Restore! Magazine Volume 4 Issue 4

In This Issue...

Servant Leadership: Restoring the Jesus Model - by Dr. John D. Garr.
Borrowing strongly from the rich Hebrew heritage, Jesus established the model for leadership that was to characterize the church which he established: leaders must function as servants and facilitators to bring maturity to the body of Christ.

The Hebraic Heart of Leadership - by Howard Morgan, D.Min.
The pages of scripture paint a picture for us of our King and his Kingdom, of who he really is and who we really are.

Biblical Respect for Our Elders - by Karl D. Coke, PH.D.
One of the clear commandments of the Bible is that senior members of society are to be honored. Though today's world glamorizes youth and ignores the elderly, the degree to which we respect our elders reflects the success of civilization.

The Echad of God - by Dr. Douglas A. Wheeler
The Shema, the most fundamental of all commandments for the church and Judaism, teaches the oneness and unity of God. When we understand biblical oneness, we can purse the unity in the church and between Chrisitans and Jews that God desires us to have.

The Wisdom of Memory - by Dr. J. Kirk Gulledge
One of the great advantages of honoring the senior members of our society is the fact that they possess the wisdom of memory. Only when we remember and understand the past can we work effectively in the present to prepare for the future that God wants.

Who Pastored the Early Church?- by Mike & Sue Dowgiewicz
Senior members of the body of Messiah have a great responsibility to provide leadership to the church. This was the model which was established in the apostolic era of the church in which true elders beccame the equipping leaders of the community of Christ.

The Hope of His Calling - by Jill M. Michaels
The divine calling of God for the church is that it functions with diversities of gifts that are integrated into a montage of beauty that is administered by servant leaders with concern to equip the saints of God for works of ministry and true relationship with God.

In Your Anger Do Not Sin - by Dr. William P. Cheshire, Jr.
How does one have anger and avoid sin? When we understand from our Hebraic heritage that anger is a creation of God and that it should be rightly expressed according to his will, we can avoid entering into the sin of vindication and judmentalism.

Lost Words of Isaiah 53:11 Found at Qumran by Dr. E. William Bean
The Qumran Isaiah Scroll, by far the oldest extant copy of Isaiah's prophecy, has been very helpful to translators and Bible interpreters in that it has served to clarify differences between the Greek Septuagint version and the Masoretic Text.