Selfishness in Christian preaching highlights the sin of putting one's own desires above the needs of others, leading to discord and injustice. Illustrations often depict greed or unfair division, emphasizing the call to love and serve selflessly as taught in Philippians 2:3-4 and Acts 20:35.
Selfishness causes unfairness and conflict, illustrated by a story of dividing spoils.
A white man and an Indian, returning from a hunt, had a fine turkey and a carrion-buzzard to divide between them. Said the white man, "I will take the turkey, and you shall take the buzzard; or else you may take the buzzard, and I will take the turkey." — "Ah!" said the Indian, "you no say turkey for poor me once."
Selfishness is shown by a child greedily taking the largest apple from a shared plate.
A plate of apples was being passed to some children, when a little girl took a fine red one. Her next neighbor cried, "How greedy you are to take the largest! I meant to take that myself."
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