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 …
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~ 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 and Graham Hill discuss Jesus-driven ministry, reclaiming friendship, and sharing the truth in love. Ajith Fernando is an inspiring spiritual leader, who has spent his life serving among some of the most vulnerable and marginalized people in the world, and who shows us what true servant leadership looks like. Source: https://theglobalchurchproject.com/video/ajith-fernando-jesus-driven-ministry/
Early 1999 Dear Colleagues, Here is something I wrote recently that I thought would be good to share with you. I get this awful feeling that I am becoming more and more like Cacophonics the Bard in the Asterix comics–giving unsolicited and unwelcome renderings at unwanted times. I have two comments on …
Published as “Response to Persecution: An Evangelical Perspective” in Witness In Context Essays In Honour of Eardley Mendis, edited b Monica J. Melanchthon and George Zachariah (Tiruvalla: Christava Sahitya Samiti, 2007), pp. 206-214. AN EVANGELICAL PERSPECTIVE ON RESPONDING TO PERSECUTION Ajith Fernando A key feature of the Evangelical understanding of …
Published in Unashamed Workmen: How Expositors Prepare and Preach (Mentor, 2014). SERMON PREPARATION ON THE RUN Ajith Fernando I am writing as a non-pastor who has been actively involved in the same church, which my wife and I helped “restart,” for thirty-three years. I preached regularly there during the early years, …
September 2008 STORIES AND TRUTH Ajith Fernando I had the privilege of doing the Bible expositions at the Youth for Christ International General Assembly in South Africa this year (2008). I believe the Lord blessed the messages. However, one thing left me a little uneasy. My talks were loaded with stories from …
September 2010 My Personal Experience of Being Prophetic Ajith Fernando When I speak to and pray with people who have come to me seeking a word of comfort, strength or guidance from God, I first plead with God to give me his wisdom. Because I believe that God can speak to …
SURVIVING THE TSUNAMI EMERGENCY A Personal Reflection Ajith Fernando Soon after the tsunami I wrote a paper on disciplines for emergency workers. Now with the emergency phase over I thought I will write about my experience of going through the emergency. This has been one of the most intensely busy periods of …
Written after Christmas 2005 BIBLE EXPOSITION IN THE POST-MODERN WORLD During the Christmas break I finished my treatment of the Ten Commandments for my preaching commentary on Deuteronomy (in the Preaching the Word series edited by Ken Hughes). The Ten Commandments alone required about 35,000 words and took me over eight months …