MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel) is mainly the teaching ministry of Rabbi Steve Berkson. Based in Cleveland, TN, MTOI is not limited geographically in that it has affiliated congregations, as well as individuals, globally that are supplied daily with teachings, guidance and support for their faith-walk.
Episode 930: In The Zone | February 2024 | Part 2
Rabbi Steve Berkson opens the floor to the local congregants and those listening online to ask questions or make comments about any aspect of our belief.• Yahweh knows your intentions• Are the pharmaceutical companies the ‘drug sorcery’ in Revelation?• Tucking in my tzitzit?• What do we do about trauma?• Miracles, signs and wonders?• The devil did not make you do it!Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
2/22/2024 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 26 seconds
Episode 929: In The Zone | February 2024 | Part 1
Rabbi Steve Berkson opens the floor to the local congregants and those listening online to ask questions or make comments about any aspect of our belief.• MTOI is here for you• Why parables?• Why the racism?• Praying in the name of Yeshua?• Will Jews believe in the anti-messiah?• A ‘faith-based belief’?• Is it okay to donate or sell plasma?• Do we need to ask for Yahweh to intervene?• Is there such a thing as a ‘spiritual disability’?Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
2/21/2024 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 3 seconds
Episode 928: Afterburn | The Battle over Authority
We recommend listening to the full teaching, The Battle over Authority | A teaching from the Parsha 'Yitro', before listening to this episode.Not being a typical Afterburn, this episode is a spontaneous response by congregation members during the Shabbat service praise and prayer time to the teaching by Rabbi Steve Berkson given during the Torah Study the night before entitled “The Battle Over Authority.”Some of the topics covered are:• Intro• Rocky• Elder William Jackson - Indescribable• Rabbi Steve - This is a personal journey• Don’t be distracted by the form• Can you hear the voice of Elohim?• Daphne• Kendall• Isaiah - This is my home• Jonathon• Marlene - We have stuff to do• Deirdre• Ashley• Amy• Briana• Sarah Beth - We have a portal to Yahweh• Janet• Michael• Rebbetzin Julie• Rebbetzin Joanne - Complaining is evil• Rabbi Steve - It’s not about me, it’s for youTake advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
2/15/2024 • 2 hours, 41 minutes, 16 seconds
Episode 927: The Battle over Authority | A teaching from the Parsha 'Yitro'
The battle over authority is an enduring struggle embedded within the fabric of human society, characterized by the contestation for power, control, and legitimacy. Throughout history, individuals, groups, and institutions have vied for supremacy, each asserting its claim to govern, lead, or influence. Whether political leaders assert their sovereignty, religious authorities define moral frameworks, or social movements challenge established norms, the quest for authority shapes the dynamics of communities and nations. This battle manifests in various forms, from ideological clashes to institutional power struggles, often marked by conflict, negotiation, and compromise. At its core, the battle over authority reflects the perennial human quest for order, identity, and purpose, driving the evolution of societies and shaping the course of history.• Intro• Exodus 18:13-24 – Seeking the anointed-appointed of Yahweh• Who’s giving the advice?• I want to be in that number• The role of an anointed-appointed leader• They don’t know how to deal with the authority structure• Are you a part of the vision or not?• Exodus 19 – This is the Covenant• Yahweh’s voice are those He chooses to speak for Him• There should be signs to confirm Listen to the Afterburn tomorrowTake advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
Episode 926: Afterburn | The Good & Trustworthy Servant | Part 8
We recommend listening to the full teaching, The Good & Trustworthy Servant | Part 8, before listening to this episode.Afterburn: also known in the fitness world as the “afterburn effect,” simply put, the more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. This effect could occur spiritually after the intense teachings Rabbi Berkson delivers each week. This Afterburn Q&A session allows your mind and soul to consume more understanding (oxygen).Some of the topics covered are:• Intro• How fast can you recognize and repent?• Struggling with how to respond to situations• Conversations with Christians• Spirit of adoption?• Ulterior motives?• Play by the rules of the One who made the ‘game’• Able to see the big picture?Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
2/8/2024 • 25 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode 925: The Good & Trustworthy Servant | Part 8
In the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 25, verse 21, as Messiah Yeshua was telling a parable, He used the phrase, well done, you good and trustworthy servant. What does that look like, what is He talking about, and how can you be that kind of servant?• Intro• Romans 8:28 - All things work together for good• Romans 8:1 - A comparison between flesh and spirit• Are you an enemy of Elohim?• Does the Spirit live in you?• You don’t owe the flesh anything!• Led by the Spirit?• Stop condemning yourself• The Spirit bears witness?• Truly heirs• Suffering for the revealing• Groanings that cannot be uttered • Are you a player? (Romans 8:29) Listen to the Afterburn tomorrowTake advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
2/7/2024 • 1 hour, 15 minutes, 41 seconds
Episode 924: Afterburn | The Good & Trustworthy Servant | Part 7
We recommend listening to the full teaching, The Good & Trustworthy Servant | Part 7, before listening to this episode.Afterburn: also known in the fitness world as the “afterburn effect,” simply put, the more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. This effect could occur spiritually after the intense teachings Rabbi Berkson delivers each week. This Afterburn Q&A session allows your mind and soul to consume more understanding (oxygen).Some of the topics covered are:• Intro / Discipline• This is when married couples should pray together• Isaiah’s thoughts and connections• Elohim loves a joyous giver• How to ‘bless’ those who persecute you• Respect what is right in the sight…• Tithing in the time of the Temple• You can’t please everybody• Point them to the teacherTake advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
2/1/2024 • 41 minutes, 40 seconds
Episode 923: The Good & Trustworthy Servant | Part 7
In the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 25, verse 21, as Messiah Yeshua was telling a parable, He used the phrase, well done, you good and trustworthy servant. What does that look like, what is He talking about, and how can you be that kind of servant?• Communication• A Flowthrough of Blessing (2 Corinthians 9:5)• Giving is relative• The game• He gives you what you need for every good work (2 Corinthians 9:8)• A universal law• Won’t vs. can’t• Every good work• Giving for the needs of the set-apart ones• Romans 12:9 – Tenderly loving in appreciation• Rejoicing in the expectancy• Steadfast• Think you’re so wise?• Doing what is right in plain view Listen to the Afterburn tomorrowTake advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this video has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
1/31/2024 • 45 minutes, 17 seconds
Episode 921: In The Zone | January 2024 | Part 2
Rabbi Steve Berkson opens the floor to the local congregants and those listening online to ask questions or make comments about any aspect of our belief.• Who’s rod was it?• What is acceptable conversation on Shabbat?• Farther from the Father?• Should I read the ‘other books?’• I feel like I’m walking out the Torah portions• Weaponizing the letter to the Galatians• Rabbi Steve calls out a caller• Emotional Funeral• Sharing and receiving• Moshe’s buddies and the Tablets were a cube?Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
1/25/2024 • 53 minutes, 27 seconds
Episode 920: In The Zone | January 2024 | Part 1
Rabbi Steve Berkson opens the floor to the local congregants and those listening online to ask questions or make comments about any aspect of our belief.• Can I have ‘righteous anger’? If so, what would that look like?• Elohim hardened Pharaoh’s heart?• To tithe, or not to tithe, that is the question• By whom are you influenced?• The balance between intellect and wisdom• What are the ‘Witnesses’ spoken of in Scripture?• What do witnesses do?• Who are the two witnesses spoken of in Revelation?• How to have a positive perspective in the crazy world• Correcting others?Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
1/24/2024 • 50 minutes, 23 seconds
Episode 919: Afterburn | The Building Blocks of a Successful Marriage | Part 4
We recommend listening to the full teaching, The Building Blocks of a Successful Marriage | Part 4, before listening to this Afterburn.AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• Intro• How does wisdom, understanding and knowledge apply to observe, learn and adjust?• The reward is more than you can imagine• I couldn’t believe the support I got from him• But I’m supposed be taking care of you• Before you think about ‘correcting’ your spouse…Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
1/18/2024 • 32 minutes, 16 seconds
Episode 918: The Building Blocks of a Successful Marriage | Part 4
The world and the different religious systems have significantly distorted marriage to the point that it has become something most people want to avoid. They would rather indulge in all the benefits of the marriage relationship without committing.In this episode, Elder Jackson focuses on the building block of spouses supporting each other while going through tough times. He titles this teaching, “I’m still standing.” • Review• Deuteronomy 8 – Commitments• Revelation 2:1-5 – Your first love• Genesis 2:18 – Counterpart means equal• The roles of an armor bearer• Expectations of the wife supporting her husband• Spouses should pray for one another• Be available• Observe | Learn | Adjust• Will the real men please stand up (Daniel 3)Listen to the Afterburn tomorrowTake advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
1/17/2024 • 1 hour, 12 minutes, 33 seconds
Episode 917: Afterburn | The Good & Trustworthy Servant | Part 6
We recommend listening to the full teaching, The Good & Trustworthy Servant | Part 6, before listening to this episode.Afterburn: also known in the fitness world as the “afterburn effect,” simply put, the more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. This effect could occur spiritually after the intense teachings Rabbi Berkson delivers each week. This Afterburn Q&A session allows your mind and soul to consume more understanding (oxygen).Some of the topics covered are:• Hearers and doers• What do you do when truth is revealed?• Life makes me swerve a little in my walk• A thought about Shabbat• What is a ‘chance’?• What is the difference between good and bad desires?• Who’s not getting in?• But I have to tell them!• I got a supernatural sign at church• Is getting through a trial one of the good gifts from the Father?• When is hate not really hate?Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
1/11/2024 • 1 hour, 16 minutes, 27 seconds
Episode 916: The Good & Trustworthy Servant | Part 6
In the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 25, verse 21, as Messiah Yeshua was telling a parable, He used the phrase, well done, you good and trustworthy servant. What does that look like, what is he talking about, and how can you be that kind of servant?• James 1:17 – Every good gift is from above• James 1:1 – Being Israel is not restricted to birth• Proving your belief• Messiah finished what He came to do• What could feel better than that?• Have a problem with personal development?• Good desires bring life• Receive the implanted Word• A doer of the Word Listen to the Afterburn tomorrowTake advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
1/10/2024 • 1 hour, 14 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode 915: Afterburn | The Good & Trustworthy Servant | Part 5
We recommend listening to the full teaching, The Good & Trustworthy Servant | Part 5, before listening to this episode.Afterburn: also known in the fitness world as the “afterburn effect,” simply put, the more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. This effect could occur spiritually after the intense teachings Rabbi Berkson delivers each week. This Afterburn Q&A session allows your mind and soul to consume more understanding (oxygen).Some of the topics covered are:• Torah is the antivirus • Why am I doing this?• Pieces of the puzzle• Messiah is the measuring stick• Hard-pressed• Daryl’s story Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
1/4/2024 • 34 minutes, 37 seconds
Episode 914: The Good & Trustworthy Servant | Part 5
In the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 25, verse 21, as Messiah Yeshua was telling a parable, He used the phrase, well done, you good and trustworthy servant. What does that look like, what is He talking about, and how can you be that kind of servant?• Intro / 2 Timothy 3:14-15 – Scripture in the context of Messiah• 2 Timothy 3:16 – What is Scripture?• 2 Timothy 3:17 – Equipped for every good work• A salvation issue• 2 Timothy 3:1-5 – Having a form of reverence, but denying its power• 2 Timothy 3:6-7 – Always learning, but…• 2 Timothy 3:8 – Corrupt minds• 2 Timothy 3:9-12 – You will be persecuted• 2 Timothy 3:13 – Imposters• Wrapping it up Listen to the Afterburn tomorrowTake advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
1/3/2024 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 48 seconds
Episode 913: Afterburn | The Good & Trustworthy Servant | Part 4
We recommend listening to the full teaching, The Good & Trustworthy Servant | Part 4, before listening to this episode.Afterburn: also known in the fitness world as the “afterburn effect,” simply put, the more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. This effect could occur spiritually after the intense teachings Rabbi Berkson delivers each week. This Afterburn Q&A session allows your mind and soul to consume more understanding (oxygen).Some of the topics covered are:• Intro• Wisdom comes from experience• Your desire for Elohim grows• An example of a mind shift• Feeling empty vs. emptying yourself• It’s on us to do something with the gift• You did nothing to deserve the giftTake advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
12/28/2023 • 19 minutes, 59 seconds
Episode 912: The Good & Trustworthy Servant | Part 4
In the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 25, verse 21, as Messiah Yeshua was telling a parable, He used the phrase, well done, you good and trustworthy servant. What does that look like, what is he talking about, and how can you be that kind of servant?As he takes us into the letters to the Colossians, Philippians and Ephesians, Rabbi Berkson continues to teach us the definition of the word ‘good’ as our Bible defines it.• Review• A Mind Shift (Colossians 1:21)• Restored to favor, if… (Colossians 1:22-23)• What was revealed? (Colossians 1:26-27)• Good, acceptable, perfect will of Elohim (Romans 12:1-2)• Let the mind of Messiah be in you (Philippians 2:5)• Work out your own salvation? (Philippians 2:12)• Yahweh believes in you (Ephesians 2:8-9)• Created in Messiah for good works (Ephesians 2:10)• Now you have something (Ephesians 2:12) Listen to the Afterburn tomorrowTake advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
