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26/05/2026

WELCOME to the official briefing for the National Teens Week 2026!

In this special address, the National Director, Sam Eze, outlines the vital strategy, vision, and operational updates for this year's landmark event. As we prepare our teenagers to be "Wired for Uncommon Exploits," this video serves as your primary guide to navig*ting the newly released event resources.

📥 What We Cover in This Video:
• Introduction & Vision for the National Teens Week 2026
• Navig*ting the 80-Page Printed Program Brochure
• How to Maximize the Digital Facilitator Guide
• Utilizing QR Codes for Immediate Administrative Templates
• Charge to Coordinators, Facilitators, and Teen Leaders

📘 Key Resources Mentioned:
• The Printed Program Brochure: Your comprehensive guide to the week's curriculum and schedule.
• The Synchronized Digital Facilitator Guide: Designed for on-the-go access to keep your local sessions seamless.
• QR Code Integration: Scan the code on the cover of the main brochure to gain access to the Facilitator Guide. Then scan the QR codes on the front cover of the facilitator Guide to gain access to your digital toolkit and anthems respectively. These resources were curated to ensure you achieve a Zero-Latency excellence as you execute this mandate.

Let’s unite in purpose and preparation to make the National Teens Week 2026 an unforgettable, transformative experience for every teenager across the nation.

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Welcome to the official briefing for the National Teens Week 2026! ...

27/04/2026

MY WAKING THOUGHT
Focus: VANITY OF VANITIES
Anchor Scripture: Genesis 19:27-28

[27] And Abraham g*t up early in the morning to the place where he stood before the LORD: [28] and he looked toward S***m and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace (KJV).
The Patriarch, Abraham, must have experienced emotional flooding as he beheld the smoke of the country [S***m and Gomorrah] go up as that of a furnace (Gen 19:28).

At that moment, he must have recalled how that entire region used to be “…well watered… even as the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar” (Gen 13:10, KJV).

He must have recalled how his nephew, Lot, chose that plain of Jordan. He must have also recalled how the kings of S***m and Gomorrah once offered him a reward for conquering for them some hostile nations that invaded their country.

But under God’s judgment, the Patriarch saw that entire region and its people go up in flame like the smoke of a furnace – and never to be rebuilt. After reviewing all these and more in his mind, the he must have thought to himself, “VANITY OF VANITIES, ALL IS VANITY.”

Even Lot must have thought the same way, too. Though he once thought he had secured for himself and his future generations a good land when he chose that region. This time around, he had to abandon it, and escaped for his life. Indeed, nothing in life lasts forever. Nothing is worth dying for. As the Preacher said, “…vanity of vanities; all is vanity” (Eccl 1:2).

Friends, God is the only reality that is worthy of all devotion and all allegiance. He is the only One worth living for; every other thing is like a vapour that vanishes away. God alone is worth expending our entire life for.

Note: We gain more than we could ever imagine when we live for God and serve Him unreservedly. Apart from Him, everything is meaningless – absolute futility.

As Liz Publika rightly observed, “…no matter how many wonderful material things you may collect in your lifetime, unlike the great pharaohs of Egypt, you will not be taking that stuff with you to the afterlife.”

So, never allow yourself to be dragged or pressured into chasing after “vapours.” Instead, serve God with your entire being; He is the ULTIMATE REALITY.




Image Credit: "Vanitas" by Harmen Steenwijck (1612-1656)

26/04/2026

MY WAKING THOUGHT
Focus: GOD’S RESTRAINING POWER
Anchor Scripture: 1 Samuel 12:9-12

[9] Why, then, have you despised the word of the Lord and done this horrible deed? For you have murdered Uriah the Hittite with the sword of the Ammonites and stolen his wife. [10] From this time on, your family will live by the sword because you have despised me by taking Uriah’s wife to be your own. [11] “This is what the Lord says: Because of what you have done, I will cause your own household to rebel against you. I will give your wives to another man before your very eyes, and he will go to bed with them in public view. [12] You did it secretly, but I will make this happen to you openly in the sight of all Israel.”

The calamities which God said would begin to befall David and his household had always been lurking around them. It was only God's restraining power that kept those calamities away from him and his household.

