Describe the time when you experienced the most pain in your hand.
What does a standard Saturday look like for you in your life and schedule?
What is Luke’s point in the passages he selects as the immediate context?
What does it tell us about Jesus that he is in a synagogue teaching on a Sabbath?
Do you think this man came to synagogue that Saturday expecting to be healed?
What is something for which you need to hear a word from Jesus tonight?
Describe the attitude and actions of the religious leaders in this passage.
Why are they spending so much time lurking around to see if Jesus breaks the rules?
What are some ways you have treated others like they treated Jesus in your life?
How can we go about being less judgmental in the way we treat others?
What process does Jesus use to heal this guy from his hand problem?
Why does Jesus make sure this healing is made front and center before the crowd?
How would you describe Jesus’ preemptive questions to the religious leaders?
Compare and contrast Jesus’ principle of what is acceptable to do on a day off with that of the religious leaders.
How does a person balance being willing to help people on their own time, with making sure to have adequate rest and recreation?
What do you figure are Jesus’ emotions when he looks around at the crowd?
Why might he be having feelings of frustration and anger at this point in his ministry?
How do the religious leaders react to Jesus act of compassion?
Why would they consider that appropriate actions to take on the Sabbath?
When have you in your spiritual walk “just not gotten” Jesus’ point?
How can we make sure we do not find ourselves at odds with Jesus’ purposes.
What does it show us about Jesus that he is able to heal this condition?
What does it demonstrate about Jesus that he is willing to heal this man publicly?
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