Grains from Gutteridge Podcast

The Prodigal Son and His Father (woodcut by Gustav Doré) Click to see the full image. Luke 15:11-32 This message unfolds a fresh look at this story which is so familiar to us that we tend to think we’ll be hearing the “same old, same old.” But this is an entirely different approach, and may leave you amused, instructed, enlightened, stirred, challenged – but definitely not bored!

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Jesus 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…

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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…

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“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.

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Melchizedek 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…

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Gustav 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’…

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

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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.

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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. Hymn quoted: William…

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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. Other free audio messages by Pastor Gutteridge are available on an audio directory on his…

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