This text is hard for us to connect with, I think, because of several reasons. The first is our view of Evangelism… when we think of evangelism, we think of tracts or going door to door asking people awkward questions. But for Paul, it was so much more than this. It was bearing witness to the glorious reality of the inbreaking of the kingdom of God, through the Son of God, to draw together from the nations the people of God to the glory of God. The second reason this text is tough is because of our deeply entrenched tribalism. As we are going to see, there are people whose motives were terrible who were still accomplishing good for the kingdom of God. And that rankles us, because we are self-righteous. The third reason this text is tough is because of a small view of the kingdom, and a high view of our own individualism. When our view of the kingdom is small, our desire for the advance of the kingdom is going to be small as well. When our view of the kingdom is heart capturing and heart stretching, it enables us to rejoice in its expanse, even if it is at our expense. Listen to Pastor David preach from Philippians 1:12-18.