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
141 episodes
Cast your vote
How should Christians approach voting without reducing faith to a political party?In this episode, AJ explores voting as an opportunity to prayerfully love our neighbors and seek the welfare of the places where we live. Drawing from Scri...
Biblical dream interpretation
In this episode, we get practical about interpreting dreams through a biblical lens. Building on last week’s conversation, we explore simple guidelines for discerning whether a dream is worth interpreting, noticing symbolism, recording what you...
The God who speaks in dreams
Have you ever wondered whether God still speaks through dreams today? In this message, Alyn explores what Scripture says about dreams as one of God’s chosen ways of communicating with His people, beginning with the verse that changed the trajec...
Learning to live in tension
Blake explores what it means to live faithfully in an age of uncertainty. Beginning with reflections on AI, cultural fear, and even the surprisingly theological lessons of In-N-Out Burger, he challenges the instinct to retreat from the world an...
Discipleship in the workplace
This week we’re joined by PJ Mezera, who shares a deeply practical vision for following Jesus where most of us spend the majority of our lives: the workplace. Drawing from years of leading a commercial construction company with hundreds of empl...
Present over perfect
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 unfinishe...
The Father's love
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 Go...
Why worship?
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 c...
Why church?
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 att...
Joseph 5: redemption
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 d...
Joseph 4: the story of Judah
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, consequen...
Joseph 3: the prison
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 d...
Joseph 2: Potiphar's house
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 ci...
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...