Open the Bible Minute

Colin Smith

The Expulsive Power

December 10, 2013

There's only one sure way to ignite a hatred for evil in your heart: Grow in your love for the Lord. Christ's love will expel all lesser loves.

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The yoke Christ asks us to bear is not always an easy one, but He will always help us carry it.
December 9, 2013
How do we endure those painful, dark times? Wait for the Lord like a watchman, knowing that the morning light will come.
December 8, 2013
Odd as it may seem, the ability to hate is critical to a successful Christian life. Unless we can hate our sin, we will never see true progress in our faith. 
December 7, 2013
Is your heart following after Jesus or after money? If you want to move your heart, move your money and your heart will follow.
December 6, 2013
Sometimes it's hard to imagine anything good coming from our pain, but God can bring full and plentiful redemption from it.
December 5, 2013
Do you find pleasure in the memory of past sins? Try remembering what those sins did to Jesus instead!
December 4, 2013
The further you let temptation go, the harder it is to overcome. The time to confront it is now!
December 3, 2013
Without Christ we are like slaves, working hard but never improving our situation. With Christ, we are “no longer a slave, but a son.”
December 2, 2013
Mankind has plenty of suggestions on how to find purpose and fulfillment, but that still leaves us under God’s judgment.
December 1, 2013
The world needs people who delight in the gospel, rather than in themselves or in their church.
November 30, 2013
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Featured Offer

Encouragement for the Depressed by Charles Spurgeon
In this classic book, Charles Spurgeon gently urges those struggling with depression to cast their burdens upon the Lord, who will not forsake His people. Having battled depression and discouragement himself for most of his years in ministry, Spurgeon encourages the downtrodden to hold fast to the promises of God, for He is steadfast and will comfort his children as they walk faithfully with Him.

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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