<strong>TEXT: ACTS 15:22, 32-35; 39-41</strong>

<strong>TITLE: MEN OF VALOR: SILAS</strong>

<strong>INTRODUCTION</strong>
<ol>
	<li>“I am not saying this to increase your burden. I am saying this to increase your vision.” Dr. Robert Tuttle <u>  </u></li>
	<li>“Just being there is not enough.” Larry Murphy</li>
	<li>Men of Valor fulfill their responsibilities responsibly</li>
	<li>Men of Valor do more than the minimum</li>
</ol>
<strong>SILAS CHOSEN</strong>
<ol>
	<li>Silas was chosen to go with Paul and Barnabas</li>
	<li>Silas was described as a prophet</li>
	<li>Silas Exhorted</li>
	<li>Exhorted = <em>parakaleō</em></li>
	<li><em>Parakaleō </em>= <em>para</em>, “to the side of” and  <em>kaleo</em>, “to call”</li>
	<li>Silas Strengthened</li>
	<li>Strengthened = <em>epistērizō</em></li>
	<li><em>Epistērizō </em>= <em>epi</em>, “upon” and <em>sterix</em>, “"a prop, support”</li>
	<li>Men of Valor are chosen to go…</li>
	<li>Men of Valor are described as prophets</li>
	<li>Men of Valor Exhort</li>
	<li>Men of Valor Strengthen</li>
</ol>
<strong>SILAS STAYED</strong>
<ol>
	<li>Silas could have gone back</li>
	<li>Silas “<em>personally determined</em>” to remain there</li>
	<li>What are your “<em>personal determinations</em>”?</li>
	<li>Your “<em>personal determinations</em>” will reveal your personal convictions</li>
	<li>Fulfilling your “<em>personal determinations</em>” will position you to be who you are supposed to be, to be where you are supposed to be, and to do what</li>
</ol>
you are supposed to do

<strong>SILAS CHOSEN</strong>
<ol>
	<li>There was a disagreement between Paul and Barnabas</li>
	<li>John Mark was chosen to go with Barnabas<u> </u></li>
	<li>Silas was chosen to go with Paul</li>
	<li>Silas was who he was supposed to be</li>
	<li>Silas was where he was supposed to be</li>
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<strong>CHALLENGE FOR THE WEEK: </strong>

<strong>THAT I WILL DETERMINE TO DO MORE THAN THE MINIMUM</strong>