When I was a student at Asbury Seminary, we had the great scholar Bishop Stephen Neill visit our school. During a question-and-answer time he suggested that we get into the habit of slowly reading serious books a little at a time over a period of several months. I have tried to do that in the …
A Talk given (online) by Ajith Fernando at the John Stott 100th Anniversary Service held at All Souls, Langham Place, UK, organised by the Evangelical Fellowship in the Anglican Communion I discovered John Stott in the late 1960s in the library of my father who was a layman. I was a university student then and …
Ajith Fernando I write this to encourage writers, teachers, and others who work to communicate God’s truth, especially in countries that cannot afford to set people apart to specialise in these kinds of ministry. Here are some things that will help us to persevere in doing what is needed to faithfully feed the flock. Faithfulness …
A Word of Encouragement to Writers, Teachers, and other CommunicatorsRead More »
Ajith Fernando Two people who were having an adulterous affair were confronted by a pastor friend of mine about the wrongness of what they were doing. Their response was, “How could something that feels so good, be so wrong?” My friend responded, “How could something that is so wrong, feel so good.” I am sure …
Ajith Fernando While the Bible does not dwell much on the “whys” of things like epidemics, it clearly teaches that when there is a great need, Christians must seek to be involved. Our God is a god who acts, and he often acts through us. Let us look at some biblical principles which we need …
~ Ajith Fernando Peter was a person whose public ministry had a huge and wide influence on the history of Christianity. This is immortalized in his speeches recorded in Acts and his two Epistles. He was the leader of the first church. When Jesus restored him to ministry following his denial, he summarized his call …
~ Ajith Fernando Some years ago, a survey was conducted among young people about what achievement they desired most. They were given various options to choose from. The most popular option emerged as “a few minutes of fame.” We live in a world where success and significance are measured by the things that famous people have …
Ajith Fernando’s 2019 CTS Graduation Address I am grateful to the Principal, Council and Administration of Colombo Theological Seminary for giving me this great honour of speaking today. I wish to congratulate the graduates and pay tribute to their friends and family for the sacrifices they made to enable these brothers and sisters to complete …
Wise, Biblical and Spirit-Filled Servants of ChristRead More »
(Source: https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/beg-god-to-move-again) Revival means many things to many people. I mean it to describe a situation where large numbers of people are fired up to seek God fully, yearn for obedience, confess sin in their life, and experience the joy and freedom of walking with God. History shows us that there is no exact prescription for …
Beg God to Move Again – Seven Marks of True RevivalRead More »
Ajith Fernando speaks from Isaiah Chapter 9 Verse 6, about Jesus and Isaiah’s description of who the Messiah is and how that is good news to us today.