Global Impact Month, Part 2: Building A Home for the Nations

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.

– Isaiah 61:1-3
…to proclaim freedom for the captives
     and release from darkness for the prisoners… Isaiah 61:1

– Isaiah 61:4-7
…to bestow on them a crown of beauty
     instead of ashes… Isaiah 61:3

– Isaiah 61:11
They will be called oaks of righteousness,
     a planting of the Lord
     for the display of his splendor. Isaiah 61:3

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

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

She didn’t just get her story redeemed.
She became the answer for someone else’s.

We planted in grief. God grew a family.

Small Group Questions:

1. 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?
2. Read Isaiah 61:1-3 out loud. Who are the broken, the captive, the poor in your city? In the nations?
3. Isaiah 61:4 says the broken become the builders. Where, locally or globally, have you seen God build something through someone’s brokenness?
4. The farmer plants and waters but God causes the growth. What is your role in what God is doing through CTK Global this month?
5. Ivan and Christine’s stories began with someone who didn’t leave. Who in your life needs someone to stay?
6. How can we pray for you right now and throughout the week?