Open the Bible Minute

Colin Smith

What's Holding You Back?

September 24, 2013

Lots of things hold us back—seemingly insurmountable problems, doubts, questions, but God calls you to find in Christ what you’ll never find in yourself. 

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The Christian life is at best a work in process, but God invites you to partake in His completed work.
September 23, 2013
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. 
September 22, 2013
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.  
September 21, 2013
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.
September 20, 2013
Faith is more than a bare belief. It gives us life and energy to bear great fruit.
September 19, 2013
You may have no faith today, but Christ is able to create in you the capacity of hearing and believing His Word. 
September 18, 2013
Do you still need to have the Word spoon-fed to you, or have you learned to listen actively and apply the truth in your own life?
September 17, 2013
How can we avoid the extremes of either a careless life or a defeated one? Believing God’s promise helps us sidestep these errors.
September 16, 2013
Face the facts: we can’t do what God calls us to do. He calls us to do the impossible so the glory will clearly belong to Him.  
September 15, 2013
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.
September 14, 2013
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Set your mind on things above with our Heaven bundle, which includes: a copy of Randy Alcorn’s excellent book: Heaven, a copy of Pastor Colin’s book: Heaven, How I Got Here, and five copies of Pastor Colin’s booklet: How You Can Be Sure about Heaven. Heaven will help you find the strength, courage, and comfort to endure the difficulties of life that confront you today. The short book, Heaven, How I Got Here tells the story of the thief on the cross, and shows what Jesus can do for us. How You Can Be Sure about Heaven, also based on the story of the thief, is perfect as a giveaway to someone who needs clarity on how to get to heaven.

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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