The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod

Main Street Living

About Main Street Living

Main Street Living is a liturgical worship service, broadcast Sunday mornings on 10 television stations in 8 states. The program is broadcast Sunday mornings at 10:00 am on KCAU (ABC) stations, and financially supported by the viewers and congregations of the viewing area.

The first portion of the program is remastered episodes of Lutheran hour ministries, This is the Life, a retro TV series that aired from the 1950s to the 1980s.


The Mission of Main Street Living

  • Main Street Living is here to provide liturgical service to those who are unable to attend a local congregation. 
  • We strive to be a ministry that aids and complements the work of pastors and their congregations, and encourage those who are able, to attend a local worship service.
  • Six regional services are broadcast on local television stations and available online to those who are unable to attend in-person worship
  • The service can also be viewed and supported at https://www.mainstreetliving.com/siouxcity/

News

Bulletin Announcements

“Main Street Living” and “This Is the Life” programming information for August/September 2026

August 30 airing

This Is the Life – “Amazing Grace” – A man who has come from a poor beginning to a rich and full life must learn not to forsake his Christian Faith.

Worship Service – Rev. Robert Mayes of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Beemer, NE, and Zion St. John Lutheran Church in Wisner, NE, delivers the message “Jesus Helps Our Weak Faith” based on Matthew 14:22-33.  This program is interpreted and closed captioned for the deaf and hard of hearing.  Additional information is available on the web site: www.mainstreetliving.com.

 

 September 6 airing

This is the Life – “The Selling Price” – A father and son face the issue of ethics, and how it relates to God’s law.

Worship Service – Rev. David Zirpel of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Sioux City, IA, delivers the message “Reconciliation” based on Matthew 18:19-20. This program is interpreted and closed captioned for the deaf and hard of hearing.  Additional information is available on the web site: www.mainstreetliving.com.

 

September 13 airing

This is the Life – “No Laughing Matter” – A woman must learn to deal with her past in order to help someone else in her present.

Worship Service – Rev. Bruce Lesemann of St. John Lutheran Church in Storm Lake, IA, delivers the message “I Forgive You” based on Genesis 50:15-21.  This program is interpreted and closed captioned for the deaf and hard of hearing.  Additional information is available on the web site: www.mainstreetliving.com.

 

September 20 airing

This is the Life – “My Husband, My Sorrow” – A man and a woman must deal with whether they should consummate an adulterous affair.

Worship Service – Rev. Jeff Kasmerski, Admission Counselor at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, IN, presents a message to start the academic year.  This program is interpreted and closed captioned for the deaf and hard of hearing.  Additional information is available on the web site: www.mainstreetliving.com.

 

September 27 airing

This is the Life – “The Cup” – The dilemma a trucker must face when a good friend dies trying to protect him.

Worship Service – Rev. Russell Senstad of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Sioux

City, IA, delivers the message “The Perfect Church” based on Philippians 2:1-4.  This program is interpreted and closed captioned for the deaf and hard of hearing.  Additional information is available on the web site: www.mainstreetliving.com.

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