The Bryce Crawford Podcast – Episode 188
Episode Title: Keenan Clark’s WARNING To Christians
Date: April 13, 2026
Host: Bryce Crawford
Guest: Keenan Clark
Theme: A wake-up call to Christians for true obedience, authentic boldness, and spiritual vigilance in a world of distractions and temptations.
Episode Overview
In this dynamic and urgent conversation, Bryce Crawford sits down with evangelist and former youth pastor Keenan Clark to challenge listeners on critical issues facing Christians today. Keenan brings a prophetic warning to believers, urging them to reject complacency, confront personal compromise, and pursue holiness, boldness, and spiritual discipline. Together, they address the realities of temptation, false doctrine, accountability, and the battle for the next generation, emphasizing the need for authentic faith in a culture driven by digital affirmation and superficial Christianity.
Key Discussion Points & Insights
1. Living With Urgency – “Your Last Days”
- Main Point: Whether or not the 'end times' are literal, everyone is in their own last days.
- “You’re not promised tomorrow, so you need to treat every day like it’s the last days.” – Keenan [00:00], [02:32]
- The point isn’t to create fear, but a sense of holy urgency.
- “Bold, sensing the end times is good for urgency, and not fear.” – Bryce [06:43]
- Each person will stand alone before God, accountable for their life and how they responded to God’s calling.
2. The Call to Boldness in a Compromised Generation
- Boldness attracts spiritual hunger. Bryce credits Keenan as “one of the boldest preachers on the Internet” [02:09].
- The hosts highlight how now, more than ever, a prophetic voice is needed:
- “We need a clarion call... like John the Baptist, a voice crying out in the wilderness... declaring the truth.” – Keenan [02:32]
- Obedience outweighs digital affirmation:
- “If you are being obedient to God, it does not matter who else is interested in what he’s called you to do.” – Keenan [00:00], [29:12]
3. The Dangers of Fluff, Cheap Grace & Surface Christianity
- Keenan’s honesty about his ministry evolution: He used to be the 'fluffy guy' but now values truth and challenge.
- “If you never take the church to the woodshed, something’s wrong.” [07:30]
- True love rebukes and disciplines; difficulty and discomfort are part of growth:
- “The Lord disciplines the son that he loves...” [07:30]
- Christians are called to resist temptation to the point of real sacrifice:
- “None of us have resisted the temptation to the point of shedding our own blood.” [08:03]
4. Drawing the Line Between Boldness and Meanness
- Bryce reflects on the challenge of being bold versus being perceived as mean [09:38].
- Heart posture matters:
- “It’s not that what you said wasn’t true, it’s that you preached it with more of a bother than a burden.” – Beth Clark via Keenan [10:23]
- Genuine correction should come from a place of loving burden, not personal annoyance.
5. Accountability, Authenticity, and Spiritual Community
- Surround yourself with people who ‘aren’t impressed by you’ [11:58].
- Real accountability leads to genuine repentance and transformation.
- “God does what we are incapable of, not what we are unwilling to do.” (Story about Keenan’s dad and the power tools) [16:55]
6. Persevering Against Sin, Not Excusing It
- Discussing habitual sin (esp. pornography and addiction):
- Using ‘thorn in the flesh’ as an excuse is bad theology [15:57].
- “If you’re too immature for this, you must be too immature to be free.” – Keenan [18:10]
- Radical action is sometimes required—get a flip phone, cut off access—whatever it takes for freedom [22:01].
7. Obedience Over Viral Success (The Example of Noah)
- Modern standards of ministry success are flawed:
- “Noah, by all modern evangelical standards, was an absolute failure... but it made all the difference because it was obedience to the Lord.” – Keenan [29:12]
- “If you are being obedient to God, it does not matter who else is interested in what He’s called you to do.” [29:12]
8. Exposing the Spirit of Delay (Procrastinating Repentance)
- Using Pharaoh and the frogs (Exodus 8) as an example:
- “When do you want me to do that? ...Pharaoh says, ‘Tomorrow.’ ... Pharaoh wasn’t desperate enough...” [30:20]
- Don’t put off repentance—“If you keep pushing things off to tomorrow, you are of the spirit of Pharaoh.” [31:53]
9. The Greatest Present Deception: False Doctrine
- “For the body of Christ, I think it is false doctrine... The easiest thing to do is to deceive a man. The hardest thing to do is to convince him he’s deceived.” – Keenan [32:04]
- The importance of discernment and being filled with the Holy Spirit:
- “We need not to just make people church attenders, even just mere Bible readers... but truly sons and daughters filled with the Holy Spirit.” [32:30]
- Emphasis on unity beyond denominational lines and fact-checking what we hear with scripture (like the Bereans) [34:55].
