July 21, 2019
Introduction
[24] One gives freely, yet grows all the richer;
1. How to make money
Work hard
A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
Proverbs 10:4
Also see Proverbs 14:23, 20:13
Build it slowly
Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it
Proverbs 13:11
Also see Proverbs 20:21, 20:25
Build it honestly
Whoever is greedy for unjust gain troubles his own household, but he who hates bribes will live.
Proverbs 15:27
Also see Proverbs 19:22, 10:16
2. How to navigate money
Money will betray you
Do not toil to acquire wealth; be discerning enough to desist.
When your eyes light on it,
it is gone, for suddenly it sprouts wings, flying like an eagle toward heaven
Proverbs 23:4-5
Money will not protect you
Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death
Proverbs 11:4
A rich man’s wealth is his strong city, and like a high wall in his imagination
Proverbs 18:11
3. How to use money
One gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want. Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered.
Proverbs 11:24-25
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.
2 Corinthians 8:9
Conclusion
Give yourself to the Lord
Give yourself to the Community
Live modestly
[8] …give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me, [9] lest I be full and deny you and say, “Who is the LORD?” or lest I be poor and steal and profane the name of my God.
Proverbs 30:8-9