Open the Bible Minute

Colin Smith

Praying with Assurance

April 18, 2012
How do we pray in faith? When our prayers are in line with His promises, we can embrace and rejoice in what He says is ours.

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What Jesus Says to Skeptics by Colin Smith – 2 copies
You wouldn’t say that you have faith in Jesus, but you wouldn’t say that you have rejected Him either. You’re somewhere in between. If this describes you, or someone you know, you might be surprised by what you find in the new booklet from Pastor Colin called What Jesus Says to Skeptics.

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How do we keep from blaming ourselves or resenting God when our prayers seem to go unanswered?
April 17, 2012
How can we avoid the extremes of either a careless life or a defeated one? Believing God’s promise helps us sidestep these errors.
April 16, 2012
God’s Word offers many comforting promises. How do we continue to wait patiently for those we have not yet received?
April 15, 2012
From Job, to David, to Paul, the Scriptures are full of people who demonstrated joyful confidence in the Lord.
April 14, 2012
For some, God’s Word makes little difference. In others, its seed flourishes. The difference is in how you hear it!
April 13, 2012
Faith that does not express itself is useless. True, living faith shows itself in service and love.
April 12, 2012
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.
April 11, 2012
Faith is more than a bare belief. It gives us life and energy to bear great fruit.
April 10, 2012
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.
April 9, 2012
Even if you are a sinner, a rebel, an enemy of God, the message of the entire Bible is that He wants to bring you into peace with Him!
April 8, 2012
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Featured Offer

What Jesus Says to Skeptics by Colin Smith – 2 copies
You wouldn’t say that you have faith in Jesus, but you wouldn’t say that you have rejected Him either. You’re somewhere in between. If this describes you, or someone you know, you might be surprised by what you find in the new booklet from Pastor Colin called What Jesus Says to Skeptics.

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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