Fishing is fun

My dad loved to fish.  When I look back at pictures of him, half of them are of him holding a big fish and wearing a big smile.  I remember fishing at a lake with him and my family as a child.  Certain sights, sounds and smells take me back to that happy time.  What is it about fishing that stirs such emotions in us?

Maybe that is why I related to Pastor Tommy's sermon last Sunday entitled "The Laws of Fishing."  Of course, he was talking about the Methods (the 4th M of the 4M church) that we use to fish for souls.  (Listen to this sermon at www.graceplaceonline.us.)

As Pastor Tommy was talking about the rewards of catching "fish," I was reminded of an old song we used to sing called, "Joy in the Camp" which refers to the joy in Heaven when a lost soul is found.  My new version of that song is called, "Joy in the Fish Camp."  We should get excited when we have heard the Message (love the Lord and others), responded to the Mission (go and make disciples), found a Ministry (use our gifts) and tried new Methods (become all things to save some).  That is what we are trying to do with Small Groups at the Grace Place -- Love some fish for the Lord.