Caleb Cloyd

I follow Jesus, the Vols, and the Preds in that order.

[Wes Huff @WesleyLHuff]

If you love Jesus you should love what Jesus loves, and that ultimately means you should be an official, active, and serving member of your local church (Eph. 5:25).

Church membership should be normal for Christians. Lives lived in regular accountability demonstrate the gospel’s reality to the world, particularly through the mutual love that Jesus identified as the mark of his followers. This is both biblical and strengthens evangelistic witness. Weaker and newer Christians gain feeding and accountability through membership, and mature and seasoned believers demonstrate authentic Christian living.

Hebrews calls believers to “consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works,” explicitly warning against forsaking assembly “as the manner of some is” (Heb. 10:24–25). This suggests participation isn’t optional but essential to spiritual health.

Church membership preserves biblical truth by establishing who bears responsibility for rooting out false teaching and protecting the gospel when leadership itself becomes compromised. Paul’s letter to the Galatians exemplifies this. I say this as a positional elder in my church — Paul appealed to the whole congregation rather than leadership alone to address doctrinal corruption. Think about it: how are you to “bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ” (Gal 6:2), which positions mutual care as a central Christian obligation, if you’re not actively in a membership role? Thessalonians similarly exhorts believers to “encourage one another and build one another up” (1 Thess 5:11), framing encouragement as a reciprocal responsibility that requires presence and investment.

Healthy membership equips believers to recognize heresy when taught or communicated and transforms them from passive consumers into active defenders of the faith.

Acts depicts the early church persevering in apostolic teaching, communion, and gathering daily, with believers holding possessions in common (Acts 2:42–47), a portrait of intensive communal engagement rather than individual isolated devotion or nominal affiliation.

Ultimately, practicing membership glorifies God as Christians gather to form his body, living under the life giving words of scripture, fellowshipping with one another sacrificially, and reflecting his character.

[Dr. Derwin L. Gray @DerwinLGray]

We preach Christ; and him crucified. A sermon without Christ in it is like a loaf of bread without any flour in it. No Christ in your sermon, sir? Then go home, and never preach again until you have something worth preaching. ~ Charles Spurgeon

[Josh Howerton @howertonjosh]

Every single time you encounter someone who you *assume* is not interested in hearing the Gospel, remember this story.

What if Jesus is sending YOU specifically to share His message with a specific person at a specific time?

God's waymaker, He can make a way where they is no way.

[Josh Howerton @howertonjosh]

Politics are important, but listen to me: Politics cannot fix what politics did not break.

And Mankind was broken long before any political system.

Only a return to Jesus Christ who can reach inside the chests of men and give them new and living hearts of love, worship, and humility can save any person, any family, and any society.

Christ is the only way out of the chaos.

[Sean McDowell @Sean_McDowell]

Only one religion is based on a single, testable, historical event. If you haven’t at least considered the evidence for the resurrection, NOW is the time.

[Matt Smethurst @MattSmethurst]

Satan in Eden: “Take and eat.”
Jesus at Last Supper: “Take and eat.”

— @LigonDuncan 🔥

[OutKick @Outkick]

“The most important thing is to love God.”

Rick Barnes tells @TreyWallace how his faith shapes the way he leads Tennessee.

[Caleb Cloyd @utvol_98]

@BoCamaro I don’t know you or follow you, but I’ve seen pop up on vol twitter before. I’m so excited for you. I will be praying for you for faith, hope, and courage as you start this new living relationship with Jesus.

[Protestia @Protestia]

Christian apologist @WesleyLHuff shares the gospel with Shawn Ryan after being asked what he think happens when we die.

[Josh Howerton @howertonjosh]

"The man on the middle cross said I could come..."

This might be the best 3-minutes of preaching I've *EVER* seen. If you don't feel this in your soul, you need to check your pulse 😭🙌

[Sean McDowell @Sean_McDowell]

The Gospel of Luke is summed up in 24:44-49:

1. Jesus fulfilled OT prophecies.
2. Repent for the forgiveness of your sins.
3. The apostles were witnesses of these things.

Amen.

[Josh Howerton @howertonjosh]

We have a lot of new Christians entering the fight after the martyrdom of Charlie Kirk.

I need you to understand: you aren't just gaining a heavenly Father, you are also gaining hell as your ENEMY 👇

[Michael Clary @dmichaelclary]

Another important message.

This one is for every conservative in America.

[Jon Root @JonnyRoot_]

Pastor Costi Hinn provided one of the best explanations of The Gospel you’ll ever hear on the Charlie Kirk Show 👏

[Josh Howerton @howertonjosh]

Whole thing is incredible, but start at the 4:00 mark... the gospel being clearly spoken from The White House of the United States.

A Christian understanding of religious liberty = the government should ALLOW freedom in religion, but should PROMOTE the true one.

