We're finishing up the Calvinism & Reformed Theology Series today! Our biggest topic of discussion on the podcast today is Expository Preaching. What exactly is that? Why do we practice it? What is the difference between expository and topical preaching? And most importantly, why does that matter for your spiritual life?

Today on the Big Deal podcast we're talking about the Lord's Supper and Baptism. These are traditionally referred to as sacraments or ordinances depending on your tradition. But what exactly takes place when we participate in these rituals? Is the bread and wine actually the body and blood of Jesus? Are saved from our sins and truly cleansed when we are baptized?

Today on the Big Deal Podcast, we're talking about Reformed Church Polity. Who is responsible in the church? Can women be pastors? What is the difference between an elder and a deacon? All of this and more this week on the Big Deal!

Today we're we're talking about assurance of salvation. Is our salvation fragile or assured? What about the unpardonable sin in Matthew 12 or the warning passages of Hebrews? In reformed theology, this is called the doctrine of the Perseverance of the Saints. Hope you guys enjoy!

Irresistible Grace is deeply tied to the rest of the points in TULIP calvinism. Today on the podcast we're discussing free will, God's sovereignty, and how the two mysteriously work together.

Today on the podcast we're discussing the most contested of the 5 points of modern Calvinism - Limited Atonement. The doctrine of Limited Atonement holds that Jesus did not die for the sins of the world. He only died for the elect of God, those chosen before the foundation of the Earth to be his children. If you're familiar with your Bible, you will realize that there might be some problems with that! Find out more on the pod!

Today we're talking about Unconditional Election. God chooses the people whom he saves. Why? Why those people and not others? What does this doctrine mean about his feelings towards the rest of mankind? These are really big questions and we're not shying away from them on today's episode of the Big Deal Podcast.

Today on the pod, we're examining the first point of the famous Calvinism TULIP acronym: Total depravity. What does it mean that humans are totally depraved? Aren't we all capable of good? What about babies and the intellectually disabled?

We're kicking off season 3 of the Big Deal Podcast! This season is going to dig deep into Calvinism, its estranged brother, Arminianism, and how we all got where we are from the Protestant Reformation. Today, we're doing a big overview on what Calvinism is.

It's always fun to talk Christmas on the Big Deal Podcast! Hope you enjoy this special edition. Season 3 on Calvinism, Arminianism, and Reformation Theology starts in a couple weeks!