{"id":464,"date":"2026-06-28T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pbc.my\/test128\/?post_type=sermons&#038;p=464"},"modified":"2026-07-07T03:39:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T03:39:53","slug":"2026-06-28","status":"publish","type":"sermons","link":"https:\/\/pbc.my\/?sermons=2026-06-28","title":{"rendered":"Take up your Cross and Follow Me (Matthew 10:27-42)"},"content":{"rendered":"<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-464-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pbc.my\/test128\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/260628-Take-up-your-Cross-and-Follow-Me-Matthew-10_27-42-by-Elder-Lim-Seng-Guan.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pbc.my\/test128\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/260628-Take-up-your-Cross-and-Follow-Me-Matthew-10_27-42-by-Elder-Lim-Seng-Guan.mp3\">https:\/\/pbc.my\/test128\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/260628-Take-up-your-Cross-and-Follow-Me-Matthew-10_27-42-by-Elder-Lim-Seng-Guan.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-453\" src=\"https:\/\/pbc.my\/test128\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sermons-JUN-26__Jun-28-CONNECT-i-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Sermons JUN 2026 28\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pbc.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sermons-JUN-26__Jun-28-CONNECT-i-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pbc.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sermons-JUN-26__Jun-28-CONNECT-i-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pbc.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sermons-JUN-26__Jun-28-CONNECT-i-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pbc.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sermons-JUN-26__Jun-28-CONNECT-i.jpg 415w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Take up your Cross and Follow Me (Matthew 10:27\u201342)<\/em> is a powerful passage where Jesus calls His disciples to live boldly in faith, proclaim truth without fear, and embrace the cost of discipleship. 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