Rev. Hawke

I already posted my original notes for this sermon. Those notes were exactly as the Holy Ghost gave me the words. The actual sermon, however, was not preached verbatim from my notes. So here is the actual sermon in two parts: the first, an introduction to me with my testimony, and the second, the meat […]

Ironically, when the time came for me to preach my first sermon on October 28, 2007, we found out that there was a problem with the video camera, so we had to wait for the camera to be fixed. Nancye, my mother-in-law, asked me and Jo to sing some songs in the interim.
We had […]

We finally got an audio track of the day of my first sermon! (Thanks, Nancye! )
I had tears in my eyes when Jo (Mrs. Hawke) was singing this — and not because it was bad. (I have had tears in my eyes from listening to some people that can’t sing… It’s true. I […]

I really love this song, “Agnus Dei,” by the band Third Day. It just makes me feel good inside. The first time I heard it was on the radio, 91.1 FM out of Roanoke. I didn’t realize Michael W. Smith did it originally until I bought a Third Day CD and a Michael W. Smith […]

The day of my first sermon, my wife, Jo, and I (and my dad, too!) were commissioned to sing songs until the digital camcorder was unloaded, so my sermon could be taped. I think a lot of the music was recorded, but the only thing I have now is part of a song Jo recorded […]

Good morning. I said good morning. Let’s praise the Lord this morning. Everybody lift your hands up to the heavens and say hallelujah! Say it loud. Let God know you’re here. If we know what glorious things we have through Christ, we have to be excited. Amen?
All right. Let us pray. Heavenly Father, thank you […]

I wanted to comment on a situation that I was made aware of yesterday. A pastor friend of mine has a terrible temper. He knows it because I’ve talked to him about it. Don’t get me wrong. He is a wonderful person and a soldier for Christ; however, he cannot lead anyone to Christ who […]

I just had lunch with my mom and dad. I have been concerned about my mother’s health for quite some time now. But, I’ve been even more concerned about her depression. I tried to talk to her the other day about reading the Bible. She told me that she didn’t have time. I told her […]