Authority, right, power. Exousia. All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Jesus delegates His authority to His church. We operate under His commission.

Release, let go, forgive. Aphiemi. Jesus used this word from the cross: Father, forgive them. What God releases, he releases completely. Receive it and extend it.

Sin, missing the mark. Hamartia. All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Sin is not just breaking rules. It is missing the target of what humanity was created to be.

Son, descendant, one sharing the nature of. Huios. You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Sonship through faith is the highest status available to a human being.

Earth, land, soil, ground. Ge. The earth is the LORD's and everything in it. Creation belongs to its Creator. We are stewards not owners of what God has made.

Then, at that time. Tote. Scripture marks moments when everything shifts: then the disciples understood, then the end will come. God works in ordered time. Pay attention to what follows "then."

To say, to speak with authority. Jesus said and it was so. When Jesus speaks everything listens. His words carry the weight of creation behind them.

Paralyzed, helpless, unable to move. Paralytikos. Jesus healed the paralytic, restoring what the body could not recover on its own. Where human strength fails, divine power meets the need. Bring your paralysis to him.

To raise up, to awaken, to arouse. Egeiro. He is not here He has risen. The resurrection is the pivot of history. Everything before it points to it. Everything after flows from it.

Bed, couch, mat. Klinē. Jesus healed the paralyzed and told them to take up their klinē and walk. What was a place of helplessness became proof of restoration. Rise.

to lead (oneself) under, i.e. withdraw or retire (as if sinking out of sight), literally or figuratively

House, household, family. Oikos. As for me and my house we will serve the LORD. The household of faith begins in the household of the home. Discipleship starts at home.