Kress Biblical Resources :: The Prominent Signs and Statements (John 1:19-4:54)

Detailed Outline of John

The Word of God, Jesus Christ the Son of God has come to bring light and eternal life—believe in Him

2. The prominent signs and statements that confirm that Jesus Christ is God incarnate and eternal life (Jhn 1:19-12:50)
   1. The private ministry and teaching of the Son of God [largely to individuals] (Jhn 1:19-4:54)
      1. Jesus is the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world (Jhn 1:19-34)
         1. The context of John’s ministry in regard to the Son of God (Jhn 1:19-28)
            1. The concern of the religious leaders (Jhn 1:19)
            2. The confession concerning John’s identity (Jhn 1:20-21)
            3. The calling to prepare the way for the Lord (Jhn 1:23-24)
            4. The confrontation about John’s baptizing (Jhn 1:25)
            5. The contrast between John’s preparatory ministry, and the unrecognized but surpassing glory of the Son of God (Jhn 1:26-27)
            6. The curious place for the announcement of the coming of God (Jhn 1:28)
         2. The call to behold Jesus as the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world (Jhn 1:29-34)
            1. Jesus is the sacrificial Lamb who saves sinners (Jhn 1:29)
            2. Jesus is supreme in pre-eminence and pre-existence, yet also a true man, unrecognized apart from divine revelation (Jhn 1:30-31)
            3. Jesus is the Spirit-endowed Messiah (Jhn 1:32-33)
            4. Jesus is the Son of God (Jhn 1:34)
      2. Jesus is the gateway to God, Who connects heaven and earth (Jhn 1:35-51; cf. Gen. 28)
         1. Jesus is the Lamb of God and teacher sent from God—the call of Andrew and another disciple (Jhn 1:35-40)
            1. The time sequence and two of John’s disciples (Jhn 1:35)
            2. The testimony to Jesus as the Savior (Jhn 1:36)
            3. The time with Jesus as Teacher (Jhn 1:37-39)
            4. The transitional verse identifying Andrew and introducing Peter (Jhn 1:40)
         2. Jesus is Messiah and Master—the call of Peter and Philip (Jhn 1:41-43)
            1. The Messiah introduced to Simon (Jhn 1:41)
            2. The Master identified Simon [and gave him a new identity] (Jhn 1:42)
            3. The Master called Philip to follow Him [note the timing of the next day; and the geographical connection] (Jhn 1:43-45)
         3. Jesus is the link between heaven and earth, the very place God dwells—the call of Nathanael (Jhn 1:45-51; cf. Gen 27-28; Gen 35:6-13)
            1. The Scriptures speak of the Coming One (Jhn 1:45)
            2. The self-righteous, yet sincere Nathanael spurned Nazareth (Jhn 1:46)
            3. The Son of God spoke of Nathanael with a scriptural allusion and Sovereign knowledge (Jhn 1:47-49)
            4. The Son of Man serves as the gateway to heaven that Jacob saw at Bethel, the very dwelling place of God (Jhn 1:50-51)
      3. Jesus is the promised Shiloh, the King of the coming Kingdom of God (Jhn 2:1-12; cf. Gen 49:8-12)
         1. The wedding and the third day (Jhn 2:1-2)
         2. The wine shortage and the “woman” who was the mother Messiah (Jhn 2:2-5; cf. Gen 3:15)
            1. The mother of Messiah’s implied request (Jhn 2:3)
            2. The Messiah’s instructive response (Jhn 2:4)
            3. The mother of Messiah’s implicit faith (Jhn 2:5)
         3. The water pots for washing and the miraculous abundance of wine (Jhn 2:6-10; Gen 49:8-12)
            1. The unexpected command concerning waterpots for washing being filled with water (Jhn 2:6-8)
            2. The unknowing confirmation of divine power (Jhn 2:9-10)
         4. The witnesses to this miraculous preview of the Kingdom of God (Jhn 2:11-12)
            1. The trust that should result from seeing God’s power revealed in Christ (Jhn 2:11)
            2. The transition to Capernaum before the Passover in Jerusalem (Jhn 2:12)
