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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The shelter of Each Other: themes in ephesians

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Ephesians is a rather late epistle (in the timeline of the Bible) that emphasizes the communal nature of the church as a defense against the “powers and principalities” that battle with God’s own goodness in the heavens. We’ll explore the strength and beauty of our collective identity as an antidote to this toxic time we live in.

The fullness of him who fills all in all. God has Big Plans, including a plan “for the fullness of time,” and the church is empowered to help bring this plan about. The church is meant to be moving the needle on the world, bringing it more and more into alignment with God’s purposes. Let’s celebrate the extraordinary power of a tiny group of refugees tucked away in a roadside barn. Ephesians 1:1-23.

A dwelling place for God. The language of our corporate identity is so rich – citizens, household, and finally “holy temple.” We don’t have a structure to call our own, but we have been built into a shelter. What does it look like to become a brick in The Shelter of Each Other? Think of Finn’s funeral, when our very presence made safe space... or made the space safe. Ephesians 2:1-22.

Rooted and grounded in love. The currency of our economy is love. The love that God has poured out on us becomes our resource to spend; we spend it first with/for each other as a kind of lab for loving everybody else. Learn to love here. The church as a learning lab for love – if you’re inexperienced, or you’ve been burned, or you’re a kid… there’s something to be learned about how to do it well. Ephesians 3:1-21.

Speaking the truth in love. Cultivating community virtues as the concrete practices of love: truth-telling, hard work, generosity, forgiveness, gentleness… and letting go any ways of being that do not promote the health of the church. Imagine that: my own behavior regulated for the sake of the community – not because God needs me to be “good,” but out of love for these people God has given me… Ephesians 4:1–5:20.

Stand firm: the whole armor of God. In the end, the church is armored up to withstand the assailants of God’s truth and love. The “powers and principalities” are real and pose true danger; we are meant to be adventurers whose loins are girded (!) for the fight, when it comes to us. Be strong, church! Stand firm! Ephesians 6:10-24.