{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Selfishness Is a Setup (Part 5)","description":"In this episode of The One Thing That\u2019s Needful Podcast, Dr. Siobhaughn Funches-Dunham continues the series \u201cSelfishness Is a Setup\u201d with a message centered on how love gives, and how unselfishness positions believers to receive God\u2019s best. She emphasizes that love is not just a feeling but an action, and that God\u2019s 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 already working ahead of the problem, using hidden faithfulness, courage, and sacrificial giving to prepare for a coming crisis. A major theme is the contrast between Mordecai and Haman: one sows a seed by saving the king\u2019s life, while the other sows pride, hatred, and destruction. Dr. Funches-Dunham explains that Mordecai\u2019s earlier act of unselfishness later became the very thing that saved him, Esther, and the Jewish people, proving that what we sow returns in kind. The episode closes with a strong reminder that selfishness can become a trap, but generosity and love open the door to protection, provision, and breakthrough. The message encourages listeners to trust God, keep giving, and believe that no act of faithful love is ever wasted. 00:00 Podcast Welcome 01:30 Prayer And Invitation 02:51 Series Recap Love Gives 05:49 Rebecca Quick Generosity 11:10 Esther Story Setup 15:50 Vashti Removed 18:21 Esther Crowned Queen 23:11 Mordecai Saves King 24:35 Haman Plot Exposed 28:05 Reaping And Sowing Lesson 30:32 Selfishness Is A Setup 31:59 Final Blessing And Outro ","author_name":"The One Thing That's Needful","author_url":"http:\/\/faithcomesbyhearing.libsyn.com\/website","html":"