The temperature is rising, the grass is growing green, and the ice is melting - summer is coming. With the summer months, though, church attendance often drops as busy North Dakotans try to squeeze as much activiiteis into the summer months before they have to hibernate again next fall. With this said, does church still matter over the summer or does summer vacation apply to the church as well? Join us in this episode titled, "Faithful Through the Summer; Why the Third Commandment Still Matters When the Lake Calls."

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Date: February 22nd of 2026

Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard

Text: Matthew 4:1-11

Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND

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Date: March 8th of 2026

Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard

Text: Ephesians 5:1-9

Context: Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND

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Date: April 6th of 2026

Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard

Context: Easter Sermon at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND

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Date: April 1st of 2026

Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard

Context: Midweek Lent Series - Review of the 7 Deadly Sins

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Date: March 31st of 2026

Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew RIchard

Context: Midweek Service for Lent

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Date: April 3rd of 2026

Speaker: Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard

Text: John 19:1-42

Context: Good Friday Service at St. Paul's Lutheran of Minot, ND

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In 1542, when communion wine was accidentally spilled at St. Mary’s in Wittenberg, Martin Luther and Rev. Bugenhagen rushed forward, wept, cried out, “O God help,” and even licked up the spilled wine from the rail. To many modern Christians, that sounds extreme. But perhaps that reaction reveals something uncomfortable. Maybe the problem is not Luther. Maybe the problem is us. If this account strikes us as excessive, does it reveal that we no longer truly understand—or perhaps no longer truly believe—the real presence of Christ in the Holy Supper?

Details: Sermon for Holy Thursday: April 2, 2026