One Hope Covenant Church

Let's talk about money. Can you be rich and make it to heaven? How much should we actually be giving to the church and charities? Is tithing that important? Bobby addresses this topic from a biblical perspective and attempts to clarify the topic. If you would like to partner with us in ministry, please visit here.

WARNING: This episode discusses the sensitive topic of suicide. Bobby tries to address the topic with sensitivity and compassion. He also acknowledges the two main issues that have led to many people attempting or completing suicide. It is hard, but it has to be talked about. The question is asked whether people who commit suicide will go to hell and the tropic is discussed biblically. If you would like to support our ministry financially, please visit here.

How do we know when God is showing up in our lives? How do we continue to praise when life is difficult? These questions are answered in the first part of our Let's Talk: Anything Goes series. In this series, Bobby and others will be answering questions asked by people through our anonymous form. It's going to be a fun one! If you would like to partner with us financially, please visit here.

Intergenerational relationships are essential for our journey with Jesus. As Moses taught Joshua to prepare for what he was going to do for God's people, we must be prepared to assist each other for the journey with Christ and in life. In this message, Bobby discusses the value of being connected with the older generation, but even people older in the faith to guide and support us on our way. If you would like to support us in our ministry, please visit us here.

Whether married or single you should know your life is meant to glorify God and leave a fragrant offering in this world to point to Christ. In this message, Pastor Bobby and his wife, Natasha, share about their marriage and how we should view our roles as wives and husbands. There are also some points to ponder for those currently single, to know that it's not a bad thing, and how their lives can be used to leave a fragrant offering around them.  If you would like to partner with us in ministry, please visit: One Hope Covenant Church

In this world we need each other more than ever. Our immediate family may not be enough. It takes friends, community members, the church body, to support each other and help fight the battles of life together. If you would like to partner with our ministry financially, please visit: One Hope Covenant Church

"We can't choose our family, but you have been chosen to be a part of a family that allows for reconciliation of our history." This is a powerful message given by Seth Blake, worship leader of One Hope Covenant Church, to start off our Modern Family series.  If you would like to partner with us financially please visit our website.

This is the final talk from our series entitled, LIFT. Reconciliation is a ministry we carry by the grace of God. Through Christ we have been shown what reconciling looks like and why it's essential in our journey in faith. It may not be easy, but it is necessary. Reconciliation is us choosing to do the right thing and allowing others to do the right thing. We hope you enjoy the message. If you would like to partner with us in ministry financially, please visit here.

When we trust God to be God in our lives He will restore our steps. We might take our eyes off of Him at times, but He will always speak and lead us back to where we belong for His glory.  If you would like to partner with us in ministry financially, please visit: https://www.onehopecov.com/online-giving

The burdens we carry could be hindering us from knowing our Creator more. We might be missing what He has for us because we continue to stress and worry over things out of our control. What does trust look like? When Christ says give your burden to me, what does He mean? How do we move forward allowing God to truly take our concerns off of our shoulders and into His hands? Listen to the recent message in our LIFT series to hopefully find some encouragement in your journey. If you would like to partner with us in ministry you can visit onehopecov.com

In this first talk from our series LIFT we discuss the importance of rest. Pastor Bobby discusses how Jesus rested, especially after experiencing hard news. The rest was necessary, but as He got to the other side, He was able to give compassion and serve those who needed His help. This is the same for us. We need rest for ourselves, but our rest isn't only for us. Our rest helps us give compassion, love, and support to others. It allows us to be present and ready to step into the call God has for us. If you would like to partner with us in ministry, please visit: onehopecov.com

This was our message from January 1st. A way for us to start the New Year remembering that God's glory never changes. It may be a new year, but we liove this year aiming to give the same glory to our Creator. If you would like to partner with us in ministry, please visit: onehopecov.com

In this third message of our What's In The Bag series, Bobby shares thoughts on envy and how it can be a hinderance to our journey with Jesus. We can miss out on so much when we focus on what other people are doing. We need to focus on our journey and allow God to do what He wants to do in and through us for the sake of our communities, families, and relationships. Visit One Hope Covenant website to learn more about us and how you can partner with us in our ministry.

