I. There is a similar model for supporting Pastors that we saw for supporting Widows:

Honoring - 5:3 & 5:17

Providing

Protecting

Even Correction for both -

II. Jesus is the Model Shepherd - He is called: Psalm 23

1 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 - 5:17

a. Who rule well - I Peter 5:1-4

b. Who labor in study - II Tim 2:15

2. Provide for Pastors/Elders/Overseers - 5:18

a. Quoting Moses - Deut 25:4 (referencing animals)

b. Quoting Jesus - Luke 10:7 (referencing people)

3. Protect Pastors/Elders/Overseers - 5:19

a. 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 - 5:20-21

a. Those who continue in sin -overview of I Timothy 1-4

b. 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 -