Dennis Tuuri

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A Turn to the Poor in Spirit

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June 19, 1994

Acts 13:42-52 History Intermediate Expository / Pastoral / Missional ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon expounds on the aftermath of Paul’s address at Pisidian Antioch in Acts 13:42-52, marking the strategic “turn to the Gentiles” after the Jews reject the gospel. Pastor…
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Psidian Antioch: A Sabbath Sermon, #2

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June 5, 1994

Acts 13:13-41 History Intermediate Expository / Doctrinal / Evangelistic ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon concludes the exposition of Paul’s address at Pisidian Antioch (Acts 13), moving from the historical prologue of God’s acts to the specific application of the “sure mercies…
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Psidian Antioch: A Sabbath Sermon, #1

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May 29, 1994

Acts 13:13-41 History Intermediate Expository / Pastoral ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon expounds on Paul’s first recorded sermon in Acts 13:13-41, delivered in the synagogue at Pisidian Antioch. Pastor Tuuri frames the Sabbath as a “memorial” of God’s sovereign acts in…
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Your Place on the Team

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May 22, 1994

Acts 13:1-13 History Intermediate Expository / Pastoral / Exhortational5 ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon expounds on Acts 13:1-13, using the commencement of the first missionary journey to teach on the corporate nature of the church’s mission and individual responsibility within it.…
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The Apostate Church Cursed

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May 15, 1994

Acts 13:6-12 History Intermediate Expository / Polemical / Missional ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon expounds on the confrontation in Acts 13:6-12 between the apostles and the Jewish false prophet Bar-Jesus (Elymas) on the island of Cyprus. Pastor Tuuri presents Elymas as…
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Thy Kingdom Come

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May 8, 1994

Acts 13:1-5 History Intermediate Expository / Missional / Pastoral1,4. ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon expounds on Acts 13:1-5, marking the beginning of the first missionary journey as the fulfillment of the prayer “Thy Kingdom Come,” shifting the focus from local growth…
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The Death of Herod & the Word’s Growth

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May 1, 1994

Acts 12:18-25 History Intermediate Expository / Polemical / Pastoral ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon concludes the narrative of Acts 12, contrasting the gruesome extermination of the prideful King Herod with the quiet, triumphant growth of the Word of God1,2. Pastor Tuuri…
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From Death to Life and Service, #2

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April 24, 1994

Acts 12:1-17 History Intermediate Expository / Pastoral / Encouraging ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon continues the exposition of Acts 12, revisiting the narrative of Peter’s imprisonment and miraculous release to emphasize the themes of warning, hope, and consecration1,2. Pastor Tuuri presents…
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From Death to Life and Service, #1

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April 17, 1994

Acts 12:1-17 History Intermediate Expository / Pastoral / Encouraging1,2. ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon expounds on Acts 12:1-17, using the imprisonment of Peter and the martyrdom of James to illustrate a pattern of “death to resurrection” and “release to service”1,2. Pastor…
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Famine Relief and the 4th Commandment

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April 10, 1994

Acts 11:27-30 History Intermediate Expository / Polemical / Pastoral ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon expounds on Acts 11:27-30, where the church at Antioch sends relief to the brethren in Judea during a famine predicted by Agabus. Pastor Tuuri argues that famine…
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The Context for Gladness

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April 3, 1994

Acts 11:19-26 History Intermediate Expository / Pastoral / Encouraging ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon expounds on Acts 11 (specifically verses 19-26), focusing on Barnabas’s visit to the church at Antioch where he “was glad” upon seeing the grace of God. Pastor…
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Joshua 22 Revisited 2

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March 20, 1994

Acts 11:1-18 History Intermediate Expository / Ecclesiological / Pastoral ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon continues the thematic study of church governance and conflict resolution, using the parallel between the altar controversy in Joshua 22 and the acceptance of the Gentiles in…
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Joshua 22 Revisited 1

