Isaiah 50:4-9a; Psalm 31:9-16; Philippians 2:5-11; Matthew 26:14–27:66
Booth focuses on Philippians 2: 5-11, which is sometimes referred to as the “Christ Hymn. ” Says Booth: “To sing the Christ hymn is not merely whistling in the dark. It is to embrace the profound truth of a God who crossed all barriers to reach us with forgiveness.”
Rev. Dr. Bill Booth is senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Maryville, Tennessee. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Carson Newman University, a master of divinity from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a doctor of ministry from Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond.