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...
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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...
info_outlineIn this powerful continuation of the teaching series God Has Not Changed His Mind, Dr. Siohvaughn Funches unpacks the unchanging nature of God through the life of David, anchoring the message in Numbers 23:19 and other key biblical passages. This episode explores how God’s promises remain firm despite human weakness, emotional exhaustion, and prolonged seasons of testing. Through David’s journey of rejection, injustice, and delay, listeners are reminded that God’s faithfulness is not dependent on human perfection. Even when emotions run high and circumstances seem unfair, God remains steadfast, intentional, and fully committed to bringing His word to pass. This message speaks directly to believers navigating frustration, waiting seasons, spiritual fatigue, or unanswered prayers.
The episode also offers deep insight into spiritual maturity, highlighting how provocation, discouragement, and partial fulfillment can become subtle traps that derail destiny if left unchecked. Using the story of David, Abigail, and later David’s leadership challenges, Dr. Siohvaughn Funches emphasizes that while God does not require perfection on the path to promise, He does require perseverance and presence. This teaching encourages listeners to resist settling prematurely, to remain focused on God’s full promise, and to trust divine timing even when progress feels slow or costly. Rich with biblical wisdom and practical application, this episode serves as a reminder that God’s plans extend beyond the individual and are ultimately designed to bless others, advance His kingdom, and reveal His unwavering character.
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