Open the Bible Minute

Colin Smith

Parable of the Pit

August 1, 2019

Some of the greatest treasures God has for us are hidden in places we’d rather not go. Will we see those treasures, or will our focus be on the darkness?

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The grace of God can advance in your life through difficulty. He will use the hardest things in your life to make you more like Jesus Christ.
July 31, 2019
Coming to God with the same old failure can be discouraging. A fresh approach could increase your faith in His power to overcome!
July 30, 2019
What is happening to your faith? Is it growing? Are you exercising it by applying it to the battles you face every day?
July 29, 2019
Are worries and fears eating away at you? Bring them to the Lord of peace!
July 28, 2019
Is the Bible really the Word of God? Can I really stake my whole life on what it says?
July 27, 2019
Sin and suffering came into the world together. To free the world from suffering, you have to free the human heart from sin.
July 26, 2019
Are you enjoying the love of Christ? Preach the Gospel to yourself regularly--not the law--and your soul will be refreshed.
July 25, 2019
God's judgment makes us want to hide from Him, but His mercy brings healing.
July 24, 2019
Did you know that Christ counts His joy in you as greater than all His suffering? You are loved more than you ever dared to dream!
July 23, 2019
Joseph had every reason to feel like God was absent from his life, yet he wasn't bitter about his circumstances. That's the transforming power of the Gospel!
July 22, 2019
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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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