Harry Jarrett—pastor, former missionary in Italy, wedding-venue founder, ex-Marriott GM—speaks on weaving faith, hospitality, and business into everyday life from Pleasant Valley Church of the Brethren. <br/><br/><a href="https://pastorharryjarrett.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">pastorharryjarrett.substack.com</a>
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Harry Jarrett—pastor, former missionary in Italy, wedding-venue founder, ex-Marriott GM—speaks on weaving faith, hospitality, and business into everyday life from Pleasant Valley Church of the Brethren. <br/><br/><a href="https://pastorharryjarrett.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">pastorharryjarrett.substack.com</a>
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June 17, 2026
Ministry in the Second Season of Life
<p>What if your most fruitful years are still ahead of you? In this message from Pleasant Valley Church of the Brethren in Weyers Cave, Virginia, Pastor Harry Jarrett explores what it means to be called by God in the second season of life. Drawing on two ancient stories, a tired rabbi walking among shepherdless crowds and a woman named Sarah who laughed at a promise she thought was impossible, this sermon challenges the cultural myth of retirement and invites us into something deeper: rewirement.</p><p>Using current research from the 2025 Barna State of the Church study, the message reframes the common worry that younger generations are not stepping up, and asks the harder question of who God is actually calling, and to what. Whether you are nearing retirement, already there, or simply wondering whether your purpose has run its course, this is an invitation to discover that God may not be finished with you yet.</p><p><strong>SCRIPTURE REFERENCES</strong></p><p>Matthew 9:35-38, the harvest is plentiful but the laborers are few</p><p>Genesis 18:11-14, is anything too hard for the Lord?</p><p>Psalm 92, they will still bear fruit in old age</p><p>Psalm 71, until I proclaim your might to another generation</p><p><strong>BOOKS AND SOURCES MENTIONED</strong></p><p>Falling Upward by Richard Rohr</p><p>Barna Group, State of the Church 2025</p><p>Research and reflections from David Kinnaman, Carl Vaters, and Discipleship Ministries</p><p><strong>CHAPTERS</strong></p><p>00:00 What Happens to the Dream of Retirement?</p><p>01:44 Two Ancient Stories About a Late-Life Calling</p><p>02:27 Why Did Jesus Say the Laborers Are Few?</p><p>03:58 What Did Sarah Learn When She Laughed at God?</p><p>05:16 Are Younger Generations Really Not Showing Up?</p><p>05:53 What Does the 2025 Barna Study Reveal About Who Attends Church?</p><p>08:09 Why Do Gen Z and Millennials Serve Differently?</p><p>11:00 What Burdens Are Younger Generations Carrying?</p><p>13:00 If the Next Generation Won’t Continue Our Ministries, Who Will?</p><p>13:21 Does the Ministry Model Itself Need to Change?</p><p>14:45 What If Their Calling Lies Somewhere Else?</p><p>16:22 What If God Is Calling Us Instead?</p><p>16:32 What Is the Second Season of Life?</p><p>17:30 Can We Still Bear Fruit in Old Age?</p><p>18:21 Is Deserved Rest the Whole Story?</p><p>20:01 What Is the Difference Between Retirement and Rewirement?</p><p>20:57 Whose Voice Really Tells Us to Step Back?</p><p>23:03 Why Does Personal Mentoring Matter More Than Programs?</p><p>24:45 What Does Psalm 71 Teach About Aging and Purpose?</p><p>26:47 What Does Rewirement Actually Look Like?</p><p>27:34 How Did God Rewire Pastor Harry’s Own Calling?</p><p>29:07 What Is God Inviting You Into Today?</p><p><strong>CONNECT AND GO DEEPER</strong></p><p>Church website: https://pleasantvalleyalive.org/</p><p>Daily Devotional: <a target="_blank" href="https://pastorharryjarrett.substack.com/s/daily-devotional">https://pastorharryjarrett.substack.com/s/daily-devotional</a></p><p>Substack newsletter: </p><p>Podcast (Faith at Work): </p><p>If this message encouraged you, please like, subscribe, and share it with someone who needs to hear that God is not finished with them yet. We would love to have you join us in person in Weyers Cave, Virginia, in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley.</p><p>#SecondSeasonOfLife #Rewirement #ChurchOfTheBrethren #FaithAndAging #PurposeAfterRetirement #Sermon #ChristianFaith #ShenandoahValley #PleasantValleyChurch #RichardRohr #FallingUpward #ChristianDiscipleship</p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Harry Jarrett at <a href="https://pastorharryjarrett.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4">pastorharryjarrett.substack.com/subscribe</a>
