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- Mary and Martha of Bethany
Luke presents Martha receiving Jesus and Mary listening at His feet. John identifies the sisters with Lazarus's household at Bethany and places them in the raising of Lazarus and the anointing before Passover. - Mary I restores Catholic worship
Mary’s reign reversed Edwardian Protestant changes. - Mary Magdalene
Mary Magdalene accompanies and supports Jesus's ministry, witnesses the Passion and burial, and encounters the risen Christ. - Mary the Theotokos
Mary receives the annunciation, bears and raises Jesus, appears in His ministry and at the Cross, and prays with the apostles before Pentecost. - Mary, saints and icons
Mary is confessed as ever-Virgin and Theotokos, and her intercession is affirmed in the Catholic–Coptic declaration of 1973. Saints and icons direct the faithful toward Christ; honor is distinguished from divine… - Matthew 27: Jesus addresses God; bystanders mishear
Jesus quotes Psalm 22 and addresses God. Bystanders mistake the cry for a call to Elijah, but the text does not narrate Elijah arriving. A mention of a prophet is not automatically a prayer addressed to that prophet. - Meet the Oriental Orthodox churches
Coptic, Syriac, Armenian, Ethiopian, Eritrean and Indian traditions belong to this family. Eastern Orthodox, Eastern Catholic and Church of the East identities remain distinct. Communion is not inferred from a… - Meeting in Stillness
Unprogrammed worship begins in shared silence; anyone present may offer spoken ministry. There is no scheduled sermon or presiding pulpit in this example. - Mekane Yesus articulates service to the whole person
The synod connected spiritual proclamation and physical human needs. - Melanchthon publishes Loci Communes
A systematic presentation organized emerging evangelical theology. - Melchizedek and Jesus' enduring priesthood
Hebrews treats Melchizedek's brief appearance as a scriptural pattern for the Son's enduring priesthood. - Melchizedek and the eternal priest
A priestly king becomes a major biblical pattern for Christ's priesthood. - Melito investigates the books of the Old Testament
Eusebius preserves a letter in which Melito answers a request for the names and order of ancient biblical books. Melito connects his list with a journey east and with extracts prepared for his correspondent Onesimus. - Menno Simons
Former priest and influential leader among nonviolent Anabaptists. - Mennonite World Conference
The first world assembly met at Basel in 1925. - Mercy rather than empty sacrifice
Jesus quotes Hosea's call for covenant mercy when defending his welcome of sinners and his disciples' conduct on the Sabbath. - Mercy Seat / Prayer Bench
The mercy seat at the front of the hall provides a place for prayer, commitment and repentance. The bench is not a Communion table or an object with saving power. - Methodist and EUB churches unite
The United Methodist Church is created on 23 April. - Methodist and Wesleyan traditions
An Anglican revival became churches emphasizing grace and holiness. - Methodist Christmas Conference organizes a church
American Methodists establish episcopal ministry. - Methodist Church in South India
An institutional participant in the union that formed the Church of South India in 1947. - Methodist Church of Australasia: Australian union participants
Australian Methodist congregations entered union in 1977. - Methodist Church, Canada
The Methodist Church entered the Canadian union in 1925. - Methodist societies form around London
Organized groups support the growing revival. - Micah
Micah challenges corrupt leadership, exploited landholders, and false security while speaking of restoration, peace, and a ruler associated with Bethlehem. Its ethical summons and hope belong together. - Micah: justice, mercy, and hope
Micah addresses corruption in Israel and Judah while announcing hope for renewed rule and faithful life. - Michael Sattler
Former Benedictine associated with the Schleitheim Articles. - Milanese worshipers sing through a basilica dispute
Augustine remembers the congregation keeping watch with Ambrose during conflict with the imperial court. Singing hymns and psalms sustains the gathered people through anxiety and prolonged vigil. - Ministry and succession in early sources
Acts and the letters name apostles, elders, overseers, and ministers in varied settings. First Clement addresses a dispute over deposed leaders and appeals to orderly appointment. Irenaeus later invokes public… - Modern Orthodox explanation
Fr. Lawrence Farley gives one contemporary Orthodox account of prayer to the saints, reading intercession as distinct from divine worship and appealing to 2 Maccabees. This is one author’s exposition, not a survey of… - Monastic life and service
Monastic prayer, teaching and service remain significant in the churches. The lay vocation also includes daily work, family responsibilities, hospitality and relief of suffering. - Moravian / Unitas Fratrum traditions
The Unitas Fratrum began in Bohemia before the sixteenth-century Reformation. - Moravian families find refuge at Herrnhut
Zinzendorfs estate offered a home amid persecution. - Moravian mission begins in the West Indies
Missionaries travelled to communities living under slavery. - Moses and the passing glory
Friend-like speech and a guarded vision teach both intimacy and the limits of sight. - Moses beholds Yahweh's form
God descends in cloud and distinguishes Moses' direct access from prophetic dreams and riddles. - Moses, Exodus, and Passover
The Exodus narrative tells of liberation from Egypt, Passover, the sea crossing, and the formation of Israel as a covenant people. - Most Holy Place
The inner sanctuary measures twenty cubits in length, width, and height. Olive-wood doors mark its entrance (1 Kings 6:20,31–32). - Mother of God and Child with Saints Theodore and George
The Mother of God is enthroned with the Christ Child between Saints Theodore and George, with angels above. The composition distinguishes its human and heavenly participants. - Mother of God of Vladimir
The Mother of God and Child touch cheeks in an Eleousa, or tenderness, composition. The image directs attention to the reality of the Son's human relationship with his Mother.