Why would a guy deliberately avoid physical contact with me?

emagg0815
So I've had a crush on this guy at my church for a while now. Our families know each other, but the two of us have never talked. All of a sudden, a few months ago, I noticed he was clearly avoiding physical contact with me, especially eye contact. For instance, if our families were chatting and I walked up to join the conversation, he would immediately walk away with his brother. Or if I walked away from the conversation, he would walk up. What was really strange was one time when we were setting up for an event and I asked him to push a table for me. He did it immediately but did not speak a word to me, even when I said thank you. It was like I was invisible.
I was completely convinced he wasn't interested, but about two months ago I randomly got a bunch of Instagram likes from him on my old posts. I thought this meant he was interested, but he keeps avoiding me like I'm the plague. He does try to make eye contact every once in a while, but he quickly looks away. Then whenever he has to walk near me he keeps his head down on his phone and gets away as fast as possible. Other people say he's just intimidated, but I really can't tell. Should I try to approach and say something, or do I ignore him?
Why would a guy deliberately avoid physical contact with me?
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