not been recorded. The other readings in the service that day were Psalm 74, Deuteronomy 32:15-52 and 1 Corinthians 8.
A sermon preached on Luke 13:18-35 at the morning service at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 27th February 2023. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
This sermon continues a series in Luke's gospel. The passage is Luke 13:1-17 which is read at the start. The sermon was preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 19th February 2023. The speaker is Rev Richard Lane.
A sermon on Luke 12:22-34 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on the morning of Sunday 12th February 2023. The preacher is Rev Richard Lane. In terms of context, the sermon was preached the day before the Super Bowl. Reference is made to the Australian, Jordan Mailata, who is an offensive linesman playing for the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl.
Note: There is a reference to a quote of Leland Ryken. I found this quote a decade ago but am not sure now whether it was by Ryken. I have not been able to locate where it came from. It might have been from the commentary by his son, Philip Ryken.
A sermon on Hebrews 10 preached at the morning service at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 22nd January 2023. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
This was one of the first online services put together during the first lockdown period of 2020. It was for Sunday 5th April 2020 and was viewed through YouTube via the St Stephen's Bellevue Hill website. The sermon was on Matthew 21 for Palm Sunday and the preacher is Richard Lane.
This sermon on Matthew 21 was preached during lockdown for an online service for Palm Sunday, 5th April 2020 at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill. It was at the start of the first lockdown period in 2020 due to the covid 19 pandemic. The preacher is Rev Richard Lane.
The sermon on Judges 7 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 18th January 2023 at the 9.30am service. Reference is made to the San Francisco 49ers team who were playing in the NFL postseason playoffs at the same time over in the USA against the Seattle Seahawks. The Quarterback playing was Brock Purdy ('Mr Irrelevant').
Preacher - Rev Richard Lane.
The Christmas Day sermon preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 25th December 2022. The passages read were Ruth 4 and Matthew 1:18-25 and the gospel passage was the main focus in the sermon. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on Daniel 4 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 13th November 2022. The passage had been read earlier in the service.
Preacher: Rev Richard Lane.
A sermon on Romans 9:6-29 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 30th October 2022.
Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on Daniel 3 preached at the morning service at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 6th November 2022.
The preacher is Rev Richard Lane. (The passage, Daniel 3, was read beforehand but is not in the recording.)
Title: "What will happen next?"
A second sermon on the book of the Song of Solomon. The sermon was at the morning service at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 23rd October 2022.
This sermon is an overview of the book which then looks forward to the connections with the New Testament teaching on love and waiting.
Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on the Song of Solomon 1 (or Song of Songs) preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 16th October 2022. Speaker: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on Romans 9:1-5 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 9th October 2022. The sermon begins with Romans 16:1-4 and Acts 18:1-4 to provide some historical context. Reference is also made to the resignation of Andrew Thorburn from Essendon football club (which occurred midweek). The preacher is Rev Richard Lane.
A sermon on Luke 19:11-28 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 2nd October 2022. The preacher is Rev Richard Lane.
A sermon on Luke 18:31-19:10 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 25th September 2022. The speaker is Rev Richard Lane. A week earlier the Synod of the Diocese met at Oran Park Anglican school to hear the first Presidential address of Archbishop Kanishka Raffel. His theme 'Do you see the crowds?' was based on Matthew 9:35-38.
A sermon on Romans 8:28-39 which closes a short series on Romans 5-8. The sermon was preached by Rev Richard Lane at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 11th September 2022.
A sermon on Romans 8:18-30 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 4th September 2022. It was Father's Day that day. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on Romans 8:9-17 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 28th August 2022. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on Romans 8:1-11 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 21st August 2022. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane.
Message: 'You can't receive Christ and return to living the life of a Fraud.'
A sermon on Romans 7 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill at the 9.30am service on Sunday 14th August 2022. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane.
The sermon is part of a series on Romans 5-8 and is connected to the previous sermon on Romans 6 but that sermon has not been recorded.
