Title: “Navigating Technology”
Series: Take Back Your Family
Therefore I positioned men behind the lower parts of the wall, at the openings; and I set the people according to their families, with their swords, their spears, and their bows. And I looked, and arose and said to the nobles, to the leaders, and to the rest of the people, “Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, great and awesome, and fight for your brethren, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your houses.” —Nehemiah 4:13-14 (NKJV)
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind… —Romans 12:2 (NKJV)
You are either being
“In 2010, a news reporter asked Steve Jobs what his kids think of the new iPad?”
Thou shalt have no other gods before me. —Exodus 20:3 (KJV)
“We don’t know what our smartphones are doing to us, but they are changing us - that much is clear.” —Anonymous Author
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. —Philippians 4:8 (NIV)
How Can We Make Wise Decisions With Our Technology?
1)
Ideas to limit:
No screens day.
No screens in car.
No screens at church.
No screen ‘hours’.
Limit the
2)
“Your job as a parent is not to protect them from everything in the world, but to instruct them how to navigate the world.”
Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it. —Proverbs 22:6 (NKJV)
Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord. —Ephesians 6:4 (NIV)
Ideas to leverage:
‘Spot the lie’ game.
Hit pause on TV and talk about things you see.
Download the YouVersion Bible app and use the verse of the day.
Download the Souls Church app and get on a Bible reading plan as a family.
How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth! —Psalm 119:103 (NIV)
Leverage the
3)
“Looking can lead to lusting, and lusting can lead to lustful behavior.”
The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light. —Matthew 6:22 (NIV)
I made a covenant with my eyes not to look lustfully at a young woman. —Job 31:1 (NIV)
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind… —Romans 12:2 (NKJV)
Closing Challenge:
What is one change we need to make around technology as a family this year?
Discuss It Further
Conversation guide
Gather as a family or grab a few friends or reflect on these questions to apply this weekend’s message to your daily life.
1) Read Romans 12:2 and Philippians 4:8. What tech patterns are in your life that pull you from a rich walk with God? What happens when you put your technology choices through these 8 filters? Has technology influenced what you spend your time thinking about? How so?
2) What limits do you need to put on your screen time? What about your family’s screen time?
3) Who or what is forming you? How can you leverage your technology to help you be transformed and renewed by God?
4) Read Matthew 6:22. What are you regularly taking in? Regularly looking at? How has it determined what you do?
5) What is one change you need to make when it comes to your technology intake? Where and how can you invite accountability into this?
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