The Walking

Dead

We are in world war Z

today! • How can we prepare to battle

the walking dead?

• What can we do to help them and protect ourselves from being infected?

Who Are the Walking Dead?

• Everyone who is living in sin is spiritually dead yet walking! Ephesians 2:1, 5; Romans 6:11, 23; 8:2

• These dead are walking under the power (influence) of the devil! Ephesians 2:2-3; 1 John 3:8; 5:19

• Only those who are not living in sin are alive in Christ! Romans 7:9; 6:1-2, 13

Zombie survival list • Be spiritually fit! Eph. 6:10 • Communication!

– w/ God and survivors. Eph. 6:18

• Head protection! Eph. 6:17 • Upper body – breastplate… Eph. 6:14 • Lower – feet… Eph. 6:15 • Complete coverage. 2 Cor. 6:7; Eph. 6:14 • Weapon! Sword of the Spirit… Eph. 6:17 • Have a heart to help them!

2 Cor. 10:1-6; 2 Tim. 2:10, 24-26 – Jesus wants you dead from sin and alive to

God! Resurrected… Rom. 6:3-11

How to tell that you’re a zombie

• Your life is consumed by sin. Col. 2:13

• You’re self-indulgent! 1 Tim. 5:6; Luke 8:14

• You speak but don’t do! Jas. 2:17, 26, 12

• You look alive, but you’re dead! Revelation 3:1

• You never really loved the truth! 2 Timothy 3:1-5; Mt. 23:27-28

You don’t have to be a dead man walking!

• Jesus wants you to be alive from the spiritually dead! John 10:10

• “Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light” (Eph.5:14).

• Come to Jesus and have eternal life! Jn. 3:16 – Be saved by hearing and believing the gospel.

Rom. 1:16-17

– Repent of sin. Acts 3:19

– Confess Christ. Acts 8:37

– Be Baptized into Christ. Romans 6:3-6