Open the Bible Minute

Colin Smith

In My Head Not My Heart

November 29, 2010
Sometimes the truth in our heads is not big enough to capture our hearts. Tasting God's goodness involves the mind and heart together.

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.

Archives

If the Christian life was all about doing what God commands, it would be impossible! But if we come to Jesus, his life flows within us.
November 28, 2010
Every time we sin, our conscience is weakened. Restoring a strong, healthy conscience is the key to victory over sin.
November 27, 2010
When we come to Christ He changes the desire of our heart. Does this mean we will always choose to do what is right?
November 26, 2010
Regeneration is one of the least understood dimensions of our salvation. God changes our souls, minds, and hearts, so that we can follow Him freely.
November 25, 2010
Without Christ we are like slaves, working hard but never improving our situation. With Christ, we are “no longer a slave, but a son.”
November 24, 2010
Mankind has plenty of suggestions on how to find purpose and fulfillment, but that still leaves us under God’s judgment.
November 23, 2010
The world needs people who delight in the gospel, rather than in themselves or in their church.
November 22, 2010
Have you found victory in Christ, or do you still see yourself as a slave to sin? Victory begins with believing you can prevail by the grace of God.
November 21, 2010
What gives us the right to foist our Christian beliefs on those who have their own cultures and traditions?
November 20, 2010
Christ did not come along like a cue ball, touching us long enough to save us, then sending us off to attempt a righteous life on our own.
November 19, 2010
See More Episodes
Listen to Open the Bible Minute on
Amazon Echo
Learn How
Learn How

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.

Contact Open the Bible Minute with Colin Smith

Mailing Address
Open the Bible
P.O. Box 3454
Barrington, IL 60011
Telephone
1-877-OPEN-365