Open the Bible Minute
335 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 20 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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What Will Satisfy God?
April 18, 2024 12:00 - 1 minuteOur sin is an offense to God. But the God whose holiness we have offended, whose world we have spoiled, and whose wrath we have incurred sent His one and only Son to bear this wrath for us.
Propitiation
April 17, 2024 12:00 - 59 secondsAt the Cross of Christ, all of God’s wrath toward sin was poured out upon Jesus. There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ.
God's Wrath
April 16, 2024 12:00 - 59 secondsIn order for love to be genuine, it must hate evil. God's wrath is His settled resolve that evil will not stand.
How God Justifies Us
April 15, 2024 12:00 - 59 secondsWhen God justifies us, he charges our sins to Jesus and He credits the righteousness of Jesus to us. We aren't justified by our performance, rather by faith, the perfect righteousness of Jesus becomes ours.
God Works through People
April 14, 2024 12:00 - 59 secondsGod could, if he chose, do all things by himself. But in His infinite wisdom, He chooses to work through vessels of clay to accomplish His ends in the world.
One Day You Will See Jesus
April 13, 2024 12:00 - 59 secondsWhen we see Jesus as He really is, the Sovereign Lord of creation changes everything about our lives. There is no part of life that He is not sovereign over.
God Gives His Spirit to Every Believer
April 12, 2024 12:00 - 59 secondsIn the Bible we see God working through people in various ways and at various times. That did not stop when the Bible was complete. The Lord is still working today, and you are a part of it!
You Have a Part to Play
April 11, 2024 12:00 - 59 secondsIt is God’s desire to empower His people to be his witnesses throughout the world. He has done so, and continues to do so.
The Early Church
April 10, 2024 12:00 - 59 secondsThe early church was a ragtag group of disciples with little strengthuntil the Holy Spirit descended upon them in power!
Christ Is the Fulfillment of the Promises
April 09, 2024 12:00 - 59 secondsJesus Christ came to fulfill all of the promises that were delivered by the Old Testament Prophets. In Him, every promise is Yes and Amen.
Abundant Life
April 08, 2024 12:00 - 59 secondsJesus Christ came to give us abundant life in the Spirit, to restore to us the life that was lost in Adam.
We Face a Decision
April 07, 2024 12:00 - 59 secondsThe Bible presents us with the truth about Jesus Christ and his salvation. Will you choose to trust Him, or will you reject Him?
With You and in You
April 06, 2024 12:00 - 59 secondsThe Holy Spirit not only supports believers by being with us and strengthening us. He also lives inside of every Christian and gives life to our souls.
Turn on the Floodlight
April 05, 2024 12:00 - 59 secondsThe Holy Spirit shows us our need for Christ by shining Christ’s light into our lives.
Forgiveness Is Released
March 21, 2024 12:00 - 59 secondsWe are forgiven by Christ’s death on the cross because the punishment for sin fell on Him instead of us. Therefore, at the cross, God’s forgiveness is released toward us.
What Was Happening on the Cross
March 20, 2024 12:00 - 59 secondsOn the cross, Jesus bore the sins of the world. The cross shows us both the heinousness of sin and the love of God.
Jesus Is Savior AND Lord
March 19, 2024 12:00 - 59 secondsWe cannot separate Christ’s Lordship from His salvation of us. It is a fundamental misunderstanding of the gospel to think that you can receive what Jesus offers and at the same time resist what He commands.
Adam and Christ
March 18, 2024 12:00 - 59 secondsIn Adam, we all die. But if we are joined to Christ by faith, we shall be made alive!
It All Begins to Fit
March 17, 2024 12:00 - 59 secondsThe multiple theophanies that occurred in the Old Testament were pointing forward to a time when the Lord himself would come in human flesh.
The Initiative of God
March 16, 2024 12:00 - 59 secondsGod took the initiative in sending Christ to be born of the virgin Mary. He did not wait for a Deliverer to arise from us, He came to us in the person of Jesus.
Faithfulness and Success
March 15, 2024 12:00 - 59 secondsBeing faithful to God does not necessarily mean that we must sacrifice success in this world.
You Are Like a Person Who Carries Two Passports
March 14, 2024 12:00 - 59 secondsAs Christians, we are in the world, but our citizenship is in Heaven. What does it mean to be a part of two kingdoms?
The Good Shepherd
March 13, 2024 12:00 - 59 secondsIn the Bible, there are many examples of bad shepherds of God’s People. But Jesus is the Good Shepherd who lays down His life for the sheep.
If God Moves You
March 12, 2024 12:00 - 59 secondsIf God moves you to do something for Him, you can know that He will be with you in it!
Broken Dreams
March 11, 2024 12:00 - 59 secondsThe prophet Ezekiel was a man who had many hopes and dreams just like us. But his dreams were shattered. Where do we turn when that happens to us?