12/27/2023 • 1 hour, 17 minutes
Episode 911: In The Zone | December 2023 | Part 2
Rabbi Steve Berkson opens the floor to the local congregants and those listening online to ask questions or make comments about any aspect of our belief.• Is the Star of David a pagan symbol?• 2 Timothy 4:5 - “do the work of an evangelist” – What is this?• Depression, chemicals, and the Walk• What about the “Messianic Scriptures” in the Tanakh?• 4 levels of understanding scriptureTake advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
12/21/2023 • 39 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode 910: In The Zone | December 2023 | Part 1
Rabbi Steve Berkson opens the floor to the local congregants and those listening online to ask questions or make comments about any aspect of our belief.• Intro• Demon possession and mental illness in the Bible• What about collecting objects of interest from other cultures?• I wanna know what love is• Getting it right in relationships• Will Yeshua’s disciples be the judges in the Kingdom to come?• Why do some people go back to their former life?• How to frustrate satan• I need a healingTake advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
12/20/2023 • 53 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode 909: Afterburn | Pray Without Ceasing | Rabbi Tom Mitchell
We recommend listening to the full teaching, Pray Without Ceasing | Rabbi Tom Mitchell, before listening to this episode.Afterburn: also known in the fitness world as the “afterburn effect,” simply put, the more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. This effect could occur spiritually after the intense teachings Rabbi Berkson delivers each week. This Afterburn Q&A session allows your mind and soul to consume more understanding (oxygen).Some of the topics covered are:• The Spirit praying for us with groanings that cannot be uttered• I don’t want the enemy to hear me pray• What is considered “vain repetition”?• Why is it easier to pray at some times than at other times?• Is Messiah Yeshua God, or not?• Sincere prayer is our lifeline • This can hinder your ability to pray…• It’s good to isolate yourself to pray• Is there a difference between praise and prayer?• How can I test ‘the Voice’?Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
12/14/2023 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 33 seconds
Episode 908: Pray Without Ceasing | Rabbi Tom Mitchell
Rabbi Tom Mitchell, rabbi emeritus for MTOI, teaches on the many aspects of communicating with our Creator and Father.• Intro | Genesis 1:2 – What’s going on in the world today?• Watch and pray• What do we pray about?• Does Yahweh answer prayer?• Make a habit of prayer• Meditation as an aspect of prayer• Remove the distractions• Blessings in prayer• Is there anything more important than prayer? Listen to the Afterburn tomorrowTake advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
12/13/2023 • 58 minutes, 27 seconds
Episode 907: Afterburn | The Good & Trustworthy Servant | Part 3
We recommend listening to the full teaching, The Good & Trustworthy Servant | Part 3, before listening to this episode.Afterburn: also known in the fitness world as the “afterburn effect,” simply put, the more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. This effect could occur spiritually after the intense teachings Rabbi Berkson delivers each week. This Afterburn Q&A session allows your mind and soul to consume more understanding (oxygen).Some of the topics covered are:• Intro• About wheat and tares (darnel)• Acknowledging the leader in your vertical structure• Filthy rags?• A firm foundation• Shabbat-ing at home?• If you don’t respond…• Colossians 1:16 – created through Him and for Him?• In all wisdom and spiritual understanding (Colossians 1:9)• Can we or can we not sin?• You are provided with tools and experiences to strengthen you• Yah tests the heart and the kidneys. What are the kidneys?• How do we align our head and our heart?• Is joy linked to giving thanks?• Peace through the blood of Messiah? (Colossians 1:20)• Does my worship of Messiah Yeshua elevate Him above the Father?Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
12/7/2023 • 1 hour, 15 minutes, 28 seconds
Episode 906: The Good & Trustworthy Servant | Part 3
In the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 25, verse 21, as Messiah Yeshua was telling a parable, He used the phrase, well done, you good and trustworthy servant. What does that look like, what is he talking about, and how can you be that kind of servant?As he takes us into the letter to the Colossians, Rabbi Berkson continues to teach us the definition of the word ‘good’ as our Bible defines it.• Intro• Colossians 1:1-8 – Getting the context• Colossians 1:9 – The knowledge of His desire• Colossians 1:10 – To walk worthily?• That’s not the way it works• Things revealed from above• Colossians 1:12 – Fit to share in the inheritance • Colossians 1:13 – Messiah placed us under a different authority• We shall be like Him?• Remember Who we are dealing with• Messiah completely restores us to favor unto Himself Listen to the Afterburn tomorrowTake advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
12/6/2023 • 1 hour, 13 minutes, 37 seconds
Episode 905: Afterburn | The Good & Trustworthy Servant | Part 2
We recommend listening to the full teaching, The Good & Trustworthy Servant | Part 2, before listening to this episode.Afterburn: also known in the fitness world as the “afterburn effect,” simply put, the more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. This effect could occur spiritually after the intense teachings Rabbi Berkson delivers each week. This Afterburn Q&A session allows your mind and soul to consume more understanding (oxygen).Some of the topics covered are:• Intro• Looks can be deceiving• How will I be judged if my teacher teaches me an error?• The first thing a gardener does with the soil…• …and understands it…• You’ve prepared your soil beforehand• Spiritual report card• Are you a threat?• Can a darnel become wheat? Does a darnel know they’re a darnel?• Casting your pearls before swine• Is finding your teacher an arduous task?Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
11/30/2023 • 34 minutes, 17 seconds
Episode 904: The Good & Trustworthy Servant | Part 2
In the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 25, verse 21, as Messiah Yeshua was telling a parable, He used the phrase, well done, you good and trustworthy servant. What does that look like, what is he talking about, and how can you be that kind of servant?In this teaching Rabbi Berkson breaks down Matthew chapter 7 as it has to do with the different kinds of trees and the fruit they bear. Then into chapter 13 where he shows us even more from the parable of the Sower and the Seed. • Intro• Matthew 7:17-20 – By their fruit you shall know them• Matthew 7:1 – Who’s the ‘them’?• Matthew 7:12 – The narrow gate• Matthew 7:15 – The influencers • Matthew 7:21 – He was hard on the teachers• Matthew 7:24 – Everyone who hears these words of mine…• This is what a prophet does• Matthew 13:1 – The soil is connected to the secrets of the Kingdom• Matthew 13:13-15 – Can you see and hear with your heart?• Yeshua explains the parable to his disciples• Matthew 13:24-25 – The other seed Listen to the Afterburn tomorrowTake advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
11/29/2023 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 3 seconds
Episode 903: In The Zone | November 2023 | Part 2
On the first Shabbat of the month, Rabbi Steve Berkson opens the floor to the local congregants and those listening online to ask questions or comment about any aspect of our belief.Rabbi Berkson addresses topics concerning fundamental Torah-based practices and personal development, gives marital instruction, shares parental techniques, and more.Part 2:• How do I “shutdown” from the cares of life for Shabbat?• What about UAF’s and UFO’s?• How should I be involved in a Christian funeral?• What are the ‘delicacies’ in the Psalms and Proverbs?• Why wouldn’t Messiah Yeshua heal the Kenanite woman’s child?• Galatians 3:24 – we don’t need a trainer?• Did the serpent (Nahash) get kicked out of the garden with Adam & Eve?• Left and right?• Is the saying, “As a man thinks, so is he”, wrong to apply?• What about being called for jury duty?• Can I blow a shofar and when?• Please, don’t give me any Christmas gifts!• Washing of water by the Word? Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
11/23/2023 • 51 minutes, 51 seconds
Episode 902: In The Zone | November 2023 | Part 1
On the first Shabbat of the month, Rabbi Steve Berkson opens the floor to the local congregants and those listening online to ask questions or comment about any aspect of our belief.Rabbi Berkson addresses topics concerning fundamental Torah-based practices and personal development, gives marital instruction, shares parental techniques, and more.Part 1:• You can’t see what you can’t see• When is it appropriate to put out a fleece?• Is it wrong to visit historical pagan worship sites?• Shouldn’t we pray for them?• Will the “wedding feast” be held in the Millennium?• What should we do with companies with whom we don’t share beliefs?• What is the “hidden manna” in Revelation 2:17?• Tuck in your tzitzit?• Why did the people of past times want to be buried with their ancestors?• Genesis 20:16 – Why was Sarah “cleared”?• Is casting lots something we should do today?• When your children ask about Torah observance…• Why did Messiah Yeshua teach in parables?Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
11/22/2023 • 55 minutes, 33 seconds
Episode 901: Afterburn | The Building Blocks of a Successful Marriage | Part 3
We recommend listening to the full teaching, The Building Blocks of a Successful Marriage | Part 3, before listening to this Afterburn.AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• Intro / Different ways to communicate• Get you fixed first• How do I handle the emotional side of the divorce process?• Seeing your spouse in the correct way•What do boundaries look like in marriage?• You and me, not you vs. me• Are there non-negotiable issues leading to divorce?• That falls under communication• What does it look like to allow my husband to lead?• Why should a woman who is past child-bearing years marry?Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
11/16/2023 • 53 minutes, 51 seconds
Episode 900: The Building Blocks of a Successful Marriage | Part 3
The world and the different religious systems have significantly distorted marriage to the point that it has become something most people want to avoid. They would rather indulge in all the benefits of the marriage relationship without committing.In this episode, Elder Jackson speaks about how constant and meaningful communication is vital to establishing a successful marriage.• Intro• Goals• Review• Unequally yoked in marriage (Genesis 2:24)• Your wife is your first ministry (Ephesians 5)• Respect, as to the Master• The Four Questions• Respect, support, and healthy boundaries from the man’s perspective• Are you whole enough for a relationship?Listen to the Afterburn tomorrowTake advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
11/15/2023 • 1 hour, 14 minutes, 3 seconds
Episode 899: Afterburn | The Good & Trustworthy Servant | Part 1
We recommend listening to the full teaching, The Good & Trustworthy Servant | Part 1, before listening to this episode.Some of the topics covered are:• Intro• Did Yeshua always reference the Tanakh when he spoke?• Yahweh gives the power to gain wealth• Observations by Chris• A divided heart cannot serve Yah properly• How you treat others reflects on the Father & Don’t argue with them• Is there a cost for discipleship • Last shall be first, and first shall be last?• The challenges to becoming Torah-observant• Should we actively seek opportunities to help others?• What is ‘bearing false witness against another’?• Does Yah always reveal your ‘planks’?• How does one know if they love their stuff too much?• Who is considered our “brothers and sisters”?• You shouldn’t be doing this• What is the price you’re not willing to pay?Afterburn: also known in the fitness world as the “afterburn effect,” simply put, the more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. This effect could occur spiritually after the intense teachings Rabbi Berkson delivers each week. This Afterburn Q&A session allows your mind and soul to consume more understanding (oxygen).Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
11/9/2023 • 57 minutes, 28 seconds
Episode 898: The Good & Trustworthy Servant | Part 1
In the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 25, verse 21, as Messiah Yeshua was telling a parable, He used the phrase, well done, you good and trustworthy servant. What does that look like, what is he talking about, and how can you be one?As he starts this new teaching series, Rabbi Steve Berkson answers these questions. This teaching will take each element, Good, Trustworthy, and Servant, and break them down in depth from the Scripture.• Intro• Matthew 25:1 – Understanding the Kingdom• How do you serve Messiah?• What is ‘good’?• Which ones do I do?• Come and follow me• Entrance into the Kingdom requires doing• Deuteronomy 10:12-13 – What does Elohim require of you?• Deuteronomy 6:24 – Keeping the commandments is righteous and good• Luke 6:45 – From the heart of a good man the mouth speaks• The student is not above the teacher• If you claim the Messiah is your master… Listen to the Afterburn tomorrowTake advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
11/8/2023 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 21 seconds
Episode 897: In The Zone | October 2023 | Part 2
Be sure to listen to the previous podcast, In The Zone | October 2023 | Part 1.On the first Shabbat of the month, Rabbi Steve Berkson opens the floor to the local congregants and those listening online to ask questions or comment about any aspect of our belief.Rabbi Berkson addresses topics concerning fundamental Torah-based practices and personal development, gives marital instruction, shares parental techniques, and more.Part 2:• Briana shares her Sukkot experience as a teacher• Excited to volunteer• Science is painting a picture of the Creator• Don’t let your pride and fear get in the way• Being a host for an international guest• The connection• She was persistent • You’re lying to me (A tithing story)Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
11/2/2023 • 37 minutes, 2 seconds
Episode 896: In The Zone | October 2023 | Part 1
On the first Shabbat of the month, Rabbi Steve Berkson opens the floor to the local congregants and those listening online to ask questions or comment about any aspect of our belief.Rabbi Berkson addresses topics concerning fundamental Torah-based practices and personal development, gives marital instruction, shares parental techniques, and more.Part 1:• Intro• Should we tithe on benevolence?• What is the bowing and bending the knee motion?• Please come to the feasts• My personal growth when meeting and talking with others• What can I do better to prepare for Shabbat?• Yah’s secret place?• Value and guard your lifeTake advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
11/1/2023 • 36 minutes
