How to truly worship despite your circumstances (The Wild Invitation Study Ep.5)

For The Girl

Mac Bridges & Kenz Durham

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

5 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 10 December 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Episode 5 of our Wild Invitation Series! Today we unpack one of our favorite stories in Acts—Paul and Silas worshiping in prison. We get real about what it looks like to choose praise even when life feels dark, painful, or disappointing. Worship isn’t just a Sunday thing or something reserved for the mountaintops—it’s a powerful weapon in the valleys too. Whether you’re crying in your car or leading worship in your living room, this conversation is a reminder that worship repositions our hearts, fights back against the lies of the enemy, and invites the presence of God into our circumstances. Let’s get wild with the Spirit—this is the adventure we were made for! In This Episode [01:15] What’s in a Name: Behind “The Wild Invitation”[04:30] Icebreaker: Unpopular Opinions About Church Culture[09:00] Acts 16: Paul & Silas in Prison[12:00] Praise Before the Breakthrough[17:00] Worship as Warfare[20:00] Freedom Looks Different[24:00] Not Just Songs: Expanding Our View of Worship[26:00] Your Turn: Worship in Small Group or Solo[27:30] Final Encouragement: Worship Wherever You Are ORDER OUR NEW STUDY!⁠⁠⁠⁠ This seven-week, verse-by-verse study through the book of Acts invites you to embrace the unpredictable, sometimes challenging adventure of Spirit-led living that characterized the early church. Thanks to Our Sponsors Piper and Leaf: Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠PiperandLeaf.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠to pick up an Advent Tea set for you or someone you love! NIV Application Study Bible - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Grab your copy today!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Winshape: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn more or submit your application today⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Mercy Ships: Please donate today at ⁠MercyShips.org/podcast⁠ Omaha Steaks: Visit ⁠OmahaSteaks.com ⁠for 50% off sitewide during their Sizzle All the Way Sale. And for an extra $35 off, use promo code FUN at checkout. If you’d like to partner with For The Girl as a sponsor, fill out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Advertise With Us⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ form! Follow us! 📸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forthegirl___ https://www.instagram.com/macleighbridges/ https://www.instagram.com/kenzraedurham/ Subscribe! 🍏⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎧⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📹⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.8	Hey, welcome back to the For the Girl podcast, the podcast where we laugh a lot, but we also dig deep into scripture.
0:36.3	And currently, we are in a series digging into the
0:38.9	book of Acts through our Bible study called The Wild Invitation. Even if you haven't done any of
0:44.1	this series yet, and you're just jumping in today, we are so excited about this conversation.
0:49.8	We are going to be talking about what it looks like to worship with the spirit no matter the
0:56.1	circumstances. We're looking at a really cool story in the book of Acts where we see Paul and
1:01.6	Silas actually worshiping in prison and some crazy cool things happen. And I think it's going to
1:06.9	really encourage any of you who are walking through a hard season where maybe worship
1:11.5	has felt difficult and maybe turning your eyes towards Jesus has felt incredibly difficult.
1:16.7	It's a conversation that really encourage me and I hope it encourages you too.
1:20.8	So let's jump in to today's episode.
1:35.0	Okay. Okay, we're over halfway through the book of Acts.
1:38.2	Yeah, I'm feeling like a Bible whiz.
1:41.9	How do you feel about the wild invitation with the spirit?
1:51.8	I'm feeling full of the RSVP yes. Yes. Yeah. Yeah, I'm in it. You got my yes, Jesus. Amen.
1:56.4	You got my yes. I'm excited about our passage today. I think it's one of your personal favorite. The wild invitation. No, this is for sure one of my favorites. The fact that he's in jail is just insane. I want to know more about the jails back then. Did you go to this location when you went to Israel? No. All right. I did it. I've got nothing for you.
2:11.6	I would love to know about the jails back then. And that's what we're talking about today. So that will be really fun. Yes, we're talking about
2:18.1	a moment where Paul and his friend Silas are in jail. But before that, we need a little Bible City
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