Open the Bible Minute

By Colin Smith

What's Open the Bible Minute 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.

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Open the Bible Minute episodes:

04.23.2024
Christ Died to Save You; Lives to Keep You
What is the reason for the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ? What significance do these things have for us today?
04.22.2024
A Demonstration of Love
The death of Jesus actually accomplished something of infinite value for us. Our redemption.
04.21.2024
Hope That Does Not Disappoint
This world is filled with troubles and strife. Jesus knew and experienced all of it. But He has also overcome the evil and trouble of this world, and since we are in Him we can have victory as well!
04.20.2024
A Gift We Do Not Earn
The righteousness of Christ is credited to our account by faith alone. We cannot earn it, because it was earned by Jesus himself, and is given to us freely.
04.19.2024
Justification
Justification is a legal term, but what does it mean and how does it relate to Christians?
04.18.2024
What Will Satisfy God?
Our 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.
04.17.2024
Propitiation
At 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.
04.16.2024
God's Wrath
In order for love to be genuine, it must hate evil. God's wrath is His settled resolve that evil will not stand.
04.15.2024
How God Justifies Us
When 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.
04.14.2024
God Works through People
God 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.
04.13.2024
One Day You Will See Jesus
When 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.
04.12.2024
God Gives His Spirit to Every Believer
In 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!
04.11.2024
You Have a Part to Play
It is God’s desire to empower His people to be his witnesses throughout the world. He has done so, and continues to do so.
04.10.2024
The Early Church
The early church was a ragtag group of disciples with little strengthuntil the Holy Spirit descended upon them in power!
04.09.2024
Christ Is the Fulfillment of the Promises
Jesus Christ came to fulfill all of the promises that were delivered by the Old Testament Prophets. In Him, every promise is Yes and Amen.
04.08.2024
Abundant Life
Jesus Christ came to give us abundant life in the Spirit, to restore to us the life that was lost in Adam.
04.07.2024
We Face a Decision
The Bible presents us with the truth about Jesus Christ and his salvation. Will you choose to trust Him, or will you reject Him?
04.06.2024
With You and in You
The 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.
04.05.2024
Turn on the Floodlight
The Holy Spirit shows us our need for Christ by shining Christ’s light into our lives.
04.04.2024
The Spirit Delivers the Gift
We receive salvation by faith in Jesus Christ alone, but the faith we need to believe is itself a gift from God given by the Holy Spirit. He applies salvation to us.
04.03.2024
If the Son Were Not God
If Jesus were not God, He would not be able to tell His disciples, If you have seen me you have seen the Father.
04.02.2024
The Glory of Jesus Christ
Part of the glory of Christ is that He has life in Himself which the Father granted to Him.
04.01.2024
The Father and the Son
What is the nature and relationship between the first and second persons of the Trinity?
03.31.2024
The Mystery of the Godhead
To know the Father’s love means to obey Him, for only those who obey are able to say that they recognize His authority over their lives and experience His loving care for them.
03.30.2024
The Trinity
There are very important things to know about God’s Nature. Three of those things are: There is one God, He exists in three persons, and each person in the Trinity is truly God.
03.29.2024
You Can Truly Know God
The word "baptize" means to dip or drench. So the Christian life is all about being drenched in the Father, plunged into the Son, and soaked in the Spirit.
03.28.2024
You Are an Unfinished Project
Though we are not what we once were before we knew Christ, we are also not yet what we will be when we see Him face to face. In that day, we will be perfected!
03.27.2024
The Completed and Continuing Work of Jesus
Jesus finished His work of salvation on the cross. But now He continues to work making intercession for His people.
03.26.2024
Jesus Is Our Advocate
One of our greatest needs is an Advocate with God the Father in Heaven. That is what Jesus is for all who belong to Him.
03.25.2024
The Resurrection Body
When the trumpet sounds, the dead in Christ will rise and be changed, in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, and we who trust in Him shall be like Him.
03.24.2024
The Body Matters
Our bodies matter to God. And He will not allow them to stay in the grave forever. Soon, everyone will rise on Judgment Day.
03.23.2024
Death Is No Longer a Prison
Because Christ died and rose again, we who are united to Him by faith will also rise from the grave to be in the presence of God.
03.22.2024
How You Can Know God Loves You
The cross of Christ is the proof of God’s love toward sinners. While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
03.21.2024
Forgiveness Is Released
We 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.
03.20.2024
What Was Happening on the Cross
On the cross, Jesus bore the sins of the world. The cross shows us both the heinousness of sin and the love of God.
03.19.2024
Jesus Is Savior AND Lord
We 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.
03.18.2024
Adam and Christ
In Adam, we all die. But if we are joined to Christ by faith, we shall be made alive!
03.17.2024
It All Begins to Fit
The multiple theophanies that occurred in the Old Testament were pointing forward to a time when the Lord himself would come in human flesh.
03.16.2024
The Initiative of God
God 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.
03.15.2024
Faithfulness and Success
Being faithful to God does not necessarily mean that we must sacrifice success in this world.
03.14.2024
You Are Like a Person Who Carries Two Passports
As Christians, we are in the world, but our citizenship is in Heaven. What does it mean to be a part of two kingdoms?
03.13.2024
The Good Shepherd
In 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.
03.12.2024
If God Moves You
If God moves you to do something for Him, you can know that He will be with you in it!
03.11.2024
Broken Dreams
The 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?
03.10.2024
Jesus, the Man of Sorrows
Jesus 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.
03.09.2024
Broken Hearts
Your 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.
03.08.2024
A Book Soaked in Tears
The Book of Lamentations is a book of sorrow. Thank God that the Bible speaks to us in our pain.
03.07.2024
Nicodemus
When Nicodemus came to Jesus, Jesus told him that he needed to be born again. What does that mean?
03.06.2024
Change My Heart
After King David sinned, he asked God to create in him a clean heart. This should be our prayer as well.
03.05.2024
The Gift of Salvation
Salvation in Christ is not something we must work to attain. It is a free gift, given by the Lord himself to unworthy sinners.

What's Open the Bible Minute about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Open the Bible Minute episodes:

Christ Died to Save You; Lives to Keep You

A Demonstration of Love

Hope That Does Not Disappoint

A Gift We Do Not Earn

Justification

What Will Satisfy God?

Propitiation

God's Wrath

How God Justifies Us

God Works through People

One Day You Will See Jesus

God Gives His Spirit to Every Believer

You Have a Part to Play

The Early Church

Christ Is the Fulfillment of the Promises

Abundant Life

We Face a Decision

With You and in You

Turn on the Floodlight

The Spirit Delivers the Gift

If the Son Were Not God

The Glory of Jesus Christ

The Father and the Son

The Mystery of the Godhead

The Trinity

You Can Truly Know God

You Are an Unfinished Project

The Completed and Continuing Work of Jesus

Jesus Is Our Advocate

The Resurrection Body

The Body Matters

Death Is No Longer a Prison

How You Can Know God Loves You

Forgiveness Is Released

What Was Happening on the Cross

Jesus Is Savior AND Lord

Adam and Christ

It All Begins to Fit

The Initiative of God

Faithfulness and Success

You Are Like a Person Who Carries Two Passports

The Good Shepherd

If God Moves You

Broken Dreams

Jesus, the Man of Sorrows

Broken Hearts

A Book Soaked in Tears

Nicodemus

Change My Heart

The Gift of Salvation