Open the Bible Minute

Colin Smith

On Thin Ice

January 4, 2012
With Jesus, we do not need to step out timidly as if on thin ice. He is rock solid and we can put our trust in Him.

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True faith rests neither on force-fed dogma nor emotional, mystical experience. Instead it rests on the solid evidence of God’s Word.
January 3, 2012
There's a big difference between having questions and out-and-out resistance to God.  Is your problem doubt, or is it unbelief?
January 2, 2012
Sometimes life does not make sense. But if we had all the answers, we would have no need of faith.
January 1, 2012
God doesn’t always tell us everything we’d like to know, but He does give us a reasonable basis for faith. Just ask Him to open your eyes as you investigate!
December 31, 2011
Emptying your mind in meditation can be a dangerous thing. Instead, let God’s truth fill your mind like an ointment and bear fruit in your heart.
December 30, 2011
Does faith require that we accept things blindly? No, it’s confronting the evidence and responding in belief to the Word of God.
December 29, 2011
Do you think Jesus is not really for you, but for someone more needy, or someone who has it all together? The Good News is for all people!
December 28, 2011
Do you make decisions depending on what the day brings, or based on your commitment to honor and obey Christ?
December 27, 2011
Most parents want to give their children every advantage they can, but they can’t make them holy. That comes only through Christ.
December 26, 2011
Jesus did not come to impose Himself on us, but to offer Himself. Will you receive Him?
December 25, 2011
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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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