I. THE _______ PATTERN
“So God created man in his own
image, in the image of God he
created him; male and female he
created them.” Genesis 1:27
I. THE DIVINE PATTERN
“So God created man in his own
image, in the image of God he
created him; male and female he
created them.” Genesis 1:27
I. THE DIVINE PATTERN
“More than ten thousand studies
have concluded that kids do best
when they are raised by loving and
committed mothers and fathers.”
Dr. James Dobson
I. THE DIVINE PATTERN
“For this reason a man will leave
his father and mother and be united
to his wife, and they will become
one flesh.” Genesis 2:24
I. THE DIVINE PATTERN
“Have you not read that at the beginning, the
Creator made them male and female, and
said: `For this reason a man will leave his
father and mother and be united to his wife
and the two will become one flesh?’ So they
are no longer two but one. Therefore what
God has joined together, let no man
separate.”
Matthew 19:4-6
II. THE _____________
PERVERSION
“You are not to sleep with a man as
with a woman; it is detestable.”
Leviticus 18:22
II. THE DECEPTIVE
PERVERSION
“You are not to sleep with a man as
with a woman; it is detestable.”
Leviticus 18:22
II. THE DECEPTIVE
PERVERSION
“If a man sleeps with a man as with a
woman, they have both committed
an abomination...”
Leviticus 20:13a
II. THE DECEPTIVE
PERVERSION
The same God who judged Sodom
and Gomorrah in Genesis 19 is the
same God who sent His Son to die on
the cross for all sin – including
homosexuality
II. THE DECEPTIVE
PERVERSION
What Is Jesus’ Perspective?
“Do not think that I have come to
abolish the Law or the Prophets; I
have not come to abolish them
but to fulfill them.”
Matthew 5:17
II. THE DECEPTIVE
PERVERSION
What Is Jesus’ Perspective?
“I tell you the truth, until heaven and
earth disappear, not the smallest letter,
not the least stroke of a pen, will by any
means disappear from the Law until
everything is accomplished.”
Matthew 5:18
II. THE DECEPTIVE
PERVERSION
Additional New Testament Scriptures
condemning Homosexuality as an act,
behavior or lifestyle:
Romans 1:18, 26-32;
1 Corinthians 6:9-11
1 Timothy 1:10; 2 Peter 2:6ff;
Jude 7; etc.
III. THE __________
PROBLEM
“For all have sinned and fall short
of the glory of God”
Romans 3:23
III. THE DEFINITIVE
PROBLEM
“For all have sinned and fall short
of the glory of God”
Romans 3:23
III. THE DEFINITIVE
PROBLEM
“We all, like sheep, have gone
astray, each of us has turned to his
own way...”
Isaiah 53:6
III. THE DEFINITIVE
PROBLEM
“I am certain that homosexuality
does not result from irresistible
genetic influences, as some would
have us believe.”
Dr. James Dobson
III. THE __________
PROGRAM
Homosexuals represent a fraction of
the total U.S. population:
Only 2.9%!
But the activists have been extremely
successful in advancing their
agenda.
IV. THE DESTRUCTIVE
PROGRAM
Goals of the Radical Homosexual Agenda:
•Special privileges and rights in the laws (e.g.,
Federal Hate Crimes; ENDA; etc.).
•“Sensitivity training" of our children through
public education.
•Silencing critics in the clergy and Christian
media.
•Securing the legal benefits of marriage and
parenting for any two people of the same
gender.
IV. THE DESTRUCTIVE
PROGRAM
A. Entertainment Arena
IV. THE DESTRUCTIVE
PROGRAM
B. Educational Arena
IV. THE DESTRUCTIVE
PROGRAM
“It is the first fact of civilization,
whoever captures the kids
owns the future.”
Patricia Nell Warren,
Lesbian Activist
IV. THE DESTRUCTIVE
PROGRAM
C. Legal Arena
IV. THE DESTRUCTIVE
PROGRAM
Why not same-sex “marriage?”
