The ministry of Open the Bible is built upon the transformative power of God’s Word.
What follows are some of the best sermons on the Bible from Pastor Colin Smith that you can listen to for free at openthebible.org.
1. The Word of God (from the Soul Care Series)
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. Colossians 3:16
Where does spiritual life come from? There are three very different answers out there: The religious answer, the psychological answer, and the biblical answer. Pastor Colin shares what the Bible teaches in this message.
2. The Word of God (from the Waiting on the Lord series)
The grass withers, the flower fades,
but the word of our God will stand forever. Isaiah 40:8
God is calling his people to speak tenderly into our broken world. But what are we to say? In this message, Pastor Colin talks about why the message doesn’t need to be invented: we have it in God’s eternal Word.
3. Ears: Listening to the Word of Christ
So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ. Romans 10:17
Did you know that how you listen to a sermon will determine what kind of effect it has on your life? Pastor Colin gives us some practical tips for listening to God’s Word more effectively.
Part of the series The Anatomy of Faith.
4. Feed on God’s Word
Jeremiah 36
The Bible tells the story about a father, King Josiah, and a son, Jehoiakim in Jeremiah 36, who both heard the Word of God and had entirely different reactions to it: One tore his robes, and the other tore the Word of God. How will you respond to God’s Word?
From the series Deckchairs on the Titanic: How to Avoid a Plunge to Disaster.
5. Expectations (on the Parable of the Sower)
And he told them many things in parables, saying: “A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them. Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, since they had no depth of soil, but when the sun rose they were scorched. And since they had no root, they withered away. Other seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them. Other seeds fell on good soil and produced grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty… Matthew 13:38
Would you like to plant the Word of God in the life of another person? Pastor Colin talks about what happens when you sow the Word of God in the life of a co-worker, a neighbor, a young person, a friend, a child, or a grandchild.
This teaching is part of the Open the Bible Courses platform as part of the Sustaining a Lifetime of Ministry course. Read the transcript of this message or watch below:
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