Open the Bible
1,174 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 177 ratingsOpen 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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Episodes
Ears: Listening to the Word of Christ, Part 2
April 22, 2024 12:00 - 24 minutesThe preacher’s task is to prepare the meal of God’s Word for God’s people. But there is something for you to do too. Pastor Colin talks about how to use your knife and fork!
Restore Creation, Part 2
April 20, 2024 12:00 - 24 minutesWhen Jesus spoke about hell, he used two words to warn us. Pastor Colin talks about the words He used and what they mean.
Ears: Listening to the Word of Christ, Part 1
April 19, 2024 12:00 - 24 minutesDid you know that how you listen to a sermon will determine what kind of effect it has on your life? Pastor Colin gives us some practical tips for listening to God’s Word more effectively.
Faith: Possesses Christ, Part 2
April 18, 2024 12:00 - 24 minutesAre you convinced that there’s nothing more for you to receive from Jesus? This is a great danger for people who grow up in church. Pastor Colin helps us learn to cultivate a faith that loves, trusts, and follows Jesus.
Faith: Possesses Christ, Part 1
April 17, 2024 12:00 - 24 minutesWhat is faith? And what does it do in a person’s life? Pastor Colin talks about how faith changes a person’s life.
He Loves Me, Part 2
April 16, 2024 12:00 - 24 minutesWhen the Lord is your shepherd, His love welcomes you. Pastor Colin talks about what it will be like when the Good Shepherd welcomes His people into the immediate presence of the Lord.
He Loves Me, Part 1
April 15, 2024 12:00 - 24 minutesWhen the Lord is your shepherd, His love surrounds you. Pastor Colin talks about the love of the Good Shepherd that pursues and welcomes.
Restore Creation, Part 1
April 13, 2024 12:00 - 24 minutesIn heaven, the Bible says, the former things will not be remembered.’ This doesn’t mean you won’t have any memories of this life. Pastor Colin talks about what it does mean.
He Sustains Me, Part 2
April 12, 2024 12:00 - 24 minutesGod has new strength, new purpose, and new joy for you. Pastor Colin talks about how it can become yours.
He Sustains Me, Part 1
April 11, 2024 12:00 - 24 minutesWhat will keep you going when you feel tired, jaded, drained, and spent? Pastor Colin talks about 3 ways God sustains us.
He Guards Me, Part 2
April 10, 2024 12:00 - 24 minutesHow things go when you enter the dark valley depends entirely on who’s with you. Pastor Colin talks about why you don’t need to be afraid of the dark.
He Guards Me, Part 1
April 09, 2024 12:00 - 24 minutesWhen you find yourself in a dark valley, Psalm 23 is for you. Pastor Colin talks about God’s presence with us in the dark.
He Restores Me, Part 2
April 08, 2024 12:00 - 24 minutesThe Good Shepherd knows how to restore you when you falter. Pastor Colin talks about 5 ways God restores us when we falter.
Restore Worship, Part 2
April 06, 2024 12:00 - 24 minutesYou can convey love without words, you can share hope without words, but can you communicate the gospel without words? Pastor Colin talks about how we communicate the essentials of the gospel message.
He Restores Me, Part 1
April 05, 2024 12:00 - 24 minutesThe Good Shepherd leads us, and He restores our souls. Pastor Colin talks about why we need this restoring.
He Leads Me, Part 2
April 04, 2024 12:00 - 24 minutesThe Good Shepherd will lead you on right paths. Pastor Colin talks about why these paths are not always easy ones.
He Leads Me, Part 1
April 03, 2024 12:00 - 24 minutesThe Good Shepherd leads His flock. Yes, but where does He lead them? Pastor Colin talks about two answersinto rest and righteousness.
He Owns Me, Part 2
April 02, 2024 12:00 - 24 minutesPsalm 23 was written for believers. But Pastor Colin talks about how God is using it to bring people to faith.
He Owns Me, Part 1
April 01, 2024 12:00 - 24 minutesPsalm 23 is one of the best known and best loved chapters in the Bible. Pastor Colin talks about how its familiar words bring strength and hope.
Restore Worship, Part 1
March 30, 2024 12:00 - 24 minutesIf you want to evaluate a church’s worship, ask about its commitment to missions. Pastor Colin talks about how worship and missions are related.
Heaven, How I Got Here, Part 5
March 29, 2024 12:00 - 24 minutesHave you ever wondered What can Jesus do for me? Pastor Colin shows you in the story of the thief on the cross.
Heaven, How I Got Here, Part 4
March 28, 2024 12:00 - 24 minutesHave you ever wondered What can Jesus do for me? Pastor Colin shows you in the story of the thief on the cross.
Heaven, How I Got Here, Part 3
March 27, 2024 12:00 - 24 minutesHave you ever wondered What can Jesus do for me? Pastor Colin shows you in the story of the thief on the cross.
Heaven, How I Got Here, Part 2
March 26, 2024 12:00 - 24 minutesHave you ever wondered What can Jesus do for me? Pastor Colin shows you in the story of the thief on the cross.
Heaven, How I Got Here, Part 1
March 25, 2024 12:00 - 24 minutesHave you ever wondered What can Jesus do for me? Pastor Colin shows you in the story of the thief on the cross.
Restore People, Part 2
March 23, 2024 12:00 - 24 minutesReligion is a mixed bag. Some of it actually provokes God. Pastor Colin talks about 6 types of religion that offend God.
Interview on the Film Heaven, How I Got Here
March 22, 2024 12:00 - 24 minutesDo you have someone in your life that you’d like to share the gospel with? Pastor Colin talks about the story of the thief on the cross in an interview.
