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...
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Selfishness Is a Setup (Part 2)
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In this episode, Dr. Sivan Funches-Dunham continues the series Selfishness Is a Setup by teaching that love is meant to give, not hoard. Drawing from John 3:16 and 1 Corinthians 13, she emphasizes that God’s love is active, generous, and reflected in practical acts of service, encouragement, prayer, and presence. A major theme is the principle of reaping and sowing. Dr. Funches-Dunham explains that God designed this system so that what believers sow—whether time, prayer, care, or resources—will return to them, though not always from the same person or in the same form. She encourages...
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Selfishness Is a Setup (Part 1)
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In this episode of The One Thing That’s Needful Podcast, Dr. Siohvaughn Funches-Dunham launches a new series, “Selfishness Is a Setup,” with a message that exposes self-absorption as a spiritual trap. She begins by grounding the teaching in God’s love, reminding listeners that love gives, and that the clearest picture of that love is seen in the Father giving His Son for the world. Using 1 Corinthians 13, 1 Peter 4:8, and other scriptures, she shows that spiritual activity without love is empty, and that true love is always expressed through giving, covering, and serving others. The...
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If You Don’t Have It, You Don’t Need It (Part 12)
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In this episode of The One Thing That’s Needful Podcast, Dr. Siohvaughn Funches-Dunham brings the series “If You Don’t Have It, You Don’t Need It” to a close by reinforcing a central truth: God is faithful to supply every need, even when circumstances make that seem impossible. Rooted in Philippians 4:19, the message encourages believers to stop being ruled by natural logic, lack, or fear, and instead trust the Lord’s provision with full confidence. Dr. Funches-Dunham uses several powerful Bible stories to illustrate this point. She revisits the feeding of the multitude in John 6,...
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If You Don’t Have It You Don’t Need It (Part 11)
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In this episode of The One Thing That’s Needful Podcast, Dr. Siohvaughn Funches-Dunham continues the series “If You Don’t Have It, You Don’t Need It” by teaching that God is not only able to provide, but that His provision often comes in ways that defy natural logic. Rooted in Philippians 4:19, this message emphasizes that the believer’s confidence should rest in God’s unlimited supply rather than in visible resources, human reasoning, or circumstances. A major focus of the message is the correction of religious thinking about money and provision. Dr. Funches-Dunham makes the...
info_outlineI’m Dr. Siohvaughn Funches, and I’m honored once again to be your host and to share with you the Word that God first shared with me. In this episode, I continue in our powerful series titled “God Has Not Changed His Mind.” Together, we’re diving into Numbers 23:19, where we’re reminded that God is not a man—He doesn’t lie, and He doesn’t change His mind.
This message is so personal to me because I know what it’s like to receive a promise from God with joy and excitement—only to be met with waiting, discouragement, and even persecution. But I’m here to encourage you: God doesn’t change His mind. What He said, He will do. He is faithful to fulfill every promise He has spoken over your life.
We talk about that often-forgotten season between the planting of God’s Word and the harvest—the “waiting room,” as I like to call it. If you haven’t yet heard my episode “Waiting Room Wisdom,” I highly recommend giving it a listen—or re-listen. The enemy often uses that in-between time to plant doubt, fear, and unbelief. But God is still working, even when we can’t see it.
Key Takeaways:
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God doesn’t lie or change His mind: What He has spoken, He will perform (Numbers 23:19).
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The enemy comes for the Word’s sake: Trials and persecution often follow after a Word is received.
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There’s a sowing, waiting, and harvest season: Don’t give up in the “waiting room.”
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Your destiny is secure: No matter the delay, God's promise still stands.
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God is faithful to finish what He started: Stay encouraged and rooted in His Word.
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