Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard’s Podcast

Hawaiian Shirt Pastors And The Casual God?

Date: January 14th of 2024  
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard  
Text: Exodus 34:29-35  
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran in Minot, ND  
Manuscript: CLICK HERE 

Brought Out From The Dungeon

Date: January 7th of 2024  
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard  
Text: Isaiah 42:1-7  
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND  
Manuscript: CLICK HERE 

Why Do Some People Only Want A Big God?

Date: December 25th of 2023  
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard  
Text: John 1:1-14  
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND 
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Heaven Has Come Down

Date: December 24th of 2023  
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard  
Context: Christmas Eve Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND  
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There Is Only One Voice, All Other Voices Are Secondary

Date: December 24th of 2023  
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard  
Text: Deuteronomy 18:15-19  
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND  
Manuscript: CLICK HERE 

The Grass Withers, The Flower Fades, But The Church’s Old Shag Carpet Wears Forever?

Date: December 17th of 2023  
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard  
Text: Isaiah 40:1-8  
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND  
Manuscript: CLICK HERE 

The Foolishness Of Generational Warfare In The Church

Date: December 10th of 2023  
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard  
Text: Malachi 4:1-6  
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND  
Manuscript: CLICK HERE 

The Coffee Hour — Looking Forward to the Fourth Sunday in Advent

Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard, pastor of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Minot, ND, and author of Will the Real Jesus Please Stand Up? available from Concordia Publishing House, joins Andy and Sarah in our series on the Sundays in Advent to talk about the Gospel Reading for the Fourth Sunday in Advent. Why did the Jew ask who John was, and why did the Pharisees care? Are there different kinds of Baptism? What does John mean when he talks about the Lamb of God?

The Coffee Hour — Looking Forward to the Third Sunday in Advent

Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard, pastor of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Minot, ND, and author of Will the Real Jesus Please Stand Up? available from Concordia Publishing House, joins Andy and Sarah in our series on the Sundays in Advent to talk about the Gospel Reading for the Third Sunday in Advent. Why is John the Baptist so important in Advent? Why does Jesus ask questions when He already knows the answers? What do all of these miracles mean?

Securely Wrapped In Christ

Date: December 11th of 2023  
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard  
Text: Isaiah 61:1-3, 10  
Context: Funeral Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND 
Manuscript: CLICK HERE 

Things Are Not As Bad As They Seem

Date: December 3rd of 2023  
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard  
Text: Jeremiah 23:5-8  
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND  
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

The Coffee Hour - Looking Forward To The Second Sunday In Advent

Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard, pastor of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Minot, ND, and author of Will the Real Jesus Please Stand Up? available from Concordia Publishing House, joins Andy and Sarah in our series on the Sundays in Advent to talk about the Gospel Reading for the Second Sunday in Advent. Why does Jesus keep talking about fig trees? What will the Second Coming be like? How does this story connect to Old Testament Prophecies?
 
 

The Coffee Hour - Looking Forward To The First Sunday In Advent

Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard, pastor of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Minot, ND, and author of Will the Real Jesus Please Stand Up? available from Concordia Publishing House, joins Andy and Sarah in our series on the Sundays in Advent to talk about the Gospel Reading for the First Sunday in Advent. What does Advent even mean? Why are we reading about Palm Sunday in Advent? What does it mean that Jesus arrives on a donkey?
Original Air Date: November 29th of 2023

The Drunk & Sleeping Church Of Ease Vs. The Sober & Awake Militant Church

Date: November 26th of 2023  
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard  
Text: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11  
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND  
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

Who’s Example Do We Follow; What Does It Look Like To Be A Christian?

Date: November 12th of 2023  
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard  
Text: Philippians 3:17-21  
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND  
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

Nobody Can Take This Away From You

Date: November 5th of 2023  
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard   
Text: 1 John 3:1-3  
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND  
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

The Coffee Hour — Set Apart To Serve: Journey Into LCMS Pastoral Ministry

Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard, pastor of St Paul’s Lutheran Church in Minot, ND, and author of Will the Real Jesus Please Stand Up? available from Concordia Publishing House, joins Andy and Sarah for our Set Apart to Serve Series to talk about his upbringing in the Church, his journey into pastoral ministry, how he came from the Lutheran Brethren to the LCMS, the colloquy process to become an LCMS pastor, and how his experience with various Christian denominations helps him serve in his vocations as pastor and author.Original Air Date: November 3rd of 2023 

Stop; Close Your Mouth, So You Can Hear The Gospel

Date: October 29th of 2023  
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard  
Text: Romans 3:19-28  
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND  
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Put Off The Old Self

Date: October 15th of 2023
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Ephesians 4:22-28
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
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”We Just Need To...” Umm, No We Don’t!

