Deanna Roach

Spanish teacher. OFLTA TOY 2018-19. Passionate about Jesus, my family, teaching, languages and good coffee.

[Matt Smethurst @MattSmethurst]

The only sin Jesus ever had was ours. The only righteousness we can ever have is his.

— A. W. Tozer

[Matt Smethurst @MattSmethurst]

One sign you’ve encountered God is you walk with a limp, not a strut.

[Timothy Keller (1950-2023) @timkellernyc]

If you’re falling off a cliff, strong faith in a weak branch is fatally inferior to weak faith in a strong branch. Salvation is not finally based on the strength of your faith, but on the object of your faith.

[Timothy Keller (1950-2023) @timkellernyc]

Every treasure on this earth says, "Give your life to purchase me." Jesus says "I'm the one treasure who died to purchase you.

[Garrett Kell ن @pastorjgkell]

The less we pray, the less we desire to pray.
The more we pray, the more we desire to pray.

The less we read Scripture, the less we desire to read it.
The more we read Scripture, the more we desire it.

Faith-filled discipline fuels life-giving desire.

[Shane Pruitt @shane_pruitt78]

The whole Bible points to Jesus!
39 Old Testament books
27 New Testament books
66 Books in all, and they all point to Jesus.

In Genesis, He's the breath of life
Exodus, the Passover Lamb
Leviticus, He's our High Priest
Numbers, The fire by night
Deuteronomy, He's Moses' voice
Joshua, He is salvation's choice
Judges, law giver
Ruth, the kinsmen-redeemer
First and second Samuel, our trusted prophet
Kings and Chronicles, He's sovereign
Ezra, true and faithful scribe
Nehemiah, He's the rebuilder of broken walls & lives
Esther, He's Mordecai's courage
Job, the timeless redeemer
Psalms, He is our morning song
Proverbs, wisdom's cry
Ecclesiastes, the time and season
Song of Solomon, He is the lover's dream
Isaiah, He's Prince of Peace
Jeremiah, the weeping prophet
Lamentations, the cry for Israel
Ezekiel, He's the call from sin
Daniel, the stranger in the fire
Hosea, He is forever faithful
Joel, He's the Spirits power
Amos, the arms that carry us
Obadiah, He's the Lord our Savior
Jonah, He's the great missionary
Micah, the promise of peace
Nahum, He is our strength and our shield
Habakkuk and Zephaniah, He's pleading for revival
Haggai, He restores a lost heritage
Zechariah, our fountain
Malachi, He is the son of righteousness rising with healing in His wings

In Matthew, Mark, Luke, & John, He is God, Man, Messiah
Book of Acts, His Spirit is the fire from heaven
Romans, He's the grace of God
Corinthians, the power of love
Galatians, He is freedom from the curse of sin
Ephesians, our glorious treasure
Philippians, the servants heart
Colossians, He's the 2nd Person of the Godhead Trinity
Thessalonians, our coming King
Timothy, Titus, Philemon He's our mediator and our faithful Pastor
Hebrews, the everlasting covenant
James, the one who heals the sick.
First and Second Peter, he is our Shepherd
1, 2, 3 John & Jude, He is the lover coming for His bride
In Revelation, He is King of Kings & Lord of Lords

(He Is (lyrics) by Aaron Jeoffrey)

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[Matt Smethurst @MattSmethurst]

Thank God my salvation does not depend on my frail hold on him, but his mighty grasp on me.

— Martyn Lloyd-Jones

[Timothy Keller (1950-2023) @timkellernyc]

We are not saved by living according to Jesus' words, but by faith in what he has done. Yet anyone saved by what he has done will always want to do what he says. We are saved by faith alone, but not by faith that is alone.

[Timothy Keller (1950-2023) @timkellernyc]

We should let Scripture interpret us more than we interpret Scripture.

[The Gospel Coalition @TGC]

Any time we take the attributes of the gods the world around us worships and apply them to God to make him more palatable and less threatening, more accommodating and less thunderous, we produce a graven image. We whittle down his transcendence, we paint over his sovereignty, we chisel away his omnipotence until he is a pet-like version of the terrible pagan god we would never be so foolish as to bow down to.

—@JenniferWilkin

[Deanna Roach @Sraroach]

@lovemysummer @goformative Thanks for sharing! I’ve done similar structure in my AP classes, but your handouts are much more professional!

[Rich Villodas @richvillodas]

When Jesus was tempted, scripture flowed from his lips.

When Jesus was challenged, scripture flowed from his lips.

When Jesus was crucified, scripture flowed from his lips.

One of the ways to live like Jesus is to internalize scripture, so that when we are cut, it spills out.

[Matt Smethurst @MattSmethurst]

The Lord didn’t check who inside the house was worthy. He checked for blood on the doorposts.

None of us is worthy. Only the blood of Jesus can cover us.

[Josh King @JoWiKi]

Leaving the 99 for the one is crazy unless you're the 1.

[Deanna Roach @Sraroach]

@dawnbrockman My favorite brunch place!

[Matt Smethurst @MattSmethurst]

“What would you say to a young Christian who is nervous about the future?”

Beautiful answer from @TimKellerNYC (1950–2023). His faith is now sight.

[Beth Moore @BethMooreLPM]

I was thinking this morning how we’re all disciples of someone. Of some entity. Some doctrine. I was thinking how quickly you can tell these days which news networks we’re discipled by. I’m not just talking about one in particular. Take your pick. We the people have become we the parrots. No nuance. No critical thinking. No inconvenient listening. No attempts to understand other views. Just parrots.

We have chosen the narrow way alright. Just not the narrow way Jesus meant. His narrow way opens wide our heart’s capacity to love (even our enemies!) and our mind’s capacity to consider others as more important than ourselves. If we hate more people and spew more derision than we did 5 years ago, we may believe in Jesus but make no mistake. We are not his disciples.

[Deanna Roach @Sraroach]

@dawnbrockman Tweeting my reply as they dry my car!

[Matt Smethurst @MattSmethurst]

The gospel changes heaven’s courtroom from a criminal trial to an adoption ceremony.

[Matt Smethurst @MattSmethurst]

“When you fix your thoughts on God, God will fix your thoughts.”