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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.
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If you go through your whole life and never commit a murder, does that mean you’ve kept God’s command: You shall not murder? Pastor Colin talks about the applications Jesus made from the sixth commandment.
Have you ever wondered, “What can Jesus do for me?” Pastor Colin shows you in the story of the thief on the cross.
Have you ever wondered, “What can Jesus do for me?” Pastor Colin shows you in the story of the thief on the cross.
Have you ever wondered, “What can Jesus do for me?” Pastor Colin shows you in the story of the thief on the cross.
Have you ever wondered, “What can Jesus do for me?” Pastor Colin shows you in the story of the thief on the cross.
Have you ever wondered, “What can Jesus do for me?” Pastor Colin shows you in the story of the thief on the cross.
Ever wonder what is (and what is not) included in the command: You shall not murder? Pastor Colin talks about this.
How could you ever feel safe giving your heart to God? Pastor Colin talks about the options we have for giving our hearts away.
What is your best defense against sin? Pastor Colin talks about the heart.
How does the human heart go wrong? Pastor Colin talks about three ways, and then how God puts it right.
How important is your heart? Pastor Colin talks about six Bible passages that underline the importance of your heart.
What if “Salvation belongs to the Lord,” means more than just “God makes salvation possible?” Pastor Colin explains what difference this teaching can make in your life.
Some parents aren’t worthy of honor. But God commands us to “honor” our father and mother. Pastor Colin talks about how to honor a parent (or anyone else) who’s exercised authority over you in an unworthy manner.
It’s a great thing to know that God is love. But it’s a far greater thing to know that God loves you. Pastor Colin explains how understanding what Jesus did on the cross bridges the gap between these two things.
1What happens when a person believes? Well, after Jonah believed his problems got worse, not better. Pastor Colin explains why.
When the book of Jonah ends, he is still angry with God. But we know God’s grace eventually triumphed in Jonah’s life. How do we know that? Pastor Colin explains how God turned Jonah around and how we know this.
Think about someone who really annoys you. When you’re with them, you can feel your temperature rising or your patience wearing thin. Would you like to have more compassion for them? Pastor Colin talks about how.
Every atheist is sustained every moment by the mercy of God. Isn’t that an amazing thought? Pastor Colin helps us learn how to show kindness to all people, especially those whose beliefs may be different than yours, or whose behavior may repulse you.
The fifth commandment would be easy if it said, “Honor your father and mother if they are honorable.” But it doesn’t actually say that. God does not give us the luxury of choosing who we should honor.
Jonah was angry with God, but then his circumstances changed, and he was happy. His anger seemed to go away, but it didn’t actually. Pastor Colin explains what happened to it.
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