Episode 895: Stories from the MTOI Community | Part 2
Be sure to check out the previous podcast, "Stories from the MTOI Community | Part 1"Rabbi Steve Berkson gives the floor to a few people to tell their stories of how they came into commitment in the context of Messiah so that you could hear and relate the experience of others with your own. Many of us had the experience of finding the Messiah first before we discovered that the Torah is still relevant. For some of us, it was the other way around. Some of us had no experience with the church, Judaism, Torah, or anything. Yet, being guided to the truth that Messiah Yeshua is the Living Torah, it’s now possible to be a part of the Forever Kingdom.Some of the topics covered are:• Intro• Story 5 - What did Yeshua say?• Story 6 - Monique from Washington state• Story 7 - A three-sided tent• Story 8 - We will celebrate Yahweh’s feasts• Story 9 - It didn't make sense anymore• Story 10 - That didn’t happen as I had thoughtTake advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
10/26/2023 • 37 minutes, 42 seconds
Episode 894: Stories from the MTOI Community | Part 1
Rabbi Steve Berkson gives the floor to a few people to tell their stories of how they came into commitment in the context of Messiah so that you could hear and relate the experience of others with your own. Many of us had the experience of finding the Messiah first before we discovered that the Torah is still relevant. For some of us, it was the other way around. Some of us had no experience with the church, Judaism, Torah, or anything. Yet, being guided to the truth that Messiah Yeshua is the Living Torah, it’s now possible to be a part of the Forever Kingdom.• Intro• Story 1 - This is where I’m supposed to be• Story 2 - Michelle from Tasmania • Story 3 - I had complete shalom• Story 4 - Monica from Mexico (Yahweh uses ducks) Listen to Episode 2 tomorrowTake advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
10/25/2023 • 40 minutes, 35 seconds
Episode 893: The Roles of Men & Women | Part 7 | Episode 2
These days, some cannot define the meaning of ‘woman,’ men think they are women, or women decide they are men. Society uses terms such as toxic masculinity, macho, chauvinist, misogynist, and sexist to describe men. Because of this, the roles of men and women, as Elohim intended, are all but lost to the depravity of the human condition.Addressing a topic not talked about robustly in Scripture, Rabbi Steve Berkson embarks on resetting our understanding of what men should be and do and what women should be and do. He begins at the Beginning when the creation of Mankind commenced.In this the final part of this series, the audience is invited to ask questions or give their thoughts about the teaching.Some of the topics covered are:• Continual Generational Weakness• How to deal with the “woke” society• testimony of the impact of this teaching series• As a woman, how do I deal with my emotions?• Alignment with Elohim as a single woman• Not walking in agreement is a marriage problem• How do I vet a potential spouse?• Improve your skillset to provide for your family• A man doesn’t need a wife to be a mother-figureTake advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
10/19/2023 • 47 minutes, 4 seconds
Episode 892: The Roles of Men & Women | Part 7 | Episode 1
These days, some cannot define the meaning of ‘woman,’ men think they are women, or women decide they are men. Society uses terms such as toxic masculinity, macho, chauvinist, misogynist, and sexist to describe men. Because of this, the roles of men and women, as Elohim intended, are all but lost to the depravity of the human condition.Addressing a topic not talked about robustly in Scripture, Rabbi Steve Berkson embarks on resetting our understanding of what men should be and do and what women should be and do. He begins at the Beginning when the creation of Mankind commenced.In this the final part of this series, the audience is invited to ask questions or give their thoughts about the teaching.• Intro & review• Interacting with other married persons when apart from your spouse• I’m uncomfortable with who my husband is hanging out with• Is your ex-spouse still a part of your family?• Uncomfortable with hugging some people?• How to be a widow and single?• One spouse tithes and the other doesn’t?• How to know if someone is a “boy” or a man? Listen to the Afterburn tomorrowTake advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
10/18/2023 • 54 minutes, 48 seconds
Episode 891: Afterburn | Examine Yourself
We recommend watching the full teaching before watching this Afterburn.AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• Observe and learn yourself• What is the “outer darkness”?• Caring about what others think?• Why does Yahweh want all our focus on Him?• The final exam?• Try the kidneys? (Psalm 26:2)• How can I discover the scope of my talents/skills?• Why do you care?Afterburn: also known in the fitness world as the “afterburn effect,” simply put, the more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. This effect could occur spiritually after the intense teachings Rabbi Berkson delivers each week. This Afterburn Q&A session allows your mind and soul to consume more understanding (oxygen).Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this video has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
10/12/2023 • 50 minutes, 52 seconds
Episode 890: Examine Yourself
Two days before Yom Kippur, Rabbi Berkson urges us to look at ourselves in the mirror of the Word of Yah. Where are we in our walk before Elohim? How are we in our relationships with our spouses, friends, and those in authority over us. Prayerfully examining ourselves and then making the necessary changes shows the Father that we’re serious about Him, His Kingdom and His people.• Where are we in the plan of Yah?• What did the Hebrews do while heading to Sinai?• Sinai was a picture of a wedding• Can Yahweh trust you with this?• What’s the point of all this?• Are we auditioning for the life to come? (Luke 19:12)• He wants to see your creativity• Yom Teruah - There’s a ‘wake up’ after the ‘waking up’• Atonement - Yom Kippur• Understand Who you are in relationship with• Deuteronomy 4:25 – With all your heart• Wrapping it upTake advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this video has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
10/11/2023 • 1 hour, 19 minutes, 21 seconds
Episode 889: Afterburn | The Building Blocks of a Successful Marriage | Part 2
We recommend listening to the full teaching before listening to this Afterburn.AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:00:00 Intro02:46 Rabbi Berkson comments on Elder Jackson’s teaching07:20 When should the single person start making their list of expectations?10:34 How do I deal with the walls in me that close off communication?15:39 Generational curses, communication issues, and working out?21:04 The wall named ‘Root of Bitterness’28:00 What is the “Expectation List”?35:47 How do I judge what I should not tell my wife or husband?40:48 Life is not static, changes are inevitable. How do I deal with that?
9/28/2023 • 50 minutes
Episode 888: The Building Blocks of a Successful Marriage | Part 2
The world and the different religious systems have significantly distorted marriage to the point that it has become something most people want to avoid. They would rather indulge in all the benefits of the marriage relationship without committing.In this episode, Elder Jackson speaks about how constant and meaningful communication is vital to establishing a successful marriage.• Review of Part 1• Disclaimer• Proverbs 24:3-4 – The first of five - Communication• Men are like dogs analogy• Where we first messed up? Genesis 3:16• The goal is Ephesians 5• The husband’s first ministry• Ephesians 5:25• Rulebook of Love - 1 Corinthians 13• The men need to work on themselves• Four questions husbands and wives should ask each other• 99% love• Still saying “I do”
9/27/2023 • 1 hour, 12 minutes, 17 seconds
Episode 887: In The Zone | September 2023 | Part 2
On the first Shabbat of the month, Rabbi Steve Berkson opens the floor to the local congregants and those listening online to ask questions or comment about any aspect of our belief.Rabbi Berkson addresses topics concerning fundamental Torah-based practices and personal development, gives marital instruction, shares parental techniques, and more.Part 2:• Who were the Nicolaitans and what did they teach?• What is the “synagogue of satan”?• Are there oral laws that we should be aware of to obey?• You need a teacher• Did Abraham, Isaac and Jacob/Israel have the promise to live?Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
9/21/2023 • 46 minutes, 27 seconds
Episode 886: In The Zone | September 2023 | Part 1
On the first Shabbat of the month, Rabbi Steve Berkson opens the floor to the local congregants and those listening online to ask questions or comment about any aspect of our belief.Rabbi Berkson addresses topics concerning fundamental Torah-based practices and personal development, gives marital instruction, shares parental techniques, and more.Part 1:• What about outside therapy? Will it help or hurt my walk?• Will there be a “rapture” of the people of God?• Is it disrespectful to listen to praise music in the bathroom?• A thousand years is as a day?• A man cannot commit adultery?• What do we do with events that are recorded in only one Gospel?• Before Messiah Yeshua, could a person reconcile with Elohim through his own blood?• What about long hair on men?Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.Listen to Part 2 tomorrow.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
9/20/2023 • 54 minutes, 26 seconds
Episode 885: Afterburn | The Roles of Men & Women | Part 6
We recommend listening to the full teaching, The Roles of Men & Women | Part 6, before listening to this Afterburn.AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• I tried hard not to believe or trust you• Doesn’t the husband by default have all authority over his family?• Whose helpmeet is who’s?• Is it ever appropriate for a spouse to create a deception?• In what setting does the agreement/submission relationship apply?• Aren’t you encouraging women to become gold diggers?• Whiny excuses about money• Should the Bride of Messiah look like the Proverbs 31 woman?• How should we care or provide for elderly parents?• Amy’s dilemma finding a trustworthy husband• Become the type of person someone would want to marry• What do you mean by ‘worthy’?• A different reading of Proverbs 31:10-31• Lee Blue’s marriage storyAfterburn: also known in the fitness world as the “afterburn effect,” simply put, the more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. This effect could occur spiritually after the intense teachings Rabbi Berkson delivers each week. This Afterburn Q&A session allows your mind and soul to consume more understanding (oxygen).Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
9/14/2023 • 57 minutes, 34 seconds
Episode 884: The Roles of Men & Women | Part 6
These days, some cannot define the meaning of ‘woman,’ men think they are women, or women decide they are men. Society uses terms such as toxic masculinity, macho, chauvinist, misogynist, and sexist to describe men. Because of this, the roles of men and women, as Elohim intended, are all but lost to the depravity of the human condition.Addressing a topic not talked about robustly in Scripture, Rabbi Steve Berkson embarks on resetting our understanding of what men should be and do and what women should be and do. He begins at the Beginning when the creation of Mankind commenced.Rabbi Berkson adds a twist to this teaching by connecting the account in Genesis, the Garden of Eden, with Paul’s letter to the Ephesians.Before this teaching series is complete, Rabbi Berkson will have traversed the entirety of Scripture so that you are confident that the message is sound and founded on the Word of Elohim.• Intro - A challenging teaching• Understand the relationship between agreement & submission• Psalm 1 - Attributes of a blessed man (husband material)• Proverbs 13:22 – A good man leaves an inheritance• 1 Timothy 5:3-8 – How should widows be taken care of?• Proverbs 18:22 – He who has found a capable wife…• Proverbs 31:10-31 – This woman is working! Listen to the Afterburn tomorrowTake advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
9/13/2023 • 1 hour, 17 minutes, 18 seconds
Episode 883: Afterburn | The Roles of Men & Women | Part 5
We recommend listening to the full teaching, The Roles of Men & Women | Part 5, before listening to this Afterburn.AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• Intro• Strong-willed women and marriage• Husbands providing safe space for their wives to flourish• What’s going on with the young males and females today?• Preparing yourself to become that…• Who is the Bride of Messiah?• Can examples of good husbands and wives be found in the Tanakh?• How do I teach my step-children to walk in faith when my husband…• Does not doing what Yahweh has told us about roles in marriage…• How can Titus 2:3 be performed by single or widowed women?• As a young adult, what is my role with my parents and other adults…• How does one recover their confidence once they’ve lost it?• What happens to the strong-willed woman? How does she change?• Older women train the younger by doing and teaching• There’s a law: wives please your man and he will please you• What do I do with the new you?• My husband was conning me!• It’s about the positioning of the roles verticallyAfterburn: also known in the fitness world as the “afterburn effect,” simply put, the more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. This effect could occur spiritually after the intense teachings Rabbi Berkson delivers each week. This Afterburn Q&A session allows your mind and soul to consume more understanding (oxygen).Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
9/7/2023 • 1 hour, 19 minutes, 28 seconds
Episode 882: The Roles of Men & Women | Part 5
These days, some cannot define the meaning of ‘woman,’ men think they are women, or women decide they are men. Society uses terms such as toxic masculinity, macho, chauvinist, misogynist, and sexist to describe men. Because of this, the roles of men and women, as Elohim intended, are all but lost to the depravity of the human condition.Addressing a topic not talked about robustly in Scripture, Rabbi Steve Berkson embarks on resetting our understanding of what men should be and do and what women should be and do. He begins at the Beginning when the creation of Mankind commenced.Rabbi Berkson adds a twist to this teaching by connecting the account in Genesis, the Garden of Eden, with Paul’s letter to the Ephesians.Before this teaching series is complete, Rabbi Berkson will have traversed the entirety of Scripture so that you are confident that the message is sound and founded on the Word of Elohim.• Intro• Understanding the expectations of the different roles• Revelation 19:7 – the Bride has prepared and made herself ready• Ignoring all the warning flags• Titus 2 – sober, serious, sensible, and sound in belief• Various levels of response• Soundness of speech• Above reproach• Making the teaching of Elohim look good by your actions Listen to the Afterburn tomorrowTake advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
9/6/2023 • 1 hour, 13 minutes, 21 seconds
Episode 881: In The Zone | August 2023 | Part 2
