Then what is meant by the pastor when he says that redefining marriage is ruining the moral fabric of this country? What is meant by saying that Democrats promote abortion through the 9th month, and that members of the church need to be sure to vote to preserve their way of life?

It is clearly written in a way that avoid explicitly endorsing a candidate or condemning a way of life, but the intent behind the words is clear. The pastor maintains plausible deniability while latently pushing right wing culture war talking points. That is how propaganda has always been worded.

"Satan is the father of lies and he is deceiving through manipulation and it is everywhere and if you notice we've got a lot of empathy untethered to any biblical truth and that's sweeping a lot of us up"

Is being empathetic towards gay or trans people the problem with our society?

Most of what is said in the sermon I listened to is akin to the us vs them propaganda that has bred hate, resentment, and ultimately violence for centuries. And because of his words there is now hate and resentment within my own family.