Marcus Borg Sermons

“Life is short, and we do not have much time to gladden the hearts of those who travel the way with us. So be swift to love, and make haste to be kind, and may the blessing of God, Creator, Redeemer, and Sacred Companion, be with us all evermore.”  ~Henri Frederic Amiel

Marcus Borg was a Lenten Preaching Series speaker for 20 years and, despite the onset of lung cancer in the fall of 2014, he planned to return again in 2015. He loved Calvary and his many friends in Memphis. 

Here you will find a collection of the sermons Marcus preached over the years at Calvary's Lenten Preaching Series. 

April 3, 1995:           Month of Martyrdom: Martin Luther King, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Jesus

April 4, 1995:           Meeting Jesus Again

March 11, 1996:       Taking Seriously What Jesus Took Seriously: Spirit and Compassion

March 12, 1996:       Taking Seriously What Jesus Took Seriously: Spirit and Compassion

March 16, 1997:       Two Versions, Two Visions of Christian Life

March 17, 1997:        Lent as a Journey of Return

March 17, 1998:       Jesus is Lord

March 15, 1998:       Open Hearts and Thin Places

March 15, 1999:       Jesus Seminar – Quest for Historical Jesus 1996 forward

March 16, 1999:       Jesus and the Christian Life

March 23, 2000:       God at 2000

March 24, 2000:       What is the Character of Your God?

March 15, 2001:       Focal Points of the Christian Life

February 25, 2002:   Born Again – the personal, individual transformation at the center of the Christian Life

February 26, 2002:   Born Again – The social transformation at the center of the Christian Life

March 16, 2003:       The Reality & Character of God

March 17, 2003:       Listening for the Voice of God

March 23, 2004:       What Was the Passion of Jesus?

March 7, 2005:          Two Processions Entered Jerusalem - Which Procession Are We In?

March 8, 2005:          The Way of Faith

March 13, 2006:        Remembering Good Friday

February 26, 2007:    The Prodigal Son

February 27, 2007:    The Lord’s Prayer

March 13, 2008:        The Samaritan Woman

March 14, 2008:        Holy Week

February 26, 2009:    Lenten Season – Fasting

February 27, 2009:    Epiphany

February 18, 2010:    Lenten Journey – Salvation

February 19, 2010:    What’s Salvation All About?

March 16, 2011:        Eden and Lent

March 17, 2011:        Christian & American

March 4, 2013:          Jesus Lives, Jesus is Lord

March 5, 2013:          Jesus Lives, Jesus is Lord

March 5, 2014:          Amos     

March 7, 2014:          Jesus and Resistance to Evil