As artificial intelligence becomes a bigger part of everyday life, Tyler explores how it’s shaping not just our routines, but our hearts, minds, and spiritual lives. While AI can be a helpful tool, it also raises important questions about how we live as followers of Jesus in a rapidly changing world.
Looking through a biblical lens, we’re challenged to consider: Are we using technology to reflect God (the way of Eden), or to replace Him (the way of Babel)?
This sermon highlights four key ways AI can impact us if we’re not intentional:
- Ease can lead to passivity, weakening our discipline and spiritual growth
- Optimization can lead to burnout, keeping us constantly busy and distracted
- Personalization can lead to isolation, replacing real relationships with artificial ones
- Surveillance can lead to manipulation, shaping our thoughts and behaviors without us realizing it
Rather than rejecting technology altogether, we’re called to redeem it–to use it in ways that honor God, strengthen our faith, and serve others well.
No matter how advanced AI becomes, it can never replace what makes us who we are: people created in God’s image and filled with His Spirit. As believers, we have the opportunity to live differently…rooted in truth, guided by wisdom, and committed to reflecting Christ in every area of life.