CHAPTER FOUR
INTRODUCTION AUTHOR: John
TO WHOM: All believers, to whom John portrays Jesus as the Son of God.
PURPOSE: To convince that Jesus was the Messiah, the Son of God, and lead men to everlasting life.
KEY VERSE: John 20:31
LIFE AND MINISTRY PRINCIPLE: Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God, source of salvation and way to everlasting life.
MAIN CHARACTERS: Jesus, John the Baptist, the twelve disciples
OUTLINE
Part One: Introduction 1:1-51
I. Introducing Jesus, the Christ: 1:1-18
A. Jesus, the Word, was: 1:1-3 1. From the beginning: 1:1 2. With God: 1:1
4. The creative word: 1:2-3 B. Jesus, the life and light: 1:4-13
1. The life and light of men: 1:4
2. The light which shown in darkness: 1:5
3. The light of which John the Baptist gave witness: 1:6-8 4. The true light of man: 1:9
5. Not received by some: 1:10-11 6. Received by others: 1:12-13 C. Jesus in the flesh: 1:14-18
1. Born of God: 1:14
2. The Word was made flesh and lived among us: 1:14
3. John the Baptist gave witness of the Word made flesh: 1:15 D. Jesus, the fullness of God's grace: 1:16-18
II. The witness of John: 1:19-34
A. To Jesus the Messiah: 1:19-28 l. The questioning: 1:19-22 2. The answer: 1:23
3. The questioners: 1:24 4. More questioning: 1:25 5. The answer: 1:26-27
6. The location of the dialogue: 1:28 B. To Jesus the Lamb and the Son: 1:29-36
l. The baptism: 1:29-34 2. The confession: 1:35-36
III. The first disciples: 1:35-51
A. Andrew: 1:34-40 B. Simon: 1:40-42 C. Philip: 1:43-44 D. Nathaniel: 1:45-51
Part Two: Public Ministry 2:1-12:50
I. Turning water into wine: 2:1-10
A. The setting: 2:1 B. The participants: 2:2 C. The problem: 2:3-5
II. Authority over the temple: 2:12-25
A. Transition to Jerusalem: 2:12-13 B. The cleansing of the temple: 2:14-22
l. The cleansing: 2:14-16
2. The disciples remember: 2:17 3. The prophecy: 2:18-21
4. The disciples remember: 2:22 C. Reaction to the cleansing: 2:23-25
III. Conversation with Nicodemus: 3:1-21
A. The setting: 3:1-2 B. The declaration: 3:2 C. The response: 3:3 D. The first question: 3:4 E. The response: 3:5-8 F. The second question: 3:9 G. The response: 3:10-21
IV. Verification of Jesus by John the Baptist: 3:22-36
A. The setting: 3:22-24 B. The question: 3:25-26 C. The answer: 3:27-36
V. A mission among the Samaritans: 4:1-42
A. The setting in Samaria: 4:1-6 B. The witness to a woman: 4:7-26 C. The surprise of the disciples: 4:27
D. The witness of the woman in Samaria: 4:28-30 E. A vision for the disciples: 4:31-38
F. Results of the Samaritan mission: 4:39-42
VI. A miracle in Galilee: 4:43-54
A. Transition to Galilee: 4:43-45
B. Healing of a nobleman's son: 4:46-54
VII. Sickness to health on the Sabbath: 5:1-47
B. The Jews and the man who was healed: 5:10-13 C. Jesus and the man who was healed: 5:14
D. The Jews and the man who was healed: 5:15-18 E. A sermon following the healing: 5:19-47
l. Jesus claims equality with God: 5:19-29 a. In works: 5:19-21
b. In resurrection: 5:21 c. In judgment: 5:22-29 d. In honor: 5:23
2. Witnesses to the divine claims of Jesus: 5:30-40 a. A witness to Himself: 5:30-32
b. John the Baptist: 5:33-35 c. The works of Jesus: 5:36 d. The Father: 5:37-38 e. The Scriptures: 5:39
3. Condemnation of unbelief: 5:40-47
VIII. Christ the Bread of Life: 6:1-15
A. The setting: 6:1-4 B. The problem: 6:5-7
C. The feeding of the five thousand: 6:8-13 D. Disappointing results: 6:14-15
IX. Fear into faith in the midst of a storm: 6:16-21
X. The sequel to the feeding of the 5,000: 6:22-71
A. The "five thousand" reassembled: 6:22-24 B. Dialogue on the Bread of Life: 6:25-71
l. The bread of Moses compared to that of Jesus: 6:25-34 2. The bread that nourishes eternal life: 6:35-40
3. The living bread from Heaven: 6:41-51 4. The bread of Christ's death: 6:52-59 C. Results of the dialogue: 6:60-71
l. Many turned back: 6:60-66 2. Twelve were left: 6:67-71
XI. Jesus at the Jerusalem feast: 7:1-53 A. Journey to Jerusalem: 7:1-10
B. Jesus in Jerusalem: A controversial figure: 7:11-13 C. Inconsistency of the critics of Jesus: 7:14-24 D. Jesus: The object of speculation: 7:25-36
E. The proclamation of Jesus: 7:37-39 F. The divided crowd: 7:40-44
G. The divided council: 7:45-53
XII. Teaching in the temple: 8:1-59
A. The woman in adultery: 8:1-8:11 B. Jesus the light of the world: 8:12-20
C. Preview of the cross and reaction of the crowd: 8:21-30 D. The Jews and discipleship: 8:31-59
