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  THE GREAT WORK OF THE MINISTRY
  by Thomas Brooks
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Summary: The great work of the ministry is to make unholy men holy and
to make those who are already holy to be more holy.

Topics: "Holiness", "Ministry"
Scripture References: 1 Peter 1:15

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Thomas Brooks emphasizes that the primary focus of ministry is twofold:
to transform unholy individuals into holy ones and to nurture the
holiness of those who are already in Christ. He asserts that the
greatest work of a minister is to lead souls to Christ and then to help
them grow in their faith and holiness. This dual responsibility should
be the foremost concern and passion of every minister's heart.

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I have always looked upon the great work of the ministry to consist in
two things: first, in making unholy men holy; and, secondly, in making
those who are already holy to be more and more holy. First to beget
holiness, and then to nurse up holiness. First to bring souls to Christ,
and then to build up souls in Christ, is without all question the
greatest work which should be most in every minister's eye, and which
should always lie nearest and warmest upon every minister's heart.

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