With the chief example of Christ Jesus—God become slave unto death and glorious exaltation—the Apostle Paul reminds the Philippians that God is actively working in them. He describes this work of God in the lives of three believers. As it was beautiful when Christ put our interests above his own earthly comforts and died for us, it is also beautiful that Paul suffered every day to plant the churches that brought us the gospel. And it was beautiful when Timothy served side by side with Paul, putting the interests of others first. Finally, it was beautiful when Epaphroditus risked his life to complete the Philippian service to Paul.