      4. Jesus is Lord over the Temple of God (Jhn 2:13-25)
         1. The coming feast of Passover (Jhn 2:13)
         2. The corruption of worship (Jhn 2:14)
         3. The consuming zeal of Son for His Father’s House (Jhn 2:15-17)
            1. A passionate and forceful zeal (Jhn 2:15)
            2. A personal zeal for His Father’s honor (Jhn 2:16)
            3. A prophetic zeal and fulfillment (Jhn 2:17)
         4. The confrontation of the Jewish authorities (Jhn 2:18)
         5. The concealed prophecy of death and resurrection (Jhn 2:19-22)
            1. The concealed prophecy (Jhn 2:19)
            2. The confusion of the Jewish authorities (Jhn 2:20)
            3. The commentary on the prophetic fulfillment (Jhn 2:21)
            4. The consequent faith of the disciples (Jhn 2:22)
         6. The caution of prematurely evaluating faith (Jhn 2:23-25)
            1. The initial response of the crowds who saw the signs (Jhn 2:23)
            2. The informed response of the Omniscient Lord to the fickleness of faith not based on His death and resurrection (Jhn 2:24-25)
      5. Jesus is eternal life, Lord of the New Covenant, from heaven and above all (Jhn 3:1-36)
         1. Jesus taught Nicodemus about the New Covenant, the Kingdom of God, eternal life, and being born from above, by the Spirit (Jhn 3:1-21)
            1. The night meeting with Nicodemus (Jhn 3:1-2)
            2. The need to be born from above to see the Kingdom of God (Jhn 3:3)
            3. The New Covenant imagery Nicodemus should have known (Jhn 3:4-10; cf. Eze 36-37)
               1. The incomprehensibility of being born again from an earthly perspective (Jhn 3:4)
               2. The imagery of a spiritual cleansing and transformed heart in Eze 36:25-27 (Jhn 3:5)
               3. The imagery of the Spirit’s life-giving work in Eze 37:1-10 (Jhn 3:6-8)
               4. The ignorance of Nicodemus—the teacher of Israel (Jhn 3:9-10)
            4. The necessity of faith in receiving the testimony of the Spirit and the Son for eternal life (Jhn 3:11-21)
               1. Only by faith can heavenly testimony be understood (Jhn 3:11-13)
                  • The testimony of Spirit and Son must be accepted (Jhn 3:11)
                  • The testimony of the Son must be believed (Jhn 3:12)
                  • The testimony of the Son is divine (Jhn 3:13)
               2. Only by faith can you receive the promise of life from God (Jhn 3:14-18)
                  • A picture from the OT of the connection between faith and life (Jhn 3:14)
                  • A promise of eternal life through faith in the Son (Jhn 3:15-16)
                  • A pronouncement of prior judgment evidenced by a lack of faith in the Son (Jhn 3:17-18)
               3. Only those willing to follow the light prove that God is at work in them (Jhn 3:19-21)
                  • The light demands a decision (Jhn 3:19)
                  • The light drives those who love evil away (Jhn 3:20)
                  • The light discloses God’s work in those who believe (Jhn 3:21)
         2. John testified that Jesus was from above, endowed with the Spirit without measure (Jhn 3:22-36)
            1. A transition in ministry questioned (Jhn 3:22-26)
               1. The concurrent ministries in Judea (Jhn 3:22-24)
               2. The concerns of over ministry practice and influence (Jhn 3:25-26)
            2. A testimony of humility offered (Jhn 3:27-30)
               1. Resting in the sovereignty of God (Jhn 3:27)
               2. Recognizing his role in the mission of God (Jhn 3:28)
               3. Rejoicing in the Son of God (Jhn 3:29)
               4. Resolute about the exaltation of the Son of God (Jhn 3:30)
            3. A testimony of the Son’s preeminence proclaimed (Jhn 3:31-36)
               1. The Son’s preeminent Person (Jhn 3:31)
               2. The Son’s preeminent revelation (Jhn 3:32-34)
