Discussion Questions

Sermon Overview 

Rejoice in the restoration God's kingdom unstoppably brings.

1) Jesus has come to restore and set free (vv. 10-17)

2) This restoration will spread quietly but unstoppably despite opposition (vv. 18-21)

Digging Deeper    

Read Luke 13:10-21

1. God often furthers his Kingdom on earth through the weak and unimpressive (like the disabled woman in the passage) to show that the power belongs to him. How should this reality encourage us to be faithful in what may seem like small things? 

2. Jesus freeing the crippled woman physically (vv. 10-13) is a picture of what he intends to do for the world spiritually. If you’re a follower of Jesus, how have you experienced spiritual freedom? If you’re not, what do you hope Jesus could do for you?

3. Jesus has come to restore and set free. In what area(s) of your life are you most eager to see Jesus restore and set free?  

4. Freedom is something that is valued and often spoken of in America. How might we pivot in a conversation with an unbeliever about political freedom to speaking of the freedom Christ brings from sin, Satan, and death?

5. When we see the brokenness and “bent-ness” of the world around us (in the news headlines or in our own lives), what truths from this would it be good for us to keep in mind? 

6. How do we know that Jesus' healing the disabled woman (vv. 10-17) is connected to his answer of what the Kingdom of God will be like (vv.18-21)?

7. Verses 18-21 give us a picture that the Kingdom of God will be established often in slow, seemingly unnoticeable ways rather than spectacular displays of spiritual might and triumphant conquest. How have you seen this in the history of the church? How does this encourage you now? 

8. Jesus’ For followers of Jesus, his restoration work in us has already started, but not yet fully completed. How might knowing the “already … not yet” nature of God’s restoring work in us lead to increased hope, joy, and peace in our hearts?    

9. What is one area of your life where you could make a small beginning (as small as a mustard seed) of faithfulness, that God might use to further his unstoppable Kingdom?

Prayer