Stand Up

Jamaal Williams

10 As he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath, 11 a woman was there who had been disabled by a spirit for over eighteen years. She was bent over and could not straighten up at all. 12 When Jesus saw her, he called out to her, “Woman, you are free of your disability.” 13 Then he laid his hands on her, and instantly she was restored and began to glorify God.

14 But the leader of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, responded by telling the crowd, “There are six days when work should be done; therefore come on those days and be healed and not on the Sabbath day.”

15 But the Lord answered him and said, “Hypocrites! Doesn’t each one of you untie his ox or donkey from the feeding trough on the Sabbath and lead it to water? 16 Satan has bound this woman, a daughter of Abraham, for eighteen years—shouldn’t she be untied from this bondage on the Sabbath day?”

17 When he had said these things, all his adversaries were humiliated, but the whole crowd was rejoicing over all the glorious things he was doing.

Luke 13:1-17

See the hurting. Step in. Join Jesus in setting them free.

1. Jesus Sees the Unseen (Luke 13:10-12)
   • A woman bound for 18 years—ignored and overlooked.
   • Jesus sees her, calls her, and sets her free.
2.  Liberation Over Legalism (Luke 13:13-16)
   • Jesus heals on the Sabbath, revealing the heart of God.
   • The religious leaders resist, clinging to rules over redemption.
3. Call to Action (Luke 13:17)
   • The crowd rejoices while the legalists are humiliated.
   • Will we join Jesus in setting the oppressed free?
   • See the hurting. Step in. Be a liberator in Christ.