Sermons

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Most Recent Sermon

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church participates in Main Street Living, which is a regional Lutheran television program. Locally, Main Street Living is available on FOX 25.2 in La Crosse Sundays at 10 a.m. and on YouTube.
​Pastor Adelsen's sermons for Main Street Living are the MSL links below.

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​Date and Primary Scripture Text

​February 2026
PDF              AUDIO      VIDEO           TEXT
2-15-2026     Spotify Apple  YouTube     (The Transfiguration of Our Lord: 2 Peter 1:16-21)
2-8-2026       Spotify Apple  YouTube     (Epiphany 5: Matthew 5:13-20)
2-1-2026      ​ Spotify Apple   MSL           (Epiphany 4: 1 Corinthians 1:18-31)

​January 2026
PDF              AUDIO      VIDEO           TEXT
1-25-2026   Spotify Apple  YouTube   ​  (The Conversion of St. Peter: Acts 9:1-22)
1-18-2026   Spotify Apple  YouTube     (The Confession of St. Peter: Acts 4:8-13)
1-11-2026   Spotify Apple                     (The Baptism of Our Lord: Isaiah 42:1-9)
1-4-2026     Spotify Apple                     (Christmas 2: Luke 2:40-52)
1-1-2026     Spotify Apple                     (Circumcision and Name of Jesus: Psalm 8)

​December 2025​
PDF              AUDIO      VIDEO           TEXT
12-28-2025 Spotify Apple ​ YouTube   (Christmas 1 - The Holy Innocents, Martyrs: Matthew 2:13-18)
12-25-2025 Spotify Apple  YouTube   ​(The Nativity of Our Lord - Christmas Day: John 1:1-14)
​12-24-2025 Spotify Apple  YouTube   (The Nativity of Our Lord - Christmas Eve: Luke 2:1-20)
12-21-2025 Spotify Apple      (Advent 4: Matthew 1:18-25)
12-17-2025 Spotify Apple      (Advent Midweek 3: Matthew 1:18-25 "Creche")
12-14-2025 Spotify Apple      (Advent 3: Matthew 11:2-15)
12-10-2025 Spotify Apple      (Advent Midweek 2: John 1:1-9 "Lights")
12-7-2025   Spotify Apple      (Advent 2: Isaiah 11:1-10)
12-3-2025​   Spotify Apple     (Advent Midweek 1: John 11:17-27 "Evergreens")

November 2025​
PDF              AUDIO         Text
11-30-2025  Spotify Apple    (Advent 1: Matthew 21:1-11)
11-26-2025  Spotify Apple    (Thanksgiving Eve: Luke 17:11-19)
11-23-2025  Spotify Apple    (Last Sunday of the Church Year: Colossians 1:14-20)
11-16-2025  Spotify Apple    (23rd Sunday after Pentecost: 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13)
11-9-2025    Spotify Apple    (22nd Sunday after Pentecost: Luke 20:27-40)
11-2-2025    Spotify Apple    (All Saints' Sunday: Matthew 5:1-12)​

October 2025​
PDF               AUDIO        Text
10-26-2025  Spotify Apple    (Reformation Sunday: John 8:31-36)
10-19-2025  Spotify Apple    (19th Sunday after Pentecost: 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5)
10-12-2025  Spotify Apple    (18th Sunday after Pentecost: 2 Timothy 2:1-13)
10-5-2025    Spotify Apple    (17th Sunday after Pentecost: 2 Timothy 1:1-14)

September 2025​
PDF        Spotify           Text
9-28-2025 AUDIO               (The 16th Sunday after Pentecost: Luke 16:19-31)
9-21-2025 AUDIO               (St. Matthew: Luke 16:1-15)
9-14-2025 AUDIO               (Holy Cross Day: John 12:20-33)
9-7-2025   AUDIO  MSL  (The 13th Sunday after Pentecost: Luke 14:25-35)

August 2025​
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8-31-2025  AUDIO     (The 12th Sunday after Pentecost: Luke 14:1, 12-24)
8-24-2025  AUDIO     (The 11th Sunday after Pentecost: Luke 13:22-30)
8-17-2025  NONE      (The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost: Luke 12:49-53 - Guest Preacher: Rev. Bert Thompson)
8-10-2025  AUDIO     ​(The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost: Luke 12:22-34)
8-3-2025    NONE      (The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost: Colossians 3:1-11 - Guest Preacher: Rev. Bert Thompson)

July 2025​
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7-27-2025 AUDIO    ​(The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost: Luke 11:1-13)
7-20-2025 AUDIO    (The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost: Luke 10:38-42)
7-13-2025 AUDIO    (The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost: Luke 10:25-37)
7-6-2025   AUDIO    (The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost: Luke 10:1-20)

