Mosaic Community Church

Today we worshiped at Mosaic Community Church, 2801 North Charles Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, www.mosaicpittsburgh.com, Rev. Saleem Ghubril, Pastor.

Scripture – Acts 2:42-47

All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals (including the Lord’s Supper), and to prayer.

A deep sense of awe came over them all, and the apostles performed many miraculous signs and wonders. And all the believers met together in one place and shared everything they had. They sold their property and possessions and shared the money with those in need. They worshiped together at the Temple each day, met in homes for the Lord’s Supper, and shared their meals with great joy and generosity — all the while praising God and enjoying the goodwill of all the people. And each day the Lord added to their fellowship those who were being saved."

Bob’s thoughts:

We made arrangements to worship at Mosaic so we could meet up with a friend we hadn’t seen for quite a while. We were greeted warmly by a man at the door and a few others.

We were pleased that Saleem was preaching but with my head cold I could understand very little. The worship leader gave announcements and an impassioned prayer but I couldn’t understand a word of it. I was blaming my ears and the acoustics of this old Catholic church building until a few folks read Scripture from the pews and every word was clear. Maybe they just had the wrong mike on the chancel.

The architecture of the building seemed like it would benefit from a large cross somewhere, but that is something to which I’m partial.

I did gain some insight on the sermon at lunch and came away with a strong point of “we worship what we value most.”

Jan’s thoughts:

I did not realize it had been 3 years since our last visit here, but we had the joy of worshiping with a dear friend and of hearing Saleem Ghubril preach.

As we walked into the spacious sanctuary we were greeted by a kind gentleman and directed to the tables bearing coffee, fruit, cereal, and other goodies.

There was plenty of time to talk before worship started, and we spent it enjoying our coffee and catching up with our friend and meeting some new friends.

For the message, the same Scripture was used and read aloud by the congregation over the course of this series as Saleem delved deeply into the meaning of various parts of this passage. He spoke of worship in heaven being totally different, indeed being more than any worship experience we have ever had here on earth. He mentioned how everyone worships something: whatever is of greatest value to them.

He explained that just as we are instructed to love God with all our heart, soul, and mind, worship requires 3 parts: emotion, intellect, and will.

He taught that if you have heard God’s voice calling you, do not turn away; the consequence of rejection and rebellion is restlessness.

I appreciated the format of this message, preaching interspersed with songs followed by readings from Psalm 95 by members of the congregation. It was a breath of fresh air.

Our prayer for this church:

Lord, we pray You continue to bless and use this congregation/church. Guide them as they bring seekers to You. Amen.