Date: October 8th of 2023  
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard  
Text: 1 Corinthians 1:1-9  
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND  
Manuscript: CLICK HERE  
 

Tribalism, Church Politics, & The Christian’s Calling

Date: October 1st of 2023
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Ephesians 4:1-6
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
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Touchy-Feely Coffee Mug Theology And The Christian Heart?

Date: September 24th of 2023
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Ephesians 3:13-21
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE 

How To Respond To Conflict and Sin In The Church

Date: September 17th of 2023  
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard  
Text: Galatians 5:25-6:10  
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND  
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Little Girl, I Say To You, ’Arise’

Date: September 18th of 2023  
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard  
Text: Mark 5:21-24, 35-43  
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND  
Manuscript: CLICK HERE 

Concord Matters — Augsburg Confession: Chief Articles of the Faith. Article 12: Repentance. Contrition and Faith.

Jesus tells us why he came, “I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance (Luke 5:32).” Repentance needs to have a good understanding of “Worldly sorrow” vs. “Godly sorrow.” Am I sorry that I got caught or am I sorry that I broke God’s commands? The life of the Christian is repentance, that is, sorrow for our sin and assurance of His forgiveness in Christ. When Jesus says repent, he intended that the entire life of believer should be repentance. Our contrition, by Holy Spirit, occurs with the assurance that Christ has paid the price and He leads us to good works (Galatians 5:22-23). “I look to Christ upon the tree, His body broken there for me; I lay before Him all my sin, my darkest secrets from within” LSB #616. St. 2
Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard, pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Minot, ND joins Rev. Brady Finnern to confess the truth of Repentance.

A Fire And Brimstone Sermon?

Apologies for the quality of the sound.  
Date: September 16th of 2023
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Galatians 5:16-24 
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND
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It’s Jesus With A Period - Not A Comma!

Date: September 3rd of 2023  
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard  
Text: Galatians 3:15-22  
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND  
Manuscript: CLICK HERE  

Is Your Pastor A Minister of Death Or Life?

Date: August 27th of 2023  
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard  
Text: 2 Corinthians 3:4-11  
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND  
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE  

So, What Is Love?

Date: August 18th of 2024  
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard  
Text: John 15:9-13  
Context: Wedding Sermon for the Nunziato Wedding  
Manuscript: CLICK HERE
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The Problem With Me-Centered Righteousness

Date: August 13th of 2023  
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard  
Text: Romans 9:30-10:4  
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND  
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How Do You Feel When Enemies Fall?

Date: August 6th of 2023  
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  

Thy Strong Word — Free-Text First Friday: Guilt vs. Grace: What Motivates You?

The Rev. Dr. Matt Richard, pastor of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Minot, SD, joins the Rev. Dr. Phil Booe for Free Text Friday.
In the paradise of Eden, Adam and Eve enjoyed an idyllic existence, at peace with God, nature, themselves, and each another. But this blissful harmony was shattered by their sin and rebellion which led to death, giving rise to guilt and fear that have enslaved mankind ever since. How does Christ’s redemption liberate us from this bondage, transforming us from slaves of fear into God’s own children? This episode compares and contrasts the life of spiritual slavery with the joyful freedom experienced as a baptized child of God.
Thy Strong Word, hosted by Rev. Dr. Phil Booe, pastor of St. John Lutheran Church of Luverne, MN, reveals the light of our salvation in Christ through study of God’s Word, breaking our darkness with His redeeming light. Each weekday, two pastors fix our eyes on Jesus by considering Holy Scripture, verse by verse, in order to be strengthened in the Word and be equipped to faithfully serve in our daily vocations.

