She wasn’t particularly spiritual. She was looking for something else. A series of failed relationships behind her, she kept hoping for a real connection. Something that would last forever. Something that would satisfy that desire within her. And then she met Jesus. Her trip to get water from the well turns into a discussion about living water – and a relationship with the living God. A relationship better than all her previous relationships, that will endure, and give her the satisfaction she has been seeking.
David R. Helm, along with Arthur Jackson, serves as Lead Pastor of the Hyde Park Congregation of Holy Trinity Church Chicago. David is Chairman of The Charles Simeon Trust, a ministry devoted to equipping men in expository preaching.
A graduate of Wheaton College and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, David is ordained in the PCA and serves on the council of The Gospel Coalition. He authored I, II Peter and Jude in Crossway’s Preaching the Word series, and contributed to Preach the Word:Essays in Expository Preaching in Honor of Kent Hughes. In addition, David has written The Big Picture Story Bible, One to One Bible Reading and The Genesis Factor (the latter with Jon Dennis). His forthcoming book on preaching is titled Expositional Preaching: How we speak God's Word Today which will be released in April of 2014.
David and his wife, Lisa, have five children (Noah, Joanna, who is married to Ben Panner, Baxter, Silas and Mariah) and reside in the Hyde Park neighborhood.
Short, sweet, and encouraging. Helm writes a captivating exposition on the story of the woman at the well in John 4 in which he points the readers to follow themes of commitment, fulfillment, and satisfaction all in Jesus. Thankful for this quick and fun read, looking forward to reading the rest in this series!
The author uses Jesus' encounter with the woman at the well in Sychar, Samaria (John 4), to discuss the futility of seeking satisfying relationships on a purely horizontal level. This is a short book, but an insightful, even powerful, one!
This is a personable exposition of the story of Jesus’ conversation with the Samaritan woman at Jacob’s Well. This brief book gets into the woman’s mind and imagines what she is thinking and feeling as she talks with Jesus. A worthwhile read.