Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard’s Podcast
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Episodes

Jul 29, 2022
Jul 29, 2022
16 min
Date: July 10th of 2022
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Luke 6:36-42
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

Jul 7, 2022
Jul 7, 2022
15 min
Date: July 3rd of 2022
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Luke 15:1-10
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

Jun 29, 2022
Jun 29, 2022
14 min
Date: June 26th of 2022
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Luke 14:15-24
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, N
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

Jun 12, 2022
Jun 12, 2022
16 min
Date: June 12th of 2022
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: John 3:1-1-17
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

Jun 10, 2022
False Churches And Their Towers Of Babel
Jun 10, 2022
Jun 10, 2022
16 min
Date: June 5th of 2022
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Genesis 11:1-9
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

Jun 2, 2022
Jun 2, 2022
16 min
Date: May 29th of 2022
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

May 23, 2022
May 23, 2022
15 min
Date: May 22nd of 2022
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: John 16:23-33
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

May 14, 2022
May 14, 2022
16 min
Date: May 14th of 2022
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: John 16:16-22
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

May 4, 2022
When Confirmation Becomes Graduation?
May 4, 2022
May 4, 2022
13 min
Date: May 1st of 2022
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: John 10:11-16
Context: Confirmation Sunday at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

Apr 27, 2022
He Replaces Fear With Faith
Apr 27, 2022
Apr 27, 2022
16 min
Date: April 24th of 2022
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: John 20:19-31
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

Apr 23, 2022
Apr 23, 2022
12 min
Date: April 17th of 2022
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Job 19:23-27
Context: Easter Day Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

Apr 20, 2022
Apr 20, 2022
13 min
Date: April 17th of 2022
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Isaiah 25:6-9
Context: Easter Sunrise Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

Apr 19, 2022
Christ Does An Old Thing - Not A New Thing
Apr 19, 2022
Apr 19, 2022
12 min
Date: April 15th of 2022
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: John 19 - "It is Finished"
Context: Good Friday Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

Apr 13, 2022
Where Do We Direct Our Hosanna Cries?
Apr 13, 2022
Apr 13, 2022
16 min
Date: April 10th of 2022
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Matthew 21:1-11
Context: Palm Sunday Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

Apr 6, 2022
When We Don’t Like The Words Of Jesus
Apr 6, 2022
Apr 6, 2022
17 min
Date: April 3rd of 2022
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: John 8:46-59
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

Mar 30, 2022
When Things Are Never Good Enough?
Mar 30, 2022
Mar 30, 2022
18 min
Date: March 27th of 2022
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: John 6:1-15
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

Mar 17, 2022
Mar 17, 2022
16 min
Date: March 13th of 2022
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Matthew 15:21-28
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

Mar 11, 2022
Mar 11, 2022
17 min
Date: March 6th of 2022
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Matthew 4:1-11
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

Mar 4, 2022
Mar 4, 2022
18 min
Date: March 2nd of 2022
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Joel 2:12-19
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

Mar 4, 2022
The Need To Sanitize Misery
Mar 4, 2022
Mar 4, 2022
17 min
Date: February 27th of 2022
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Luke 18:31-43
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

Feb 22, 2022
Is Your Church At Ease or Militant?
Feb 22, 2022
Feb 22, 2022
18 min
Date: February 20th of 2022
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 16, 2022
Grumbling Equality?
Feb 16, 2022
Feb 16, 2022
17 min
Date: February 13th of 2022
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Matthew 20:1-16
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

Feb 11, 2022
Feb 11, 2022
17 min
Date: February 6th of 2022
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Matthew 17:1-9
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

Feb 2, 2022
Fear: Not A Virtue But The Enemy Of Faith
Feb 2, 2022
Feb 2, 2022
16 min
Date: January 30th of 2022
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Matthew 8:23-27
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

Feb 1, 2022
Feb 1, 2022
11 min
Date: January 28th of 2022
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Context: Funeral Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

Jan 27, 2022
Jan 27, 2022
17 min
Date: January 23rd of 2022
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Matthew 8:1-13
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

