Westhaven Baptist Church

05/31/2026

Greetings:) During our worship service today, we continued studying in the book of Ephesians, chapter 6 about the blessings of obedience and how to fight our battles by putting on the Full Armor of God.

"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places." ~ Ephesians 6:12

The enemy wants us to fight in our flesh, but God wants us to take the battle to Him in spirit as we put on His following armor:

🥋 Belt of truth - as we live honest lives in our words and actions by Biblical truths.

🔰 Shield of Faith - blocking any worries and being sure God will keep His promises

🛡 Breastplate of Righteousness - guarding our hearts by living in God's grace and being obedient to Him.

👟 Shoes of the Gospel of Peace - by being ready to share the Good News.

⛑️ Helmet of Salvation - by covering our minds and believing Jesus Christ died and rose again for the forgiveness of your sin.

🗡 Sword of the Spirit - by speaking the word of God to cut through the devil's lies.

May you be covered by the Full Amor of God! 🦾✝️

Peace and blessings.🙏❤️

05/26/2026

As the night falls, we remember and honor those that have fallen and given their lives to protect and serve our country. We hope you have taken a moment out of your day to give thanks to God for our fallen soldiers. May God's grace, peace, and comfort be over the families of these brave men and women.🙏❤️🤍💙🇺🇲

"Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends".
John 15:3

05/24/2026

Westhaven Haven, Kingdom Now Port Huron Zion Cathedral of Faith, Kingdom NOW EKKLESSIA WARREN

05/22/2026

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05/17/2026

✨REGION OFFERING HIGHLIGHT ✨
The American Baptist Women (ABW) network is more than a ministry—it’s a sisterhood!

ABW equips women to lead, learn, and serve. Through scholarships, hands-on projects, and gatherings, ABW cultivates voices that might otherwise stay silent.

Join women from across Michigan for a beautiful time of worship, learning, and community in the presence of God.

💜 June 5–7, 2026 | St. Francis Retreat Center – DeWitt, MI

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05/17/2026

05/17/2026

As an added bonus, we had a child led drawing message today thanks to our friend Journee. The following is the Bible passages related to these drawings. God bless the children.🙏❤️

Genesis 2:8-9
"8 Now the Lord God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed. 9 The Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground—trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil."

Genesis 2:15-17
"15 The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. 16 And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; 17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.”"

Genesis 3:1-7
"Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?”

2 The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, 3 but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.’”

4 “You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman. 5 “For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”

6 When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. 7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.""

Genesis 3:22
" And the Lord God said, “The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever.”"

🙏We learn a great lesson that there are consequences for disobeying God.

🙏Jeremiah 7:23 (NIV) says, "Obey me, and I will be your God and you will be my people. Walk in obedience to all I command you, that it may go well with you."

Blessings to you all.🙏❤️

05/17/2026

Blessings. We have been having technical difficulties, so we are sharing a written message in this post from today.

We have been learning about God's favor; and how we receive His favor when we are in alignment with God. The following are some points and Bible passages from Apostle Brian's message from God’s word:

🙏 Psalms 5:12 "Surely, Lord, you bless the righteous;
you surround them with your favor as with a shield."

🙏 Alignment with God rests in God's character, Word, and Ways. In Christ, God wants us progressing in our lives.

🙏God's favor rests in our attitude. Do you have a Christlike attitude? How can you develop one?

🙏Philippians 2:18 "Do everything without grumbling or arguing." Do you talk as if God is in control?

🙏 Be quick to forgive.

🙏 Are you able to be corrected?

🙏 Favor is not luck; it's a covenant alignment.

🙏 We need to love God more than anything and anybody in our lives.

🙏 We need to have consistent character of integrity, love, and faithfulness for God's favor to shine in our lives; not occasional spirituality.

🙏 When character is stable, favor increases.

🙏 We need a spiritual reset in our mind as it says in Romans 12:2 "Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the RENEWING OF YOUR MIND. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will."

🙏 We need to learn and discipline ourselves to respond in the Spirit of the Lord; not react in our flesh.

🙏 Fear not; allow God to mold, make, and mature you in His perfect love. 1 John 4:18 "There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love." In what ways can you be made perfect in God's love?

🙏 Where is God calling you you to grow in consistency?

🙏 Stand in Awe of God the Father.

May God's favor be with you. In Jesus Name! Amen!🙏❤️