Jesus, the Man of Sorrows
March 10, 2024 12:00 - 59 secondsJesus suffered, and he is called a man of sorrows. What a comfort it is to know that the Lord himself understands what it means to feel sadness and pain, and that He is with us in our sorrow.
Broken Hearts
March 09, 2024 12:00 - 59 secondsYour difficulties break your heart, and they cause you to cry out to God. It is good to know that the tears of God's people are precious to Him.
A Book Soaked in Tears
March 08, 2024 12:00 - 59 secondsThe Book of Lamentations is a book of sorrow. Thank God that the Bible speaks to us in our pain.
The Joy of the Lord Is Your Strength
February 26, 2024 12:00 - 59 secondsWhat does the Word of God do? It both convicts us and strengthens us to follow the Lord with joy.
Jesus Can Give You a New Heart
February 25, 2024 12:00 - 59 secondsOne of the greatest problems with the natural man is that his heart is like a stone toward God. But, thankfully, Jesus is able to take out our hearts of stone and give us hearts of flesh through the Holy Spirit!
If We Bury the Bible
February 24, 2024 12:00 - 59 secondsThe Scriptures need to be in our hands and in our hearts continuously. If they aren’t, it doesn’t take long for us to fall off the path.
It’s Never Too Early to Seek the Lord
February 23, 2024 12:00 - 59 secondsKing Josiah sought the LORD from a young age. He is an example for us and for our children.
Where Jesus Began
February 22, 2024 12:00 - 59 secondsWhere should we start when we want to evangelize someone? Jesus began with the knowledge of God.
Anger Is Not in God’s Nature
February 21, 2024 12:00 - 59 secondsThere are many attributes of God which are revealed to us in the Bible. The Bible says God is love but it does not say God is anger. Anger does not come naturally to Him. It must be provoked.
No Condemnation
February 20, 2024 12:00 - 59 secondsElijah's prayer brought the fire of God onto the sacrifice and not on the people. This points to the cross where God's judgment was poured out on Jesus, who became the ultimate sacrifice for us.
Christianity Stands or Falls on This Claim
February 19, 2024 12:00 - 59 secondsThe claim of the Bible is that God’s Word is true. We can stand on that claim because Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life.
God Will Dwell Forever with Men
February 18, 2024 12:00 - 59 secondsThe kingdom of Heaven will not be like the earthly tabernacle where the presence of God came and went; instead it will be a place where God and men are together forever.
The Meeting Place between God and Man
February 17, 2024 12:00 - 59 secondsIn the Old Testament, the tabernacle, and then later the temple, was where God met with men. But now, that meeting place is a Personthe Lord Jesus Christ.
Living Stones in God’s Temple
February 16, 2024 12:00 - 59 secondsThe stones that built the temple in Jerusalem point to believers who are called living stones. And God is building His people up for an eternal inheritance.
This Will Reveal a Great Deal about You
February 15, 2024 12:00 - 59 secondsHow we respond when someone calls us out for our sin reveals whether or not our heart is in the right place with God.
Why We Don’t Need Any Other Prophets Today
February 14, 2024 12:00 - 59 secondsIn former times, God spoke in a variety of ways and through many different means, but once Jesus came, God spoke to us through His Son. And Jesus has given us everything we need.
Carried Along by the Spirit
February 13, 2024 12:00 - 59 secondsThe authors of Scripture did not make things up as they went. Rather, they were carried along by the Spirit to write the Bible. That fact differentiates the Scriptures from every other book.
The Law Was Never a Ladder
September 25, 2023 12:00 - 59 secondsThe purpose of God’s law was not to show us how we may climb to heaven. Rather, it is the pattern that God set forth that we may know what righteousness looks like.
The 10 Commandments
September 24, 2023 12:00 - 59 secondsThe 10 Commandments show us God’s holy and righteous standard for our lives. To follow them is to live a godly life.
The Lamb of God
September 23, 2023 12:00 - 59 secondsThe Old Testament sacrificial system pointed forward to the time when the ultimate sacrifice would be made by Jesus Christ.
Deeply Insulting to God
September 22, 2023 12:00 - 59 secondsWe must believe in God as He is, and not as we wish Him to be. To mold Him into our image is insulting to Him.
I Am Who I Am
September 21, 2023 12:00 - 59 secondsGod is the only being who is self-sustaining. He alone eternally subsists!
How Faith Makes Us Right with God
September 20, 2023 12:00 - 59 secondsThrough faith, we enjoy the credit of Christ’s righteousness to our account. That is the basis of our standing before God.
The Story of Noah
September 19, 2023 12:00 - 59 secondsThe account of Noah in the Bible teaches us to be ready. Christ will return someday. Will you be ready when He does?
Satan’s Plays
September 18, 2023 12:00 - 59 secondsThe devil uses many traps to ensnare people, but one of his greatest traps is the temptation to distrust and disbelieve God’s Word.