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Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard of St. Paul's Lutheran Church


    • May 28, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Certainty In An Age Of Shrugging Shoulders

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 18:16


    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 

    Why Plastic Christianity Doesn't Work In The Vale Of Tears

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 18:35


    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   Manuscript: CLICK HERE 

    What Would You Be Willing To Die For?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2025 17:38


    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 

    Forgiveness: Not In Your Gut, Not In The Vestments, But In The Word

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2025 19:55


    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   Manuscript: CLICK HERE

    Why The Christian Faith Is Not Built On Feelings & Spiritual Vibes

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 13:10


    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 

    EP 15 - Who Is My Neighbor?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 60:04


    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.   More Episodes: www.3p1s.com

    Communion: Given And Shed — Not Taken And Claimed

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2025 17:52


    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  

    Spiritually Composed, Not Mousy!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 16:03


    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  

    Living Free From Lies, Slander, And Accusations

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 17:23


    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  

    Who Killed Jesus?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2025 16:31


    Date: April 18th of 2025  Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard  Context: Good Friday Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND  Manuscript: CLICK HERE  

    Back To The Basics: The Gospel Must Predominate

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 15:07


    Date: April 9th of 2025   Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard   Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND Manuscript: CLICK HERE 

    What Does Saving Faith Look Like?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 17:03


    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   Manuscript: CLICK HERE 

    Back To The Basics: The Mistake Of Trying To Make People Godly By Means Of The Law

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 16:28


    Date: March 19th of 2025   Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard   Context: Midweek Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND   Manuscript: CLICK HERE 

    Back To The Basics: Law First, Gospel Second

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 12:36


    Date: March 19th of 2025   Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard   Context: Midweek Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND   Manuscript: CLICK HERE 

    Back To The Basics: Do Not Mingle Law & Gospel!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 15:05


    Date: March 12th of 2025   Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard   Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND   Manuscript: CLICK HERE 

    Setting the Record Straight On Demons And The Devil

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 18:14


    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  Manuscript: CLICK HERE   

    Faith Misunderstood: Five False Views And The Cry Of The Beggar

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2025 17:11


    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  

    EP 14 - What About Holy Spaces & Liturgical Furniture?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025 64:27


    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. More Episodes: www.3p1s.com  

    False, External, and Real Repentance?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 13:05


    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   

    When Is It Good To Be A Liberal Church?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 17:34


    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 

    EP 13 - Should Christians Fast? Exploring The Christian Life In Lent

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025 52:27


    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. Please Subscribe and Share! More Episodes: www.3p1s.com

    The Word: It's The Only Thing The Church Has

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025 16:00


    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  

    We Are Together, As Beggars, In Awe Of Jesus

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 16:16


    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

    Issues Etc. - What Makes a Church?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 22:02


    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.  

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    Christians: We Do Not Follow Cleverly Devised Myths

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 49:36


    Date: February 6th of2025   Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard   Text: 2 Peter 1:16-21   Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard   Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND

    EP 12- Should We Trust Our Feelings?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 49:36


    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?" Please Subscribe and Share!   More Episodes: www.3p1s.com

    Jesus: More Than a Moral Teacher

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2025 15:23


    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 

    When God Gets Into The Water

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2025 12:46


    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 

    Christianity Is In A Class By Itself

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2025 12:45


    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    

    He Gives It Back To You

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2025 10:51


    Date: December 24th of 2024   Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard   Context: Christmas Eve Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND

    Why Christ Belongs To Unworthy Slaves

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2025 14:49


    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 

    Calling It As It Is!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 11:13


    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   

    He Is The Lion And The Lamb

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2025 15:21


    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 

    Why The Word Defines Reality, Despite Reason And Emotions

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2024 16:31


    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

    Good Despair Versus Ultimate Despair?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2024 12:26


    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 

    What Kind of Savior Do You Expect?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 15:49


    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 

    EP 11 - Baptism: A Work Toward God or God's Work for You?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024 64:28


