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  I AM ALIVE FOREVERMORE
  by A.B. Simpson
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Summary: The sermon emphasizes the importance of focusing on the
resurrection and the glory of Jesus Christ, rather than just the death
and suffering, and living a life that is ever new and full of eternal
life.

Topics: "Eternal Life", "Resurrection"
Scripture References: John 11:25, Revelation 1:18

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A.B. Simpson emphasizes the transformative power of the resurrection in
his sermon 'I Am Alive Forevermore.' He contrasts the perspectives of
the cross, urging believers to focus not on Christ's death but on His
eternal life, highlighting that life precedes death in the message of
the resurrection. Simpson encourages Christians to embrace the glory of
the risen Christ, allowing their own lives to reflect this resurrection
power, thus forgetting their sorrows and living in the light of eternal
life. He calls for a complete crucifixion of self that leads to a
vibrant, death-born life that is forever alive in Christ.

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Here is the message of the Christ of the cross and the still more
glorious and precious Christ of the resurrection. It is beautiful and
inspiring to note the touch of light and glory with which these simple
words invest the cross. It does not say, I am he that was dead and
liveth, but I am he that liveth and was dead, and, behold, I am alive
forevermore. Life is mentioned before the death. There are two ways of
looking at the cross. One is from the death side and the other from the
life side. One is the Ecce Homo (behold the man) and the other is the
glorified Jesus with only the marks of the nails and the spear. It is
thus we are to look at the cross.

We are not to carry about with us the mold of the sepulcher, but the
glory of the resurrection.

It is not the Ecce Homo, but the Living Christ. Our crucifixion is to be
so complete that it shall be lost in our resurrection, and we shall even
forget our sorrow and carry with us the light and glory of the eternal
morning. So let us live the death-born life, ever new and full of a life
that can never die because it is dead and alive forevermore.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/ab-simpson/i-am-alive-forevermore/
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