I. DESCRIBING JESUS (1-4)
A. His Arrival (1)
1. The Testimony of Jesus (vv. 1-18)
2. The Testimony of John (vv. 19-34)
3. The Testimony of the Disciples (vv. 35-51)
B. His Travels (2)
1. To Turn Water into Wine (vv. 1-12)
SIGN #1 – Turning Water Into Wine (vv. 1-12)
2. To Whip the Waiters (vv. 13-25)
C. His Talks (3)
1. A Discussion with Nicodemus (vv. 1-21)
DISCOURSE #1 – A Talk with Nicodemus About the Son as Savior (vv. 1-21)
2. A Discussion with the Disciples (vv. 22-46)
D. His Stops (4)
1. To Talk with the Woman at the Well (vv. 1-42)
DISCOURSE #2 – A Talk with the Woman at the Well about the Water of Life (vv. 1-26)
2. To Heal the Royal Official’s Son (vv. 43-54)
SIGN #2 – Healing the Royal Official’s Son (vv. 43-54)
II. QUESTIONING JESUS (5-12)
A. His Claims (5)
1. As Equal with God the Father (vv. 1-18)
SIGN #3 – Healing a Lame Man Near the Pool
2. As Dependent on God the Father (vv. 19-31)[1]
DISCOURSE #3 – A Talk with the Jews about Equality with God the Father (vv. 19-30)
3. As Sent from God the Father (vv. 32-47)
B. His Signs (6)[2]
1. Feeding the People (vv. 1-14)
SIGN #4 – Feeding 5,000 People (vv. 1-14)
2. Traveling in a Boat (vv. 15-21)
SIGN #5 – Calming the Waters (vv. 15-21)
3. Looking for Jesus (vv. 22-25)
DISCOURSE #4 – A Talk with the Crowd about Jesus as the Bread of Life (vv. 22-59)
I AM #1 – The Bread of Life (6:35)
4. Talking with Jesus (vv. 26-40)
5. Disagreeing with Jesus (vv. 41-71)
C. His Travels (7)
1. Encountering More Trouble (vv. 1-24)
2. Encountering More Questions (vv. 25-53)[3]
D. His Teachings/Example (8)
1. The One that Forgives Sins (vv. 1-11)
I AM #2 – The Light of the World (8:12)
2. The One Light that Shines (vv. 12-30)
DISCOURSE #5 – A Talk with the Crowd about Jesus as the Light of the World (vv. 12-58)
3. The One that Is God and Came from God (vv. 31-59)
E. His Miracles (9)
1. Healing a Blind Man (vv. 1-24)
2. Defending the Healing of a Blind Man (vv. 25-41)
SIGN #6: The Healing of the Blind Man (9:1-41)
F. His Commitments (10)
1. As the Good Shepherd (vv. 1-21)
DISCOURSE #6 – A Talk with the Crowd about Jesus as the Good Shepherd (vv. 1-18)
I AM #3: The Door (v. 7, 9)
I AM #4: The Good Shepherd (vv. 11, 14)
2. As the God-Sent Man (vv. 22-41)
G. His Work (11)[4]
1. Raising Lazarus from Death (vv. 1-44)
SIGN #7: The Healing of Lazarus from the Dead (11:1-44)
I AM #5: The Resurrection and the Life (11:25)
2. Revising the Plan for Jesus’s Death (vv. 45-57)
H. His Honor (12)
1. Private Preparations (vv. 1-11)
2. Public Praise (vv. 12-19)
3. Problems in Parts (vv. 20-50)
III. CONFIRMING JESUS (13-17)
A. In Service (13)[5]
1. Washing Others Feet (vv. 1-20)
2. Wondering Who Will Betray (vv. 21-38)
DISCOURSE #7 – A Talk with the Disciples about Jesus’s Body and Blood (13:31-14:31)
B. In Community (14)
1. The Works of the Father (vv. 1-14)
I AM #6: The Way, the Truth, and the Life (v. 6)
2. The Ways of the Holy Spirit (vv. 15-31)
C. In Commitments (15)[6]
1. Abiding in the Vine for Fruit (vv. 1-11)
I AM #7: The True Vine (v. 1)
2. Abiding in the Vine for Love (vv. 12-17)
3. Abiding in the Vine against Discrimination (vv. 18-27)
D. In Predictions (16)
E. In Truth (17)
IV. KILLING JESUS (18-19)
A. The Arrest of Jesus (18)[7]
1. Approaching Jesus (vv. 1-11)
2. Taking Jesus (vv. 12-18)
3. Questioning Jesus (vv. 19-27)
4. Accusing Jesus (vv. 28-40)
B. The Death of Jesus (19)
1. Up for Trial (vv. 1-16)
2. On the Cross (vv. 17-31)
3. In the Grave (vv. 32-42)
V. RAISING JESUS (20-21)
A. The Resurrection of Jesus (20)[8]
1. Looking for Jesus (1-10)
2. Finding Jesus (vv. 11-18)
3. Believing in Jesus (vv. 19-31)
B. The Commission of Jesus (21)
1. To Seven Disciples (vv. 1-14)
2. To Peter and John (vv. 15-25)
Here’s another outline I’ve developed
PRESENTATION (ch. 1-4)
CONFRONTATION (ch. 5-12)
PREPARATION (ch. 13-17)
CRUXIFICTION (ch. 18-19)
RESURRECTION (ch. 20-21)
Or
POINTING TO THE CHRIST (ch. 1-4)
PROBLEMS FOR THE CHRIST (ch. 5-12)
PREPARATION FOR THE CHRIST (ch. 13-17)
PLACEMENT ON THE CROSS (ch. 18-19)
PREPARATION FOR HEAVEN (ch. 20-21)
[1] I. THE JUDGE (vv. 19-20, 30-31), II. THE COURTROOM (vv. 21-23), III. THE PLEA DEAL (vv. 24), IV. THE VERDICT (vv. 25-29)
[2] Might be better to divide it as vv.1-21, vv. 22-40, vv. 41-31 or vv. 1-15, vv. 16-40, vv. 41-71
[3] Preach and teach this as one sermon (7:53-8:11)
[4] Maybe outline as 11:45-12:8, 12:9-19, 12:20-50
[5] There are many ways to outline these chapters. Swindoll outlines it as vv. 1-17, vv. 18-30, vv. 31-38. Wiersbe outlines 13:1-35, 13:36-4:31. Others follow this pattern: 13:1-20, 13:21-35, 13:36-14:31. Or this way: 13:1-20, 13:21-35, 13:36-14:4, 14:5-7, 8-21, 14:22-31.
[6] I like these headings: The World’s Hatred (15:18-16:4), The Spirit’s Work (16:5-15), The Future Changes (16:16-33)
[7] Or divide it as vv.1-18 and vv. 19-40
[8] Or divide it as vv. 1-18 and vv. 19-31