LeeU Chapel Podcasts

In this powerful chapel message at Lee University, Yuri Lopez, who grew up in an orphanage in Honduras, shares how a simple Operation Christmas Child shoebox first brought her joy as a child and later, through a handwritten note and the promise of Jeremiah 29:11, led her to embrace God’s love and purpose. She tells how God opened doors for education, ministry, and service through Eternal Family Project, Bryan College, and Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and challenges students to see each shoebox they pack as a way to share the gospel and make disciples around the world.

In this Lee University podcast episode, guest speaker Daniel Felipe shares a powerful message from John 5 about Jesus’ miracle at the pool of Bethesda, the “house of mercy.” He shows how God’s mission goes beyond religious walls, calls each of us to a unique assignment, and turns our broken past, our “bed”, into a living testimony of His transforming power.

In this Lee University podcast episode, Casey Cole shares a message about spiritual grit- trusting Jesus through both good and hard seasons, staying faithful in everyday life, facing doubts and insecurities honestly, and believing in God’s forgiveness, using stories from Luke 19, Thomas, Jephthah, Adam and Eve, and Peter.

In this Lee University chapel podcast, Dr. Jerome Hammond unpacks Proverbs 3:5-6 through the lives of Peter and Judas, showing how both faced deep doubt and failure. He calls listeners to stop relying on their own understanding, surrender their will to Christ, and trust God even when life makes no sense.

In this Lee University chapel podcast, Dr. Lorinda Roberts shares a sermon titled “Courage for What’s Next,” drawn from Luke 10:1–4. Building on Jesus sending out the seventy-two, the message encourages students to trust God’s timing, remember they are never alone, and see themselves as workers in a plentiful harvest. Through stories about community, sheep and their shepherd, Paralympic runners with guides, and a wild cave tour, listeners are challenged to lay down unnecessary burdens, listen to the Holy Spirit, and courageously follow God into whatever comes next.

In this Lee University podcast episode, Campus Pastor Wes Lutes reflects on God’s call to holiness as an invitation to belong to Him, drawing from Leviticus 20 and 1 Peter 1 and concluding with a time of Holy Communion.

In this Lee University podcast episode, Dr. Phil Cook blends humor, personal family stories, and biblical insight to encourage students not to “hate the wait” in their lives. Drawing from Isaiah 40:31, he talks about trusting God’s timing, doing the daily work in front of you, worshiping in seasons of uncertainty, and finding strength in community. 

In this Lee University podcast episode, Missions Week features a storyteller and missions leader from Far Flung Tin Can, Kyle Philippi. Drawing from his own journey from aspiring filmmaker to mission organization founder, he challenges students to ask, “What is in your hand?” and shows how everyday skills, like video, teaching, engineering, or nursing, can be used to advance the Great Commission. With vivid stories from the Amazon, Africa, and Peru, he contrasts the difficulties of missions 100 years ago with today’s unprecedented access to travel, technology, and fundraising, inviting every listener to see their gifts as part of God’s epic story.