Riding on the Clouds

Send us Fan Mail 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.

Send us Fan Mail 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.

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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.

Send us Fan Mail 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.

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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.

Send us Fan Mail 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. 

Send us Fan Mail 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.

Send us Fan Mail 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.

Send us Fan Mail A sermon on Mark 16 preached on Easter Day 2021 by Rev Richard Lane at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill.

Send us Fan Mail 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.

Send us Fan Mail 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

Send us Fan Mail 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."

Send us Fan Mail 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.

Send us Fan Mail A sermon on 1 Kings 22 preached during the Sydney lockdown in late 2021. The preacher is Rev Richard Lane

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail A sermon on Genesis 16 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 16th January 2022. The preacher is Rev Richard Lane.

Send us Fan Mail A sermon on Genesis 22 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 20th February 2022. The preacher is Rev Richard Lane.

Send us Fan Mail A sermon on Genesis 17 preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 23rd January 2022. The preacher is Richard Lane.

Send us Fan Mail 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.  A personal note from Richard Lane: "At the start of the sermon I expre...

Send us Fan Mail 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.

Send us Fan Mail A sermon on Genesis 19 by Rev Richard Lane preached at St Stephen's Bellevue Hill on Sunday 7th February 2022

Send us Fan Mail 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...