Sun Valley Church MT Podcast

“Satan’s WarfareTactics”Pastor Metzger 6/7/2026Sun ValleyChurch MT in Florence, MontanaEphesians 6:13-2013 -  Wherefore take unto you the whole armourof God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all,to stand.14 -  Stand therefore, having your loins girtabout with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;15 -  And your feet shod with the preparation ofthe gospel of peace;16 -  Above all, taking the shield of faith,wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.17 -  And take the helmet of salvation, and thesword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:18 -  Praying always with all prayer andsupplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance andsupplication for all saints;19 -  And for me, that utterance may be givenunto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of thegospel,20 -  For which I am an ambassador in bonds:that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

“Other gods” –Part 8Pastor Metzger 6/7/2026Sun ValleyChurch MT in Florence, MontanaExodus 9:13-3513 -  And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise upearly in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saiththe LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.14 -  For I will at this time send all myplagues upon thine heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people; that thoumayest know that there is none like me in all the earth.15 -  For now I will stretch out my hand, that Imay smite thee and thy people with pestilence; and thou shalt be cut off fromthe earth.16 -  And in very deed for this cause have Iraised thee up, for to shew in thee my power; and that my name may be declaredthroughout all the earth.17 -  As yet exaltest thou thyself against mypeople, that thou wilt not let them go?18 -  Behold, to morrow about this time I willcause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since thefoundation thereof even until now.19 -  Send therefore now, and gather thy cattle,and all that thou hast in the field; for upon every man and beast which shallbe found in the field, and shall not be brought home, the hail shall come downupon them, and they shall die.20 -  He that feared the word of the LORD amongthe servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses:21 -  And he that regarded not the word of theLORD left his servants and his cattle in the field.22 -  And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretchforth thine hand toward heaven, that there may be hail in all the land ofEgypt, upon man, and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field, throughoutthe land of Egypt.23 -  And Moses stretched forth his rod towardheaven: and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon theground; and the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt.24 -  So there was hail, and fire mingled withthe hail, very grievous, such as there was none like it in all the land ofEgypt since it became a nation.25 -  And the hail smote throughout all the landof Egypt all that was in the field, both man and beast; and the hail smoteevery herb of the field, and brake every tree of the field.26 -  Only in the land of Goshen, where thechildren of Israel were, was there no hail.27 -  And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses andAaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time: the LORD is righteous, andI and my people are wicked.28 -  Intreat the LORD (for it is enough) thatthere be no more mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and yeshall stay no longer.29 -  And Moses said unto him, As soon as I amgone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands unto the LORD; and thethunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayestknow how that the earth is the LORD'S.30 -  But as for thee and thy servants, I knowthat ye will not yet fear the LORD God.31 -  And the flax and the barley was smitten:for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was bolled.32 -  But the wheat and the rie were notsmitten: for they were not grown up.33 -  And Moses went out of the city fromPharaoh, and spread abroad his hands unto the LORD: and the thunders and hailceased, and the rain was not poured upon the earth.34 -  And when Pharaoh saw that the rain and thehail and the thunders were ceased, he sinned yet more, and hardened his heart,he and his servants.35 -  And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened,neither would he let the children of Israel go; as the LORD had spoken byMoses.

“Other gods” –Part 7Pastor Metzger 5/31/2026Sun ValleyChurch MT in Florence, MontanaExodus 9:8-128 -  And the LORD said unto Moses and untoAaron, Take to you handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle ittoward the heaven in the sight of Pharaoh.9 -  And it shall become small dust in all theland of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, andupon beast, throughout all the land of Egypt.10 -  And they took ashes of the furnace, andstood before Pharaoh; and Moses sprinkled it up toward heaven; and it became aboil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast.11 -  And the magicians could not stand beforeMoses because of the boils; for the boil was upon the magicians, and upon allthe Egyptians.12 -  And the LORD hardened the heart ofPharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had spoken unto Moses.