May 28, 2026
Would That All Were Prophets
<p>What happens when the Holy Spirit refuses to follow the rules?</p><p>In this Pentecost Sunday message, Pastor Harry Jarrett takes us on a journey through three passages that belong together — Numbers 11, Acts 2, and 1 Corinthians 12 — to explore one of the most surprising and liberating truths in all of Scripture: the Spirit of God has never been content to stay inside the lines we draw for Her.</p><p>We begin in the wilderness, where Moses is worn thin by the weight of leading a grumbling people. God responds by distributing Moses’ Spirit among 70 elders — but two of them, Eldad and Medad, never make it to the tent. They stay in the camp. And the Spirit finds them right where they are. When Joshua demands that Moses shut them down, Moses responds with one of the most stunning lines in the entire Torah: “Would that all the Lord’s people were prophets, and that the Lord would put His Spirit on them!”</p><p>We then leap forward to the Day of Pentecost, where that ancient wish explodes into glorious fulfillment. Wind and fire. Unschooled Galileans speaking languages they never learned. Peter, standing before the bewildered crowd, reaches all the way back to the prophet Joel: “In the last days, I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh.” Not just the elders. Not just the leaders. Sons and daughters. Old and young. Slave and free.</p><p>And then we arrive in Corinth, where the same Spirit that made Pentecost possible has somehow become ammunition for competition and status games. Paul has to remind a gifted, fractured church that no gift is for self-display — every gift is for building up the body, and the body needs every single one of its parts.</p><p>Across all three texts, the same pattern repeats: the Spirit shows up where She wasn’t expected, in people who weren’t supposed to be the ones. And every time, the community has to decide how to respond. Will they be Joshua — anxious about the process, defensive of the system? Will they be the Jerusalem crowd — bewildered, dismissive, defaulting to “they must be drunk”? Will they be the Corinthians — ranking, competing, measuring worth by the flashiness of their gifts?</p><p>Or will they grow into Moses — who looked at two men prophesying without permission in the middle of the camp and felt no threat at all, only joy?</p><p>This Pentecost, that question is ours to answer.</p><p>Enjoyed this episode? <strong>Like, share, and leave a comment</strong> — your engagement helps more people discover this message. You can also subscribe to the podcast and daily devotional at the links below.</p><p><strong>Subscribe & go deeper:</strong> <a target="_blank" href="https://pastorharryjarrett.substack.com/podcast">pastorharryjarrett.substack.com</a> </p><p><strong>Visit Pleasant Valley Church of the Brethren:</strong> <a target="_blank" href="https://pleasantvalleyalive.org/">pleasantvalleyalive.org</a> </p><p><strong>Daily Devotional:</strong> <a target="_blank" href="https://pastorharryjarrett.substack.com/s/daily-devotional">pastorharryjarrett.substack.com/s/daily-devotional</a></p><p>RUN OF SHOW - CHAPTERS</p><p>00:00:00 — Welcome & Opening Reflections — Harvest Season in the Valley</p><p>00:00:38 — Series Overview — Three Texts, One Spirit</p><p>00:01:06 — A Note from Your (Slightly Medicated) Pastor</p><p>00:01:55 — Opening Prayer — God of the Harvest</p><p>00:02:20 — TEXT 1: Numbers 11 — Moses, the 70 Elders, and a Shared Spirit</p><p>00:03:40 — Eldad and Medad — The Two Dads Who Stayed Behind</p><p>00:04:25 — What Does “Prophesy” Actually Mean?</p><p>00:05:28 — The Spirit Finds Them Where They Are</p><p>00:06:05 — Joshua Says “Stop Them”</p><p>00:07:27 — Moses’ Stunning Response — One of the Greatest Lines in the Torah</p><p>00:08:03 — What Kind of Leader Can Say “Would That All Were Prophets”?