Open the Bible Minute

Colin Smith

Law Condemns, Love Redeems

September 1, 2011
God's judgment makes us want to hide from Him, but His mercy brings healing.

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Did you know that Christ counts His joy in you as greater than all His suffering? You are loved more than you ever dared to dream!
August 31, 2011
Are you enjoying the love of Christ? Preach the Gospel to yourself regularly--not the law--and your soul will be refreshed.
August 30, 2011
It’s one thing to pick a fight with a classmate in school, and quite another to make an attempt on the President’s life. Just imagine the consequences for standing against God!
August 29, 2011
Some of the greatest treasures God has for us are hidden in places we’d rather not go. Will we see those treasures, or will our focus be on the darkness?
August 28, 2011
Coming to God with the same old failure can be discouraging. A fresh approach could increase your faith in His power to overcome!
August 27, 2011
Coming to God with the same old failure can be discouraging. A fresh approach could increase your faith in His power to overcome!
August 26, 2011
What is happening to your faith? Is it growing? Are you exercising it by applying it to the battles you face every day?
August 25, 2011
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!
August 24, 2011
How did sin evil get such a grip on our lives? We were born in sin’s grip, yet there is hope for freedom.
August 23, 2011
There will be difficult times in every marriage. Remembering the part God played in bringing you together will help you weather the storms.
August 22, 2011
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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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Barrington, IL 60011
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