Tommy Manay, CTK Global Director
Isaiah 61:11
For as the soil makes the sprout come up
and a garden causes seeds to grow,
so the Sovereign Lord will make righteousness
and praise spring up before all nations.
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– Isaiah 61:1-3
…to proclaim freedom for the captives
and release from darkness for the prisoners… Isaiah 61:1
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– Isaiah 61:4-7
…to bestow on them a crown of beauty
instead of ashes… Isaiah 61:3
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– Isaiah 61:11
They will be called oaks of righteousness,
a planting of the Lord
for the display of his splendor. Isaiah 61:3
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Ivan’s Story
Seed: street beggar, no home, no name in a family
Sprout: first day on campus, learning to read the Bible at 18
Growth: preacher of the gospel to thousands
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Christine’s Story
Seed: red light worker, The Chosen, woman at the well, something cracked open
Sprout: daughter in our family, home is where we water
Growth: sent to prostitution centers across the Philippines
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She didn’t just get her story redeemed.
She became the answer for someone else’s.
We planted in grief. God grew a family.
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Small Group Questions:
- CTK is part of a global family of churches making impact around the world. What does it mean to you to be part of something bigger than your local church?
- Read Isaiah 61:1-3 out loud. Who are the broken, the captive, the poor in your city? In the nations?
- Isaiah 61:4 says the broken become the builders. Where, locally or globally, have you seen God build something through someone’s brokenness?
- The farmer plants and waters but God causes the growth. What is your role in what God is doing through CTK Global this month?
- Ivan and Christine’s stories began with someone who didn’t leave. Who in your life needs someone to stay?
- How can we pray for you right now and throughout the week?