“Other gods” –Part 6Pastor Metzger 5/24/2026Sun ValleyChurch MT in Florence, MontanaExodus 9:1-71 -  Then the LORD said unto Moses, Go in untoPharaoh, and tell him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my peoplego, that they may serve me.2 -  For if thou refuse to let them go,and wilt hold them still,3 -  Behold, the hand of the LORD is upon thycattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon thecamels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: there shall be a verygrievous murrain.4 -  And the LORD shall sever between the cattleof Israel and the cattle of Egypt: and there shall nothing die of all thatis the children's of Israel.5 -  And the LORD appointed a set time, saying,To morrow the LORD shall do this thing in the land.6 -  And the LORD did that thing on the morrow,and all the cattle of Egypt died: but of the cattle of the children of Israeldied not one.7 -  And Pharaoh sent, and, behold, there wasnot one of the cattle of the Israelites dead. And the heart of Pharaoh washardened, and he did not let the people go.

“Other gods” –Part 5Pastor Metzger 5/17/2026Sun ValleyChurch MT in Florence, MontanaExodus 8:20-3220 -  And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise upearly in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; lo, he cometh forth to thewater; and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they mayserve me.21 -  Else, if thou wilt not let my people go,behold, I will send swarms of flies upon thee, and upon thy servants, and uponthy people, and into thy houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be fullof swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they are.22 -  And I will sever in that day the land ofGoshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; tothe end thou mayest know that I am the LORD in the midst of the earth.23 -  And I will put a division between mypeople and thy people: to morrow shall this sign be.24 -  And the LORD did so; and there came agrievous swarm of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants'houses, and into all the land of Egypt: the land was corrupted by reason of theswarm of flies.25 -  And Pharaoh called for Moses and forAaron, and said, Go ye, sacrifice to your God in the land.26 -  And Moses said, It is not meet so to do;for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to the LORD our God:lo, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, andwill they not stone us?27 -  We will go three days' journey into thewilderness, and sacrifice to the LORD our God, as he shall command us.28 -  And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, thatye may sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness; only ye shall not govery far away: intreat for me.29 -  And Moses said, Behold, I go out fromthee, and I will intreat the LORD that the swarms of flies may depart fromPharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, to morrow: but let not Pharaohdeal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to theLORD.30 -  And Moses went out from Pharaoh, andintreated the LORD.31 -  And the LORD did according to the word ofMoses; and he removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, andfrom his people; there remained not one.32 -  And Pharaoh hardened his heart at thistime also, neither would he let the people go.

"Homebase"Leah Jeffreys5/10/2026Sun Valley Church MT in Florence, Montana

“Other gods” –Part 4Pastor Metzger 5/3/2026Sun ValleyChurch MT in Florence, MontanaExodus 8:17-1917 -  And they did so; for Aaron stretched outhis hand with his rod, and smote the dust of the earth, and it became lice inman, and in beast; all the dust of the land became lice throughout all the landof Egypt.18 -  And the magicians did so with theirenchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: so there were lice uponman, and upon beast.19 -  Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, Thisis the finger of God: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he hearkened notunto them; as the LORD had said.

“Other gods” –Part 3Pastor Metzger 4/26/2026Sun ValleyChurch MT in Florence, MontanaExodus 8:1-71 -  And the LORD spake unto Moses, Go untoPharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they mayserve me.2 -  And if thou refuse to let them go,behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs:3 -  And the river shall bring forth frogsabundantly, which shall go up and come into thine house, and into thybedchamber, and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy servants, and upon thypeople, and into thine ovens, and into thy kneadingtroughs:4 -  And the frogs shall come up both on thee,and upon thy people, and upon all thy servants.5 -  And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say untoAaron, Stretch forth thine hand with thy rod over the streams, over the rivers,and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt.6 -  And Aaron stretched out his hand over thewaters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt.7 -  And the magicians did so with theirenchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.

“Other gods” –Part 2Pastor Metzger 4/19/2026Sun ValleyChurch MT in Florence, MontanaExodus 20:1-61 -  AndGod spake all these words, saying,2 -  I amthe LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of thehouse of bondage.3 -  Thoushalt have no other gods before me.4 -  Thoushalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that isin heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water underthe earth:5 -  Thoushalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am ajealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto thethird and fourth generation of them that hate me;6 -  Andshewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.

