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!