First Baptist Church La Feria

05/31/2026

Sunday Service - “Doxology And Doubts” - May 31, 2026
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05/30/2026

🌿🦜 ADVENTURE AWAITS AT VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL! 🐆🌴

Get ready to explore the Rainforest Falls and discover the amazing nature of God! Join us for an unforgettable week filled with exciting games, creative activities, awesome music, delicious snacks, new friendships, and most importantly, learning about Jesus Christ.

📅 June 8–12
⏰ 6:00 PM – 8:15 PM
📍 First Baptist Church La Feria
💲 FREE EVENT

Children will embark on a rainforest adventure where they’ll discover God’s love, grow in faith, and make memories that will last a lifetime!

✅ Register today by scanning the QR code on the flyer or contacting the church office:
📞 956-797-1214
📞 956-245-2151

Parents, grandparents, neighbors, and friends—help us spread the word! Share this post and invite the children in your life to join us for a week of fun, faith, and adventure.

“Let the little children come to me…” — Matthew 19:14

🌿🦜✝️🐒🌴

05/30/2026

✝️ Trinity Sunday Worship Invitation ✝️

This Sunday, we celebrate Trinity Sunday, a special day in the Christian calendar that reminds us of the beautiful mystery of God revealed as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—three Persons, yet one God. The Trinity reflects God’s perfect love, unity, and relationship, inviting us into a deeper walk with Him and with one another.

Join us as we gather to worship, pray, and reflect on God’s faithfulness through Pastor Mark Ross’s message, “Doxology and Doubts,” based on Matthew 28:16-20, where Jesus commissions His followers in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

📍 First Baptist Church La Feria
📅 Sunday Worship Service
⏰ Bible Study: 9:45 AM
⏰ Worship Service: 10:45 AM

Whether you’ve been attending church for years or are simply looking for a place to belong, you’ll find a warm welcome at First Baptist Church La Feria—A Loving Church in the Heart of the Valley.

“Isn’t it wonderful that we have this Doctrine of the Trinity that speaks of God as a fellowship, a community?” — Desmond Tutu

We would love to worship with you this Sunday!

05/24/2026

Sunday Service “It’s Five O’ Clock Somewhere” - May 24, 2026
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05/23/2026

🔥 You’re Invited to Pentecost Sunday! 🔥

Join us this Sunday, May 24, 2026, at First Baptist Church La Feria as we celebrate the power, presence, and promise of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost Sunday!

📖 Message: “It’s Five O’clock Somewhere”
📜 Scripture: Acts 2:1–21
🎶 Special Music: It Is No Secret by Diana Snow & Larry Ball
🎓 Special Recognition of Graduates

Come worship with us through music, prayer, fellowship, and a message of hope and renewal. Pentecost reminds us that God is still moving, still speaking, and still filling hearts with His Spirit today!

✨ “Bethlehem was God with us, Calvary was God for us, and Pentecost is God in us.” ✨

We will also take time to honor our graduates and remember those who gave their lives in service ahead of Memorial Day. 🇺🇸

💛 First Baptist Church La Feria — A Loving Church in the Heart of the Valley

🕘 Sunday Schedule:
• Adult Bible Study: 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM
• Children’s Sunday School: 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM

Bring your family, invite a friend, and come celebrate Pentecost with us!



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05/17/2026

Sunday Service - “Don’t Just Stand There” - May 17, 2026
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05/17/2026

✨ Join Us Today for Ascension Sunday ✨

First Baptist Church La Feria invites you and your family to worship with us this Ascension Sunday as we celebrate the risen Christ and the hope of Heaven. 🙏

📖 Scripture: Acts 1:6–14
🎶 Special Music: Jesus, Use Me
💧 Special Baptism Celebration for Zariah & Calista Coronado
🕊 Message by Pastor Mark Ross: “Don’t Just Stand There”

“Ascension is not about leaving the world behind, but bringing more of Heaven to earth.”

Come experience uplifting worship, meaningful fellowship, and encouragement for your week ahead. Whether you have attended for years or are looking for a church home, there is a place for you here. ❤️

📍 First Baptist Church La Feria
208 S. Main St., La Feria, TX
📞 (956) 797-1214

“A Loving Church in the Heart of the Valley”

05/16/2026

Pastor Mark's Blog...

Most of the 3 weeks that Linda and I spent in Uganda involved building homes with The Fuller Center for Housing. However, toward the end of our trip we visited a game preserve to spot and photograph some of Uganda’s amazing animals.

Our guides were informed and experienced. They drove us through the preserve in large open vehicles looking for giraffes, hippos, lions, leopards, elephants as well as the less than attractive warthogs. Who has a face that “only a mother could love.”

We learned that warthogs are not only ugly, they reportedly have the shortest memory of all the African wildlife. Guides estimate that the memory span of a warthog may be as short as 8 seconds.

I have used that fact to my advantage. “See,” I tell Linda. “My memory is not as bad as a warthog’s.”

The disadvantages of having a short memory are many. For example, a warthog can be in the middle of a mad dash out of the path of a lion. And then suddenly forget why it was running in the first place. Of course, the lion who was chasing the warthog, quickly reminds it.

Elephants, on the other hand, reportedly have the longest memory of all animals. Studies have shown that elephants can remember places, other elephants, and even humans for as long as 50 years. This can help an elephant remember where to find water during droughts.

Remembering and forgetting both have their advantages and disadvantages. It is a good thing to forget the wrongs of others. Forgiving often goes hand in hand with forgetting. When someone apologizes for something they have done, we often say, “Forget it.”

On the other hand, remembering others and the good we have received from them and from the Lord is critical. “Do not forget the Lord your God.” Deuteronomy 8:11. Remember, “You were foreigners in the land of Egypt. Leviticus 19:34.

I am trying to be an elephant when it comes to remembering what is good and important, and to be a warthog when it comes to forgetting the bad. Unfortunately, I often get it wrong. I am an elephant when I should be a warthog and a warthog when I should be an elephant. To quote Saint Paul, “Oh, what a wretched man I am.”
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Mark Ross

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05/15/2026

Today we honor the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving and protecting our communities. On Peace Officers Memorial Day, we remember those who gave their lives in the line of duty and pray for the families, friends, and fellow officers who carry their legacy forward. 🇺🇸💙

Thank you to all peace officers for your courage, sacrifice, and unwavering commitment to keeping our communities safe.

Peace Officers Memorial Day is observed each year on May 15 during National Police Week. 

We’ve put together the best ways to show your appreciation to those who keep the peace.

05/10/2026

🌸 Join Us This Mother’s Day at First Baptist Church La Feria 🌸

This Sunday, May 10, 2026, we invite you and your family to celebrate the love, strength, and faithfulness of mothers with us at First Baptist Church La Feria. 💐

✨ Special Mother’s Day Presentation by the Children
🎶 Worship & Special Music
📖 Message by Pastor Mark Ross: “Fumbling for the Immortal”
🎵 Featuring “Amazing Grace, My Chains Are Gone”

“No matter your story, there’s a place for you here.”

📍 First Baptist Church La Feria
208 S Main St, La Feria, TX 78559
📞 (956) 797-1214

Come worship, reflect, and celebrate the women who have shaped our lives through love, sacrifice, and faith. Bring your mother, grandmother, family, and friends as we gather together in the heart of the Valley. ❤️

“Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.” — Oprah Winfrey