Open the Bible Minute

Colin Smith

All Your Attention

June 23, 2011
It’s great to be involved in God’s work. But sometimes we’re so focused on what we are doing that we lose sight of what God is doing.

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Green Pastures, Still Waters: 31 Days in Psalm 23 by Colin Smith
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How do we pray in faith? When our prayers are in line with His promises, we can embrace and rejoice in what He says is ours.
June 22, 2011
How do we keep from blaming ourselves or resenting God when our prayers seem to go unanswered?
June 21, 2011
How can we avoid the extremes of either a careless life or a defeated one? Believing God’s promise helps us sidestep these errors.
June 20, 2011
God’s Word offers many comforting promises. How do we continue to wait patiently for those we have not yet received?
June 19, 2011
For some, God’s Word makes little difference. In others, its seed flourishes. The difference is in how you hear it!
June 18, 2011
Faith that does not express itself is useless. True, living faith shows itself in service and love.
June 17, 2011
Faith is not a one-time decision, and it’s not based on our own efforts. It is a life-long obedience arising from a living union with Jesus.
June 16, 2011
Faith is more than a bare belief. It gives us life and energy to bear great fruit.
June 15, 2011
Face the facts: we can’t do what God calls us to do. He calls us to do the impossible so the glory will clearly belong to Him.
June 14, 2011
Even if you are a sinner, a rebel, an enemy of God, the message of the entire Bible is that He wants to bring you into peace with Him!
June 13, 2011
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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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