We are always looking for better.
God has best for you. He has forgiveness, and it is the Best Thing Ever!
God forgives our Sin!  Sin is something we don’t like to think about or talk about. Sin is often misunderstood as God’s attempt to control us with silly rules.  But this is not what Sin and God’s commands are about.
The word Sin in scripture is the Greek word Hamartia, and it means “to miss the mark.” Sin is missing the mark of the BEST that God has to offer you.  God’s commands are not made to control you but to keep you from hurting yourself with the worst things in life and instead direct you towards the Best.  The subject of Sin & Commands is really all about God’s Love!  More people need to know this!
God forgives us of our sin if we CONFESS.  (1 John 1:9) Any sin!  God forgives confessed sin. Does that sound like the best thing ever? It should!
God offers 2 events that play a part of forgiveness.

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Repentance

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Baptism

In Repentance you have a change of mind. You make a new decision and go a New Direction.  You turn from your sin and turn to God.
In Baptism you are buried with Jesus into His death and then raised to live a brand New Life!
If you have not experienced His forgiveness… If you have never received Repentance or Baptism you are missing out on the Best Thing Ever!

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Welcome back to Redemption Church. My name is Chris Fluitt. I’m the lead pastor here at Redemption, and I want to thank you for being with us today.  If you are here in the room or taking in this sermon over the internet we welcome you. I want you to listen up because I have a message of hope for you today!
Best Thing Ever
We are in the 2nd week of our Best Thing Ever series. Last Sunday we celebrated the Resurrection as the Best Thing Ever.
Mankind is always on a quest for better..
The Quest for Better
You probably spent time this week thinking about how to improve your life..  You might have spent some time on Pinterest getting fresh ideas on home decor or healthy eating.  You might have caught youtube, a Ted talk, or read a book about how to do something.  You might have tried to do something better, quicker, or to finish a project you have been working on.  Whatever it is, it is safe to say that you have been trying to improve your life.
Jesus promises to make our life better.  But Jesus wants to do more than marginally improve your life.
Not marginally better
Jesus wants to give you more than better. He wants to give you Best.
There is a problem here because often we are happy with better and pass up the Best.  Perhaps you have heard the phrase “Good is the enemy of Great.” Many are content with “Good” and never press further to achieve “Great.”  If you are to ever have God’s best you must become unsatisfied with “good.”
Are you satisfied with less than Best?
I can’t speak for you, but for me that is a very convicting question. Our lives are sidetracked by choosing something less than God’s best. We choose good instead of great… choosing good instead of Best.
Let’s choose Best today!
Today I want to tell you that Forgiveness is the Best thing Ever.
Forgiveness is the best thing ever
God offers forgiveness and I can tell you it is the best thing ever.
Before we jump into forgiveness we need to understand what we are forgiven from…
Sin
The Bible says that we have all sinned…