June 2025
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6-29-2025  AUDIO    (St. Peter and St. Paul, Apostles: Matthew 16:13-19)
6-22-2025  AUDIO    (The Second Sunday after Pentecost: Luke 8:26-39)
6-15-2025  AUDIO    (Holy Trinity Sunday: John 8:48-59)
6-8-2025    AUDIO    (The Day of Pentecost: Genesis 11:1-9)
6-1-2025    AUDIO  MSL  (Seventh Sunday of Easter: Revelation 22:1-20)

May 2025
PDF        Spotify    Text
5-29-2025                  (The Ascension of Our Lord: Ephesians 1:15-23 - Vicar Josiah Junkin)
5-25-2025  AUDIO     (Sixth Sunday of Easter: John 5:1-9)
5-18-2025  AUDIO     (Fifth Sunday of Easter: John 16:12-22)
5-11-2025  AUDIO  ​    (Fourth Sunday of Easter: John 10:22-30)
5-4-2025    AUDIO      ​(Third Sunday of Easter: John 21:1-19)

April 2025
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4-27-2025  AUDIO     ​(Second Sunday of Easter: John 20:19-31)
4-20-2025  AUDIO     (The Resurrection of Our Lord - Easter Day: 1 Corinthians 15:19-26)
4-20-2025  AUDIO     (The Resurrection of Our Lord - Easter Sunrise: Job 19:23-27)
4-19-2025  AUDIO     (Holy Saturday - Easter Vigil: Daniel 3:1-30)
4-18-2025  AUDIO     (Good Friday: Hebrews 5:7-9)
4-17-2025  AUDIO     (Maundy Thursday: John 13:1-7, 31b-35)
4-13-2025  AUDIO     (Palm Sunday / Sunday of the Passion: Luke 22:35-38)
4-9-2025    AUDIO     (Lent Midweek 5: The Way One Worships, Part 2)
4-6-2025    AUDIO     (Fifth Sunday in Lent: Luke 20:9-20)
4-2-2025    AUDIO     (Lent Midweek 4: The Way One Worships, Part 1)

March 2025
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3-30-2025 AUDIO (Fourth Sunday in Lent: Luke 15:1-3, 11-32)
3-26-2025 AUDIO (Lent Midweek 3: Reflecting the Light of Christ)
3-23-2025 AUDIO (Third Sunday in Lent: Luke 13:1-9)
3-19-2025 VIDEO (Lent Midweek 2: Contemplating the Divine)
3-16-2025 AUDIO (Second Sunday in Lent: Luke 13:31-35)
3-12-2025 AUDIO ​(Lent Midweek 1: The Places of Grace)
3-9-2025 AUDIO (First Sunday in Lent: Luke 4:1-13)
3-5-2025 AUDIO (Ash Wednesday: Psalm 51)
3-2-2025 AUDIO (The Transfiguration of Our Lord: Luke 9:28-36)

February 2025
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2-23-2025 AUDIO (The Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany: Luke 6:27-38)
2-16-2025 AUDIO ​(The Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany: Jeremiah 17:5-8)
2-9-2025 AUDIO (The Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany: 1 Corinthians 14:12b-20)
2-2-2025 AUDIO (The Purification of Mary and the Presentation of Our Lord: Luke 2:22-40)

​January 2025
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1-26-2025 AUDIO ​(The Third Sunday after the Epiphany: Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10)
1-19-2025 AUDIO (The Second Sunday after the Epiphany: John 2:1-11)
1-12-2025 AUDIO (The Baptism of Our Lord: Isaiah 43:1-7)
1-5-2025 AUDIO (The Epiphany of Our Lord - Observed: Matthew 2:1-12)
1-1-2025 AUDIO (New Year's Day - Circumcision and Name of Jesus: Numbers 6:22-27)

December 2024
12-29-2024 AUDIO MSL (First Sunday after Christmas: Colossians 3:12-17)
12-25-2024 AUDIO Christmas Day Divine Service ​(The Nativity of Our Lord - Christmas Day: Hebrews 1:1-6)
12-24-2024 AUDIO Lessons & Carols Service (The Nativity of Our Lord - Christmas Eve: Isaiah 9:6)
12-22-2024 AUDIO ​(Fourth Sunday in Advent: Luke 1:39-56)
12-18-2024 AUDIO (Advent Midweek 3: Isaiah 9:6 - Everlasting Father)
12-15-2024 AUDIO ​(Third Sunday in Advent: Luke 7:18-35)
12-11-2024 AUDIO (Advent Midweek 2: Isaiah 9:6 - Mighty God)
12-8-2024 AUDIO MSL ​(Second Sunday in Advent: Malachi 3:1-7b)
12-4-2024 AUDIO (Advent Midweek 1: Isaiah 9:6 - Wonderful Counselor)
12-1-2024 AUDIO (First Sunday in Advent: Luke 19:28-40)

