The Mediator Mic

The Eve of the Nativity of our Lord, Luke 2:1-20 The Rev'd Ezgi Saribay Perkins, Rector  

The Fourth Sunday of Advent, Isaiah 7:10-16 The Rev'd Cecil Patrick Perkins, Rector  

The Second Sunday of Advent, Matthew 3:1-12 The Rev'd Ezgi Saribay Perkins, Rector  

The First Sunday of Advent, Topical Sermon The Rev'd Cecil Patrick Perkins, Rector  

The Last Sunday after Pentecost, Topical Sermon The Rev'd Cecil Patrick Perkins, Rector  

The Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost, Luke 20:27-38 The Rev'd Ezgi Saribay Perkins, Rector  

The Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost, Luke 21:5-19 The Rev'd Ezgi Saribay Perkins, Rector  

The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost, Luke 18:9-14 The Rev'd Ezgi Saribay Perkins, Rector  

The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Matthew 18:15-17 The Rev'd C. Patrick Perkins, Rector  

 In this one session, Mother Ezgi invites participants to wrestle with one of Jesus’ most radical commands: to love those who oppose us. Drawing from the Book of Common Prayer’s petition “For Our Enemies” and key Gospel passages such as Matthew 5, Luke 6, and the Parable of the Good Samaritan, she explores how Christian love moves beyond emotion into action—praying for, blessing, and doing good ev...

The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Luke 17:11-19 The Rev'd Ezgi Saribay Perkins, Rector  

In this lecture, we will walk through how the Qur’an and the Bible speak about Jesus and Mary, placing key Qur’anic passages alongside core Christian claims. We will explore Mary’s lineage and holiness in Islam, the Virgin Birth, Jesus as a prophet and the Sign of the Hour, and the Islamic denial of crucifixion and the divinity of Jesus. Then we will turn to Christian teaching on Jesus as the Son...

The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost, 2 Timothy 1:1-14 The Rev'd C. Patrick Perkins, Rector  

The Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Luke 16:19-31 The Rev'd Ezgi Saribay Perkins, Rector  

In this lecture, we learn about five essential beliefs that are necessary to a person to live a life as a Muslim. We take a closer look at the Five Pillars of Islam: Shahada (profession of faith), Salat (daily prayer), Zakat (almsgiving), Sawm (fasting during Ramadan), and Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca). We explore how these practices shape everyday Muslim devotion, and then we compare them with Chris...

The Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Luke 15:1-10 The Rev'd Ezgi Saribay Perkins, Rector  

The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Luke 16:1-13 The Rev'd C. Patrick Perkins, Rector  

In this lecture, we explore the background, rise, and teachings of Islam, now the world’s second largest religion. We trace its origins in Arabia, the life and revelations of Muhammad, the preservation of the Qur’an, and the rapid expansion and intellectual contributions of Muslim civilization. Along the way, we define central concepts such as īmān (faith), sunna, ḥadīth, jihād, ḥajj, and umma. Th...

The Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Topical Sermon The Rev'd C. Patrick Perkins, Rector  

The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost, Luke 14:1, 7-14 The Rev'd Ezgi Saribay Perkins, Rector  

The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost, Luke 13:10-17 The Rev'd C. Patrick Perkins, Rector  

The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost, Luke 12:49-56 The Rev'd Ezgi Saribay Perkins, Rector  

John 14:1-6 The Rev'd C. Patrick Perkins, Rector

The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, Genesis 15:1-6;  Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 The Rev'd C. Patrick Perkins, Rector  

The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost, Luke 12:13-21 The Rev'd Ezgi Saribay Perkins, Rector