One's own, private, personal. Idios. What belongs to you alone, your particular life and calling. Steward it faithfully.

Wages, pay, soldier's ration. Opsōnion. The wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life. What you serve pays you. Choose your master carefully.

At some time, ever, once. Poté. You who were once far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. What you were is not what you are. Remember the distance. Cherish the nearness.

Who, which, what. Tis. Scripture asks it constantly: who do you say that I am? The questions of God are not requests for information. They are invitations to search.

Plant, implant, instil. Phyteuō. One plants, another waters, but God gives the growth. What you plant in others matters eternally. Plant truth.

Fruit, result, outcome. Karpos. I am the vine you are the branches. Apart from Me you can do nothing. Fruit is the evidence of connection. It cannot be manufactured.

To eat, to consume. Man shall not live by bread alone. Physical eating sustains the body. Feeding on God's word sustains the soul.

Or, than, either. Ē. Scripture often forces a choice: serve God or mammon, life or death, narrow or wide. The either/or of the gospel demands a response. Choose.

Tend, shepherd, oversee. Poimaínō. Feed my sheep, Jesus told Peter. Leadership is not dominion over a flock but care for it. Shepherd, don't rule.

Flock, herd. Poimne. Fear not little flock for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. The smallness of the flock does not limit the greatness of what God gives.

Milk, spiritual nourishment. Gála. Peter commands newborn believers to crave pure spiritual milk so they may grow. Start with what sustains you, then pursue maturity.