REV. Zachery Sarrault, Associate PASTOR
Pastor’s Corner for May 11-17, 2025
The Lamb
(Revelation 7:9-17)
Have you ever thought of how absurd it is that Jesus chose to be associated with the title “Lamb”? Jesus has a lot of names throughout the Bible, Son of God, Son of Man, the Word, Good Shepherd, Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God. In fact, if you give a quick Google search, you will find over 150 different names that Jesus goes by in the Bible. All of them tell us a little more about the awesomeness of who Jesus is as our God. Out of all of them, I find Jesus as the Lamb to be the most out of place, especially when heard in the book of Revelation.
Think about what a Lamb is known for. A lamb is cute and cuddly. It is completely helpless. Pictures of lambs are never intimidating or impressive. They might make you feel warm and fuzzy, but they certainly don’t make you feel protected. Looking from a biblical perspective, a lamb was food and/or slaughter. A lamb would never be chosen as a school mascot or an image that would inspire followers. And that is exactly why Jesus chose to be called the Lamb.
Jesus took the route that no one would assume. As He lowered Himself from His heavenly thrown to be born as God in the flesh, He knew exactly why He was born. He was born to be slaughtered, just like so many literal lambs before Him, except Jesus would be the final Lamb to be slaughtered. He came to be both our food and our perfect sacrifice. We eat of this Lamb of God when we eat the bread and drink the wine in Communion. In the eating and the drinking, we receive again the gifts that the Lamb accomplished for us in His slaughter on the cross. It is that death on the cross that makes the Lamb so much more than anything we would assume. It is that final sacrificial slaughter on the cross where the Lamb became victorious, and it is that image that we see in Revelation.
Why does Jesus choose to be seen as a Lamb in the victory book of Revelation? Because Jesus won complete victory when He was the slain Lamb on the cross. It is the blood shed from the Lamb that we are washed in, becoming members of the flock. It is because the Lamb gave up everything to die for us, He is now the Lamb who has become our shepherd, knowing all that we live through because He has been here too. The perfect Lamb of God who leads us eternally.
Your following 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!