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The Kandel Sisters The writings of Kris Kandel Schwambach, Karen Kandel Kizlin, Kathie Kandel Poe and Linda Kandel Maso

13/11/2025

John
“The Jews then responded to him, ‘What sign can you show us to prove your authority to do all this?’ Jesus answered them, ‘Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days.’ They replied, ‘It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and you are going to raise it in three days?’ But the temple he had spoken of was his body. After he was raised from the dead, his disciples recalled what he had said. Then they believed the scripture and the words that Jesus had spoken. Now while he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Festival, many people saw the signs he was performing and believed in his name. But Jesus would not entrust himself to them, for he knew all people. He did not need any testimony about mankind, for he knew what was in each person.” John 2:18-25
Ever heard this: “I would believe if I could just see a miracle.”? And miracles do sometimes help people to see the truth, but not always.
These people wanted a sign. They wanted a miracle. And Jesus said one was coming and this would be a big one. Destroy the temple and Jesus would raise it in three days. He was talking about His own death and resurrection. And sure enough, that’s exactly what He did. This was astounding; this was amazing, but did everyone believe? Sadly no, not then, and not now.

12/11/2025

John
The Passover happens every year. It was to be a continual celebration throughout the centuries. So, in the Gospels we read about Jesus celebrating the Passover several times in His ministry.
This is one of those times.
Celebrating a Passover involved more than just the day of. It meant cleaning and preparing the home. Everything with yeast had to be taken out of the house and everything swept clean.
Yeast in the Bible represents sin.
Jesus also got His house ready.
“When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple courts he found people selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money. So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. To those who sold doves he said, ‘Get these out of here! Stop turning my Father’s house into a market!’ His disciples remembered that it is written: ‘Zeal for your house will consume me.’” John 2:13-17
Jesus cleaned house, but a reminder to us to everyday let Him clean out the yeast of sin that has crept into us too.
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” 1John 1:9

11/11/2025

John
What is the purpose of a miracle?
I think there may be a number of answers to that question, but one reason for a miracle is found in this passage.
“What Jesus did here in Cana of Galilee was the first of the signs through which he revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him. After this he went down to Capernaum with his mother and brothers and his disciples. There they stayed for a few days.” John 2:11-12
The miracles Jesus did in His ministry were designed to reveal His glory. He is God. This miracle showed Him to be Immanuel, God with us.
All it took was His presence and His Word at this wedding for water to become wine.
His first miracle involved wine as a sign.
The last meal He spent with His disciples would also involve wine as a sign.

10/11/2025

John
Mary knew her Son. She knew that He would act.
“His mother said to the servants, ‘Do whatever he tells you.’” John 2:5
And that is very important for us too. Read the Scripture, study it, and then follow it. We all need to do what the Lord says.
“Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for ceremonial washing, each holding from twenty to thirty gallons. Jesus said to the servants, ‘Fill the jars with water’; so they filled them to the brim.” John 2:6-7
Have you ever wondered why six jars? Me too, but here’s a possibility. Perhaps it goes back to the six days of creation. God spoke and instantly the world was created. Instantly, there was light; instantly, trees, birds, animals, etc. God spoke, and it was.
Jesus said fill the jars and instantly water became the best wine anyone had ever tasted.
“Then he told them, ‘Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet.’ They did so, and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not realize where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside and said, ‘Everyone brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had too much to drink; but you have saved the best till now.’” John 2:8-10

07/11/2025

John
What do you call your mother? Mommy, Mom, Mama, Mother, are all words that we moms respond to.
But look at how Jesus addressed His mother.
“On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine was gone, Jesus’ mother said to him, ‘They have no more wine.’ ‘Woman, why do you involve me?’ Jesus replied. ‘My hour has not yet come.’” John 2:1-4
Jesus responded to Mary’s announcement that they had no more wine, by calling her, “Woman”.
That sounds foreign to our ears, perhaps even a little harsh until we remember that from the cross, He also called her, “Woman”.
“When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her, ‘Woman, here is your son,’ and to the disciple, ‘Here is your mother.’ From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.” John 19:26-27
And perhaps this goes all the way back to the promise made in Genesis 3:15 as a reminder that someday the seed of the woman would crush the head of the serpent.

06/11/2025

John
Have you ever been to a wedding where they ran out of food? I have. The parents of the bride beautifully took it in stride and simply announced that the food was gone and there was a fast-food restaurant not far on the way home. Personally, I thought that was a great way to handle it.
Weddings aren’t a guarantee of a free meal. They are a celebration of two people being joined in Holy Matrimony. It may mean food; it may not.
But in Jesus’ day it was a different ball game, and the issue wasn’t food; it was wine. And that was a real problem. Wine was synonymous with joy.
“On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine was gone, Jesus’ mother said to him, ‘They have no more wine.’ ‘Woman, why do you involve me?’ Jesus replied. ‘My hour has not yet come.’” John 2:1-4
A problem, and Mary saw it. No more wine could have meant a lawsuit against the family because wine was that important.
Again, Mary saw the problem so she went right to The Answer.
Good counsel for us too. When we see a problem, we can go straight to The Answer.

05/11/2025

John
“On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine was gone, Jesus’ mother said to him, ‘They have no more wine.’ ‘Woman, why do you involve me?’ Jesus replied. ‘My hour has not yet come.’ John 2:1-4
Our text begins with these words, “On the third day…”
The third day is not normally when we here in the US have weddings. We go more for the Friday night, Saturday, or Sunday afternoon, kind of arrangement. After all, those are days when people have time off and can more easily attend. But the third day? On our calendar that makes it a Tuesday, right smack in the middle of the work week.
So why? What would make someone choose a Tuesday for a wedding?
To get our answer we have to go all the way back to Genesis 1. God blessed the days of the creation by saying they were good. But if we go back and read the creation account for the third day in Genesis 1:9-13, what we discover is that twice God said that what He had created was good.
On the third day there is a double blessing. So, in Israel it is considered a good day, an auspicious day for a wedding because it is doubly blessed.
And if, when you are reading this, it just happens to be a Tuesday, know that there just might be a double blessing for you today too!

