Open the Bible Minute

Colin Smith

His Dying Words

August 1, 2013

Most of the time, death comes quietly. But Jesus spoke His last words in a loud voice. He was not going into death in defeat!

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Death on a cross may seem a strange thing to be joyful about, but when you consider all that Christ accomplished, we have reason to rejoice!
July 31, 2013
Just as we can become children of God, we can call on our Father to help us be more like Him in the way we handle life’s challenges.
July 30, 2013
No matter how far we’ve come in the Christian life, we’ll never live a single day to perfection. We need a Savior who has completed the work!
July 29, 2013
Is your soul feeling dry and parched? Let the presence of Jesus well up in you like a spring of life.
July 28, 2013
You’ll never find rest in your own accomplishments, because they’re never complete. Find your rest in Him!
July 27, 2013
When you hit those times that bring you to the very outer edge in your endurance of suffering, remember: Jesus was there before you!
July 26, 2013
The Christian life involves forgiveness of sins, growing in Christ-likeness, then entering the joy of heaven. What happens if we mess up that middle step?
July 25, 2013
“It is finished.” Do you long to say that about your own suffering? Bring your cares to the One who has triumphed and offers hope for all.
July 24, 2013
Wars. Cancer. Failed marriages. It hardly seems that the world is under Jesus’ control. Yet in the midst of this, He is bringing us to glory!
July 23, 2013
God knew you and I could never live the perfect life needed to enter heaven, so Christ lived it for us. There’s nothing more for us to do but believe.
July 22, 2013
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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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