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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 • 266 episodes
Central Lutheran Church - Elk River
Latest Episodes
#123 - Old Self, New Self {Reflections}
A playoff roar at Mile High flipped a switch I thought I’d retired. One moment I was soaking up the energy, the next I felt the old tribal surge—defend the colors, clap back at the chirps, claim the space as “ours.” Nothing exploded on the outs...
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Then they Dropped Dead with Pastor Ryan Braley
A dramatic Bible story where two people fall dead might sound like a scare tactic, but the real punch lands somewhere deeper: what kind of community forms when the Spirit fills ordinary people? We walk through Acts 5 and the unsettling account ...
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#122 - Finding The Third Way {Reflections}
Stuck between two bad choices that both feel wrong? We’ve been there too. Today we talk about the subtle art of finding a third way—an approach modeled by Jesus that refuses shallow binaries and restores nuance, courage, and care for people. In...
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And Dash Them Against the Rocks with Pastor Ryan Braley
Faith gets brittle when we pretend. This week we lean into a braver way: arguing with Scripture as an act of honor and bringing our full selves to God without a filter. We open the Psalms not as tidy theology, but as a school of prayer where th...
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