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Show Notes for Grains from Gutteridge Podcast Episode #16:
Gethsemane—The Olive Press

Summary:

Doré's image of Jesus in GethsemaneJesus in the Garden of Gethsemane (woodcut by Gustav Doré)

The name Gethsemane means olive press. King David had his Gethsemane, and “great David’s greater Son,” the Lord Jesus, had His. It came on a pleasant night in spring under a full moon. From Christ’s Gethsemane, by way of Calvary, the gift of the golden oil of the Spirit comes to us. But it is only if we will allow Him to take us through our own personal Gethsemanes, by the way of the Cross, that we shall be like Him, and share His power and exaltation. When He returns, He will abolish Gethsemane, says Zechariah; then there will be no more sorrow for His children.

Scripture Readings:

Isaiah 61:1-11; Matthew 26:30-46

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Show Notes for Grains from Gutteridge Podcast Episode #15:
The Seamless Garment of Christ

Summary:

Casting lots for the seamless garment“…now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.”

Have you ever clearly understood how Jesus Christ is God and Man, perfectly, at the same time?

Here’s a seemingly unrelated question: Have you ever given thought to Jesus’ seamless garment, for which the soldiers gambled during the Crucifixion (John 19:23)?

Why did Jesus wear a seamless garment, and why does the Holy Spirit bring that point out in the Gospel of John?  Why is it significant that the garment is like the ephod of the high priest, “woven from the top throughout?”  Pastor Percy Gutteridge unfolds the [click to continue…]

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Show Notes for Grains from Gutteridge Podcast Episode #14: The Vine and the Branches

Summary:

Grapes hanging from a vine.“I am the Vine, you are the branches.”

Of this message, Pastor Gutteridge wrote:

God is the Husbandman, the great Vine-Dresser. He intends that His children should be fruitful with ever-increasing fruitfulness, so He purges them, that they may bring forth more fruit.

But they must abide in the Vine as living branches in the Vine; and the Vine is His own well-beloved Son. This abiding means complete obedience to the Son’s commandments, and in their loving obedience, God’s children bring forth much fruit.

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Show Notes for Grains from Gutteridge Podcast Episode #13: Melchizedek

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Melchizedek Blessing AbrahamMelchizedek Blessing Abram

Pastor Percy Gutteridge prepared this message at the request of a number of people who wanted to know more about this great king-priest, Melchizedek, one of the greatest types of the Lord Jesus Christ revealed in the Scriptures. The purpose of this message is to unfold more of the perfection of the Lord Jesus Christ in His Kingly and High-Priestly character as the greater Melchizedek.

Scriptures Quoted Include:

  • Genesis 14:17-2415:1
  • Psalm 110
  • Hebrews 5:1-10
  • Hebrews 6:16-20
  • Hebrews 7:1-17
  • Genesis 47:7-10
  • 1 Corinthians 11:3; 15:22-28
  • Hebrews 7:26-28
  • Psalm 72:1-15

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Episode #12: Jesus, Our Great High Priest and Intercessor

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Jesus Praying in the Garden by Gustav DoréGustav Doré’s illustration of Jesus at prayer in the garden.

In this message, Pastor Percy Gutteridge will clearly explain just what intercession is, keying this study off the description of Messiah in Isaiah 52:13–52:12. Jesus is shown as the Great High Priest, ever interceding on behalf of a rebel world and a largely indifferent Church, pleading and praying, having taken upon Himself the Earth’s sins and sufferings.

The Lord Jesus is seeking for Christians who will stand with Him to hold back inevitable judgment that otherwise must fall upon the much-favored and greatly-fallen West. Are you willing to [click to continue…]

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Episode #11: The Ministries of John and Jesus

Baptism of Jesus by Gustav DoréGustav Doré’s rendering of the Baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist.
(Click on the image for a larger view.)

Summary:

Consider the days mentioned in John 1 & 2. “The third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee” (John 2:1); but what about the other two days? Trace back each following day to the first mentioned, John 1:19, and you find that the third day is actually the fifth. But how and why?

For that matter, how did the miracle at the wedding reveal Christ’s glory? How is Nathanael a key figure in the revelation?  All this and more are made clear in this interesting and original approach to the beginning of John’s Gospel.

