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Central Lutheran Church - Elk River
Weekly sermons from our Central Lutheran Church preaching team plus quick reflections from Pastor Ryan Braley.
Real talk, ancient wisdom, and honest questions — all designed to help you learn, grow, and find encouragement when you need it most.
At Central, our mission is simple: FOLLOW Jesus together, be a community where you BELONG, and LOVE our neighbors across the street and around the world.
Think deeper. Live freer. Share an episode with a friend and visit us in person anytime — you’re always welcome here in Elk River, MN.
Podcasting since 2023 • 286 episodes
Central Lutheran Church - Elk River
Latest Episodes
How to (Clumsily) Practice Resurrection with Pastor Ryan Braley
Easter isn’t asking you to admire a nice message about springtime. We’re talking about a claim that is either breathtakingly true or totally disruptive: Jesus is raised bodily, seen and touched, and that resurrection is the first sign that God ...
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How Is This Night Different? with Sonja Knutson
A strange greeting like “Happy Maundy Thursday” can sound like code, and we get it because church language can feel like trying to explain a sport nobody’s ever watched. So we slow down and tell the story in plain words: the night Jesus gathers...
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#131 - The Most Uncomfortable Day in Christianity {Reflections}
We’re wired to love winners, which makes Holy Week oddly uncomfortable. Easter Sunday is bright and obvious, but Good Friday is slow, humiliating, and hard to look at. That’s exactly why we need it. I talk about why I used to avoid crucifixes, ...
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The Crucifixion with Pastor Ryan Braley
Rome didn’t just rule with soldiers, it ruled with stories. One of its loudest stories was the Roman triumph: a victory parade that crowned the emperor, filled the streets with incense, and trained everyone to believe that real power looks like...
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#130 - What If Salvation Starts With Diagnosis {Reflections}
“What must I do to be saved?” sounds like it should have one clean answer. We can quote Paul in Romans without blinking: confess Jesus as Lord and believe in the resurrection. But when people bring that same question to Jesus in the Gospels, he...
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