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Promises Kept: Bible Overview
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Promises Kept: Bible Overview

9-Session Bible Study

Carl Laferton
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Easy-to-lead, 9-session Bible study on Hebrews that that shows how the promises made by God in the Old Testament are all kept in Jesus his Son. Part of the bestselling Good Book Guide series, with over 1 million copies sold.

Part of the Good Book Guides series.

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This 9-session Bible study by Carl Laferton takes you on a rapid tour of the whole Bible, from creation to new creation. You’ll see how all the promises God has made through history are fulfilled in his Son.

Each session will draw you to look closely at the Bible text and apply it meaningfully to your everyday life. It includes questions that open up discussion, optional personal reflections and a concise Leader’s Guide.

Flexible and easy to use, Good Book Guides are perfect for both groups and individuals.

Features: 

  • Written by a trusted Bible teacher 
  • Covers the whole story of the Bible in 9 sessions
  • Thoughtful questions that get to the heart of the text and apply it meaningfully to your life 
  • Discussion prompts 
  • Leader’s Guide with insights on every question
  • Optional extra sections if you have more time, including prayer prompts and icebreaker ideas

“The Good Book Guides are a fantastic resource for small groups and personal study. I've used many of them myself. For a busy small-group leader or a Christian looking for refreshment in his or her devotional life, these come so highly recommended.” Sam Allberry, Pastor and Author

“Each guide in this series provides a framework for your group to dig into the text of Scripture for itself while providing enough of a steer to keep you on track, plus useful pointers towards application. The result is a great combination of fidelity to Scripture and ease of use.” Tim Chester, Crosslands Training; Author

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Contents

  • Introduction
    Why Study Promises Kept?

    1. A Very Good World: Creation (Genesis 1 – 2; John 1)
    2. Broken by Rebellion: The Fall (Genesis 3; Luke 11)
    3. Covenant Made: Abraham (Genesis 12; 21; John 8)
    4. Delivered from Judgment: The Exodus (Exodus 12; Luke 22)
    5. Ever-Reigning King: King David (Judges 2; 2 Samuel 7; Mark 8 – 9)
    6. Future Beyond Judgment: The Prophets (Amos 8 – 9; Luke 23)
    7. God in His World: Jesus of Nazareth (Luke 9; 24)
    8. Hear the Message: Today (Acts 1 – 2)
    9. In a Perfect World: Jesus' Return (Revelation 20 – 22)

    Leader's Guide

Specification

Contributors Carl Laferton
ISBN 9781802541854
Format Paperback
First published May 2026
Dimensions 140mm x 210mm x 9mm
Weight 0.18 kg
Language English
Pages 128
No. of studies 9
Publisher The Good Book Company
Endorsements

Michael J. Kruger

President and Professor of New Testament, Reformed Theological Seminary, Charlotte, North Carolina

I love this small group study guide series from The Good Book Company. Christians are regularly told they should spend more time studying God’s Word, but sometimes there’s not a clear plan for how to do this. These study guides provide practical, step-by-step guidance on working through books of the Bible, along with wonderful questions that encourage reflection and application. I hope churches and Christian ministries will take advantage of this wonderful resource.

Tim Chester

Crosslands Training; Author of Enjoying God

The aim of the The Good Book Company is to be biblical, relevant and accessible, and nothing embodies that ethos more than their Good Book Guides. Each guide provides a framework for your group to dig into the text of Scripture for itself while providing enough of a steer to keep you on track plus useful pointers towards application. The result is a great combination of fidelity to Scripture and ease of use.

Gary Millar

Principal, Queensland Theological College, Australia; author of Saving Eutychus

The Good Book Guides are an immensely precious resource for the church. A careful blend of helpful context and clearly-worded, searching questions which aim to help readers to uncover the meaning of the text and  apply it in responsible ways. I think these small group studies are the best available and pray that they will continue to prove helpful to local churches across the world!

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Customer reviews


19 Aug 2022

“I'm still reading it but what I have read so far I love.”

(Review written for 'Promises Kept: Bible Overview')

Promises kept is a fascinating study guide on God's promises from Genesis to Revelation. It shows you how you should live and to be pleasing to God's will. The references are from the Old testament and the New testament and show you how they come to being,how one leads to the other, I am finding it so interesting and I'm learning so much on how I should be living and it's making me feel so much better. I really would recommend everybody should read this, it really is an eye opener.