November 2024
11-27-2024 AUDIO ​(Thanksgiving Eve: Deuteronomy 8:1-10)
11-24-2024 AUDIO ​(Last Sunday of Church Year: Mark 13:24-37)
11-17-2024 AUDIO (Pentecost 26: Mark 13:1-13)
11-10-2024 AUDIO (Pentecost 25: Mark 12:38-44)
11-3-2024 AUDIO (All Saints' Sunday: Revelation 7:9-17)

​October 2024
10-27-2024 AUDIO (Reformation Sunday: Matthew 11:12-19)
10-20-2024 AUDIO (Pentecost 22: Mark 10:23-31)
10-13-2024 AUDIO (Pentecost 21: Mark 10:17-22)
10-6-2024 AUDIO (Pentecost 20: Genesis 2:18-25)

​September 2024
9-29-2024 AUDIO (St. Michael and All Angels: Luke 10:17-20)
9-22-2024 AUDIO (Pentecost 18: James 3:13-4:10)
9-15-2024 AUDIO (Pentecost 17: James 3:1-12)
9-8-2024 AUDIO (Pentecost 16: James 2:1-10, 14-18)
9-1-2024 AUDIO (Pentecost 15: Ephesians 6:10-20)

August 2024
8-25-2024 AUDIO (Pentecost 14: Ephesians 5:22-33)
8-18-2024 AUDIO (Pentecost 13: John 6:51-69)
8-11-2024 AUDIO (Pentecost 12: Ephesians 4:17-5:2)
8-4-2024 AUDIO (Pentecost 11: John 6:22-35)
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July 2024
7-28-2024 AUDIO (Pentecost 10: Genesis 9:8-17)
7-21-2024 (Guest Preacher: Pastor Mark Kolander)
7-14-2024 AUDIO (Pentecost 8: Amos 7:1-15)
7-7-2024 AUDIO (Pentecost 7: 2 Corinthians 12:1-10)
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June 2024
6-30-2024 AUDIO (Pentecost 6: 2 Corinthians 8:1-9, 13-15)
6-23-2024 (Guest Preacher: Pastor Emeritus James Cumming)
6-16-2024 AUDIO (Pentecost 4: Mark 4:26-34)
​6-9-2024 AUDIO (Pentecost 3: Mark 3:20-35)
6-2-2024 AUDIO (Pentecost 2: Deuteronomy 5:12-15)
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May 2024
5-26-2024 AUDIO (Holy Trinity: Isaiah 6:1-8)
5-19-2024 AUDIO (Pentecost/Confirmation: Acts 2:1-21)
5-12-2024 AUDIO (Easter 7: John 17:11b-19)
5-9-2024 AUDIO (The Ascension of Our Lord: Acts 1:1-11)
5-5-2024 AUDIO (Easter 6: John 15:9-17)

April 2024
4-28-2024 AUDIO (Easter 5: John 15:1-8)
4-21-2024 AUDIO (Easter 4: Psalm 23)
4-14-2024 AUDIO (Easter 3: Luke 24:36-49)
4-7-2024 AUDIO (Easter 2: John 20:19-31)
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March 2024
3-31-2024 AUDIO (The Resurrection of Our Lord: Easter Day - Mark 16:1-8)
3-31-2024 AUDIO (The Resurrection of Our Lord: Easter Sunrise - 1 Corinthians 5:6b-8)
3-30-2024 (The Resurrection of Our Lord: Easter Vigil - Genesis 3:15)
3-29-2024 AUDIO (Good Friday - Isaiah 52:12-53:12)
3-28-2024 AUDIO (Maundy Thursday - 1 Corinthians 11:23-32)
3-24-2024 (Palm Sunday - Philippians 2:5-11)
3-20-2024 (Lent Midweek 5 - The Lord's Prayer: Petitions 4-7)
3-17-2024 (Lent 5 - Mark 10:32-45)
3-13-2024 (Lent Midweek 4 - The Lord's Prayer: Petitions 1-3)
​3-10-2024 (Lent 4 - John 3:14-21)
3-6-2024 (Lent Midweek 3 - The Third Article of the Creed)
3-3-2024 (Lent 3 - 1 Corinthians 1:18-31)
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February 2024
2-28-2024 (Lent Midweek 2 - The Second Article of the Creed)
2-25-2024 (Lent 2 - Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16)
2-21-2024 (Lent Midweek 1 - The First Article of the Creed)
2-18-2024 (Lent 1 - James 1:12-18)
2-14-2024 (Ash Wednesday - Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21)
2-11-2024 (Transfiguration - 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:6)
2-4-2024 (Epiphany 5 - Mark 1:29-39)
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January 2024
1-28-2024 (Epiphany 4 - Mark 1:21-28)
1-21-2024 (Epiphany 3 - Mark 1:14-20)
1-14-2024 (Epiphany 2 - John 1:43-51)
1-7-2024 (The Baptism of Our Lord - Romans 6:1-11)
​1-1-2024 (Circumcision and Name of Jesus - Luke 2:21)

