Sam Collier

God hasn’t forgotten you.
He’s building you in the silence.

Grateful for a spiritual father and a spiritual family that hold you accountable, walk you through significant processes, speak into your future, measure mentality, and challenge repentance.

Submission in this season has been paramount.

Walking in love has been paramount.

Listening to the Holy Spirit has been paramount.

Vulnerability and transparency have been paramount.

Growth and discipleship have been paramount.

Maintaining hope has been paramount.

I am grateful for a God who uses your past to shape you, correct you, inform you, and ultimately bring you into an opportunity to try again.

Psalm 51
10 Create in me a pure heart, O God,
and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
11 Do not cast me from your presence
or take your Holy Spirit from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation
and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.



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Honored to celebrate all of the honorees tonight at ‘The Beloved Community Awards’ presented by The King Center and Dr. Bernice A. King.

Let’s keep making the World a better place.

See you tomorrow morning at Christian Cultural Center Atlanta at 10am! Dr. will be preaching and will be leading worship.

Grace and Peace.

It’s been a while since I’ve had a big smile and laugh…

And honestly, I didn’t realize how much I missed it until this moment was captured. There’s something powerful about a real smile — not the one you put on for people, not the one you use to push through pain, but the kind that comes from deep inside… the kind that surprises you because you haven’t felt it in a while.

Joy hits different after you’ve walked through a challenging season.

It’s louder.
It’s brighter.
It’s more intentional.

For a long time, life felt heavy. Smiles were rare. Laughter was quiet. Joy felt like something far away — not gone, just waiting for its moment to return.

But here’s what I’m learning in this chapter: joy isn’t something life hands you — it’s something God grows in you. It shows up in unexpected places. It returns in small moments. It rises not because everything is perfect, but because your heart remembers that God is still good, still present, still writing a beautiful story.

Psalm 30:5 says, “Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.”

And sometimes that “morning” isn’t a moment — it’s a process. But it does come.

This smile isn’t about life being easy.
It’s about choosing joy again.
Choosing to live again.
Choosing to see God’s goodness in the journey.

If you’re in a season where smiling feels hard… I get it. But joy has a way of finding us again — slowly, suddenly, and sometimes when we least expect it. And when it comes, it reminds you that you’re still here, still standing, still growing into who God created you to be.

Here’s to more laughter.
Here’s to more real smiles.
Here’s to joy returning — and staying.

God has given me a word for tomorrow, and I want you to join us, family. Invite a friend. Invite a family member. Invite someone who feels far from God. Invite someone in need of a life-giving church. Invite someone who needs a word.
It’s going to be an incredible time of worship, word, and community.

We are in Part 3 of our transformative series, TRENCHES: “Doing the Work.” If you’ve found yourself in a trench—working through difficult or challenging times—this message is for you.

I’m excited to share that my brother Jojo Martin () will be leading us in worship tomorrow morning for the very first time. I can’t wait.

Finally, we will celebrate having the honor of serving close to 200 families with food at our Turkey Drive today with the Boys and Girls Club. What a blessing.

CCC ATLANTA is pressing in, and we want you to be a part of it!
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Growing. Following. Becoming. Let’s talk about the power of covering and mentorship.

It’s been a little over a year since coming under the leadership and mentorship of Dr. A. R. Bernard, and I get asked all the time, “What’s it like?”

In one word: life-changing.

This season has been revelatory and restorative in ways I didn’t even know I needed. It’s also been challenging on purpose because growth rarely comes without pressure, and every challenge has been designed for maturation.

Before this journey began, I recognized there was a real need for greater mentorship in my life and a need for better decisions. Some choices and mistakes in the past revealed cracks in the armor, but I’ve learned that throwing people away is never the answer. Instead, finding the right covering, one rooted in wisdom, love, and accountability, can lead to the kind of restoration Christ truly envisions.

What’s happening now feels like the rebuilding of something stronger, deeper, and more aligned with God’s purpose. And what’s coming next... I believe it’s going to be transformative, not just for me, but for the many who are connected to this story of grace, growth, and guidance.

Thank you, Dr. , Pastor , and the entire Christian Cultural Center leadership for your investment, your example, and your unwavering belief in the process of restoration.