Promises Made Promises Kept - by Marty Machowski (Hardcover)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

Marty Machowski's Promises Made Promises Kept shows families how the birth and life of Jesus fulfilled God's Old Testament promises of a Savior.

Start a new family tradition for the Christmas season by reading this "upside-down" book that includes fourteen Bible stories. Begin the week before Christmas with the first side, Promises Made which has seven stories that explore the Old Testament prophecies of the coming Messiah. On Christmas Day, flip the book over and continue by reading Promises Kept with seven more stories that vividly illustrate how Jesus's life, death, and resurrection and the beginning of the church fulfill God's promises.

Machowski weaves the promises and fulfillments together into one harmonized story that will deepen the family's faith in God's power and control over all of history and their lives too. Each story also includes questions for the family to discuss together.

Review Quotes

"The Christmas season is the perfect time to spend some special hours as a family studying God's Word together. And this devotional is just the right resource to guide you."
Tim Challies, Author of Seasons of Sorrow

"Marty Machowski has gifted families with a bite-sized Christmas devotional that beautifully connects the wonder of Jesus's birth to all the glorious promises that he fulfills. It is a wonderful way to reflect on redemptive realities connecting Christ's birth to God's fulfilled promises."
Darby Strickland, CCEF faculty; author Something Scary Happened

"Promises Made Promises Kept is beautifully illustrated, theologically rich, and saturated with Scripture. Marty masterfully and creatively walks us through the promises God made to his people throughout the Old Testament and then shows how Jesus is the fulfillment of each promise. I've always wanted to go back in time to join Jesus and his disciples on the road to Emmaus, and while nothing could fully embody that experience, Promises Made Promises Kept gives us a glimpse."
Curtis W. Solomon, Executive Director of The Biblical Counseling Coalition; author

"Marty Machowski does it again! This approachable family devotional guides children and adults through Scripture to rejoice in the fulfillment of God's promises. During the Christmas and New Year's rush, Promises Made Promises Kept will help keep your family gospel focused."
Korrie Johnson, Founder of Good Book Mom, Christian children's book reviewer

"Don't we love the retelling of great stories? God's faithful promise-keeping in sending us his Son is the greatest story of all, and Machowski and Schorr team up to retell it faithfully. Your family will benefit from this colorful two-week scan of the entire sweep of history, complete with engaging graphics."
Sam Crabtree, Pastor for Care, The North Church; board of directors, Desiring God

"Reading this book with your children is sure to become a beloved Christmas tradition in your home. Marty Machowski has the ability to take deep theological subjects and make them understandable to kids--and adults. The brilliant flip-book feature puts a fresh spin on the greatest story ever told."
Arlene Pellicane, Author of Parents Rising; podcast host, The Happy Home

About the Author

Marty Machowski is a Family Life Pastor at Covenant Fellowship Church in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, where he has served on the pastoral staff for over thirty years. He is the author of The Gospel Story Bible, Long Story Short, Old Story New, the Gospel Story Curriculum, the Prepare Him Room advent devotional and curriculum, Wise Up family devotional and curriculum, Listen Up family devotional and curriculum, Dragon Seed, The Ology, Don't Blame the Mud, Parenting First Aid, and Parenting First Aid Study Guide. He and his wife, Lois, have six children and two grandchildren, and they reside in West Chester, Pennsylvania.

Phil Schorr resides in southern California with his family, where he tells stories through visual mediums. He has always been fascinated with mid-century design and the use of bold yet imperfect geometric shapes. As an art director and visual designer, he brings his influence of music, animation, and global stories into his work. He has the privilege to do what he does because of the love and support of his wife, Joelle and his wildly adventurous kids. Phil is the illustrator of Jesus Saves and Darkest Night Brightest Day.