I. GAUIS[1] IS COMMENDED (vv. 1-8)
A. Greeting (v. 1)
1. The Elder (v. 1a).
2. Gauis (v. 1b).
B. Godly Life (vv. 2-4)
1. Beloved (v. 2).
2. Brethren (v. 3).
3. Walking in the Truth (vv. 3b-4).
C. Generosity (vv. 5-8)
1. Toward Parishioners and Travelers (v. 5).
2. Testimony – As Described by the Church (v. 6a).
3. Tension – As There is a Need (v. 7).
4. Task – What They Ought to Continue Doing (vv. 6b, 8).
II. DIOTREPHES IS CONDEMNED (vv. 9-10)
A. Ambition (v. 9b).
B. Activities (vv. 9a, 9c, 10)
1. He Disregarded John’s Instruction.
2. He Dished Out Dirt about John.
3. He Denied Hospitality to Traveling Missionaries.
4. He Disciplined Others That Did Want to Show Hospitality to Traveling Missionaries.
III. DEMETRIUS IS COMPLIMENTED (vv. 11-12)
A. The Caution (v. 11b).
B. The Command (v. 11a)
C. The Case (READ v. 12)
IV. JOHN IS COMING (vv. 13-15)
[1] This Gaius was not ass. w/Gaius of Corinth (1 Cor 1:14; Rom 16:23) or Gaius of Macedonia (Acts 19:29) or Gaius of Derbe (Acts 20:4). (Moo and Carson, An Introduction to the NT, 677)