The Benefits & Blessings of Knowing God (Part 4)
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In today’s episode, Dr. Siohvaughn Funches continues this series and dives deeper into the Word, continuing on the topic of “No More Condemnation.” Dr. Funches first recaps last week’s message that for the New Covenant believer, there is no more condemnation. Dr. Funches reviews John 3:16–17 and ties it to the account of Adam and Eve. Dr. Funches invites the listener to review the message from last week to learn more about the sacrifice Jesus made for the remission of sins. Dr. Funches shows in the Word of God the Law concerning leprosy and the mercy Jesus showed in cleansing the...
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The Benefits & Blessings of Knowing God (Part 3)
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In today’s episode, Dr. Siohvaughn Funches continues this series and delves into the topic of No More Condemnation. Dr. Funches stresses the importance of seeing this truth in the Word of God and of letting God establish it and settle it in our hearts. We have been made righteous by the blood of Jesus. God does not condemn us and we should not condemn ourselves. Dr. Funches shows in the Word of God that it was God’s idea to send Jesus. God loved us before Jesus went to the cross. God’s love came first. It is unconditional. God is love, no matter what we do or don’t do. God sent Jesus...
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The Benefits & Blessings of Knowing God (Part 2)
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In today’s episode, Dr. Siohvaughn Funches continues this series and delves into trusting God. Dr. Funches ties this into the message of the last episode, on the benefits and blessings of knowing God. Before you can trust God, you have to know God. This episode takes it a bit further to look at the benefits and blessings of trusting God. Dr. Funches compares our lives as believers to the readers of a book that God has authored. Dr. Funches talks about being broken and the difficulty of growing trust by sharing stories of her own life and how God blessed her. Dr. Funches looks at...
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The Benefits & Blessings of Knowing God (Part 1)
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In today’s episode, Dr. Siohvaughn Funches begins a new series and delves into the benefits and blessings of knowing God. Dr. Funches picks up where she left off in the last episode, recapping a bit from last week and then diving deeper into these truths. To know God is to know His Word. The benefits and blessings of knowing God are the benefits and blessings of knowing Jesus because Jesus is the Word. Dr. Funches encourages you to listen to the messages from the previous weeks. Dr. Funches says God is using those messages to teach us how to inherit our inheritance. When God blesses...
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Selfishness is a Setup (Part 8)
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In this episode of The One Thing That’s Needful Podcast, Dr. Siohvaughn Funches-Dunham concludes the series “Selfishness is a Setup” by teaching that love is meant to give, even in hard seasons. Drawing from John 3:16, she emphasizes that God’s love is active, generous, and self-sacrificing, and that believers are called to reflect that same unselfishness in their lives. The heart of the message is the life of Joseph, whose story becomes a powerful picture of Christ and a testimony of what it looks like to keep sowing good in the middle of betrayal, injustice, and suffering. Though...
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Selfishness Is a Setup (Part 7)
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In this episode of The One Thing That’s Needful Podcast, Dr. Siohvaughn Funches-Dunham continues her series, “Selfishness Is a Setup,” with a strong reminder that love is unselfish and that God designed reaping and sowing as a spiritual law. The message centers on the idea that selfishness keeps believers stuck in their own pain, while love moves outward in faith and trust in God’s provision. Using the Book of Ruth, she shows how Elimelek’s decision to flee Bethlehem in fear led to loss, while Ruth chose loyalty, sacrifice, and generosity even after deep personal grief. Ruth’s...
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Selfishness Is a Setup (Part 6)
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In this episode of The One Thing That’s Needful Podcast, Dr. Siohvaughn Funches-Dunnom continues her teaching on why selfishness is a trap that keeps believers from walking in the fullness of God’s design. She emphasizes that love is not selfish but gives, and that Christians are called to reflect Christ by serving others, sowing seeds, and trusting God to multiply what is given. The message is rooted in the truth that what we do for others is never wasted, because in God’s kingdom generosity always comes back in greater measure. To illustrate that principle, she revisits the story of...
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Selfishness Is a Setup (Part 5)
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In this episode of The One Thing That’s Needful Podcast, Dr. Siobhaughn Funches-Dunham continues the series “Selfishness Is a Setup” with a message centered on how love gives, and how unselfishness positions believers to receive God’s best. She emphasizes that love is not just a feeling but an action, and that God’s pattern is to bless people so they can become a blessing to others. The teaching follows the story of Queen Esther, highlighting how God placed Esther strategically as queen after a season of loss and obscurity. Through Esther and Mordecai, the episode shows how God was...
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Selfishness Is A Setup (Part 4)
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In this episode of The One Thing That’s Needful Podcast, Dr. Sivan Funches-Dunham continues the series “Selfishness Is A Setup,” teaching that love gives, and selfishness keeps people trapped in a spiritually empty, “Dead Sea” mindset. She presents selfishness as a trap that turns attention inward and blocks the flow of life and blessing. Using Genesis 24, she shows how Abraham’s servant was sent to find a wife for Isaac, and how Rebekah’s quick, generous response to a stranger revealed the kind of unselfish faith God was looking for. Her kindness was not only immediate, but...
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Selfishness Is a Setup (Part 3)
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In this episode of The One Thing That’s Needful Podcast, Dr. Sivan Funches-Dunham continues her series on selfishness and shows how love is meant to be active, not passive. The central message is that love gives, and that giving is one of the clearest ways believers reflect God’s nature. She returns to John 3:16 and emphasizes the phrase “For God so loved the world that He gave,” explaining that God’s love is seen in action. The episode also points to Jesus as the perfect example of humility and service, since He came not to be served but to serve and give His life for others. The...
info_outlineIn this powerful teaching, Dr. Siohvaughn Funches continues her study on the life of David, diving deep into God’s perspective on righteousness and the significance of the heart. Through 1 Samuel 16 and other key scriptures, Dr. Funches reminds listeners that man looks at the outward appearance, but God looks at the heart. She encourages believers to stop judging themselves—or others—based on performance or external standards and instead receive the gift of righteousness that comes by faith in Jesus Christ.
This episode is a call to stop striving for approval through self-righteousness and to rest in the righteousness that God freely gives. Using David’s story, Dr. Funches paints a compelling picture of how even when man overlooks us—sometimes even those closest to us—God still appoints and anoints according to His purpose. If God chose David, the overlooked shepherd boy, He can and has chosen you.
Key Takeaways:
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God’s standard is the heart: He does not judge by outward appearance (1 Samuel 16).
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Self-righteousness is rejected: It's not about what you do or don’t do—true righteousness is a gift received by faith in Jesus.
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You are already righteous: If you believe in Jesus, you are clothed in God’s own righteousness—nothing you do can add to that.
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You may be overlooked by people—but not by God: Even David’s own father and brothers didn’t consider him, but God appointed him king.
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Your calling is from God: Man may appoint leaders, but true spiritual authority and calling come from God Himself.
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Don’t miss God: Even without external validation, remain faithful and confident in what God has said and shown you.
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