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Continue reading →: Tithing and Covetousness
Deuteronomy 14:22-29 Law Intermediate Expository / Instructional / Pastoral ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon, continuing the series on money from Hebrews 13:5-6, expounds Deuteronomy 14:22-29 to establish tithing as a mandatory obligation that combats covetousness and acknowledges God’s lordship over all…
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Continue reading →: Debt, Part 2
Hebrews 13:5-6 Epistle Intermediate Pastoral / Polemical / Instructional7,16. ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY Continuing the exposition of Hebrews 13:5-6, this sermon provides a comprehensive survey of biblical teaching on debt, arguing that while debt is not always sinful, it is a form…
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Continue reading →: Debt
Hebrews 13:5b-6 Epistle Intermediate. Pastoral / Polemical / Instructional. ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY Addressing the topic of debt within the exposition of Hebrews 13:5-6, this sermon argues that debt frequently stems from a lack of contentment and a failure to rely on…
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Continue reading →: The Virtue of Contentment
Hebrews 13:5b-6 Epistle Intermediate Expository / Pastoral / Instructional ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon continues the exposition of Hebrews 13:5-6, defining the antidote to covetousness (the love of silver or “bling”) as godly contentment1,2. Pastor Tuuri argues that true contentment is…
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Continue reading →: The Sin of Covetousness
Hebrews 13:14b Epistle Intermediate Expository / Pastoral / Warning2 ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon expounds on Hebrews 13:5-6, contrasting the sin of covetousness—defined literally as the “love of silver” or “bling”—with the virtue of contentment1,2,3. Pastor Tuuri identifies the root causes…
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Continue reading →: A Pure Bed
Hebrews 13:4b Epistle Intermediate Pastoral / Expository / Polemical / Warning ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY Expounding on the second half of Hebrews 13:4, this sermon focuses on the command to keep the “bed undefiled.” Pastor Tuuri argues that sexual sin—whether fornication before…
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Continue reading →: Honoring Marriage
Hebrews 13:4a Epistle Intermediate Expository / Pastoral / Polemical / Instructional29,5 ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY In this sermon on Hebrews 13:4, Pastor Tuuri argues that the statement “Marriage is honorable” is actually an imperative command: “Marriage must be honored” or respected by…
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Continue reading →: Loving our Brother 2
Hebrews 13:2-3 Epistle Intermediate12 Expository / Pastoral / Instructional1 ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon continues the exposition of Hebrews 13, shifting focus from general brotherly love to the specific duties of hospitality (“love of strangers”) and empathy for prisoners1,2. Pastor Tuuri…
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Continue reading →: Loving Our Brother
Hebrews 13:1 Epistle Intermediate Pastoral / Expository / Instructional ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon initiates a series on the practical application of Christian faith found in Hebrews 13, specifically focusing on the command “Let brotherly love continue”1. Pastor Tuuri argues that…
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Continue reading →: Anti-Abortion Day of the Lord
1 Samuel 7:1-15 History Intermediate. Polemical / Pastoral / Expository. ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon commemorates the 33rd anniversary of Roe v. Wade, framing the continued legality of abortion as a judgment upon a nation that has embraced humanism over God’s…
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Continue reading →: Putting God First – Or Else
1 Samuel 2:11-3:21 History Intermediate Pastoral / Warning ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon, serving as a New Year’s exhortation and an introduction to a series on Hebrews 13, contrasts the destruction of Eli’s house with the establishment of Samuel to teach…
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Continue reading →: Singing in the Darkness
Luke 1-2 Gospel Introductory Expository / Devotional / Occasional (Christmas) Advent / Christmas ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This Christmas Day sermon expounds upon the four songs found in the first two chapters of Luke (Magnificat, Benedictus, Gloria, and Nunc Dimittis), arguing that…
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Continue reading →: Signs of the Season
Ruth 1:1-7 History Introductory Devotional / Pastoral / Liturgical / Occasional (Advent). ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon continues the Advent hiatus from the Hebrews series, turning to the book of Ruth as a love story that foreshadows the relationship between Christ…
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Continue reading →: O, Let My Name Engraven Stand
Song of Songs 8:5-7, 14 Wisdom Intermediate Expository / Pastoral / Devotional / Occasional (Advent) ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon connects the season of Advent with the Song of Songs, presenting the book as the preeminent love song describing both a…
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Continue reading →: The Dangerous Advent of Jesus
Hebrews 12:14-29 Epistle Intermediate Expository / Pastoral / Warning / Occasional (Advent)1,2 Advent / Christmas ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon expounds Hebrews 12:14–29 on the first Sunday of Advent, contrasting the terror of Mount Sinai with the approachable yet awesome nature…
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Continue reading →: Thanking God for Exhortations
Hebrews 10:24-25; 12:14-29 Epistle Intermediate Expository / Pastoral / Practical Application ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon expounds Hebrews 10:24–25 in the context of Thanksgiving Sunday, arguing that gratitude for the Christian community must manifest in obeying the command to “exhort one…
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Continue reading →: Endurance and Finishing
Hebrews 12:1-13 Epistle Intermediate Expository / Pastoral / Encouraging ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon expounds Hebrews 12:1–12, urging the congregation to run the Christian race with endurance by becoming “finishers” of both small tasks and the lifelong marathon of faith12. The…
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Continue reading →: Building Community
Hebrews 10:24-25 Epistle Intermediate Expository / Pastoral / Instructional ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon expounds Hebrews 10:24–25, focusing on the Christian’s obligation to actively build community by “considering” one another to “stimulate” (provoke) love and good works1,2. The pastor defines “considering”…
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Continue reading →: Faith and Reformation
Hebrews 11 Epistle Intermediate Expository / Doctrinal / Occasional (Reformation Sunday) Reformation ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon connects the celebration of Reformation Day with the “Hall of Faith” in Hebrews 11, defining true “reforming faith” as humble yet mighty, future-oriented, and…
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Continue reading →: Enter Boldly
Hebrews 10:19-30 Epistle Intermediate1 Expository / Pastoral / Exhortational1 ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon serves as the climactic conclusion to the central section of Hebrews (10:19–39), urging the congregation to apply the high priestly work of Jesus by exercising “boldness” as…
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Continue reading →: Woman and Warriors
Matthew 28 Gospel Introductory / Intermediate1 Expository / Pastoral / Encouraging1 ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon expounds Matthew 28, contrasting the “Great Commission” given to the apostles with the narrative of the women and the guards at the tomb. The pastor…
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Continue reading →: The Death of the Testator
Hebrews 9:15-28 Epistle Intermediate/Advanced8 Expository / Doctrinal5 ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon expounds Hebrews 9:15–28, focusing on Christ as the mediator of the New Covenant who, like a testator of a will, must die for the “testament” to be in force1.…
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Continue reading →: High Priest of Good Things
Hebrews 9:1-14 Epistle Intermediate Expository / Doctrinal ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon expounds Hebrews 9:1–15, identifying this passage as the central pivot point of the book where Jesus appears as the “High Priest of good things to come” to establish the…
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Continue reading →: Old Covenant
Hebrews 8:7-13 Epistle Intermediate/Advanced. Expository / Doctrinal / Pastoral / Warning. ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon expounds Hebrews 8:7–13, arguing that the “new covenant” prophesied by Jeremiah and established by Christ does not imply a radical discontinuity in the spiritual life…
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I’m Dennis Tuuri
I’ve been a pastor and Bible teacher for over forty years. My passion is helping Christians think biblically about all of life — work, rest, family, community, and our responsibilities as citizens.
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