Open the Bible Minute

Colin Smith

Free From Its Grip

August 3, 2015

How did sin evil get such a grip on our lives? We were born in sin’s grip, yet there is hope for freedom.

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Green Pastures, Still Waters: 31 Days in Psalm 23 by Colin Smith
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Imagine what it must have been like for Adam and Even to hear God walking in the Garden with them. Is His presence real to you today?  
August 2, 2015
Most of us know at least some of the stories from the Bible, but do we see the whole story? Jesus shows us how it all hangs together.
August 1, 2015
Some believe that people are no different from any other creature that walks this planet, but they’ve missed a fundamental truth of the God’s word.
July 31, 2015
There will be difficult times in every marriage. Remembering the part God played in bringing you together will help you weather the storms.
July 30, 2015
When Adam sinned in the garden, God could have cursed him right along with the serpent. But God found a way to deflect that curse!  
July 29, 2015
With Jesus, we do not need to step out timidly as if on thin ice. He is rock solid and we can put our trust in Him.
July 28, 2015
Does faith require that we accept things blindly? No, it’s confronting the evidence and responding in belief to the Word of God.
July 27, 2015
Do you make decisions depending on what the day brings, or based on your commitment to honor and obey Christ?
July 26, 2015
God doesn’t always tell us everything we’d like to know, but He does give us a reasonable basis for faith. Just ask Him to open your eyes as you investigate!
July 25, 2015
Do you think Jesus is not really for you, but for someone more needy, or someone who has it all together? The Good News is for all people!
July 24, 2015
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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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