{"id":1497,"date":"2026-08-07T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pbc.my\/test128\/?post_type=sermons&#038;p=1497"},"modified":"2026-10-06T07:38:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T07:38:10","slug":"2026-08-07","status":"publish","type":"sermons","link":"https:\/\/pbc.my\/?sermons=2026-08-07","title":{"rendered":"40PF &#8211; Getting Serious (Isaiah 58:5-6)"},"content":{"rendered":"<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1497-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pbc.my\/test128\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/40PF-Getting-Serious-Isaiah-58_5-6-Friday-7-Aug2026-by-Choong-Yoon-Tong.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pbc.my\/test128\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/40PF-Getting-Serious-Isaiah-58_5-6-Friday-7-Aug2026-by-Choong-Yoon-Tong.mp3\">https:\/\/pbc.my\/test128\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/40PF-Getting-Serious-Isaiah-58_5-6-Friday-7-Aug2026-by-Choong-Yoon-Tong.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1232\" src=\"https:\/\/pbc.my\/test128\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sermons-AUG-26_7-CONNECT-i-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Sermons 7 AUG 26\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pbc.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sermons-AUG-26_7-CONNECT-i-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pbc.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sermons-AUG-26_7-CONNECT-i-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pbc.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sermons-AUG-26_7-CONNECT-i-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pbc.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sermons-AUG-26_7-CONNECT-i.jpg 415w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As we step into the official beginning of the <strong>40-Days Prayer &amp; Fasting<\/strong>, the sermon titled <em>\u201cGetting Serious\u201d<\/em> calls the church to embrace a deeper commitment to God\u2019s presence and purpose. Rooted in <strong>Isaiah 58:5-6<\/strong>, we are reminded that true fasting is not about outward rituals, but about humbling ourselves, breaking chains of injustice, and setting the oppressed free. This sacred season is an invitation to move beyond routine and into radical transformation, where prayer becomes power, fasting becomes freedom, and faith becomes action. By getting serious with God, we prepare our hearts for breakthrough, renewal, and revival, both personally and corporately. Let this be the moment where the church rises in unity, seeking His face with sincerity and expecting His mighty hand to move.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we step into the official beginning of the 40-Days Prayer &amp; Fasting, the sermon titled \u201cGetting Serious\u201d calls the church to embrace a deeper commitment to God\u2019s presence and purpose. Rooted in Isaiah 58:5-6, we are reminded that true fasting is not about outward rituals, but about humbling ourselves, breaking chains of injustice, and &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pbc.my\/?sermons=2026-08-07\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;40PF &#8211; Getting Serious (Isaiah 58:5-6)&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","sermon_series":[1302],"sermon_speaker":[1303],"sermon_topics":[],"sermon_book":[1304],"class_list":["post-1497","sermons","type-sermons","status-publish","hentry","sermon_series-40-day-prayer-fasting","sermon_speaker-choong-yoon-tong","sermon_book-isaiah"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>40PF - Getting Serious (Isaiah 58:5-6) - Pantai Baptist Church<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Getting Serious sermon launches 40-Days Prayer &amp; 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