Unlocking the Bible: Daily Broadcast

Open the Bible's mission is… “To build a movement of people who love to open the Bible, and who are equipped to open the Bible with others.” Join Pastor Colin as he interviews a special guest who embodies our mission.

What temptations are unique to leaders in every age and place? Pastor Colin talks about one priority every godly leader should pursue.

How does the human heart go wrong? Pastor Colin talks about three ways, and then how God puts it right.

How important is your heart? Pastor Colin talks about 6 Bible passages that underline the importance of your heart.

What does it mean to become a true Christian? What would that look like in actual practice? Pastor Colin talks about four marks of genuine conversion.

How do you interact with a person who's hostile to the gospel? Pastor Colin looks at 3 question-and-answer sessions with Jesus, to learn how he handles these conversations.

You have a friend (or a loved one) who's not yet a Christian, and they're dying. What could you say to encourage them? Pastor Colin gives us some powerful words of wisdom and love to share.

What do you think is worth celebrating? Pastor Colin talks about what the people of God celebrate and why.

Taking care of your body is important. Caring for your soul matters more. Pastor Colin talks about where to begin in caring for your soul, and why it matters so much.

What happens when discontentment gets a grip in your life? Pastor Colin talks about how wasteful discontentment is and what it will cost you in terms of time, discernment, and joy.

You will never get serious about pursuing contentment until you see what kind of sin the lack of it is. Pastor Colin talks about the surprising relationship between discontentment and hell.

For the man or woman of God there are two possibilities when you are surrounded by evil. Pastor Colin explains that we can be overcome by evil or we can overcome evil with good.

How are godly people to respond when the culture is quickly going south? Pastor Colin shows us that the answer can be found in Romans, chapter 12.

What you know can leave you unaffected. What you celebrate can shape your life. Pastor Colin talks about the significance of what we celebrate as the people of God.

What happens when a culture becomes more hostile toward Christians and toward the church? Pastor Colin talks about the positive effect that this can have on the church.

If you pursue the life that God calls you to, what lies ahead for you? What should you expect? Jesus tells us that we will be blessed by God, and we will be persecuted in the world.

The Christian life is not about pretending to be something you're not. It's learning to be who you are. Pastor Colin talks about who you are in Christ.

Many Christians are comfortable saying “I'm in process.” But we hesitate to say, “I've been changed.” Pastor Colin talks about how both of these things are true of every Christian.

Faith demands patience because of what we don't know and because of what we don't have. Pastor Colin talks about the things we don't yet know or have when we start out on the journey of faith.

When Jesus said, “You will always have the poor among you,” did he mean, “so there's nothing you can do about it”? Pastor Colin talks about the rest of the passage Jesus was quoting from the Old Testament.

What is the relationship between faith and obedience? Pastor Colin gives us 3 pictures—2 should be avoided at all costs, and 1 should be pursued whatever the cost.

Psalm 23 was written for believers. But Pastor Colin talks about how God is using it to bring people to faith.

Psalm 23 is one of the best-known and best-loved chapters in the Bible. Pastor Colin talks about how its familiar words bring strength and hope.

Are you tempted to believe that your labor for the Lord might be in vain? Pastor Colin reminds us, from the book of Malachi, that God remembers your tears and your desires.

Are you tempted to believe that your labor for the Lord might be in vain? Pastor Colin reminds us, from the book of Malachi, that God remembers your work and your words.

Moses, the law-giver, had a lot to say about the heart. Pastor Colin picks up on that and talks about 4 dangers for God's people when it comes to our attitude toward the poor.

Open the Bible's mission is… “To build a movement of people who love to open the Bible, and who are equipped to open the Bible with others.” Join Pastor Colin as he interviews a special guest who embodies our mission.

How do you evaluate the latest Christian teacher? The latest Christian book? Or another Christian's ideas? Pastor Colin asks us a question that can improve our spiritual diet.

Whose job is it to guard the church against distortions of the gospel? Is it pastors? Elders? Members? Find out who's responsible.

What will the new heavens and the new earth be like? Well, God calls it “the home of righteousness.” Find out what that means.

Earthquakes, volcanoes, tornados, hurricanes, floods, blizzards, and diseases… What's wrong with the world that we live in? Fox News says “Nothing. It's perfectly normal.” Pastor Colin helps us discover the Bible's answer.

You're more likely to grow cold in your walk with the Lord when the stock market's going up, NOT when it's going down. Pastor Colin talks about the subtle test of success.

Have you ever wondered why God doesn't work faster in your life, or in the lives of your loved ones? Pastor Colin will help you to discover what his slowness means for you.

God is eternal, outside of time. The world looks very different to Him than it does to you. Pastor Colin explains what it means that “with God a day is like a 1,000 years, and a 1,000 years are like a day.”

You often find yourself distressed over sin in your life, and over the sin that you see around you. Pastor Colin explains, from the Bible, what this says about you.

False prophets in the Old Testament were rampant among God's own people. How would you recognize a counterfeit Christian today? Find out where they can be found.

Christ's forgiveness is no longer a reality that is shaping your life. The Bible says you've “forgotten” what Jesus did for you. This is more than not being able to recall what Christ did on the cross. Pastor Colin explains what it means.

When God tells His people that they are going to have new opportunities, land, and an income, He adds one more thing. Pastor Colin talks about the subtle temptation that comes with success.

Our knowledge of Jesus comes through the Bible. But how do we know that we can trust the Bible? Pastor Colin talks about how we can have confidence that the Bible is reliable.

What are you really pursuing in life? Perhaps you need some kind of a mid-course correction? Pastor Colin helps us discover a grid for self-evaluation.

If God has provided everything we need for life and godliness, why is it that some Christians never seem to grow? Pastor Colin talks about one reason why some Christians don't make much progress.

One thing the gospel promises is that believers will “participate in the divine nature.” What does that mean? Pastor Colin talks about what it is and how it is possible.

Jesus is all you need for faith, but is He enough for all of life? Pastor Colin answers these questions (and more): Is He enough for high school and college? What about marriage or the single life? Is He enough for raising kids? How about for facing retirement?

Maybe you've tried to prioritize your faith: God first, family second, ministry third. Pastor Colin talks about another approach that he calls “alignment.”