Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard’s Podcast
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Episodes

Aug 18, 2020
When Churches Lose The Word
Aug 18, 2020
Aug 18, 2020
15 min
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

Aug 10, 2020
Is Your God Dead?
Aug 10, 2020
Aug 10, 2020
15 min
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

Aug 4, 2020
Aug 4, 2020
19 min
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

Aug 4, 2020
Boldness And The Risky Business Of Marriage?
Aug 4, 2020
Aug 4, 2020
12 min
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

Jul 29, 2020
CPH Podcast - Social Justice Warriors
Jul 29, 2020
Jul 29, 2020
25 min
Original Air Date: July 28th of 2020
Social Justice…we’ve been hearing that term on the news and on social media with increasing frequency. But what is it? How can we recognize it? And most importantly, how can we avoid turning it into a false Christ? That’s our topic for today’s episode. I’m glad to welcome the Rev. Dr. Matt Richard back to the show to tackle this topic.

Jul 29, 2020
CPH Podcast - Politicizing Jesus?
Jul 29, 2020
Jul 29, 2020
19 min
Original Air Date: July 27th of 2020
It can be easy to fashion a version of Jesus to fit our political views, to blur the lines between the hope promised in a political campaign with the hope we cling to in Christ. Believe it or not, Jesus is not a democrat or republican. Or an independent. How can we avoid politicizing Jesus? That’s what we’re going to talk about today with our guest, Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard.

Jul 29, 2020
Concord Matters - Confessing What We Reject
Jul 29, 2020
Jul 29, 2020
51 min
Original Air Date: July 28th of 2020
Why is it important to also confess what we reject? What are the teachings that we do reject? How are these teachings connected to ancient heresies, and how does our Lutheran doctrine teach against these things?
Rev. Matt Richard, pastor of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Minot, North Dakota, joins host Rev. Sean Smith to discuss The Epitome of the Formula of Concord, Article XII: Other Factions ‹Heresies› and Sects that Never Embrace the Augsburg Confession (Erroneous Articles of the Anabaptists – Paragraph 2-11).
To listen to more shows on Concord Matters: https://www.kfuo.org/2020/07/28/concord-matters

Jul 26, 2020
Longing For Eden?
Jul 26, 2020
Jul 26, 2020
17 min
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

Jul 20, 2020
The Rules We Make And The Foolish Games We Play
Jul 20, 2020
Jul 20, 2020
17 min
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

Jul 12, 2020
Jul 12, 2020
17 min
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

Jun 28, 2020
Jun 28, 2020
15 min
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

Jun 23, 2020
Jun 23, 2020
16 min
Date: June 21st of 2020
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Luke 14:15-24
Context: Sermon from St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

Jun 14, 2020
The World 'Takes' But Your Lord 'Gives'
Jun 14, 2020
Jun 14, 2020
18 min
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

Jun 2, 2020
The Red Of Pentecost
Jun 2, 2020
Jun 2, 2020
14 min
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

May 25, 2020
May 25, 2020
14 min
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

May 15, 2020
The Lord Has More To Give Than Death Can Take
May 15, 2020
May 15, 2020
10 min
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

May 11, 2020
Look To Your Heart - Um, No Thank You
May 11, 2020
May 11, 2020
15 min
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

May 7, 2020
May 7, 2020
15 min
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

Apr 19, 2020
Apr 19, 2020
15 min
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

Apr 14, 2020
What Is More Frightening Than COVID-19?
Apr 14, 2020
Apr 14, 2020
15 min
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

Apr 11, 2020
Why You Should Be Afraid Of Good Friday
Apr 11, 2020
Apr 11, 2020
12 min
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

Apr 5, 2020
Do You Pride Yourself In Being Humble?
Apr 5, 2020
Apr 5, 2020
13 min
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

Mar 29, 2020
Mar 29, 2020
15 min
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

Mar 23, 2020
Are You Worshiping A Bread And Circus Savior?
Mar 23, 2020
Mar 23, 2020
15 min
Date: March 22nd of 2020
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 19, 2020
It Is A Dangerous Business Opening A Bible
Mar 19, 2020
Mar 19, 2020
16 min
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

Mar 11, 2020
Do You Have Great Faith?
Mar 11, 2020
Mar 11, 2020
16 min
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

Mar 2, 2020
Do You Know How The Devil Works Against You?
Mar 2, 2020
Mar 2, 2020
17 min
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

Feb 17, 2020
3 Reasons Why It Is Hard To Listen At Church
Feb 17, 2020
Feb 17, 2020
17 min
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

Feb 9, 2020
Why Grace Ruins Everything
Feb 9, 2020
Feb 9, 2020
16 min
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

Jan 27, 2020
What Worship Is; What It Is Not
Jan 27, 2020
Jan 27, 2020
15 min
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

Jan 20, 2020
What Makes A Marriage?
Jan 20, 2020
Jan 20, 2020
14 min
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

Dec 31, 2019
Jesus: All The Way Down To The Bottom
Dec 31, 2019
Dec 31, 2019
13 min
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

Dec 28, 2019
Does Jesus Only Care About Your Soul?
Dec 28, 2019
Dec 28, 2019
12 min
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

Dec 24, 2019
Can I Get A Witness?
Dec 24, 2019
Dec 24, 2019
15 min
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

Dec 20, 2019
Dec 20, 2019
12 min
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

Dec 19, 2019
Joy To The World - Not A Christmas Song?
Dec 19, 2019
Dec 19, 2019
9 min
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

Dec 19, 2019
Why We Need To Be Blindsided Before Christmas
Dec 19, 2019
Dec 19, 2019
14 min
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

Dec 18, 2019
The Gottesdienst Crowd - The Lutheran Downgrade
Dec 18, 2019
Dec 18, 2019
1hr 24 sec
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.

Dec 13, 2019
One Voice To Rule Them All
Dec 13, 2019
Dec 13, 2019
12 min
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

Dec 9, 2019
Dec 9, 2019
16 min
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

Dec 6, 2019
Look No Further Than Baptism
Dec 6, 2019
Dec 6, 2019
12 min
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

Dec 2, 2019
Why Jesus Doesn't Need Our Hype
Dec 2, 2019
Dec 2, 2019
15 min
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

Dec 2, 2019
Dec 2, 2019
30 min
Original Air Date: November 11th of 2019
Show: Issues, Etc.
Link: Undermining Lutheranism in a Lutheran Congregation

Nov 25, 2019
Nov 25, 2019
15 min
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

Nov 17, 2019
When Somebody Sins Against You
Nov 17, 2019
Nov 17, 2019
17 min
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

Nov 11, 2019
Do You Want Jesus To Entertain You?
Nov 11, 2019
Nov 11, 2019
16 min
Date: November 10th of 2019
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: John 4:46-55
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

Nov 7, 2019
Saints With Tilted Halos
Nov 7, 2019
Nov 7, 2019
15 min
Date: November 3rd of 2019
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Revelation 7:9-17
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

Oct 30, 2019
Is God's Friendly Favor Earned Or Given?
Oct 30, 2019
Oct 30, 2019
13 min
Date: October 27th of 2019
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Romans 8:31-36
Context: Reformation Sunday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

Oct 13, 2019
What Rules Do You Play By?
Oct 13, 2019
Oct 13, 2019
16 min
Date: October 13th of 2019
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
Text: Luke 14:1-11
Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND
Manuscript: CLICK HERE

Oct 13, 2019
Oct 13, 2019
31 min
Original Air Date: September 30th of 2019
Show: Issues, Etc.
Link: When Lutherans Begin to Reject Lutheranism

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.