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March 13, 1994

Acts 11:1-18 History Intermediate Expository / Pastoral / Ecclesiological ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon revisits the narrative of Joshua 22—where the Transjordan tribes build an altar that is initially misunderstood by the rest of Israel—to teach principles of biblical conflict resolution…
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Baptism of Uncircumcised God-Fearers, Part 2

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March 6, 1994

Acts 10:24-48 History Intermediate Expository / Doctrinal / Evangelistic ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon concludes the exposition of Acts 10, focusing on Peter’s message to Cornelius and the subsequent outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the Gentiles. Pastor Tuuri emphasizes that…
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Baptism of Uncircumcised God-Fearers, Part 1

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February 27, 1994

Acts 10:24-48 History Intermediate Expository / Doctrinal / Evangelistic ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon expounds on Acts 10:23-48, detailing Peter’s visit to Cornelius and the subsequent baptism of Gentiles, marking the opening of the door to the Gentile church1. Pastor Tuuri…
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The God-fearing Gentiles are Clean

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February 13, 1994

Acts 10:1-23 History Intermediate Expository / Missional / Pastoral ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon expounds on the narrative of Cornelius in Acts 10, marking the opening of the door to the Gentile church through the conversion of “God-fearers.” Pastor Tuuri explains…
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Tabbitha, Love, and the Flow of Gospel

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February 6, 1994

Acts 9:31-10:1 History Intermediate Expository / Pastoral / Exhortational ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon expounds on Acts 9:31 through 10:1, focusing on the healing of Aeneas and the resurrection of Tabitha (Dorcas) as illustrations of the gospel’s power to bring “death…
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The State of the Church

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January 30, 1994

Acts 9:31 History Intermediate Expository / Pastoral / Encouraging ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon expounds on Acts 9:31, presenting a “State of the Church” address in contrast to the President’s “State of the Union,” focusing on the blessings of rest, edification,…
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God Makes the Call

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January 23, 1994

Jeremiah 16 Prophets Intermediate Expository / Polemical / Pastoral ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon, delivered on Sanctity of Human Life Sunday, expounds on Jeremiah 16, where God instructs the prophet not to marry or mourn as a sign of the coming…
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Watchfulness, Part 2

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January 16, 1994

1 Corinthians 16:13-14 Epistle Intermediate Pastoral / Exhortational5 ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon continues the study of the Christian character trait of “watchfulness” based on 1 Corinthians 16:13, urging believers to maintain vigilance in their spiritual lives. Pastor Tuuri identifies the…
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A New Years Message

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January 9, 1994

1 Corinthians 16:13-14 Epistle Intermediate Expository / Pastoral / Exhortational1,11 ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon focuses on the ethical command to “Watch ye” from 1 Corinthians 16:13, using the New Year as an occasion for spiritual evaluation and rededication. Pastor Tuuri…
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The Warrior Saul — Strength

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December 26, 1993

Acts 9:19-30 History Intermediate Expository / Polemical / Pastoral1. Advent / Christmas ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon expounds on Acts 9:19-31, presenting Saul immediately following his conversion as a warrior who exemplifies the Christian virtue of strength1. Pastor Tuuri highlights that…
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The Second Ananias – Courage

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December 19, 1993

Acts 9:10-18 History Intermediate Expository / Pastoral / Motivational ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon expounds on the narrative of Ananias ministering to Saul in Acts 9:10-19, using it as a case study for the Christian virtue of courage. Pastor Tuuri connects…
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Saul’s Conversion: What Shall We Do

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December 12, 1993

Acts 9:1 History Intermediate Expository / Pastoral / Motivational ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon expounds on the conversion of Saul in Acts 9:1-9, presenting it as a “great reversal” where the persecutor becomes the captive of Jesus Christ, echoing the themes…
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The Ethiopian Eunuch, #2

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December 5, 1993

Acts 8:26-40 History Intermediate Expository / Pastoral / Missional5 ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon continues the exposition of Acts 8:26-40, focusing on the Ethiopian Eunuch’s joy as a result of his conversion and inclusion in the covenant. Pastor Tuuri highlights that…
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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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