On the first Shabbat of the month, Rabbi Steve Berkson opens the floor to the local congregants and those listening online to ask questions or comment about any aspect of our belief.Rabbi Berkson addresses topics concerning fundamental Torah-based practices and personal development, gives marital instruction, shares parental techniques, and more.Part 2:• What “sins” is Paul talking about?• My job is creating a health problem in me• How do I have peace during a PTSD moment?• Can blessings be used in the humbling process?• How do I discard the Bible properly?• Self Discovery (I want to know who I am)• Beside Kashrut, how do I eat healthy?• How do I control what my child watches and listens to?• Various life coaching• Should I be concerned about the pattern on my front door?• Which is it, 20 years old or 30 years old? (1 Chronicles 23:3, 24)Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
8/31/2023 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 33 seconds
Episode 880: In The Zone | August 2023 | Part 1
On the first Shabbat of the month, Rabbi Steve Berkson opens the floor to the local congregants and those listening online to ask questions or comment about any aspect of our belief.Rabbi Berkson addresses topics concerning fundamental Torah-based practices and personal development, gives marital instruction, shares parental techniques, and more.Part 1:• Intro• Are wives to keep their husbands grounded by providing shalom?• A sign of emotional weakness• All this talk about UFO’s - should we be concerned?• Do you appreciate the signs and wonders in your life?• Your life with Torah and without Torah• A man that knows where he’s going - what does that look like?• Didn’t Elohim know where Adam and Eve were when they hid?Listen to part 2 tomorrow.Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
8/30/2023 • 56 minutes, 5 seconds
Episode 879: Afterburn | The Fruit That Remains
We recommend listening to the full teaching, The Fruit That Remains, before listening to this Afterburn.Some of the topics covered are:• There’s a place for you in the story• Cling, cleave, and hold fast to Yahweh for the fruit• Seaweed wrapped around my head• Painful pruning• “You don’t ever want to walk through what we walked through”• Struggling produces strength to get to the next level• Do not be nonchalant in this walk• How do we overcome a crooked heart? (Jeremiah 17:9)• Apple trees: wild, ornamental, pruned• How can we know we are connected and not just think we are?• Rabbi Steve helps answer questionsAfterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
8/24/2023 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 19 seconds
Episode 878: The Fruit That Remains
The definition of 'remain' is "continue to exist, especially after other similar or related people or things have ceased to exist." The fruit defined in Galatians 5:22-23 identifies those covenanted with Elohim. As we endeavor to become like Messiah Yeshua, this fruit must remain in us.The fruit produced by the old man's fleshly nature, called "nasty fruit" by Elder Jackson, cannot remain as it has no part in the Kingdom of Messiah and must be dealt with and discarded.Elder William Jackson questions us all: when the time comes, will your fruit remain, and will you hear the words, "well done, good and trustworthy servant?”• John 15:1-4 – The pruning process• John 15:5-8 – Stay connected• John 15:9-15 – Stay in My love: remain obedient• John 15:16 – You were chosen by Messiah to bear fruit• Men are like puppies• What are you choosing over producing?• Ephesians 4:11-13 – Help• The example of human fertilization• Jeremiah 17:7-8 – Blessed is the man who’s trust IS Yahweh• Galatians 5:19-21 – Do not produce this fruit• Galatians 5:22-23 – Do produce this fruit• Ephesians 4:12-13 – To the completeness of MessiahTake advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
8/23/2023 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 17 seconds
Episode 877: Afterburn | The Roles of Men & Women | Part 4
We recommend listening to the full teaching, The Roles of Men & Women | Part 4, before listening to this Afterburn.AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• Intro• Understand the person with whom you want to be intimate• To be or not to be married?• Each one has his own gift from Elohim• Prepare yourself to be a good catch• I would never bring children into this world as it is• Was Paul letting his eschatology override Torah?• How can there be a proper level of intimacy in this situation?• What if being intimate is painful or medically restricted?• How is porneia not applied in the story of Ruth and Boaz?• Is having more than one wife considered as porneia?Afterburn: also known in the fitness world as the “afterburn effect,” simply put, the more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. This effect could occur spiritually after the intense teachings Rabbi Berkson delivers each week. This Afterburn Q&A session allows your mind and soul to consume more understanding (oxygen).Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
8/17/2023 • 41 minutes, 33 seconds
Episode 876: The Roles of Men & Women | Part 4
These days, some cannot define the meaning of ‘woman,’ men think they are women, or women decide they are men. Society uses terms such as toxic masculinity, macho, chauvinist, misogynist, and sexist to describe men. Because of this, the roles of men and women, as Elohim intended, are all but lost to the depravity of the human condition.Addressing a topic not talked about robustly in Scripture, Rabbi Steve Berkson embarks on resetting our understanding of what men should be and do and what women should be and do. He begins at the Beginning when the creation of Mankind commenced.Rabbi Berkson adds a twist to this teaching by connecting the account in Genesis, the Garden of Eden, with Paul’s letter to the Ephesians.Before this teaching series is complete, Rabbi Berkson will have traversed the entirety of Scripture so that you are confident that the message is sound and founded on the Word of Elohim.• Intro• 1 Corinthians 7:1 – Where’s the other half of the conversation?• Because of ‘whoring’ - the Greek word ‘porneia’• 1 Corinthians 7:4-5 – Do not deprive one another• Your lack of self-control• Paul’s perspective on relationships in his time• If possible, do not separate• Stay as you are• The signs of Paul’s time and relational distraction• Temptation can come from a lack of intimacy and a lack of self-control• Wrapping it up Listen to the Afterburn tomorrowTake advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
8/16/2023 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 44 seconds
Episode 875: Afterburn | The Roles of Men & Women | Part 3
We recommend listening to the full teaching, The Roles of Men & Women | Part 3, before listening to this Afterburn.AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• Marriage can be the greatest thing or worst thing ever• Can wives correct their husbands?• A template for a wonderful life• Preparing myself for marriage through Rabbi’s teachings• The man’s trauma of rejection and disrespect• I trust my husband on the outside, but inside I’m nervous. Help!• When does an uncovenanted husband usurp my Torah observance?• Dodging a bullet• Can wives actively seek agreement and understanding with usurping the husband’s role?• What are the issues when a woman who is a successful business owner gets married?• These two verses cannot be packaged together• Trust issues from wife to husband• If the husband is put out of the camp, does that include the rest of the family?• How can wives avoid bitterness toward their husbands?Afterburn: also known in the fitness world as the “afterburn effect,” simply put, the more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. This effect could occur spiritually after the intense teachings Rabbi Berkson delivers each week. This Afterburn Q&A session allows your mind and soul to consume more understanding (oxygen).Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
8/10/2023 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 58 seconds
Episode 874: The Roles of Men & Women | Part 3
These days, some cannot define the meaning of ‘woman,’ men think they are women, or women decide they are men. Society uses terms such as toxic masculinity, macho, chauvinist, misogynist, and sexist to describe men. Because of this, the roles of men and women, as Elohim intended, are all but lost to the depravity of the human condition.Addressing a topic not talked about robustly in Scripture, Rabbi Steve Berkson embarks on resetting our understanding of what men should be and do and what women should be and do. He begins at the Beginning when the creation of Mankind commenced.Rabbi Berkson adds a twist to this teaching by connecting the account in Genesis, the Garden of Eden, with Paul’s letter to the Ephesians.Before this teaching series is complete, Rabbi Berkson will have traversed the entirety of Scripture so that you are confident that the message is sound and founded on the Word of Elohim.• 1 Peter 3:1-7 • Wives, it’s your behavior• Three Choices (What do you want?)• The most beautiful things women can wear (1 Peter 3:4)• Your blameless behavior (1 Peter 3:5-6)• Men, show kindness, understanding, and give respect (1 Peter 3:7)• Colossians 3:17-19 – Husbands, be loving and not bitter• Colossians 3:23 – Whatever you do… Listen to the Afterburn tomorrow.Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
8/9/2023 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 7 seconds
Episode 873: Afterburn | The Roles of Men & Women | Part 2
We recommend listening to the full teaching, The Roles of Men & Women | Part 2, before listening to this Afterburn.AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• Intro / Vetting your potential partner• Chris’ observations of the teaching• The principles of the roles are interchangeable• How do I teach small children to let dad transition after work?• Being open and honest with others, not afraid of the reaction• Change your definition of ‘winning’• What does spiritual and emotional provision look like?• What if my husband doesn’t want me to work?• What is the role of a widow?• Marriage issues vs. Torah issuesAfterburn: also known in the fitness world as the “afterburn effect,” simply put, the more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. This effect could occur spiritually after the intense teachings Rabbi Berkson delivers each week. This Afterburn Q&A session allows your mind and soul to consume more understanding (oxygen).Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
8/3/2023 • 36 minutes, 28 seconds
Episode 872: The Roles of Men & Women | Part 2
These days, some cannot define the meaning of ‘woman,’ men think they are women, or women decide they are men. Society uses terms such as toxic masculinity, macho, chauvinist, misogynist, and sexist to describe men. Because of this, the roles of men and women, as Elohim intended, are all but lost to the depravity of the human condition.Addressing a topic not talked about robustly in Scripture, Rabbi Steve Berkson embarks on resetting our understanding of what men should be and do and what women should be and do. He begins at the Beginning when the creation of Mankind commenced.Rabbi Berkson adds a twist to this teaching by connecting the account in Genesis, the Garden of Eden, with Paul’s letter to the Ephesians.Before this teaching series is complete, Rabbi Berkson will have traversed the entirety of Scripture so that you are confident that the message is sound and founded on the Word of Elohim.• Review• 1 Corinthians 12:17 – Marriage is a metaphor• 1 Corinthians 12:18-28 – Working together like a body• Ephesians 5:22-24 – Wives, subject yourselves to your own husband• Ephesians 5:25 – Husbands, love your wives as…• Success in relationships• Ephesians 5:26-30 – Husbands are to love their wives in this way• Ephesians 5:31 – Becoming one flesh• Married men don’t continue living with their mothers• Wrap up and prayer Listen to the Afterburn tomorrow.Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
8/2/2023 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 23 seconds
Episode 871: Afterburn | The Building Blocks of a Successful Marriage | Part 1
We recommend listening to the full teaching, The Building Blocks of a Successful Marriage | Part 1, before listening to this Afterburn.AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• Inspiration from Rabbi Berkson• The good traits of being a man or woman must be imparted to our children• Is marriage a 50/50 partnership?• Do you know what you want?• Ladies, are you ready to provide for yourself?• What is the number one enemy in your home?• What does respect look like?• How to deal with a wife who takes the role of the husband• How can you really know someone?• What does being selfless look like?• Is being one in marriage the same as being one with Elohim?• How a man coming home from work should be greeted by his wife • Whose the leader of this house?• As a widow with children, who is my ‘strong man’?• As a single man, should I apply Proverbs 24:3-4 to myself to prepare for marriage?Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
7/27/2023 • 1 hour, 41 minutes, 39 seconds
Episode 870: The Building Blocks of a Successful Marriage | Part 1
The world and the different religious systems have significantly distorted marriage to the point that it has become something most people want to avoid. They would rather indulge in all the benefits of the marriage relationship without committing.Pointing to Scripture, Elder Jackson explains that building a successful house is one of the most significant building blocks of a successful marriage—a secure and protected structure with a solid foundation.• Intro• Genesis 1:20-28 – Made with one mind and one vision• Matthew 12:22-30 – Men have a duty• The different types of love• Proverbs 24:3-5 – 3 building blocks for a Successful Marriage• How to destroy generations• You need the building block called knowledge• What is your marriage built on?• RecapListen to the Afterburn tomorrowTake advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
7/26/2023 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 58 seconds
Episode 869: In The Zone | July 2023 | Part 2
On the first Shabbat of the month, Rabbi Steve Berkson opens the floor to the local congregants and those listening online to ask questions or comment about any aspect of our belief.Rabbi Berkson addresses topics concerning fundamental Torah-based practices and personal development, gives marital instruction, shares parental techniques, and more.Part 2:• Is it okay to be angry at comments or teachings that twist Scripture?• What does it mean to be over-righteous? (Ecclesiastes 7:16)• Messiah Yeshua was unclean often• Does haSatan have the ability to create?• By what will the uncovenanted people be judged?• A woman’s attire• How often should “The Lord’s Table” be performed?• When is it appropriate to do the Mourner’s Kaddish? For how long?• Please explain 1 John 5:7-8, the three that bear witness• What is the need and reason for the sanctification of children and spouses?Listen to Part 1, "In The Zone | July 2023 | Part 1"Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
7/20/2023 • 50 minutes, 31 seconds
Episode 868: In The Zone | July 2023 | Part 1
