 The heart behind Ology is to root who we are as a church and what we do in Scripture. Our desire is to plant a life giving, gospel centered church in Bushwick, but can we ground that in Scripture? The answer is absolutely yes! So through Ology we are developing the Swerve DNA. We kicked off Ology with Bibleology. If we are going to base who we are and what we do on Scripture, we need to answer three questions to make sure that the Bible is a reliable place to get that info from. Here's the three questions we asked:
Is the Bible our ultimate authority?To answer this question we looked at 1 Thessalonians 2:13 which says, "And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, the word of God, which is at work in you believers." The answer to this questions is yes because the Bible has the very words of God therefore it makes it our final authority. This means we can ground who we are and what we do as a church based on the Bible. Beyond that, personally we can base our lives on the Bible. But in order for this to be true, we must answer... Was the Bible divinely inspired by God?Again we look into Scripture to answer this question. We find the answer to this question at 2 Timothy 3:16, All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. In this passage, Paul describes the scriptures as "God-breathed". We see the picture of God exhaling on the words of Scripture. These are his very words. As a result, Paul says that it is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness. But none of this truly makes sense if the Bible isn't trustworthy. In order to help us answer the last question, we looked at the historicity and accuracy of the Bibles that we have in our homes. Craig Groeschel helps us answer this question. Is the Bible trustworthy?Swerve Church is a new church plant forming in the community of Bushwick in Brooklyn. We'd love for you to be a part of what God is doing in Bushwick!
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Why is it that we believe in the power and prayer yet often times do not take out the time to pray? Paul prayed "Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen."
This week we are challenged to pray specific and bold, faith-filled prayers. What will you be praying for? We have some big things to be praying for. Check them out here.  What do commercials and church have in common? The answer is "30 Second Theology", a special Sunday where we pull out Biblical truths from some of TV's most popular commercials. Bet you've never seen something like this. So you definitely will want to make it out.
We'll be gathering for our second public service of 2015 at The Caverock Room right here in Bushwick. It happens Sunday, February 1st at 12:00 noon at 269 Stanhope St. Here's what you can expect:
So we'd love to see you there! Join us at this great venue! Be sure to invite a friend! 
 Pastor Craig has been preaching a great series called "Bless This Home". It's a series based on the beatitudes. How timely and relevant this series has been! We're living in a time and age where family as we know it is very much broken. This is especially true in Bushwick Brooklyn where many homes are fatherless, divorced or struggling. "We are not a Christian family-we are a Christ-centered home." - Craig Groeschel In this series, Pastor Craig takes four of the beatitudes and challenges us to apply them to our families. They are:
To view the messages from this series, click here.
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