Open the Bible
1,176 episodes - English - Latest episode: 17 days 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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You are Clean: Even Though You Still Sin, Part 1
November 18, 2020 12:00If the old has really gone, then why is so much of my life the same? Pastor Colin talks about why Christians still face the same old temptations and the same old problems, and he helps us discover who we really are in Christ.
Reduce God's Salvation by Crediting Your Response, Part 2
November 17, 2020 12:00What 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.
Reduce God's Salvation by Crediting Your Response, Part 1
November 16, 2020 12:00It’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.
Restrain God's Praise on Account of Your Pain, Part 2
November 13, 2020 12:00What happens when a person believes? Well, after Jonah believed, his problems got worse, not better. Pastor Colin explains why.
Restrain God's Praise on Account of Your Pain, Part 1
November 12, 2020 12:00When 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.
Receive God's Mercy and Withhold It from Others, Part 2
November 11, 2020 12:00Think 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.
Receive God's Mercy and Withhold It from Others, Part 1
November 10, 2020 12:00Every 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.
Rejoice in God's Gifts as Though They Were Rights, Part 2
November 09, 2020 12:00 - 24 minutesJonah 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.
Rejoice in God's Gifts as Though They Were Rights, Part 1
November 06, 2020 12:00 - 24 minutesIt’s easy to see why God gives us good gifts. But why does He bring sorrow and pain into our lives? Pastor Colin explains why.
Resent God's Providence in Ruling the World, Part 2
November 05, 2020 12:00 - 24 minutesGod’s grace will either make you angry or it will make you worship. Pastor Colin explains why no one remains neutral when they finally understand what grace is.
Resent God's Providence in Ruling the World, Part 1
November 04, 2020 12:00 - 24 minutesYou would think that a man who’s just seen God’s grace at work in his life would be praising God, but he’s angry instead. Pastor Colin explains why, from the story of Jonah.
Resign God's Work, Part 2
November 03, 2020 12:00 - 24 minutesGod never wastes a thing. He even uses your failures and shame to advance the gospel. Pastor Colin talks about how God will use what He’s doing in your life as a means of reaching others.
Resign God's Work, Part 1
November 02, 2020 12:00 - 24 minutesThere are all kinds of strategies out there for impacting culture. Pastor Colin helps us discover, from the story of Jonah, the simple strategy that God uses to change a city.
Refuse God's Provision Through Someone Else, Part 2
October 30, 2020 12:00 - 26 minutesThis is the single most important question in the Bible: If God himself is against you, and you have no hope and no future, What should you do? Pastor Colin talks about the answer from the story of Jonah.
Refuse God's Provision Through Someone Else, Part 1
October 29, 2020 12:00 - 25 minutesWhen you’re running from the Lord, your circumstances are not a reliable guide. Pastor Colin explains that there will always be opportunities to make your sin and rebellion worse.
Resist God's Call to Something New, Part 2
October 28, 2020 12:00 - 24 minutesOur culture says, Live your dream! So, what happens when God’s wake-up call interrupts your dream? Pastor Colin talks about the story of Jonah and how nothing is more disturbing to a comfortable faith or to a comfortable church than this.
Resist God's Call to Something New, Part 1
October 27, 2020 12:00 - 23 minutesGod used Jonah to change a whole city. But Pastor Colin explains why Jonah wasn’t beyond the struggles that ordinary Christians experience. Discover the struggles he faced and how God helped him.
Pledge Love, Part 2
October 26, 2020 12:00 - 24 minutesIn a world of disposable relationships, how can you learn to be loyal? Pastor Colin talks about what happens when love and commitment come together.
Pledge Love, Part 1
October 23, 2020 12:00 - 24 minutesSome things are so valuable that you want to put them beyond the range of impulse. Pastor Colin talks about the 4 greatest commitments of his life.
Show Grace, Part 2
October 22, 2020 12:00 - 24 minutesIf God gave you the opportunity to get even with a person who’s caused you great difficulty, what would you do? Pastor Colin talks about how David showed grace.
Show Grace, Part 1
October 21, 2020 12:00 - 24 minutesIf you feel like you’re the only one who has problems with your in-laws, you might be surprised by what the Bible says. Pastor Colin talks about King Saul and his family dynamics.
Speak Truth, Part 2
October 20, 2020 12:00 - 24 minutesGod uses three alarm clocks to wake His people up to their sins. Pastor Colin talks about each one.
Speak Truth, Part 1
October 19, 2020 12:00 - 24 minutesYou’re going to come across people who make life very difficult for you. The question is: How are you going to deal with them? Pastor Colin talks about the very difficult King Saul.
Stay Loyal, Part 2
October 16, 2020 12:00 - 30 minutesHow can we learn to be loyal, even to difficult people in our lives? Pastor Colin talks about how David was loyal to Saul.
Rest in God's Triumph, Part 2
October 14, 2020 12:00 - 25 minutesIf you’re a Christian, sin is still powerful, still dangerous, but it’s no longer your master. That means you can put up a fight against sin in your life. Pastor Colin talks about how you can do that.
Rest in God's Triumph, Part 1
October 13, 2020 12:00 - 25 minutesThe Bible tells us that we are saved (past tense), that we are being saved (present tense), and that we will one day be saved (future tense). Pastor Colin talks about how all these things can be true of you.
Watch Yourself, Part 2
October 12, 2020 12:00 - 26 minutesNothing could be more dangerous to your spiritual life than the attitude that says, I could never fall. The Bible repeatedly warns us against this attitude.