    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?"   Please Subscribe and Share!   More Episodes: www.3p1s.com   Ode to Joy Music License Details - P.R.O affiliated by United States BMI - YouTube Content ID registered by Instant Music Licensing

    Failed Utopias And The Promise Of The New Creation

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 16:55


    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   Manuscript: CLICK HERE

    EP 10 - Sectarianism And Modern-Day Monasteries?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024 50:34


    Air Date: December 3rd of 2024    Description: In today's episode, we cover the topic of "Sectarianism and Modern Day Monasteries."  Even though this sounds like a difficult and complex topic, it is very simple and applicable to the church and Christians today.  Are we in the world?  Are we of the world?  Are we for the world?  Check out this episode to learn more... and enjoy some laughs.     Please Subscribe and Share!   More Episodes: www.3p1s.com

    A Recipe To Ruin A Faithful Church?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024 17:57


    Date: November 17th of 2024   Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard   Text: Exodus 32:1-20   Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND   Manuscript: CLICK HERE 

    Issues Etc. - Will The Real Church Please Stand Up? (Part 8)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2024 31:46


    To listen to more episodes on Issues Etc, go to: www.issuesetc.org To order "Will the Real Church Please Stand Up?" go to: www.cph.org/realchurch

    Remember: People Are Like Grass

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2024 16:12


    Date: November 10th of 2024   Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard   Text: Isaiah 51:9-16   Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND   Manuscript: CLICK HERE

    Issues Etc. - Will The Real Church Please Stand Up? (Part 7)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 35:55


    To listen to more episodes on Issues Etc, go to: www.issuesetc.org To order "Will the Real Church Please Stand Up?" go to: www.cph.org/realchurch

    Issues Etc. - Will The Real Church Please Stand Up? (Part 6)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024 31:13


    To listen to more episodes on Issues Etc, go to: www.issuesetc.org To order "Will the Real Church Please Stand Up?" go to: www.cph.org/realchurch

    Setting The Record Straight On Heaven

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2024 15:33


    Date: November 3rd of 2024  Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard  Text: Revelation 7:9-17  Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND   Manuscript: CLICK HERE  

    Issues Etc. - Will The Real Church Please Stand Up? (Part 5)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024 39:17


    To listen to more episodes on Issues Etc, go to: www.issuesetc.org To order "Will the Real Church Please Stand Up?" go to: www.cph.org/realchurch

    What Do We Bring Before The Lord's Presence? (A Reformation Sermon)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2024 15:40


    Date: October 27th of 2024   Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard   Text: Micah 6:6-8   Context: Reformation Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND   Manuscript: CLICK HERE 

    Issues Etc. - Will The Real Church Please Stand Up? (Part 4)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 30:36


    To listen to more episodes on Issues Etc, go to: www.issuesetc.org To order "Will the Real Church Please Stand Up?" go to: www.cph.org/realchurch

    EP 9 - Rightly Understanding Law & Gospel

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024 80:38


    Air Date: November 1st of 2024    Description: In today's episode, we cover the topic of "Law and Gospel." What is the Law and what is the Gospel, and why does the Christian need to distinguish between these two doctrines? Furthermore, what happens if a church has the Law and no Gospel, or the Gospel with no Law? Does this doctrine actually matter in the church? Stick around as we unpack "Mt. Sinai and Mt. Calvary - Rightly Understanding The Differences Between God's Law and Gospel."   Please Subscribe and Share!   More Episodes: www.3p1s.com

    Is God Dead In America?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024 20:39


    Date: November 20th of 2024   Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard   Text: Genesis 1:1-2:3   Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND   Manuscript: CLICK HERE 

    Issues Etc. - Will The Real Church Please Stand Up? (Part 3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 30:41


    To listen to more episodes on Issues Etc, go to: www.issuesetc.org To order "Will the Real Church Please Stand Up?" go to: www.cph.org/realchurch

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