04/11/2025

John
The Bible is filled with miracles. In the Old Testament we read about Noah and his family miraculously saved through the flood. Joseph, the son of Jacob, could explain the meaning of dreams. Daniel was not eaten by hungry lions and Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were thrown into the fiery furnace, but walked out not even smelling like smoke. God used Moses to bring about the plagues in Egypt. The Children of Israel walked through the Red Sea on dry ground. Jonah was swallowed by a fish and lived to tell about it.
Get the drift? Miracles, all throughout the Old Testament, and they were big ones.
And then we come to the New Testament. We read about the life of Jesus, and miracles were a very real, very visible part of His ministry.
So, did Jesus start His miracle ministry with raising people from the dead, or stopping mighty storms? No. His miracle ministry began a bit quieter.
His first miracle was at, of all places, a wedding. At such a happy event you wouldn’t probably think they would even need a miracle, but they did.
“On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee.” John 2:1

03/11/2025

John
“The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip, he said to him, ‘Follow me.’ Philip, like Andrew and Peter, was from the town of Bethsaida. Philip found Nathanael and told him, ‘We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and about whom the prophets also wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.’ ‘Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?’ Nathanael asked. ‘Come and see,’ said Philip. When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him, ‘Here truly is an Israelite in whom there is no deceit.’ ‘How do you know me?’ Nathanael asked. Jesus answered, ‘I saw you while you were still under the fig tree before Philip called you.’ Then Nathanael declared, ‘Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the king of Israel.’ Jesus said, ‘You believe because I told you I saw you under the fig tree. You will see greater things than that.’ He then added, ‘Very truly I tell you, you will see “heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on” the Son of Man.’” John‬ ‭1‬:‭43‬-‭51‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬
And today we see another follower, who simply went to a friend to invite him to meet Jesus. Philip went to Nathaniel. But what we see in today’s text is that there was some resistance, some questions.
We can sure have that happen to us.
Do you see how it was solved? Jesus made Himself known. And when you think about it, that is exactly what Jesus does. We ask, but He is the one who answers. We just need to make sure we ask.

31/10/2025

John
And today we meet a man named Andrew. He is one who had followed John, but as soon as he heard the message about Christ, he became a follower.
How long did it take you to become a follower? I remember as a child, I always wanted to know how I could know I was a follower. But it wasn’t until I went to a Billy Graham Crusade in Columbus, Ohio, that I heard it explained that I could put my faith and trust in Him. I made a commitment to Him that night by praying a simple prayer to invite Jesus to forgive me and come into my life.
As we look at the text, we see that Andrew became a follower. Now look at what Andrew did next. He went to tell his brother.
“Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard what John had said and who had followed Jesus. The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, ‘We have found the Messiah’ (that is, the Christ). And he brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, ‘You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas’ (which, when translated, is Peter).” John‬ ‭1‬:‭40‬-‭42‬ ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬
There is such a message here for us. We are to tell others. Andrew brought his brother to Jesus. ‬‬‬‬
So how do we do that?
We begin by praying.
We can invite them to church.
We can have a conversation and share about our life change.
We can certainly live a changed life as a testimony.
Andrew simply asked him to come to meet the Messiah. We can do that also.

30/10/2025

John
“Then John gave this testimony: ‘I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him. And I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water told me, “The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.” I have seen and I testify that this is God’s Chosen One.’ ‭The next day John was there again with two of his disciples. When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, ‘Look, the Lamb of God!’ When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus. Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, ‘What do you want?’ They said, ‘Rabbi’ (which means “Teacher”), ‘where are you staying?’ ‘Come,’ he replied, ‘and you will see.’ So they went and saw where he was staying, and they spent that day with him. It was about four in the afternoon.” John‬ ‭1‬:‭32‬-‭39‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬
I have to say that I marvel at the humility of John. He was a teacher, a rabbi. He had students called disciples who sat under him for training…until they met Jesus. They left John and began to follow Christ. John recognized that his mission was to introduce people to Jesus.
And isn’t that exactly what we are supposed to do? We aren’t to gather groupies around us who cling to every word and do what we say. Our ministries are not to focus on us; they are to focus on Jesus. Our teaching is always to connect people to Christ.
Who have we pointed to Jesus today?

29/10/2025

John
“The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, ‘Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! This is the one I meant when I said, “A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.” I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that he might be revealed to Israel.’” John‬ ‭1‬:‭29‬-‭31‬
John proclaimed it for all who were there to hear. He knew that Jesus is the Lamb of God. ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬
But what does that mean?
John understood that this Messiah was coming as the ultimate sacrifice.
All of Israel witnessed multiple sacrifices. There were daily sacrifices, on certain occasions huge numbers of sacrifices, sacrifices that accompanied different feasts. And year after year these sacrifices were repeated. So, John understood sacrifices. But when He saw the Messiah, he understood something different. Standing before him was the ultimate sacrifice. He recognized that Jesus was the Lamb who would take away the sin of all mankind. Every person who ever lived, every sin ever committed could be wiped away by the blood of this Lamb.
We see the words John proclaimed. We hear the word Jesus uttered from the cross, “Tetelestai”. That word means “It is finished”. Jesus, the Lamb of God, who took away the sin of the world. The sacrifices could be done.
Have we trusted Him to take away our sins?

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