(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 for the Nine Marks Website in 2007 DIALOGUE IN THE BIBLE Ajith Fernando The Bible uses dialegomai to describe the proclamation of the first evangelists. This suggests that there was an opportunity for feedback to the proclamation. However, this understanding of dialegomai in the Bible is different to the …
BEING SERVANTS OF TRUTH AND OF PEOPLE: AN ANSWER TO TREND-INDUCED REDUCTIONISM Ajith Fernando I work for a forty-two year old evangelistic youth organisation. I am alert to the danger of us losing our cutting edge and becoming an institution without the urgency and evangelistic effectiveness that has characterised us over the …
Some disturbing trends in response to some legitimate concerns Ajith Fernando I have seen some trends within our Evangelical movement recently that are causing me great concern. The concern is not only because I am worried about the direction some of our brothers and sisters are taking. It is also because they …
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Interview with Presbyterian Church in Singapore April 2013 ON EARLY DAYS OF YFC AND OUR RESPONSE TO THE WAR 1. My first question, if you don’t mind – are you Methodist or Presbyterian? I am a Methodist! I am very fond of my heritage, but I have worked interdenominationally most of my …
DOING EVANGELISM WITH TSUNAMI RELIEF Ajith Fernando A new challenge is facing the church in Sri Lanka while she responds (magnificently, I believe) to the needs of our people after the tsunami. That challenge is on how we can fulfil our evangelistic mandate at this time. Some Christians, especially some who are here …
Subject: Prayer for Cape Town 2010 Dear friends, Cape Town 2010, the Third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelisation will be held Cape Town, South Africa, 16-25 October 2010. 4000 Christian leaders will attend from over 200 countries. It may well be the most internationally representative gathering of Christian leaders ever. …
1999 EVANGELISING SRI LANKA Let me try something…. How has Christianity influenced Sri Lankan Culture? That is a very controversial question. Many people in Sri Lanka think that the influence has only been negative, as they see Sri Lanka as a Buddhist nation. We like to think that the influence …
December 2009 Response to Questions from CMS Australia Suggested Questions: 1. Where do you see Mission going in 21st century? Among thinking Evangelicals emphasising mission there is a move away from emphasising proclamation evangelism and a trend towards defining mission in terms of what used to be known as “presence.” Many who talk of …