Open the Bible Minute

Colin Smith

What is Evil?

February 18, 2011
The world says it's up to us to decide what's evil and what's good, but God's Word makes it clear what He thinks.

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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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If your heart has been hardened by sin, you may feel there is no hope. But the Spirit is able to soften and change even the hardest heart.
February 17, 2011
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.
February 16, 2011
The yoke Christ asks us to bear is not always an easy one, but He will always help us carry it.
February 15, 2011
How do we endure those painful, dark times? Wait for the Lord like a watchman, knowing that the morning light will come.
February 14, 2011
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.
February 13, 2011
Is your heart following after Jesus or after money? If you want to move your heart, move your money and your heart will follow.
February 12, 2011
Sometimes it's hard to imagine anything good coming from our pain, but God can bring full and plentiful redemption from it.
February 11, 2011
Do you find pleasure in the memory of past sins? Try remembering what those sins did to Jesus instead!
February 10, 2011
The further you let temptation go, the harder it is to overcome. The time to confront it is now!
February 9, 2011
Sin and suffering came into the world together. To free the world from suffering, you have to free the human heart from sin.
February 8, 2011
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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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