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I Am Who I Am

September 19, 2024

God is the only being who is self-sustaining. He alone eternally subsists!

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I’m Praying for You by Nancy Guthrie

When we hear that a friend is struggling, it can be easy to say, 'I'm praying for you', but harder to know what to actually pray. Through forty carefully chosen Scripture passages, Nancy Guthrie helps teach us how to pray for those who are hurting. Each chapter includes a Bible passage, short explanation, and a prayer for your friend. Using the QR code at the end of each prayer, you’ll be able to copy, paste, and personalize a text message to send to the person you’re praying for.

Past Episodes

Through faith, we enjoy the credit of Christ’s righteousness to our account. That is the basis of our standing before God.
September 18, 2024
The account of Noah in the Bible teaches us to be ready. Christ will return someday. Will you be ready when He does?
September 17, 2024
The devil uses many traps to ensnare people, but one of his greatest traps is the temptation to distrust and disbelieve God’s Word.
September 16, 2024
We are both created by God and sustained by God. This truth both humbles and dignifies us.
September 15, 2024
Abraham and the patriarchs in the Bible were saved in the same way that we are, by faith in the Lord Jesus. Abraham believed God, and it was counted as righteousness.
September 14, 2024
History shows us that sin spreads rapidly as people move away from God. Sadly, this is the case even today.
September 13, 2024
Noah’s ark provides a type and a shadow for us of the Lord Jesus Christ.
September 12, 2024
Why was Noah favored in God’s sight? Because God is full of kindness and compassion.
September 11, 2024
Though Adam and his progeny were cursed because of Adam’s disobedience, Christ took that curse for us in His body on the tree!
September 10, 2024
Because of the Fall, mankind’s knowledge of evil is more than intellectual, it is sadly experiential.
September 9, 2024

About Open the Bible Minute

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.

About Colin Smith

Colin Smith is senior pastor of The Orchard Evangelical Free Church, a thriving, multi-campus church located in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, and Founder and Teaching Pastor of Open the Bible.

Born and raised in Edinburgh, Scotland, he trained at the London School of Theology where he earned the degrees of Bachelor of Theology and Master of Philosophy. Before coming to the States in 1996, Colin served as senior pastor of the Enfield Evangelical Free Church in London.

He is the author of several books including Momentum: Pursuing God’s Blessings through the Beatitudes; Heaven, How I Got Here: The Story of the Thief on the Cross; Jonah: Navigating a God-Centered Life; The One Year Unlocking the Bible Devotional; 10 Keys for Unlocking the Bible; The 10 Greatest Struggles of Your Life; as well as others. His preaching ministry is shared around the world through Open the Bible.

Colin and his wife Karen reside in Arlington Heights, Ill., and have two married sons and five granddaughters.

Contact Open the Bible Minute with Colin Smith

Mailing Address
Open the Bible
P.O. Box 3454
Barrington, IL 60011
Telephone
1-877-OPEN-365