Easter 2010 began with a beautiful sunrise. We had 215 people join us for the service.At 9:00 AM 171 people attended. In the Contemporary Service at 10:00 212 people worshipped,and at 11:00 AM we welcomed 293 people. 

891 people worshipped with Hartwell First. What an amazing day! The Lord has risen indeed!

Happy Easter-Egg…

• “Christ is risen! He is risen indeed!”
• “Jesus brings light into the darkness…
• Jesus brings hope to the hopeless…
• Jesus brings life to the lifeless.”
• “Jesus is bigger than all of the chaos.”
• “Jesus can bring courage to live when we feel like dying.”

“It doesn’t matter who you are…

where you’ve been…

where you’re going…

God is bigger than ALL of that .

That is the Resurrection Story.”

“God is BIGGER than anything you face. Sometimes we just have to turn around.”

• ” Jesus is the King of the oppressed because of suffering and those in pain.”
• “We live in a world that is struggling because we are in pain.”
• Jesus rode a donkey into the city because he wanted to show that he was not a king like everyone else.”
• “We get so busy listening that sometimes we do not hear.”
• “What does the Lord need? Christ is asking this.”
• The Number 1 entry point for any church is Easter Sunday. Bring someone to church next Sunday.”

“Two Steps Forward, One Step Back”

“Theocracy – a society in which God is the king.”

“When we don’t put God first in our lives, our lives become messed up.”

“Two steps forward, one step back gives us the opportunity to view where we’ve been and where we’re headed.”

‘Never give in….never, never, never,never. ” Winston Churchill

‘God always promises us something better…take a step back.”

Subject: Transfiguration

• “You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.” Mark Twain
• “There is a different perspective in what can be.”
• “The lowest part of our lives is when we are preparing for the highest.”
• “The only way to get to the mountaintop is to climb the mountain, and sometimes it is rugged!”