Leadership in the Local Church: Worthy of Honour (1 Timothy 5:17-6:2)

Peter Holden, 23rd February 2020
Part of the Study of Timothy series, preached at a Fordham Sunday Service service

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5:17 The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor, especially those whose work is preaching and teaching.
5:18 For the Scripture says, "Do not muzzle the ox while it is treading out the grain," and "The worker deserves his wages."
5:19 Do not entertain an accusation against an elder unless it is brought by two or three witnesses.
5:20 Those who sin are to be rebuked publicly, so that the others may take warning.

5:21 I charge you, in the sight of God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels, to keep these instructions without partiality, and to do nothing out of favoritism.
5:22 Do not be hasty in the laying on of hands, and do not share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.
5:23 Stop drinking only water, and use a little wine because of your stomach and your frequent illnesses.
5:24 The sins of some men are obvious, reaching the place of judgment ahead of them; the sins of others trail behind them.
5:25 In the same way, good deeds are obvious, and even those that are not cannot be hidden.

6:1 All who are under the yoke of slavery should consider their masters worthy of full respect, so that God's name and our teaching may not be slandered.
6:2 Those who have believing masters are not to show less respect for them because they are brothers. Instead, they are to serve them even better, because those who benefit from their service are believers, and dear to them. These are the things you are to teach and urge on them.