Galileo Church

We seek and shelter spiritual refugees, rally health for all who come, and fortify every tender soul with the strength to follow Jesus into a life of world-changing service.

5860 I-20 service road Fort Worth, TX 76119 USA

(682) 760-1274

OUR MISSIONAL PRIORITIES:

1. We do justice for LGBTQ+ humans, and support the people who love them.

2. We do kindness for people with mental illness and in emotional distress, and celebrate neurodiversity.

3. We do beauty for our God-Who-Is-Beautiful.

4. We do real relationship, no bullshit, ever.

5. We do whatever it takes to share this good news with the world God still loves.

Trying to find us IRL?
Mail here: P.O. Box 668, Kennedale, TX 76060
Worship here: 5 pm CT Sundays; 5860 I-20 service road, Fort Worth 76119

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In god’s good time

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Waiting through the barrenness. Elizabeth and Hannah, sisters in their longing for children and the long wait for God to fulfill their heart’s desires. What does it feel like to wait for the Lord, to want something you can’t make happen, to surrender to God’s timing? Luke 1:1-25; 1 Samuel 1:1–4:1 (edited).

Waiting for justice. Mary sings a song that is not very lullaby-like for her unborn child – it sounds more like a protest song from the Civil Rights era. “We Shall Overcome!” She’s not just waiting for a baby to rock… She’s waiting for something for which her people have been waiting for a long time. What are we waiting for? Luke 1:26-56; Micah 5:2-5a.

Waiting to speak.  Zechariah’s muteness (due to his skepticism at God’s promise) is released and he breaks into song. How do we know when to speak, when to keep silent? What governs our own voice for the expression of God’s purposes? Luke 1:57-80; Isaiah 58.

The Greatness of God in the Smallness of Jesus. Jesus’s refugee parents, no place to stay, the stable and the manger, the grimy shepherds and their smelly sheep – this is how God comes to us. “To us he’ll condescend! Alleluia, Amen!” Luke 2:1-21; Philippians 2:1-11.

The Nunc Dimittis. We’ll use the traditional prayer of Simeon (Luke 2:29-32) as a theme, with Simeon and Anna as exemplars of faithful, but not passive, waiting: they waited for as long as it took for God to show God’s mercy. “I can die now.” Luke 2:22-40; Isaiah 30:18.

Waiting for Jesus to Grow Up. What is the significance of Jesus coming as a baby, growing through childhood? Why did the world need to wait 30 more years for what they’d already waited on for so long? What is the significance of his growing and becoming? Luke 2:39-52; Psalm 148.

God gets what God wants. Across generations, and now so close with John the Baptist’s proclamation – God’s own voice has been quiet for a while. But now Jesus is at the river, God is speaking, everything changes at this hinge of history. “Comfort, o comfort my people.” Luke 3:1-38; Isaiah 40:1-11.