               3. The Son’s preeminent authority (Jhn 3:35-36)
                  • All authority from the Father (Jhn 3:35)
                  • Authority over eternal life (Jhn 3:36a)
                  • Authority over divine wrath (Jhn 3:36b)
      6. Jesus is the Giver of living water Who brings eternal satisfaction and life (Jhn 4:1-42)
         1. The context that led to ministry in Samaria (Jhn 4:1-6)
            1. A growing ministry of reputation (Jhn 4:1-2)
            2. A Galilean transition (Jhn 4:3)
            3. A God-ordained destination (Jhn 4:4-6)
               1. The surprising route (Jhn 4:4)
               2. The sacred history (Jhn 4:5)
               3. The Savior’s humanity (Jhn 4:6)
         2. The conversation with the woman of Samaria (Jhn 4:7-28)
            1. The Savior’s request (Jhn 4:7-8)
            2. The Samaritan woman’s surprise (Jhn 4:9)
            3. The Savior’s self-revelation as Giver of life (Jhn 4:10)
            4. The Samaritan woman’s skepticism (Jhn 4:11-12)
            5. The Savior’s self-revelation repeated (Jhn 4:13-14)
            6. The Samaritan woman’s request (Jhn 4:15)
            7. The Savior’s self-revelation of holy omniscience (Jhn 4:16-18)
            8. The Samaritan woman’s sectarian concern (Jhn 4:19-20)
            9. The Savior’s sovereign revelation concerning true worship (Jhn 4:21-24)
               1. The anticipation of the New Covenant
               2. The affirmation of Jewish primacy in the revelation of the plan of salvation (Jhn 4:22)
               3. The announcement concerning sacred worship and God’s essential nature (Jhn 4:23-24)
            10. The Samaritan woman’s messianic expectation (Jhn 4:25)
            11. The Savior’s messianic affirmation (Jhn 4:26)
            12. The surprised disciples and departure of the woman (Jhn 4:27-28)
         3. The continued ministry in Samaria and conversion of many in Sychar (Jhn 4:29-42)
            1. The witness of the Samaritan woman to the men (Jhn 4:29-30)
            2. The witness of the Savior to His disciples (Jhn 4:31-38)
               1. God’s will is more important than food (Jhn 4:31-34)
                  • A human provision (Jhn 4:31)
                  • A holy passion and privilege (Jhn 4:32-34)
               2. God’s workers are called to joyously minister to those who are coming to see the Savior (Jhn 4:35-38)
                  • A spiritual analogy of sowing and harvesting
                  • A Samaritan woman sows and the Savior’s disciples reap
            3. The witness of the word to the Savior of the world (Jhn 4:39-42)
               1. The Samaritan women’s word about the Savior (Jhn 4:39-40)
               2. The Savior’s word about the Savior of the world (Jhn 4:41-42)
      7. Jesus is the trustworthy Sovereign Whose Word gives life (Jhn 4:43-54)
         1. The shift from Samaria to Galilee and the divine assessment of genuine receptivity—a call to genuine faith in the Word of life (Jhn 4:43-45)
            1. The Samaritans of Sychar believed because of Jesus’ Word (Jhn 4:43)
            2. The saying of Jesus revealed a divine assessment of why the Galileans received him (Jhn 4:44-45)
         2. The second miracle in Cana—a call to genuine faith in the Word of life (Jhn 4:46-54)
            1. The royal official who son was at the point of death (Jhn 4:46-47)
            2. The rebuke of superficial faith based on signs rather than genuine trust (Jhn 4:48)
            3. The repeated request for help (Jhn 4:49)
            4. The record of saving faith in the life-giving Word of Jesus (Jhn 4:50-53)
               1. An initial Word of physical deliverance believed (Jhn 4:50)
               2. An inquiry that verified Jesus’ life-giving Word (Jhn 4:51-52)
               3. An irrepressible faith that spread to the whole household (Jhn 4:53)
            5. The repetition of an attesting miracle in Cana upon return from Judea (Jhn 4:54)