December 2023
12-31-2023 (Luke 2:22-40)
12-25-2023 (Christmas Day - John 1:1-14)
12-24-2023 (Christmas Eve - Luke 2:1-20)
12-24-2023 (Advent 4 - Luke 1:26-38)
12-20-2023 (Isaiah 9:1-7)
12-17-2023 (Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11)
12-13-2023 (Ephesians 2:12-18)
12-10-2023 (Isaiah 40:1-11)
12-6-2023 (Matthew 2:1-2, 9-10)
12-3-2023 (Mark 11:1-10)

November 2023
11-26-2023 (Matthew 25:31-46)
11-22-2023 (Thanksgiving Eve - Philippians 4:6-20)
11-19-2023 (Matthew 25:14-30)
11-12-2023 (Matthew 25:1-13)
11-5-2023 (All Saints' Sunday - 1 John 3:1-3)

October 2023
10-29-2023 (Reformation Sunday - Psalm 46)
10-22-2023 (Matthew 22:15-22)
10-15-2024 (Matthew 22:1-14)
​10-8-2023 (Matthew 21:33-46)
​10-1-2023 (Matthew 21:23-32)

September 2023
​9-24-2023 (Matthew 20:1-16)
9-17-2023 (Matthew 18:21-35)
9-10-2023 (Matthew 18:1-20)
9-3-2023 (Jeremiah 15:15-21)

August 2023
8-27-2023 (Matthew 16:13-20)
8-20-2023 (Matthew 15:21-28)
8-13-2023 (Matthew 14:22-33)
8-6-2023 (Matthew 14:13-21)

July 2023
7-30-2023 (Matthew 13:44-52)
7-9-2023 (Matthew 11:25-30)
7-2-2023 (Matthew 10:34-42)

June 2023
6-25-2023 (Matthew 10:5a, 21-33)
6-18-2023 (Romans 5:6-15)
6-11-2023 (Matthew 9:9-13)
6-4-2023 (The Holy Trinity - Genesis 1:1-2:4a)

May 2023
​5-28-2023 (Pentecost & Confirmation Sunday - John 7:37-39)
5-21-2023 (Acts 1:12-26)
5-18-2023 (Ascension - Acts 1:1-11)
5-14-2023 (Acts 17:16-31)
5-7-2023 (John 14:1-14)

April 2023
4-30-2023 (John 10:1-10)
4-23-2023 (Luke 24:13-35)
4-16-2023 (Acts 5:29-42)
​4-9-2023 (The Resurrection of Our Lord - John 20:1-18)
4-8-2023 (Easter Vigil - Matthew 27:57-66)
4-7-2023 (Good Friday - Seven Word of Jesus Upon the Cross)
​4-6-2023 (Maundy Thursday - Exodus 20:17 & John 13:34-35)
4-2-2023 (Palm Sunday - John 12:12-19)

March 2023
3-29-2023 (Lenten Midweek: Seventh & Eighth Commandments)
3-26-2023 (John 11:1-53)
3-22-2023 (Lenten Midweek: Fifth & Sixth Commandments)
3-19-2023 (John 9:1-41)
3-15-2023 (Lenten Midweek: Fourth Commandment)
3-12-2023 (John 4:5-30, 39-42)
3-8-2023 (Lenten Midweek: Third Commandment)
3-5-2023 (John 3:1-17)
3-1-2023 (Lenten Midweek: Second Commandment)

February 2023
2-26-2023 (Genesis 3:1-21)
2-22-2023 (Ash Wednesday: First Commandment)
2-19-2023 (Matthew 17:1-9)
2-12-2023 (Matthew 5:21-37)
2-5-2023 (Matthew 5:13-20)
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January 2023
1-29-2023 (Matthew 5:1-12)
1-22-2023 (Matthew 4:12-25)
1-15-2023 (John 1:29-42a)
1-8-2023 (Matthew 3:13-17)
​1-1-2023 (Matthew 2:13-23)