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Continue reading →: Child Discipline and the Child Abuse Industry
Romans 13; Hebrews 12 Epistle Intermediate Polemical / Instructional ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon expounds on Hebrews 12 to establish God’s discipline of His sons as the model for parental discipline, emphasizing that while corporal punishment is not the only method,…
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Continue reading →: The Covenant and Regular Attendance
Hebrews 10:25 Epistle Intermediate Instructional / Pastoral / Warning ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY Pastor Tuuri addresses the covenant pledge to “regularly attend this church’s worship services,” arguing that Old Covenant worship serves as a binding model for the New Covenant3,4. He asserts…
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Continue reading →: The Covenant and the Tithe
2 Chronicles History Intermediate8 Instructional / Pastoral9 ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY Tuuri argues that the tithe is essential for Christian reconstruction because it acknowledges God’s ownership of society and funds the teaching of His law1,3. He posits that tithing is a central…
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Continue reading →: Unequal Yoke
2 Corinthians 6; Nehemiah 10:29-31 Epistle Intermediate Instructional / Pastoral ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon addresses the specific pledge in the church covenant: “I pledge not to marry a non-believer.” Tuuri expounds on 2 Corinthians 6:14-18, arguing that the command “be…
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Continue reading →: Its Purpose – Service
Ephesians 4 Epistle Intermediate. Expository / Instructional. ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon concludes the sub-series on church unity by establishing that the purpose of the gifts Christ gave to the church is service or ministry1,6. Tuuri argues that the church is…
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Continue reading →: Patience and Forbearance
Ephesians 4 Epistle Intermediate Pastoral / Instructional6. ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY Continuing the series on the ethics of church unity, Pastor Tuuri expounds on the command to walk with “longsuffering” and “forbearance”6,7. He defines biblical patience not as passive weakness, but as…
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Continue reading →: Its Ethics – Trusting God; Humility and Victory
Ephesians 4; 1 Peter 3:1 Epistle Intermediate. Expository / Pastoral / Instructional4. ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY Building on the previous sermons regarding the ethics of unity, Tuuri expounds on 1 Peter 3, focusing on the word “likewise” to connect the duties of…
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Continue reading →: Its Ethics – Meekness
Ephesians 4 Epistle Intermediate Instructional / Pastoral ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY Continuing the series on the church’s covenant and unity, Tuuri defines biblical meekness not as weakness or spinelessness, but as strength under control, specifically “being broken to harness” or yoked to…
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Continue reading →: Its Ethics – Lowliness and Humility
Ephesians 4 Epistle Intermediate Pastoral / Instructional ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon transitions from the doctrinal foundations of the church’s covenant to the ethical requirements for maintaining unity, specifically focusing on “lowliness of mind” or humility2,4. Tuuri argues that orthodoxy (right…
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Continue reading →: Its Foundation – One Lord One Faith One Baptism
Ephesians 4 Epistle Intermediate. Instructional / Doctrinal / Polemical. ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY Pastor Tuuri argues that true church unity must be built on the objective theological foundation of “One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism,” rather than on emotional “warm fuzzies” or…
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Continue reading →: Baptism and Communion
Hebrews 8-9; Genesis 17:9-14; Colossians 2:11 Epistle Intermediate. Doctrinal / Instructional / Polemical. ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY Pastor Tuuri defends the church’s confessional statement regarding the two sacraments, arguing that both baptism and communion should be administered to believers and their households,…
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Continue reading →: Covenant and Victory in Christ
1 John 5:4 Epistle Intermediate Doctrinal / Instructional / Expository ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY Continuing the series on the church’s confessional statement, Pastor Tuuri addresses “The Sovereignty of God in History,” arguing for an optimistic eschatology based on the finished work of…
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Continue reading →: Covenant Ethics
