In this profound message from Christ Community Church, guest speaker Wes Hebert challenges us to reconsider our understanding of vocation as Christians. Drawing from 1 Peter 4:1-11, he argues that beyond our careers and daily occupations, our primary calling is to be “stewards of grace” who both suffer and serve. Using a powerful illustration from the movie “300,” Hebert asks the pivotal question: “Christian, what is your vocation?” Throughout the sermon, he unpacks how believers are called to embrace Christ-like suffering by standing apart from worldly values and enduring the slander that comes with faithful living. He then explores how we are to serve one another sacrificially, using our God-given gifts for His glory, especially in light of Christ’s imminent return. This message offers a compelling vision for Christian identity and purpose in an increasingly secular world.

“Christian, what is your vocation? We are stewards of grace called to suffer and to serve—soldiers in the army of the King of Kings. Armed with his mindset to suffer, empowered by his strength to serve and motivated by his glory, because the end of all things is at hand.”

“None of us can do this apart from the strength that God supplies. You don’t need to be perfect to serve. You don’t need to have it all figured out. You just need to be willing to allow God to use you and to strengthen you.”

“God does not adorn us with his gifts so that we may rob himself and make himself as if it were an empty idol by transferring to us his own glory, but that his own glory may everywhere shine forth in every way you serve.”