A sermon on Romans 5:1-11 preached at the morning service at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 31st July 2022. The preacher is Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on Philippians 3 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 7th February 2021. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on Ruth 4 preached on Sunday 13th December 2020 at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on Ruth 3 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 6th December 2020. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on Ruth 2 preached on Advent Sunday (29th November 2020) at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on Ruth 1 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill at the morning service on Sunday 22nd November 2020. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
How do I preach on 2 Samuel 13? This is a postscript to the 3 part series entitled 'The Mystery of Jonadab'. I elaborate a little upon some of the significance of the Jonadab conclusion with respect to its location in 2 Samuel 13-20. The speaker is Richard Lane.
How do I preach 2 Samuel 13? This is the second episode in a 3 part series considering this question. The discussion particularly focusses on the character Jonadab and seeks to make some assessment of his appearance in this chapter.
How do I preach 2 Samuel 13? This is the third episode in a 3 part series considering this question. The discussion particularly focusses on the character Jonadab and seeks to make some assessment of his appearance in this chapter.
Post-recording comment: While I have highlighted some of the issues, there is still more to be said. In particular, I think it should be noted that the appearance of Jonadab as the 'speaker of wisdom' also serves to distance the Lord - or wisdom - from being connected to the raising of evil.
Correction: At the 33.32 minute mark the reference was made to Genesis 19. That reference should be 2 Samuel 19.
How do I preach 2 Samuel 13? This is the first episode in a 3 part series considering this question. The discussion particularly focusses on the character Jonadab and seeks to make some assessment of his appearance in this chapter.
A sermon on 2 Samuel 13:23-39 preached on Trinity Sunday 12th June 2022 at the morning service at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill. The preacher is Rev Richard Lane. This continues a series of sermons which began with 2 Samuel 10 (after an introduction from 2 Samuel 23). The previous week's sermon was on 2 Samuel 13:1-22 but that sermon was not recorded.
This sermon on 2 Samuel 12:15-31 was preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 29th May 2022. It was the Sunday after Ascension Day. The speaker is Rev Richard Lane. It continues the series on 2 Samuel which began on 1st May 2022.
A sermon on 1 Kings 1:38-53 for the online service of Sunday 29th August 2021 at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill. This sermon was preached by Rev Richard Lane for the online service which was recorded during the lockdown period in Sydney. At the time churches were not allowed to meet. This was the third sermon in a series on the opening chapters of 1 Kings. These sermons are also on the church YouTube site and can be accessed via the St Stephen's Bellevue Hill website.
A sermon on 1 Kings 2:1-4 for the online service of Sunday 5th September 2021 at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill. That Sunday was Father's Day. This sermon was preached by Rev Richard Lane for the online service which was recorded during the lockdown period in Sydney. At the time churches were not allowed to meet. This was the fourth sermon in a series on the opening chapters of 1 Kings. These sermons are also on the church YouTube site and can be accessed via the St Stephen's Bellevue Hill website.
Sermon on 2 Samuel 11 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on the morning of Sunday 15th May 2022. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane. This is the 3rd sermon in the series on the latter half of 2 Samuel.
Sermon 1 - 2 Samuel 23. Sermon 2 - 2 Samuel 10. Both sermons on the podcast.
A sermon on John 21 at the morning service at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill. The date was Sunday 24th April 2022 - the first Sunday after Easter. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane.
Apologies for the interference at points through the recording.
A sermon on 2 Samuel 23 preached by Rev Richard Lane at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 1st May 2022. Apologies for the poor quality of the recording.
This is the first in a series on the book of 2 Samuel. The series moves back to 2 Samuel 10 after this introduction to David focussing on his 'Last Words' as recorded in 2 Samuel 23:1-7.
Continuing the series on the letter to the Hebrews. This sermon on Hebrews 2:1-4 was preached by Rev Richard Lane at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 21st March 2021.
A sermon on Mark 16 preached on Easter Day 2021 by Rev Richard Lane at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill.
Sermon on Hebrews 1:3-4 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 28th February 2021. The preacher is Rev Richard Lane. This is the second sermon in a short series on the letter to the Hebrews.
