In the sermon 'The Value of Ordinary People in Babylon,' Brian Borgman discusses the notion of living as an exile in a foreign land, drawing parallels to the biblical narrative of Babylon. He emphasizes living a life of faith in Jesus, who loves and sacrificed for humanity. Borgman suggests that while in exile, people should focus on living ordinary lives by doing good, working, leading family devotions, attending church, and reading the Bible. This ordinary way of living, inspired by Psalm 37, is portrayed as a radical act of faith that, over time, transforms into something extraordinary. The speaker cautions against seeking escape or trying to radically transform the world, instead advocating for a steady, faithful presence akin to Daniel's influence in Babylon.

Even though I live in as an exile in Babylon, there's something that's quite simple about the way that I live, and that is I live by faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave himself for me. I lead my family to live a life of confidence in God. But the other thing is there's something that is incredibly ordinary for the people of God in exile, and that is, okay, dwell in the land and do good. So in a sense, that's pretty ordinary stuff. And so what I take that to mean is, here I am as an exile living in a foreign land.

I'm in this for the long haul. I'm not looking for some sort of escape. I'm not looking for God to come down. I'm not looking even to turn around and Christianize Babylon. I realize that I need to have an influence, right, like Daniel did.

But there's something that's incredibly ordinary about dwelling the land to do good. So I go to work. I lead my family in devotions. I take my family to church. I get up in the mornings.

I read my Bible. I'm just this ordinary life that really, in a very real sense, ends up being extraordinary at the end of the day. And so the prescription of Psalm 37, I think, is be radical by being ordinary.