Church Health Essentials: Priorities Concerning Pastors

Church Health Essentials: Priorities Concerning Pastors
1 Timothy 5:17-25

I. Provision, 17-18
Corinthians 9:7-11
A. The Work of the Pastor

1. Leading
   1 Thessalonians 5:12
   Hebrews 13:7,17
2. Preaching and Teaching
   B. The Appreciation of the Church for the Pastor

II. Protection, 19-21
A. Protecting the Pastor
Deuteronomy 19:15-20
Matthew 18:15-17
B. Protecting the Church

1. Realize that God Is Witness.
2. Be without Bias.

III. Examination, 22-25
A. How? Be Deliberate.
B. Why? You Will Be Held Accountable.
C. How? Investigate a Man's Life.

1. Look for sins that make a man unfit for office.
2. Look for deeds that make a man fit for office.

Implications:

1. Appreciate the work of your pastors.
2. Hold your pastors accountable.
3. Let us be careful who we ordain as a pastor.
4. Be ready for judgment.