From the book of Ecclesiastes, pastor Rick Gilmartin preaches on a gospel-centered view of religion, and how, outside of that view, it actually keeps us from God and loses its meaning.

Pastor Rick Gilmartin preaches from Hebrews chapter 4 on how Christ is incomparably compassionate with us.

From the book of Philippians, pastor Rick Gilmartin preaches on the incarnation of Christ, and what it meant for Jesus to take the form of a servant.

Jesus is the image of the invisible God. He did not come as one to be interpreted or defined by someone else. Rather, he is God in the flesh, and by him all things hold together.

We crave the concept of justice, yet rail against it being applied to ourselves. From the book of Ecclesiastes, pastor Rick Gilmartin preaches on a Christ-centered understanding of what it means to be just and righteous.

What are we really able to control? And why are we afraid of unknown outcomes? Pastor Rick Gilmartin preaches from the third chapter of Ecclesiastes on the meaninglessness of control.

Pastor Rick Gilmartin preaches from Ecclesiastes 2:24-26 on the vanity of the "good life" apart from knowing the God who made it possible.

The writer of Ecclesiastes tells us plainly that he ended up hating his work and all he had accomplished, because at his end those things did nothing for him. It points us to the God we were made for, where work should be enjoyed in light of Him, not as a replacement god.

On the 10th anniversary of Holy Cross, pastor Rick Gilmartin preaches from the book of 1 Peter on the call of the church, and what God is working in the world through his people, by the power of his Holy Spirit.

We've been taught and believe that responsibility, doing the right thing, employing the right systems, even the right wisdom will give us meaning and make things "right." Yet we see from the book of Ecclesiastes that even responsibility and being wise, apart from God, is without meaning.