{"product_id":"hook-and-hope","title":"Hook and Hope","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if your hardest sermon becomes your most life-giving?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePastors dread that call: unfamiliar name, shattered family, a room of strangers. The pressure is immense; you fear hollow words when hope is desperately needed. You feel inadequate, worried you'll leave them grieving without the powerful hope of Jesus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor over thirty years, Pastor Thomas Lyberg has navigated these difficult waters. In \u003cem\u003eHook and Hope\u003c\/em\u003e, he shares the compassionate art of casting a funeral sermon. It's a masterclass in pastoral care, transforming ministry's greatest challenge into its most intimate privilege. With a fisherman's heart and pastor's soul, Lyberg shows you how to:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFind your \"Hook\":\u003c\/strong\u003e Discover how to listen for the unique personal story that connects the deceased to the living.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCast tangible \"Hope\":\u003c\/strong\u003e Proclaim a hope so real it draws listeners from grief into a life-changing encounter with Christ.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNavigate the roughest waters:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gain confidence to preach in tragedy, suicide, and conflict, turning pain into grace.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGo from duty to delight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Witness how this simple approach makes the funeral sermon your most rewarding proclamation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis toolbox offers hard-won wisdom, honesty, and grace, changing how you approach the pulpit. Stop dreading the call. Learn to cast a sermon that imparts life itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThomas A. Lyberg is an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America who has served in parish ministry since 1990. A graduate of Capital University, he earned his Master of Divinity from Trinity Lutheran Seminary and currently serves St. John Lutheran Church in Winter Park, Florida.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on more than thirty years of preaching and pastoral care, Lyberg brings particular experience to crafting personal, Gospel-centered funeral sermons that proclaim the hope of resurrection in Jesus Christ. His interests include science fiction and fantasy literature, computer gaming, all things Disney, cooking and barbecue, bartending, progressive rock, and vinyl records.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Thomas A. Lyberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eItem Number \/ ISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e 0-7880-3145-7\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CSS Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Print Version","offer_id":67560603418842,"sku":null,"price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"PDF Version","offer_id":67560603451610,"sku":null,"price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0800\/5540\/2714\/files\/Hook_HopeFrontCover.png?v=1792020775","url":"https:\/\/csspublishingcoinc.com\/products\/hook-and-hope","provider":"CSS Publishing Co","version":"1.0","type":"link"}