Open the Bible Minute

Colin Smith

Sin and Suffering

February 8, 2011
Sin and suffering came into the world together. To free the world from suffering, you have to free the human heart from sin.

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Are you enjoying the love of Christ? Preach the Gospel to yourself regularly--not the law--and your soul will be refreshed.
February 7, 2011
God's judgment makes us want to hide from Him, but His mercy brings healing.
February 6, 2011
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!
February 5, 2011
Joseph had every reason to feel like God was absent from his life, yet he wasn't bitter about his circumstances. That's the transforming power of the Gospel!
February 4, 2011
The Christian life is at best a work in process, but God invites you to partake in His completed work.
February 3, 2011
We can listen to God as an enemy who’s out to get us, or as a friend who has our best interest at heart. How we listen makes all the difference.
February 2, 2011
Sometimes we pray with assurance of the outcome, but other times the outcome is not so clear. Those times require a heart of submission and trust in God’s greater wisdom.
February 1, 2011
Faith is not a one-time decision, and it’s not based on our own efforts. It is a life-long obedience arising from a living union with Jesus.
January 31, 2011
Faith is more than a bare belief. It gives us life and energy to bear great fruit.
January 30, 2011
You may have no faith today, but Christ is able to create in you the capacity of hearing and believing His Word.
January 29, 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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