Reconciliation with God

In this preparation sermon for the Lord's Supper, Pastor Chris Gordon draws from the reunion of Jacob and Esau to show that genuine reconciliation with our brothers and sisters flows from being first reconciled to God through Christ.
Title
Reconciliation with God
Summary
In this preparation sermon for the Lord's Supper, Pastor Chris Gordon draws from the reunion of Jacob and Esau to show that genuine reconciliation with our brothers and sisters flows from being first reconciled to God through Christ.
Published
Aug 23, 2026
Hosted By
Pastor Chris Gordon
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Show Notes

Jacob and Esau had been at war since the womb — twenty years of festering hatred, theft, and sworn vengeance standing between them. As Jacob returns to the promised land, he cannot escape the reckoning ahead. Pastor Chris Gordon opens Genesis 33 with that full weight of history in view, tracing the impossible drama of two brothers meeting after two decades of estrangement, with four hundred armed men on the horizon.

Chapters:

0:00 Introduction
0:28 Scripture Reading: Genesis 32 (Context)
2:51 Scripture Reading: Genesis 33:1–11 (Text)
4:35 Preparation Sermon: The Lord's Supper
5:33 Examining Conscience Before the Table
6:15 Christ's Command: Be Reconciled
7:27 Reconciliation Is Hard but Necessary
9:01 Jacob Forced to Face His Past
11:08 Jacob Returns to the Land
13:26 Jacob's Fear and Panic
17:56 Jacob's Prayer for Deliverance
19:37 Reconciliation with God Comes First
22:00 The Night Wrestling: God Prevails Over Jacob
26:56 Christ Met Jacob in the Wilderness
28:22 The Meeting: Esau Runs to Embrace Jacob
30:51 Esau and the Prodigal Son Parallel
33:57 Anthony Burgess: Pray for One Another
34:36 Full Restitution — Jacob Returns the Blessing
36:04 Call to the Table

Mentions:

Anthony Burgess (Puritan divine, cited on praying for one another)
Zacchaeus (Luke 19, referenced as example of restitution)
The Prodigal Son parable (Luke 15, parallel to Esau's embrace)

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Reconciliation with God
In this preparation sermon for the Lord's Supper, Pastor Chris Gordon draws from the reunion of Jacob and Esau to show that genuine reconciliation with our brothers and sisters flows from being first reconciled to God through Christ.
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