Open the Bible Minute

Colin Smith

Your Undoing

June 20, 2013

Jesus could have returned to heaven, leaving His body in the tomb, but He had to triumph over death for our sakes.

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Do you know what your sins did to Jesus on the cross? He became the lightning rod for the judgment that should have been ours.
June 19, 2013
It’s hard for us to imagine the glory of heaven, yet if we listen to Jesus we’ll see that glory first-hand some day.
June 18, 2013
When Jesus walked the earth, His own people did not receive Him.  Still today, people reject Him, but thankfully, that’s not the end of the story.
June 17, 2013
Jesus was tempted just as Adam and Eve were, but Jesus triumphed. When we’re tempted, we can draw on Christ’s strength to resist.
June 16, 2013
Jesus is God and man all in one person, and because of that He can do for us what no one else can.
June 15, 2013
If God waited for us to seek after Him, He would still be waiting. Thankfully, He doesn’t need permission to move in our lives.
June 14, 2013
Our sin should bring down the curse of God on us, but God had another plan. Now that’s grace!
June 13, 2013
Do you ever wonder why you were made? Do you feel like there’s nothing unique about you? On the contrary, you were made for a special purpose.
June 12, 2013
What we accomplish on our own may not amount to much, but in Christ, all that He has done is ours as well.
June 11, 2013
We may sometimes despair of ever conforming to the likeness of Christ, but here is a promise to hold on to in those times. 
June 10, 2013
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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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