“Other gods” –Part 1Pastor Metzger 4/12/2026Sun ValleyChurch MT in Florence, MontanaExodus 20:1-61 -  AndGod spake all these words, saying,2 -  I amthe LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of thehouse of bondage.3 -  Thoushalt have no other gods before me.4 -  Thoushalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that isin heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water underthe earth:5 -  Thoushalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am ajealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto thethird and fourth generation of them that hate me;6 -  Andshewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.

“ResurrectionBrings Change”Pastor Metzger 4/5/2026Sun ValleyChurch MT in Florence, Montana1 Corinthians15:1-61 - Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you,which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;2 -  Bywhich also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unlessye have believed in vain.3 -  For Idelivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christdied for our sins according to the scriptures;4 -  Andthat he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to thescriptures:5 -  Andthat he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:6 -  Afterthat, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greaterpart remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.

“A Place WhereTwo Ways Meet”Nathan Jeffreys3/29/2026Sun ValleyChurch MT in Florence, MontanaMrk 11:1  And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, untoBethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of hisdisciples,Mrk 11:2  And saith unto them, Go your way into thevillage over against you: and as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find acolt tied, whereon never man sat; loose him, and bring him.Mrk 11:3  And if any man say unto you, Why do ye this?say ye that the Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him hither.Mrk 11:4  And they went their way, and found the colttied by the door without in a place where two ways met; and they loose him.Mrk 11:5  And certain of them that stood there saidunto them, What do ye, loosing the colt?Mrk 11:6  And they said unto them even as Jesus hadcommanded: and they let them go.Mrk 11:7  And they brought the colt to Jesus, and casttheir garments on him; and he sat upon him.Mrk 11:8  And many spread their garments in the way:and others cut down branches off the trees, and strawed them in the way.Mrk 11:9  And they that went before, and they thatfollowed, cried, saying, Hosanna; Blessed is he that cometh in the name of theLord:Mrk 11:10  Blessed be the kingdom of our father David,that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.

“Resurrectionand Life”Nathan Jeffreys3/22/2026Sun ValleyChurch MT in Florence, Montana John 1125 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, andthe life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:26 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shallnever die. Believest thou this?

“The Light ofthe World”Nathan Jeffreys3/15/2026Sun ValleyChurch MT in Florence, Montana John 8:1-121 -  Jesuswent unto the mount of Olives.2 -  Andearly in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people cameunto him; and he sat down, and taught them.3 -  Andthe scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and whenthey had set her in the midst,4 -  Theysay unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.5 -  NowMoses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayestthou?6 -  Thisthey said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stoopeddown, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.7 -  Sowhen they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, Hethat is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.8 -  Andagain he stooped down, and wrote on the ground.9 -  Andthey which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one byone, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, andthe woman standing in the midst.10 -  WhenJesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her,Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee?11 -  Shesaid, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, andsin no more.12 -  Thenspake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he thatfolloweth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

“The Bread ofLife”Nathan Jeffreys3/8/2026Sun ValleyChurch MT in Florence, MontanaJohn 626  Jesusanswered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not becauseye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled.Jhn 6:27 Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth untoeverlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath Godthe Father sealed.Jhn 6:28 Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?Jhn 6:29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe onhim whom he hath sent.Jhn 6:30 They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, andbelieve thee? what dost thou work?Jhn 6:31 Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them breadfrom heaven to eat.Jhn 6:32  ThenJesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not thatbread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.Jhn 6:33 For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life untothe world.Jhn 6:34 Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread.Jhn 6:35 And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shallnever hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. Jhn 6:47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.Jhn 6:48 I am that bread of life.Jhn 6:49 Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead.Jhn 6:50 This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof,and not die.Jhn 6:51 I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of thisbread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh,which I will give for the life of the world.     

