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Summer 2026

Deep
Dive.

The art of all-in faith.

A five-week journey through the book of James — what happens when belief stops being theory and starts moving into your Monday.

Series DatesMay 31 — June 28, 2026
LocationCentral Church · Hilton Head Island
BookJames · 5 chapters · 108 verses
The Why

Most of us have never actually read a book of the Bible.

We hear it preached, quoted, and posted. We just rarely sit down and read it ourselves. This series is an invitation to change that — together.

80%

of regular church attenders have never read through a single book of the Bible from start to finish.

Lifeway / Barna · Bible Engagement

Most of us are second-hand readers. We hear Scripture read to us on Sundays, see verses on graphics, and underline a phrase in someone else's book. But sitting down with our own Bible and reading James the way he wrote it — straight through — that's the part we keep skipping.

This isn't a guilt trip. It's a doorway. James is short, sharp, and disarmingly practical. He wants to know what your faith is actually doing on Tuesday morning.

"James has 5 chapters, 108 verses, and takes about 20 minutes to read in full. This is doable."
5 chapters 108 verses ~20 minute read
The Deep Dive Series

What we're studying.

Five weeks through James · May 31 — June 28, 2026.

01/05
May 31

When It Gets Hard

James 1:1–18

Trials don't interrupt your faith — they complete it.

Sun · 9:30 + 11 AM
02/05
Jun 7

Just Do It

James 1:19–2:26

Hearing without doing is self-deception dressed up as spirituality.

Sun · 9:30 + 11 AM
03/05
Jun 14

Watch Your Mouth

James 3:1–18

You will never live at a level higher than the words coming out of your mouth.

Sun · 9:30 + 11 AM
Father's Day
04/05
Jun 21

Fight the Right Enemy

James 4:1–17

The war in your home starts with the war in your heart.

Sun · 9:30 + 11 AM
05/05
Jun 28

Patient. Persistent. Powerful.

James 5:1–20

Real faith doesn't quit before the harvest comes.

Sun · 9:30 + 11 AM
One Church Experience

One Church. One book.

Kids, students, and adults — every age group walking through James together. Same book. Same weeks. Different rooms.

Ages 0–5th grade

Kids

Kids meet James through one big idea each week — illustrated stories, hands-on activities, and a family take-home card so the conversation continues at the dinner table.

  • Weekly story + memory verse
  • Family devotion card (Mon–Sat)
  • Series journal — kid edition
6th — 12th grade

Students

Students go through James on Wednesday nights with their small group leaders, with a midweek check-in text that takes the question deeper than a 280-character verse.

  • Wednesday night teaching
  • Student journal + group questions
  • Midweek check-in text
College + Adult

Adults

The Sunday message + a reading plan + Life Group discussion guides. Read the chapter Monday through Saturday, then hear it unpacked on Sunday.

  • Sunday message · 9:30 + 11 AM
  • Daily reading plan
  • Life Group discussion guides
The Reading Plan

Go deeper. Read along.

A four-week rhythm to read James for yourself before you hear it preached. Monday through Saturday you read the week's verses. Sunday you hear it taught. By June 28, you'll have read James.

Mon — Sat
Read the verses
Sunday
Hear the sermon
Daily
Read daily verses
Weekly
One action step
By June 28, you will have read the entire book of James — and chances are, James will have started reading you back.
Open the Full Reading Plan
Week 1James 1 · Jun 1–6
1
Mon 1
James 1:1–4
Trials & Perseverance
2
Tue 2
James 1:5–8
Wisdom & Doubt
3
Wed 3
James 1:9–11
Humility in High & Low
4
Thu 4
James 1:12–15
Temptation & Its Source
5
Fri 5
James 1:16–18
Every Good Gift from the Father
6
Sat 6
James 1:19–21
Quick to Hear, Slow to Anger
Sun 7
Sunday Sermon
Gather & hear it taught
Week 2James 1–2 · Jun 8–13
7
Mon 8
James 1:22–27
Doers of the Word
8
Tue 9
James 2:1–4
The Sin of Favoritism
9
Wed 10
James 2:5–7
The Poor Are Rich in Faith
10
Thu 11
James 2:8–11
The Royal Law
11
Fri 12
James 2:12–13
Mercy Triumphs over Judgment
12
Sat 13
James 2:14–17
Faith Without Works Is Dead
Sun 14
Sunday Sermon
Gather & hear it taught
Week 3James 2–3 · Jun 15–20
13
Mon 15
James 2:18–20
Show Me Your Faith
14
Tue 16
James 2:21–26
Abraham, Rahab & Living Faith
15
Wed 17
James 3:1–5a
The Power of the Teacher's Tongue
16
Thu 18
James 3:5b–8
The Untameable Fire
17
Fri 19
James 3:9–12
Blessing & Cursing From One Mouth
18
Sat 20
James 3:13–16
Earthly Wisdom vs. Heavenly
Sun 21
Father's Day
Sunday sermon
Week 4James 3–5 · Jun 22–27
19
Mon 22
James 3:17–18
The Harvest of Heavenly Wisdom
20
Tue 23
James 4:1–4
Conflict & Worldliness
21
Wed 24
James 4:5–10
Humble Yourself Before God
22
Thu 25
James 4:11–17
Judging Others & Boasting in Plans
23
Fri 26
James 5:1–6
Warning to the Wealthy
24
Sat 27
James 5:7–20
Patience, Prayer & Restoration
Sun 28
Series Finale
Sunday sermon
Read. Reflect. Respond. Repeat.
  1. 1
    Read

    Open to the passage for the day. Read it slowly — twice if you can.

  2. 2
    Reflect

    What does this say about God? About me? About how I live this week?

  3. 3
    Respond

    Pick one sentence. Pray it. Practice it before the day ends.

  4. 4
    Repeat

    Tomorrow, return.

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Five weeks. One book. One church.