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 helping build a church that is biblically truthful, intellectually honest, and emotionally present.

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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 faith, and helping people grow into everything God has called them to. 

Then AJ unpacks the things that have shaped them personally as leaders: the Father heart of God, the goodness of God, the power of the Holy Spirit, and a serious commitment to emotional and relational health. This one is for anyone trying to find a church that feels like home, or trying to understand what Goodly is actually about.

Links

• What's so good about a presence-led church?
• Why we love the questioning and the curious
• A community built on connection
• The type of risk that leads to faith
• Growing into the fullness of what God's called you
• The Father Heart of God
• The goodness of God
• The gifts of the Holy Spirit
• Emotional & relational health

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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.

LINKS

• Prophecy, money, and authority (without the manipulation) 
• Transition - a podcast from Alyn & AJ 
• We're starting a church* - a podcast from Alyn & AJ

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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 not new, and how exposure can actually be the mercy of God at work. Rooted in Scripture and ending with communion, this message makes space for grief while calling listeners back to a steady truth: while the church may be shaken, Christ is not.

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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 sees in secret. If you’ve ever wondered whether the struggle of spiritual discipline is worth it, this episode is your invitation to find out.

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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 relational model of Jesus, Alyn unpacks how not all relationships carry equal access, how to steward your emotional boundaries without guilt, and how fluidity in relationships is healthy. Ultimately, the conversation zooms out to the greatest reconciliation of all: God reconciling us to Himself through Christ.

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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 see, plan, or comfortably manage.

Through stories of risk, provision, prophetic encouragement, and patient obedience, this message is meant to stir hope and trust, especially for anyone who feels stuck between a promise and its fulfillment.

If you’re in a season of waiting, wrestling, or wondering what God is doing next, this morning is for you. We believe God is still speaking, still leading, and still at work for our good.

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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 earth-first mindset to an eternal one. If you’ve been burned by manipulative teaching on money, this is meant to bring clarity and peace while staying honest with Jesus’ words.

Link to tithing episode.

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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, anger, harsh words, slander, and unforgiveness—and how easily they take root, especially in tense and divided times.

Rather than shutting down or hardening our hearts, this teaching calls us to practice what actually protects them: kindness, tenderness, forgiveness, and the peace of God that guards both heart and mind.

If you feel like your peace has been leaking, this episode offers a clear, biblical framework for recognizing what’s draining it and how to guard your heart without losing it.

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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 Corinthians 10 and the story of Israel in the wilderness, this teaching explores transition as a normal and necessary part of spiritual formation. The desert was not a mistake. It was where trust was tested, idols were exposed, and dependence was learned. This message is an invitation to slow down, listen more carefully, and make faithful adjustments as we live between salvation and eternity. Not to strive harder, but to stay awake to what God is forming in us right now.

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