Poor Culture Sermon Series

AI
and God

The future isn't testing our intelligence.
It's testing our humanity.

Artificial intelligence is changing how we work, create, communicate, and make decisions. But beneath every technological revolution lies a deeper question: What does it mean to be human?

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The Series

8 Sermons. Ancient questions.
The age of machines.

Prelude

The Conversation Has Already Begun

Before we ask what AI will become, we have to ask what it means to be human. The conversation has already started. The only question is whether we're asking the right questions.

Genesis 1:26–28  ·  John 1:1–5
Prelude
Episode 01

AI Is Not God

The most dangerous thing about AI isn't that it might become human. It's that humans might forget who they are.

Genesis 11:1–9  ·  Psalm 8 Read → Episode 02

The Tower of Babel and the Machine That Speaks

Babel wasn't about a tower. It was about a civilization trying to save itself. Sound familiar?

Genesis 11:1–9 Read → Episode 03

When Tools Become Idols

The greatest idols don't ask for worship. They quietly become the place you go for meaning.

Exodus 32:1–8  ·  Psalm 115 Read → Episode 04

Will AI Take My Job?

If a machine can do what you do... what does that say about who you are?

Genesis 1:26–28  ·  Genesis 2:15  ·  Matthew 20:1–16 Read → Episode 05

Sabbath in the Age of Automation

Every idol demands one more brick. God asks one question: Can you stop?

Genesis 2:1–3  ·  Exodus 20:8–11 Read → Episode 06

Wisdom When Machines Give Answers

We solved the information problem. Why are we still so confused?

1 Kings 3:5–12  ·  Proverbs 8:1–11  ·  James 1:5 Read → Episode 07  ·  Series Finale

Liberation or Domination? The Spiritual Test of AI

Every technology promises freedom. History asks a different question: Who actually becomes free?

Exodus 5:1–9  ·  Amos 5:21–24  ·  Luke 4:16–21 Read →
About the Series

Not fear.
Not worship.
Wisdom.

Artificial intelligence is forcing ancient questions back into public life. What is wisdom? What is work? What is truth? What makes a human being sacred? Are we building tools, idols, or gods?

This series begins with a simple confession: intelligence is not divinity. AI is not God. But it is revealing what humans worship, fear, outsource, and desire.

Teaching by Rev. Karmen Michael Smith, founder of Poor Culture — a digital faith experience for the exiled.

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Questions This Series Answers

The questions people
are actually asking

Is AI God? Can AI Replace God? Is AI an Idol? What Does the Bible Say About AI? Will AI Take My Job? Can AI Give Wisdom? Tower of Babel and AI Sabbath and Technology Should Christians Use AI?
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