The Monday Practice

“Withdraw, See, Invite”
Disruptive Discipleship Series | Luke 5:27-32

Bring Sunday’s Message Into Your Week

This spiritual practice guide is designed to help you take Sunday’s message and actually live it out with Jesus during the week. We don’t just want to hear the Word—we want to practice it.

Use this in your personal time with God to reflect, pray, and put the message into motion through everyday spiritual practices. Let this be a tool to slow down, surrender, and be transformed.

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Devotional Thought

"But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed."
— Luke 5:16

In Luke 5, Jesus is surrounded by growing crowds — the noise, the demands, the urgent needs. And yet, instead of being swept away by popularity or pulled under by pressure, He does something surprising: He withdraws.

Jesus knew what so many of us forget: we can’t truly see people — the way God sees them — when our souls are overloaded. So He made it His rhythm to step away to quiet places where the noise faded and the Father’s voice grew clear.

Pastor Christian reminded us this week that we live in the swirl of demands, distractions, and crowded schedules. But Jesus invites us to find our own “lonely place” — to let our souls breathe, to see the overlooked, and to open our tables in simple ways that carry His story into the world.

And maybe the most unexpected thing is that silence leads to mission. It’s in the quiet that we learn to see the overlooked — just like the tax collector Levi, the outcast Jesus noticed and called.

The question is: When was the last time you truly slowed down enough to see your own heart… and the people right in front of you?

Reflect

  • Where is your soul hurried or loud right now?

  • What’s keeping you from stepping away to silence?

  • Who is the “overlooked Levi” in your life — someone others might pass by but Jesus wants you to see?

Practice

1. Withdraw.
Set aside at least 20 minutes this week. Put your phone away. Take a walk, sit in a quiet spot, or close your door. Be still.

2. Listen.
Pray simply: “Lord, restore my soul. Open my eyes.” Breathe deeply. Pay attention to what comes to mind — feelings, burdens, people.

3. Write a Name.
Ask God, “Who am I missing? Who have I overlooked?” Write down any name or face that surfaces.

4. Open Your Table.
Take one tangible step: reach out, send a text, open your home or grab coffee. Be willing to sit with them — not to fix them, but to listen and love them with the love you’ve received.

A Prayer to Close

“Father, in a noisy world, teach me to withdraw like Jesus. Slow my soul so I can hear Your voice above the demands. Give me eyes to see the overlooked, courage to open my table, and a heart that carries Your story into everyday moments. May my quiet place lead me back to people — and may my table tell Your story. Amen.”