REV. Zachery Sarrault, Associate PASTOR
Pastor’s Corner for June 14-20, 2026
Pray as the Church
(Matthew 9:35-38)
Do you find yourself overwhelmed by the lack of faith in the world, our nation, your community, or your circles? In the Christian/not-yet-Christian balance scale, the numbers can be lopsided. If you are overwhelmed by the enormity of Jesus’ call to “go and make disciples,” you’re not alone. Jesus sees how lopsided His Mission and acknowledges it saying, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few.” In other words, “there’s a whole lot of people out there that don’t know Me, and only a few folks who do.” It can be an overwhelming statistic, but our God does not get overwhelmed.
God knows exactly what the Mission field is like, after all, He is the Lord of the harvest. When we are overwhelmed by the lack of faith before our eyes, take it to God in prayer. Jesus guides us to go to God (go to Him) when we see people’s need for Him, He can handle it. How do we pray about this? We can certainly say, “God, go create faith in those without.” That’s not a bad prayer, but Jesus gives something differing saying, “pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.” In other words, pray that God would send His Church out to love others. Is that your prayer?
What is your prayer for your church? Do you pray that God protect her? Keep her safe? That God guides her and keeps her in pure doctrine? That God causes her to grow? These aren’t bad prayers, but how does God do this? He does it through His people, He loves the harassed and helpless, through His Church. That’s you and me! So, I encourage you to pray for your church.
Pray for the building of Resurrection Lutheran Church. Pray that it is a place of safety and welcome, that it stands as a beacon of light and hope. Pray that the parking lot is a place of community and fellowship. Pray that the playgrounds are places of joy, laughter, and good conversation. Pray that all those who step foot onto this plot of land would encounter the love of Christ through you and me.
Pray for the people of Resurrection Lutheran Church. Pray that we would all be a welcoming people. Pray that we may seek out those who need the love of Jesus. Pray that we may be willing to stand out in this community to be blatant lovers of Jesus. Pray that we may know the Bible Story well and be ready to talk about it with others.
Pray for the future of Resurrection Lutheran Church. Pray over our upcoming capital campaign called Faith in Action (check out the case statement to see what’s going on). Don’t just pray that we raise enough money, instead pray that God may use this opportunity to raise up laborers in His harvest. Don’t just pray that Resurrection expands, instead pray that God would make His love known through Resurrection. We are the laborers in His harvest, and it’s a great time to labor with Him!
Your praying brother in Christ,
Pastor Zach Sarrault
Please note, there will be some filming and picture taking this weekend in and around the campus and worship services. This is in conjunction with the capital campaign. Thank you for your understanding.
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!