REV. Zachery Sarrault, Associate PASTOR
Pastor’s Corner for November 1-7, 2026
Children of God
(1 John 3:1-3)
Have you ever thought about how people will remember you when you’re gone? Throughout our lives we have more relationships than we can count, holding numerous titles, positions, and vocations with all sorts of people. Those we work with, meet casually, live with, grow up with, see once a year, see every day. Every individual knows us in specific circumstances depending on the relationship. Our kids have a different perspective than our spouse, who has a different perspective than our best friend from first grade, but each person has thought about who we are.
This weekend is one of remembering those that have gone before us to live in eternity. Who are you remembering this All Saints' Day and how do you think about them? All of us have someone, and I imagine that we remember them fondly, no matter how they truly were when they were still with us here. It’s interesting that after someone has passed, many (if not all) of their earthly troubles, hurts, and sins are no longer remembered. At least we are usually polite enough not to talk about them. I think there’s something Biblical about that. When our time on earth is done and we live in eternity with God, those earthly sins are really and truly gone. In fact, they are gone even when we are still living here on earth. They are already gone for us right now!
See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are… And everyone who thus hopes in Him purifies himself as He is pure. (1 John 3:1, 3)
Through the waters of Holy Baptism, you are already children of God, you are sons and daughters of the Holy, Pure, Righteous, and Heavenly Father. To be His children, we have to be holy, pure, and righteous and because we can’t make it there on our own, He did it for us by sending His Son (our Brother!) into our flesh and giving us His holiness through His death and resurrection. The love that the Father has given to us has a name, and His name is Jesus. Jesus is the Love of the Father and He is our hope. As we hope in Him, holding on to Him and His Promise, He continues to do His purifying work within us. We don’t make ourselves pure any more than a child can make themselves clean after rolling around in the mud. A child needs the work of their parent to clean them up, just like we need the work of our Savior to clean us up. The parent cleans the child because they love their kid, their kid is special and set aside for them. The same is true for our Father God. He makes us clean because we are special and set aside for Him. We are the Saints of God now, even as we hope for the Glorious Day to come!
Your hoping brother in Christ,
Pastor Zach Sarrault
Ordination and Installation of Pastor Zachery Sarrault (July 18, 2021):
Sunday was a great day at RLC! We celebrated the Ordination and Installation of our new Associate Pastor Zachery Sarrault. It was a beautiful service with a heartfelt sermon by his father, Pastor Joel Sarrault. Congratulations and welcome, Pastor Zach! Thank you to all who participated in this special day.
Pastor Sarrault Ordination and Installation
Pastor Zachery Sarrault Ordination and Installation Bulletin
From Pastor Zach (July 16, 2021):
Hey Resurrection Family!
Kelsey and I are finally here! We have finished up at St. Louis, seen family in Michigan, and moved into our new home. After all of that traveling and living out of suitcases, we couldn’t be happier to finally be back to something comfortable. Comfort is always something nice to hold on to. All of us have something that makes us comfortable, whether it be a family member or friend, a good book or fishing pole, a quilting machine or a wood shed, we all have our go-to comfort places. This is part of being human! We love comfort!
The thing with comfort is that sometimes we get too comfortable. We can settle in and tell ourselves that we never wish to see any change. “Life would be perfect if I could just stay in my recliner with Tom Sawyer all day.” Or whatever your comfort may be. Sadly, we know that this isn’t how life works. No matter how much we enjoy our comforts, ‘real life’ happens and it disrupts those little joys. But, is it ‘real life’ or is it God, calling us into His mission to do more than just the comfortable?
Jesus never led a life of comfort. From the manger to the cross and even the empty tomb, Jesus’ life was one of challenge and the uncomfortable. When one of the scribes declared that he would follow Jesus, all Jesus had to say was, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head” (Matt. 8:20). Kind of an odd response, one that rightly scared away the scribe. Probably would have scared me too!
So, what does this mean for us? Are we supposed to throw away all of our earthly comforts and live lives of asceticism? Not at all! But we are called to know where these comforts come from and who our ultimate comfort is. In all things, comfort or challenge, our Lord and Savior stands before us, behind us, and beside us. As Jesus prepared His disciples for life after His death and resurrection, Jesus told His followers, “I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world” (John 16:33).
There is our ultimate comfort! Not in our little hide-a-ways or indulgences, but in the One who has overcome all sin and who has promised us peace. Our comfort is in the faith that we have through Christ’s death and resurrection. Our comfort is in the kingdom of God that has already been given to us! That is a comfort that is never changing and never ending. No matter what God has in store the Sarraults in North Carolina, we know that the comfort of our Lord will always prevail!
In the comfortable and the uncomfortable, but always in Christ,
Pastor Zach Sarrault
From Pastor Jonathan (July 15, 2021):
There's a new face at Resurrection! Seminarian Zach Sarrault and wife Kelsey made it down to Cary last Monday, and soon-to-be "Pastor Zach" is already taking part in leadership team activities here at RLC. He will serve as Associate Pastor at Resurrection... meaning he will be working full-time in all aspects of ministry: preaching and teaching, visiting the homebound, discipling others, showing up at youth events, leading school and preschool chapel services, making friends in his neighborhood, evangelizing... and doing it all as one who is privileged to be an Under-Shepherd of the Good Shepherd, Jesus Christ. We are very blessed to have him and Kelsey in our midst!
Though the Sarraults hail from Michigan they know a little bit about our area already since Zach served as Vicar at Hope Lutheran Church in Wake Forest from 2019 to 2020. At church you can find Pastor Zach in the Associate Pastor's office, next door to the main office on the left side. I look forward to working with Pastor Zach and seeing him welcomed as warmly by all of you as Juli and I were not so long ago! May God bless and further your ministry among us, Pastor!