The Dysfunctional Family Reunion
Jun 28, 2026 • Joe Mattson
Families can be messy. Broken relationships, painful choices, and people we love who seem determined to go their own way—Jacob knows exactly what that's like.
In Genesis 33–35, a miraculous family reunion is followed by one of the darkest chapters in Genesis, as Jacob realizes he can't fix the hearts of his own sons. Join us as we discover what happens when God calls Jacob back to Bethel and why the hope of this story isn't that people become heroes—it's that God is. The same God who transformed Jacob is still in the business of redeeming and reforming broken people today.