Open the Bible Minute

Colin Smith

God's Way of Putting Things Together

September 6, 2014

If we want God to put our lives back together, we must give up our own agendas. We must come to the cross and give the broken pieces to Him.

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If God only justified the righteous, there would be no hope for us. The good news is that God justifies sinners. His mercy covers even our deepest regrets.
September 5, 2014
The world says it's up to us to decide what's evil and what's good, but God's Word makes it clear what He thinks. 
September 4, 2014
If your heart has been hardened by sin, you may feel there is no hope. But the Spirit is able to soften and change even the hardest heart.
September 3, 2014
There's only one sure way to ignite a hatred for evil in your heart: Grow in your love for the Lord. Christ's love will expel all lesser loves.
September 2, 2014
The yoke Christ asks us to bear is not always an easy one, but He will always help us carry it.
September 1, 2014
How do we endure those painful, dark times? Wait for the Lord like a watchman, knowing that the morning light will come.
August 31, 2014
Odd as it may seem, the ability to hate is critical to a successful Christian life. Unless we can hate our sin, we will never see true progress in our faith. 
August 30, 2014
Is your heart following after Jesus or after money? If you want to move your heart, move your money and your heart will follow.
August 29, 2014
Sometimes it's hard to imagine anything good coming from our pain, but God can bring full and plentiful redemption from it.
August 28, 2014
Do you find pleasure in the memory of past sins? Try remembering what those sins did to Jesus instead!
August 27, 2014
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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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