Open the Bible Minute

Colin Smith

A Quest for Satisfaction

January 25, 2017
Whatever you think will satisfy you will become the great pursuit of your life. What do you think will give you real satisfaction?

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If strength is not controlled, it is no longer an advantage. Meekness brings strength under control.
January 24, 2017
We don't see ourselves accurately or even as others see us. But reading the Bible is like putting on a pair of glasses.
January 23, 2017
Not only will there be times you need to forgive others, but times when you need others to forgive you. You can't ask God for mercy without offering it to others.
January 22, 2017
How do you know what Satan is trying to do in your life and what the Holy Spirit is doing in your life? The key is having hope in Christ.
January 21, 2017
Sometimes a medical condition requires us to make a complete change of our diet, which changes our appetite. Spiritual appetite can be cultivated, too.
January 20, 2017
What appetites are shaping your life, and what is the diet that shaped them? Is your appetite for God being diminished by your hunger and thirst for other things?
January 19, 2017
Even when we fail in spectacular fashion, mercy means that failure need not have the last word.
January 18, 2017
God knows all of your past sins, but He has chosen not to remember them. Do you rest in that truth?
January 17, 2017
Folks who are aware of what they have find it difficult to ask. But the person who is poor in spirit is always ready to ask of God.
January 16, 2017
When you know you have nothing to offer God, you're in a position to receive everything He offers.
January 15, 2017
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Featured Offer

Green Pastures, Still Waters: 31 Days in Psalm 23 by Colin Smith
Green Pastures Still Waters is the new 31-day devotional based on Psalm 23 from Pastor Colin. God has used this psalm to encourage His people for over 3,000 years! May God use these familiar words to bring you fresh strength, hope, comfort, and encouragement.

About Open the Bible Minute

Open the Bible is the teaching ministry of Pastor Colin Smith. Our mission is to use a broad array of modern media to help people around the world meet Jesus. We do this by opening the Bible for them, helping them open the Bible themselves, and equipping them to open the Bible with others.

About Colin Smith

Colin Smith is senior pastor of The Orchard Evangelical Free Church, a thriving, multi-campus church located in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, and Founder and Teaching Pastor of Open the Bible.

Born and raised in Edinburgh, Scotland, he trained at the London School of Theology where he earned the degrees of Bachelor of Theology and Master of Philosophy. Before coming to the States in 1996, Colin served as senior pastor of the Enfield Evangelical Free Church in London.

He is the author of several books including Momentum: Pursuing God’s Blessings through the Beatitudes; Heaven, How I Got Here: The Story of the Thief on the Cross; Jonah: Navigating a God-Centered Life; The One Year Unlocking the Bible Devotional; 10 Keys for Unlocking the Bible; The 10 Greatest Struggles of Your Life; as well as others. His preaching ministry is shared around the world through Open the Bible.

Colin and his wife Karen reside in Arlington Heights, Ill., and have two married sons and five granddaughters.

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