(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 …
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June 2018 SOME REFLECTIONS ON THE ISSUES FACED BY PALESTINIAN CHRISTIANS (Written after a Conference with Palestinian Christians) Ajith Fernando The Israelis and Prophecies about Them God’s sovereignty was evident in the establishment of the Jewish people as a nation. I marvel at the way this small nation has progressed through the hard work and …
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Written in October 2003 RESOLVING EAST-wEST coNFLICTS Checklists For Western Christians 1. There are no substitutes for long conversations. Our people work based on relationships and partnerships are essentially relational matters. But Westerners seem to be content with contractual arrangements which are alien to our ways of operating. Deep …
7th April 2005 POST TSUNAMI EVANGELISM BLUES: THE OTHER SIDE My last communiqué highlighted (“Evangelism After Tsunami Relief) one side of the problem of evangelism after the tsunami. It neglected to mention another side, and I am thankful to a former YFC volunteer Mohan Fernandopulle and former staff worker Gerard Van Gramberg …
april 1999 Short Term Mission Ventures I suppose my reservations about short-term mission endeavours are known in some missiological circles but not known in YFC, so I will first do some reflection on this topic. The first thing I want to say is that I am not opposed to mission teams …
Written in November 2000 THE PITFALLS OF HAVING FOREIGN CONTACTS The “Benefactors” Lifestyle I have become very burdened about the issues I’ve described above because of certain problems the church in Sri Lanka is facing. I fear that there are some ideas …
June 2001 STRATEGIC GIVING ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS FOR MISSION FRONTIERS by Ajith Fernando, Youth for Christ/Sri Lanka 1. What would be some key elements that you would include in a criteria for strategic giving? Let me first say that I am a little cautious about this word “strategic.” Indeed …
Written on 9/11/2002 (American system, that is 11th September) Published in Christianity Today A VIEW FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE GLOBE Ajith Fernando, Youth for Christ, Sri Lanka It is a few days after the first anniversary of the tragic events 11th September 2001, and with fear and trembling I …
Sovereignty: People usually translate this into Sinhala as sarvabaladharithvaya. I think a better translation is raajakiyabhavaya GOD’S SOVEREIGNTY OVER THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH Strength from God’s Sovereignty over Past History. A key to the biblical response to persecution is the belief that God is sovereign over history. 1. The account of …
Written in 2006 Today’s Key Missions Challenge I believe the key missions challenge facing the church today is how to affirm the absolute uniqueness of Christ and work for the conversion of those outside Christ. In our pluralistic society such claims and activities elicit the charge of arrogance. Sadly, Evangelicals are …