The Ohio Independent Baptist, April 1957

April 1957 ____________ THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST____~~-- Page Twenty-Three SERMON STARTERS F .\. T BOlT'f rr I Il-iJ l 1 LJR !J l 1:\ t ~ ~ :47 1. T lIE F l :NDER H l R II Iatt. 16:1 F T II E The Di,vi11e Fo1111d 1· ,va. hri t. ( Pete1" 011£ \ . . 16 ) I or . : 9 · El 11 . 2 :19-21 · I 01· . ] .... :1 2. TI-IE F 1 NDATI I-Il R II Matt. 16 :1 Th gate of h 11 prevail agai11. t tl1 tio11 OF TITFJ l1all 11ot £0 1111da- I or. 2 :2 · E p h. 2 :20 · t. 4 :11 ~ I P t. 2 :7 3. TIIE F HlR II Act i.J :-!l DI F TIIE P e11te o t i t l1 lat of birth of tl1e ·hur h ( ht1r· 11 1-\ g ) ct 2 :47 · .Act 4:4 4. TIIE F D l\1E TAL F THE H R I-I Act 2 :42 entering i11 the hri t io11 ) l\Iatt. 16 :16 12 37 · I th per-- 011 of (Wit hout livi- 1 · ct :4, 5 01--. 15 :1-4 5. TIIE FERV R F THEE R – LY Ill R H Act :-! l 11d 1-- t he 1 r eat 01111ni · io11 they ,ve1 t ever'y,vhe1--e to J)r each l\Iark 16 :15; Ro n1. 10 :1 6. 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