Made New: Brought From Death to Life - Teacher's Guide
You've been asked to lead. Now what?
Someone handed you a room full of new Christians and asked you to teach them. Maybe you've led classes for years. Maybe this is the first time you've stood in front of one. Either way, you don't have to be the expert in the room—you just have to walk in ready. This guide makes sure you do.
The Made New Teacher's Guide is the leader's companion to Matthew Allen's thirteen-lesson workbook for new Christians. It rebuilds every lesson into a complete, standalone teaching plan—so you can lead any session with confidence, without scrambling or guesswork.
A Complete Plan for Every Session
Each of the thirteen lesson guides is a full, ready-to-teach class in itself. You don't have to fill in the gaps or design the flow—it's already built, from the opening prayer to the closing sentence. Teach it as written or make it your own; either way, the whole session is mapped out in front of you.
What's Inside Each Lesson Guide
- Tonight at a Glance—the point of the session and the one thing to remember before you walk in
- A minute-by-minute plan for the full session, from welcome and prayer to closing
- Teaching moves in your own words—the beats to hit, not a script to read
- A walk-through of the student guide, with Key Concepts and answers built in
- Tiered discussion questions—Opening, Core, and Deeper—with facilitation notes on what each one is actually doing
- Practical callouts and troubleshooting for the honest, tender moments that surface in a room of new believers
The Thirteen Lessons
Thirteen teaching plans, moving from who you are, to how you change, to how you live:
- From Death to Life
- Why Do I Still Sin?
- Talking to God
- Listening to God
- Grace Changes Everything
- Dealing with Sin and Guilt
- Becoming Like Jesus
- The Holy Spirit at Work
- Learning to Obey
- Life Together (The Church)
- Living Differently
- Sharing Your Faith Naturally
- Staying Faithful for the Long Run
Built on Grace, in the Right Order
Grace precedes obedience—and this guide keeps that order, helping you establish identity before behavior and lead people to the ground they already stand on. It's a foundation new believers can build a lifetime of faithfulness on, and a framework you can teach again and again.
How It Fits Together
The Teacher's Guide is one part of the Made New study. Pair each teaching plan with the matching student guide and keep the Made New workbook close by, and a thirteen-week class runs itself. Pick up one Teacher's Guide per leader, and a student worksheet for each person in the room.
Who It's For
Written for ministers, Bible class teachers, small-group leaders, and first-time facilitators—anyone asked to guide new Christians through their first year in the faith. Seasoned teachers get a framework that saves hours of prep; first-timers get everything they need to lead well from day one.
About the Author
Matthew Allen is a pulpit minister and co-owner of Spiritbuilding Publishers, with three decades of preaching and teaching behind him. He writes the way he teaches—plainly, warmly, and without pretending the Christian life is tidier than it is.
Specifications
- Title: Made New — Teacher's Guide
- Author: Matthew Allen
- Publisher: Spiritbuilding Publishers
- Series: My First Year in Christ · Workbook One
- Format: 13 complete, standalone teaching plans
- Pages: 84
- ISBN: 978-1-964-80580-1
- Companion volumes: Made New workbook and Student's Guide (sold separately)