On the first Shabbat of the month, Rabbi Steve Berkson opens the floor to the local congregants and those listening online to ask questions or comment about any aspect of our belief.Rabbi Berkson addresses topics concerning fundamental Torah-based practices and personal development, gives marital instruction, shares parental techniques, and more.Part 1:• Do Messianic's do baptism?• What if I have to stay at a hotel over the Sabbath? (Active vs. Passive Commerce)• Is there a fine line between feeling at peace and being lukewarm?• Help me understand 1 Timothy 2:15• Genesis 3:16 – Her desire is for her husband?• Were these people covenanted?Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
7/19/2023 • 51 minutes, 42 seconds
Episode 867: Afterburn | The Roles of Men & Women | Part 1
We recommend listening to the full teaching before listening to this Afterburn.AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• Could there have been humans created before Adam?• Why a rib from Adam?• If they are both willing to lose• I think I would rather stay single• As long as both agree• Briana’s definition of the role of a wife• How does a wife offer help to her husband respectfully?• To create beings that could choose to elevate• Laying down the dogmas?• This is a terrible idea…• The consequences of not trusting• Wives understanding their husband’s vision• Is having your bubble popped similar to born again?• Married before becoming Torah pursuant?• Elohim setting the structure from the beginning• Is it problematic when wives work outside of the home?Afterburn: also known in the fitness world as the “afterburn effect,” simply put, the more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. This effect could occur spiritually after the intense teachings Rabbi Berkson delivers each week. This Afterburn Q&A session allows your mind and soul to consume more understanding (oxygen).Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this video has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
7/13/2023 • 1 hour, 26 minutes, 1 second
Episode 866: The Roles of Men & Women | Part 1
These days, some cannot define the meaning of ‘woman,’ men think they are women, or women decide they are men. Society uses terms such as toxic masculinity, macho, chauvinist, misogynist, and sexist to describe men. Because of this, the roles of men and women, as Elohim intended, are all but lost to the depravity of the human condition.Addressing a topic not talked about robustly in Scripture, Rabbi Steve Berkson embarks on resetting our understanding of what men should be and do and what women should be and do. He begins at the Beginning when the creation of Mankind commenced.Rabbi Berkson adds a twist to this teaching by connecting the account in Genesis, the Garden of Eden, with Paul’s letter to the Ephesians.Before this teaching series is complete, Rabbi Berkson will have traversed the entirety of Scripture so that you are confident that the message is sound and founded on the Word of Elohim.• Genesis 1:26-27 – Created in the image of Elohim• Genesis 1:28-31 – Man was given authority to represent Elohim on earth• Genesis 2:7-8 – Elohim breathed life into man• Ephesians 2:1-3 – After Eden…• Ephesians 2:4-7 – Elohim again gave life to men through Messiah• Ephesians 2:8-10 – Elohim believes you can do it• Ephesians 2:11-12 – Without Messiah fully…• Ephesians 2:13 – Back to Eden• Messiah is our peace and makes us one• Ephesians 2:16 – Destroying the enmity between husband and wife• Ephesians 2:17-22 – Built together into a set-apart tabernacle (1 Cor 12)Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
7/12/2023 • 1 hour, 12 minutes, 5 seconds
Episode 865: Afterburn | Prep Day 2 | Excuses Are For You
We recommend listening to the full teaching, Prep Day 2 | Excuses Are For You, before listening to this Afterburn.AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• Whose life are you living?• Will there be faith on the earth when Yeshua returns?• How can I know if I’m just making excuses?• What does Mordecai and Winston Churchill have in common?• Could making plans out of fear be a form of an excuse?• Rabbi Steve’s wrap-upAfterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
7/6/2023 • 14 minutes, 40 seconds
Episode 864: Prep Day 2 | Excuses Are For You
Making excuses when one wants to escape a duty or undesirable situation is built into the human condition. Some may call them little “white lies” or whatever.However, when someone begins a Torah-pursuant walk, the excuses must end. There is no place in the Kingdom of Elohim where making excuses is tolerated. To make his point, Elder Jackson takes us on a journey through some examples throughout Scripture and exhorts all Torah-pursuant people to drop the flimsy excuses - to step up and get their jobs done for the Kingdom.• Intro• What is an excuse?• Exodus 12:31-35 – Prep day 1• Exodus 16:1-4 – Our excuses are just drama & negative emotion to others• Genesis 3:12 – Why do we make excuses?• Exodus 32:1-23 – The golden calf and Aaron’s excuse• Luke 14:15-26 – The great banquet and the invitation with no time or date• Psalm 27:1-6 – Two sides of a kingListen to the Afterburn tomorrowTake advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
7/5/2023 • 1 hour, 15 minutes, 42 seconds
Episode 863: Afterburn | SIN - A Breach of Relationship | Part 12
We recommend listening to the full teaching, SIN - A Breach of Relationship | Part 12, before listening to this Afterburn.AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• Intro• At what point in a matter is it time to go to the Rabbi?• Why was your bubble popped?• Why the differences in the Septuagint and Masoretic text?• Allow the Spirit of Yahweh to lead you to your teacher• The transition from being Esau to Jacob to Israel in one body• Can the Talmud be considered as a library of law?• How should those who will not hear be treated? (Matt 18:17)• How should I handle a relationship breach with someone of whom I am under authority?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the fitness world as the “afterburn effect,” simply put, the more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. This effect could occur spiritually after the intense teachings Rabbi Berkson delivers each week. This Afterburn Q&A session allows your mind and soul to consume more understanding (oxygen).Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
6/29/2023 • 41 minutes, 52 seconds
Episode 862: SIN - A Breach of Relationship | Part 12
Put away whatever you may think about the concept of sin. All Judeo-Christian groups teach about sin. They all agree and teach you that you ought not to sin. But do they understand what it is they are teaching?In this teaching series, Rabbi Steve Berkson once again redefines our lexicon and sheds new light on this greatly misunderstood but critical topic from the Word of Elohim.• Review• If your brother sins against you (Matthew 18:15-20)• Deuteronomy 17:2 – This is how disputes should be handled• Matthew 18 through the lens of Deuteronomy 17• Forgive, as you have been forgiven (Matthew 18:22)• Genesis 4 – Your unjustified anger opens the door to sin• Ephesians 5 – Become imitators of Elohim as beloved children• Colossians 1:9 – Walk worthily and bear the fruit• Wrapping it upListen to the Afterburn tomorrowTake advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
6/28/2023 • 1 hour, 15 minutes, 55 seconds
Episode 861: In The Zone | June 2023 | Part 2
On the first Shabbat of the month, Rabbi Steve Berkson opens the floor to the local congregants and those listening online to ask questions or comment about any aspect of our belief.Rabbi Berkson addresses topics concerning fundamental Torah-based practices and personal development, gives marital instruction, shares parental techniques, and more.Part 2:• What were the struggles Rabbi Steve had for the 10 years of growing MTOI?• Aside from Yom Kippur, when should we fast?• If the husband is not covenanted, but the wife is, is he the covering for his wife?• Could you define “relationship”, specifically regarding family?• Am I praying correctly?• Are we not supposed to eat that?• How can I know when to be still and wait, and when to take action?• To proclaim or not to proclaim?• Am I a bad employer?… and much more!Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
6/22/2023 • 47 minutes, 59 seconds
Episode 860: In The Zone | June 2023 | Part 1
On the first Shabbat of the month, Rabbi Steve Berkson opens the floor to the local congregants and those listening online to ask questions or comment about any aspect of our belief.Rabbi Berkson addresses topics concerning fundamental Torah-based practices and personal development, gives marital instruction, shares parental techniques, and more.Part 1:• Intro• Is Yeshua disqualified to be Messiah because of this…?• Are my thoughts breaking Torah?• Why does a day seem so long, but a year seems so short?• Why did Elohim create abominable things?• What happens to babies that die before birth? Will we see them in the Millennium?• What about traditions?• If two or three agree? (Matt 18:19)• Can you recommend a Tanakh?• Why Blow the Shofar before Services?• Messiah’s returning on a Shabbat?• Have joy when going through trials?• Is Elohim just watching me or what?• What does ‘remnant’ mean in scripture?Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
6/21/2023 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 13 seconds
Episode 859: Stories from the MTOI Community | Part 2
What was your Upper Room and Mt. Sinai experience?Rabbi Steve Berkson gives the floor to a few people to tell their stories of how they came into commitment in the context of Messiah so that you could hear and relate the experience of others with your own. Many of us had the experience of finding the Messiah first before we discovered that the Torah is still relevant. For some of us, it was the other way around. Some of us had no experience with the church, Judaism, Torah, or anything. Yet, being guided to the truth that Messiah Yeshua is the Living Torah, it’s now possible to be a part of the Forever Kingdom.Part 200:00 Mark’s story11:58 Sally’s story25:19 Melissa’s story31:21 Silas’ storyTake advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
6/15/2023 • 47 minutes, 11 seconds
Episode 858: Stories from the MTOI Community | Part 1
What was your Upper Room and Mt. Sinai experience?Rabbi Steve Berkson gives the floor to a few people to tell their stories of how they came into commitment in the context of Messiah so that you could hear and relate the experience of others with your own. Many of us had the experience of finding the Messiah first before we discovered that the Torah is still relevant. For some of us, it was the other way around. Some of us had no experience with the church, Judaism, Torah, or anything. Yet, being guided to the truth that Messiah Yeshua is the Living Torah, it’s now possible to be a part of the Forever Kingdom.Part 100:00 Intro02:00 Betty’s story05:31 It does make a difference and does matter07:14 Stephanie’s story17:46 The blind leading the blind20:30 Judy’s story34:27 Wendy’s story45:21 Robert & Sarah’s story47:56 Michael & Ashley’s storyTake advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
6/14/2023 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 5 seconds
Episode 857: Afterburn | SIN - A Breach of Relationship | Part 11
We recommend listening to the full teaching, SIN - A Breach of Relationship | Part 11, before listening to this Afterburn.AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• Intro / Don’t judge the wealthy / Recognizing Rabbi Tom• What about the Kushite woman?• Was Yahweh being respectful to Moses, Miriam and Aaron• What is submission?• How much influence can a woman have on her covering?• Kicking the children out of the house?• What about a young adult, who is self-sufficient, living with a parent?• What about children bringing their elderly parents into their home for care?• Is repentance needed when a sin has been committed against another person?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the fitness world as the “afterburn effect,” simply put, the more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. This effect could occur spiritually after the intense teachings Rabbi Berkson delivers each week. This Afterburn Q&A session allows your mind and soul to consume more understanding (oxygen).Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
6/8/2023 • 45 minutes, 58 seconds
Episode 856: SIN - A Breach of Relationship | Part 11
Put away whatever you may think about the concept of sin. All Judeo-Christian groups teach about sin. They all agree and teach you that you ought not to sin. But do they understand what it is they are teaching?In this teaching series, Rabbi Steve Berkson once again redefines our lexicon and sheds new light on this greatly misunderstood but critical topic from the Word of Elohim.• Review• Sin in relationships with others - Abraham and Abimelech (Genesis 20:9)• Genesis 31:36 – Ya’akov and Laban - a whole lot of breachin’ goin’ on• Numbers 12:1 – Miriam, Aaron and Moses - sinning against leadership• Why would you not be afraid to speak against a servant of Elohim?• Why do you feel bad for them?Listen to the Afterburn tomorrowTake advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
6/7/2023 • 51 minutes, 14 seconds
Episode 855: In The Zone | May 2023 | Part 2
On the first Shabbat of the month, Rabbi Steve Berkson opens the floor to the local congregants and those listening online to ask questions or comment about any aspect of our belief.Rabbi Berkson addresses topics concerning fundamental Torah-based practices and personal development, gives marital instruction, shares parental techniques, and more.Part 2:• Intro• Anything wrong with acupuncture for therapy?• Cross-contamination of food when eating out• What is the definition of ‘whore’ in 1 Corinthians 6:9?• Effeminate men and toxic masculinity in our society• Can we focus on the mechanics of Torah and miss the mark spiritually?• Can we all be as one no matter what teacher we are under?• Children practicing Torah, or not, in a split family• Can I be Torah-observant and a political activist?• Where did the idea of selling your soul to Satan originated?• Who were the Levitical priests allowed to marry?• How do we keep ourselves from complacency?• Does MTOI do a second Pesach/Unleavened Bread?• How will the Third Temple affect our walk as Messianic believers?• What is the proper way to interact with the mezuzah?… and much more!Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
6/1/2023 • 51 minutes, 6 seconds
Episode 854: In The Zone | May 2023 | Part 1
On the first Shabbat of the month, Rabbi Steve Berkson opens the floor to the local congregants and those listening online to ask questions or comment about any aspect of our belief.Rabbi Berkson addresses topics concerning fundamental Torah-based practices and personal development, gives marital instruction, shares parental techniques, and more.Part 1:• Intro• Is there Scriptural guidance on being an organ donor? Is cremation allowed?• What about covering my head while praying?• How do I balance my time on Shabbat with my children?• Why were the first-born babies killed in Egypt’s last plague?• What’s wrong with communion?• Doing commerce on Shabbat?• No sex while fasting or on Shabbat?• Covet or adultery? Controlling the desire that drives you• Be content, but not complacent• Revelation 20:10 – Who is being tortured and destroyed?• What about microblading and eyebrows - is that prohibited as tattooing?• How should we consider gentleness?• A man is not declared right by his effort alone? (Galatians 2:15-21)Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