God's restraining power is His sovereign, merciful intervention that limits evil, chaos, and the influence of Satan around an individual, in a family, community, and in the world at large.

Unfortunately, when David sinned against God, the hedge was broken. God removed His restraining power, though in part, not wholly. The events that then followed were quite dreadful:

Suddenly, Amnon, David’s eldest son, started lusting after his own step-sister, Tamar. An evil friend quickly counselled him on what to do. Without thinking it over, he executed that evil, and r***d his own step-sister. Afterwards, he discovered it was all vanity; he despised the very step-sister he once lusted after and even r***d (2 Sam 13:1-19).

Absalom, another son of David and the elder brother of the Tamar, took his time to plot his revenge. When the opportunity presented itself, he killed his step-brother, Amnon. Then he ran away (2 Sam 13:20-38).

After he was forgiven and restored by David, Absalom set his eye on overthrowing his father, David. He crafted the coup d’etat so flawlessly that when it was set on motion, David had to run for his dear life, accompanied by his fighting men and some loyal friends (2 Sam 15:1-23).

While on that, Ahithophel, a wise man, whom David previously relied on his counsel, joined Absolom in rebellious. Ahithophel counselled Absalom to publicly humiliate his father, David, by sleeping with his father's concubines on the roof top, where all Israel could see the evil act. Without hesitation, Absalom executed that evil against his father (2 Sam 16:20-23).

Note that all these evil propensities had always been there, lurking around. It was God's restraining power that kept them under check. But when David broke the hedge, God removed that restraint in part. This was probably done to teach David that he wasn't untouchable; he wasn’t immune to evil. Rather, it was only God's restraining power that kept evil away from him and his household.

Absalom's plot to overthrow and subsequently kill his father, David, was aborted just because God's restraining power was not removed completely but in part. Because before the calamities started coming, God had told him through Prophet Nathan, “…thou shalt not die” (2 Sam 12:13, KJV).

Friends, it's important that we walk with God uprightly. As the Bible says, “The dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty” (Psalm 74:20, KJV). In some cases, those dark places are not necessarily geographical locations; they're in the hearts of humans.

And here’s how the Bible describes the heart this way: “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?” (Jer 17:9).

Indeed, none of us can fathom the depth of evil the heart of man could devise and execute, should God remove His restraining power.

To be on the safe side, let’s walk intimately with God. If your life pleases Him, He will not only ensure His power keeps restraining evil from getting near you, He will also move people to do you good. He will literally stir up strangers to do great and unimaginable beautiful things for you. Remember, when a man's way pleases the LORD, He will make even his enemies to be at peace with him (Prov 16:7).

Friends, do not break the hedge. Keep serving God in spirit and truth. As you do, His restraining power will keep working for your good.

Happy Sunday!



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27/02/2026

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In a world of noise, let's give our teens the clarity of the Word; a functional scriptural depth remains the ultimate tool for building deeper intimacy with God and overcoming challenges.
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28/01/2026

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‎✅Life is DYNAMIC. ✅Times are EVER-CHANGING. ✅Ministry to the teens is EVER-EVOLVING.
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‎TEENS PASTORS, COORDINATORS, and FACILITATORS cannot afford to be INDIFFERENT in the face of these realities.
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If you're a 👤 TEENS PASTOR, 👤 COORDINATOR, or 👤 FACILITATOR, join us at NAFTRAC 2.0; it's time to RE-SHARPEN our tools for the next generation.
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‎🗓 Date: 10th – 13th February 2026.

‎🏛 Venue: Evangel House, Enugu, the General Council Secretariat of the Assemblies of God Nigeria.
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‎To register, click this link👇:
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‎See you at NAFTRAC 2.0.
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16/01/2026

🔥 NAFTRAC 2.0 is officially here! 🔥

The National Facilitators Training Class (NAFTRAC) is the ultimate refresher for everyone leading the next generation in the Assemblies of God Nigeria.

At NAFTRAC, we...
✅ Evaluate our ministry impact,
✅ Reaffirm our core vision,
✅ Review our methodologies for a fast-changing world,
✅ Get Equipped with excellence for life and ministry, and
✅ Renew our sacred commitment.

