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MP3 Audio & Sermon Notes

Our recent sermons are available on-line in MP3 format.

• We suggest that you download the MP3 files as you'll want to play them again or share them.
• Where available, sermon outlines and notes are provided in PDF format.

This Week’s Sermon

He Refused to Go In
(Pastor Stewart MacKenzie)

• The older brother became angry and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him. But he answered his father, "Look! All these years I've been slaving for you and never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends. But when this sone of yours who has squandered your property with prostitutes comes home, you kill the fattended calf for him!"
   — Luke 15: 28–30 NIV
  • The January 29^th sermon will not be available.

Rembrandt van Rijn, The Return of the Prodigal Son, c. 1661–1669. Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
 — Image from Wikipedia.

 

Recent Sermons

Two Lost Sons
(Pastor Stewart MacKenzie)

• "My son," the father said, "you are always with me, and everything I have is yours. But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found."
   — Luke 15: 31–32 NIV
  • Download the January 22^nd sermon (MP3 — 9.6 MB, 33:45).

 

Tim Schindel spoke to us about Leading Influence Ministries. He presented an update on the mission, vision, key activities and future plans for 2012. We were invited to participate in this ministry and PrayBC.

The People Around Jesus
(Pastor Stewart MacKenzie)

• Now the tax collectors and "sinners" were all gathering around to hear him. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, "This man welcomes sinners and eats with them."
   — Luke 15: 1–2 NIV
  • Download the January 15^th sermon (MP3 — 9.3 MB, 33:22).

Story of Two Sons
(Pastor Stewart MacKenzie)

• "My son," the father said, "you are always with me, and everything I have is yours. But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found."
   — Luke 15: 31–32 NIV
  • The January 8^th sermon will not be available.

No Sermon
(Pastor Stewart MacKenzie)

• There was no sermon January 1^st.

The Christmast Story
(Pastor Stewart MacKenzie)

• The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
   — John 1:14 NIV
  • Download the December 25^th sermon (MP3 — 8.0 MB, 28:08).

On YouTube:

• Change For A Dollar was played during this morning service.

The Christmas County Spelling Bee
(Children's Christmas Play)

• For to us a child is born, to us a son given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
   — Isaiah 9:6 NIV
  • There was no sermon December 18^th due to the children's Christmas play.

CARTS Outreach Ministry

• He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners…to comfort all who mourn and provide for those who grieve….
   — Isaiah 61:1–2NIV
  • The December 11^th sermon is pending.
  • Download the December 11^th sermon (MP3 — 9.2 MB, 32:15).

Three volunteers from CARTS (Al Lindskoog, Ron Cole and Charon Hill) challenged us:

• CARTS Outreach are a local Victoria, BC charity dedicated to fulfilling their mission: To feed, embrace, and inspire others with the Spirit of God.

The Christmas Story Foretold
(Pastor Stewart MacKenzie)

• I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. A star will come out of Jacob; a scepter will rise out of Israel. He will crush the foreheads of Moab, the skulls of all the sons of Sheth.
   — Numbers 24:17 NIV
  • Download the December 4^th sermon (MP3 — 9.0 MB, 31:25).

Preparing Our Hearts
(Pastor Stewart MacKenzie)

• Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. … A voice of one calling: "In the desert prepare the way for the Lord; make straight in the wilderness a highway for our God."
   — Isaiah: 40:1,3 NIV
  • Download the November 27^th sermon (MP3 — 7.3 MB, 25:34).

Rob Trepanier, Sanctuary's Executive Director, challenged us:

• Sanctuary Youth Centre provides a safe meeting place and a community for young people who are isolated from mainstream society.

Faithful is He Who Calls Us
(Dorothy Gammie)

• If you make the Most High your dwelling — even the Lord, who is my refuge — then no harm will befall you, no disaster will come near your tent.
   — Psalm 91: 9–10 NIV
  • The November 20^th sermon will not be available.

The Favour of God
(Pastor Stewart MacKenzie)

• But you, O Lord, sit enthroned forever; your renown endures through all generations. You will arise and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show favor to her; the appointed time has come.
   — Psalm 102: 12–13 NIV
  • Download the November 13^th sermon (MP3 — 10.2 MB, 35:42).

Life Happens
(Doug Newman)

• The Spirit of the Lord God is on me, because the Lord has chosen me to bring good news to poor people. He has sent me to heal those with a sad heart. He has sent me to tell those who are being held and those in prison that they can go free.
   — Isaiah 61:1 NLV
  • Download the November 6^th sermon (MP3 — 10.9 MB, 38:20).

Building the Altar
(Pastor Stewart MacKenzie)

• So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen and paid fifty shekels of silver for them. David built an altar to the Lord there and sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings.
   — 2 Samuel 24:24b–25a NIV
  • Download the October 30^th sermon (MP3 — 9.7 MB, 33:57).

A Giving Grace
(Pastor Stewart MacKenzie)

• For if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have. Our desire is not that others might be relieved while you are hard pressed, but that there might be equality.
   — 2 Corinthians 8:12–13 NIV
  • The October 23^rd sermon will not be available.

Don't Limit God
(Pastor Garth Knapp)

• Again and again they put God to the test; they vexed the Holy One of Israel.
   — Psalms 78:41 NIV
  • The October 16^th sermon will not be available.

Giving is a Special Grace
(Pastor Stewart MacKenzie)

• And now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the Macedonian churches. Out of the most severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity.
   — 2 Corinthians 8:1–2 NIV
  • The October 9^th sermon will not be available.

The trailer from the upcoming series, The Prodigal God, based upon the book by Timothy Keller by Timothy Keller was presented this morning:

Additional details about the series are on the Home Groups page.

Don't Remove the Old Landmarks
(Pastor Stewart MacKenzie)

• He moved on from there and dug another well, and no one quarreled over it. He named it Rehoboth, saying, "Now the Lord has given us room and we will flourish in the land."
   — Genesis 26:22 NIV
  • The October 2^nd sermon will not be available.

Note: All other sermons have been removed.

B.E.L.L.S.

• B.E.L.L.S. PowerPoint presentation (PDF–100k).

About MP3 Downloads

The MP3 Format

The sermons are provided in MP3 format (.mp3) which are smaller and retain excellent audio quality.

Listening to MP3 files

The MP3 format can be played by VLC Player (an open-source media player that plays most audio and video formats), Windows Media Player, Real Player, Apple iTunes (or QuickTime) and many other media players.

What the Numbers Mean

The first number beside the download indicates the size of the MP3 in megabytes; the second is the duration in minutes and seconds. For example:

• (MP3 — 16.7 MB, 58:41)

indicates that the sermon's file size is 16.7 megabytes and it is 58 minutes and 41 seconds long.

We Suggest Downloading the File

Because the size of these MP3s is significant, you may wish to save them to your computer.

• The MP3 will play more consistently if you are on a slow or busy connection; and
• downloading will allow you to listen to it several times without waiting for it to download again.

This also makes it easier to transfer the sermons to your portable MP3 player for playback when you're away from your computer.

How to Download the MP3s

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