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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 leading seems more natural at the office than at home, you’re not alone. Pastor Colin talks about the keys to leading your family.
How does God reach out to us? If He wanted to, He could reach out to us in power like a dictator. After all, God has more power at His disposal than a million nuclear bombs. But He chooses not to do that. God reaches out to us in love.
David was far from perfect—as a matter of fact, he committed adultery and murder. Pastor Colin talks about what made him “a man after God’s own heart,” and how you can be a man or a woman after God’s own heart too.
How can you know God? Where can you find God? Who is He and what is He like? God has not left you to make up your own answer.
The glory of the Lord will be revealed. It’s like opening a Christmas present… You know something good is in there, but you haven’t seen it yet. Find out what the glory of the Lord is.
Ever wonder what’s the difference between Jesus and us? Once you grasp this it will give you confidence in God’s Word.
God calls His people to speak tenderly into our broken world. But what are we to say? The message doesn’t need to be invented.
In the 1st commandment, God says You shall have no other gods before me. Why? Why should you let God be God in your life? Pastor Colin talks about why we should obey God’s commands at all.
God is calling His people to speak tenderly into our broken world. But what are we to say?
What are godly fathers to say to their families? How are godly teachers and Bible study leaders to speak to the people they lead? Find out how all Christians are to communicate when we speak in the name of the Lord.
The Bible says that Those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength. But what does it mean to wait on the Lord?
You have been stretching yourself out in prayer and service. But it feels like God is not keeping up his side of the bargain. Find out what you can do about this
David’s victory over Goliath led the people of God to crown him King. David had many successes, but he also had his share of failures. God’s people needed a greater king than David. Find out why Jesus is that greater king.
Are the Ten Commandments relevant for Christians today? There are easier ways to live, so if we’re going to engage in the struggle to live this kind of life, we need to be certain that this is what God is calling us to.
Perhaps you’ve accomplished great things in business, or in some other area of life. The most important thing about you, in the end, will not be your achievements; but your relationship to Jesus Christ.
Trace a problem back to its root, and it often takes you down a long, winding road. When the Bible traces the problem of death back to its root, it takes us to the failure of one man.
People who find it difficult to believe in Jesus Christ without first-hand evidence sometimes say, “If only an angel would appear to me, then I’d believe.” Pastor Colin talks about what difference that would really make.
Have you given much thought to the legacy you’ll leave behind? Discover how one man’s legacy was turned upside-down in an instant, when he came face-to-face with the Son of God.
Christmas is more than just a sentimental story. The story of Christmas is about how God stepped into human history. Find out what this greatest of miracles means for you.
What is the final outcome of all that Jesus accomplished in His life, death, resurrection, and ascension? Join Pastor Colin as he talks about the glorious second coming of our Lord Jesus Christ!
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