Watch Yourself, Part 1
October 09, 2020 12:00 - 26 minutesIf Jesus Christ is able to keep you from falling, why do you need to watch yourself? Pastor Colin talks about 3 reasons: 1) others have fallen, 2) your flesh is weak, and 3) because you have an enemy.
Reach Out to Others, Part 2
October 08, 2020 12:00 - 24 minutesWhere would you be if God had not reached out to you? This is not the Bible's most flattering description of us, but it says we’re like a burning stick. Pastor Colin talks about what that means.
Reach Out to Others, Part 1
October 07, 2020 12:00 - 24 minutesIf you want a healthy Christian life, then you need to learn to wait. But what are you supposed to do while we you’re waiting? Pastor Colin talks about one biblical answer.
Learn to Wait, Part 2
October 06, 2020 12:00 - 24 minutesI’m just wasting my time! When’s the last time you said that? Pastor Colin talks about how waiting can be an opportunity for you.
Learn to Wait, Part 1
October 05, 2020 12:00 - 24 minutesAll of us enjoy workouts that involve our strongest muscles. The same is true with our spiritual muscles. Pastor Colin helps us discern which muscles we need to exercise.
Remain in God's Love, Part 2
October 02, 2020 12:00 - 24 minutesDo you find yourself regularly doubting God’s love for you? Pastor Colin talks about why that is, and what you can do about it.
Remain in God's Love, Part 1
October 01, 2020 12:00 - 24 minutesThe Bible tells the Christian to keep yourself in God’s love. Does that mean it’s possible to fall outside of God’s love? That depends on what you mean by love. Pastor Colin talks about 5 aspects of God’s love.
Pray in the Spirit, Part 2
September 30, 2020 12:00 - 24 minutesWhen you pray in the Spirit, you are never the same person afterwards. Pastor Colin talks about how your motivations and passions will be changed.
Pray in the Spirit, Part 1
September 29, 2020 12:00 - 24 minutesHow would you describe your prayer life? Vibrant? Irregular? Aimless? Pastor Colin talks about how to pray in the power of the Holy Spirit.
Build Yourself Up, Part 2
September 28, 2020 12:00 - 24 minutesIs your faith at an all-time low? Is your flame about to go out? Do you sometimes wonder if you have any faith at all? Pastor Colin talks about why the amazing thing about your faith is not that it’s so weak, but that it exists at all!
Build Yourself Up, Part 1
September 25, 2020 12:00 - 24 minutesWe all know what it’s like to be out of shape, physically, but what’s it like to be out of shape, spiritually? Pastor Colin talks about some of the symptoms.
Overcoming Evil with Peace, Part 2
September 24, 2020 12:00 - 24 minutesWe all know what it’s like to be out of shape, physically, but what’s it like to be out of shape, spiritually? Pastor Colin talks about some of the symptoms.
Overcoming Evil with Peace, Part 1
September 23, 2020 12:00 - 26 minutesThere are three things you need to know in order to have peace in your own life, and to bring peace to others. Pastor Colin talks about the important place of the justice of God.
Overcoming Evil with Humility, Part 2
September 22, 2020 12:00 - 26 minutesWhat will happen if you open the Bible with a truly humble heart? Pastor Colin tells the story of a theologian who spent 40 years filtering the Bible through his own worldview, before he had a change of heart.
Overcoming Evil with Humility, Part 1
September 21, 2020 12:00 - 26 minutesWhat keeps us from living together in harmony in our world today? Pastor Colin Smith talks about two kinds of pride.
Overcoming Evil with Generosity, Part 1
September 18, 2020 12:00 - 26 minutesHow can you bless someone who doesn’t deserve it, or who is very unlikely to return your blessing? Pastor Colin explains that the secret to this kind of generosity lies in the crucifixion.
Overcoming Evil with Generosity, Part 1
September 17, 2020 12:00 - 24 minutesTo support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/458/29 A generous life has three dimensions. Pastor Colin shows that these dimensions reflect the incarnation, the crucifixion, and the resurrection of Christ.
Overcoming Evil with Steadiness, Part 2
September 16, 2020 12:00 - 24 minutesWhat does God expect of you when you're utterly, unbearably crushed? Pastor Colin Smith talks about some things that God does NOT require of us when we are crushed, and the one thing that He does.
Overcoming Evil with Steadiness, Part 1
September 15, 2020 12:00 - 26 minutesWhatever your circumstances today, God calls you to Rejoice in hope. Yes, but how do you do that? Pastor Colin talks about three things you can do, especially when life is hard.
Overcoming Evil with Zeal, Part 1
September 14, 2020 12:00 - 24 minutesWhen you feel jaded and sluggish in the Christian life, you need to take responsibility for your condition. How do you do that? Pastor Colin Smith talks about the 3 R’s of renewing your spiritual passion.
Overcoming Evil with Zeal, Part 1
September 11, 2020 12:00 - 24 minutesTo support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/458/29 You can remember days when you were on fire for the Lord, but now you feel a bit sluggish. Pastor Colin talks about where this coldness of heart comes from.
Overcoming Evil with Love, Part 2
September 10, 2020 12:00 - 32 minutesWhat does genuine love look like? Pastor Colin talks about 3 characteristics of genuine love.
Overcoming Evil with Love, Part 1
September 09, 2020 12:00 - 24 minutesIf you were trying to overcome evil, where would you begin? Pastor Colin talks about God’s #1 priority in overcoming evil.