Posts by Spencer Clark

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Rise This Fall

This fall, we are entering a season of new beginnings. The leaves are changing, football is in the air, and school is back in full swing. Here at Karns, we are also launching our fall season of fellowship events and…

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“I Can Fix Anything”

Our culture revolves around self-reliance. If you can’t figure it out yourself, tough luck. The danger of this mindset is that it leads to a self-reliance in our faith in which we seek to try and figure it out all…

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The Hardest Part is Asking

For me, the most challenging part of evangelism isn’t conducting Bible studies or knocking on doors—it’s finding the courage to ask someone to study. That moment carries the greatest tension, where all the effort either bears fruit or falls flat.…

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One Generation Away From Ruin

How many generations does it take for a faithful group of people to fall away from the LORD? For Israel, it only took one. We might think that after God delivered them from Egypt, parted the Red Sea, gave them…

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A Family With Favor

When we read the early chapters of Acts, one striking aspect is the quality of the early family of God. They not only spent time together but also had “favor with all the people” (Acts 2:47). They were well-respected by…

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How Will They Believe?

Some denominations today teach a doctrine rooted in Calvinism, which holds that the Holy Spirit grants the gift of faith, enabling people to believe in the Gospel. This perspective suggests that faith is passive; it is not something we can…

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Shaping of Our Lives

It’s the holiday season, which means eating too much and committing to losing it in January. As the saying goes, “You are what you eat.” The things we put in our stomach can literally change our bodies. While not exactly…

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Betting On God

Why are you a Christian? Are you a Christian to please your family? Are you a Christian because it brings you comfort or offers some benefit? Are you a Christian out of fear of hell? Do you see it as…

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Is the Invitation Biblical?

Recently, there has been considerable discussion about the practice of extending an invitation at the end of a sermon. Here are a few contributions to that discussion that may be valuable. First, we should recognize that the modern practice of…