Covenant Intermediate. Instructional / Doctrinal / Polemical. ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY Continuing the series on the church’s confessional statement, Pastor Tuuri addresses the sovereignty of God in ethics (Theonomy), arguing that obedience to God’s law is the biblical definition of love for…
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Continue reading →: Church Discipline: Testing and Evaluation
Matthew 18:15-18 Gospel Intermediate Instructional / Pastoral / Polemical ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY Interrupting the series on the church covenant to address a specific crisis, Pastor Tuuri expounds on Matthew 18:15- to outline the biblical mandate for church discipline, describing it as…
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Continue reading →: Why a Church Covenant
Exodus 24; Hebrews 10:29; Matthew 18 Law Intermediate Instructional / Doctrinal / Polemical ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY Pastor Tuuri argues for the necessity of a formal church covenant and confessional statement, rejecting the notion that creeds are merely “man-made traditions” to be…
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Continue reading →: Covenants
Deuteronomy 29 Law Intermediate Instructional / Doctrinal ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY This sermon initiates a series on the Reformation Covenant Church’s confessional statement and covenant document by establishing a biblical definition of covenants. Pastor Tuuri argues that because God reveals Himself primarily…
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Continue reading →: The Poor Loan
Deuteronomy 15:1-18; Exodus 21:2ff; 22:25ff; Leviticus 25:36ff Law Intermediate Expository / Instructional ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY Concluding the series on the poor, Pastor Tuuri expounds on Deuteronomy regarding the “poor loan” and the remission of debts. He distinguishes between the “poor loan”—an…
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Continue reading →: Gleaning
Deuteronomy 24:19-22; Leviticus 19:10; 23:22 Law Intermediate Polemical / Instructional. ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY Coinciding with the “Hands Across America” event, Pastor Tuuri contrasts humanistic charity with the biblical mandate of gleaning, arguing that God’s provision for the poor requires their labor…
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Continue reading →: The Poor
Psalm 111-112 Wisdom Intermediate. Instructional / Polemical. ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY Pastor Tuuri argues that biblical compassion for the poor is analogic, meaning our mercy toward others must image God’s mercy toward us who were spiritually poor. He contends that true help…
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Continue reading →: The Orphan
Psalm 68:1-10 Wisdom Intermediate Expository / Instructional ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY Expounding on Psalm 68:, Pastor Tuuri declares that God is the “Father of the fatherless” who acts from His holy habitation to adopt and protect the destitute. He argues that just…
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Continue reading →: The Widow
Psalm 146 Wisdom Intermediate Instructional / Expository / Pastoral. ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY Pastor Tuuri examines the biblical mandates concerning the widow, identifying her as a recipient of the third-year local tithe and a special object of God’s protection. He argues that…
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Continue reading →: The Stranger
Deuteronomy 10:14-11:1 Law Intermediate Instructional / Expository. ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY Pastor Tuuri examines the biblical category of the “stranger” (specifically the Hebrew ger or sojourner) as one of the recipients of the third-year local tithe alongside the Levite, widow, and fatherless.…
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Continue reading →: Tithe, Poor
Deuteronomy 14:22-29; 26:12-19 Law Intermediate. Instructional / Expository. ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY Pastor Tuuri argues that the “poor tithe” is a misnomer and should instead be called the “third-year local tithe,” distinct because it was administered locally (“within thy gates”) rather than…
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Continue reading →: Tithe, Rejoicing
Isaiah 25:1-9 Prophets Intermediate Instructional / Expository / Pastoral ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY Pastor Tuuri presents the tithe not merely as a financial burden but as a “rejoicing tithe,” commanded by God to be used in part for celebration in His presence.…
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Continue reading →: Tithe, Levitical
Numbers 18 Law Intermediate. Instructional / Expository. ► Listen to Sermon Dennis Tuuri – Reformation Covenant Church AI-GENERATED SUMMARY Pastor Tuuri expounds on the “Levitical tithe” based on Numbers , arguing that the tithe was established in the Old Testament specifically for the support of the Levites and priests so…
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I’m Dennis Tuuri
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