Guilt can weigh heavy on us. If we don't know how to release the guilt it can cause us to carry a burden that God never intended for us to carry. It can be a chain strapped to us causing our steps to be hindered. Jesus provides the grace to set us free from the guilt of separation. Listen to the message today and hear how Christ never came to condemn, but to set us free.  Visit onehopecov.com to partner with us in ministry today! Follow us on instagram @onehopecovenantchurch and/or facebook @ OneHopeCovenantChurch

What happens when we try to carry everything on our own? What happens when we discover we. can't do it? Who do we depend on? Who do lean on? Hopefully, we find comfort in knowing God is our ultimate support and foundation. In this first message in our series "What's In The Bag?" Pastor Bobby Benavides shares what it looks like to have our hearts open to God's work in our lives and allowing ourselves to open to God about our past for Him to be our center. We hope you enjoy the message.

People are tired. Maybe you're one of the many who have felt the weight of the craziness in our world wearing on them. If so, this message from Pastor Bobby Benavides might be encouraging. We hope you enjoy the message.

In the second message of our Living The Good Life series, Pastor Bobby Benavides shares what it looks like to rest in the reconciliation and restoration received through Jesus. Our sin does not define us, but the life of Christ does. Enjoy the message.

In the first talk from our series: Living The Good Life, Pastor Bobby Benavides shares what it looks like to live a "good life" as a follower of Jesus.

In this final talk from our series SHIFT, Pastor Bobby Benavides shares what it looks like to have a shifted vision for the glory of God.

In the third message of our SHIFT series, Pastor Bobby Benavides shares what it looks like to live with shifted steps for the glory of God.

In the second part of our SHIFT series, Pastor Bobby Benavides shares what it looks like to have a mind that is shifted for the glory of God and His purpose for our life. We hope you enjoy the message! Don't forget to share and subscribe to the podcast!

The first part of our SHIFT series, Pastor Bobby Benavides shares the importance of shifting our heart to seeking after God's heart when we deal with brokenhearted, sorrow, and betrayal. 

In the fourth part of our Elements of Faith series, Pastor Bobby Benavides shares the importance of prayer in our faith.

In the fifth and final element of our Elements of Faith series, Pastor Bobby Benavides shares the importance of Action. Faith without works is dead. We must be producing good fruit that points to the glory of our Creator.

In the first message of our new series, Elements of Faith, Pastor Bobby Benavides discusses how Trust is a key element to any relationship, as it should be with our relationship with God. We hope you enjoy the message! If you wold like to support our ministry, please visit: www.easytithe.com/newcomelkins

In the final talk of our LIFE MATTERS series, pastor Bobby Benavides shares the importance of living with Christ-like character matters in our lives. 

In this message, Pastor Bobby Benavides shares the importance of integrity in our life and why it matters.

In this message, Pastor Bobby Benavides shares why our finances matter to God.

In this message, Pastor Bobby Benavides shares how the matters of our family matter to God.

In this first talk in our LIFE MATTERS series, Pastor Bobby Benavides shares how every element of our lives matters to God. he longs for us to connect with Him. We hope you enjoy the message! Idea 1: The Matters of Life Matter to God Idea 2: Our Creator Cares About What Matters to You Because He Believes We Matter Idea 3: How We Relate to and With God Will Effect What Matters to Us and How We Relate to and With The Matters of Life.

In part 3 of our 4 part series, ReThinking Religion, Pastor Bobby Benavides shares some thoughts from Isaiah 58 and the call of God's people to care for the oppressed and be present in the lives of those who are most hurting. We hope you enjoy the message.

This is our second talk from our 4 part series ReThinking Religion. Focus verses: James 1:19-27

The first talk in our 4 part series, ReThinking Religion. Focus verses: James 1:19-27 ESV

This is the third part of our five part series, In The Potter's Hands.

In the fifth and final part of our In The Potter's Hands series, Pastor Bobby Benavides encourages us to live like we are the workmanship of God. Step into His desire for us. Live for what He has created us to be.

