Every Moment Holy - Technology Guide

Main Idea: Every moment, including how we use technology, is an invitation to practice the way of Jesus by choosing love, presence, and creativity.

• Reflection: Technology is powerful—it can shape us for flourishing or pull us toward distraction, consumption, and ego.

• Big Question: How can followers of Jesus develop a healthy relationship with technology?

Reflection Questions

Part 1: Foundations – Image Bearers

Key Idea: We are made in God’s image to love, be present, and create.

• Genesis 1:26-28 calls us to be image bearers of God: people of value and purpose.

1. How does recognizing yourself as an image bearer impact your perspective on life?

2. In what ways can technology help you live as an image bearer (love, presence, creativity)?

Part 2: Distortions – Technology’s Challenges

Key Idea: Technology has the potential to either enhance or distort our ability to love, be present, and create.

• Examples of Flourishing: Connecting with loved ones, creating art, advancing medical care.

• Examples of Distortion: Distraction, ego, excessive consumption.

1. When has technology helped you love or be present? When has it distracted you?

2. How do you balance the benefits of technology with its potential downsides?

Part 3: Choosing More – Practicing Flourishing

Key Idea: We must intentionally choose practices that lead to flourishing.

• Three Questions to Ask:

  1. Does ___ help me flourish (love, presence, creativity)?

  2. Am I ever free from technology? Do I have rhythms of rest from it?

  3. Does my physical space cultivate flourishing?

1. What changes could you make to your habits or physical space to align with love, presence, and creativity?

2. How might intentional technology sabbaths improve your relationships, creativity, or spiritual life?

Conclusion

• Practice Together: The table of communion models love, presence, and creativity—a shared meal that points us to flourishing in Jesus.

• Challenge: What is one small, tangible step you can take this week to rethink your relationship with technology?

Closing Prayer
Ask God for wisdom to use technology as a tool for flourishing and for courage to make changes that honor your role as an image bearer.