Central Lutheran Church - Elk River

About 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.

Publisher

Central Lutheran Church

Category

religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 May 2023

Latest episode

6 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

374 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   6 Oct 2026

   I Kinda, Sorta See Clearly. Maybe. Kinda. with Sonja Knutson

   Send us Fan Mail Certainty can be a sneaky kind of blindness. We might have the right Bible answers, the right routines, and the right language about God, and still miss Jesus standing right in front of us. In Mark 8, that tension comes to the surface as we follow a chain of scenes that all ask one question: do we see Jesus for who he really is, or do we see the Jesus we want to see? We talk through the Pharisees demanding a sign, the disciples misunderstanding Jesus’ warning about “yeast,” ...

2. 

   28 Sept 2026

   Pig Problems with Pastor Ryan Braley

   Send us Fan Mail A storm goes silent at a command, then a man who has been living among tombs ends up clothed, calm, and fully himself again. That’s the kind of jolt we’re chasing as we walk through Mark’s most unsettling scene: Jesus crossing the Sea of Galilee into Gentile territory and confronting “Legion,” a name that echoes Roman military power and everything it represents. We connect the dots between Daniel 7, the Jewish longing for God to defeat oppressive empires, and the first-centu...

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   21 Sept 2026

   The Mustard Seed with Pastor Ryan Braley

   Send us Fan Mail 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 by hostility, and bracing for suffering. Into that reality, Jesus announces something that doesn’t look obvious from the outside: the kingdom of God has come near. We slow down with the parable of the mustard seed and let it do what par...

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5.0 / 5

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5.0 / 5

4 ratings

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