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Open the Bible UK Daily

3 minute daily Bible reflections from Open the Bible UK, authored by Colin Smith, read by Sue McLeish.

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03:10

What It Means to Confess or Deny Jesus

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2025/11/14

“Everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven, but whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven.”Matthew 10:32-33The word ‘acknowledge’ (or confess) in the Greek is homologeo. Homo means ‘one’ and logeo means ‘word.’ Put them together and it means “to be of one word,” or to say the same thing.Jesus said, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life” (John 14:6). So, to confess Jesus is to say, “Jesus is my way

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02:37

Promise #4: Jesus Will One Day Confess You to the Father

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2025/11/13

"Everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven, but whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven."Matthew 10:32–33If you were to make a list of the greatest days of your life, you’d probably have a few to choose from. They would likely include graduations, weddings, birthdays, and retirements.But Jesus speaks here about a day so momentous that it will outshine any other day of your life. One day you will stand

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03:30

The Mission Is to Catch Fish, Not Improve the Lake

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2025/11/12

Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.Matthew 4:19For centuries Evangelicals have had a clear understanding of the message of the gospel. The message is the incarnation and the atonement. God became man in Jesus Christ. Christ died on the cross for our sins and broke the power of death by His resurrection. This Christ offers forgiveness of sins and peace with God, new life by the power of the Holy Spirit, and entrance, not into the hell that we deserve, but into everlasting joy in the

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03:15

Seven "Fishing" Observations

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2025/11/11

Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.Matthew 4:19Here are seven observations suggested by Jesus’ analogy of fishing.1. Some people are really good at fishing, but anyone can do it.You don’t have to know much about fishing to catch a fish, and God gives some people special gifts of evangelism, but every Christian can play a part in drawing other people to Jesus.2. Fishing requires great patience.You throw out a line or a net, and then you wait. Many of us have loved ones who we long to see

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02:58

Promise #3: Jesus Will Make You Useful

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2025/11/10

“Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”Matthew 4:19What did the disciples gain from three years of following Jesus? What will you learn from following Jesus that will make you effective in bringing people to Him?A new interest in peopleThe disciples lived in a world of fish, nets, and boats. But Jesus brought them into a world of people. They didn’t like the crowds at first and wanted to send them away. They stood in the way of children and tried to stop people from other cultures from

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02:27

You Need to Take This In

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2025/11/09

“Whoever comes to me I will never cast out.”John 6:37Jesus says, “Whoever comes to me I will never cast out.” Not now, not in the future, not ever.Not only is this a marvellous incentive for sinners coming to Christ, it is a wonderful assurance for believers who have come to Christ. “Whoever comes to me I will never cast out.”The Son will not cast out any who come. They are the gift of the Father. That is why they’ve come. The Father never gives unwanted gifts. The Father gives them, and the Son

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02:44

The Son Receives

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2025/11/08

…I will never cast out.John 6:37When you move toward Jesus, He is there for you, ready to receive you. He won’t drive you away. The word comes is in the present continuous tense. “Whoever is coming.” “Whoever is on the way.” Think of the prodigal son on his way home. He hasn’t arrived yet, but he’s on the way.If you are stirred with some sense of your own need today, if you feel drawn to Christ, you can be sure that the Son of God sees you coming. His arms are stretched out to receive you. He says

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03:05

The Sinner Comes

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2025/11/07

“Whoever comes to me…John 6:37The first camera was on God the Father who gives certain people to His Son. The second camera is focused on the sinner who is coming to Jesus.Jesus invites all people to come to Him: “Whoever comes to me…” You cannot get more inclusive than that. The great truth that the Father gives certain people to the Son never excludes a person who wants to come to Christ. If you have an interest in coming to Christ, you can take that as a sure sign that the Father is working in

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02:55

The Father Gives

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2025/11/06

“All that the Father gives me...John 6:37Jesus speaks about believers as the Father’s gift to Him. The Father gives people to the Son.The people who are given to Christ come to Him. Who are these people the Father has given? How do we know who they are? They are the ones who come to Him. They come because they are given.How do these people come? “No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him” (6:44). The Father gives certain people to Jesus. He draws these people to Christ, and they

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02:40

Promise #2: Jesus Will Never Drive You Away

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2025/11/05

“All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out.”John 6:37These are among the greatest words ever spoken by our Lord Jesus Christ. They take us to the heart of our salvation. Perhaps this simple illustration will help you to see why.One of the joys of watching football on television is that you see more than you would see if you were at the game... and it’s often warmer.When your team scores a goal, the replays show you what was happening from various

