Open the Bible Minute

Colin Smith

Making Sense of Christmas

December 24, 2016
You’ll never fully understand the significance of Christmas until you consider both sides of the story.

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No matter what your background or upbringing, the Good News of Christ’s birth is for you!
December 23, 2016
When you’ve never seen someone, it’s easy to have the wrong impression of them. Have you recognized Jesus? Do you know why He came?
December 22, 2016
Most parents want to give their children every advantage they can, but they can’t make them holy. That comes only through Christ.
December 21, 2016
Why did we need a Savior who is both God and man? Wasn’t Jesus’ divine nature all we needed to save us?
December 20, 2016
The Bible tells of several births that resulted from a special intervention of God, but the birth of Jesus was completely different from all of them.
December 19, 2016
God has a long “to-do list.” He has made a lot of promises to us.  And they will all be done—guaranteed!
December 18, 2016
We tend to think of Jesus’ birth in human terms—that God became a Father and Jesus became a Son. But God did not gain a Son at Christmas.
December 17, 2016
Your life began at conception, but Jesus enjoyed a life before He came to the earth. He did not arise from the human race, but came to the human race.
December 16, 2016
Many people harbor anger toward God and hold Him responsible for the state of the world. But if they could judge and condemn Him, what could they sentence Him with that He hasn’t already endured?
December 15, 2016
A newborn cannot return to the womb, and once you are "born again" you cannot return to your old life of sin. What used to be natural for you is no longer possible.
December 14, 2016
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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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