Open the Bible Minute

Colin Smith

How to Use God's Law

July 26, 2020

How is God's law a mentor to bring us to Christ? It will bring you to the place of saying, "I don't have what it takes."

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Green Pastures, Still Waters: 31 Days in Psalm 23 by Colin Smith
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How do you know what Satan is trying to do in your life and what the Holy Spirit is doing in your life? The key is having hope in Christ.
July 25, 2020
Even if you have messed up like Peter or the prodigal son, you need have no fear of Jesus. He is the merciful high priest.
July 24, 2020
God is gracious and kind to illuminate the hidden things in the dark corners of your soul with a flashlight, not a floodlight.
July 23, 2020
If you think God is for everyone, you may need to rethink that. The Bible says that God stands in the way of the proud.
July 22, 2020
God knows all of your past sins, but He has chosen not to remember them. Do you rest in that truth?
July 21, 2020
Do you have genuine faith, or merely belief in certain truths? The key is in bowing to Christ's lordship in your life.
July 20, 2020
When you struggle to forgive, remember that the Spirit of God lives in you and think about how much God has had to forgive.
July 19, 2020
Legitimate pleasures at the wrong time and in the wrong amount will spoil your appetite for holiness. Take a break from those pleasures and experience the freedom it brings.
July 18, 2020
Do you struggle with forgiveness? Then don't make it harder by quarreling or gossiping, which stoke the fires of bitterness and anger.
July 17, 2020
Every time you focus on a wrong that has been done to you, you are stoking a fire of anger and bitterness within your own soul.
July 16, 2020
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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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