Winterfest: Messages for the Generations

"Let There Be Light" | Eli Bonilla, Jr. | Northeast Winterfest 2026


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Eli Bonilla Jr declares that we are living in a God moment and that this generation cannot afford to pretend anymore. In a world filled with confusion, emptiness, and darkness, he calls young people to stop settling for sideline Christianity and step into real Holy Spirit power.


Sharing a deeply personal story from his church in San Antonio, he recounts the tragic loss of a young man named Cross whose final written word was “overflowing.” In the middle of grief, in the back of a crack house, the gospel was preached and hundreds responded. What the enemy meant for evil, God turned for good. The message is clear. Light does not wait for darkness to leave. Light shows up.


Drawing from Genesis 1 and Acts, he reminds the room that the same Spirit who hovered over the waters and raised Jesus from the dead now lives in believers. God is still saying, Let there be light. The call is for a generation marked by audacity, a holy attitude against the enemy, and bold action fueled by the Holy Spirit.


This is not about hype. It is about overflow. It is about becoming light in dark places and refusing to settle for survival when God has called you to victory.

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Winterfest: Messages for the GenerationsBy Church of God Youth and Discipleship