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The Risky Business Of Reform

Date: October 31st of 2020
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  Matthew 11:12-19
Context:  Reformation Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

The Strength Of Christ: Despite All That Life Throws At Us

Date: October 29th of 2020
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Philippians 4:10-13
Context: Funeral Sermon for Myrtle Beaudoin at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

Forgiveness: The End Of Cancel Culture's Fear

Date:  October 18th of 2020
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Matthew 9:1-8
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE 

You Are Just Not That Special; And Why That Is Just Fine

Date:  October 4th of 2020
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Luke 14:1-11
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's. Lutheran of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

Three Ways We Respond To Death

Date:  September 27th of 2020
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard  
Text:  Luke 17:11-17 
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

Worry: Letting Your Mind Be Divided By Many Things

Date:  September 20th of 2020
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  Matthew 6:24-34
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE 

Why True Worship Has Nothing To Do With Silly Worship Gadget And Inventions

Date:  September 13th of 2020
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  Luke 17:11-19
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

The Good Samaritan Is Not Biden Or Trump, But Your Jesus

Date:  September 6th of 2020
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Luke 10:23-37
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

The Lord Can't And Won't Forget Mike

Date:  August 29th of 2020
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Luke 23:33-43
Context: Sermon for Mike Grubb Funeral
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

So, You Think You're Good? Why Your Virtue Signals And Self-Righteousness Count For Nothing

Date:  August 23rd of 2020
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Luke 18:9-14
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

When Churches Lose The Word

Date:  August 16th of 2020
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  Luke 19:41-48
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

Is Your God Dead?

Date:  August 9th of 2020
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  1 Corinthians 10:6-13
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE 

So, You Want To Downplay Doctrine? Are You Ready Wolf Attacks?

Date:  August 2nd of 2020
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Acts 20:27-38
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE 

Boldness And The Risky Business Of Marriage?

Date:  July 31st of 2020
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  Hosea 2:18-23
Context:  The Blessing of Marriage:  Joshua and Sylvia Hoffer at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

Longing For Eden?

Date:  July 26th of 2020
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Mark 8:1-9
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE 

The Rules We Make And The Foolish Games We Play

Date:  July 19th of 2020
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  Matthew 5:17-26
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

The Death Of Reverence? Are We More Afraid Of Being Afraid Of God Than Godly Fear Itself?

Date:  July 12th of 2020
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  Luke 5:1-11
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

Enough Of Useless Chatter! What Is The Main Purpose Of The Law?

Date: June 28th of 2020
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: 1 Timothy 1:12-17
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE 

The World 'Takes' But Your Lord 'Gives'

Date:  June 7th of 2020
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  John 3:1-17
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE 

The Red Of Pentecost

Date:  May 31st of 2020
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  Acts 2:1-21
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
 

O Christian, Do Not Expect Approval From The World!

Date:  May 24th of 2020
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  John 15:26-16:4
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

The Lord Has More To Give Than Death Can Take

Date:  May 15th of 2020
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  Isaiah 43:1-3a and Revelation 21:1-5
Context:  Funeral Sermon for Dennis Oothoudt
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

Look To Your Heart - Um, No Thank You

Date:  May 10th of 2020
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  James 1:16-21
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE 

The Pain Is Real, In Spite Of What Slappy-Happy Preachers Sell

Date:  May 3rd of 2020
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  John 16:16-22
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

Lasting Peace: Neither Given By Executive Orders Nor Taken By The Coronavirus

Date: April 19th of 2020
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  John 20:19-31
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

What Is More Frightening Than COVID-19?

Date:  April 12th of 2020
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  Mark 16:1-8
Context:  Resurrection Sunday Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

Why You Should Be Afraid Of Good Friday

Date:  April 10th of 2020
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: John 19:1-42
Context:  Good Friday Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

Do You Pride Yourself In Being Humble?

Date: April 5th of 2020
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  Philippians 2:5-11
Context:  Sermon from St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

So, You Call Yourself A Christian But Are You A Poser?

Date:  March 29th of 2020
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: John 8:46-59
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE 

It Is A Dangerous Business Opening A Bible

Date:  March 19th of 2020
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  Jeremiah 26:1-15 & Luke 11:14-28
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

Do You Have Great Faith?

Date:  March 8th of 2020
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  Matthew 15:21-28
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

Do You Know How The Devil Works Against You?

Date:  March 1st of 2020
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  Matthew 4:1-11
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

3 Reasons Why It Is Hard To Listen At Church

Date:  February 16th of 2020
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  Luke 8:4-15
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE
 

Why Grace Ruins Everything

Date:  February 9th of 2020
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  Matthew 20:1-16
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

What Worship Is; What It Is Not

Date:  January 26th of 2020
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  Matthew 8:1-13
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

What Makes A Marriage?

Date:  January 19th of 2020
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  Ephesians 5:21-33
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

Jesus: All The Way Down To The Bottom

Date:  December 25th of 2019
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  John 1:1-18
Context:  Christmas Day Service at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

Does Jesus Only Care About Your Soul?

Date:  December 24th of 2019
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Theme:  The Doctrine of the Incarnation
Context:  Christmas Eve Service at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE 

Can I Get A Witness?

Date:  December 22nd of 2019
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  John 1:19-28
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

Remembrance: I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means

Date:  December 18th of 2019
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  1 Corinthians 11:23-26
Context:  Midweek Advent Service at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE 

Joy To The World - Not A Christmas Song?

Date:  December 15th of 2019
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  Sermon based off of the hymn, "Joy to the World"
Context:  Sermon/Homily for St. Paul's Children's Christmas Program
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE
 

Why We Need To Be Blindsided Before Christmas

Date:  December 15th of 2019
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  Matthew 11:2-11 & Isaiah 40:1-8
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE 

The Gottesdienst Crowd - The Lutheran Downgrade

Original Air Date: December 4th of 2019
In this Gottescast, The Gottesdienst Crowd chats about the phenomenon of the Lutheran downgrade. What happens when the sacraments are subtly thought of as an add on and not the central means gospel delivery? That's the Lutheran downgrade. Sean Daenzer (pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, Great Bend, ND, and Peace Lutheran Church, Barney, ND) and Matt Richard (pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Minot, ND) join us for the discussion.

One Voice To Rule Them All

Date:  December 11th of 2019
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  John 20:19-23
Context:  Advent Midweek Series on the Sacraments at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE 

It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)

Date:  December 8th of 2019
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  Malachi 4:1-6
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

Look No Further Than Baptism

Date:  December 4th of 2019
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  Colossians 2:9-15
Context:  Midweek Advent Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

Why Jesus Doesn't Need Our Hype

Date:  December 1st of 2019
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  Matthew 21:1-9
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

Issues, Etc. - Undermining Lutheranism in a Lutheran Congregation

Original Air Date: November 11th of 2019
Show: Issues, Etc.
Link: Undermining Lutheranism in a Lutheran Congregation

When Christians Are Reckless With The Word And Sacraments

Date:  November 24th of 2019
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  Matthew 25:1-13
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

When Somebody Sins Against You

Date:  November 17, 2019
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  Matthew 18:21-35
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE