Introduction

• Proverbs 11:6

Greed is the desire to have more.

• Romans 1:28
• I Corinthians 6:9—10
• I Corinthians 5:9
• I Thessalonians 2:5
• II Peter 2:1-3, 14 – False teachers were greedily extorting them.
• Mar 7:21-23 – Greed comes from the heart.
• II Corinthians 9:5-7 – Don’t let greed spoil things.
• Ephesians 4:19; 5:3 – Greed can involve desires other than money.
• Colossians 3:5

Money is not the answer we think it is.

• I Timothy 6:9-10 – The love of money is the problem.

“lottery winners declare bankruptcy at twice the normal rate”

• Ecclesiastes 5:10 – If you loe money, you won’t be satisfied with money.
• Matthew 22:39
• Ephesians 4:28
• Gambling is an avenue for greed.
• The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel

Greed is fixed by spiritual maturity, not more money.

• Luke 12:13-21
• Philippians 4:11 – Paul learned to be content.
• Colossians 3:1-4
• I Timothy 6:6-12