{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Selfishness Is a Setup (Part 3)","description":"In this episode of The One Thing That\u2019s 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\u2019s nature. She returns to John 3:16 and emphasizes the phrase \u201cFor God so loved the world that He gave,\u201d explaining that God\u2019s 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 teaching contrasts selfishness with generosity and presents selfishness as a trap that keeps people from walking in the blessing of God. Dr. Dunham encourages listeners to see giving as a spiritual gift and as something God can use in every season of life. Overall, the episode invites believers to examine their hearts, reject selfish habits, and follow Jesus\u2019 example of serving others with love. It is a call to live with open hands, trusting that God honors a life shaped by generosity and grace 00:00 Podcast Welcome 00:57 Series Setup Prayer 03:25 Love Gives Revelation 06:25 Jesus Model Service 10:32 Sowing Reaping Principle 13:39 Dead Sea Warning 17:13 Pain of Selfishness 19:46 Luke 5 Miracle Intro 22:05 Peter Lends Boat 24:58 Strategic Sowing Wisdom 28:45 Nevertheless Obedience 31:22 Overflowing Harvest Close 31:57 Final Wrap Up Outro ","author_name":"The One Thing That's Needful","author_url":"http:\/\/faithcomesbyhearing.libsyn.com\/website","html":"