Sunday Service | 8:00am Service

Main message: AI is a powerful, pervasive tool that can assist with information and convenience, but it cannot make you more like Jesus or replace the spiritual formation, relationships, and dependence on God that Christ calls us to. Christians must evaluate and use AI under the authority of Scripture, resisting the temptation to treat technology as a “small savior” or shortcut around growth.

Key points:

• AI is already embedded in everyday life (hiring, pricing, traffic, banking) and brings real benefits and real fears.
• Common concerns include job displacement, deepfakes/deception, bias and unfairness, data/privacy risks, and increased isolation.
• AI can inform, organize, and aid learning (even biblical-study tools), but it only informs — Jesus forms; technology cannot produce repentance, sanctification, or true relationship.
• The real temptation is escape: using AI to smooth or hide our weaknesses rather than submitting to the costly, relational work God uses to shape us.
• Christians should measure AI and other technologies against Scripture, use discernment, and prioritize communion with God and community over frictionless convenience.

Scriptures mentioned: Genesis 1:26-27, Genesis 3 (v.4 quoted), Ecclesiastes 3, Revelation 21:4, John 1:14 (word became flesh), John 6:35 (I am the bread of life)