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013 Grains from Gutteridge – Melchizedek

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Summary:

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

Various Theories Put Forward About Melchizedek [continue reading…]

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

Summary:

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 [continue reading…]

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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.]

Other Scripture Passages Cited: [continue reading…]

010 Grains from Gutteridge – The Heavenly Race

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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.

Other Scripture Passages Cited [continue reading…]

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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.

More Teaching by Percy Gutteridge:

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008 Grains from Gutteridge – The Story of Ruth

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

Summary:

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:

007 Grains from Gutteridge – Waiting on the Lord

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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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#6: “This Shall Be A Sign Unto You” (a Christmas message by Pastor Percy Gutteridge)

The Adoration of the Shepherds by Gustav Doré

'The Adoration of the Shepherds' by Gustav Doré (Click for a larger image.)

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 “Augustan age” of the Roman Empire
  • Quirinius was governor of Syria
  • The birth of Christ pinpointed with [continue reading…]

005 Grains from Gutteridge – Opened Heavens

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#5: Opened Heavens (a message by Pastor Percy Gutteridge)

The Prophet Ezekiel (close-up of a woodcut by Gustav Doré)

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 and an unfolding of the future. These favored ones, like Ezekiel, Daniel, Paul, and John, were all [continue reading…]

Show Notes for Grains from Gutteridge 004: The Most High and the Elohim (a message by Pastor Percy Gutteridge)

Job and His Comforters

Job and His Comforters (woodcut by Gustav Doré)

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 men of the East” (Arabia)
  • Job wasn’t an Israelite; he was a Gentile.
  • Looks beyond the narrow viewpoint of earth and opens
  • God’s dealings with Job were not because he was self-righteous. God declared Job to be “perfect and upright.”
  • Job was one of God’s faithful stewards.
  • God wanted to enlarge Job spiritually through [continue reading…]

003 Grains from Gutteridge – Learning to Trust in God

Closeup of Doré's illustration of Nehemiah chapter 2

A closeup from Gustave Doré's Illustration of Nehemiah Viewing the Ruins of Jerusalem. (Click the image to view the complete illustration.)

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 recognition of its fulfillment;
  • Isaiah’s prophecy two hundred years before the birth of Cyrus the Persian, that he would be the man to restore the Jews to Jerusalem;
  • Ezra’s and Nehemiah’s parts in doing this work.

All this manifests God’s [continue reading…]

002 Grains from Gutteridge – Our Great Savior God

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Our Great Savior God, a message by Pastor Percy Gutteridge

Grains from Gutteridge Cover ArtIn this message titled Our Great Saviour God, Pastor Percy Gutteridge draws from Titus 2:13 and unfolds our Lord Jesus as the Great Savior God in His works of Creation. Viewing His handiwork, whether in the vastness of the multiplied millions of galaxies in the universe or in the tiniest lifeform of an amoeba, we stand in awe of His power and wisdom when we consider the Gospel’s declaration: “All things were made by Him….” [continue reading…]

Show Notes for Grains from Gutteridge Podcast Episode #1:
From Desolation to Paradise, a message by Pastor Percy Gutteridge

Photo of Rev. Percy Gutteridge

Percy Gutteridge

Pastor Percy Gutteridge was a Bible teacher par excellence, and a spiritual father and mentor to many, including me. So for almost nine years it has been the special privilege of FinestOfTheWheat.org and now KernelsOfWheat.com to be the exclusive source of Pastor Gutteridge’s messages, both in print and in audio format.

This message, From Desolation to Paradise, comes from Pastor’s series God in Creation and Providence. Concerned about the lack of true revival, and the dubious claims of human-generated revivals, this message looks at two passages—Genesis 2:1-17 and Ezekiel 36:25-38—to examine God’s principles of true, spiritual revival.

Grains from Gutteridge will be [continue reading…]