Technology and the Christian 5

The sermon uses the fall of Babylon in Revelation 18 as a metaphor to critique the modern internet’s attention economy and surveillance capitalism. It traces the technological evolution from ARPANET to smartphones, highlighting how commercial interests have transformed digital infrastructure into a system that monetizes user data and exploits psychological vulnerabilities. The preacher argues that this environment fosters anxiety and distracts believers from eternal truths through relentless advertising and algorithmic manipulation. Consequently, Christians are called to exercise spiritual discernment, reject the pervasive culture of surveillance, and guard their hearts against the covetousness and fear driven by these technologies. The message concludes with a prayer for wisdom to remain spiritually unspotted amidst a world obsessed with ephemeral gains.