Thy Strong Word - Acts 7:54-8:3: Stephen Becomes the First Martyr

The Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard, pastor of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Minot, ND, joins the Rev. Dr. Phil Booe to study Acts 7:54-8:3.
Confronted with Stephen’s impassioned defense, the members of the Sanhedrin respond with rage, and the first martyrdom in the Church’s history tragically unfolds. Amid this profound turmoil, Stephen looks to the heavens and receives a vision of divine reassurance, even as earthly events take a brutal turn. Saul, who would become St. Paul, is present giving approval to Stephen’s execution. The event sets the stage for a widespread persecution that will scatter the believers—and inadvertently further the spread of the Gospel.
The Book of Acts takes us back to the earliest days of Christianity, unveiling the incredible acts of the apostles and the growth of the early church. Acts offers a firsthand account how the Apostles and Jesus’ disciples respond to his death and resurrection. It makes us witnesses to the beginning of fulfilling Jesus’s command to spread the Gospel from Jerusalem to the ends of the earth. We encounter miracles and wonders, we see the church struggling to organize itself in the absence of Jesus, and we learn of the trials and tribulations the early Christians faced in a world that rejected them.
Thy Strong Word, hosted by Rev. Dr. Phil Booe, pastor of St. John Lutheran Church of Luverne, MN, reveals the light of our salvation in Christ through study of God’s Word, breaking our darkness with His redeeming light. Each weekday, two pastors fix our eyes on Jesus by considering Holy Scripture, verse by verse, in order to be strengthened in the Word and be equipped to faithfully serve in our daily vocations.

You Have Not Received A Spirit Of Slavish Fear

Date: July 30th of 2023  
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard  
Text: Romans 8:12-17  
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND  
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

I Don’t Go To Church Because The Church Is Full Of Hypocrites

Date: July 23rd of 2023  
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard  
Text: Romans 6:19-23  
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND  
Manuscript: CLICK HERE  

Is The Sign Of The Cross Too Catholic?

Date: July 16, 2023  
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard  
Text: Romans 6:1-11  
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND  
Manuscript: CLICK HERE  

Just Another 9-5 In The Squirrel Cage?

Date: July 2nd of 2023  
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard  
Text: Romans 8:18-22  
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND  
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

Why Do Bad Things Happen To Good People?

Date: June 25th of 2023  
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard  
Text:  1 Peter 5:6-11  
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND  
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

Concord Matters — Luther’s Small Catechism. The How and Who of Holy Communion

If the bread and wine are truly the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ AND we receive full forgiveness of sins, life and salvation, how is this even possible and who is even worthy to receive it? The Sacrament of the Altar gives exactly what Jesus says: Forgiveness of sins. The Sacrament of the Altar is for exactly those who Jesus welcomes: sinners. In faith, receive and go in peace!
Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard, pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Minot, ND joins Rev. Brady Finnern to study the How’s and Who’s of the Sacrament of the Altar.

I’ve A Feeling We’re Not In A Christian Culture Anymore

Date: June 18th of 2023  
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard  
Text: 1 John 3:13-18  
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND  
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

He Isn’t Safe But He’s Good

Date:  June 4th of 2023  
Speaker:  Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard  
Text: Romans 11:33-36  
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND  
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

The End Is Near; This Changes Everything

Date: May 21st of 2023  
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard  
Text: 1 Peter 4:7-14  
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND  
Manuscript: CLICK HERE 

Marriage: The Lifelong Journey Of Sacrifice & Trust

Date: May 27th of 2023  
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard  
Text: Colossians 3:12-17  
Context: Wedding Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND  
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

Does the American Church Have Loose Ears?

Date:  May 14th of 2023  
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard  
Text: James 1:22-27  
Context:  Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND  
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE

Jesus Knows Allan

Date: January 25th of 2023  
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard  
Text: John 10:11-18  
Context:  Funeral Sermon for Allan Aho at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND  
Manuscript: CLICK HERE 

What Is Confirmation?

Date: May 7th of 2023  
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard  
Text: Isaiah 12:1-6  
Context: Confirmation Sunday at St. Paul's Lutheran  
Manuscript:  CLICK HERE  

Meek, But Not A Doormat

Date: April 23rd of 2023  
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard  
Text: 1 Peter 2:21-25  
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND  
Manuscript: CLICK HERE  

The Church Is About the Forgiveness Of Sins; The Rest Is Just Details

Date: April 16th of 2023  
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard  
Text: John 20:19-31 
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND  
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

The Christian Response To A Pagan Neighbor & Government

Date: April 30th of 2023  
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard  
Text: 1 Peter 2:11-20  
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND  
Manuscript: CLICK HERE 

News, Big News, And Good News

Date: April 9th of 2022  
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard  
Text: 1 Corinthians 15:1-11  
Context:  Resurrection Morning Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND