Scripture Focus (Luke 13:10-17) – “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.”
I. The Situation of a Desperate Woman (Luke 13:10-11)
A. She was spiritually open Luke 13:(10) – “He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.”
She was in the proper place at the proper time.
B. She was demonically afflicted (Luke 13:11a) – “…there was a woman who had had a disabling spirit…”
C. She was emotionally exhausted (Luke 13:11b) – “…for eighteen years…”
D. She was physically wasted (Luke 13:11c) – “…She was bent over and could not fully straighten herself.”
II. The Manifestation of Divine Power (Luke 13:12-13)
A. Jesus noticed her (Luke 13:12a) – “When Jesus saw her…”
B. Jesus called her (Luke 13:12b) – “…He called her over and said to her, “Woman, you are freed from your disability.”
C. Jesus delivered her (Luke 13:13) – “And He laid his hands on her, and immediately she was made straight, and she glorified God.”
III. The Frustration of a Hardened Heart (Luke 13:14)
A. It came from a religious person – “But the ruler of the synagogue, indignant…”
B. It came from a rule-following position – “…because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath…”
C. It came from a heartless posture – “There are six days in which work ought to be done. Come on those days and be healed, and not on the Sabbath day.”
IV. The Revelation of a Spiritual War (Luke 13:15-17)
A. The Lord exposes the religious spirit (Luke 13:15a) – “You hypocrites…”
B. The Lord uncovers the inconsistency of legalism (Luke 13:15b) – “…Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the manger and lead it away to water it?”
C. The Lord uncovers what was unseen (Luke 13:16) – “And ought not this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath day?”
D. The Lord divides the room (Luke 13:17) – “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.”