l. Freedom through knowledge of truth: 8:31-36 2. Sons of Abraham: 8:37-40
3. Sons of Satan: 8:41-47
4. A charge of demon possession: 8:48-52
E. Reaction to the teaching: Jesus versus Abraham: 8:52-59
XIII. Jesus heals a blind man: 9:1-41
A. Man blind from birth is healed: 9:1-7
B. Reaction of the blind man's neighbors: 9:8-12 C. Reaction of the Pharisees: 9:13-34
l. Interview with the blind man: 9:13-17 2. Interview with his parents: 9:18-23
3. Another interview with the blind man: 9:24-34
D. The conclusion: Jesus, the blind man, and the Pharisees: 9:35-41
XIV. The pastoral dialogue: 10:1-42
A. The True Shepherd of the sheep: 10:1-6 B. The Door to the sheep fold: 10:7-10
C. The Good Shepherd of the flock: 10:11-18
XV. Mounting hostility towards Jesus: 10:19-42
A. Division over demon possession: 10:19-21 B. A demand for plain talk: 10:22-24
C. Jesus' response: 10:25-30
D. Execution for blasphemy is prevented: 10:31-39 E. Refuge beyond Jordan: 10:40-42
XVI. Death turned into life: 11:1-44
B. The plan: 11:7-16
C. Dialogue on the significance of the event to follow: 11:17-27 D. The hopelessness of death: 11:28-39
E. The raising of Lazarus: 11:40-44 F. Results of the miracle: 11:45-12:11
l. Reaction of some who believed: 11:45 2. Reaction of the council: 11:46-53
3. Implications for the security of Jesus: 11:54-57 4. Anointed for death: 12:1-8
5. Various reactions: 12:9-11
XVII. King Jesus: 12:12-50
A. Increasing popularity of the King: 12:12-19 B. The visit of the Greeks to the King: 12:20-22 C. The death of the King: 12:23-50
1. Prediction of the King's death: 12:23-27
2. Assurance from the Father to the King: 12:28-30 3. Witness by the King: 12:30-36
4. Unbelief in the King: 12:37-43 5. Belief in the King: 12:44-50
Part Three: Private Ministry 13:1-17:26
I. The Last Supper: 13:1-38
A. An object lesson: Foot washing: 13:1-11 1. The occasion: 13:1-3
2. The act: 13:4-5
3. The interpretation of the act: 13:6-17 B. Exposure of Judas: 13:18-30
C. Prediction of Jesus' departure: 13:31-35 D. Prediction of Peter's denials: 13:36-38
II. A message of preparation and comfort: 14:1-27
A. The preparation: 14:1-4 B. The way: 14:5-15
C. The Comforter: 14:16-21,26
D. Manifestation to His own: 14:22-31
A. Union with the vine: 15:1-8 B. Union in love: 15:9-17
C. Disunion with the world: 15:18-25 D. Union with the Comforter: 15:26-27
IV. Preview of the future: 16:1-33
A. Coming persecution foretold: 16:1-6 B. The Comforter to come: 16:7-16
C. Prophecy of Christ's return to Heaven: 16:16 D. The perplexed disciples: 16:17-19
E. Turning sorrow to joy: 16:20-30 F. Faith for the future: 16:31-33
V. The prayer of Jesus: 17:1-26
A. For Himself: 17:1-8
B. For His present disciples: 17:9-19 C. For His future followers: 17:20-26
Part Four: The Final Days 18:1-19:42
I. The capture: 18:1-14
A. Meeting in the Garden: 18:1 B. Betrayal of Judas: 18:2-3
C. The non-resistance of Jesus: 18:4-9 D. Violence waived by Jesus: 18:10-11 E. The departure to Annas: 18:12-14
II. Peter's first denial: 18:15-18
III. The hearing before Annas: 18:19-24
A. Testimony of defense: 18:19-21 B. Judgment by Annas: 18:22-24
IV. The second denial by Peter: 18:25-26
V. The third denial by Peter: 18:26-27
A. Public hearing: 18:28-32 B. Private hearing: 18:33-38 C. Barabbas: 18:38-40
D. Abuse by the Romans: 19:1-3 E. Death demanded: 19:4-8 F. Pardon rejected: 19:9-16
VII. The death of Jesus: 19:17-30
A. The crucifixion: 19:17-18 B. The obituary title: 19:19-22 C. A show of unconcern: 19:23-24 D. The bereaved: 19:25-27
E. The death of Jesus: 19:28-30
VIII. The burial: 19:31-42
A. Inspection of the body: 19:31-37 B. The burial: 19:38-42
Part Five: Resurrection And Appearances 20:1-21:23
I. The resurrection of Jesus: 20:1-31
A. The evidence of an open tomb: 20:1-10 B. The testimony of two messengers: 20:11-13 C. The witness of the risen Lord: 20:14-29
l. To Mary Magdalene: 20:14-18
2. To the disciples without Thomas: 20:19-25 3. To the disciples and Thomas: 20:26-29 D. A summary conclusion: 20:30-31
II. A meeting by the sea: 21:1-23
A. An unsuccessful night of fishing: 21:1-3
B. The solution of a Master Fisherman (Jesus): 21:4-6 C. Breakfast with Jesus: 21:7-14
D. Reconfirmation of Peter: 21:15-19
E. Origin of a legend: That the disciple John would never die: 21:20-23
Conclusion 21:24-25
I. John is the disciple testifying and writing: 21:24