Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard’s Podcast
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Episodes
Sep 5, 2025
Sep 5, 2025
1hr 7 min
In episode 18, we are tackling the topic of expectations! What can you expect from your church? In a world shaped by consumer preferences, it’s easy to treat the Church like another service provider—judging it by comfort, programs, or entertainment. Yet the Church’s true purpose is to deliver Christ through the preaching of the Word and the administration of the Sacraments. Pastors are called to shepherd, not entertain, and members are called to be sheep, not consumers. Though life together in the Church can be messy, Christ is present with forgiveness and grace, forming His people in faith, sending them into their vocations, and uniting them in true fellowship. At its heart, the Church exists not to mirror culture or sell experiences, but to give the crucified and risen Christ for the life of the world.
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Sep 3, 2025
Sep 3, 2025
16 min
Date: August 16th of 2025
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Luke 16:1-9
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE
Aug 27, 2025
Aug 27, 2025
17 min
Date: August 10th of 2025
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Matthew 7:15-23
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE
Aug 20, 2025
Aug 20, 2025
17 min
Date: August 3rd of 2025
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew
Text: Mark 8:1-9
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
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Aug 13, 2025
Aug 13, 2025
18 min
Date: July 20th of 2025
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Luke 5:1-11
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
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Aug 6, 2025
Aug 6, 2025
19 min
Date: July 13th of 2025
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Luke 6:36-42
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE
Jul 23, 2025
Jul 23, 2025
1hr 1 min
In episode 17, we're diving into a topic that's not just science fiction anymore: transhumanism. It's the idea that through technology—genetics, AI, cybernetics—we can surpass our human limitations. But what does this mean for our understanding of humanity, the body, sin, and salvation?
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Jul 15, 2025
Jul 15, 2025
17 min
Date: June 29th of 2025
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Luke 14:15-24
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE
Jul 9, 2025
Jul 9, 2025
17 min
Date: June 22nd of 2025
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Luke 16:19-31
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND
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Jul 6, 2025
Jul 6, 2025
16 min
Date: June 15th of 2025
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: John 3:1-17
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE
Jun 30, 2025
Jun 30, 2025
1hr 3 min
On today’s episode of 3 Padres and a Shepherd, we’re talking about the "Office of the Keys." What are these keys? What do they open? What do they close? While this topic may seem abstract, it is much more practical than one might expect!
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Jun 10, 2025
Jun 10, 2025
17 min
Date: June 1st of 2025
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: John 15:26-16:4
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND
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Jun 9, 2025
Jun 9, 2025
16 min
Date: May 25th of 2025
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: John 16:23-33
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
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May 28, 2025
May 28, 2025
18 min
Date: May 18th of 2025
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: John 16:5-15
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE
May 28, 2025
May 28, 2025
18 min
Date: May 10th of 2025
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: John 16:16-22
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
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May 24, 2025
May 24, 2025
17 min
Date: May 4th of 2025
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: John 10:11-16
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE
May 17, 2025
May 17, 2025
19 min
Date: April 27th of 2025
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: John 20:19-31
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND
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May 15, 2025
May 15, 2025
13 min
Date: April 20th of 2025
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: 1 Corinthians 15:1-11
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE
May 14, 2025
May 14, 2025
1hr 4 sec
Original Air Date: May 14th of 2025
On today’s episode of 3 Padres and a Shepherd, we’re asking the question: “Who is my neighbor?” It’s easy to think of neighbors as people we like or choose, but Scripture shows us that our neighbor is anyone God places near us: the stranger in line, the coworker, the lonely neighbor next door.
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May 10, 2025
May 10, 2025
17 min
Date: April 17th of 2025
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: 1 Corinthians 11:23-32
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE
Apr 24, 2025
Apr 24, 2025
16 min
Date: April 13th of 2025
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Matthew 21:1-9
Context: Palm Sunday Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND
Apr 23, 2025
Apr 23, 2025
17 min
Date: March 23rd of 2025
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Luke 11:14-28
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE
Apr 19, 2025
Apr 19, 2025
16 min
Date: April 18th of 2025
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Context: Good Friday Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
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Apr 15, 2025
Apr 15, 2025
15 min
Date: April 9th of 2025
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE
Apr 9, 2025
Apr 9, 2025
17 min
Date: March 16th of 2025
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Matthew 15:21-28
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND
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Apr 3, 2025
Apr 3, 2025
16 min
Date: March 19th of 2025
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Context: Midweek Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND
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Apr 1, 2025
Apr 1, 2025
12 min
Date: March 19th of 2025
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Context: Midweek Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND
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Mar 26, 2025
Mar 26, 2025
15 min
Date: March 12th of 2025
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND
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Mar 24, 2025
Mar 24, 2025
18 min
Date: March 9th of 2025
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Matthew 4:1-11
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
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Mar 15, 2025
Mar 15, 2025
17 min
Date: March 2nd of 2025
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Luke 18:31-43
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE
Mar 13, 2025
Mar 13, 2025
1hr 4 min
Original Air Date: March 13th of 2025
On today's episode of 3 Padres and a Shepherd we are talking about Liturgical Furniture and Holy Spaces. No, this is not an episode on interior design for the local church, but instead we are talking about the design of the church sanctuaries and the furniture used. While this may seem like an irrelevant subject, the design and layout of the sanctuary says something about a church's theology - what does your church's sanctuary teach you and what does it say about your church? So, stick around for this episode of 3 Padres and a Shepherd Podcast.
