Rev. David Hockett delivers a sermon reflecting on the recent United Methodist General Conference, emphasizing its diversity and the importance of love and unity in making decisions. He discusses significant conference outcomes, such as removing language excluding LGBTQ individuals and adopting revised social principles. Hockett underscores the Methodist tradition of connection, highlighting its global impact through missions and support for various causes. He invokes John Wesley's vision of Methodism as a community grounded in love, advocating for unity amidst diversity. The sermon concludes with a call to embrace Wesley's rules of doing no harm, doing good, and staying in love with God as a means to embody the body of Christ in their community.
