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Continue reading →: Humility & Dominion
Proverbs 30 Wisdom Intermediate/Advanced6,1 Expository / Instructional / Pastoral2 ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon expounds Proverbs 30, presenting it as the “sixth section” of the book corresponding to the sixth day of creation (man/beasts) and the Day of Atonement, emphasizing man’s…
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Continue reading →: Hezekiah’s Kingly Collection – Chapters 25-29
Proverbs 27:23-27 Wisdom Intermediate/Advanced2 Expository / Instructional / Pastoral1,7 ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon examines the fourth section of the book of Proverbs (chapters 25–29), identified as Hezekiah’s collection of Solomon’s proverbs, which is distinctively focused on “kingly wisdom” and civil…
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Continue reading →: Words of the Wise
Proverbs 22:17-21, 24:30-34 Wisdom Intermediate9 Expository / Instructional / Pastoral1 ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon examines the central section of the book of Proverbs (22:17–24:34), identified as the “Words of the Wise” or “30 Sayings,” viewing it as the structural pivot…
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Continue reading →: Two Paths: of Parents & Kings
Proverbs 15:30-16:15 Wisdom Intermediate2,5 Expository / Instructional / Pastoral1,3 ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon examines the third section of the book of Proverbs (chapters 10–22a), focusing on the structural progression from simple contrasts to complex instructions regarding kings and Yahweh1,2. The…
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Continue reading →: Who Are You Embracing?
Proverbs 1:1-9 Wisdom Intermediate37 Expository / Instructional / Wisdom1 ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon introduces a six-part series on the Book of Proverbs, presenting the book not merely as a collection of moral sayings but as a structured manual for maturing…
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Continue reading →: How Can I Make My Wife Submissive
Ephesians 5:14-33 Epistle Intermediate2 Expository / Pastoral / Instructional1,8 ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon expounds Ephesians 5:14–33 to answer the question of how a husband can encourage his wife’s submission1. Using a chiastic structure of the text, the pastor argues that…
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Continue reading →: Deflection as Defection
Genesis 3 Law Introductory Pastoral / Exhortational / Topical ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This topical sermon, delivered in anticipation of Valentine’s Day, addresses the “sin of deflection” as a destructive force in marriage and community, rooting it in the narrative of the…
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Continue reading →: Speaking Frankly About Sin
Proverbs 9:7-9 Wisdom Intermediate Topical / Pastoral / Instructional ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon focuses on the necessity of “new speech” for the Christian, specifically the ability to give and receive rebuke as a mark of generational maturation. The pastor argues…
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Continue reading →: Generational Maturation – Anti-Abortion
Psalm 78:1-11 Wisdom Intermediate Expository / Polemical / Pastoral ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon, delivered on the 31st anniversary of Roe v. Wade, expounds Psalm 78:1–11 to address the sin of abortion and the church’s need for “generational maturation.” The pastor…
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Continue reading →: You are Teachable
Proverbs 8:1-9:12 Wisdom Introductory/Intermediate8 (Targeted at youth/simple but applicable to the wise). Topical / Pastoral / Instructional1. ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This topical sermon, delivered at the beginning of the new year, argues that the proper response to God’s gift of discipleship…
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Continue reading →: Gentiles Will Come to Your Light
Matthew 2:1-11 Gospel Intermediate Expository / Doctrinal / Festal (Epiphany) ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This Epiphany sermon expounds Matthew 2:1–11, interpreting the visit of the Magi not merely as a sentimental Christmas event but as a “prefigurement” of the postmillennial hope that…
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Continue reading →: A Concluding Rebuke!
John 21:20-25 Gospel Introductory Expository / Pastoral / Pastoral Direction Advent / Christmas ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon concludes the exposition of the Gospel of John by focusing on the “gift of community” and the specific sins, such as envy and…
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Continue reading →: Baby Jesus
Luke 2:1-20 Gospel Introductory Expository / Doctrinal / Festal Advent / Christmas ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This Christmas sermon expounds Luke 2:1-20, presenting the Incarnation not merely as a sentimental story but as a theological corrective to our natural perception of God…
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Continue reading →: Advent & the Gift of Discipleship
John 21:15-19 Gospel Intermediate Expository / Pastoral / Cultural Commentary Advent / Christmas ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon continues the Advent series on the epilogue of John 21, shifting from the “Gift of Mission” (fishing) to the “Gift of Discipleship” (shepherding)…
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Continue reading →: Advent & the Gift of Mission
John 21:1-14 Gospel Intermediate Expository / Pastoral / Seasonal Advent / Christmas ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon connects the season of Advent and the Incarnation to the Great Commission, using the epilogue of John 21 (specifically the miraculous catch of fish)…
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Continue reading →: Thomas the Twin
John 20:24-31 Gospel Intermediate911 Expository / Doctrinal15 ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon, delivered on the first Sunday of Advent, examines the narrative of Thomas in John 20:24–31, arguing against the traditional “Doubting Thomas” caricature in favor of viewing him as a…
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Continue reading →: Community & Conquest
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Epistle Introductory Topical / Pastoral / Exhortational ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This topical sermon, delivered on the Sunday before Thanksgiving, uses 1 Thessalonians 5:16–18 to call the congregation to a life of constant rejoicing, unceasing prayer, and thanksgiving in…
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Continue reading →: Speaking Peace to One Another
John 20:24-31 Gospel Intermediate Expository / Pastoral / Encouragement1,8 ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon expounds John 20:26–29, emphasizing Jesus’ appearance to the disciples “after eight days” as the establishment of the Lord’s Day (Sunday) pattern where Christ speaks peace to His…
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Continue reading →: The Gospel and Mission of the New Creation
John 20:19-25 Gospel Intermediate Expository / Doctrinal ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon expounds upon the commissioning of the disciples in John 20 (specifically verses 21-23), arguing against a strictly apostolic interpretation in favor of one that applies to the entire church…
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Continue reading →: Recreation & Reformation
John 20:1-18 Gospel Intermediate Expository / Doctrinal / Festal (Reformation Day) Reformation ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This Reformation Sunday sermon connects the historic Protestant Reformation with the biblical concept of “Recreation” (New Creation) found in the resurrection narrative of John 20. The…
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Continue reading →: Trinitarian Life vs. Idolatry
1 John 5:20-21 Epistle Intermediate/Advanced Expository / Doctrinal / Pastoral ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon expounds 1 John 5:20–21 to present Jesus Christ as the true God who reveals the Trinitarian nature of God as one of self-offering love1,2. The pastor…
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Continue reading →: Elders, Deacons & Victory
Acts 6:1-7 History Intermediate Expository / Pastoral / Instructional ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon, delivered on the occasion of ordaining a deacon and installing an elder, expounds Acts 6:1–7 to establish the biblical necessity and function of church officers. The pastor…
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Continue reading →: Myrrh & Aloes Prep of the Bridegroom
John 19:38-42 Gospel Intermediate Expository / Typological / Pastoral ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon examines the burial of Jesus by Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus in John 19, focusing on the lavish mixture of “myrrh and aloes” used to wrap the…
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Continue reading →: The Bride from the Side
John 19:31-37 Gospel Intermediate/Advanced Expository / Doctrinal / Typological ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon interprets the flow of blood and water from Jesus’ side (John 19) as the birth of the church, drawing a typological parallel to Eve being formed from…
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Continue reading →: It Is Finished
John 19:25-30 Gospel Intermediate Expository / Doctrinal / Devotional ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon expounds upon Jesus’ final word from the cross, “It is finished” (John 19:30), identifying it as the “loud cry” of victory mentioned in the Synoptic gospels where…
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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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