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Mar 6, 2025
Mar 6, 2025
13 min
Date: March 5th of 2025
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Joel 2:12-19
Context: Ash Wednesday Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran at Minot, ND
Manuscript: Not Available
Mar 6, 2025
Mar 6, 2025
17 min
Date: February 23rd of 2025
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Luke 8:4-15
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE
Feb 27, 2025
Feb 27, 2025
52 min
Air Date: February 27th of 2025
On today's episode, we will be talking about what you need to give up for Lent and the topic of spiritual discipline. How do we understand things like fasting? When can it become works righteousness, and how do we understand it as one of the many spiritual disciplines in the life of the Christian? So, stick around for today's episode on spiritual discipline.
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Feb 27, 2025
Feb 27, 2025
16 min
Date: February 2nd of 2025
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Matthew 8:23-27
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE
Feb 21, 2025
Feb 21, 2025
16 min
Date: January 26th of 2024
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Matthew 8:1-13
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE
Feb 12, 2025
Feb 12, 2025
22 min
Original Air Date: January 15th of 2025
Dr. Matt Richard, author “Will the Real Church Please Stand Up?” speaks on his most recent article in the Lutheran Witness.
Feb 6, 2025
Feb 6, 2025
49 min
On today's episode of Three Padres and a Shepherd, we are going to talk about our feelings. No, this episode is not going to be a rambling of our personal feelings, but instead, we will be tackling the relationship of feelings to the Word of God. Are feelings o.k.? Can we trust our feelings? Do we let our feelings guide us in this life? Stick around for this episode of Three Padres and a Shepherd as we talk about 'Should We Trust Our Feelings?"
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Feb 5, 2025
Feb 5, 2025
15 min
Date: January 26th of 2025
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: John 2:1-11
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE
Jan 30, 2025
Jan 30, 2025
12 min
Date: January 12th of 2025
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Matthew 3:12-17
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE
Jan 24, 2025
Jan 24, 2025
12 min
Date: December 24th of 2024
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: John 1:1-14
Context: Christmas Day Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND
Jan 15, 2025
Jan 15, 2025
10 min
Date: December 24th of 2024
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Context: Christmas Eve Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND
Jan 9, 2025
Jan 9, 2025
14 min
Date: December 22nd of 2024
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: John 1:19-28
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE
Jan 8, 2025
Jan 8, 2025
11 min
Date: December 18th of 2024
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: John 1:1-14
Context: Midweek Advent Sermon at St. Paul's of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE
Jan 4, 2025
Jan 4, 2025
15 min
Date: December 15th of 2024
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Matthew 11:2-11
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE
Dec 24, 2024
Dec 24, 2024
16 min
Date: December 8th of 2024
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Luke 21:25-26
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE
Dec 23, 2024
Dec 23, 2024
12 min
Date: December 4th of 2024
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Heidelberg Disputation Thesis 18
Context: Advent Midweek Service at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE
Dec 20, 2024
Dec 20, 2024
15 min
Date: December 12th of 2024
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Matthew 21:1-9
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE
Dec 12, 2024
Dec 12, 2024
1hr 4 min
Description:
On today's episode of "3 Padres and a Shepherd," we are looking at the subject of Baptism. What is baptism - and who does the work in baptism? Is it an act of mankind's obedience toward God or is it God's work upon mankind? Is it a symbolic display of a person's faith, or is it a powerful work of God that 'does stuff' to mankind? Stick around for this episode as we cover the topic of "Baptism - A Work Toward God or God's Work for you?"
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Dec 11, 2024
Dec 11, 2024
16 min
Date: November 26th of 2024
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Isaiah 65:17-25
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
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Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard has been the pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, North Dakota, since 2018. He has previous ministry experience in the following churches: Pastor in Gwinner, North Dakota; Senior Pastor in Sidney, Montana; Associate Pastor in Williston, North Dakota; and an Associate Pastor in Rancho Cucamonga, CA.
He received his undergraduate degree in Finance and Economics from Minot State University in North Dakota. After a short career working as an Investment Representative, he obtained his Master Divinity from Lutheran Brethren Seminary of Fergus Falls, Minnesota, and was ordained by the CLBA. Approximately 10 years later, in late 2013, he colloquized into the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod. Furthermore, in 2013 he obtained a Doctor of Ministry Degree from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis MO. His doctor of ministry thesis was on exploring the journey of American Evangelicals into Confessional Lutheran thought.
Pastor Richard finds great joy in speaking and writing. You will see many of his articles and video teachings on various Lutheran Blogs and Journals. You can also hear him on the radio and internet podcasts, speaking on a variety of topics. And his most recent book from Concordia Publishing House, "Will the Real Jesus Please Stand Up? 12 False Christs," can be found at CPH.org or Amazon.com.
Pastor Richard is married to Serenity and they have three children. He enjoys fishing, pheasant hunting, carpentry work, watching movies, writing, collecting knives, spending time with his family, and a good book with a rye whiskey.