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2 Ways Christmas Mobilizes Missional Living ALL YEAR LONG

What’s one of your favorite Christmas memories?  Please comment below.  Every year as a child we were at Grandma and Grandpa’s house full of cousins, aunts and uncles and fun times.  There were no white Christmases, only blue, just because Grandma always played the Elvis Christmas vinyl record on the stereo that was larger than the largest clothes chest you’ve ever seen.  Every year Grandma inevitably  runs out of film for the Polaroid camera (I’m ancient or my Grandma was a hipster).   She stands next to Grandpa and yells “Will you go to the store and get some film?” Grandpa, hard of hearing, always responds with “What did you say?”  Grandma repeats louder.  Grandpa leaves and inevitably, would ALWAYS miss the excitement of bells thumping against the porch followed by a “HO HO HO” and Santa Claus, HIMSELF came to OUR Christmas Eve!  I noticed always wore shoes JUST like my Grandpa!  The excitement faded out and I always would find myself looking at the manger scene to the side of the excitement. This scene imparts two breakthroughs in my life and my daily missional living:

  1. God mobilized His missional living be becoming among us. In fact, on earth, as Jesus, He received a name that describes his missional living to you: “Look! A virgin will become pregnant and give birth to a son, And they will call him, Emmanuel.” (‭‭Matthew‬ ‭1:23‬ ‭CEB‬‬). Emmanuel means “God with us.”  What love! God went through extreme measure to be with you.  He expresses His love for people He calls out by proclaiming “I am with you”.  God expressed  this to Abraham and Isaiah when He called them into their personal ministry.  Jesus expressed this to you as His disciples the day He commissioned you in your missional living: “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” (Matthew 28:19-20 NASB). This is why we are passionate in Mobilize Ministries to intentionally meet or “be with” people we know in in everyday life replicating the life of Jesus: “The twelve were with Him,” (Luke 8:1)
  2. God mobilized His missional living becoming a baby, the utmost form of vulnerability and weakness.  He was enthroned in Heaven with all praise directed toward Him and incomprehensible power that made heaven, earth and YOU at His fingertips.  Existence does not get any more comfortable than this.  Yet, God mobilized His missional living by subjecting Himself to be what humans view as the weakest, a baby. Wrapped in the weakness of my Cerebral Palsy and old orthopedic metal legged braces, this scene gave me comfort.  God became weak to start His journey to the cross, where yet He’d become weak and vulnerable again: “For He was indeed crucified in weakness”. (2 Corinthians 13:4).
    [tweetable author=”@toddlollar”] God mobilized His missional living to you by becoming weak and vulnerable.  Your weakness and vulnerability through your missional living touches people in your life with the love of Jesus. [/tweetable]
Experience newness is what God has already given you.  You have your life.  Deep, huh?  You have people in your life. [tweetable author=”@toddlollar”]CHRISTmas your missional living every day of the year by being among family and friends intentionally even if it means becoming vulnerable and weak replicating God’s ministry toward you and me.[/tweetable] Please continue the conversation below about specific ways you can Christmas your missional living everyday of the year.

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3 Reasons Reading the Word of God Daily Fuels Your Missional Life

We are celebrating what God is doing through our strategic partnership with YouVersion (The Bible App)! They recently featured my teaching on the YouVersion home page through their “Guided Scripture of the Day,” empowering Mobilize Ministries™ to minister to millions globally. It is a blessing to hear that our message of “mobilizing missional living” is resonating, and you can view our teaching videos and devotionals here.

Entering 2026, we are specifically praying for 26 new monthly partners to join the mission and for 26 speaking ministry events to be scheduled this year. If you would like to book or inquire about hosting a speaking event, please visit our booking page here or email me at todd@mobilizeministries.com. I also invite you to partner with us here as your tax-deductible gift helps us reach even more hearts through the power of the Gospel.

This global impact starts with our own daily devotion; here are three reasons why the Word of God is the essential fuel your missional life needs:

1. Renewing Your Mind for the Mission

Daily immersion in the Scriptures is the only way to ensure we are not “conformed to the pattern of this world” but are instead “transformed by the renewing of our mind” (Romans 12:2) to see people as God sees them. When we saturate our hearts in the Word, His truth becomes a “lamp for our feet and a light on our path” (Psalm 119:105), allowing us to navigate the complexities of our daily interactions with a missional clarity that only comes from Him. Without this daily renewal, we risk operating out of our own limited strength rather than the divine perspective required to mobilize others into their own unique callings.

2. Equipping Your Weakness with His Power

Reading the Word daily ensures that we are “thoroughly equipped for every good work” (2 Timothy 3:17) that God has prepared for us in our neighborhoods and workplaces. Because the Word of God is “alive and active and sharper than any double-edged sword” (Hebrews 4:12), it pierces through our own insecurities and weaknesses, replacing them with a spiritual authority that resonates with those who are searching for hope. When we realize that our own lack is the perfect vessel for His fullness, the daily reading of Scripture becomes the spiritual nourishment that turns our “weak” into the “new strong.”

3. Sustaining Your Spirit for the Long Run

Missional living is a marathon, not a sprint, and we are reminded that “man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God” (Matthew 4:4). By feeding on the Word daily, we find that those who “hope in the Lord will renew their strength and soar on wings like eagles” (Isaiah 40:31), preventing the burnout that so often plagues those trying to serve in their own power. This consistent rhythm of biblical intake provides the spiritual stamina necessary to remain faithful to the call of mobilizing others until every person has had the chance to hear and believe.

Don’t let your missional fire dim this week. Open the Word, let it fuel your soul, and watch how God uses your daily devotion to change the world around you.

How has daily scripture changed your perspective on the mission field in your own neighborhood lately?

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