• Introduction
    • A few preacher stories …
      • Johane Masowe denominations (Dickson, Zimbabwe, 2015)
      • Baptism in Hindu lake (Ed Brand, Indonesia & India, 2016)
      • Lydia; Idolaters converted
    • Acts 15:22
    • I Peter 5:12
    • Acts 15:40
  • Silas was a solid Christian upon whom people could depend.
    • Acts 15:22-33 – Dependable people were needed to handle the letter.
    • Acts 15:36-40 – Paul chose Silas to accompany him.
    • II Peter 1-7 – We must also be solid Christians on which others can depend.
  • Silas glorified God even when he suffered.
    • Acts 16:16-26
    • Acts 17:5-15
    • We shouldn’t only serve God when times are good.
  • Silas was an example.
    • I Thessalonians 1:5; 2:1-12
    • One of the best ways we can influence others is through our own actions.