A sermon on Hebrews 1:1-2 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 21st February 2021. The preacher is Rev Richard Lane
A reflection on the 90th anniversary of the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge about freedom and the Reformer Zwingli. The speaker is Richard Lane.
Good Friday sermon preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Friday 15th April 2022 at the morning service. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane. Main text is John 19:19:
"Pilate also wrote an inscription and put it on the cross. It read, Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews."
A sermon on 1 Kings 22 preached during the Sydney lockdown in late 2021. The preacher is Rev Richard Lane
This is a reflection on the life of John Stott. The material comes from the biography by Timothy Dudley-Smith on Stott and looks at the stance that Stott made during WW2 as a pacifist and preparing for ordination. A key text near the end of the recording is Luke 12:49-52. The speaker is Richard Lane. I have looked at the life of John Stott in a few devotional recordings which are on the YouTube website for St Stephen's Bellevue Hill.
A sermon on Genesis 22 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 20th February 2022. The preacher is Rev Richard Lane.
A sermon on Genesis 17 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 23rd January 2022. The preacher is Richard Lane.
A sermon on Genesis 16 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 16th January 2022. The preacher is Rev Richard Lane.
Sermon on Genesis 15 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 9th January 2022. This was the start of a series on Genesis 15-22 (picking up from where the church left off in a previous series). The speaker is Richard Lane.
This sermon is on Genesis 20-21. The actual sermon does not begin until just after the 8 minute mark as it is preceded by the reading of Genesis 20-21 (there is a slight break in between at one point). The sermon was preached by Richard Lane at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 13th February 2022.
At the start of the sermon I express a difference of opinion with the general commentary and understanding of Genesis 20. I illustrate this by quoting from Kent Hughes' commentary. While I disagree with his opinion here, I want to underline here that my intention is not to be dismissive of his commentary which I have found immensely helpful in studying Genesis. My point is rather to highlight that I am 'going against the flow'. I have commented a little upon this in my blog 'Riding on the Clouds'. In short, while I am differing with the commentary of people like Kent Hughes, Dale Davis, Gordon Wenham and Iain Duguid, I do so with the utmost respect for these commentators whose writings I have found to be immensely insightful and illuminating in my understanding of the book of Genesis.
A sermon on Genesis 19 by Rev Richard Lane preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 7th February 2022
Can I be a Christian on my own? In this episode I reflect upon the assumption in Acts that believers meet together. I am considering it in the context of the early church, Revival 70 years ago, and our contemporary situation of the Covid pandemic where online church has been a regular part of our life in recent years.
In addition to the book of Acts, I reference these three books along the way: 'Sounds from Heaven' - by Colin and Mary Peckham (2004, p 99), 'Faith of our Father' by Dale Davis (2015, p 98) and 'Called to Be Church' by Anthony B Robinson and Robert W Wall (2006, pp 3, 29, 37). I also share an article about Online Church by Robinson from his blog (1 Feb 2022).
Speaker: Rev Richard Lane
This sermon on Genesis 17 was preached on Sunday 23rd January 2022 at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill morning service by Richard Lane. It is part of a series of sermons on Genesis (the Abraham narrative). Other sermons in this series can be found on the church website in the YouTube recordings.
The second episode expands upon the purpose of this series on Acts. The Fourth Century father, John Chrysostom, is quoted for an ancient perspective. Then some perspectives of Darrell Bock, John Stott and Tom Wright on these verses are shared. The speaker is Richard Lane.
In this episode Richard begins to look at the book of the Acts of the Apostles. This is the start of a new series in 2022 exploring the book of Acts.
