Open the Bible Minute

Colin Smith

Friendship to Sinners

May 30, 2016
Regardless of the choices you have made, or the regrets you have, Jesus offers His friendship to you. If He becomes your friend, it will change your life.

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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.

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Have you truly recognized God's authority in all of your life, or all you still questioning Him? End your fight and find peace today.
May 29, 2016
Those who have never encountered the power of God find the Gospel ridiculous. But when you really know Him, the ridiculous seems surprisingly possible.
May 28, 2016
The blood of Jesus can cover any sin you've ever committed, even the ones you've done over and over again. Will you take Him at His word and find peace today?
May 27, 2016
Christ’s work on the cross is finished, but his work of blessing our lives continues.
May 26, 2016
Jesus could have returned to heaven, leaving His body in the tomb, but He had to triumph over death for our sakes.
May 25, 2016
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.
May 24, 2016
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.
May 23, 2016
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.
May 22, 2016
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.
May 21, 2016
Jesus is God and man all in one person, and because of that He can do for us what no one else can.
May 20, 2016
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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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