How to burn our sermon mp3 files to an audio CD

A couple folks have asked me how to do various things with our sermon mp3 files. It should be relatively easy for you to make a CD of a sermon which you can then listen to in your car or home CD player. You will need a CD burner drive installed in your computer, but those are pretty common today. Windows Media Player (free to download from microsoft.com if it didn't come installed on your computer) works with most CD burners and is able to make both data (mp3 file) CDs and audio/music CDs that you can play in a CD player. Here are some pictures to try and make the process a little easier. Please note that the pictures show WMP version 10. Also, you'll probably only fit one sermon on an audio CD.



Bring up the sermon mp3 file in the left pane (either in Now Playing or Library), then select the "Burn List" on the right side. This will allow you to drag the file you wish to burn over from the left side to the right side (see below)



Now select the "Burn" tab at the top middle.



Choose the burn list on the drop-down menu on the left, then select "Audio CD" under your CD burner drive on the right. [Here is where you would select "Data CD" if you wanted to make an mp3 disk to play in another computer, or some DVD players -- you can fit more than a year's worth on one disk, but it will not play in a normal CD player.] If you don't see any drives available on the right drop-down menu, your burner may not be installed correctly, or not setup for use with WMP... if so, you've probably got Nero or Roxio CD burning software installed. Both of these programs also allow you to make audio CDs from mp3 files. The key is to choose Audio instead of Data.
I hope this little bit of info helps some. If you have any questions, just post a comment using the link below, or send me an email at mat at delriobiblechurch dot com.

Sunday Morning Message from April 23rd, 2006

Click here to download the mp3 file. It's 10.6 MB and about 47 minutes long.

Recap of 4/23/06
1. The person who embraces God’s will will never be disappointed.
2. When we face setbacks or opposition in following God’s will we must keep going forward for He will overcome the opposition.
3. In looking for a confidante, advisor, friend, the following five qualities are crucial:
-someone who keeps confidences, who will not repeat damaging things.
Proverbs 11:13; 17:9; Psalm 141:3
-someone who is loyal to us because they are loyal to God first. Proverbs 18:24; 25:19 -someone who will encourage us, especially when we feel like giving up. 1 Thessalonians 2:7,11-12; Acts 16 -someone who will support us and help us carry our burdens, who will restore us when we fail, not throw us away. Galatians 6:1,2; Proverbs 17:17
-someone who will be honest with us and with whom we can be honest. Proverbs 27:9

Sunday Morning Message from April 16th, 2006

Click here to download the mp3 file. It's 11.3 MB and about 49 minutes long

Recap of 4/16/06
1. The disciples were not looking for the resurrection. They didn’t understand until after Jesus was resurrected what it was that Jesus was trying to tell them (John 2:19ff; Mark 8:31; 9:9; 9:31)
2. Jesus appears physically and bodily, alive from the dead, to the 10 Apostles (minus Judas and Thomas).
3. Thomas, not present the first time Jesus appeared to the Apostles as a group, knowing that Jesus had died, sets up a test. He would not believe unless he saw Jesus bodily, especially the nail prints and hole in His side.
4. A week later Jesus appears to all eleven (Thomas present this time) and shows Thomas His hands and side. Thomas responds by believing and calling Jesus by two titles of deity, Lord and God.
5. The evidences for the resurrection include: the empty tomb, Jesus’ many appearances to more than 500 people, the change in Peter and others from being fearful and discouraged to being bold and triumphant, lack of any challenge on the Day of Pentecost (less than two months after the crucifixion and resurrection), and the change to Sunday worship.

Sunday Morning Message from April 9th, 2006

Click here to download the mp3 file. It's 9.8 MB and about 43 minutes long

Recap of 4/9/06
1. Nathan is a profile in both loyalty and leadership:
-Nathan steps into the void of leadership left by David's feeble condition and advanced years -David was inattentive and disconnected at this important juncture in Israel 's history.
-God would use Nathan and Bathsheba to rouse David to action and to see that His will be accomplished
-Nathan was loyal to David but more importantly he was loyal to God.
-Nathan was zealous to see that God's will prevail despite Adonijah's scheming
2. "The overriding need of the church today is for a leadership that is spiritual and sacrificial, that is authoritative, though not authoritarian."
J. Oswald Sanders in Spiritual Leadership.

The Da Vinci Code: A Quest for Answers – by Josh McDowell

Check out the site for a free study guide to accompany the book that Joe discussed on Sunday.

www.davinciquest.org