Goodly Talks

In a world of constant distractions, lingering regrets, and endless worries about tomorrow, it’s easy to miss the gift of today. In this message AJ explores what it means to live fully present, choosing to rejoice even when life feels unfinished or uncertain. Through a personal story about her three year old, practical insights into anxiety, thankfulness, and trust, and biblical encouragement from...

In this Father’s Day message, Alyn shares a deeply personal reflection on his relationship with his dad and how that shaped his understanding of God as Father. Through humor, honesty, and Scripture, he explores the difference between knowing God loves us as a fact and experiencing His love as sons and daughters. From childhood longings for connection to discovering the kindness, abundance, and del...

This message continues AJ’s series on Why Church? by digging deeper into what Scripture says actually happens when believers gather together. Looking at passages from Corinthians, Ephesians, Acts, Galatians, and John, AJ explores how church is designed to strengthen, mature, encourage, restore, and equip us through genuine community. She reflects on the beauty of carrying one another’s burdens, th...

Why do we gather as a church? In this message, AJ explores God’s design for healthy community, encouragement, teaching, fellowship, and transformation. Looking at Hebrews, Romans, Acts, and Thessalonians, she unpacks why church is more than attending a service, why we need one another, and how God’s presence works in us when we gather, even when we don’t always recognize it. Send us a text!

In the final week of our Joseph series, we look at the stunning redemption of Joseph’s story, from prison to Pharaoh’s palace, and from personal suffering to a purpose far bigger than himself. Joseph’s life reminds us that God’s timing is not delayed by our weakness, that the Holy Spirit can distinguish us anywhere, and that God’s goodness is not just for us but meant to overflow through us. We al...

In this message, Alyn explores the astonishing transformation arc of Judah and what finally caused Joseph to reveal himself to his brothers. Along the way, this teaching wrestles with forgiveness, confrontation, reconciliation, guilt, consequences, and the wisdom of waiting for evidence of change before reopening trust. It’s an honest and nuanced look at healing, repentance, self-protection, and t...

Joseph’s story reminds us that destiny and difficulty often travel together. In this episode, we look at Joseph’s long season of waiting in prison, his faithfulness in the middle of injustice, and the providence of God quietly working through delays, dreams, forgotten promises, and unexpected people. From Potiphar’s house to the prison to Pharaoh’s palace, Joseph’s life shows us that God’s presenc...

In this episode, we continue our series on the life of Joseph by following his journey from betrayal into slavery, and eventually into the house of Potiphar, where Scripture repeatedly reminds us that “the Lord was with Joseph” even when his circumstances suggested otherwise. Along the way, we explore the tension between God’s providence and life’s painful realities, what it means to experience pr...

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 explores themes of favoritism, dysfunction, jealousy, and betrayal, setting the stage for one of Scripture’s most powerful stories of endurance and redemption. Th...

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 but anchored in God’s unchanging character, His faithfulness, and His promises, even when emotions waver. Through honest stories, biblical insight, and the...

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 disappointment, delay, grief, or uncertainty, reminding us that hope is not pretending everything is fine, but anchoring ourselves in the character of God...

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, how spiritual gifts grow and mature, why elders matter, and why Goodly is taking its time in appointing them. Along the way, he unpacks the heart behind mem...

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 sin and death. Because of Jesus we can live free from condemnation, trust Him in the middle of suffering, and walk with the hope that whatever road we are on...

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 service to comfort and care, this is a look at the kind of King Jesus actually is. If your picture of Jesus has ever felt harsh, distant, or demanding, this message...

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 community where people are encouraged, strengthened, and cared for. This is a message about more than attending church. It is about belonging, growing, and he...

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 presence-led, welcoming the questioning and curious, building real community through genuine connection, creating space for the kind of risk that leads to...

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 matters biblically. They also share the story of how Goodly began and the heart behind building a church shaped by both the Word of God and the Spirit of God....

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 between spiritual gifting and spiritual maturity, the pull of cognitive dissonance that makes us defend what should be confronted, why this painful pattern is...

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 that carry reward when practiced the right way: giving, prayer, and fasting. Not for applause. Not for performance. But for intimacy with the Father who see...

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 reconciliation, why forgiveness is non-negotiable for followers of Jesus, and why reconciliation requires mutual ownership and wisdom. Drawing from Scripture and the rel...

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 across seasons of uncertainty, waiting, and stretching faith. What began as an impossible situation became a reminder that God often invites us into more than we can se...

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. We talk about “first,” why it shows up all through Scripture, how tithing functions as a heart-check (not a fundraising tactic), and how to shift from an e...

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 in this life and preparing for eternity. Drawing from Proverbs 4 and Ephesians 4, Alyn names the specific things Scripture says steal our peace—bitterness, rage,...

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 attunement. Rather than asking how to become better, it asks a quieter question: what might the Holy Spirit already be inviting us into? Using Paul’s warning in 1 Corin...

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: renewed spiritual connection and courage to show up, a quiet healing from high blood pressure, freedom from church trauma and panic attacks, God’s kindness in major...