Take a look at the
Scandinavian Experiment
IV. THE DESTRUCTIVE
PROGRAM
“All that is needed for evil to
triumph is for good men to do
nothing.”
Edmund Burke
We must do something!
V. THE ______________ PLAN
Action Step 1: Pray
We need to pray for God's mercy
on a city and a nation that is
speeding toward Sodom and
hurtling toward Gomorrah.
V. THE DETERMINED PLAN
Action Step 1: Pray
We need to pray for God's mercy
on a city and a nation that is
speeding toward Sodom and
hurtling toward Gomorrah.
V. THE DETERMINED PLAN
Action Step 1: Pray
“If my people who are called by my
name will humble themselves and
pray, and seek my face, and turn
from their wicked ways, then I will
hear from heaven, forgive their sin,
and heal their land.”
2 Chronicles 7:14
V. THE DETERMINED PLAN
Action Step 2: Practice
We need to practice the biblical
principles for a healthy marriage
as a positive witness.
V. THE DETERMINED PLAN
Action Step 3: Participate
We need to participate in our
“government of the people, by the
people, and for the people” as
Abraham Lincoln described it.
V. THE DETERMINED PLAN
Action Step 3: Participate
“You are the Salt of the Earth…You
are the Light of the World.”
“Give to Caesar what is Caesar's and
to God what is God’s.”
Matthew 5:13-16; 22:21
V. THE DETERMINED PLAN
Action Step 3: Participate
Contact the NY Senate and Assembly!
Call the Senate: 518-445-2800.
Call the Assembly: 518-445-4100.
Use the Legislative Action Center at
www.AlbanyUpdate.com
V. THE DETERMINED PLAN
Action Step 3: Participate
No need for a lengthy discussion
or argument. No need for a
sermon. Just simply urge your
state legislators to vote NO on
Same-Sex “Marriage.”
V. THE DETERMINED PLAN
Action Step 3: Participate
Tell Them to Oppose the
Same-Sex “Marriage” Bill:
Make a simple request, like: “Please
support traditional marriage as a union
of a man and a woman by opposing the
Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ bill.”
V. THE DETERMINED PLAN
Action Step 3: Participate
Tell Them to Oppose the
Same-Sex “Marriage” Bill:
“Please resist any efforts to change the
definition of marriage in New York. Vote
NO on the Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ bill.”
V. THE DETERMINED PLAN
Action Step 3: Participate
Stay informed: Visit the Family
Research Council website:
www.FRC.org or
New Yorkers for Constitutional
Freedoms:
www.AlbanyUpdate.com
V. THE DETERMINED PLAN
Action Step 3: Participate
Spread the word: Try to persuade your
family, friends, and acquaintances to
take an active role in standing for
marriage. Write an editorial, post a
message on Facebook, use Twitter
and tweet for marriage!
V. THE DETERMINED PLAN
Action Step 3: Participate
Spread the Word:
1. It is an insult to equate gay rights
with civil rights.
2. Our children don’t need to be
indoctrinated with that “lifestyle.”
3. Marriage between one man and
one woman is best for children
and society!
V. THE DETERMINED PLAN
Action Step 4: Proclaim
“Do not be deceived: Neither the
sexually immoral nor idolaters nor
adulterers nor male prostitutes nor
homosexual offenders nor thieves nor
the greedy nor drunkards nor
slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the
kingdom of God.”
1 Corinthians 6:9b-10
V. THE DETERMINED PLAN
Action Step 4: Proclaim
“Some of you were like this, BUT you
were washed, you were sanctified, you
were justified in the name of the
Lord Jesus Christ and
by the Spirit of our God.”
1 Corinthians 6:11
V. THE DETERMINED PLAN
Action Step 4: Proclaim
“Therefore if anyone is in Christ,
there is a new creation; old things
have passed away, and look, new
things have come.”
2 Corinthians 5:17