Playlist: Fight or Flight Response (topic)
Casting Off Fear
Sermonette byFear manifests itself in many forms, including pride, anger, and competition, stemming from feelings of inadequacy and not measuring up to our pretense.
Fear is the Mindkiller
Sermonette by Jarod RitenbaughFear impacts the nervous system, manifesting three instinctive responses: freeze, flight, and fight. These occur in everyday life and throughout Scripture.
Deuteronomy: Fear
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughFear is a powerful emotion that can dictate life-or-death responses and influence our physical and mental well-being. It manifests in various forms, from everyday anxieties to sudden terror, and triggers a spectrum of reactions. One critical aspect of these reactions is the fight-flight-freeze response, which encapsulates the …
State of Fear
Sermonette byAfter witnessing the Covid pandemic and several deaths, God's people have a fear of the possibility of an encore of these tragedies.
The Agape Evolution
Sermonette byIn one context, evolution is absolutely real:the transition of one of God's called-out ones from a state of fear to a state of transcendental agape love.
Be Anxious For Nothing
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughFear is a fundamental human emotion, deeply tied to our carnal and physical nature, making it nearly impossible to banish completely from our lives. This pervasive emotion often triggers the fight-flight-freeze response, a natural reaction to perceived threats, whether real or imagined. Our bodies and minds are not designed to …
How Fear Resists Faith
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsBelievers are called to live, not in anxiety, but in confident faith. This courage is grounded in God's indwelling Spirit rather than human strength.
Elements of Motivation (Part One)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughFearing God leads to a determination not to bring shame on God's name or offending and hurting the relationship between God and us.
Faith Over Fear
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughWhen it looks like things are out of control, God is busily at work behind the scenes. If we replace anxiety with faith, God will grant us divine peace.
Acts (Part Twenty-Three)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughPaul established his identity and credentials as a Jew in order to build a foundation from which to provide a logical defense of his 'apostasy'.
Attitudes of Returning to Egypt
Sermonette by Jared M. EllisDiscover the three slave-like attitudes the delivered Israelites retained that could cause us to return to the world after our deliverance.
Simplifying Life (Part Four)
Sermon by David F. MaasWe must maintain a Christ-centered tranquility and peace in a hurried, end-time world characterized by overload and debilitating pressure.
Our Battle Against Evil Programming!
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsMilitary strategists have desensitized people to accept killing as normal and acceptable, even as Video games condition people to enjoy killing.
'But I Say to You' (Part Seven): Love Your Enemies
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughMany scriptures direct us to show kindness to strangers and even our enemies who persecute us. With God's Spirit, we override the fight or flight response.
Abraham's Sacrifice (Part One): Faith Perfected
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe Scriptures place a paramount importance on sacrifice. Abraham's 'sacrifice' of Isaac confirmed him to the position of father of the faithful.
When Emotions Take Over
Sermonette by Ted E. BowlingEmotions, including fear and anger, are a gift from God, but we must use them responsibly. Uncontrolled emotions can keep us from the Kingdom of God.
Battling the Tempter
Sermonette by Ted E. BowlingWe all have different life experiences and temptation thresholds. Satan knows how to package sin and temptation to correspond with our greatest weaknesses.
Matthew (Part Thirty-One)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughThe emotions Jesus felt were real, experiencing every agony, fear, anguish, disappointment, terror and temptation we all experience, yet without sin.