Jan 18, 2022
The Misguided Attraction To Spiritual Signs
Jan 18, 2022
Jan 18, 2022
17 min
Date: January 16th of 2022
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 12, 2022
A Violent Baptism?
Jan 12, 2022
Jan 12, 2022
14 min
Date: January 9th of 2022
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Theme: Baptism (Matthew 3:13-17)
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

Jan 12, 2022
Responding To The Robbery Of Death
Jan 12, 2022
Jan 12, 2022
17 min
Date: January 2nd of 2022
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Matthew 2:13-23
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

Jan 6, 2022
It Will Be Okay, I Am Ready To Die
Jan 6, 2022
Jan 6, 2022
16 min
Date: December 26th of 2021
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Luke 2:33-40
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

Jan 4, 2022
Jan 4, 2022
11 min
Date: December 25th of 2021
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: John 1:1-18
Context: Christmas Day Service at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND
Manuscript: N/A

Jan 3, 2022
For You
Jan 3, 2022
Jan 3, 2022
13 min
Date: December 24th of 2021
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Context: Christmas Eve Sermon at St. Paul's of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

Jan 1, 2022
Crushed Before Christ?
Jan 1, 2022
Jan 1, 2022
17 min
Date: December 19th of 2021
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: John 1:19-28
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

Dec 15, 2021
Dec 15, 2021
16 min
Date: December 12, 2021
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Matthew 11:2-10
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

Dec 9, 2021
A Tiny Little Jesus For Tiny Little Lives?
Dec 9, 2021
Dec 9, 2021
16 min
Date: December 5th of 2021
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Luke 21:25-36
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

Dec 7, 2021
Without Advent, Christmas Makes No Sense!
Dec 7, 2021
Dec 7, 2021
15 min
Date: November 28th of 2021
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Matthew 21:1-9
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND
Manuscript: Not available

Dec 2, 2021
Gratitude Free From Circumstances
Dec 2, 2021
Dec 2, 2021
14 min
Date: November 25th of 2021
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Philippians 4:6-20
Context: Thanksgiving Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

Nov 30, 2021
Nov 30, 2021
16 min
Date: November 21st of 2021
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Matthew 25:1-13
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

Nov 15, 2021
Nov 15, 2021
17 min
Date: November 7th of 2021
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Matthew 5:1-12
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

Nov 2, 2021
Nov 2, 2021
17 min
Date: October 31st of 2021
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: John 8:31-36
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

Oct 27, 2021
Oct 27, 2021
17 min
Date: October 17th of 2021
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Matthew 22:1-14
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

Oct 20, 2021
Christ Holds Dale Into And Out Of The Grave
Oct 20, 2021
Oct 20, 2021
10 min
Date: October 11th of 2021
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Romans 14:7-9
Context: Funeral Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

Oct 12, 2021
Oct 12, 2021
17 min
Date: September 10th of 2021
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Matthew 9:1-8
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

Oct 3, 2021
Stop The Ranking - You‘re A Christian!
Oct 3, 2021
Oct 3, 2021
16 min
Date: September 26th of 2021
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Luke 14:1-11
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

Sep 29, 2021
No More Chasing Love, Just Abiding
Sep 29, 2021
Sep 29, 2021
11 min
Date: September 25th of 2021
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: John 15:9-12
Context: Homily for the Blessing of Marriage
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

Sep 23, 2021
The Foolish Things Spoken At Funerals
Sep 23, 2021
Sep 23, 2021
16 min
Date: September 19th of 2021
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Luke 17:11-17
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

Sep 15, 2021
When Worry Is Wrapped In Fear And Future Grief
Sep 15, 2021
Sep 15, 2021
16 min
Date: September 12th of 2021
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Matthew 6:24-34
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

Sep 8, 2021
Sep 8, 2021
16 min
Date: September 5th of 2021
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Luke 17:11-19
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

Aug 31, 2021
When Bad People Do Good - So Irritating!
Aug 31, 2021
Aug 31, 2021
17 min
Date: August 29th of 2021
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Luke 10:23-37
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

Aug 26, 2021
Aug 26, 2021
16 min
Date: August 21st of 2021
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Mark 7:31-37
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

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.



