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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
#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...
Mirrors and Anchors with Pastor Ben Carruthers
A death sentence gets signed because a king likes being flattered, and a faithful old man refuses to let a new law rewrite his prayer life. We dig into Daniel 6, the Daniel in the lions’ den story many of us think we already know, and we slow d...
#145 - Two Pieces of Paper {Reflections Re-Release}
Two sentences can save your day, but only if you carry both. We keep reaching for a single story about ourselves, either “I’m the center of everything” or “I don’t matter at all.” Ryan offers an old rabbinic practice that refuses both extremes:...
Writing On The Wall with Sonja Knutson
A party is roaring inside Babylon while an army waits outside the walls, and the king acts like nothing can touch him. Then a hand appears and writes a message no one can explain. We walk through Daniel 5 and the moment “the writing on the wall...
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#144 - Should Christians Drink? Exploring Faith's Gray Areas {Reflections Re-Release}
“Should Christians drink alcohol?” is the question that sparks this conversation, but it doesn’t stay in rule-land for long. We start with what Scripture actually highlights, not a list of modern do’s and don’ts, but repeated warnings about dru...
