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Continue reading →: The Covenant of Marriage
Genesis 2:18-24 Law Introductory Pastoral / Occasion (Wedding) ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon, delivered during a wedding ceremony within the worship service, defines Christian marriage not merely as a companionship but as a binding covenant before God designed for dominion1,2. Pastor…
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Continue reading →: Covenant Renewal
Joshua 24 History Intermediate Expository / Covenantal / Liturgical ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon expounds on Joshua 24, Joshua’s third and final farewell address, which serves as a formal covenant renewal ceremony at Shechem. Pastor Tuuri structures the chapter using a…
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Continue reading →: Joshua’s Last Words and Charge
Joshua 23 History Intermediate Expository / Pastoral / Exhortational7,12. ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon expounds on Joshua 23, presenting Joshua’s farewell address as a “sledgehammer” message that emphasizes God’s faithfulness to both bless obedience and curse disobedience1,2. Pastor Tuuri parallels Joshua’s…
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Continue reading →: Unity, Division, and Godly Reconciliation
Joshua 22 History Intermediate Expository / Pastoral / Instructional ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon expounds on Joshua 22, using the potential civil war between the western and eastern tribes over the altar “Ed” to teach a biblical model for conflict resolution…
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Continue reading →: All Came to Pass
Joshua 21:43-45 History Intermediate Expository / Pastoral / Devotional3 ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon serves as the theological conclusion to the book of Joshua, expounding on Joshua 21:43-45, which Pastor Tuuri describes as the “jugular vein” of the book1. He emphasizes…
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Continue reading →: The Levitical Cities
Joshua 21 History Intermediate Expository / Polemical / Instructional ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon expounds on Joshua 21, detailing the designation of 48 cities for the Levites, who received no tribal land inheritance because God was their inheritance1,2. Pastor Tuuri presents…
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Continue reading →: Sanctity of Human Life
Sanctity of Life Intermediate Expository / Polemical / Liturgical ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon, delivered on “Sanctity of Human Life Sunday” just days after Bill Clinton’s inauguration, uses the text of Joshua 20 (Cities of Refuge) to address the national sin…
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Continue reading →: Christ our City of Refuge
Joshua 20 History Intermediate Expository / Instructional / Typological1,5 ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon expounds on Joshua 20, presenting the establishment of the Cities of Refuge as a transition from the conquest of the land to living under God’s law within…
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Continue reading →: The Galilee of the Gentiles
Joshua 18-19; Isaiah 9:1-2 History Advent / Christmas ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY None (Source not provided) 2. CATEGORY: None 3. SERIES: None 4. BOOK OF BIBLE: None 5. PRIMARY TOPICS: None 6. SECONDARY TOPICS: None 7. PEOPLE CITED: None 8. NOTABLE QUOTE:…
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Continue reading →: Asher, Naphtali, Dan, and Joshua
Joshua 19:24-51 History Intermediate Expository / Pastoral / Warning ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon concludes the exposition of the tribal inheritances in Joshua 19, covering Asher, Naphtali, Dan, and finally Joshua himself1. Pastor Tuuri uses the map of the land to…
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Continue reading →: Simeon, Zebulun, and Issachar
Joshua 19 History Intermediate Expository / Pastoral / Instructional5 ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon expounds on the first half of Joshua 19, covering the inheritances of Simeon, Zebulun, and Issachar. Pastor Tuuri uses these three tribes as models for the Christian…
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Continue reading →: The Lot of Benjamin
Joshua 20 History Intermediate Expository / Instructional7 ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon concludes the exposition of Joshua 18 by focusing on the history and future of the tribe of Benjamin, specifically drawing from the narrative in Judges 19-21. Tuuri interprets the…
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Continue reading →: The Inheritance of Benjamin
Joshua 18 History Intermediate Expository / Missional / Instructional ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon expounds on the first half of Joshua 18 (specifically verses 11-28), focusing on the geography and significance of the tribe of Benjamin. Pastor Tuuri connects the tribe’s…
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Continue reading →: How Long Til We Possess the Land?
Joshua 18:3 History Intermediate Expository / Polemical / Pastoral / Election Day1,8. ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon, delivered on the Sunday before a general election, expounds on Joshua 18:1-4, using Joshua’s rebuke of the seven “slack” tribes as a challenge to…
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Continue reading →: Courage and Braggadocio
Joshua 17 History Intermediate Expository / Polemical / Pastoral1,3 ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon, delivered on Reformation Day, expounds on Joshua 17, contrasting the “courage” of Zelophehad’s daughters with the “braggadocio” (arrogant boasting) of the sons of Joseph (Ephraim and Manasseh)1,2.…
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Continue reading →: The Disobedience of Ephraim
Joshua 16 History Intermediate Expository / Pastoral / Exhortational6,1 ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon expounds on Joshua 16, focusing on the inheritance of the tribe of Ephraim, whom Pastor Tuuri describes as “doubly fruitful” and recipients of the best land in…
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Continue reading →: Blessing and Praise
Joshua 15 History Intermediate Expository / Instructional ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon expounds on Joshua 15, which details the inheritance of the tribe of Judah. Pastor Tuuri argues that the long lists of geographical borders and cities are not boring details…
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Continue reading →: Caleb, Inheritance, Warfare, and You
Joshua 14 History Intermediate Expository / Exhortational ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon expounds on Joshua 14, presenting Caleb as a dual figure of exhortation and assurance: he exhorts believers to be wholehearted in devotion and assures them that God rewards such…
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Continue reading →: Psalm 116
Psalm 16 Wisdom Intermediate Expository / Devotional1,6 ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon expounds on Psalm 116, presenting it as a picture of the entire Christian life cycle: recognizing the depth of one’s sin and misery, experiencing redemption from God, and responding…
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Continue reading →: Doctrine of God (Part 4) – The Eternity of God
Isaiah 57:14-21 Prophets Intermediate Expository / Exhortational3,2 ► Listen to Sermon Doug Hayes – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon, delivered at a visiting church, serves as both an overview of the book of Joshua and a specific exposition of Chapter 13. Pastor Tuuri outlines the book’s structure—conquest followed…
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Continue reading →: Joshua (Speaking at Another Church)
Joshua 13 History Intermediate Expository / Exhortational3,2 ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon, delivered at a visiting church, serves as both an overview of the book of Joshua and a specific exposition of Chapter 13. Pastor Tuuri outlines the book’s structure—conquest followed…
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Continue reading →: Joshua
Joshua 13 History Intermediate1 Expository / Pastoral / Exhortational1,5 ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon marks the transition in the book of Joshua from the conquest of the land to the distribution of inheritance, expounding on Joshua 131. Pastor Tuuri emphasizes that…
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Continue reading →: King of Kings
Joshua 12 History Intermediate Expository / Polemical / Pastoral1,2 ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon expounds on Joshua 12, which serves as a summary of the kings conquered by Moses (Transjordan) and Joshua (Cisjordan). Pastor Tuuri uses this list to emphasize the…
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Continue reading →: The Northern Campaign: Victory Accomplished
Joshua 11 History Intermediate Expository / Polemical / Pastoral7,10 ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon covers the “Northern Campaign” of Joshua 11, which Tuuri presents as the climax of the conquest, involving the largest confederation of enemies and superior technology (horses and…
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Continue reading →: The Southern Campaign
Joshua 10 History Intermediate Expository / Polemical / Pastoral ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon expounds on Joshua 10, detailing the “Southern Campaign” where five Amorite kings conspire against Gibeon, Israel’s new covenant ally1. Pastor Tuuri highlights Joshua’s covenant faithfulness in “ascending”…
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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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