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“you Are Set Free from Your Infirmity”

Date: Jul. 23, 2023

Passage

Luke 13:10-17

A Woman with a Disabling Spirit

10 Now he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. 11 And behold, there was a woman who had had a disabling spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not fully straighten herself. 12 When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said to her, “Woman, you are freed from your disability.” 13 And he laid his hands on her, and immediately she was made straight, and she glorified God. 14 But the ruler of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, said to the people, “There are six days in which work ought to be done. Come on those days and be healed, and not on the Sabbath day.” 15 Then the Lord answered him, “You hypocrites! Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the manger and lead it away to water it? 16 And ought not this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath day?” 17 As he said these things, all his adversaries were put to shame, and all the people rejoiced at all the glorious things that were done by him.

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Key Verse: Luke 13:12

When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said to her, “Woman, you are freed from your disability.”

While Jesus was teaching on the Sabbath, he saw the woman, understood her situation, and decided to set her free (note it was a spirit, not just old age). The result was freedom that brought praise to God. Jesus had already taught that he is Lord of the Sabbath, and that the Sabbath is for doing good and giving life (6:1-11). Our times of gathering should be punctuated with the liberating work of the Messiah and characterized by the joyful sounds of praise rendered to God in gratitude for his amazing grace given us in Jesus.

The synagogue leader became indignant. He only wanted teaching, not healing, at his worship service. He had an order of service and a bulletin, and Jesus was going off script because of these “needy” people! Jesus rebuked him as a hypocrite: the basic thing he would do for his animals he wasn’t willing to do for this woman. When we become focused on control and an agenda for our gatherings, they become habitual and lifeless. We don’t notice the people around us and their needs. Instead, let’s welcome Jesus, the Lord of the Sabbath to come and provide the spiritual healing needed in our families and communities, setting people free, that our gatherings may be delightful.

Prayer: Prayer: Father, thank you for Jesus who heals us from our infirmities, setting us free through the gospel. May our worship services be a joyful space for this healing in our community today.

One Word: One Word: Jesus, set us free this Sunday

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God Stills the Conflict

Psalm 76:1-12

Key Verse: 76:6

At your rebuke, O God of Jacob,
both rider and horse lay stunned.

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