10. Practical Advice: How to Grow Boldness
- True boldness comes from revelation and character.
- “The more I have come to know the Lord and come to know His word, the bolder I have gotten.” [36:47]
- Consecration and setting oneself apart for God: “God wants to consecrate us and say, ‘Hey, Bryce is not for the world’s use... Bryce is for my use’.” [38:30]
11. Sobering Story: The Enemy Out-Consecrating the Church
- Notable Story: Keenan shares a story of witches fasting to “gain spiritual power to curse pastors’ kids” [40:12].
- “How sad is it that witches and warlocks are out-consecrating us, but they’re consecrated unto Satan... the church is over here, fat, out of shape, won’t do anything, won’t pray, won’t fast.”
- Sparks a call to deeper prayer and fasting—“If you’re fasting but not praying, you’re just starving yourself.” [42:35]
12. Sonship AND Soldierhood
- Christians should embrace both their identity as beloved children of God and as soldiers in spiritual battle [44:31].
- “I think we can get fat on the sonship message... we forget, yeah, I’m a son, but I’m also a soldier in Dad’s army.”
13. Fasting—A Call to Action
- Biblical fasting is abstaining from food: “Fasting involves, is about food. Now, there are non-food fasts and stuff you can do, but I really want to encourage people to get on a biblical fast...” [44:32]
- Make your fast intentional—set a prayer point and pursue breakthrough for yourself and your generation [44:32].
Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments
- “The question is, will we take the way of escape or will we give in to the temptation yet again?” – Keenan [00:00], [08:03]
- “God does what we are incapable of, not what we are unwilling to do.” – Keenan’s dad via Keenan [16:55]
- “If you are being obedient to God, it does not matter who else is interested in what he’s called you to do.” – Keenan [00:00], [29:12]
- “It’s not that what you said wasn’t true, it’s that you preached it with more of a bother than a burden.” – Beth Clark via Keenan [10:23]
- “If we were to measure our success the same way God made Noah a success, Noah was a failure by our standards today, but he was a success in the eyes of God.” – Keenan [29:12]
- “If you keep pushing things off to tomorrow, you are of the spirit of Pharaoh.” – Keenan [31:53]
- “The hardest thing to do is to convince [a man] he’s deceived.” – Keenan [32:04]
- “How sad is it that witches and warlocks are out-consecrating us!...” – Keenan [40:12]
- “You walk through that, you walk in that place when no one’s looking. You will be bold when everyone is looking.” – Keenan [42:24]
- “I don’t want to get to heaven well rested.” – (Tim Tebow, quoted by Keenan) [44:31]
Timestamps for Major Segments
- Opening warning, urgency, and temptation: [00:00]–[03:00]
- Boldness and urgency in ministry: [02:09]–[06:12]
- Fluff vs. discipline and church correction: [07:22]–[09:38]
- Mean vs. bold & heart check: [09:38]–[12:53]
- Accountability and community: [11:58]–[13:02]
- Thorn in the flesh, excuses, and freedom: [15:57]–[20:23]
- Radical boundaries and self-discipline: [22:01]–[24:37]
- Obedience over popularity; Noah example: [29:12]–[30:20]
- Spirit of delay (Pharaoh): [30:20]–[31:53]
- The great deception – false doctrine: [32:00]–[36:38]
- How to be bold – revelation, consecration: [36:47]–[40:12]
- Witches fasting—stirring story & challenge: [40:12]–[42:35]
- Fasting, prayer, sonship & soldierhood: [42:35]–[45:58]
- Closing prayer (Psalm 91): [46:06]–[48:47]
Conclusion
This episode is a clarion call for believers—especially young Christians—to move beyond shallow affirmation and embrace costly obedience, spiritual vigilance, authentic boldness, and sacrificial prayer and fasting. Keenan Clark’s warning challenges listeners: walk in the light, don’t procrastinate repentance, don’t mistake boldness for meanness, and don’t be out-consecrated by the enemy. It’s a rallying cry to “take the way of escape,” pursue unity, and put obedience over popularity, knowing that what matters is faithfulness before God, not clicks and follows.
Recommended for:
Anyone wrestling with temptation, hungry for authentic faith, or feeling the weight of spiritual compromise, especially in the digital age.
Tone: Direct, urgently pastoral, honest, challenging, and practical.