It’s our aim to both call and equip the men of Crossroads to pastor their families well. Children should hear about sex from their parents first, not from their peers or from pornography. Unlike my friend growing up who was given a box of condoms for his thirteen birthday by his mother, it is the aim of Christian parents to renew their minds by Scripture and to teach their kids biblically God’s joyful intent for sex, marriage and relationships so that they walk wisely and innocently in a culture that is foolish and perverse.

For the next ten weeks at Crossroads, we will be studying verse by verse through the Song of Solomon. Because the content matter will deal frankly and biblically with sex, attraction, marriage and relationships, young children will best be served by attending Crossroads Kids during this sermon series.

Will this Sermon Series be Appropriate for Children?

Considering the average age a boy views pornography for the first time is 8, waiting until teenage years to begin discussing sex is too late.[1] Throughout this sermon series, we’ll provide resources to aid parents in their age-appropriate discussions with their kids. The content in this sermon series will not be crass, but it will be frank. Each parent will need to decide the best action for their family.

My personal recommendation is that children over the age of ten with their parents would be served by this sermon series, while children under the age of ten will be best served by Crossroads Kids.

Is This Series Appropriate for Teenagers?

In a culture with unprecedented involvement in premarital sex, access to pornography and sexting, teenagers need both a God-entranced view of the joy of healthy marital sexual intimacy and to heed Solomon’s advice to not awaken love before it is time. According to the most recent data, 61% of all high school seniors have had sexual intercourse, about half are currently sexually active, and 21% have had 4 or more partners. Unfortunately, it is adolescents who have the highest STD rates in the United States.

Teens are already informed; the church needs to be informing them biblically while their parents need to be discussing these matters one on one with each of their kids.

It is my hope that this will be one effect of teaching through the Song of Solomon.

[1]http://www.focusonthefamily.com/parenting/sexuality/when_children_use_pornography.aspx