UAMEZ Sermon
What Does the Bible Say About AI?
Genesis 1:26-28
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Your resume gets screened by an algorithm, your feed ranks you, and some apps now sell a companion with a soul. So what does the Bible say about AI, and about what you are worth? Pastor Kaloma Smith says you were designed on purpose, in the image of God, and no system gets to compute your worth. You were made to represent God first and to produce second, so AI cannot replace what you carry. In this sermon, preached April 12, 2026 as week one of the Faith in the Age of AI series, Pastor Kaloma Smith of UAMEZ Church in Palo Alto, California preaches on Genesis 1:26-28 and shows what the image of God means for anyone being measured by machines. Questions this sermon answers What does it mean to be made in the image of God? In Genesis 1:26 God pauses and says let us make humankind, the first time he deliberates in the creation story, so you were decided on and not only spoken into being. Can AI decide what a person is worth? No. He says only the Creator sets the worth of a human being, and any system that ranks people by output or zip code is running without Genesis 1:27. Does my job define who I am? No. In Genesis 1:28 God blesses people before he gives them any work, so relationship with God comes before the assignment. How should Christians think about AI? Ask whether a system honors the image of God in every person it touches, including the workers it displaces and the applicants it screens out, and hold it to Micah 6:8. Scripture: Genesis 1:26-28, Psalm 139:13-16, Jeremiah 1:5, Romans 5:8, Isaiah 43:19, Micah 6:8, Jeremiah 29:11 Chapters 0:00 Opening worship 1:37 Prayer: we will not be silent 3:15 Why screens can't replace real connection 7:06 Faith in the Age of AI: Genesis 1:26-28 and the image of God 11:57 God designed you on purpose 20:24 Your worth cannot be computed 26:11 Made to represent God, not only to produce Join us Sundays at 10 AM PT, 3549 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94306, or live at youtube.com/@uamez Plan your visit: uamez.com Instagram: instagram.com/uamezchurch Facebook: facebook.com/uamezchurch #UAMEZChurch #FaithAndAI #Genesis1
Questions this sermon answers
What does it mean to be made in the image of God?
In Genesis 1:26 God pauses and says let us make humankind, the first time he deliberates in the creation story, so you were decided on and not only spoken into being.
Can AI decide what a person is worth?
No. He says only the Creator sets the worth of a human being, and any system that ranks people by output or zip code is running without Genesis 1:27.
Does my job define who I am?
No. In Genesis 1:28 God blesses people before he gives them any work, so relationship with God comes before the assignment.
How should Christians think about AI?
Ask whether a system honors the image of God in every person it touches, including the workers it displaces and the applicants it screens out, and hold it to Micah 6:8.
What are the chapters in this sermon?
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