Luke 13:10-21 (New Living Translation)
10 One Sabbath day as Jesus was teaching in a synagogue, 11 he saw a woman who had been crippled by an evil spirit. She had been bent double for eighteen years and was unable to stand up straight. 12 When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said, “Dear woman, you are healed of your sickness!” 13 Then he touched her, and instantly she could stand straight. How she praised God!

14 But the leader in charge of the synagogue was indignant that Jesus had healed her on the Sabbath day. “There are six days of the week for working,” he said to the crowd. “Come on those days to be healed, not on the Sabbath.”

15 But the Lord replied, “You hypocrites! Each of you works on the Sabbath day! Don’t you untie your ox or your donkey from its stall on the Sabbath and lead it out for water? 16 This dear woman, a daughter of Abraham, has been held in bondage by Satan for eighteen years. Isn’t it right that she be released, even on the Sabbath?”

17 This shamed his enemies, but all the people rejoiced at the wonderful things he did.

18 Then Jesus said, “What is the Kingdom of God like? How can I illustrate it? 19 It is like a tiny mustard seed that a man planted in a garden; it grows and becomes a tree, and the birds make nests in its branches.”

20 He also asked, “What else is the Kingdom of God like? 21 It is like the yeast a woman used in making bread. Even though she put only a little yeast in three measures of flour, it permeated every part of the dough.”

I. The Brokenness of Sickness (vv. 10-13)
• Works and Sabbath are essential

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• Sabbath is God’s command to

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reserve one day for rest, worship, and enjoyment.
• Sin is spiritual

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that breaks a person down inside-out.
• The devil creates pathways of

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and

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that hold us back from wellness.
• Stepping out in faith to meet God at an

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is uniquely powerful.
II. The Un-breaking of Sabbath (vv. 14-17)
• Sabbath is a weekly reminder that we are not

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• Sabbath happens in the midst of our

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, not after we finish them.
• God loves broken people and wants to heal us through

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• Failure to Sabbath is

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at spirituality and being human.
• Broken people do not

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to be healed, but are

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III. The Breaking of Seclusion (vv. 17-21)
• The word of God makes His enemies

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or

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• Seclusion causes

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that prevent spiritual growth.
• Bitterness is

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to hold someone liable for an offense.
• The Kingdom of God makes

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room for others.
• The Body of Christ suffers when we don’t assume

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for supporting the growth of others.