This is that.

[Shane Pruitt @shane_pruitt78]

Watching the service for #CharlieKirk today reminded me of this:

The incredible thing about the Gospel is that if the shooter were to repent and believe in Jesus for salvation, he too would be in Heaven one day standing around the throne with Charlie… worshipping the same Savior.

That’s grace.

[Jamie Bambrick @j_bambrick]

My dear American friends,

We British Christians would get excited when, once a year, Queen Elizabeth would make a mild but sincere reference to the love of Jesus Christ in her Christmas address.

In Charlie Kirks' Memorial service, watched by tens of millions, I just heard:
- Multiple clear presentations of the gospel from men like @robmccoyus and @DrFrankTurek with clear calls to repentance and faith
- Worship songs full of Scripture sung by tens of thousands live and millions at home
- Personal testimonies of lives transformed by the work of Christ and the witness of believers
- Demonstration and explanation of the value of marriage, child-rearing and family
- Calls to Romans 13 for the government to bear the sword for the protection of good and punishment of the wicked
- Declarations of spiritual warfare on the forces of evil and promises to endure no matter the cost
- Calls to be prophets and call the nation to repent
- More Scripture references and Bible readings than I can count
- And a widow publicly forgiving her husband's killer because Christ forgave his killers on the cross.

All of it done before, and by, the most powerful people in your nation and the world.

You guys should be on your knees thanking God for your country. It is a light to the world.

Never stop fighting for it.

[Dr. Derwin L. Gray @DerwinLGray]

1 John 4:20 CSB

If anyone says, “I love God,” and yet hates his brother or sister,  he is a liar.  For the person who does not love his brother or sister  whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen.

[Greg Stier @gregstier]

A PLEA FOR UNITY IN THE BODY OF CHRIST

A unified church is a powerful witness in divisive times, and we are living in divisive times.

Jesus prayed for the unity of his church in John 17 that we “may be one” as the Father and Son are one.

This was NOT a squishy ecumenicalism (which is worthless by the way) but true, deep and Biblical unity.

Before you roll your eyes and keep on scrolling, consider that John 17 records Christ’s high priestly prayer on this very subject. This was Jesus’ longest recorded prayer, uttered with purpose, passion and precision, the very night before his crucifixion.

The plea of Jesus in this powerhouse prayer was for the unity of his church. His prayer is a big, big deal, not to be taken lightly or ignored.

We can glean 3 powerful insights about what Biblical unity should look like from his prayer in John 17:

1. This Biblical brand of unity is BASED ON TRUTH.

Jesus prayed, “Sanctify them by truth; your Word is truth” John 17:17.

The core theologies of Christianity (God, God’s Son, God’s Spirit, God’s Word and Gospel) are the basis for our unity. If we aren’t aligned with “the big 5” then we don’t have a true and lasting foundation to build our unity upon. But if we are, we should be able to plow through any minor differences and still be unified on a heart level.

As someone once said, “In essentials, unity. In non-essentials, diversity. In all things, charity.”

2. This brand of unity is BORROWED FROM THE TRINITY.

Jesus prayed, “I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one. I in them and you in me. May they be brought to complete unity” John 17: 22,23.

The love among the members of the Trinity should be the oil that flows through the engine of the church. Without oil an engine seizes. Without Trinitarian level love for each other, unity shuts down and the global acceleration of the church is hampered.

The love amongst the members of the Trinity is the model for unity in churches and between churches.

3. This unity is BUILT FOR MISSION.

Jesus prayed, “May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me” John 17:21.

True, deep and loving unity, in spite of minor theological, philosophical and, yes, even political differences, is the best Gospel tract that we have to offer a watching world.

The world catches a glimpse at the evidence of the Trinity when they gaze at a truly unified body of Christ.

Here are some steps you can take to bolster your unity with your brothers and sisters in Christ.

✔️Pray for each other, especially those believers you may differ with on certain issues.

“And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.” Ephesians 6:18

It’s hard to hate someone you are praying for consistently.

✔️Be kind in the way you interact with those you differ with online.

“And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful. Opponents must be gently instructed, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth, and that they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will.” 2 Timothy 2:24-26

Of course this does not mean we are silent on important issues (the Apostle Paul sure wasn’t) but that we are “not quarrelsome”, that we are “kind to everyone” and that, when we speak, we “gently instruct” others from the Word of God.

May we be uncompromising, yet filled with love.

May we speak the truth, but with hearts that overflow with the compassion of Jesus toward everyone…especially those we differ with.

In the movie Avengers: Endgame, Captain America uttered two words that shook movie theaters across the United States: “AVENGERS ASSEMBLE!”

In John 17 the King of Kings communicates a message that will shake churches around the world, BELIEVERS UNITE!