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02:40

Jesus’ Rest Is a Gift, Not a Process

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2025/11/04

“Come to me... I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you... and you will find rest for your souls.”Matthew 11:28-29When Jesus says that you will find rest for your soul, He doesn’t mean sleep. He’s saying, “I will put an end to your inner turmoil. Bring your hurts and fears, your regrets and disappointments, your anxieties and your inadequacies to Me. Bring the pressures and troubles of your life to Me. I will give you peace that passes understanding. My peace I give you.”This rest is Christ’s

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03:08

How to Find the Rest Jesus Promises

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2025/11/03

“Come to me, all who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”Matthew 11:28-29Jesus is saying the same thing in two different ways. We know that because He makes the same promise: “I will give you rest…You will find rest for your souls.”What do we have to do to find this rest? The condition is stated in two different ways. “Come to me,” and “Take my yoke upon you.” These

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02:47

Promise #1: Jesus Is Willing to Give You Rest

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2025/11/02

“Come to me, all who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”Matthew 11:28Notice that there is something for you to do: “Come to me.” Either you will do this, or you won’t, and Jesus says your experience depends on this.Jesus doesn’t say, “Practise spiritual disciplines.” He was speaking to the most religious people in the world whose faith had become a burden. They were doing their best to live godly lives, but they felt crushed by their own attempts at pleasing God.Is that you? Are

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02:51

Rock-Solid Promises

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2025/11/01

His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence, by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises.2 Peter 1:3-4For the next four weeks, we are going to look at what Jesus Christ is willing to do for us. Seven times in the Bible, Jesus specifically said He will do something for us. I will give you rest. I will never cast you out. I will make you fishers of men. I will

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03:05

Assurance Grows When You Know What Jesus Will Do

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2025/10/31

Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is.1 John 3:2Notice that John uses the word “know.” He’s talking about assurance. So what do we know?We know that we will see Christ“We know that when he appears… we shall see him as he is” (3:2). The Christian life is a life of faith. We love, trust, and follow a person we have never seen. But it will not always be so. Jesus said, “I

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02:44

Don’t Forget that You’re a Work in Progress

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2025/10/30

He who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.Philippians 1:6Sometimes we fail to recognise the work of the Spirit in our lives because His work in us is not yet complete.Suppose you have a good friend who is a master craftsman. He wants to give you a new kitchen. Your old kitchen is a mess. Nothing is as you would want it to be.There’s no one you would trust to do this work more than your friend, and so you move out while the work is going on, but at one

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02:51

The Ministry of the Holy Spirit—Part 3

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2025/10/29

The Spirit is the one who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.1 John 5:6Here are two final observations about the ministry of the Holy Spirit.6. The Holy Spirit bears witness to Jesus“The Spirit is the one who testifies” (5:6). The Holy Spirit bears witness to Jesus by showing us how much we need Him. “When [the Helper] comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgement” (Jn. 16:8). And the Holy Spirit bears witness to Jesus by drawing us to Him. You have come to

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02:45

The Ministry of the Holy Spirit—Part 2

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2025/10/28

Let what you heard from the beginning abide in you. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, then you too will abide in the Son and in the Father.1 John 2:24Here are two more observations about the ministry of the Holy Spirit.4. The Holy Spirit gives spiritual sight“You have been anointed by the Holy One, and you all have knowledge” (2:20). This cannot mean that believers know everything. It does not mean that true believers can never be deceived or make foolish mistakes. John is not

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02:56

The Ministry of the Holy Spirit—Part 1

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2025/10/27

You have been anointed by the Holy One.1 John 2:20There is a special ministry of the Holy Spirit to assure us that we are children of God, and here are three observations about His ministry:1. The Holy Spirit is sent by Jesus“You have been anointed by the Holy One” (2:20). Christians are anointed with the Holy Spirit, and “the Holy One” who sends this anointing is Jesus Christ. He said, “When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you...” (Jn. 15:26). Jesus is the Holy One of God, and He sends the

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02:23

How the Holy Spirit Brings Assurance

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2025/10/26

They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us. But they went out, that it might become plain that they all are not of us. But you have been anointed by the Holy One, and you all have knowledge.1 John 2:19-20Here were people who had once professed faith, and then they abandoned the faith that they once professed. They left the church.Abandoning the faith was evidence that these people were never true Christians. True faith perseveres,

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