2. 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

3. 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

4. I. THE DIVINE PATTERN “More than ten thousand studies have concluded that kids do best when they are raised by loving and committedmothers and fathers.” Dr. James Dobson “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

5. 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

6. 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

7. II. THE _____________ PERVERSION “You are not to sleep with a man as with a woman; it is detestable.” Leviticus 18:22

8. II. THE DECEPTIVE PERVERSION “You are not to sleep with a man as with a woman; it is detestable.” Leviticus 18:22

9. II. THE DECEPTIVE PERVERSION “If a man sleeps with a man as with a woman, they have both committed an abomination...” Leviticus 20:13a

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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.

14. III. THE __________ PROBLEM “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” Romans 3:23

15. III. THE DEFINITIVE PROBLEM “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” Romans 3:23

16. III. THE DEFINITIVE PROBLEM “We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way...” Isaiah 53:6

17. 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

18. 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.

19. IV. THE DESTRUCTIVE PROGRAM Goals of the Radical Homosexual Agenda: Special privileges and rights in the laws (e.g., Federal Hate Crimes; ENDA; etc.).Special privileges and rights in the laws (e.g., Federal Hate Crimes; ENDA; etc.). “Sensitivity training" of our children through public education.“Sensitivity training" of our children through public education. Silencing critics in the clergy and Christian media.Silencing critics in the clergy and Christian media. Securing the legal benefits of marriage and parenting for any two people of the same gender.Securing the legal benefits of marriage and parenting for any two people of the same gender.

20. IV. THE DESTRUCTIVE PROGRAM A. Entertainment Arena

21. IV. THE DESTRUCTIVE PROGRAM B. Educational Arena

22. IV. THE DESTRUCTIVE PROGRAM “It is the first fact of civilization, whoever captures the kids owns the future.” Patricia Nell Warren, Lesbian Activist

23. IV. THE DESTRUCTIVE PROGRAM C. Legal Arena

24. IV. THE DESTRUCTIVE PROGRAM Why not same-sex “marriage?” Take a look at the Scandinavian Experiment Scandinavian Experiment

25. 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!

26. 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.

27. 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.

28. 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

29. V. THE DETERMINED PLAN Action Step 2: Practice We need to practice the biblical principles for a healthy marriage as a positive witness.

30. 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.

31. 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

32. 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

33. 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.”

34. 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.”

35. 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.”

36. V. THE DETERMINED PLAN Action Step 3: Participate Stay informed: Visit the Family Research Council website: www.FRC.org or www.FRC.org New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms: www.AlbanyUpdate.com

37. 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!

38. 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!

39. 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

40. 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

41. 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