December 02, 2025

How to build friendship outside your comfort zone (The Wild Invitation Study Ep. 4)

34 minutes

In this week’s episode, we dive deep into Acts 10 and talk all about what it looks like to love people who are different from us. We’re talking about real, Spirit-led community—the kind that crosses lines of comfort, culture, and even conviction. From Jewish-Gentile divides in the early church to our own hidden biases today, this story of Peter and Cornelius challenges us to open our homes and hearts wider.

We laugh a lot, but we're also honest about how the Spirit gently convicts us to live differently. Whether it’s choosing curiosity over judgment, or inviting someone new to your dinner table, this episode will inspire you to take your next step toward radical love.

Let’s be girls who live it out—who ask God to search our hearts and then act on what He reveals.

In This Episode

[04:00] Church Talk

[08:00] What’s Your Bible Study Personality?

[13:30] Vulnerability, Overthinking, and Speaking Up

[17:00] Introduction to Acts 10: The Story of Peter & Cornelius

[21:00] A Vision, A Visitor, and a Shift in the Early Church

[26:00] The Spirit Falls on the Gentiles—The Church Expands

[30:00] The Gospel Isn’t Just for People Like Us

[35:00] How Hidden Bias Shows Up in Our Lives

[40:00] Dinner Tables, Diversity, and Teaching Our Kids

[45:00] Living This Out: Curiosity Over Judgment

[50:00] Final Challenge: Ask God to Search You

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