[Note: There is some faint back-chatter in the audio, which was inherited from the archival master cassette.  Apparently, the original recording was made to a re-used tape which had not been completely erased.  Nevertheless, we're thankful to be able to offer this message despite this audio imperfection.]

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Episode #10: The Heavenly Race

Summary:

Photo of Rev. Percy Gutteridge

Percy Gutteridge

In 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 Paul takes as a pattern the Marathon footrace of the ancient Greeks, well known to and partly copied by the Romans. This is a stimulating message on the Heavenly Race.  Comfort and encouragement are given from the Scriptures and Christian experience. You will be surprised as to how much the epistles have to say about the Heavenly Race. This is an excellent message to listen to after you have seen the film Chariots of Fire.

Special Note:

This message was delivered as the commencement address at Living Faith Bible College in 1986.

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Episode #9: A Son or Daughter of God, a message by Pastor Percy Gutteridge

Summary:

Orpah returning as Ruth leaves with Naomi

Orpah returns as Ruth leaves with Naomi for Bethlehem Judah (from an illustration by Doré)

Starting in Ruth chapter 1 as he did in last month’s Grains from Gutteridge podcast, Pastor Gutteridge weaves in Peter’s report about the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at the house of Cornelius (Acts 11), and brings forth a helpful message about our adoption into God’s family.

Key Scripture passages:

  • Ruth 1
  • Acts 11:1-18
  • Micah 5:2
  • Ephesians 3:1-6
Hymn quoted: William Dunkerley’s In Christ There Is No East or West
In Christ there is no East or West,
In Him no South or North;
But one great fellowship of love
Throughout the whole wide earth.

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Episode #8: The Story of Ruth, a message by Pastor Percy Gutteridge

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Ruth gleaning in the field of Boaz

Ruth gleaning in the field of Boaz (from a 19th Century illustration)

In this message, Percy Gutteridge explains both the Biblical doctrine of redemption and Jesus’ role as our Kinsman-Redeemer.  Redemption’s part in God’s great plan of salvation is made made clear in the beautiful story of Ruth.

Key Scripture passages:

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#7: Waiting on the Lord

Key Bible Passage: Isaiah 40:9-31

Note especially Isaiah 40:28-31

Illustration showing Moses prostrate before God in prayer

Moses before God in prayer

Key points:

  • Waiting on the Lord is required to see true revival.
  • Waiting on the Lord is the spiritual equivalent of physical renewal through eating, sleeping, etc.
  • All celestial beings–angels, seraphim, cherubim–
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006 Grains from Gutteridge – “This Shall Be A Sign Unto You”

December 1, 2011

Podcast: Play in new window | Download Show Notes for Grains from Gutteridge  #6: “This Shall Be A Sign Unto You” (a Christmas message by Pastor Percy Gutteridge) Key Bible passage: Luke 2:1-20 The Key Theme of Advent Season: What Is the Sign? Background and Setting: Caesar Augustus was the emperor — the “golden age” or [...]

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005 Grains from Gutteridge – Opened Heavens

November 17, 2011

Podcast: Play in new window | Download Show Notes for Grains from Gutteridge  #5: Opened Heavens (a message by Pastor Percy Gutteridge) Key Bible Passage: Ezekiel 1 Synopsis: God opens windows in Heaven to pour out blessing or judgment; He opens a door in Heaven to give some specially favored one a revelation of Himself [...]

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004 Grains from Gutteridge – The Most High and the Elohim

October 20, 2011

Podcast: Play in new window | Download Show Notes for Grains from Gutteridge 004: The Most High and the Elohim (a message by Pastor Percy Gutteridge) Main Scriptures quoted: Job 1; Job 2; Psalm 82 Background to the Book of Job Job didn’t belong to the tribes of Israel; he was “the greatest of the [...]

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003 Grains from Gutteridge – Learning to Trust in God

September 21, 2011

Podcast: Play in new window | Download Show Notes for Grains from Gutteridge Episode 003: Pastor Percy Gutteridge’s description of this message: Why can we trust in the Lord at all times? Because He is the Truth and ever speaks the truth, and fulfilled prophecy bears this out: Jeremiah’s prophecy of the Jewish captivity; Daniel’s [...]

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