In part 4 of In The Potter's Hands, Pastor Bobby Benavides shares how we are made to be a people that points to the Good News of Jesus and we have to be wise in the words we speak.

In the second message of our five part series, In The Potter's Hands, pastor Bobby Benavides shares how the church should use their words wisely, act in righteousness, and love the way we were taught by Christ. We hope you enjoy the message.

In the first part of our new series, In The Potter's Hands, Pastor Bobby Benavides shares what it looks like when we put our trust in the hands of the experience potter. Allow God to do His work in us this new year.

Now that Christmas is over, where do we find our hope? What is next? Pastor Bobby Benavides wants to encourage us to grow in our relationship with Jesus, but find our complete peace in His gift of salvation.

In the third, and final, part of our Weight of Christmas series, Pastor Bobby Benavides shares about joy and where it can be found this Christmas season.

Weight of Christmas Part 2: The Burdens are not ours to carry

Pastor Bobby Benavides starts our new series The Weight of Christmas. In this talk, he discusses the value of Jesus' birth and what it means to have a Savior who lived among us, like us, and for us. We hope you enjoy the message!

In the final message to our three part series A Moment At The Well, Pastor Bobby Benavides shares how Jesus fulfills our hopes and is who we are waiting for. In John chapter 4, Jesus interacts with the Samaritan woman at the well and changes the trajectory of her life. She experiences something different with Him. He is the One who she has been waiting for. She had 5 husbands, and with another man who was not her husband. Jesus was the 7th man to enter her life and He is perfection. The people who we least expect it may be hoping and waiting for a moment at the well. Will you be the one who points them to it? We hope you enjoy the message.

In the second part of our three part series, A Moment At The Well, Pastor Bobby Benavides shares how we should be ready for the work that God is doing around us. There is much to be done, but we have to get out of our way and let God move us.

In this first part of our three part series A Moment At The Well, Pastor Bobby Benavides shares from John chapter 4 and the woman at the well. Jesus was tired in his humanity, yet filled with depths of grace and love in His divinity. He called the woman to a deeper place in herself and in Him to experience life in its fullness. Come and experience a moment at the well with Jesus.

In the final talk of our Sacred Space series, Pastor Bobby Benavides encourages us to think about Jesus conquering our fear and allowing us to enter into the sacred purpose of carrying His good news into the world.

In this time of frustration and tension we have a calling in the Church to be much more than a supporter of a party, but to be pointing people to the kingdom. Pastor Bobby Benavides shares some thoughts on what the body of Christ should be representing in this season. Our candidate will come and go, but how will our relationship with each other look in the end? That's the challenge. We hope you enjoy the message.

In the third talk from our Sacred Space series, Pastor Bobby Benavides shares what happens when we experience an altered prayer life in our sacred space moments. We hope you enjoy the message!

In this second message to our Sacred Space series, Pastor Bobby Benavides shares what it looks like when we have a sacred experience with Jesus, and our steps are altered for His glory. We hope you enjoy the message! If you would like to partner with us in ministry, please visit www.easytithe.com/newcomelkins or text GIVE to (304) 396-0500. We appreciate you!

In our first message in our Sacred Space series, Pastor Bobby Benavides shares the importance of finding a sacred space to allow God to reveal His purpose and call in our lives. 

In this final message of our series "A Generous Life", Pastor Bobby Benavides shares how God wants us to use our gifts for His glory. He doesn't compare our gifts to others, so neither should we. He desires for us to use what He sees our abilities to be, and do something with what He entrusts to us.  Visit www.easytithe.com/newcomelkins or text GIVE to (304) 396-0500

In the third installment of the "A Generous Life" series, Pastor Bobby Benavides shares the value of giving and shows how Jesus redefined what it means to give for His glory. It is not about how much we give, but the heart in which we are giving.

In this second part to our A Generous Life series, Pastor Bobby Benavides shares how we can be living a generous life when we chose to give freely without expecting an earthly reward.  If you would like to support the ministry in any way, please visit www.easytithe.com/newcomelkins or text GIVE to (304) 396-0500. Thank you so much for your gift!

