7.10.22 Huddle
Intro Question:
- When in your life did you feel the most free?
Read and Discuss:
Luke 13:10-17
10 And He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath.11 And there was a woman who for eighteen years had had a sickness caused by a spirit; and she was bent double, and could not straighten up at all. 12 When Jesus saw her, He called her over and said to her, “Woman, you are freed from your sickness.” 13 And He laid His hands on her; and immediately she was made erect again and began glorifying God. 14 But the synagogue official, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, began saying to the crowd in response, “There are six days in which work should be done; so come during them and get healed, and not on the Sabbath day.” 15 But the Lord answered him and said, “You hypocrites, does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the stall and lead him away to water him? 16 And this woman, a daughter of Abraham as she is, whom Satan has bound for eighteen long years, should she not have been released from this bond on the Sabbath day?” 17 As He said this, all His opponents were being humiliated; and the entire crowd was rejoicing over all the glorious things being done by Him.
- What was the significance of the synagogue in Jesus’ day?
- Why was the Sabbath such an important day in the Jewish community?
- What did Jesus do in this passage?
- How did people respond?
- Why was the synagogue official upset that Jesus healed on the Sabbath?
- How did Jesus show him the error of his ways?
- What does this passage teach us about how God views human life?
- How did Jesus show compassion?
- What are some ways you can show compassion to those around you?
- Why did Jesus choose to free this woman from her affliction on the Sabbath?
- How does the world define freedom?
- What does true freedom in Christ look like?
- What area of your life are you living by the world’s freedom, and not Christ’s freedom?
- What would it take to submit to God’s ways in that area of your life?
Challenge Question
- Who do you need to show compassion to this week?
- What challenges might you face doing this?
Memory Verse
Luke 13:15
15 But the Lord answered him and said, “You hypocrites, does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the stall and lead him away to water him?
Closing Prayer
Thank the Lord for giving us true freedom.
Ask the Lord to help you show compassion to everyone around you.
Confess the times you have been uncompassionate towards others.
Others- Pray for the opportunity to show compassion to the person you mentioned earlier