5/31/2023 • 1 hour, 13 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode 853: Afterburn | SIN - A Breach of Relationship | Part 10
We recommend listening to the full teaching, SIN - A Breach of Relationship | Part 10, before listening to this Afterburn.AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• Intro• Have patience with Elohim - He’s patient with us• The application of the anointing oil in action• Why do people go to a “prophecy conference?”• Are lesbians sinning according to Scripture?• No one know that day or hour of Messiah’s return• Should a righteous one use self-defense?• Grumbling is what one does instead of fixing something• Balancing your emotions with the mechanics of doing Torah• Mateo Hoffman asks Rabbi a question• Rabbi says these two things will be happening soon• Should we be reading the other writings - Enoch, Jasher, etc.?• Do women have to get married, or can they serve other purposes?• Doesn’t Matthew 5:20 tell us who will not be in the Kingdom?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the fitness world as the “afterburn effect,” simply put, the more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. This effect could occur spiritually after the intense teachings Rabbi Berkson delivers each week. This Afterburn Q&A session allows your mind and soul to consume more understanding (oxygen).Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
5/25/2023 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 44 seconds
Episode 852: SIN - A Breach of Relationship | Part 10
Put away whatever you may think about the concept of sin. All Judeo-Christian groups teach about sin. They all agree and teach you that you ought not to sin. But do they understand what it is they are teaching?In this teaching series, Rabbi Steve Berkson once again redefines our lexicon and sheds new light on this greatly misunderstood but critical topic from the Word of Elohim.• Review• James 5:1-6 – The stuff you value• Be patient. The situation may not be yours to fix• Cherry-picking the prophets• This is the reality• Obsessed with the wrong things• So you where not to end up• Think you have a relationship with Elohim?• Those who break and teach are least in the Kingdom?• Loopholes in Scripture?• Ethics for life• Laying hands on the sick and anoint them with oil?• To confess something is to own it• The fervent prayer of a righteous one• If you turn back one who goes astray from the truthListen to the Afterburn tomorrowTake advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
5/24/2023 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 29 seconds
Episode 851: Afterburn | SIN - A Breach of Relationship | Part 9
We recommend listening to the full teaching, SIN - A Breach of Relationship | Part 9, before listening to this Afterburn.AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• Intro• Matthew 18, Yeshua searching for the one lost sheep• Men or women who are not married to each other should not interact socially?• Pride issues and defining humbleness• How could I have handled this better?• A crown or rottenness in his bones? (Proverbs 12:4)• Adultery associated with idolatry?• Lament, mourn and weep, or weeping and gnashing of teeth?• Breaking Shabbat is equal to spiritual adultery?• I have a problem with helping and enabling… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the fitness world as the “afterburn effect,” simply put, the more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. This effect could occur spiritually after the intense teachings Rabbi Berkson delivers each week. This Afterburn Q&A session allows your mind and soul to consume more understanding (oxygen).Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
5/18/2023 • 45 minutes, 35 seconds
Episode 850: SIN - A Breach of Relationship | Part 9
Put away whatever you may think about the concept of sin. All Judeo-Christian groups teach about sin. They all agree and teach you that you ought not to sin. But do they understand what it is they are teaching?In this teaching series, Rabbi Steve Berkson once again redefines our lexicon and sheds new light on this greatly misunderstood but critical topic from the Word of Elohim.• Review• James 4:1 – Fightings and strivings• You don’t ask, but you do ask. What?• Sleeping with the world• Before you say anything, what’s the desired result?• We don’t know how to interact with each other• Elohim resists the proud, but gives favor to the humble• Subject yourself to Elohim and resist the devil• You make the first step toward Elohim• This isn’t Burger King• Lament, mourn and weep? For what?• Don’t talk bad about each other• If you start a sentence with, “Can you believe they did…”• Prideful speeches and boasting• To him/her who knows to do good and does not do it…Listen to the Afterburn tomorrowTake advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
5/17/2023 • 1 hour, 16 minutes, 1 second
Episode 849: Afterburn | SIN - A Breach of Relationship | Part 8
We recommend listening to the full teaching, SIN - A Breach of Relationship | Part 8, before listening to this Afterburn.AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• Rabbi Tom Mitchell’s appreciation of Rabbi Berkson and MTOI• James 3:9-10 – what does it look like to “curse men”?• HELP! I don’t know enough to teach my children about The Way• What is it that gives words power?• Using transitional time/space before interacting with others• What are the things associated with James 4:17, “to do good”?• What if a so-called teacher says something that causes harm?• How do we delineate teaching and contending for the faith? (Jude 1:3)• You’re still wrong• Do all things without grumbling and complaining?• What does it mean to “humble yourself”?• How do I discern between stern correction, upset, and breach of relationship?• How do I understand the Biblical use of the word ‘perfect’?• Rocky’s thoughts• Rabbi’s insight to the parable of the wineskins• How to put a puzzle together• Is “demonic behavior” attitudinal?• A “teacher’s disclaimer”… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the fitness world as the “afterburn effect,” simply put, the more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. This effect could occur spiritually after the intense teachings Rabbi Berkson delivers each week. This Afterburn Q&A session allows your mind and soul to consume more understanding (oxygen).Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
5/11/2023 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 54 seconds
Episode 848: SIN - A Breach of Relationship | Part 8
Put away whatever you may think about the concept of sin. All Judeo-Christian groups teach about sin. They all agree and teach you that you ought not to sin. But do they understand what it is they are teaching?In this teaching series, Rabbi Steve Berkson once again redefines our lexicon and sheds new light on this greatly misunderstood but critical topic from the Word of Elohim.• Review• James 4:7-8 – Draw near to Elohim and He will draw near to you• James 4:9 – Lament, mourn and weep - get it out of your system• The Covenant has ‘performance expectations’• Then He will lift you up• James 4:17 – If you know to do good and don’t do it• James 3:1 – Not many should become teachers• Have you ever been wrong?• The other half of the problem• The tongue is a fire• The tongue has power?• How much is many?• Boasting against the Truth?• Self seeking• The fruit of righteousness is sown in peaceListen to the Afterburn tomorrowTake advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
5/10/2023 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 43 seconds
Episode 847: Afterburn | SIN - A Breach of Relationship | Part 7
We recommend listening to the full teaching, SIN - A Breach of Relationship | Part 7, before listening this Afterburn.AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• Abraham didn’t understand what he was told to do, he just did it• You can’t fake a hug• When you’re called to go out• Can partiality be the same as leaven (hypocrisy)?• How can we help others without enabling them?• Is there a difference between belief and faith?• Ask yourself, “Why do I struggle to love that person?”• White Privilege? Somebody other than me should be blamed!• As a body, we tend to run our mouths… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the fitness world as the “afterburn effect,” simply put, the more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. This effect could occur spiritually after the intense teachings Rabbi Berkson delivers each week. This Afterburn Q&A session allows your mind and soul to consume more understanding (oxygen).Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
5/4/2023 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 16 seconds
Episode 846: SIN - A Breach of Relationship | Part 7
Put away whatever you may think about the concept of sin. All Judeo-Christian groups teach about sin. They all agree and teach you that you ought not to sin. But do they understand what it is they are teaching?In this teaching series, Rabbi Steve Berkson once again redefines our lexicon and sheds new light on this greatly misunderstood but critical topic from the Word of Elohim.• Review• James 1:22 – Stop deceiving yourself• Talking without walking is worthless• Keep yourself unstained from the world• James 2:1-9 – Why the partiality?• People trying to become Him• Treating others with partiality is sin• If you stumble at one, you’re guilty of all?• The Torah of freedom?• Compassion over judgment• This belief is unable to save you• This will not be in the Kingdom• Abraham is proof that we don’t need works!• A dead body does nothing• Hebrews 11 – By belief/faith these people did thingsListen to the Afterburn tomorrowTake advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
5/3/2023 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 24 seconds
Episode 845: Afterburn | SIN - A Breach of Relationship | Part 6
We recommend listening to the full teaching, SIN - A Breach of Relationship | Part 6, before watching this Afterburn.AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• Transitioning our desires to match Elohim’s• What is the healthy way to go through the grieving process?• You first showed Yahweh your heart• A testimony for the Second Tithe• Continuing friendships and relationships with those who leave MTOI• HELP! I feel like I’m being drawn into a cult• Why can’t I shake this feeling of being unclean?• What about friendships previous to my Torah observance?• What are the first-fruits?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the fitness world as the “afterburn effect,” simply put, the more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. This effect could occur spiritually after the intense teachings Rabbi Berkson delivers each week. This Afterburn Q&A session allows your mind and soul to consume more understanding (oxygen).Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
4/27/2023 • 46 minutes, 23 seconds
Episode 844: SIN - A Breach of Relationship | Part 6
Put away whatever you may think about the concept of sin. All Judeo-Christian groups teach about sin. They all agree and teach you that you ought not to sin. But do they understand what it is they are teaching?In this teaching series, Rabbi Steve Berkson once again redefines our lexicon and sheds new light on this greatly misunderstood but critical topic from the Word of Elohim.• Review• 1John 2• What is an anti-Messiah?• They were not of us• And you know all?• No one who denies the Son has the Father• This is the promise…• The anointing you have received…• How to know you have been born of Elohim• James 1• Do you have the Helper?• You could write your own ticket• ‘Does the Father Change?’ game• Yahweh wants to meet with you• Be swift to hear and slow to speak• The Torah is perfect and brings freedomListen to the Afterburn tomorrowTake advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
4/26/2023 • 1 hour, 13 minutes, 6 seconds
Episode 843: In The Zone | April 2023 | Part 2
On the first Shabbat of the month, Rabbi Steve Berkson opens the floor to the local congregants and those listening online to ask questions or comment about any aspect of our belief.Rabbi Berkson addresses topics concerning fundamental Torah-based practices and personal development, gives marital instruction, shares parental techniques, and more.Part 2:• Are they not engaged in sin? (Continued)• Brothers and sisters in Messiah?• What will we be known for as a group of people in a hundred years?• Is it safe for me to watch these sorts of things?• Manifesting? The secret of the law of attraction• Caused or allowed?• Shalom defined• Do pancakes count as unleavened bread?• Working on Shabbat?• Should we become like a lion?• Did I learn anything worthwhile from church?• I shouldn’t study the Bible?• How do I keep the fire burning?… and much more!Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
4/20/2023 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 21 seconds
Episode 842: In The Zone | April 2023 | Part 1
On the first Shabbat of the month, Rabbi Steve Berkson opens the floor to the local congregants and those listening online to ask questions or comment about any aspect of our belief.Rabbi Berkson addresses topics concerning fundamental Torah-based practices and personal development, gives marital instruction, shares parental techniques, and more.Part 1:• Intro• How do I find the right person to be my spouse in these dark times?• What about pranking others on April Fools Day?• How should I respond to others who intentionally breach relationship with me?• I don’t talk to the dead…• Should we say the Pledge of Allegiance?• How was it okay for Yeshua to get mad?• Should we conduct ourselves under the authority of the Talmud?• Galatians 6:2 - Bear one another’s burdens; what does this mean?• Are they not engaged in sin?Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
4/19/2023 • 1 hour, 13 minutes, 49 seconds
Episode 841: Afterburn | SIN - A Breach of Relationship | Part 5
We recommend listening to the full teaching, SIN - A Breach of Relationship | Part 5, before listening to this Afterburn.AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• Intro / Did followers of Yeshua do sacrifices in the First Century?• Should we be mourning the loss of the temple today?• When correcting children, what’s the healthy balance?• How do I keep myself in check, to think before I speak?• How do I know if I’m “hitting the mark” in my relationship with the Father?• What mechanism are we given to know when we have sinned?• ‘Do not love the world nor the things in it’ - What does that look like today?• Do not take correction from anyone who doesn’t love you• “Help, I feel like I’ve lost myself”• Setting relationship boundaries and canceling relationships with some people• Which “brother” am I not to “hate”? (1 John 2:9)… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the fitness world as the “afterburn effect,” simply put, the more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. This effect could occur spiritually after the intense teachings Rabbi Berkson delivers each week. This Afterburn Q&A session allows your mind and soul to consume more understanding (oxygen).Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
4/6/2023 • 50 minutes, 26 seconds
Episode 840: SIN - A Breach of Relationship | Part 5
