Outline of the Gospel of John1. God’s glory revealed in signs and teachings

Chapters 1-42. God’s glory revealed in conflict and fulfillment

Chapters 5-113. God’s glory revealed in sending

Chapters 12-174. God’s Glory revealed in sacrifice

Chapters 18-21

Conflict: Jesus performs some kind of miracle or teaching in the context of each festival meant to challenge the Jewish people with who He really was

Fulfillment: each feast is replaced with the reality of who Jesus is as the Messiah, the Son of God

6:1-15 – the miracle of the bread and fish

6:16-21 – the miracle of walking on water

6:22-40 – conflict with the crowd

6:41-59 – conflict with the Jews

6:60-71 – conflict with the disciples

Discipleship

calling people to think on a Kingdom plane instead of an earthly plane

calling people to make decisions based on faith in the King rather than the

logic of men

Imagery from Israel’s past in the Miracle of Bread and Fish

On a mountain … Mt. Sinai, Mosaic Law

Jesus providing bread … Passover bread

Multiplying loaves … Story of Elisha

12 full baskets … Restoration of the 12 tribes