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

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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.

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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 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', but in making the point I'm conscious it might be misunderstood. I have commented a little upon this in my blog 'Riding on the Clouds' - though I have not given a full argument. 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 some reluctance for I have 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."

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

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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

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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. 

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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.

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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.

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This sermon was preached at the online service at St Stephen’s Bellevue Hill, on 24th May 2020. Pastor: Rev Richard Lane

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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