God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.

Give life, rescue from death. Zōogoneō. The same power that quickens the unborn pulls the perishing back from the edge. God does not merely preserve life, he generates it.

All, every, whole, any. Pas. All things work together for good. All authority has been given to Me. All the promises of God are yes in Christ. God thinks in absolutes of blessing.

The one set apart and equipped for a specific task. Oil was poured on kings, priests and prophets in the Old Testament — the anointing meant: this one is chosen, this one is sent. Jesus stands up in Nazareth and reads Isaiah — and then says: this is Me. I am the one sent.

Jesus. Iesous. The Greek form of Yeshua meaning the LORD saves. The name given before His birth. In His name is salvation healing and authority over every power of darkness.

To testify, to bear witness. We speak what we know and testify to what we have seen. Christian witness is personal experience not opinion.

Pontius, a Roman official. Póntios. Pilate stands at the hinge of history, the man who handed Jesus over. Even reluctant hands can fulfill sovereign purposes.

Pilate, Roman governor. Pilatos. He held the power to release or crucify, yet handed Jesus over to satisfy the crowd. Authority without courage is no authority at all.

Good, beautiful, excellent. Kalos. She has done a beautiful thing. What looks like extravagance to the world looks beautiful to Jesus. He sees the love behind the act.

A confession, a declaration, a profession. Let us hold firmly to the confession of our hope. What you confess shapes what you experience. Hold the right confession.