“Chosen,Gifted, and Careless”Pastor Metzger  3/1/2026Sun ValleyChurch MT in Florence, MontanaJudges 16

“NathanJeffreys - The Transition from Religion to Relationship” 2/22/2026Sun ValleyChurch MT in Florence, MontanaMatthew 11:1-131 -  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 11:28-3028 -  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  2/15/2026Sun ValleyChurch MT in Florence, MontanaDeuteronomy 6:55 -  And thou shalt love the LORD thy God withall thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. Matthew22:37-3837 - 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  2/8/2026Sun ValleyChurch MT in Florence, MontanaJoshua 2:1-71 -  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  2/1/2026Sun ValleyChurch MT in Florence, MontanaRomans 13:12-1412 -  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  1/25/2026Sun ValleyChurch MT in Florence, MontanaJob 25:44 -  How then can man be justified with God? orhow can he be clean that is born of a woman?Romans 3:1010 -  As it is written, There is none righteous,no, not one:

“The Finger of God and a Hard Heart”Pastor MichaelMetzger  1/18/2026Sun ValleyChurch MT in Florence, Montana

“Are YouSpiritually Poised For This New Year?”Pastor MichaelMetzger  1/4/2026Sun ValleyChurch MT in Florence, MontanaExodus 12:29-3229 -  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 3:1-41 -  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  12/14/2025Sun ValleyChurch MT in Florence, MontanaLuke 1:5-235 -  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.

From the desk of Pastor Metzger, Sun Valley Church MT.(Isaiah 22:22)  And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open.(Isaiah 9:6)  For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

“ChristmasMercy”Pastor MichaelMetzger  11/30/2025Sun ValleyChurch MT in Florence, Montana2 Timothy 1:15-1815 -  This thou knowest, that all they which arein Asia be turned away from me; of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes.16 -  The Lord give mercy unto the house ofOnesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain:17 -  But, when he was in Rome, he sought me outvery diligently, and found me.18 -  The Lord grant unto him that he may findmercy of the Lord in that day: and in how many things he ministered unto me atEphesus, thou knowest very well.

“Thanksgiving?”Pastor MichaelMetzger  11/23/2025Sun ValleyChurch MT in Florence, MontanaActs 27:14-3414 -  But not long after there arose against ita tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon.15 -  And when the ship was caught, and couldnot bear up into the wind, we let her drive.16 -  And running under a certain island whichis called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat:17 -  Which when they had taken up, they usedhelps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into thequicksands, strake sail, and so were driven.18 -  And we being exceedingly tossed with atempest, the next day they lightened the ship;19 -  And the third day we cast out with our ownhands the tackling of the ship.20 -  And when neither sun nor stars in manydays appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be savedwas then taken away.21 -  But after long abstinence Paul stood forthin the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and nothave loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.22 -  And now I exhort you to be of good cheer:for there shall be no loss of any man's life among you, but of the ship.23 -  For there stood by me this night the angelof God, whose I am, and whom I serve,24 -  Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must bebrought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail withthee.25 -  Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for Ibelieve God, that it shall be even as it was told me.26 -  Howbeit we must be cast upon a certainisland.27 -  But when the fourteenth night was come, aswe were driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen deemed thatthey drew near to some country;28 -  And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms:and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found itfifteen fathoms.29 -  Then fearing lest we should have fallenupon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.30 -  And as the shipmen were about to flee outof the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour asthough they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,31 -  Paul said to the centurion and to thesoldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.32 -  Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of theboat, and let her fall off.33 -  And while the day was coming on, Paulbesought them all to take meat, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that yehave tarried and continued fasting, having taken nothing.34 -  Wherefore I pray you to take some meat:for this is for your health: for there shall not an hair fall from the head ofany of you.

“Have You Had aSpiritual Physical?”Pastor MichaelMetzger  11/16/2025Sun ValleyChurch MT in Florence, Montana2 Corinthians 13:55 -  Examine yourselves, whether ye be in thefaith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that JesusChrist is in you, except ye be reprobates?

