Open the Bible Minute

Colin Smith

Listen to Him

September 2, 2015
It’s hard for us to imagine the glory of heaven, yet if we listen to Jesus we’ll see that glory first-hand some day.

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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.

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When Jesus walked the earth, His own people did not receive Him.  Still today, people reject Him, but thankfully, that’s not the end of the story.
September 1, 2015
Jesus was tempted just as Adam and Eve were, but Jesus triumphed. When we’re tempted, we can draw on Christ’s strength to resist.
August 31, 2015
Jesus is God and man all in one person, and because of that He can do for us what no one else can.
August 30, 2015
If God waited for us to seek after Him, He would still be waiting. Thankfully, He doesn’t need permission to move in our lives.
August 29, 2015
Our sin should bring down the curse of God on us, but God had another plan. Now that’s grace!
August 28, 2015
Do you ever wonder why you were made? Do you feel like there’s nothing unique about you? On the contrary, you were made for a special purpose.
August 27, 2015
What we accomplish on our own may not amount to much, but in Christ, all that He has done is ours as well.
August 26, 2015
We may sometimes despair of ever conforming to the likeness of Christ, but here is a promise to hold on to in those times.
August 25, 2015
Do you still feel that God loves you only when your life is pleasing to Him? It’s time to wean yourself of that habit.
August 24, 2015
How does the person who is dead to the things of God come to trust Him? The Spirit can give us hearts to follow him.
August 23, 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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Barrington, IL 60011
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