</p><p>00:08:59 — TEXT 2: Acts 2 — Pentecost and the Outpouring Without Measure</p><p>00:10:23 — Wind, Fire, Languages — The Crowd’s Bewildered Response</p><p>00:10:50 — Peter Preaches — Reaching Back to the Prophet Joel</p><p>00:11:13 — Moses’ Wish Coming True at Scale</p><p>00:11:48 — The People at the Bottom of the Social Order Are Included</p><p>00:12:18 — “In Our Own Language We Hear Them Speaking of God’s Deeds of Power”</p><p>00:12:59 — TEXT 3: 1 Corinthians 12 — When Gifts Become a Competition</p><p>00:13:35 — The Corinthian Problem — Ranking Gifts, Creating Winners and Losers</p><p>00:14:18 — Paul’s Answer — Reframing the Gifts for Building Up the Body</p><p>00:14:55 — No Hierarchy, Only Interdependence</p><p>00:15:31 — The Pattern Across All Three Texts</p><p>00:16:05 — Four Ways Communities Respond to the Spirit</p><p>00:16:42 — The Jerusalem Crowd Response</p><p>00:16:55 — The Corinthian Response</p><p>00:17:23 — The Moses Response — “More of This, Please”</p><p>00:17:59 — The Question for the Church Today</p><p>00:19:46 — Closing & Congregational Amens</p><p>00:20:16 — Resources — Weekly Devotional, Study Guide & Coffee with Pastor Harry</p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Harry Jarrett at <a href="https://pastorharryjarrett.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4">pastorharryjarrett.substack.com/subscribe</a>
May 20, 2026
Sent Forth Whole
<p>What are we really trying to do when we raise up a child in faith?</p><p>In this week’s sermon, Pastor Harry Jarrett offers a beautiful and challenging answer to that question — one that speaks not just to graduates and their families, but to every person who has ever been part of a faith community: we are trying to send people forth whole.</p><p>Not perfect. Not finished. But whole.</p><p>Drawing from three rich biblical texts — Deuteronomy 6:4-9, Proverbs 3:13-18, and Luke 2:41-52 — Pastor Harry weaves together a vision of what wholeness looks like and how it actually happens among us. The ancient Hebrew word shanan, translated as “teach diligently,” literally means to sharpen — the way a blade is sharpened on a stone: deliberately, repeatedly, intentionally, with an end in mind. That is what teachers, parents, and communities do when they show up faithfully in the ordinary moments of a child’s life.</p><p>The wisdom of Solomon promises graduates something remarkable for the uncertain road ahead: wisdom is not waiting passively for those who seek her — she is already moving toward them. The formation they’ve received has been preparing them to be the kind of people who recognize wisdom when she shows up.</p><p>And in the only story we have of Jesus as a young person on the edge of adulthood — staying behind in the temple at twelve, causing his parents three days of desperate searching — Luke closes the scene with four words that point to the whole purpose of Christian formation: wisdom, stature, favor with God, and favor with people. Intellectual growth. Physical growth. Spiritual depth. Relational wholeness. An integrated, sharpened life.</p><p>This sermon is a gift for graduates, a charge to communities, and a comfort to parents who must do the hardest thing love requires — let go.</p><p>Go and grow wise. Go and grow whole. Go knowing that wisdom is already on the road ahead of you.</p><p>If this episode moved or challenged you, we’d love to hear from you! Please like, share, and leave a comment below — your thoughts help this message travel further than any one sanctuary can reach.</p><p>🎙 Subscribe to the Faith at Work Podcast on Substack:</p><p>https://pastorharryjarrett.substack.com/podcast</p><p>🌿 Visit Pleasant Valley Church of the Brethren:</p><p>https://pleasantvalleyalive.org/</p><p>📖 Read Pastor Harry’s Daily Devotional:</p><p>https://pastorharryjarrett.substack.com/s/daily-devotional</p><p>RUN OF SHOW</p><p>00:00 — Opening: What Are We Trying to Do When We Raise a Child in Faith?</p><p>00:40 — The Goal Stated: Sending People Forth Whole — Not Perfect, but Growing</p><p>01:34 — Text 1: Deuteronomy 6:4-9 — The Shema and the Hebrew Word Shanan (To Sharpen)</p><p>02:39 — Honoring Teachers and Leaders: Faithfulness in the Ordinary Moments</p><p>03:46 — The Charge Belongs to the Whole Community, Not Just Parents and Clergy</p><p>04:42 — Text 2: Proverbs 3:13-18 — Wisdom as a Tree of Life</p><p>05:30 — A Word for Graduates: You Will Feel Profoundly Lost — But Wisdom Is Moving Toward You</p><p>06:10 — An Active Posture: Wisdom Requires Those Who Take Hold of Her</p><p>07:28 — What the Teachers Gave: Not a Set of Rules, but a Set of Eyes to See With</p><p>07:50 — Text 3: Luke 2:41-52 — The Boy Jesus in the Temple</p><p>09:07 — The Wonder and Anxiety of Letting Go: Parents, Children, and the Moment of Becoming</p><p>10:23 — Four Words That Sum It All Up: Wisdom, Stature, Favor with God, Favor with People</p><p>11:11 — Growing Whole Is the Goal — Not Perfection, but Integration</p><p>11:42 — The Challenge: Growing Whole Takes Work, Courage, and Community</p><p>12:27 — The Hard Truth for Parents and Communities: We Raise Them to Send Them</p><p>13:42 — A Word of Thanks to Teachers and Leaders</p><p>14:22 — The Charge to Graduates: Go. Grow Wise. Grow Whole.