Made New: Brought From Death to Life - Student's Guide

Reading about your first year in Christ is one thing. Working through it on paper, in your own words, is where it starts to stick.

The Made New Student's Guide is the companion to Made New: Brought From Death to Life, Matthew Allen's 13-lesson workbook for new Christians. Read the lesson in the workbook, then bring it here. This guide is built to be written in.

How This Guide Helps

New Christians often carry real relief and real questions at the same time, and it's easy for both to stay vague. A class discussion helps, but many people need a place to slow down, put things in their own words, and decide what they'll actually do this week.

This guide turns each lesson into something you do. You'll fill in the key concepts, talk through questions that move from easy openers to honest, harder ones, journal what you're still working out, and practice one concrete step each week. It works alone at the kitchen table, one-on-one with a mentor, or in a class.

What's Inside Each Lesson

• Key concepts to fill in as you read
• Tiered discussion questions, from openers to deeper conversation
• Journaling prompts with room to write
• One weekly practice to carry the lesson into everyday life
• An answer key at the end of each lesson

The Thirteen Lessons

Part 1: A New Beginning

• From Death to Life
• Why Do I Still Sin?
• Talking to God
• Listening to God

Part 2: A New Life

• Grace Changes Everything
• Dealing with Sin and Guilt
• Becoming Like Jesus
• The Holy Spirit at Work

Part 3: A New World

• Learning to Obey
• Life Together (The Church)
• Living Differently
• Sharing Your Faith Naturally
• Staying Faithful for the Long Run

Format & Features

Thirteen student handouts in a 37-page, 6 x 9 softcover. It's also available as a PDF eBook for individual use, or with a class-use license so a church can print copies for every student.

Who It's For

New Christians in their first year of faith, and the classes, small groups, and mentors working with them. Give one guide to each student.

Common Questions

Do I need the main workbook too?
Yes. The guide follows the lessons in Made New, so keep a copy of the workbook close by.

Is there a version for the teacher?
Yes. The Made New Teacher's Guide walks leaders through each session, including this guide's answers.

Can our church print copies?
Yes. Choose the PDF class-use license.

About the Author

Matthew Allen is the pulpit minister at Cornerstone Church of Christ in Centerville, Ohio, and co-owner of Spiritbuilding Publishers. With more than three decades of preaching across the country and abroad, he writes for Christians who want substance, clarity, and the steady encouragement of grace.

About the Series

Made New is Workbook One in My First Year in Christ, a discipleship series for people in their first season of faith and for the mentors and teachers walking beside them.

Product Details

• Author: Matthew Allen
• Publisher: Spiritbuilding Publishers
• Series: My First Year in Christ, Workbook One
• ISBN: 9781964805795
• Lessons: 13 student handouts
• Pages: 37
• Format: Softcover; PDF eBook (individual or class use)