6 Jun 2022

“Brilliant underlying idea but rather tedious”

(Review written for 'Promises Kept: Bible Overview')

The overall concept really good and I am grateful for the wonderful overview I have been invited to take.
Unfortunately the questions were too leading and simplistic and I felt I was being spoon-fed. I am using it for a group study and soon realised I have to rewrite the questions in order to get enough out of it


20 Apr 2018

“best home group material we have used today”

(Review written for 'Promises Kept: Bible Overview')

We found this book to provide a great over view of the bible linking in from Genesis to Revelation, several of our home groups have now used it and all have found it to be great.


15 Nov 2015

“Good studies, opened eyes!”

(Review written for 'Promises Kept: Bible Overview')

Our home group of 9 found this set of studies very helpful. The balance between old and new testaments was very interesting and held the attention, resulting in some challenging questions relating to our personal attitude and belief.
We did find them rather long, and I did want to link both testaments at the same time.


16 Apr 2015

“Great overview - encouraging faith in God's promises”

(Review written for 'Promises Kept: Bible Overview')

I have got 2/3rds of the way through using the course with one study group and have just started it from the beginning with another. Both groups are excited about seeing the links between the OT and NT. It is helping them have confidence in God's promises and how God has had a plan going way back which we see fulfilled in Christ. There is a lot in each study and you may need gentle encouragement to keep it flowing to meet your group's time allotment. For my groups which are less Biblically literate than some, I needed to print out the major references on a separate sheet so they didn't get lost. Overall I am very pleased with how this is being received and warmly recommend it. There is good guidance for the leader at the back of the book.


4 Feb 2015

“Well designed for one to one”

(Review written for 'Promises Kept: Bible Overview')

I have been using these studies with two ladies in a one to one setting, to help them grasp how Jesus is the fulfillment of the Old Testament. It has also given them a good sweep of the Bible story from start to finish and strengthened their appetite for further study. I have recommended it also to the mid-week Bible Study group members to do at home over a few weeks to encourage them in personal in-depth Bible Study. It's a great resource provides a springboard for further exploration of the Bible. Well done Carl


26 Nov 2013

“Highly recommended. ”

(Review written for 'Promises Kept: Bible Overview')

There are a lot of Bible overviews on the market but this is one I love to use. Like other overviews, it's clear on the wonderful promises God has given to his people over time; but unlike other overviews you get to see how God fulfils those promises as you go along rather than having to wait until the final study! The links it draws between the Old Testament and the New are so helpful. And the application questions make the studies unswervingly relevant to every day life. Great for groups but i've used it in one to one partnerships too. Highly recommended.


30 Sep 2013

“Grat way to study the overview of the Bible”

(Review written for 'Promises Kept: Bible Overview')

We are a small group of mum's who meet regularly for bible study and prayer. We love to be challenged by what God has to say to us through His word and this study is helping in that ! It is well laid out and useful to have answers in back , as we all take a turn to facilitate ,and this does help us ! We have enjoyed the link between the Old and New testament. There is a lot to study in one session but if people have prepared for the study then a lot more can be got out of it. We were only sad that it did not cover the Flood but understand there is a lot to get into a study guide! Would definitely recommend the study guide to see how the whole bible fits together and how wonderful God is at keeping His promises.


5 Feb 2013

“Excellent”

(Review written for 'Promises Kept: Bible Overview')

Over 60 church members in small groups enjoyed Promises Kept this winter. The sessions were well constructed to show God's promises partially fulfilled in the Old Testament, fulfilled by Jesus in the New, and the promise of ultimate fulfilment when Jesus returns. Participants spoke of gaining a much clearer picture of the graciousness and power of God the Father, the sacrificial love of Jesus the Son, and the help and comfort of the Holy Spirit. It brought the whole bible to life! Highly recommended!


26 Nov 2012

“Recommended for a variety of settings”

(Review written for 'Promises Kept: Bible Overview')

Well thought out studies, very good for using with new Christians and mature Christians who are interested in finding out more about the Bible. We have used this for lunchtime studies at work in pairs or in small groups. I especially appreciated the way that each study links up a passage from the Old Testament with one from the New Testament and makes links between the two. This is for the following reasons: it allows people to see how the Bible is consistent (God is the same in both Testaments!), and that speaks strongly of the Bible's reliability; it makes the studies more interesting (we look at two different types of text); it is quite hard to prepare a Bible study like this by oneself (because it requires so much knowledge of Scripture), so it is good that someone else has done the hard work. Most of the questions seemed to work well (i.e. they were challenging enough but not too hard), and doing the studies has pointed us towards fundamental truths about God, which we discovered for ourselves through reading the texts.

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