“Lessons fromLepers”Pastor MichaelMetzger  11/9/2025Sun ValleyChurch MT in Florence, MontanaLuke 17:11-1911 -  And it came to pass, as he went toJerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.12 -  And as he entered into a certain village,there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:13 -  And they lifted up their voices, and said,Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.14 -  And when he saw them, he said unto them,Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went,they were cleansed.15 -  And one of them, when he saw that he washealed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,16 -  And fell down on his face at his feet,giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.17 -  And Jesus answering said, Were there notten cleansed? but where are the nine?18 -  There are not found that returned to giveglory to God, save this stranger.19 -  And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way:thy faith hath made thee whole.

“Living for theMoment”Pastor MichaelMetzger  11/2/2025Sun ValleyChurch MT in Florence, Montana

“Consider TheAnts”Pastor MichaelMetzger  10/19/2025Sun ValleyChurch MT in Florence, MontanaProverbs 6:6-116 -  Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider herways, and be wise:7 -  Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,8 -  Provideth her meat in the summer, andgathereth her food in the harvest.9 -  How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? whenwilt thou arise out of thy sleep?10 -  Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, alittle folding of the hands to sleep:11 -  So shall thy poverty come as one thattravelleth, and thy want as an armed man.

“Compromise”Pastor MichaelMetzger  10/19/2025Sun ValleyChurch MT in Florence, MontanaNumbers 32:55 -  Wherefore, said they, if we have foundgrace in thy sight, let this land be given unto thy servants for a possession,and bring us not over Jordan.

“Heaven”Pastor MichaelMetzger 10/12/2025Sun ValleyChurch MT in Florence, MontanaMatthew 6:99 -  After this manner therefore pray ye: OurFather which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

“Forgiveness,Discipline, and His Presence”Pastor MichaelMetzger 10/5/2025Sun ValleyChurch MT in Florence, MontanaMatthew 18:15-2015 -  Moreover if thy brother shall trespassagainst thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shallhear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.16 -  But if he will not hear thee, then takewith thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses everyword may be established.17 -  And if he shall neglect to hear them, tellit unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto theeas an heathen man and a publican.18 -  Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shallbind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earthshall be loosed in heaven.19 -  Again I say unto you, That if two of youshall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall bedone for them of my Father which is in heaven.20 -  For where two or three are gatheredtogether in my name, there am I in the midst of them. 

“Learning ToPray - Part 4”Pastor MichaelMetzger 9/28/2025Sun ValleyChurch MT in Florence, MontanaMatthew 6:66 -  But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thycloset, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is insecret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.Matthew 6:9-159 -  Afterthis manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thyname.10 -  Thykingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.11 -  Giveus this day our daily bread.12 -  Andforgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.13 -  Andlead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is thekingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.14 -  Forif ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:15 -  Butif ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yourtrespasses.

“Learning ToPray - Part 3”Pastor MichaelMetzger 9/21/2025Sun ValleyChurch MT in Florence, MontanaMatthew 6:66 -  But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thycloset, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is insecret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.Matthew 6:9-159 -  Afterthis manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thyname.10 -  Thykingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.11 -  Giveus this day our daily bread.12 -  Andforgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.13 -  Andlead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is thekingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.14 -  Forif ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:15 -  Butif ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yourtrespasses.

“The Builderand the Building”QuintenSeumanutafa 9/14/2025ConditionsBefore The Rapture 2025Sun ValleyChurch MT in Florence, MontanaHebrews 3:1-31 - Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider theApostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;2 -  Whowas faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses was faithful in all hishouse.3 -  Forthis man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who hathbuilded the house hath more honour than the house.

“Learning ToEndure”Zane Estis9/14/2025ConditionsBefore The Rapture 2025Sun ValleyChurch MT in Florence, MontanaJames 1:2-52 -  Mybrethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;3 - Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.4 -  Butlet patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wantingnothing.5 -  Ifany of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally,and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

“Buying TheTruth”QuintenSeumanutafa 9/14/2025ConditionsBefore The Rapture 2025Sun ValleyChurch MT in Florence, MontanaProverbs 23:2323 -  Buythe truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding. 

