Preach The Word - RSS and MP3 PODCAST Feeds of New Sermons

You can now subscribe to our free RSS and MP3 Podcast feed, using your web browser, RSS News Reader, iTunes or other Portable MP3 Player software. This will keep you informed of new additions to our site each week and, if you choose, it will also download the latest sermon to your PC, iPod or portable MP3 player automatically.

The address to subscribe to our weekly MP3 Podcast feed is: http://www.preachtheword.com/preachtheword.xml

You can use easy 1-Click subscribe for your iPod or Microsoft Zune.

What is a Podcast? What it does in simple terms...
How do I subscribe to your MP3 Podcast? Easy steps for subscribing to our Podcast...
What is an RSS Feed? Really Simple Syndication explained...
How do I subscribe to your RSS Feed? In your browser, News Reader and more...
Selected study series are also available as individual Podcast feeds...

What is a Podcast?

Our RSS feed includes the necessary information for an MP3 Podcast of the most recently added sermons. Podcasting is a way to automatically receive audio files over the Internet free-of-charge, so that you never need to miss a new sermon on our site. This 'feed' delivers our latest audio broadcast to your desktop or directly to your iPod or other portable MP3 player. However, you don't need an iPod! You have the option of listening to the sermons on your computer or loading them on to any brand of MP3 player to take with you. Due to the larger file size of the MP3 Podcast, we recommend that users on dial-up and slow connections continue to use the WMA files on our site (iTunes can convert WMA files to other formats if necessary). See below for instructions on how to join our Podcast...

If you prefer, you can listen to our Podcast files through your browser by using our Flash MP3 Player. This player provides access to the most recent files from our Podcast. Firefox users can also install the player in their sidebar. Visit the Flash MP3 Player page for more information (requires Macromedia Flash Player to be installed in your browser).

How do I subscribe to your MP3 Podcast?

All you need to get started is podcasting software. Once you download and install the software, simply add our podcast feed to your list of subscribed services. The podcasting software will automatically check for updates and download the files to your computer, so you can play them immediately or load them onto your MP3 player to listen to later. Some recommended podcasting programs are:

iTunes (For Windows and Apple PCs) - easy 1-Click subscribe
We recommend: Ziepod (For Windows XP, Vista)
Juice (For Windows XP, Apple and Linux PCs)
RSSOwl (For Windows, Apple and Linux PCs)
DopplerRadio (For Windows PCs - now also for Windows Mobile, iPhone, iPod Touch!)
Pocket Podcasts (for Windows Mobile Devices e.g. Pocket PC)
Others include Nimiq and HappyFish.

Add the following address to your podcasting software to subscribe to our podcast (in iTunes go to Advanced/Subscribe to Podcast and insert the address, or click the 'iTunes 1-Click' icon below):

http://www.preachtheword.com/preachtheword.xml

To make subscription easy, you can highlight the address above, then copy and paste it into your Podcasting application. Alternatively, you can click on one of the icons below to automatically add our Podcast to whichever service you use:

You can also download the MP3 files from previous Podcasts by looking for the icon on the right beside a sermon title (for example, see '1 John' study series). Completed study series are also available on their own individual podcast feeds for your convenience.

Add our Podcast to your website or blog using the Big Contact Feed Player, which automatically updates every time a new sermon is added.

If you're unable to use our RSS or Podcast update service, you can subscribe to our Weekly Update email instead. In addition to MP3 files, all sermons will continue to be available on our website in the Windows Media format - the smaller file sizes for WMA are ideal for those with slower internet connections. You can also use our Podcast Playlist (which is in XSPF format) in your own MP3 player.

What is an RSS Feed?

Our RSS Feed will notify you about new content on our site as soon as it is added. RSS software allows you to subscribe to websites that provide RSS feeds, usually sites that add new content regularly. To use this service you need to set up an RSS Reader (see below). You then use your reader to subscribe to the sites that you want to be kept up-to-date with.

RSS subscription is free, and each week the 'Preach The Word' feed provides a short summary of our new sermon along with a link to the full article on our site. Our feed also includes MP3 audio for those able to subscribe to a Podcast. Other occasional news from our ministry is also included, which was previously only available by subscribing to our weekly email update.

How do I subscribe to your RSS Feed?

There are a number of ways to receive an RSS Feed. The easiest is to subscribe using your web browser, but you can use an RSS Reader or online News Service. The Microsoft Windows Live Alerts service allows you to have updates delivered by Instant Messenger, or you can even have the feed delivered to your email inbox using the free Feed My Inbox service.

How to subscribe to our RSS Feed using your web browser:
If you are using the Firefox web browser, you can subscribe by clicking the RSS icon in the address bar, pictured here. Or click this link and follow the instructions.

If you are using the Opera web browser, you can subscribe by clicking the RSS icon in your address bar, pictured here.

If you are using version 7 or higher of Microsoft Internet Explorer, you can subscribe to our automatically updating feed by clicking the orange RSS icon on your toolbar at the top right of your window, shown here. Alternatively, click this link and follow the instructions.

If you use the free Thunderbird email program, you can subscribe to our RSS Feed by following the instructions on this page. Our RSS updates will appear in your Inbox just like email. The latest versions of Thunderbird also provide support for downloading Podcast MP3 files.

How to subscribe to our RSS Feed using a News Reader or online News Service:
RSS Readers (also called News Aggregators) will download and display RSS feeds for you. A number of free and commercial RSS Readers are available for download. Some we recommend are below:

For Windows PCs: SharpReader (FeedReader is free)
For Apple PCs: NetNewsWire (AmphetaDesk is free)
For Linux PCs: Straw (AmphetaDesk is free)
For Windows Mobile Devices or Smartphones: NewsBreak (pRSSreader is free and can also download MP3 Podcast files)

You can help us let others know about our ministry by adding our RSS feed to your Web page or blog. Yahoo! users can add RSS feeds to your My Yahoo! page; to make this easier, you can click on 'Add to My Yahoo!' or the button below. Similarly, MSN users can use the 'Add to My MSN' button. Other quick-subscribe methods include Google Reader, MobileRSS, Technorati and NewsIsFree:

Once you have installed an RSS Reader, you can easily subscribe to the preachtheword.com RSS Channel by highlighting and copying the URL below and adding it as a new feed in your reader, pasting or typing this address into the appropriate place:

http://www.preachtheword.com/preachtheword.xml

Subscribe using Windows Live Alerts to have updates delivered via MSN Messenger, Email or to your mobile device:
This free service allows you to choose how you receive notification of updates from our ministry. Click the 'Windows Live Alerts' button to Sign-In to your MSN account (required, but you can get one free here) and select MSN Messenger, Email, or even Mobile Device updates for an SMS text message! Alternatively, sign up for our weekly update email.

Completed Series Available As Podcasts...

The following completed study series are now available with their own individual Podcast feeds. This means that you can easily download all the MP3 files for a selected series using your podcasting software. Each feed contains only the files for the selected series, and is separate from our weekly podcast. The following series are currently available in this way:

Include Our Podcast Feed on Your Webpage or Blog...

You can include the content of our Podcast Feed on your own webpage or blog by copying and pasting the code below into the desired position on your page:

When you have added the code to your page, the player should appear as shown below: