Goodly Talks
Welcome to Goodly Talks, a podcast where seekers find faith and believers find growth.
Are you searching for meaning and purpose? Feeling lost on your spiritual journey? Or maybe you're a dedicated Christian wanting to nurture your faith and go deeper? Goodly Talks is for you.
Each week, we share powerful messages from our Sunday service that are clear, engaging, and easy to understand, regardless of your background or experience. We open up scripture, explore relevant topics, and provide answers for the problems you're facing today.
Our mission is twofold:
1. To guide those searching for faith towards a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
2. To equip believers with practical tools and insights to help them grow in their faith and make a positive impact on the world.
Whether you're a seeker, a new believer or a seasoned Christian, Goodly Talks offers something for everyone:
- Simple yet profound messages: We make complex topics accessible, leaving you with clear takeaways for real-life application.
- Open community: Share your thoughts, ask questions, and connect with other listeners on their faith journeys.
- Practical steps: Gain actionable tips and encouragement to integrate the message into your daily life and grow closer to God.
Subscribe to Goodly Talks today and
- Discover the joy of a life in Christ
- Deepen your understanding of the Bible and its relevance to your life
- Connect with a supportive community of believers
- Grow your faith
Join us on this journey of spiritual growth and discovery. Subscribe today for free.
Episodes
128 episodes
Joseph 1: into the pit
In this opening episode of a new series on Joseph, Alyn revisits a familiar story with fresh eyes, uncovering details that are easy to miss when you think you already know how it goes. Starting with Joseph’s deeply complicated family, he explor...
Harvesting hope
In this message, AJ continues her series on hope by exploring how to actively grab hold of it in the middle of real-life uncertainty, disappointment, and waiting. Drawing from Lamentations, Hebrews, and Romans, she shows how hope is not passive...
Growing hope
What do you do when hope feels thin? In this episode, AJ explores how hope is planted, strengthened, and sustained over time through Scripture, the Holy Spirit, trust, and community. With honesty and warmth, she speaks to anyone walking through...
Church membership Q&A
After a short break for Holy Week, we wrap up our series on church membership by answering real questions from our community. In this episode, Alyn talks about how to discern which church to commit to, what membership at Goodly actually means, ...
The majesty of Jesus
On Easter Sunday, this message explores the majesty of Jesus through His death, resurrection, and exaltation. Alyn shows how Christ’s majesty is revealed not only in His divine authority but in His humility, obedience, and final victory over si...
The beauty of Jesus
In this message, Alyn reflects on the final days of Jesus’ life and what they reveal about who He truly is. Not just what He did, but how He lived under pressure, knowing the cross was only days away.From humility to compassion, from ser...
What is church for?
On this episode, Alyn and AJ explore a big question: what is the church actually for? They unpack four broad purposes of the church: proclaiming the gospel, making mature disciples, cultivating worship and the presence of God, and building a co...
The kind of church we want to build
What would it look like to actually do church with Jesus present? Alyn unpacks a striking scene from Mark 2 and lets that story set the vision for what Goodly is trying to be, walking through five values that shape Goodly's culture: being...
Is church membership biblical?
In the first message of a new series on church membership at Goodly, Alyn and AJ explain how people tend to relate to church at different levels of involvement, why none of those levels carry more value than another, and why membership still ma...
When leaders fall
In this episode, Alyn addresses the rising wave of church leader scandals and the disorientation many believers feel in the aftermath. Rather than focusing on specific situations, he explores the deeper issues underneath the crisis: the gap bet...
Developing spiritual disciplines
We’re closing our series by talking about reward. In 1 Timothy 4, Paul says physical training has value, but training for godliness is better, bringing benefits in this life and the next. In Matthew 6, Jesus highlights three simple disciplines ...
How are your relationships?
After last week’s unrecorded real-time breakdown of a conflict and reconciliation, Alyn revisits the heart of the conversation and finishes what was left unsaid. This episode explores the crucial difference between forgiveness and reconciliatio...
Goodly Online Service - January 25, 2026
Due to winter weather, we are gathering online this week, and we’re so glad you’re joining us from wherever you are.In this message, Alyn and AJ step away from our current series to share a personal testimony of God’s faithfulness acros...
Where to store your treasure
This week, we look at what Jesus calls “unrighteous mammon” and why money is one of the clearest tests of the heart. In Matthew 6 and Luke 16, Jesus is not chasing our cash, he’s exposing what we trust, what we fear, and what we actually serve....
How to guard your heart in a divided world
Scripture says, “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” But what does that actually mean, and why does it matter so much?In this episode, we look at why guarding your heart is essential to finishing well ...
Transition is your training ground
Every January brings pressure. New goals. New habits. New expectations. And for most people, those expectations collapse almost as quickly as they arrive.This message reframes the start of the year away from resolutions and toward attune...
The power of your testimony
On the final Sunday of 2025, Alyn and AJ set aside the usual sermon to host a testimony service, inviting the church to share what God has done in their lives over the past year. Several people share meaningful moments from the year...
Advent week 4: love
This is the final message in our Advent series, focusing on love.Rather than trying to convince anyone that God loves them, this talk explores why many of us already know that but still don’t live from it. We look at how shame, performan...
Advent week 3: joy
In week three of Advent, we focus on joy, the kind that meets us in the middle of mess, fatigue, and unmet expectations.Looking at Luke 2 and the shepherds’ encounter with the angels, we reflect on why God chose the overlooked and weary ...
Advent week 2: peace
In this Advent message, Alyn moves from the first candle of hope to the second candle of peace. Looking at Micah 5 and Isaiah 9, he explores how Israel expected a Messiah who would bring peace through power, yet Jesus came to bring a deeper pea...
Advent week 1: hope
In this Advent message, AJ revisits a season many of us enjoyed growing up without fully understanding. She explains how Advent is more than candles and carols. It is a four week invitation to remember that Jesus arrived and that He will arrive...
The presence of God
In this message Alyn explores one of the most overlooked parts of the Christian life: living in the presence of God. He talks about the difference between knowing truths like “God is omnipresent” and actually encountering the manifest presence ...
The freedom God grants
In this final part of our four week series on the kindness of God, we tackle a big question: what are we supposed to do with all this freedom God gives us?Alyn teaches what it means to be “able not to sin” and why our choices ge...
The sovereignty of God (is the kindness of God)
Part three of our series on the kindness of God explores a big question: how do God’s sovereignty and our human agency fit together? We look at Scripture that exalts God’s rule over all things and then watch how He still asks, invites, and hono...
Prophecy, money, and authority (without the manipulation)
In this episode, Alyn continues exploring the kindness of God—this time through the lens of human agency. From how we handle prophetic words, to how we give, to how we relate to leadership, Scripture reveals a God who doesn’t control but invite...