“A Spirit-FilledChurch”Zane Estis9/12/2025ConditionsBefore The Rapture 2025Sun ValleyChurch MT in Florence, MontanaActs 2:1-41 -  Andwhen the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in oneplace.2 -  Andsuddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and itfilled all the house where they were sitting.3 -  Andthere appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon eachof them.4 -  Andthey were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with othertongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. 

“A SteadfastChurch”Zane Estis9/11/2025ConditionsBefore The Rapture 2025Sun ValleyChurch MT in Florence, MontanaNehemiah 4:1-41 -  Butit came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we builded the wall, he waswroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews.2 -  Andhe spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What do thesefeeble Jews? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they makean end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbishwhich are burned?3 -  NowTobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if afox go up, he shall even break down their stone wall.4 -  Hear,O our God; for we are despised: and turn their reproach upon their own head,and give them for a prey in the land of captivity:

“A VictoriousChurch”Zane Estis9/10/2025ConditionsBefore The Rapture 2025Sun ValleyChurch MT in Florence, Montana2 Corinthians2:14-1614 -  Nowthanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and makethmanifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.15 -  Forwe are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in themthat perish:16 -  Tothe one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour oflife unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?

“A UnifiedChurch”Zane Estis9/9/2025ConditionsBefore The Rapture 2025Sun ValleyChurch MT in Florence, MontanaEphesians 4:3-63 - Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.4 -  Thereis one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;5 -  OneLord, one faith, one baptism,6 -  OneGod and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.

“A PrayingChurch”Zane Estis9/8/2025ConditionsBefore The Rapture 2025Sun ValleyChurch MT in Florence, MontanaMatthew 7:7-117 -  Ask,and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall beopened unto you:8 -  Forevery one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him thatknocketh it shall be opened.9 -  Orwhat man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?10 -  Orif he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?11 -  Ifye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how muchmore shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that askhim?

“It’s A Choice”QuintenSeumanutafa 9/7/2025ConditionsBefore The Rapture 2025Sun ValleyChurch MT in Florence, MontanaJoshua 24:14-1514 -  Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve himin sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served onthe other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD.15 -  And if it seem evil unto you to serve theLORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which yourfathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods ofthe Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will servethe LORD. Deuteronomy30:1515 -  See,I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil;

“The Gospel”Zane Estis9/7/2025ConditionsBefore The Rapture 2025Sun ValleyChurch MT in Florence, Montana1 Corinthians15:1-41 - Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you,which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;2 -  Bywhich also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unlessye have believed in vain.3 -  For Idelivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christdied for our sins according to the scriptures;4 -  Andthat he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to thescriptures: 

“A Good Name”QuintenSeumanutafa 9/7/2025ConditionsBefore The Rapture 2025Sun ValleyChurch MT in Florence, MontanaProverbs 22:11 -  Agood name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour ratherthan silver and gold.

“When GodDelights in You”Nathan Jeffreys8/31/2025Sun ValleyChurch MT in Florence, MontanaPsalms 18:1919 -  Hebrought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delightedin me. 

“When God TookMe To The Next Level”Nathan Jeffreys8/17/2025Sun ValleyChurch MT in Florence, MontanaIsaiah 6:1-81 -  Inthe year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, highand lifted up, and his train filled the temple.2 -  Aboveit stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face,and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.3 -  Andone cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: thewhole earth is full of his glory.4 -  Andthe posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house wasfilled with smoke.5 -  Thensaid I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and Idwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen theKing, the LORD of hosts.6 -  Thenflew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he hadtaken with the tongs from off the altar:7 -  Andhe laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thineiniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged.8 -  AlsoI heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go forus? Then said I, Here am I; send me.

“Learning To Pray– Part 2”Pastor Metzger8/17/2025Sun ValleyChurch MT in Florence, MontanaMatthew 6:1-189 -  Afterthis manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thyname.10 -  Thykingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.11 -  Giveus this day our daily bread.12 -  Andforgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.13 -  Andlead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is thekingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. Luke 11:11 -  Andit came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased,one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taughthis disciples.