This sermon was preached at the online service at St Stephen’s Bellevue Hill, on 24th May 2020. Pastor: Rev Richard Lane
The final sermon in this series on Zechariah 1-6. This sermon is on Zechariah 6:9-15 and was preached at the morning service of St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on 8th November 2020. The TV series 'The Crown' was quite prominent at the time with the release of a new season, and it was referred to in the opening illustration. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
This sermon continues the Zechariah series. It was preached on 1st November 2020 in the morning service at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on Habakkuk 1:1-2:5 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 20th December 2020. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
From Moab to Bethlehem, Wilcannia to Eastwood, this is a Christmas 2020 episode with an Australian flavour. Richard returns to JI Packer's work on the ESV Bible and begins with a discussion of the ESV 'word-for-word' approach in its translation and illustrates this by looking at Ruth 1:6 (return to Bethlehem). After this, the move is to the poet-preacher Wilfred Mailler who served as an Anglican minister in Wilcannia in the early 1900s and who also turned to Bethlehem when he wrote a poem entitled Christmas Eve. Mailler's mother was the first cousin of The Australian poet, Henry Kendall. The episode closes with a classic Australian story about the origins of the Granny Smith apple in Eastwood, as well as returning to the manger, to Moab and Balaam's Ass.
A sermon on Zechariah 4:1-14 (a prophet of 'Restoration' or 'Revival') preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 25th October 2020. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on Zechariah 3:1-10 (a prophet of 'Restoration' or 'Revival') preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 18th October 2020. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
A sermon on Zechariah 1:7-21 at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill, an Anglican Church in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. The second in a series on the book of Zechariah. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane.
Small Correction note: at about the 25 minute point there is a reference to Psalm 99. The Psalm reference was meant to be Psalm 79.
This episode begins with Ray Ortlund Jnr's definition of Revival, and the plea and argument that Ray makes with respect to seeking for Revival. The historical segment of this episode is centred on the lead up to the Welsh Revival of 1904 and the prophetic word of Dean Howells in the 1902 December issue of Y Cyfaill Eglwysig (which was a monthly Welsh language religious periodical of the time).
A sermon on Zechariah 2:1-13 (a prophet of 'Restoration' or 'Revival') preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 11th October 2020. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
in this episode I look at various definitions of Revival (Brian Edwards, Iain Murray, JI Packer). I then turn to Stuart Piggin's definition in his book 'Firestorm of the Lord'. I examine Stuart's discussion of the way Revival is connected to the concept of being Awake as described in Scripture in a passage like Mark 13.
A sermon on Zechariah 1:1-6 (a prophet of 'Restoration' or 'Revival') preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 27th September 2020. Preacher: Rev Richard Lane
In this episode Richard sets out the format for exploring the theme of Revival. The general shape will involve History - Commentary - Bible. In this episode that begins in NSW in 1864, then moves to the commentary of the historian, Dr Stuart Piggin, before closing with part of a sermon by Ray Ortlund on Isaiah 64:1.
This first episode introduces the subject of revival with reference to some words of the late JI Packer. The Rev Dr Jim Packer died in July 2020 and this opening episode is largely composed of a tribute written by Leland Ryken to the late JI Packer. While this may not appear to be linked to the theme of revival, this first episode is tightly linked to the following two episodes which expand upon the meaning of the podcast title 'Riding on the Clouds' and explain that link. As well, the teaching of Jim Packer on revival will form the substance of discussion in later episodes and so this tribute is all the more fitting. The main speaker presenting the podcast is Rev Richard Lane, an Anglican minister in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. This podcast follows on from YouTube devotionals which Richard presented for his church members during the lockdown period. The writing and influence of the late JI Packer had been discussed in those later episodes and so this tribute also continues that presentation although it is introducing a new theme, namely, Revival.
This second episode continues a discussion about the title of this podcast 'Riding on the Clouds'. The discussion is between Richard and Emily and was recorded on 10th August 2020 along with the first episode. The date itself serves to provide insight into the gracious hand of the Lord, while the subject of grief and its connection with Revival is further explored. Excerpts from the book 'A Grief Sanctified' by the late JI Packer are read as the subject of Christian hope is presented in the midst of a world in which we experience grief. This hope is an implicit component of Revival which at its heart is the bringing of comfort to those who mourn for the kingdom of God. The main speaker is Rev Richard Lane who is an Anglican minister in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney.