The Mediator Mic

The Last Sunday after Pentecost, Topical Sermon

The Rev'd Cecil Patrick Perkins, Rector 

The Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost, Luke 21:5-19

The Rev'd Ezgi Saribay Perkins, Rector 

The Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost, Luke 20:27-38

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 even to those who harm us. The lecture contrasts Old Testament understandings of “neighbor,” examines the revolutionary nature of Jesus’ teaching within both Jewish and Roman contexts, and highlights how genuine discipleship transforms systems of reciprocity and power. Ultimately, it calls the Church to embody God’s own mercy and to practice love that transcends prejudice, self-interest, and boundaries, echoing the heartbeat of the kingdom itself. 

The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Luke 17:11-19

The Rev'd Ezgi Saribay Perkins, Rector 

The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost, 2 Timothy 1:1-14

The Rev'd C. Patrick 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 of God and Savior, Mary as Theotokos, and how Catholics, Orthodox, Protestants, and Anglicans differ on doctrines like the Immaculate Conception, Perpetual Virginity, and the Communion of Saints. Along the way, you will hear how St. Augustine thought about concupiscence and original sin and how these beliefs shape worship, devotion, and discipleship today. 

The Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Luke 16:19-31

The Rev'd Ezgi Saribay Perkins, Rector