1. Rick Snodgrass

2. The worth of wealth is not the same as net wealth.
Proverbs 28:6
Better the poor whose walk is blameless
    than the rich whose ways are perverse.

3. 2. It is critical to know the why of wealth.
Proverbs 28:1
The wicked flee though no one pursues,
    but the righteous are as bold as a lion.

4. 3. The risks of wealth are many.

5. 3. The risks of wealth are many.
a. I can want it too much.
Proverbs 15:27
The greedy bring ruin to their households,
    but the one who hates bribes will live.

6. 3. The risks of wealth are many.
a. I can want it too much.
b. I can trust too much.
Proverbs 11:4
Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath,
    but righteousness delivers from death.

7. 3. The risks of wealth are many.
a. I can want it too much.
b. I can trust too much.
c. I can hold it too tight.
Proverbs 28:27
Those who give to the poor will lack nothing,
    but those who close their eyes to them receive
many curses.

8. 3. The risks of wealth are many.
a. I can want it too much.
b. I can trust too much.
c. I can hold it too tight.
d. I can use it unwisely.
Proverbs 22:27
if you lack the means to pay,
    your very bed will be snatched from under you.

9. 4. God’s way to wealth
Proverbs 22:4 = Wisdom
Humility is the fear of the Lord;
    its wages are riches and honor and life.

10. The key thought that saves me is God is here.
Proverbs 14:4 = Work
Where there are no oxen, the manger is empty,
    but from the strength of an ox come abundant
harvests.

11. If I get an ox I have to shovel _ _ _ _
The formula is _____________________________