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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
#140 - Two Questions for Life {Reflections Re-Release}
Two questions can expose how much of your life is choice and how much is drift: “Who are you?” and “What are you doing here?” We celebrate a milestone episode by telling a story about a rabbi who gets lost in thought, runs into a Roman garrison...
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Who Is In Control? with Pastor Ben Carruthers
Babylon doesn’t only invade with armies. It invades with stories, habits, and names. As we kick off a summer series in the book of Daniel, we dig into Daniel chapter 1 and the theme Pattern to Promise: the repeating cycle of God’s people being ...
#139 - You’re Somebody Now {Reflections}
“One day I’m gonna be somebody.” That sentence sounds ambitious, but it can also be a quiet apology for taking up space. We kick off with an Instagram reel where Gary Vee stops a young woman mid-thank-you and tells her to look at him: “You’re s...
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Life That is Full of Life with Pastor Ryan Braley
What if the most life-giving thing you could do this week is stop? Not “check out” or “treat yourself,” but actually cease, long enough to wake up to your own life again. Before heading into a three-month sabbatical, we share a message built ar...
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