Heaven, So Near So Far, Part 4
March 21, 2024 12:00 - 24 minutesAre you drifting away from your Christian faith? Do you know someone who is drifting away from Christ? Then you won’t want to miss Pastor Colin as he warns and encourages us from the story of Judas Iscariot.
Heaven, So Near So Far, Part 3
March 20, 2024 12:00 - 24 minutesAre you drifting away from your Christian faith? Do you know someone who is drifting away from Christ? Then you won’t want to miss Pastor Colin as he warns and encourages us from the story of Judas Iscariot.
Heaven, So Near So Far, Part 2
March 19, 2024 12:00 - 24 minutesAre you drifting away from your Christian faith? Do you know someone who is drifting away from Christ? Then you won’t want to miss Pastor Colin as he warns and encourages us from the story of Judas Iscariot.
Heaven, So Near So Far, Part 1
March 18, 2024 12:00 - 24 minutesAre you drifting away from your Christian faith? Do you know someone who is drifting away from Christ? Then you won’t want to miss Pastor Colin as he warns and encourages us from the story of Judas Iscariot.
Restore People, Part 1
March 16, 2024 12:00 - 24 minutesMillions of people aren’t really interested in God. What do you think God would say to them? He doesn’t say, Well then, I’m not interested in you. Pastor Colin talks about what God does say.
Heaven, Part 2
March 15, 2024 12:00 - 24 minutesHeaven is more than a wonderful place where you’ll learn all kinds of amazing things. Pastor Colin talks about why it will be much better than that. Heaven isn’t a downgrade; it’s an upgrade from life on earth!
Heaven, Part 1
March 14, 2024 12:00 - 24 minutesWhy does hell have to be forever? Isn’t it reasonable that it should last for a time and then come to an end? Many people, even church going people, seem to think so. Pastor Colin talks about the stunning answer.
Hell, Part 2
March 13, 2024 12:00 - 24 minutesLove is all we need. Who said that? Was it the Beatles or the Bible? Or was it both? Pastor Colin tackles a difficult subject that many churches today shy away fromwhat Jesus taught about hell.
Hell, Part 1
March 12, 2024 12:00 - 24 minutesLove is all we need. Who said that? Was it the Beatles or the Bible? Or was it both? Pastor Colin tackles a difficult subject that many churches today shy away fromwhat Jesus taught about hell.
The Decision That Really Matters, Part 2
March 11, 2024 12:00 - 24 minutesWhat will the final judgment be like? Pastor Colin talks about the picture that the Old Testament prophet, Joel, paints for us.
Restore Prayer, Part 2
March 09, 2024 12:00 - 24 minutesHaving difficulty getting your prayer life off the ground? Perhaps you feel unworthy or worn out or you’re struggling with the same old sins Pastor Colin talks about where to start.
The Decision That Really Matters, Part 1
March 08, 2024 12:00 - 24 minutesWith all the activity in our lives, sometimes we need to stop and ask, What really matters? Pastor Colin talks about something that is far more important than what is pressing in on you now.
A Faith That Is More than Believing, Part 2
March 07, 2024 12:00 - 24 minutesImagine going to a church where people are ungrateful, self-absorbed and complaining. The following Sunday you go to another church where people are filled with praise, and they’re proclaiming the mighty works of God. Pastor Colin helps us discover the difference.
A Faith That Is More than Believing, Part 1
March 06, 2024 12:00 - 24 minutesIn the Old Testament, God promised to pour out his Spirit on all believers young and old, men and women, rich and poor. Pastor Colin talks about what that would look like.
Making Up for Lost Years, Part 2
March 05, 2024 12:00 - 24 minutesGod says, I will restore the years that the locust has eaten. Pastor Colin answers 2 questions for us: Who is the promise for? And How can this promise be fulfilled?
Making Up for Lost Years, Part 1
March 04, 2024 12:00 - 24 minutesGod makes an astonishing promise to his people: I will restore the years that the locust has eaten. Pastor Colin talks about the years that the locust has eaten.
Restore Prayer, Part 1
March 02, 2024 12:00 - 24 minutesJesus taught his disciples to pray. That means whatever stage you are at in the Christian life, prayer is something that you can learn.
Turning to God with All Your Heart
March 01, 2024 12:00 - 24 minutesWhat do we know about lamenting? In a culture that’s geared toward giving you a feel good church experience, how do Christian people ever learn to lament?
How to Pray When You Are in Agony of Soul, Part 2
February 29, 2024 12:00 - 24 minutesSuppose someone were to say to you, I’ve been a Christian for many years, but I feel that God has abandoned me. I have no sense of God’s love, no sense of his presence. How would you help them? Pastor Colin talks about how you can minister to them.
How to Pray When You Are in Agony of Soul, Part 1
February 28, 2024 12:00 - 24 minutesThe hardest trials are not the ones that hurt the deepest, but the ones that last the longest. Pastor Colin talks about how to pray when your soul is in agony.
How to Pray When You Fear for Your Children, Part 2
February 27, 2024 12:00 - 24 minutesYour children are swimming in a sea of vanity, flattery, and blasphemy. When you pray for them, lay out before the Lord the pressures that they’re facing. Pastor Colin explains how to do that.
How to Pray When You Fear for Your Children, Part 1
February 26, 2024 12:00 - 24 minutesIf Jesus is the light of the world, then why is your son or daughter, your grandson or granddaughter, having difficulty seeing how great he is? Pastor Colin explains what keeps people from seeing who Jesus is.
Restore Hope, Part 2
February 24, 2024 12:00 - 24 minutesOne of the laws God gave to Israel, the Jubilee, was never kept in all of Israel’s history, nor could it be kept today. Pastor Colin talks about the reasons why, and what God did about it.