Lamar Family Ministries Center Sermons

Speaker or Performer: Bob Petersen, Caleb Petersen, & Julie Petersen Date of Delivery: May 26, 2019 Complete TrustLet’s look at a situation that invokes an understandable response:Matthew 8:23-26 NASU When He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him. And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being covered with the waves; but Jesus Himself was asleep. And they came to Him and woke Him, saying, Save us, Lord; we are perishing! He said to them, Why are you afraid, you men of little faith? Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it became perfectly calm.How Fear WorksThe brain is a profoundly complex organ. More than 100 billion nerve cells comprise an intricate network of communications that is the starting point of everything we sense, think and do. Some of these communications lead to conscious thought and action, while others produce autonomic responses. The fear response is almost entirely autonomic: We don't consciously trigger it or