</p><p>RESOURCE GUIDE</p><p>SCRIPTURE TEXTS</p><p>Deuteronomy 6:4-9 — The Shema</p><p>The foundational Hebrew prayer and charge to teach the faith diligently across generations.</p><p>Read Deuteronomy 6:4-9 at BibleGateway:</p><p>https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+6%3A4-9&version=NIV</p><p>Explore the Shema’s history and meaning at My Jewish Learning:</p><p>https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/deuteronomy-64-the-shema/</p><p>Theological commentary on Deuteronomy 6:1-9 at Enter the Bible:</p><p>https://enterthebible.org/passage/deuteronomy-61-9-the-shema/</p><p>Proverbs 3:13-18 — Blessed Are Those Who Find Wisdom</p><p>Solomon’s poem on wisdom as the most precious treasure, a tree of life for all who take hold of her.</p><p>Read Proverbs 3:13-18 at BibleGateway:</p><p>https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs+3%3A13-18&version=NIV</p><p>Verse-by-verse commentary on wisdom as “tree of life” at BibleRef.com:</p><p>https://www.bibleref.com/Proverbs/3/Proverbs-3-18.html</p><p>The Blessings of Wisdom — deeper exploration at Enter the Bible:</p><p>https://enterthebible.org/passage/proverbs-313-18-the-blessings-of-wisdom/</p><p>Luke 2:41-52 — The Boy Jesus in the Temple</p><p>The only biblical window into Jesus’ childhood, ending with Luke’s summary: wisdom, stature, favor with God and man.</p><p>Read Luke 2:41-52 at BibleGateway:</p><p>https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+2%3A41-52&version=NIV</p><p>Scholarly preaching commentary from Luther Seminary’s Working Preacher:</p><p>https://www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries/narrative-lectionary/boy-in-the-temple/49277</p><p>What does it mean that Jesus increased in wisdom and stature? — GotQuestions.org:</p><p>https://www.gotquestions.org/Jesus-increased-in-wisdom-and-stature.html</p><p>Jesus in the Temple at 12 — accessible overview of the story’s meaning:</p><p>https://justjesustime.com/jesus-in-the-temple-at-12/</p><p>KEY WORD STUDY</p><p>Shanan (שָׁנַן) — “Teach Diligently” / “To Sharpen”</p><p>The Hebrew word used in Deuteronomy 6:7 appears 9 times in the Old Testament, and 8 of those times it is translated with words related to sharpening, whetting, or piercing. The idea: to engrave the faith into children through deliberate, repeated, intentional teaching — not just programmed instruction, but the whole texture of daily life.</p><p>A Hebrew study of shanan, including the connection to the letter shin and teaching through repetition:</p><p>https://syknox.org/rr-6-14-20-shema-lesson-6-and-all-about-jeremiah-31/</p><p>Detailed word study on shanan in its Old Testament context:</p><p>https://alittleperspective.com/deuteronomy-64-9-the-commandment/</p><p>ABOUT PLEASANT VALLEY CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN</p><p>Pleasant Valley Church of the Brethren has been ministering in the Shenandoah Valley since 1824 and is part of the Church of the Brethren’s Shenandoah District. The congregation proclaims God as Loving Father, Jesus Christ as model and Savior, and the Holy Spirit as constant guide.</p><p>Website: https://pleasantvalleyalive.org/</p><p>Address: 91 Valley Church Road, Weyers Cave, Virginia 24486</p><p>Sunday Schedule: 9:30 AM Sunday School (Sept–May) | 10:30 AM Worship</p><p>Plan a Visit: https://pleasantvalleyalive.org/plan-a-visit/</p><p>About Us & Church History: https://pleasantvalleyalive.org/about-us/</p><p>Faith at Work is produced weekly from the Sunday Morning Worship service at Pleasant Valley Church of the Brethren in Weyers Cave, Virginia. New episodes release each week. Subscribe, share, and join the conversation.</p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Harry Jarrett at <a href="https://pastorharryjarrett.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4">pastorharryjarrett.substack.com/subscribe</a>
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