Carnegie Presbyterian Church

Today we worshiped at Carnegie Presbyterian Church, 219 Ewing Road, Carnegie, PA 15106, 412.279.3223, www.carnegiepresby.org, Rev. Jeff Tindall, Pastor.

Scripture

Proverbs 3:5-6

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight."

Ecclesiastes 7:8-12

"The end of a matter is better than its beginning, and patience is better than pride.

Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools.

Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?” For it is not wise to ask such questions.

Wisdom, like an inheritance, is a good thing and benefits those who see the sun.

Wisdom is a shelter as money is a shelter, but the advantage of knowledge is this: Wisdom preserves those who have it."

Bob’s thoughts:

Having some family ties to the original Carnegie Church, I always look forward to visiting the current location. Our timing hasn’t been the greatest: I think this is the third visit and we still haven’t heard the pastor preach. However today was the Youth Sunday contemporary service so we got to see a little more of the youth including “This Little Light of Mine” at the close of the service.

When the two Carnegie churches merged to form this congregation, they brought a large circular stained glass window from one of the buildings and beneath it now sits a beautiful large cross. There are two large monitors, but there seemed to be some difficulty projecting the messages. After enjoying an Order of worship last week, today I missed having one.

I noticed a marked improvement in a member for whom I was praying.

The message by the youth leader, “Time to Get Started,” led to “everything ends.” Our youth live in the present whereas elders tend to live with a nostalgic view of the past as being so much better.

God is in the past, the future, and the here and now. I usually get a good answer to what He wants me to do right now, and know it will lead to where He wants me to be then.

Jan’s thoughts:

We attended the traditional service here just under a year ago, and it turned out today was Youth Sunday, so after two visits here we still have yet to hear the pastor preach. Oh well, sooner or later…

The building and grounds are well kept, and I sensed a definite family feel to the atmosphere. A few people smiled at us.

The praise band, Hidden Talents, is comprised of gifted musicians and a variety of age groups. Their sound was inspiring, especially on a fairly new song, “Lay Me Down.”

We got to hear Alex White, the Director of Christian Ed and Youth Ministries, speak to the youth of the church in a message called “Time to Get Started.” He got right to the point when he began by referring to the movie “Ferris Buehler’s Day Off” as stated in the last line of the movie: “Life moves pretty fast; if you don’t stop to look around once in a while, you miss it.” He advised not to let the past ruin your present, and to remember fondly the past, enjoy the present, and anticipate the future.

He reminded that our earthly experience comes with an expiration date, but because of Jesus the end is better than the beginning.

I hope the youth heed his excellent advice.

Our prayer for this church:

Lord, we pray this church can be a church of right now. May they go where You send them. Amen.