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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.
Central Lutheran Church - Elk River
Latest Episodes
What in the World is Happening? with Sonja Knutson
Daniel starts with stories that feel familiar: pressure at school, pressure at work, pressure to fit in, and the quiet strength it takes to stay faithful. Then Daniel 7 through 12 hits like a genre change. Suddenly we are staring at beasts, hor...
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#148 - Old Testament Violence {Reflections Re-Release}
Some Bible passages don’t just confuse us, they unsettle us. If you’ve ever read Old Testament laws about severe punishment and thought, “How does this belong in the same Bible as Jesus?”, you’re not alone. We hear that exact question from a li...
#147 - Life is Hard {Reflections Re-Release}
Life is hard. We usually try to soften that truth, especially for kids, but what if naming it is one of the most loving things a community can do? Pastor Ryan explores the ancient idea of rites of passage and why so many cultures intentionally ...
Stories Change The World with Kaycee Stanley
100,000 kids in the United States are waiting to be adopted, and there are about 300,000 churches. When you hear those numbers side by side, the problem starts to look less like an impossibility and more like a calling we can actually answer. W...
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#146 - Unpacking Dreams {Reflections Re-Release}
A five minute nap on a plane turns into a dream that won’t leave Ryan alone and it starts with a strange detail: he’s reading Carl Jung’s “Man and His Symbols” right before he falls asleep. When he wakes up, the dream feels less like random bra...
