Collision Presents: Becoming a Young Man of God

BECOMING A YOUNG MAN OF GOD: A Bible Study for 8th grade boys
Every Wednesday night 6:30-7:30 @ the Loft Student Center
Call Bob Swan (281) 297-5941 for more information

Before the first tuft of hair escapes from the sweaty armpit of a 12-year old boy, he’s already confused about what it means for him to be a man. Throughout their brief early-adolescent years (11-14), boys are given different puzzle pieces, each one inscribed with information about the meaning of being a man.

Some pieces are from their fathers. Other pieces are from other adults, friends, and especially media. In the end, our middle school boys sit at a metaphorical card table with a bad leg, attempting to put all these pieces together without the real picture on the box top to guide them.

Often their picture of real manhood looks this way:

Real men are tough athletes and fast runners, have six-pack abs, can bench-press at the very least their own weight, hit home runs, score touchdowns, have a bunch of girlfriends, climb rocks without harnesses, ride choppers, have cool cars, marry a trophy wife, end up with successful jobs making lots of money, and retire independently wealthy.

Then they’re given a tattered baggie of worn-out puzzle pieces related to what Christian men are – that they’re wishy-washy, go to church every day and evening, carry their Bibles with them everywhere, never even look at females, wear ties and pocket protectors, drive minivans, and stay at home the rest of the time.

This can’t be what God had in mind. Exactly! It’s not.

And that’s where our new junior high boys Bible study BECOMING A YOUNG MAN OF GOD is all about. It consists of eight sessions focusing on the truth about what a young man of God thinks(head), feels(heart), and does (hands). In our time together we will attempt to strip away false ideas of male identity and rebuild a solid biblical foundation to help them become young men of God