Put away whatever you may think about the concept of sin. All Judeo-Christian groups teach about sin. They all agree and teach you that you ought not to sin. But do they understand what it is they are teaching?In this teaching series, Rabbi Steve Berkson once again redefines our lexicon and sheds new light on this greatly misunderstood but critical topic from the Word of Elohim.• Review• 1 John 1:1 – We have had an experience• 1 John 1:2 – Life was manifested to us• 1 John 1:3 – Fellowship with those manifesting life• 1 John 1:4 – No more joy for you?• 1 John 1:5-7 – Walking in the Light or in darkness?• 1 John 1:8-9 – If we confess our sin…• 1 John 1:10 – Making Elohim a liar?• 1 John 2:1 – “My little children…”• Can the Intercessor advocate for you?• 1 John 2:3-6 – How to know you have a relationship with Elohim• 1 John 2:7 – Your less chaotic life• 1 John 2:8 – A ‘refreshed’ command• 1 John 2:9-11 – Claiming to be in the Light, but…• 1 John 2:12-14 – Children, fathers and young men• 1 John 2:15-16 – If you love the world, then…Listen to the Afterburn tomorrowTake advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
4/5/2023 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode 839: Afterburn | SIN - A Breach of Relationship | Part 4
We recommend watching the full teaching, https://youtu.be/7EBr5qr3jC8, before listening this Afterburn.AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• Intro• Too blunt?• Doing the things that make the relationship impossible• Something’s not right, something’s missing• 1 John 3:16 – What is ‘laying down our lives for the brothers’?• “It is what it is” - What did Rabbi mean?• 1 John 3:7 – Let no one lead you astray?• Get rid of the negative self-talk• What is being taught may not apply to you now, but it is for someone• 1 John 3:6 – Does not ‘habitually’ sin• If I ask the question, “will I be in the Kingdom?”• We are responsible for our responses to others in the Body• 1 John 3:9 – ‘His seed’ as compared to pregnancy• How many times can the ‘old man’ be buried?• Should we analyze what type of ‘soil’ we are?• Doesn’t Elohim birth in us the desire not to sin?• Could ‘boldness’ in 1 John 3:21 be considered as rebellious?• ‘I have become all things to all people’ - what did Paul mean?• Sometimes I crave Hot Cheetos…• Is there a difference between repentance and confessing sin?• Luke 9:62 - Elohim isn’t concerned with your past?• Can not burying the old man become apostasy?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the fitness world as the “afterburn effect,” simply put, the more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. This effect could occur spiritually after the intense teachings Rabbi Berkson delivers each week. This Afterburn Q&A session allows your mind and soul to consume more understanding (oxygen).Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
3/30/2023 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 15 seconds
Episode 838: SIN - A Breach of Relationship | Part 4
Put away whatever you may think about the concept of sin. All Judeo-Christian groups teach about sin. They all agree and teach you that you ought not to sin. But do they understand what it is they are teaching?In this teaching series, Rabbi Steve Berkson once again redefines our lexicon and sheds new light on this greatly misunderstood but critical topic from the Word of Elohim.• Review• Matthew 1:21 – Yeshua the Deliverer is born• Matthew 1:22 – Yeshua, the path to restoring the relationship• Stop claiming you are in covenant!• Yeshua will save His people• Luke 19:10 – To seek and to save what was lost• Luke 5:29-39 – To call sinners (those in breach) to repentance• Can’t put a new patch on the old you• The old you cannot do this!• 1 John 3:4 – The Torah (Law) provides the definition of sin• Yeshua was manifested to bring order and structure into this world• He was manifested to destroy the works of the adversary• Is this teacher qualified?• 1 John 3:9 – Powerless to sin?• 1 John 3:13-14 – Love your brother - your life depends on it• 1 John 3:19-20 – Does your heart condemn you?• 1 John 3:22 – Whatever we ask, we receiveTake advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
3/29/2023 • 1 hour, 18 minutes, 10 seconds
Episode 837: Afterburn | SIN - A Breach of Relationship | Part 3
We recommend watching the full teaching, https://youtu.be/8dxgyR4G5Xg, before listening to this Afterburn.AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• Intro• How does Messiah’s death directly affect me and those before Messiah’s birth?• Being “born again” and not able to sin?• Understanding the metaphors of ‘water’ used in the Bible• When we sin, we become spiritually weak?• More about 1 John 5:18 - born of Elohim does not sin• You see two people having a problem - what do you do?• An excellent example of “burying the old man”• The Logical/Emotional conundrum• What does it look like when someone rejects Elohim?• What are you doing with what you’ve received so far?• Is this from the Father or not?• If it’s a sin to you…• My emotions don’t always line up with my exercising discipline• Chris’ connections• Awareness + Discipline = Boldness?• How do I know I’ve “sinned” against my brother? (A sin not unto death)• Is it sin to hold onto an unrealistic expectation?• What do I do if I sin, am unaware of it, and therefore don’t repent?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the fitness world as the “afterburn effect,” simply put, the more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. This effect could occur spiritually after the intense teachings Rabbi Berkson delivers each week. This Afterburn Q&A session allows your mind and soul to consume more understanding (oxygen).Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
3/23/2023 • 1 hour, 13 minutes, 12 seconds
Episode 836: SIN - A Breach of Relationship | Part 3
Put away whatever you may think about the concept of sin. All Judeo-Christian groups teach about sin. They all agree and teach you that you ought not to sin. But do they understand what it is they are teaching?In this teaching series, Rabbi Steve Berkson once again redefines our lexicon and sheds new light on this greatly misunderstood but critical topic from the Word of Elohim.• Review• Romans 6:1-2 – How can you still walk in it?• Romans 6:3-4 – Walk in newness of life• Romans 6:6-7 – The battle is in your head• Romans 6:8-10 – If we have died with Messiah, we will live• Romans 6:11-13 – Instruments of righteousness to Elohim• Romans 6:14-15 – No longer under the penalty of the Law• Romans 6:16 – Two paths• Romans 6:17-23 – Servants of sin to servants of righteousness• 1 John 5:1-5 – Overcoming the world by belief• 1 John 5:6 – Three who bear witness• 1 John 5:12 – You possess the potential for life through Messiah• 1 John 5:14 – Boldness to ask (NOT name it and claim it)• 1 John 5:16 – Relationship with others - sin not unto deathTake advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
3/22/2023 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 57 seconds
Episode 835: In The Zone | March 2023 | Part 2
On the first Shabbat of the month, Rabbi Steve Berkson opens the floor to the local congregants and those listening online to ask questions or comment about any aspect of our belief.Rabbi Berkson addresses topics concerning fundamental Torah-based practices and personal development, gives marital instruction, shares parental techniques, and more.Part 2:• Some of your relationships could be destroyed• How do I respond to Jewish family who want disprove Yeshua as Messiah?• Romans 5:13 - Which Torah was Paul referring to?• When is it not appropriate to wear tzitzit?• What about Torah-ambiguous medical procedures?• Matthew 5:39-42 - Called to be a “doormat”?• What about the ‘other books’ mentioned in the Bible?• Psychology, astronomy, and the occult - aren’t these a part of personality tests?• What are the “lights” found in Genesis 1:4 & 1:18?• Regarding Deut 25:11, what about self-defense for women?… and much more!Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
3/16/2023 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 7 seconds
Episode 834: In The Zone | March 2023 | Part 1
On the first Shabbat of the month, Rabbi Steve Berkson opens the floor to the local congregants and those listening online to ask questions or comment about any aspect of our belief.Rabbi Berkson addresses topics concerning fundamental Torah-based practices and personal development, gives marital instruction, shares parental techniques, and more.Part 1:• Intro• Malachi 4:2 – “Sun of Righteousness” - shouldn’t it be ‘Son’?• Where did Elijah go when Elohim took him?• Will YMTOI be introducing teachings on Yeshua and the New Testament?• What’s going on in Deuteronomy 25:11-12?• What about scattering cremains and reciting the Mourner’s Kaddish?• Is John 13:34 a precedent for giving new commands?• Stuck in the vow of a Nazarite?• 2 Corinthians 3:14 – What is the veil?• Romans 9:24-28 – Jew and Gentile, together in the Covenant• Should we use words considered by some to be pagan?• 1 Peter 2:5 – What are the “spiritual sacrifices”?• How do I assess the strength of the Fruit of the Spirit in me?• What is your view on family life in the life to come?Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
3/15/2023 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 37 seconds
Episode 833: Afterburn | SIN - A Breach of Relationship | Part 2
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• Intro• Is there a general/universal morality or immorality apart from the Covenant?• By definition, being in sin makes one an enemy/adversary• Everybody wants the diamond, but not the pressure it takes to form it• Why do some people do the things they do?• Is being “weak”, or emotionally driven, a cause of negative emotions only?• Discernment or judgment?• Rabbi Berkson warns about “unity” and “revival”Afterburn: also known in the fitness world as the “afterburn effect,” simply put, the more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. This effect could occur spiritually after the intense teachings Rabbi Berkson delivers each week. This Afterburn Q&A session allows your mind and soul to consume more understanding (oxygen).Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
3/9/2023 • 37 minutes, 27 seconds
Episode 832: SIN - A Breach of Relationship | Part 2
Put away whatever you may think about the concept of sin. All Judeo-Christian groups teach about sin. They all agree and teach you that you ought not to sin. But do they understand what it is they are teaching?In this teaching series, Rabbi Steve Berkson once again redefines our lexicon and sheds new light on this greatly misunderstood but critical topic from the Word of Elohim.• Review• Romans 5:1 – The only way into the Kingdom• No longer enemies of Elohim through Messiah Yeshua• Romans 5:2 – Access to His favor by which we stand• Romans 5:3-4 – Be glad for the pressures that lead to approval• Romans 5:5-6 – It takes strength to be godly• Messiah died because of our breach of relationship• Romans 5:9 – Declared innocent by the blood of Messiah• Romans 5:10 – Saved/protected by the life of Messiah• Romans 2:1-4 – The kindness of Elohim leads us to repentance• Romans 2:5-8 – Elohim will render to each one according to their works• Salvation, faith, and works, are not adversaries to each other• Romans 2:8 – The Torah is the only thing that defines righteousness• Romans 2:8-11 – It doesn’t matter what you were born - Jew or Gentile• Romans 2:12-13 – The doers of the Torah are declared innocent• Romans 2:25-26 – It’s about your choice to covenant, or not• Romans 2:13-17 – The comma’s in the wrong place• Romans 2:18-24 – You are a part of Israel• Romans 2:27-29 – The sign of Covenant - circumcision of heart and flesh• Romans 5:11-17 – The favorable gift• Romans 5:19 – One righteous act• Romans 5:20-21 – Should we sin more for favor to increase?Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
3/8/2023 • 1 hour, 13 minutes, 51 seconds
Episode 830: YMTOI Parsha Pearls Song for Ki Tisa 21.2 – The Bronze Altar
YMTOI Parsha Pearls Song for Ki Tisa 21.2 – The Bronze Altar
3/3/2023 • 1 minute, 50 seconds
Episode 831: SPECIAL MESSAGE: A Warning About "Unity" & "Revival". What's the Reality?
Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
3/3/2023 • 12 minutes, 6 seconds
Episode 829: Afterburn | SIN - A Breach of Relationship
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• Is it not right to want to give up some things to please the Father?• Is it ever okay to sin?• We are living in a consequence?• Our target is relationship with Yahweh• Torah observance with the Fruit of the Spirit• What is the definition of the ‘sin covering’?• An “altar call moment”?• Against whom am I sinning?• My boundaries are perceived by others as a breach of relationship?• According to Ezekiel 18, there is no such thing as a “generational curse”?• Clarifying ‘you shall surely die, or you shall surely live’• How will the various non-Torah cultures be addressed in the Kingdom?• Rabbi addresses those who are lazy thinkersAfterburn: also known in the fitness world as the “afterburn effect,” simply put, the more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. This effect could occur spiritually after the intense teachings Rabbi Berkson delivers each week. This Afterburn Q&A session allows your mind and soul to consume more understanding (oxygen).Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
3/2/2023 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 40 seconds
Episode 828: SIN - A Breach of Relationship
Put away whatever you may think about the concept of sin. All Judeo-Christian groups teach about sin. They all agree and teach you that you ought not to sin. But do they understand what they are teaching?In this teaching series, Rabbi Steve Berkson once again redefines our lexicon. He sheds new light on this greatly misunderstood but critically important topic from the Word of Elohim.• The Launching Point and definitions• The Covenant - a relationship with Elohim (Exodus 19)• All sin has consequences (Romans 6:23)• The being that sins shall die (Ezekiel 18)• Own your life• This is how to be declared right• What merits the favor? (Ephesians 2:5)• Other consequences are referred to as the curses (Deuteronomy 28)• If you seek Yahweh and diligently obey His voice• A relationship with set expectations• Elohim will not be mocked (Galatians 6:7)• Somebody to stand in the breach (Ezekiel 22:25-31)Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
3/1/2023 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 24 seconds
Episode 827: YMTOI Parsha Pearls Song for Tetzaveh 20.2 – Set-apart
YMTOI Parsha Pearls Song for Tetzaveh 20.2 – Set-apart
2/25/2023 • 1 minute, 22 seconds
Episode 826: Afterburn | Prep Day - Will You be Ready?
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• Why say no to things on Shabbat?• Maxi-mist & minimalist - Going deeper into Matthew 25• She even sleeps in her wedding dress?• Excellence in preparation of Shabbat• Deeps thoughts by Rocky• Panicking over not being prepared for Shabbat• Preparation should be a daily thing• Chris’ connections• “To get to where I need to be, these are decisions I need to make”• You don’t want to hear these words…• Deep thoughts by Steve Waffle• Questions from the livestream• Readiness vs. preparedness• Putting your house in order• Preparing for the King to dwell with youAfterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this video has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
2/23/2023 • 1 hour, 20 minutes, 8 seconds
Episode 825: Prep Day - Will You be Ready?
