.mp3 audio

I have a small .mp3 player (512 MB) that I keep loaded with sermons only (and one music album for when my daughters are in the car with me). And I listen to several of those sermons (usually 5-8) per week. Even with a short commute (12-15 minutes), with the commute and lunch and various other appointments and 4 exercise times per week, I can usually listen to that many full length sermons with ease. So I'm always on the lookout for sermons on the web.

Last week I was telling a friend what I do, and in doing so ended up talking him into purchasing a similar kind of .mp3 player. So then he emailed me, "Can you send me some links of where you go to get messages?" So I did. And thought it might be of interest to others. This is what I emailed him —

Glad you're enjoying your .mp3 player. I have used mine probably hundreds of hours; it has been well worth the time. Now for some links: I listen to Piper every week, and receive his messages as a podcast in itunes (and then I just drag the message to my player). I have a few other podcasts in itunes, though I pick and choose what I download. I also like to look for conferences (Shepherds Conference, Resolved Conference, various Desiring God conferences), etc... I also look for interviews and lectures that are sometimes easier to listen to than sermons while I'm exercising (it's sometimes difficult to follow an expositional argument when I'm gasping for breath!). So here are some places I find sermons:

• John Piper — something like 2500 Piper sermons and conference addresses, like the pastor's conference, which I'm just starting to listen to.
• Mark Dever — I don't often listen to the sermons here (though I am challenged and encouraged by Dever's preaching very much), but I love and listen to all the Nine Marks Interviews and Henry Forum lectures. I just finished Al Mohler's series "Naked and Not Ashamed" and it was excellent.
• Resolved Conference — the audio from this year's conference is free; other years are $2.
• Shepherd's Conference — these aren't free, but they are good!
  
• Master's Seminary Chapel
  
• Dallas Theological Seminary chapel — I have particularly appreciated the DTS Dialogue podcasts
• Southern Seminary Chapel and special addresses — they have lots of resources here; I generally just look at the chapel messages.
• Al Mohler audio — perhaps the most insightful and Biblical commentator on the cultural condition today
  
• Justin Taylor — this is not an audio site, but it is one of the few blogs I regularly read, and he often references audio resources on the web, so I will often find resources that way.
• Mars Hill Audition — you won't agree with everything on these, but they are thought provoking.
• Tommy Nelson — They have just added a podcast feature to this sight, making even more of his material available.
  
• Steve Lawson — I've heard him several times at the Shepherd's Conference, and he's excellent.
• I also update what I'm listening to every Sunday or Monday on my blog ("on my .mp3 player this week"), providing links that are usually directly downloadable from my site.

That ought to get you started....

May these messages glorify God in your heart by deepening your understanding of and affection for Him.