PM Notes

Is Prayer A Magic Pill To Get Things From God?

Date: May 26th of 2019
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  John 16:23-33
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

What Does The Holy Spirit Do For Us?

Date: May 19th of 2019
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  John 16:5-15
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

Why We Can Both Grieve And Rejoice At Funerals

Date:  May 16th of 2019
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  Isaiah 61:1-3, 10
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

Issues Etc. - Christ Alone

In this episode, Pastor Richard discusses his most recent Bible Study in the Lutheran Witness, titled, "Christ Alone."  
Original Airing Date: April 25th of 2019
Lutheran Witness Article:  CLICK HERE
 
 

Is Suffering Normal For A Christian?

Date: May 12th of 2019
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: John 16:16-22
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

Stop Looking Inward; Look Outside Yourself

Date:  May 5th of 2019
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  John 10:11-16
Context: Confirmation Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

We Have A Preaching God

Date:  April 28th of 2019
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  Ezekiel 37:1-14 & John 20:19-31
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

Hear Us Laugh, O Grave!

Date: April 21st of 2019
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  Mark 16:1-8
Context:  Easter Day Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

What Does The Resurrection Have To Do With You?

Note: Apologies for the poor recording quality.  The main way of recording sermons malfunctioned.  The audio in this post is a back-up means for recording the sermon.  
Date: April 21st of 2019
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  1 Corinthians 15:1-11 (12-28)
Context:  Easter Sunrise Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

Look Into The Darkness

Date:  April 19th of 2019
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

What Is Your Opinion On The Lord's Supper And Does It Matter?

Date:  April 18th of 2019
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  1 Corinthians 11:23-32
Context:  Maundy Thursday Sermon for St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

Why We Struggle With Holy Week

Date:  April 14th of 2019
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  John 12:20-43
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

Why Do We Go To Funerals?

Date:  April 12th of 2019
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  Job 19:23-27
Context:  Funeral Sermon for Chuck Filipek at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

The Road Breaks Only Two Ways With Jesus

Date:  April 7th of 2019
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  John 8:46-59
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

Do Not Let Your Hearts Be Troubled

Date:  March 27th of 2019
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  John 14:1-7
Context:  Funeral Sermon for Vernie Rued
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE 

What Is The Only Thing Worse Than Evil?

Date:  March 24th of 2019
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  Luke 11:14-28
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

When God Is Silent

Date:  March 17th of 2019
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  Matthew 15:21-28
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

Worshiping The Unholy Trinity Of Me, Myself, And I

Date:  March 6, 2019
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  First and Second Commandments
Context:  Lent Sermon Series at St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

Why The Word Of God Matters To You

Date: February 24th of 2019
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  Luke 8:4-15
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

Do Not Let Them Tell You Grace Is Cheap!

Date:  February 17th of 2019
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  Matthew 20:1-16
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

Why Marriage Is Like A Profound Mystery

Date: February 16th of 2019
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  Ephesians 5:1-2, 22-33
Context:  Sermon for Stohlquist and O'Neill Wedding
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

Creating The Cult Of Self

Date:  February 10th of 2019
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  2 Peter 1:16-21Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE
 
 

When The Devil Hisses And The World Rages

Date:  February 3, 2019
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  Matthew 8:23-27
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

Why The Church Doesn't Need A Marketing Strategy

Date:  January 27th of 2019
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  Romans 1:8-17
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

Be Still

Date:  January 26th of 2019
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Psalm 46 & Luke 23:33-43
Context:  Funeral Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church for Ella Anderson
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE
 
 

Who Submits To Who In Marriage?

Date:  January 20th of 2019
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  Ephesians 5:22-33
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

Stop Pretending That You Are Not A Sinner

Date:  January 13th of 2019
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  Matthew 3:13-17
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

Why We Need A Sign From God

Date:  January 6th of 2019
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  Matthew 2:1-12
Context:  Epiphany Sunday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

What To Do About Past Shame, Present Insecurity, And Fear Of The Future?

Date:  December 31st of 2018
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  Romans 8:31-39
Context:  New Year's Eve Service at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

What Is At The Center Of It All?

Date:  December 25th of 2018
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  John 1:1-18
Context:  Christmas Day Service at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND.
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

Why Christmas Should Never Have Happened

Date: December 24th of 2018
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church for Christmas Eve
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

Why We Must Learn To Feel And Recognize Our Sins

Date:  December 23rd of 2018
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  John 1:19-28
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

Is There Anything Constant And Certain In This Life?

Date:  December 19th of 2018
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  Isaiah 40:1-8
Context:  Midweek Advent Service at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

You Can't Hide Behind Church Pews

Date:  December 12th of 2018
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  Malachi 4:1-6
Context:  Midweek Advent Vespers Service at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

The Coffee Hour – You Need the Bad to Delight in the Good

Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard, pastor of St Paul’s Lutheran Church in Minot, North Dakota, and author of Will the Real Jesus Please Stand Up, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about how we can have conversations about the meaning of Advent with friends from different liturgical traditions who may not understand why we celebrate Advent.
Have a topic you’d like to hear about on The Coffee Hour? Contact Andy Bates at andrew.bates@kfuo.org or call 314-996-1519.

When God Is Small, Everything Else Is Big

Date:  December 9th of 2018
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  Luke 21:25-36
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

Are You On The Naughty List?

Date:  December 5th of 2018
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  Jeremiah 23:5-8
Context:  Midweek Vespers Service at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

Are You Chasing Jesus?

Date:  December 2nd of 2018
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  Matthew 21:1-9
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE
 
 

Only A Fool Would Be So Senseless

Date:  November 25, 2018
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  Matthew 25:1-13
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND.  

When Gratitude Is Not Natural To Us

Date:  November 22, 2018
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  Luke 17:11-19
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

What Is The Biggest Threat To The American Church?

Date:  November 18th of 2018
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  Luke 17:20-30
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

The Gospel Is For Sinners Only

Date:  November 11th of 2018
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  Matthew 9:18-26
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

Get Off The Ladder, You Have Jesus!

Date:  October 28th of 2018
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: John 8:31-36
Context:  Reformation Sunday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

Playing Dress Up Before God?

Date:  October 15, 20018
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  Matthew 22:1-14
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

Rest In This Ever-Changing World

Date:  October 7th of 2018
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  Matthew 11:25-30
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND, for LWML Sunday
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

Love Versus Law?

Date:  September 30, 2018
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  Matthew 22:34-46
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

Are Friends The Only Reason For Going To Church?

Date: September 24th of 2018
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  Ephesians 4:1-6
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

Do Not Let Your Hearts Be Troubled

Date:  September 25th of 2018
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Context:  Funeral Sermon for Robert Lang
Text:  John 14:1-6
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

He Speaks To Dead People

Date:  September 16, 2018
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  Luke 7:11-18
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

Are You Worried About Worry?

Date:  September 9th of 2018
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text:  Matthew 6:24-34
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE