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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
The Mustard Seed with Pastor Ryan Braley
When life feels dark, unstable, or flat-out unfair, “good news” can sound like wishful thinking. We sit with the Gospel of Mark’s original setting: a tiny, vulnerable Christian community living under the shadow of the Roman Empire, surrounded b...
#154 - How to Read Revelation {Reflections Re-Release}
Revelation has a reputation for beasts, fear, and wild predictions but that reputation misses what the book is actually doing. We take a fresh look at how to read Revelation as apocalyptic literature in the original sense of the word: an unveil...
Open with Pastor Ryan Braley
“Good news” is a powerful phrase, but Mark meant it as more than a positive vibe. We start at the opening line of Mark’s Gospel and sit with the shock of the word euangelion, a term Rome used for Caesar’s announcements, then watch Mark reclaim ...
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#153 - Embracing Spiritual Rebirth with Nicodemus {Reflections Re-Release}
Some messages don’t make you feel inspired, they make you feel exposed in the best way. That’s what happens when Jesus looks at a respected rabbi and basically says, “You don’t need a new tip. You need a new birth.” We’re revisiting a listener-...
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