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In The Witch of Endor (1 Samuel 28:3–25), Pastor Qadry reframes the so-called “witch” as a priestess and healer carrying African wisdom in the tradition of Hagar. The sermon critiques how Saul outlawed mediums yet turned to Endor’s power when desperate, exposing empire’s hypocrisy. Rooted in the pr…

In this Good Friday sermon, Pastor Qadry delivers a soul-stirring message rooted in Afrocentric theology, drawing sacred parallels between the ancient burial of Pharaoh Pepi I of Kemet and the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Framed by Luke 23:46, “Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit,” this 8-mi…

In The Sun Rose, So Must We (Genesis 41:45, 50–52, 57), Pastor Qadry reclaims Aseneth, Joseph’s Egyptian wife, as a priestess of Anu and bearer of African cosmic wisdom. While patriarchal traditions reduce her to wife and mother, African memory restores her priesthood and balance. The sermon calls …

Part five of The Sisters of Hagar—“The Brothers & Sisters of Hagar”—reads Leviticus 24 through Acts 7:22 to expose boundary-keeping that denies Nile-Valley roots. Pastor Qadry charges the Black Church to reject colonized preaching, reclaim Ma’atic balance, and let anti-African forms die so a re…