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Bernice asks: My sons received Jesus as little boys, but now that they e teens they don want to go to church. Why?

April 26, 2017asks bernice Boys church Jesus little received sons teens

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Bernice asks: My sons received Jesus as little boys, but now that they
e teens they don want to go to church. Why?

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Church experts estimate that anywhere from 70 to 90 percent of the boys who attend church today will abandon it during their teens and twenties. Many will never return. Why the high dropout rate? Teenage boys are anxious to be grown up, but they see church as a kids’ thing – something to put behind them. Boys don’t follow Jesus because our Sunday schools tend to downplay his bold, aggressive side. Instead, we draw pictures of Him hanging out with children, sheep and even puppies! After years of seeing Jesus fraternizing with the under-10 set, boys no longer want to follow our child-oriented Savior. What’s the answer? If you’re a Sunday school teacher, please don’t soften Jesus up. Present him just as he appears in scripture – wild, bold and even a bit scary. Never show boys pictures of Jesus among children, unless you want them to reject Christ as teens.