{"id":369,"date":"2026-01-18T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pbc.my\/test128\/?post_type=sermons&#038;p=369"},"modified":"2026-06-16T06:13:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T06:13:43","slug":"2026-01-18","status":"publish","type":"sermons","link":"https:\/\/pbc.my\/?sermons=2026-01-18","title":{"rendered":"How a Revival Begins (Matthew 3)"},"content":{"rendered":"<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-369-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pbc.my\/test128\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/260118-How-a-Revival-Begins_Matthew-3_Pastor-Mark-Tan.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pbc.my\/test128\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/260118-How-a-Revival-Begins_Matthew-3_Pastor-Mark-Tan.mp3\">https:\/\/pbc.my\/test128\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/260118-How-a-Revival-Begins_Matthew-3_Pastor-Mark-Tan.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-365\" src=\"https:\/\/pbc.my\/test128\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sermons_JAN26__Jan-18-Connect-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pbc.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sermons_JAN26__Jan-18-Connect-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pbc.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sermons_JAN26__Jan-18-Connect-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pbc.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sermons_JAN26__Jan-18-Connect-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pbc.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sermons_JAN26__Jan-18-Connect.jpg 415w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Discover how true revival begins through the message of John the Baptist in Matthew 3. 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