Bonus Episode 11 — What Killed Doctrinal Preaching?

In this bonus episode of The Closet Calvinist Podcast, Mike Gaudiosi examines the decline of doctrinal preaching in modern churches and asks the important question: What killed doctrinal preaching?

This episode discusses:

• The rise of entertainment-driven churches
• Why many pastors avoid controversial doctrine
• Paul’s warning about “itching ears”
• The danger of man-centered Christianity
• Why doctrine is essential to spiritual growth
• The importance of returning to expositional preaching

• 2 Timothy 4:1–4
• Galatians 1:10
• Acts 2:42
• Acts 20:27
• Hosea 4:6
• Jeremiah 6:14
• Matthew 10:34
• John 21:17

Charles Spurgeon:

“The coals of orthodoxy are necessary to the fire of piety.”

Thank you for listening to The Closet Calvinist Podcast.