How to Treat Leaders When They...: Honoring and Correcting with Wisdom (I Timothy 5:17-25) [Audio]

Lifepoint Baptist Church Pastor Jarrod Stotmeister lpforme.com Sunday Night Sermon Title: How to Treat Leaders When They... Date: April 20, 2025 Passage: I Timothy 5:17-25 How should we respond when spiritual leaders excel or when they stumble? In this message, Pastor Jarrod Stotmeister examines Paul's instructions to Timothy about properly honoring faithful ministers while also addressing failures with biblical wisdom. This passage gives crucial guidance for maintaining both respect and righteousness in church leadership. I Timothy 5:17-25 17 Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine. 18 For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer is worthy of his reward. 19 Against an elder receive not an accusation, but before two or three witnesses. 20 Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear. 21 I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality. 22 Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: keep thyself pure. 23 Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities. 24 Some men's sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment; and some men they follow after. 25 Likewise also the good works of some are manifest beforehand; and they that are otherwise cannot be hid.