Open the Bible Minute

Colin Smith

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January 18, 2018

Our sin should bring down the curse of God on us, but God had another plan. Now that’s grace!

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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.

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Do you ever wonder why you were made? Do you feel like there’s nothing unique about you? On the contrary, you were made for a special purpose.
January 17, 2018
What we accomplish on our own may not amount to much, but in Christ, all that He has done is ours as well.
January 16, 2018
We may sometimes despair of ever conforming to the likeness of Christ, but here is a promise to hold on to in those times.
January 15, 2018
Do you still feel that God loves you only when your life is pleasing to Him? It’s time to wean yourself of that habit.
January 14, 2018
How does the person who is dead to the things of God come to trust Him? The Spirit can give us hearts to follow him.
January 13, 2018
When justice prevails, the guilty are condemned. But God justifies sinners! How can He do that?
January 12, 2018
How can we know that what we bring to God will be accepted? Listen for His prompting!
January 11, 2018
There are many “powers” in the spiritual world, but only one will have ultimate victory. Be sure you’re identifying with the right side!
January 10, 2018
Our faith only grows when we exercise it. How will you respond to the trials in your life?
January 9, 2018
Faith is a miracle that grows despite all of the “dirt” of life that gets dumped on it.
January 8, 2018
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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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Open the Bible
P.O. Box 3454
Barrington, IL 60011
Telephone
1-877-OPEN-365