“NathanJeffreys - The Transition from Religion to Relationship”

2/22/2026

Sun ValleyChurch MT in Florence, Montana

Matthew 11:1-13

1 - And it came to pass, when Jesus had made anend of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and topreach in their cities.

2 - Now when John had heard in the prison theworks of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,

3 - And said unto him, Art thou he that shouldcome, or do we look for another?

4 - Jesus answered and said unto them, Go andshew John again those things which ye do hear and see:

5 - The blind receive their sight, and the lamewalk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, andthe poor have the gospel preached to them.

6 - And blessed is he, whosoever shall not beoffended in me.

7 - And as they departed, Jesus began to sayunto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness tosee? A reed shaken with the wind?

8 - But what went ye out for to see? A manclothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings'houses.

9 - But what went ye out for to see? A prophet?yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.

10 - For this is he, of whom it is written,Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way beforethee.

11 - Verily I say unto you, Among them that areborn of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist:notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

12 - And from the days of John the Baptistuntil now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it byforce.

13 - For all the prophets and the lawprophesied until John.

Matthew 11:28-30

28 - Come unto me, all ye that labour and areheavy laden, and I will give you rest.

29 - Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me;for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

30 - For my yoke is easy, and my burden islight.

“Are You aLoving Person?”

Pastor MichaelMetzger

2/15/2026

Sun ValleyChurch MT in Florence, Montana

Deuteronomy 6:5

5 - And thou shalt love the LORD thy God withall thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

Matthew22:37-38

37 - Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, andwith all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

38 - Thisis the first and great commandment.

“The Beauty of a Changed Life”

Pastor MichaelMetzger

2/8/2026

Sun ValleyChurch MT in Florence, Montana

Joshua 2:1-7

1 - And Joshua the son of Nun sent out ofShittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. Andthey went, and came into an harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged there.

2 - And it was told the king of Jericho,saying, Behold, there came men in hither to night of the children of Israel tosearch out the country.

3 - And the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab,saying, Bring forth the men that are come to thee, which are entered into thinehouse: for they be come to search out all the country.

4 - And the woman took the two men, and hidthem, and said thus, There came men unto me, but I wist not whence they were:

5 - And it came to pass about the time ofshutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out: whither the menwent I wot not: pursue after them quickly; for ye shall overtake them.

6 - But she had brought them up to the roof ofthe house, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in orderupon the roof.

7 - And the men pursued after them the way toJordan unto the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were goneout, they shut the gate.

“Jealousy”

Pastor MichaelMetzger

2/1/2026

Sun ValleyChurch MT in Florence, Montana

Romans 13:12-14

12 - The night is far spent, the day is athand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on thearmour of light.

13 - Let us walk honestly, as in the day; notin rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife andenvying.

14 - But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, andmake not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.

“UnderstandingJustification”

Pastor MichaelMetzger

1/25/2026

Sun ValleyChurch MT in Florence, Montana

Job 25:4

4 - How then can man be justified with God? orhow can he be clean that is born of a woman?

Romans 3:10

10 - As it is written, There is none righteous,no, not one:

“The Finger of God and a Hard Heart”

Pastor MichaelMetzger

1/18/2026

Sun ValleyChurch MT in Florence, Montana

“Are YouSpiritually Poised For This New Year?”

Pastor MichaelMetzger

1/4/2026

Sun ValleyChurch MT in Florence, Montana

Exodus 12:29-32

29 - And it came to pass, that at midnight theLORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn ofPharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that wasin the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle.

30 - And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, andall his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt;for there was not a house where there was not one dead.

31 - And he called for Moses and Aaron bynight, and said, Rise up, and get you forth from among my people, bothye and the children of Israel; and go, serve the LORD, as ye have said.

32 - Also take your flocks and your herds, asye have said, and be gone; and bless me also.

Joshua 3:1-4

1 - And Joshua rose early in the morning; andthey removed from Shittim, and came to Jordan, he and all the children ofIsrael, and lodged there before they passed over.

2 - And it came to pass after three days, thatthe officers went through the host;

3 - And they commanded the people, saying, Whenye see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, and the priests theLevites bearing it, then ye shall remove from your place, and go after it.

4 - Yet there shall be a space between you andit, about two thousand cubits by measure: come not near unto it, that ye mayknow the way by which ye must go: for ye have not passed this way heretofore.

“The Parents ofJohn the Baptist”

Pastor MichaelMetzger

12/14/2025

Sun ValleyChurch MT in Florence, Montana

Luke 1:5-23

5 - There was in the days of Herod, the king ofJudaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wifewas of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.

6 - And they were both righteous before God,walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

7 - And they had no child, because thatElisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.

8 - And it came to pass, that while he executedthe priest's office before God in the order of his course,

9 - According to the custom of the priest'soffice, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.

10 - And the whole multitude of the people werepraying without at the time of incense.

11 - And there appeared unto him an angel ofthe Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

12 - And when Zacharias saw him, he wastroubled, and fear fell upon him.

13 - But the angel said unto him, Fear not,Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee ason, and thou shalt call his name John.

14 - And thou shalt have joy and gladness; andmany shall rejoice at his birth.

15 - For he shall be great in the sight of theLord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filledwith the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.

16 - And many of the children of Israel shallhe turn to the Lord their God.

17 - And he shall go before him in the spiritand power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and thedisobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for theLord.

18 - And Zacharias said unto the angel, Wherebyshall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.

19 - And the angel answering said unto him, Iam Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee,and to shew thee these glad tidings.

20 - And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and notable to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thoubelievest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.

21 - And the people waited for Zacharias, andmarvelled that he tarried so long in the temple.

22 - And when he came out, he could not speakunto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for hebeckoned unto them, and remained speechless.

23 - And it came to pass, that, as soon as thedays of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house.