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PURE, NO ADDITIVES OR PRESERVATIVES CHRISTIANITY

ORGANIC CHRISTIANITY

SHIPPENSBURG, PA – Destiny Image Publishers’ recent release Organic Christianity strips away all the candy coating of traditional religion and serves up the natural essence of the Gospel. The unadulterated truths presented have been compared to the depth of Joseph Prince’s profound insights and the close-to-home intensity of Francis Chan’s Crazy Love.

Organic Christianity shares the raw Gospel, free from the religious trappings that often hold believers back from experiencing true freedom and real productivity. Christians today hunger to replace the frustrations of their faith with the ecstasy and extraordinary abundant life that the Scriptures promise. One of the key questions of our time is, why is there such a disconnect between Christianity and the many corridors of modern culture? Could it be the difference between Christianity and organic Christianity? “Organic Christianity is about a faith based on grace (or unmerited favor) and is more about the exchanged life than the changed life,” writes author Ron McIntosh, noted speaker, writer, teacher, minister and life coach.

Filled with generous portions of easy-to-digest concepts and proven strategies to rediscover Christianity’s basics, each chapter concludes with thoughts and questions designed to engage readers and stimulate real-life responses. All of the fascinating statistics and modern-day examples have been thoroughly researched citing credible sources throughout.

Based on the simple equation that Jesus + Nothing = Everything, the author knowledgably crafts a message that clearly reveals how believers must see the organic meaning of grace, love, righteousness, and faith, which will move them into the ultimate, natural, manifestation of God’s Kingdom.

The readers’ perspective of Christianity will be profoundly impacted through personal, supernatural revelations and stories shared throughout. Tackling issues such as Spiritual Schizophrenia to examining the five aspects of a person’s personal belief system, every page is thought-provoking and motivating.

“Organic Christianity is more about renewing your mind to who you already are, than trying to become who you aren’t,” writes the author. He expounds on this crucial element of identity with great expertise.

Ron McIntosh has a successful ministry and is president of IMPACT, a leadership and coaching ministry dedicated to helping people reach their full potential and productivity level. He travels worldwide sharing his approaches to leading a successful spiritual, economic, and physical life.

Destiny Image Publishers provides a platform of national and international ministry for New York Times and USA Today best-selling authors, including T.D. Jakes, Tommy Tenney, and Myles Munroe. Destiny Image Publishers is a family-owned business in Shippensburg, PA, and currently publishes 100 new titles and ships 1.5 million books worldwide annually.

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Virtually, everyone knows the phrase: “Actions speak louder than…words.” The basic idea behind this clause is that actions speak louder than words as a determinant of behavior and character. People can say anything, but when what they say is contrary to what they do, it is easier to judge what they believe by what is done, rather than what is said. Our lives should be, louder than words. The key is to live out loud! The real, organic gospel is not about correct theological dialogue, but about the kingdom of God erupting in our lives. It’s about getting what we say we believe to manifest. It is living out loud!

The life of the Gospel was made to be extraordinary. Extraordinary living surpasses the norm. It breaks away from the status quo. It is a life that is exceptional, remarkable, amazing, unimaginable…well, abundant. Isn’t this what the world discovered about the early Christian believers? This is the revelation of the Book of Acts. Acts 4:12 records it like this, “Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which they must be saved. When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized they were unschooled and ordinary men, they were astonished and took note that they had been with Jesus. But since they could see the man healed standing with them, there was nothing they could say.” They were living out loud and everybody noticed!

In other words they were ordinary people doing extraordinary things. This is the theme of the Book of Acts. In fact, three times the disciples were accused of being gods (Acts 10:25-26; 14:11-15; 28:6). Once they were accused of turning the world upside down (17:6). The question is, is that the problem we are having in the church today? Maybe it’s out of context in our culture to say such things, but when is the last time someone inquired to get what you’ve got? These early disciples lived out loud and people noticed. They saw an ability that made them distinctive, uncommon.

What is the ability that brought the extraordinary to the ordinary? Certainly the Book of Acts is about the person and power of the Holy Spirit, but there is also an amazing missing ingredient. Following this extraordinary event in Acts 4 is this amazing verse, “With great power the apostles continued to testify…and much grace was upon them.” Eleven times in Acts, following extraordinary events it testifies as to the source being “much grace” (4:33; 6:8; 11:23; 13:43; 14:31; 14:26; 15:11; 15:40; 18:27; 20:24; 20:32). Notice Acts 6:8 for example, “Now Stephen, a man full of God’s grace and power did great wonders and miraculous signs among the people.” Acts 14:8 continued this thought, “Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there (Iconium) speaking boldly for the Lord who confirmed the message of His grace, by enabling them to do miraculous signs and wonders.”

God is revealing a hidden secret to the church for impact today: grace. Grace is unmerited favor. God did something for you, you can never earn (see Ephesians 1:3 for the full impact). Now, that just tells me it’s free. Secondly, it is the finished work of Jesus Christ (John 19:30; Ephesians 1:3; 2 Peter 1:2,3). Thirdly, it is a Divine influence upon the heart. Lastly, it is God’s ability or empowerment. Grace is the ability to live the Christian life and to manifest His kingdom. I like to say it like this: Grace is my ability to use God’s ability to meet any need. This is the hour for the ordinary to do the extraordinary. Grace in fullness is the heart of His Gospel (Galatians 1:6-8; Acts 20:24).

Victory Bible Institute is an independent co-educational, interdenominational, three year Bible School. VBI is open to Christians from various backgrounds who desire to study the Word of God and further develop their spiritual life and ministry. VBI is an extension and integral part of Victory Christian Center. Students receive practical training through Christian service in the various departments and outreaches of the church. VBI has a goal of imparting life experience, ministering restoration and empowering students with personal knowledge of the Word of God and the Holy Spirit.

VBI focuses on developing relationships with both God and man according to biblical standards. VBI is not a seminary. It is a charismatic school of the Bible. Courses are designed to minister to Christians of all levels of spiritual maturity and development.

In summary, VBI exists for the purpose of providing Bible training for spiritual growth, development, and Christian leadership in the Body of Christ. The school is designed to provide instruction to students in biblical doctrines of the Christian faith, restoration of an intimate relationship with God and development of spiritual maturity in fulfilling the commission and vision that God has given to each student.

VBI encourages the spiritual, academic and professional growth of each staff member and student. Intrinsic to the
Institute’s founding purpose is involvement in the many spiritual programs offered by Victory Christian Center, which are designed to enrich and develop spiritual growth. Weekly school chapels, guest speakers, special seminars, Christian service hours, cell groups, and activities within VCC and outside VCC in the Christian community all help further develop the student spiritually.