Walking the Talk - How God Equips Us to Do His Will [Sermon]

Anush A. John
Jun 23
3 min read

June 2026, Krabi, Thailand

Hebrews 13:20–21: Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant, equip you with everything good that you may do his will, working in us that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ.

Matthew 4:21: And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and he called them.

Galatians 6:1: Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness.

1.0 Through Gifted Leaders

Ephesians 4:11–12: "And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ."

2.0 Through Inner Transformation

Philippians 2:13: "For it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure"

Nehemiah 1:3–4: And they said to me, “The remnant there in the province who had survived the exile is in great trouble and shame. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates are destroyed by fire.” As soon as I heard these words I sat down and wept and mourned for days, and I continued fasting and praying before the God of heaven.

Nehemiah 2:4–5: Then the king said to me, “What are you requesting?” So I prayed to the God of heaven. And I said to the king, “If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor in your sight, that you send me to Judah, to the city of my fathers' graves, that I may rebuild it.”

Romans 15:20: thus I make it my ambition to preach the gospel, not where Christ has already been named, lest I build on someone else's foundation.

Proverbs 21:1: The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord; he turns it wherever he will.

3.0 Through Strengthening

Philippians 2:13: For it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure

2 Corinthians 12:9: But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

Philippians 4:13: I can do all things through him who strengthens me.

Matthew 2:19-22: But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, 20 saying, “Rise, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the child's life are dead.” 21 And he rose and took the child and his mother and went to the land of Israel. 22 But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there, and being warned in a dream he withdrew to the district of Galilee.

4.0 Through Scripture

2 Timothy 3:16–17 ESV: "All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work"

5.0 Through Providential Arrangement of Circumstances

5.1 God Arranges the Right Circumstances

5.2 God Takes an Evil Circumstance and Turns It for Good

Genesis 50:20: As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good…

Acts 8:1–4: And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria