Luke 18:1-8

A friend once told me, I had changed his thoughts about Jesus

This man was a few years older than I, and a deep thinker
- he had an unusual perspective on things that I found interesting
• what he said was that the way I talked about Jesus had bugged him
• he had a very manly, tough and unflinching image of Jesus
◦ but I emphasized his tenderness, kindness, and compassion
◦ he equated those qualities with weakness and vulnerability, not masculinity
- what happened for him is, he began to see Jesus in a new light
• he discovered the "beauty" of the person of Jesus
◦ a word he would not have used to describe him previously
• as a result of this change, he felt closer to the Lord and a deeper love for him