Remember the God who remembers us.
God's covenants throughout the Old Testament show the character of God's promises to God's people. In this book, Susan Robb leads readers through the covenants with Noah, Abraham, Moses and Israel, and David, followed by the New Covenant established on Maundy Thursday. The Lenten story culminates with an examination of the cross as another example of God's promise for a new world.
Susan Robb teaches readers the basic lessons of the covenants through a mixture of biblical history and personal stories. Her pastoral character and warm tone provide a basis for understanding God's promises through history and the role of Jesus's passion and crucifixion in the history of the covenants.
128 pages that's great for personal reading and to be used as a six-week small group study.
The Leader Guide contains everything needed to guide a group through the six-week study, including session plans, activities, discussion questions, and multiple format options.
The six-session DVD features teaching sessions featuring Susan Robb. The video sessions are approximately 10-12 minutes. All video sessions are closed-captioned.
Susan Robb’s call to ministry led her to leave her career to pursue a Master’s of Divinity degree at Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University. She graduated magna cum laude in 2006 with an award in homiletics. Susan’s area of expertise lies in writing and teaching Bible studies and exploring the idea of listening to and responding to God’s call. She is the author of Called: Hearing and Responding to God’s Voice, Seven Words, and The Angels of Christmas. Susan is the former senior associate minister at Highland Park United Methodist Church in Dallas, Texas, where she was part of the church staff for 20 years. She is married to Ike, and they have two children, Caroline and James.
Susan Robb’s Remember: God’s Covenants and the Cross is a rich Lenten read. I could not put it down. She masterfully tells the story of God’s covenants in the Hebrew Bible, then helps the reader connect the dots between these stories, and the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. A meaningful Lenten study.
Adam Hamilton, pastor and author of Luke: Jesus and the Outsiders, Outcasts, and Outlaws
The covenants mark the perfect starting point for a Lenten study, and here Susan Robb has woven them together with the story of Christ’s suffering and death – a new covenant – in a way that teaches and invigorates. Remember gracefully brings the story of God’s covenants into all our lives of faith.
Rachel Billups, Senior Pastor, New Albany United Methodist Church, New Albany, Ohio, and author of Be Bold: Finding Your Fierce.
Remembering God’s covenant with people of faith emphasizes God’s continuing relationship and love for all of humanity. The intersection between the biblical stories and covenants with our everyday lives opens new thoughts for our Lenten journeys. Rev. Susan Robb’s book, Remember: God’s Covenants and the Cross, has revealed a new path in a deeper understanding of salvation history and the New Covenant with Jesus.
Bishop Michael McKee, Dean ad interim, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University
Once again, Susan Robb gifts us with a thoughtful and thorough exploration of God’s eternal love, this time through the lens and language of covenant. This study, designed for Lent, is appropriate for any of us – all of us – in the holy pursuit, as she says so beautifully, of remembering the God who remembers us.
Rebecca Bruff, author of Trouble the Water, Loving the World with God, and Stars of Wonder.
Remember: God’s Covenant and the Cross, examines four foundational covenants between God and God’s people through the lens of the Lenten season of personal preparation for the ultimate fulfillment in Jesus Christ. You don’t need to wait for Lent to have this book touch your heart and draw you closer to God’s unwavering love.
Joe Park, CEO and Principal, Horizons Stewardship