Open the Bible Minute

Colin Smith

What If I Have No Faith?

July 2, 2011
You may have no faith today, but Christ is able to create in you the capacity of hearing and believing His Word.

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Green Pastures, Still Waters: 31 Days in Psalm 23 by Colin Smith
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Would you hunger for God if there were no pressures in your life? Learn to use those pressures to bring you closer to Him.
July 1, 2011
Who we are is revealed not in what we say, but in what we actually do. When we’re wrong, we need to be willing to change our behavior.
June 30, 2011
Where are your eyes focused—on God or on yourself? Let Christ lift your eyes from a preoccupation with yourself.
June 29, 2011
We know God is able to answer any petition, but what is the appropriate attitude of prayer when His purpose is not clear?
June 28, 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.
June 27, 2011
The Christian life is at best a work in process, but God invites you to partake in His completed work.
June 26, 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.
June 25, 2011
It’s hard to understand why God allowed evil into the world. At the end of time, though, His plan will be beautifully clear!
June 24, 2011
It’s great to be involved in God’s work. But sometimes we’re so focused on what we are doing that we lose sight of what God is doing.
June 23, 2011
How do we pray in faith? When our prayers are in line with His promises, we can embrace and rejoice in what He says is ours.
June 22, 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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