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    Gluttony, Part 2

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    Philippians 3:17-21 Epistle Intermediate2 Topical / Expository / Pastoral17 ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon continues the examination of Gluttony by expounding Philippians 3:19 to identify the glutton as one “whose god is their belly” and “whose glory is in their shame”1.…

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    Gluttony, Part 1

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    Deuteronomy 21:18-23 Law Intermediate Topical / Theological / Corrective10. ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon introduces Gluttony as the sixth of the seven deadly sins, distinguishing it from obesity or the enjoyment of food, and defining it instead as seeking spiritual satisfaction…

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    Debt and the Christian

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    Deuteronomy 28:1-14 Law Intermediate10. Topical / Pastoral / Instructional / Warning1. ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon continues the “divergence” from the Seven Deadly Sins series to address Debt, arguing that it is normatively related to sin and God’s curse, and is…

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    Greed, Part 3

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    Deuteronomy 15:1-6 Law Intermediate2. Topical / Instructional / Theological / Pastoral1. ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon takes a “divergence” from the Seven Deadly Sins series to address Debt, linking it closely to the sin of Greed1. Tuuri argues that the “normal…

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    Greed, Part 2

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    1 Timothy 6:3-12 Epistle Intermediate Topical / Expository / Pastoral / Warning ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon concludes the examination of Greed by expounding 1 Timothy 6:3-12 to contrast the false teaching that “gain is godliness” with the biblical truth that…

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    Greed, Part 1

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    Luke 12:13-21 Gospel Intermediate Topical / Pastoral / Warning / Instructional16 ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon introduces Greed (Avarice) as the fifth of the seven deadly sins, transitioning from the “cold” sins (Pride, Envy, Anger) and the hinge of Sloth to…

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    Sloth and Greed

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    Sin / Holiness Intermediate Topical / Pastoral / Warning / Instructional16 ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon introduces Greed (Avarice) as the fifth of the seven deadly sins, transitioning from the “cold” sins (Pride, Envy, Anger) and the hinge of Sloth to…

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    Sloth, Part 4

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    Proverbs 12:24-13:1 Wisdom Intermediate Topical / Pastoral / Psychological / Warning ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon concludes the four-part series on Sloth, tracing its devastating effects on the individual soul through an exposition of Proverbs 12:24–13:1. Tuuri outlines a downward spiral…

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    Sloth, Part 3

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    Proverbs 19:13-16 Wisdom Intermediate Pastoral / Warning / Topical1,2 ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon addresses the sin of Sloth within the specific sphere of the family, moving from the previous focuses on vocation and the church. Tuuri expounds Proverbs 19 to…

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    Sloth, Part 2

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    Proverbs 24:30-34 Wisdom Intermediate Topical / Pastoral / Warning1 ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon continues the study of Sloth, emphasizing how inaction turns a man into a beast and an idle church into “Satan’s workshop”1,2. Tuuri expounds Proverbs 24 to illustrate…

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    Sloth, Part 1

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    Proverbs 24:30-34 Wisdom Intermediate1 Topical / Pastoral / Warning1 ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon introduces Sloth as the fourth of the seven deadly sins, positioning it as the “hinge” or transition between the sins of perverted love (Pride, Envy, Anger) and…

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    Pride Envy and Anger

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    1 Kings 2:1-6 History Intermediate Biographical / Theological / Warning ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon uses the life of Joab, King David’s commander, as a case study to summarize the destructive power of the first three deadly sins: Pride, Envy, and…

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    The Life of Joab / Sloth

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    Sin / Holiness Intermediate Biographical / Theological / Warning ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon uses the life of Joab, King David’s commander, as a case study to summarize the destructive power of the first three deadly sins: Pride, Envy, and Anger1.…

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    Anger, Part 3

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    Romans 12:9-21 Epistle Intermediate Topical / Pastoral / Ethical ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon concludes the examination of Anger within the “Seven Deadly Sins” series, focusing on the prohibition against personal revenge found in Romans 12. Tuuri contrasts the sinful desire…

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    Anger, Part 2

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    Ecclesiastes 7:7-13 Wisdom Intermediate2. Topical / Wisdom / Pastoral2. ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon continues the study of the seven deadly sins, focusing on Anger and distinguishing between two types identified by Chaucer: “sudden or hasty anger” and “full wicked anger”…

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    Anger, Part 1

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    Ephesians 4:17-27 Epistle Intermediate Topical / Wisdom / Pastoral ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon introduces Anger as the next of the seven deadly sins, distinguishing between two types: “crockpot anger,” which broods slowly, and “powder keg anger,” which flares up quickly1.…

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    Joel: The Coming of Victory / Anger

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    Sin / Holiness Intermediate Topical / Wisdom / Pastoral ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon introduces Anger as the next of the seven deadly sins, distinguishing between two types: “crockpot anger,” which broods slowly, and “powder keg anger,” which flares up quickly1.…

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    Envy, Part 3

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    Ecclesiastes 4:1-6 Wisdom Intermediate Topical / Wisdom / Pastoral / Practical Application ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon concludes the examination of Envy by turning to the “Wisdom Literature” of Scripture (Ecclesiastes, Proverbs, and James) to understand its societal effects and practical…

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    Envy, Part 2

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    1 Samuel 18:6-12 History Intermediate1. Topical / Theological / Instructional1. ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon continues the examination of Envy as the second of the seven deadly sins, distinguishing it from covetousness by noting that while covetousness seeks to illicitly acquire…

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    Envy, Part 1

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    Genesis 4:3-8 Law Intermediate Topical / Theological / Instructional1. ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon defines Envy as distinct from covetousness, greed, and jealousy, characterizing it as a desire to destroy another person or their possessions because one cannot obtain what they…

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    Covetousness

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    Sin / Holiness Intermediate Theological / Polemical / Instructional1 ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon distinguishes Covetousness from envy, greed, and jealousy, defining it specifically as an illicit desire for a neighbor’s property that leads to defrauding them1,2. Tuuri argues that the…

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    Covetousness and Envy

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    Sin / Holiness Intermediate Theological / Polemical / Instructional1 ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon distinguishes Covetousness from envy, greed, and jealousy, defining it specifically as an illicit desire for a neighbor’s property that leads to defrauding them1,2. Tuuri argues that the…

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    Pride, Part 3

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    Psalm 10 Wisdom Intermediate/Advanced (Due to the controversial nature of Imprecatory Prayer). Polemical / Topical / Pastoral1. ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon connects the sin of Pride to the practice of abortion, delivered on “Sanctity of Human Life Sunday”1. Tuuri uses…

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    Pride, Part 2

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    Psalm 10 Wisdom Intermediate Topical / Pastoral / Warning / Instructional ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon continues the series on the Seven Deadly Sins, focusing on the specific manifestations or “ways” of Pride. Tuuri identifies pride as a violation of the…

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    Pride, Part 1

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    Psalm 10 Wisdom Intermediate Topical / Instructional / Warning ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon initiates a series on the “Seven Deadly Sins,” identifying Pride as the root and “queen” of all sins from which others branch out. Tuuri defines pride as…

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Hello,

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.

This site is a home for my teaching: sermons spanning decades of expository preaching, a book on the Christian Sabbath, and voter guides for faithful civic engagement.

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