If you are a 👤 Teens’ Pastor, 👤 Facilitator, or 👤 Coordinator, this is your moment to RE-EQUIP, RE-THINK, RENEW, and ensure your ministry remains impactful and relevant in a highly competitive world.

📅 Date: February 10th – 13th, 2026.

🏛 Venue: Evangel House, Enugu — General Council Secretariat, Assemblies of God Nigeria.

See you at NAFTRAC 2.0; it's time to re-sharpen our tools for the next generation!

18/11/2025

MY WAKING THOUGHT

Focus: Beyond TALENT HUNT

“…teach them the Chaldean language and literature….” (Dan 1:3-5, HCSB)

I’m not against TALENT HUNT, especially among teens, who are the bedrock of any society and the embodiment of its FUTURE. Rather, like King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, I’m DEEPLY CONCERNED about the “LANGUAGE” through which those talents will be given expression.

That ancient Monarch knew that nobody is ARTLESS. Hence, he didn't hesitate to order that, from among the captives he brought from Israel, young people who were HIGHLY TALENTED be sought out. That was purely TALENT HUNT!

But beyond that, he knew the POWER and IMPORTANCE of LANGUAGE. He must have known that LANGUAGE, as a MEDIUM OF EXPRESSION, plays a critical role in determining the QUALITY of effects derivable from a talented vessel or person. Hence, he ordered that those talented captives be taught the Chaldean LANGUAGE and LITERATURE; and be given STATELY treatment (Dan 1:3-5).

Simply put, that Monarch ordered that they be put through a process that will birth in those JEWS the CHALDEAN WORLDVIEW!! It was a process INTENTIONALLY designed to make them THINK and LIVE the Chaldean way – even in the expression of their talents. What a wise king!!

How I wish the Church today would COPY the wisdom of that ancient Monarch, instead of the the worldly trends she EXPERIMENTS with.

Beyond the mere hunt for talents among our teens, the Church needs to INTENTIONALLY draw our teens to the WORD OF GOD – make them BIBLE LITERATE, and consequently birth in them the CHRISTIAN WORLVIEW!!

In whatever field of life, each body of knowledge accessible to humanity is naturally LIMITING. But the knowledge the Word of God gives is LIMITLESS, SURE, and ever INSPIRING. Little wonder the Psalmist said:

“I have seen an end of all perfection: but thy commandment is EXCEEDING BROAD” (Psa 119:96, KJV, emphasis added).

“Great peace have they which love thy law: and NOTHING SHALL OFFEND THEM [nothing will cause them to STUMBLE or put them out of the way of excellent living]” (Psa 119:165, KJV, emphasis added).

Thus, birthing a Christian worldview in our teenagers is one way that will ensure they are DEEPLY-ROOTED in Christ and CULTURED for UNUSUAL EXCELLENCE in life. We can achieve this by INTENTIONALLY helping them see the RELEVANCE of the Word of God in their everyday life.

Such effort will help them to DELIGHT in the Word, making them to get themselves EXPOSED to the Word via READING, STUDYING, STORING (UPLOADING) the Word in their lives, and to ultimately BEHAVE the WORD of God.

Of course, this GOOD and GODLY intention CANNOT be achieved by LEGISLATION! But structuring it as a DGITAL GAME or an ADVENTUROUS REWARDING COMPETITION, creates in it that IRRESISTIBLE APPEAL that will make teens go all out for it. That is what informed the MTG (More than Gold) National Teens Bible Bee.

MTG INTENTIONALLY aims at EFFECTIVELY equipping teens to conquer (via a functional knowledge of the Word of God) the neg*tive/ungodly influences that this age tries to exert on them. It makes them BIBLE LITERATE, giving them the PROPER LANGUAGE, even the GODLY MEDIUM, needed to express their talents, and achieve their God-ordained COLOURFUL DESTINIES.

Our chief religious neighbours, (Muslims) assiduously instil Islamic values in their own EARLY ENOUGH. It explains why their children, even teens, would give themselves to be strapped as su***de bombers – and they do “exploits” for their religion.

Friend, if want to see our teens do EXPLOITS in life and ministry, let’s go beyond TALENT HUNT. Let’s INTENTIONALLY inculcate in them BIBLE VALUES; let’s make them BIBLE LITERATE, using mediums like MTG!!