The Way Jesus Loves Pastors

I. There is a similar model for supporting Pastors that we saw for supporting Widows: Honoring - 5:3 & 5:17Providing Protecting Even Correction for both -  II. Jesus is the Model Shepherd - He is called: Psalm 231 The Good Shepherd in John 10 2 The Chief Shepherd in I Peter 5 3 The Great Shepherd in Hebrews 13 4 Jesus revealed in Matt. 9:36-38 5 Jesus restored Peter in John 21  1. Honor Pastors/Elders/Overseers - 5:17a. Who rule well - I Peter 5:1-4b. Who labor in study - II Tim 2:15 2. Provide for Pastors/Elders/Overseers - 5:18a. Quoting Moses - Deut 25:4 (referencing animals)b. Quoting Jesus - Luke 10:7 (referencing people) 3. Protect Pastors/Elders/Overseers - 5:19a. Do not receive an accusation against an elder (give them benefit of the doubt) “except”b. Except on the basis of two or three witnesses - Mt. 18:15-17 4. Correct Pastors/Elders/Overseers - 5:20-21a. Those who continue in sin -overview of I Timothy 1-4b. Rebuke in the presence of all - don’t leave room for gossip and innuendo - incentive to live rightly when in leadership c. Maintain these principles w/out bias (don’t play to partiality)d. Two were removed in chap 1 -  5. Selecting Pastors/Elders/Overseers - 5:22-25 a. Don’t lay hands too hastily -don’t be in a hurry on this critical process (because then you share in the responsibility of the problems)b. Keep yourself free from sin - Be accountable! Then a caveat for Timothy (you can remain pure and use wine for medicinal purposes)c. The sins of some are quite evident - “going on before them to judgment”d. For others, their sins follow after (obvious examination process)e. Likewise also, deeds that are good are quite - f. And those otherwise cannot be concealed -