Episode 169: A Family Fun Advent Devotional
Promises Made, Promises Kept is a Christmas Advent devotional that your family will love! The author, Marty Machowski, is also a dad, grandpa, and pastor who delights in creating simple resources for families to learn about Jesus, Scripture and sharing the Gospel. Just in time for Christmas, this advent devotional talks about the promises God made about the coming Redeemer, and the ways Jesus fulfills all of those promises.
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MARTY MACHOWSKI is a Family Life Pastor at Covenant Fellowship Church in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, where he has led Covenant Fellowship’s children’s ministry, Promise Kingdom, for over thirty years. He is the author of more than twenty books and curricula, including The Ology, Long Story Short, and The Redemption Tales. Marty and his wife, Lois, have six children and eight grandchildren and reside in West Chester, Pennsylvania.
Resources
Family Devotional – Promises Made, Promises Kept
Marty Machowski’s website
Isaiah 7:10-14 – The Sign of Emmanuel
Proverbs 24:16 – the righteous man falls seven times
Blog – What does God promise us?
Advent Prophecy Cards
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