It's the Message not the messenger - Philippians 1:15-18

15 Some indeed preach Christ even from envy and strife, and some also from goodwill: 16 The former preach Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my chains; 17 but the latter out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel. 18 What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is preached; and in this I rejoice, yes, and will rejoice.

The New King James Version (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982), Php 1:15–18.

• Paul rejoices whenever the true Christ is preached, whether the preacher acts from sincere love or from envy, rivalry, and selfish ambition.
• The gospel's saving power belongs to God's message and the Holy Spirit, not to a minister's eloquence, personality, denomination, or perfectly pure motives.
• Rejoicing in true proclamation does not remove discernment: hearers must act like Bereans and test whether the Christ and gospel being preached agree with Scripture.
• Ministers must guard against jealousy and self-seeking, while all believers may take joy that God advances his kingdom through weak and sinful messengers.

• Can I rejoice when the true gospel advances through a preacher or church outside my preferred circle?
• Do I test preaching by Scripture rather than accepting or rejecting it because of the messenger's reputation?
• Where might envy, recognition, rivalry, or selfish ambition be shaping the way I speak about Christ?
• How does confidence in the Spirit's work free me from treating eloquence or personality as the source of saving power?

Pretense

Proclaiming Christ from an insincere or self-seeking motive rather than from love and goodwill.

Message over messenger

The truth that God saves through the gospel by his Spirit, so the message's power does not depend on the preacher's personal impressiveness.

Discernment

Testing teaching by Scripture to determine whether the biblical Christ and gospel are actually being proclaimed.