John is brought into heaven to see the throne room of God where he and the Lamb receive the adoration they deserve at all times! It is a stark contrast to the ingratitude and rebellion that God the Father and God the Son receive from the majority of people upon the earth today.
Jesus threatens the lukewarm church of Laodicea that they will not be embraced by him unless they become zealous for him and repent! Our students need this warning and rebuke today!
Renew your motivation to keep living for Christ by maintaining an eternal perspective.
In Deuteronomy 8, God tells the people of Israel that they need to keep an attitude of humility when they enter the promised land and all things are going well for them. Our students should be equally grateful and humble as they think about all their successes and failures.
Jesus tells the church of Sardis that they were spiritually dead, even though they had a good reputation with others, and that they needed to change! Those who are genuinely living for Christ are totally accepted by him!
Genuine repentance doesn’t fade after an emotional moment—it keeps bearing fruit in an ongoing life of obedience, surrender, and spiritual renewal (Ac. 26:20; Mt. 3:8; Col. 2:6). Real Christians keep repenting, because grace not only forgives but fuels a lifelong pursuit of holiness.
Biblical repentance involves more than regret—it requires a decisive break from sin and a personal submission to Jesus Christ as Lord (Ac. 3:19; Lk. 13:3; 1 Th. 1:9–10). This turning point is the heart of true conversion, marking a new allegiance and a transformed direction in life.
Repentance must express itself in honest, humble confession—naming sin for what it is, without excuses, blame-shifting, or half-hearted admissions (1 Jn. 1:9; Prov. 28:13; Ps. 32:5). When we confess biblically, we agree with God, we expose the darkness, and we open the door to restoration.
True repentance begins when the Spirit of God opens our eyes to the weight of our sin—producing sorrow, not just over the consequences, but over our offense against a holy God (2 Cor. 7:9–10; Ps. 51:3–4). This sobering conviction is not self-generated guilt but a gracious confrontation that prepares the heart for real change.
Jesus tells the church at Thyatira that they are in grave danger for following an evil woman in the church who called herself a spokesperson for God. Our students need to guard their lives and their doctrine to stay faithful to Christ, no matter who else is turning their back on him.
Jesus tells the church in Pergamum that they need to stop tolerating false doctrine and compromised morality in their church or else he would come and make war against that local church. Our students need to be more committed to Christ and the truth than they are to pleasing our sinful culture.
Jesus comforts a suffering church in Smyrna because they were about to face more intense persecution for his sake. Our students are not well-acquainted with intense suffering for Christ, so learning from this church should stretch their thinking about the Christian life.
Check yourself to see if your love for Christ has grown cold, and then stir your affections to love him more and serve him with greater zeal.
Elevate your current view of Christ because it’s not high enough until you see him face to face!
Be diligent to study and obey the Book of Revelation because of the blessings, encouragement, and comfort it gives to those who take its message seriously.
Our theme passage is a confidence song from David about how he trusts God and find security for this life and eternity! Our goal in True North is to see our students develop this same faith in God.
The bottom line instructions for our life is that we would rightly view God as our king and Lord and do what he says every day. Whether you are a HS student, or a parent, or a senior citizen like Solomon, we need to fear God and obey him.
God’s word tells the “young man” to rejoice in his youth and to remove vexation from his heart and pain from his body, but that he should also remember that God will bring everything he does into judgment. What a timely message for high school students today!
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Solomon teaches us that there is more to gain from going to a funeral and contemplating death than from going to a party and forgetting about the realities of life. We need to be wise and seriously consider matters of life and death.
Solomon teaches us that chasing money doesn’t satisfy us and possessing a lot of wealth comes with a lot of anxieties. It is best for us to do our jobs and receive whatever God gives with thanksgiving.
In our digitally connected world, teenagers are more lonely than ever before. We want to encourage our students to build God-glorifying friendships now in High School!
Did Jesus Really Rise From the Dead? | True North United | Pastor John Fabarez
King Solomon was the ultimate pleasure-seeker and he got everything the world had to offer, but called it all empty and vain in the end. Our students need to believe it, or they will waste their life!
God makes everything under the sun for a season of time, and wise people recognize God’s providence in each season. Our students would be wise to appreciate their current season of life and to use their time to do important things.
We started the book of Ecclesiastes where the preacher tells us that everything in this life is empty and vain without God! While some of us intellectually agree, most high school students really believe and live like the world will satisfy them, but Christians need to stop thinking that way!
We finished the book of Genesis by looking at the faith and prophecies of Jacob and Joseph before they died. We should test our faith and be devoted to grow a deeper trust in God for all the big and small things in our life.
We studied Joseph’s full-fledged forgiveness of his brothers. There are many helpful insights about what Joseph does and does not do that teach us how to forgive. We pray for this sermon to maintain unity through biblical reconciliation when any conflict or bitterness arises!
God taught Joseph to trust him in prison so that he would honor him when in power. Joseph saved Egypt and his brothers instead of taking revenge. Our students should follow Joseph’s example and give up grudges!
True North High School Ministry women's workshop