Pastor Bobby Benavides shares what it looks like when we live a generous life for the glory of Jesus.

In this message, Pastor Bobby Benavides, shares how we have a responsibility to be producing good fruit in order to receive the kingdom and represent the kingdom of God. We hope you are encouraged and challenged in this message. 

In part five of our ROTFL (REST, OFFER, TRUST, FAST, and LOVE) series, Pastor Bobby Benavides shares why love is a discipline and how followers of Jesus should be demonstrating this discipline everywhere and at all times. We hope you enjoy the message. If you would like to support our ministry, please visit www.easytithe.com/newcomelkins If you made a decision to follow Jesus, please let us know by sending us a message on our website www.newcommunityelkins.com and we would love to send you something to encourage you! Thanks for joining us! We appreciate you!

In this fourth installment of our ROTFL series, Pastor Bobby Benavides, discusses the discipline of fasting and what is really required of us in the process. Enjoy the message!

In the third part of our ROTFL series, Pastor Bobby Benavides, shares how trust is a discipline we need to practice in order to have a closer relationship with God and experience the fullness of His joy for our lives. We hope you enjoy the message! If you feel led to support our ministry, please visit www.easytithe.com/newcomelkins You can also sign-up for our newsletter at www.newcommunityelkins.com

In the second part of our series ROTFL, Pastor Bobby Benavides, shares how offering demonstrates the image of God we embrace and how it can lead to experiencing the joy of Christ. We hope you enjoy the message. If you would like to support our ministry in any way, please visit www.easytithe.com/newcomelkins Visit our website at www.newcommunityelkins.com

In the first message in our five part series ROTFL, Pastor Bobby Benavides discusses the value of rest for followers of Jesus to be equipped to do the work of Jesus. We hope you enjoy the message!

In the sixth and final part of our First Timothy series, Pastor Bobby Benavides, takes us through chapter six and discusses the value of fighting for what Christ would long for us to fight for. We hope you enjoy the message. 

In this message, Pastor Bobby Benavides, discusses chapter 5 of 1 Timothy and how it applies to the Church and church today! We hope you enjoy the message!

In this message, Pastor Bobby Benavides shares from First Timothy Chapter 4. There's a freedom found in Jesus, and the Church needs to teach it.

In the third part of our 1 Timothy series, Pastor Bobby Benavides, discusses Church leadership and how we all have a role to play in the kingdom. If you would like to support the ministry in any way, please visit: www.easytithe.com/newcomelkins

In this message, Pastor Bobby Benavides works through chapter 2 of First Timothy. We hope you enjoy the message and it encourages you to grow deeper in your faith.

In this message, pastor Bobby Benavides shares an encouraging message from 1 Timothy 1:12-20. We hope you enjoy the message and it challenges you to move deeper into your relationship with Jesus.

In the final part of our I AM series, Pastor Bobby Benavides, shares how the Church is called to respond to what is happening in our society, by standing with the oppressed and broken. Matthew 25:31-46 points us to the right direction.

In this message in our five part series "I AM", Pastor Bobby Benavides shares how Jesus sustains us in our life journey, and gives us hope for eternity. We hope you enjoy the message and it encourages you in your journey with Jesus.

This is part 3 of our I AM series. In this message, Pastor Bobby Benavides, shares the importance of recognizing Jesus as our good shepherd and our ultimate protector. We hope you enjoy the message!

In this second part of our I AM series, we discover how God's use of the name I AM leads us to freedom. We hope you enjoy the message. Scripture: All verses from ESV Exodus 3:11-14 John 14:6 John 8:31-32

This is the first message in our 4 part series I AM. I AM is the title only God can hold. We cannot rest in who we are, because only God remains the same. In this message, Pastor Bobby Benavides shares the value and importance of staying connected to the life source of Jesus, the true vine.

This is a message recorded a few months ago and we thought we would share some previous messages as we get ready to start our I AM series in May. We hope you enjoy it!