Be Transformed - Easter 2026
In the season of Easter, we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. In Christ, new creation has begun. Easter reminds us that the same power that raised Jesus from the grave is still at work in us, bringing renewal, reshaping our desires, and forming us into his likeness.
This year, we are walking through the liturgical calendar with the theme Be Transformed. The Christian life is one of ongoing formation—the slow, gracious, often hidden work of the Holy Spirit renewing us from the inside out. As we live in the story of Christ together, each season invites us to open our lives more fully to that work.
We are always being formed by the world around us. The question is not whether we are being shaped, but how—and into whose image. So in each season, we invite you to step into simple, intentional rhythms that help you abide in Christ and be formed more deeply into the image of Jesus.
For Easter, our personal discipline will be Bible Study & Meditation.
FEaster
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Because one Sunday is not adequate to celebrate the resurrection of Christ, on Friday evening, April 10, we are planning a potluck BBQ open to members and visitors!
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RSVP & Details: https://citychurchcle.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3550421
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You may recall that we defined spiritual disciplines as practices we engage in to place ourselves before God’s transforming grace, so that by his Spirit he might form us into the image of Jesus. Few things are more foundational to that transformation than the Word of God. Through Scripture, God renews our minds, reorders our loves, and teaches us to abide in Christ. There are many ways we can take in God’s Word, but for most Christians, the weekly gathering of God’s people remains the primary place where we receive it together—read, preached, sung, prayed, and made visible in baptism and communion. This is why we place such heavy emphasis on the Sunday gathering at City Church.
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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES : EASTER 2026
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What happens after we die? In his book, Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church, N.T. Wright argues that we do not “go to” heaven; we are resurrected and heaven comes down to earth—a difference that makes all of the difference to how we live on earth. Consider viewing Easter with greater joy, hope, and purpose this year.​​
KIDS & FAMILY RESOURCE
In this Bible Project video, we see that the death of Jesus is not the end of the story! Watch this video with your kids and think of ways to celebrate the excitement of Jesus rising from the dead and reigning forever.
YEAR-ROUND RESOURCE
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Prayer & Practice Book - A City Church book of common prayer.
With short daily liturgies, planner pages, and collections of breath prayers, blessings, and more, this is intended to be a daily resource to help us integrate the many pieces of our lives.
Download PDF here or email us for a printed copy.
LITURGICAL YEAR
The liturgical calendar follows the life of Christ and, in its cyclical rhythm, invites us to enter the movement of his life on a yearly basis. As we observe each season, we can observe Christ. We pray that as you allow the seasons of the church year and anchor your life to the life of Christ, you’ll discover that a fuller joy and vitality marks your days.
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Lesslie Newbign writes, “the business of the Church is to tell and to embody a story, the story of God’s mighty acts in creation and redemption and of God’s promises concerning what will be in the end. The Church affirms the truth of this story by celebrating it, interpreting it, and enacting it in the life of the contemporary world.”
Each Sunday we see the arc of God’s story rehearsed and embodied (God is Holy, We are Broken, Jesus Saves Us, Jesus Sends Us)... but how do we “enact it in the contemporary world” of our homes, where we can create culture and habits that form us.
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The church calendar, much like Sunday Service, moves us through a story. Specifically the story of Jesus with his incarnation in Advent all the way through the sending of the church in Pentecost.
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ADVENT - the future hope of Christ
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CHRISTMAS - the joyful birth of Christ
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EPIPHANY - the perfect manifestation of Christ
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LENT - the temptation and death of Christ
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EASTER - the world-changing resurrection of Christ
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PENTECOST - the renewing Spirit of Christ