SPEAK, LORD; FOR THY SERVANT HEARETH Tim Burden James Drummond Burns wrote a hymn which wonderfully captures the Old Testament account of the boy Samuel in the temple. “Hushed was the evening hymn, The temple courts were dark, The lamp was burning dim Before the sacred ark, When suddenly a voice divine Rang through the …
Author: Tim Burden
THE CHURCH AS CHRISTÂ’S BRIDE The Church Joined to Christ How searching words often are. A minister addressing a congregation hears his words turn upon himself, “Marriage should not be entered into ill-advisedly or lightly”, the words may hit him with breathtaking force. What pains has he taken to “advise” this couple about marriage? Perhaps …
THE CHURCH AS CHRISTÂ’S BRIDE “Do you love Me?”, is the great question Christ asks His church. The answer “Yes” will show whether faith, the foundation of love, has been laid. That answer will also be proved true or false by a life of obedience. “Wilt thou have this man to thy wedded husband . …