Open the Bible
Colin Smith
Colin Smith
Open the Bible
Colin Smith
Colin Smith

About

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.

Episodes

  • Your Struggle for Integrity, Part 2
    What does it mean to keep the 8th commandment: You shall not steal? Well, the best way to avoid going down the wrong road is to take the right road. Pastor Colin talks about the surprising place where that begins.
  • Commit, Part 2
    You almost gave up. You almost lost your faith… but God brought you through it all. You’ve come a long way. Pastor Colin talks about how you move forward from here.
  • Commit, Part 1
    Faith leads to commitment—not the other way around. Faith is a gift that comes down, not an effort that is worked up. Pastor Colin talks about the reasons why.
  • Believe, Part 2
    Did you know that it’s possible to long for heaven, with all its people, pleasures and possessions… and still completely miss the point of it all? Don’t do that. Pastor Colin talks about what’s at the heart of heaven.
  • Believe! Part 1
    Christian faith is not about your ability to trust. If it was, some of us would have a great advantage over others. Pastor Colin talks about what biblical faith depends on.
  • Confess! Part 2
    Have you ever been told to ‘follow your heart?’ This advice completely ignores the Christian doctrine of sin. Your heart is not as reliable as you might think. Pastor Colin talks about why that is.
  • Your Struggle for Integrity, Part 1
    The 8th commandment says, “You shall not steal.” This definition will help you take in the challenge of this command: Stealing is trying to get as much as possible, while giving as little as possible. Pastor Colin fleshes this out for us.
  • Confess! Part 1
    You go to church and you read your Bible, but how do you know if you’re really grasping the truth? One way to measure this is to take an honest look at your prayer life. Pastor Colin talks about how to do that.
  • Think! Part 2
    The Bible tells us that God has placed the wicked on slippery ground. Really? How does He do that? By making them prosperous. Pastor Colin talks about what makes prosperity slippery ground.
  • Think! Part 1
    Are you so confused by your struggles that your prayer life is suffering? You can’t think straight and you can’t pray straight. Pastor Colin talks about what you can do about it.
  • Stop! Part 2
    Are you in trouble… big time? Do you feel like giving up? Pastor Colin talks about why the first step to turning your life around is not finding an answer, but making a decision.
  • Stop! Part 1
    Hear the story of a godly leader who almost lost his faith. Pastor Colin talks about what God used to turn him around. If God can turn him around, he can do the same for you.
  • Your Struggle for Purity, Part 2
    When you are climbing and you feel like you’re going to fall, you don’t need someone shouting at you, you need someone to show you where to put your foot so you can keep moving forward. Pastor Colin talks about how you can learn to walk in sexual purity.
  • The Joys of Life in the Resurrection Body, Part 2
    Where does the idea come from that our resurrection bodies will materialize and dematerialize? Pastor Colin looks at four things we know about our resurrection bodies, four changes that the Bible talks about.
  • The Joys of Life in the Resurrection Body, Part 1
    How important, would you say, is your body? Christians seem to have different views on this. Pastor Colin looks at four doctrines that teach us the importance of the body.
  • How Much Will I Enjoy Heaven? Part 2
    What are you holding onto that is so good that you’d be willing to miss out on what Jesus Christ offers to you? Pastor Colin helps us to calculate the cost of following Jesus.
  • How Much Will I Enjoy Heaven? Part 1
    The Bible tells us to “set our minds on things above.” How do you do that? Pastor Colin gives us 4 very simple and memorable strategies.
  • Will We Know One Another in Heaven? Part 2
    Will we know one another in heaven? Yes. Pastor Colin talks about 7 Bible passages that clearly suggest that we will know one another.
  • Your Struggle for Purity, Part 1
    Some would say that they’ve never really struggled with the 7th commandment: You shall not commit adultery, but Jesus made it very clear that this issue of purity includes even our thoughts. Pastor Colin talks about where the door of hope is… even when your purity has been compromised.
  • Will We Know One Another in Heaven? Part 1
    Will we know one another in heaven? The short answer is “Yes, we will!” Pastor Colin talks about relationships in heaven.