Open the Bible Minute

Colin Smith

Your Inheritance

November 21, 2018

When God creates a new heaven and a new earth, whom will He give it to? The meek.

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If strength is not controlled, it is no longer an advantage. Meekness brings strength under control.
November 20, 2018
Each of the great statements of Jesus' atoning death in the Bible tells us what Christ did and why He did it. Is the passion for holiness growing in you?
November 19, 2018
The Bible tells us to submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. If you're not a member of a local church, whom do you submit to?
November 18, 2018
If you can trust God to make you completely like Christ on the last day, why should you not trust Him to make you more like Christ on earth?
November 17, 2018
Find someone who can speak into your life and listen to what they have to say. Ask, "What's one sin I should be fighting against more strongly?"
November 16, 2018
You may be incredibly talented or successful and yet still be poor in spirit. If you have truly met with God, you know that before Him, you have nothing to offer.
November 15, 2018
The blessed ones are not those who think they have righteousness, but those who feel they have not arrived and long to be more like Christ.
November 14, 2018
Leave your Bible closed and your eyes will remain closed to the sins lurking in your life. Open your Bible and God will open your eyes.
November 13, 2018
What appetites are shaping your life, and what is the diet that shaped them? Is your appetite for God being diminished by your hunger and thirst for other things?
November 12, 2018
Do you tend to be hard and demanding with Christians who struggle in their faith? God calls us to be tender toward others and sensitive to the loads they bear, helping out whenever we can.
November 11, 2018
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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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