Those covenanted with Elohim refer to Friday every week as Preparation Day. Preparing for Shabbat is the goal. The washing of clothes, cleaning the house, cleansing the body, and preparing enough food for eating after sundown on Friday till sunset on Shabbat. Also, preparing the mind and heart for one thing – to spend time, this set-apart time, with our Creator, our Father.Expanding on this concept, Elder William Jackson, Rabbi Berkson’s executive assistant, urges us to be mindful of the return of Messiah Yeshua in the same way and prepare ourselves for this day to which we are all looking forward.• Let’s learn to be Shabbat-centric• Exodus 12:31-39 – Preparation Day defined• Exodus 16:1-28 – Grumbling and playing with stinky stuff• What about preparing internally?• Why do we need to be prepared?• Matthew 25:1-5 – They all slumbered and slept• Matthew 25:6-13 – The Bridegroom came and the door was shut• Matthew 24:14-15 – Why did Yeshua tell the parable of the virgins?• Matthew 24:42-46 – Messiah Yeshua is coming like a thief in the night• This journey should be enjoyable• Some things need to be replacedTake advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this video has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
2/22/2023 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 25 seconds
Episode 824: In The Zone | February 2023 | Part 2
On the first Shabbat of the month, Rabbi Steve Berkson opens the floor to the local congregants and those listening online to ask questions or comment about any aspect of our belief.Rabbi Berkson addresses topics concerning fundamental Torah-based practices and personal development, gives marital instruction, shares parental techniques, and more.Part 2:• Why can’t I make friends here?• Abortion: Health related vs. emotional/social decisions• Am I breaking Torah to eat that egg?• Is Elohim ever expanding and becoming greater?• Not all pain is the same• I’m balanced in my personality colors• What is passive vs. active commerce on Shabbat?• Doe’s ‘not eating blood’ apply to organ meat?• Motivated by the potential• How do I stay vertically connected on Shabbat if I’m not emotional?• What if I can’t call Him Father when I pray?… and much more!Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
2/16/2023 • 25 minutes, 1 second
Episode 823: In The Zone | February 2023 | Part 1
On the first Shabbat of the month, Rabbi Steve Berkson opens the floor to the local congregants and those listening online to ask questions or comment about any aspect of our belief.Rabbi Berkson addresses topics concerning fundamental Torah-based practices and personal development, gives marital instruction, shares parental techniques, and more.Part 1:• Is there a connection between Moses and Aaron, and the two witnesses of Revelation?• Will you follow The False Messiah?• What’s different about Rabbi Berkson and what is his motivation?• Yahweh as the ultimate role model• Dealing with a damaged perception of a father or a brother• Is “evil” willful or ingrained in a person?• The devil made me do it!• “Bad people” are missing the element of ‘good’• How can I keep Christian hymns/songs from invading my mind?• Help! Some people can trigger my past behavior• Are we “no longer under a trainer”? (Galatians 3:23-24)• Is there a “Purgatory”?Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
2/15/2023 • 1 hour, 13 minutes, 24 seconds
Episode 822: Afterburn | Be Set-Apart | Part Twenty-three
AFTERBURN | Be Set-Apart | Part Twenty-three | Set-Apart People Do Set-Apart Things in Set-Apart WaysSome of the topics covered are:• I know now why I’m going through trials• This is why I’m here• How can we wash His feet with our hair?• Why will the set-apart ones be tested again and then overcome by the enemy? (Rev 13:7)• What is ‘humbleness of mind’ and ‘to put on love’? (Col 3:12)• Cooking on a High Day when it lands on a weekly Shabbat?• What is Revelation 14:12 referring to?• Will there be people in the “fire” who understand they messed up, but…• Can someone who isn’t Torah pursuant but circumcised participate in Passover?Afterburn: also known in the fitness world as the “afterburn effect,” simply put, the more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. This effect could occur spiritually after the intense teachings Rabbi Berkson delivers each week. This Afterburn Q&A session allows your mind and soul to consume more understanding (oxygen).Take advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this video has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
2/9/2023 • 22 minutes, 14 seconds
Episode 821: Be Set-Apart | Part Twenty-three | Set-Apart People Do Set-Apart Things in Set-Apart Ways
Leviticus 19:2 reads that Yahweh told Moses to tell the children of Israel, to “be set-apart for I, Yahweh your Elohim, am set-apart.” Yahweh considers His people, His chosen people, to be something of amazing beauty, great value and rareness. His desire is to show the whole world this set-apart nation–the ones whom He has redeemed and made as a shining city on a hill.Doing a deep-dive into the letter to the Ephesians, Rabbi Berkson unpacks verse by verse this Pauline epistle so that we can try to understand why Paul was continuously bringing the concept of being set-apart into his letter.As he completes this series of teachings, Rabbi Steve Berkson exhorts all the Body of Messiah that those who endeavor to be set-apart will do Yahweh’s set-apart things.• Leviticus 11 – Set-apart people eat in set-apart ways• Leviticus 23 – Set-apart people meet in set-apart ways• Exodus 31:12-17 – This is a sign of the set-apart people• Set-apart people give in quality over quantity• The sign of the set-apart people (continued)• Leviticus 27:30-34 – The tithe is set-apart to Yahweh• Tithes are different than offerings• Set-apart people clothe themselves in set-apart ways• Ezekiel 22:23-30 – Set-apart people do not profane set-apart things• Colossians 3:12-17 – Set-apart people have shalom in their hearts• Revelation 13:1-10 – Who will stay true to Elohim to the end?• Revelation 22:6-21 – Rewards are for the set-apart peopleTake advantage of new teachings every week. Please click the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideYou can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm, eastern time.
2/8/2023 • 1 hour, 29 minutes, 10 seconds
Episode 820: YMTOI Parsha Pearls Song for Yitro 17.1 – Seek Out Able Men
YMTOI Parsha Pearls Song for Yitro 17.1 – Seek Out Able Men
2/4/2023 • 1 minute, 59 seconds
Episode 819: Afterburn | Be Set-Apart | Part Twenty-two | The Armor of Elohim | The Sword of the Spirit
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• The Sword doesn’t cut out–it cuts through• Are you “loving” the Father correctly?• A verification and confirmation system• Wake up! (Romans 13:11)• What are examples of ‘eating & whoring’ today? (Revelation 2:14-15)• Why does the Armor (of Elohim) help some with addictions, but not others?• I’ve hung up my armor because I didn’t know how to use it• The best move I’ve made is to become set-apart• Chris’s connections• “I’m sorry I thought you were cruel”• “Your armor is on”• “I was a Christian Zionist”• “Don’t be ashamed of your prior walk”• Which one is correct–the Shield of Faith or the Shield of Belief?Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideWe are located in Cleveland, Tennessee. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at (423) 250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (Eastern) and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm (Eastern).
2/2/2023 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode 818: Be Set-Apart | Part Twenty-two | The Armor of Elohim | The Sword of the Spirit
Leviticus 19:2 reads that Yahweh told Moses to tell the children of Israel, to “be set-apart for I, Yahweh your Elohim, am set-apart.” Yahweh considers His people, His chosen people, to be something of amazing beauty, great value and rareness. His desire is to show the whole world this set-apart nation–the ones whom He has redeemed and made as a shining city on a hill.Doing a deep-dive into the letter to the Ephesians, Rabbi Berkson unpacks verse by verse this Pauline epistle so that we can try to understand why Paul was continuously bringing the concept of being set-apart into his letter.As he continues on the topic of the armor of Elohim, Rabbi Steve Berkson focuses our attention on the concept of the Sword of the Spirit.• Hebrews 4:12-13 – Defining the Sword of the Spirit• What are the thoughts and intentions of your heart?• You can choose your feelings-control your emotions• The world has no comfortable place for ‘different’• The Word of Elohim is meant to be taught• Naked and laid bare• Revelation 1:10-17 – The utterances of Elohim• Revelation 2:12-17 – Eating and whoring• What kind of relationship do you think you have with the Master?• Revelation 19:11-15 – Smite & Shepherd• Revelation 19:17-21 – Blessing & Judgment• Why do we need the Helmet and the Sword?• Ephesians 6:18 – Perseverance & Supplication• Romans 13:11-14 – Put on the Armor of Light - behavior mattersDon't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideWe are located in Cleveland, Tennessee. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at (423) 250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (Eastern) and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm (Eastern).
2/1/2023 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 18 seconds
Episode 817: YMTOI Parsha Pearls Song for Beshalach 16.2 – Grumbling, Grumbling
YMTOI Parsha Pearls Song for Beshalach 16.2 – Grumbling, Grumbling
1/27/2023 • 2 minutes, 15 seconds
Episode 816: Afterburn | Be Set-Apart | Part Twenty-one | The Armor of Elohim | The Shield of Belief | Part 2
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• What’s a good tool for determining the difference between judging and judgment?• Reset the parable of the twig and the plank?• The gifted and talented ones get the most correction• Without belief/faith, it is impossible to please Elohim• Being brave and courageous• Where’s the patience?• It’s smart to respect authority• How do I treat those who have left our congregation?• Why does Scripture connect being financially poor with virtue?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideWe are located in Cleveland, Tennessee. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at (423) 250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (Eastern) and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm (Eastern).
1/26/2023 • 50 minutes, 18 seconds
Episode 815: Be Set-Apart | Part Twenty-one | The Armor of Elohim | The Shield of Belief | Part 2
Leviticus 19:2 reads that Yahweh told Moses to tell the children of Israel, to “be set-apart for I, Yahweh your Elohim, am set-apart.” Yahweh considers His people, His chosen people, to be something of amazing beauty, great value and rareness. His desire is to show the whole world this set-apart nation–the ones whom He has redeemed and made as a shining city on a hill.Doing a deep-dive into the letter to the Ephesians, Rabbi Berkson unpacks verse by verse this Pauline epistle so that we can try to understand why Paul was continuously bringing the concept of being set-apart into his letter.As he continues on the topic of the armor of Elohim, Rabbi Steve Berkson focuses our attention on the concept of the Shield of Belief.• James 2:1-9 – committing partiality • James 2:10 – you cannot break just one• Why wear tzitzit?• James 2:11-14 – belief vs. works debunked• James 2:15-26 – the Champions of Faith did works• 1 John 5:1-5 – what you do is what you believe• Ephesians 6:17 – the helmet of defenseDon't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideWe are located in Cleveland, Tennessee. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at (423) 250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (Eastern) and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm (Eastern).
1/25/2023 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 45 seconds
Episode 814: In The Zone | January 2023 | Part 2
On the first Shabbat of the month, Rabbi Steve Berkson opens the floor to the local congregants and those listening online to ask questions or comment about any aspect of our belief.Rabbi Berkson addresses topics about fundamental Torah-based practices and personal development, gives marital instruction, shares parental techniques, and more.Part 2:• What will you be doing in the Kingdom?• Is it appropriate to use breathing exercises and meditation?• Is it wrong to do painting, sculpture, or other artwork?• I’m an ‘On-Earther’• How do those married 36 years approach expectations?• Praying for the dead?• Is Yoga taboo?• Do “mixing seed” and fruit tree Torah laws apply to my garden?• A Purple Unicorn• Satan throwing a ‘Hail Mary’• To Whom should I pray, Yeshua or Yahweh?… and much more!Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideWe are located in Cleveland, Tennessee. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at (423) 250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (Eastern) and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm (Eastern).
1/19/2023 • 56 minutes, 34 seconds
Episode 813: In The Zone | January 2023 | Part 1
On the first Shabbat of the month, Rabbi Steve Berkson opens the floor to the local congregants and those listening online to ask questions or comment about any aspect of our belief.Rabbi Berkson addresses topics about fundamental Torah-based practices and personal development, gives marital instruction, shares parental techniques, and more.Part 1:• What is blasphemy?• How do I deal with others without being judgmental?• Is it disrespectful to markup my Bible?• Can the transition from unclean to clean be done without immersion?• Does Scripture define ‘self-righteous’?• How to vet an anointed/appointed person?• Is it forbidden to carry money on Shabbat?• Does every Torah practitioner have authority to prophesy/do miracles?• Why was Yeshua Messiah cursed for our sake?• Not being under the same Torah teacher and “unequally yoked”• Is it prohibited to listen to “secular music”?• “Do not boil a kid in its mother’s milk.” – no cheeseburgers?Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideWe are located in Cleveland, Tennessee. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at (423) 250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (Eastern) and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm (Eastern).
1/18/2023 • 58 minutes, 20 seconds
Episode 812: Afterburn | Be Set-Apart | Part Twenty | The Armor of Elohim | The Shield of Belief
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• “I absolutely needed the trials I went through last year”• “I am troubled about a conflict of beliefs I have about the Father”• Your teacher/leader and blind faith• “Sometimes timing is just timing”• Men who are hurting can and should reach out for help• The brains of women and men are wired differently• Rebuking that emotional “storm” in you will bring peace/shalom• With the shield you have two layers of protection• Quenching the fire of your emotions?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this video has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideWe are located in Cleveland, Tennessee. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at (423) 250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (Eastern) and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm (Eastern).
1/12/2023 • 35 minutes, 52 seconds
Episode 811: Be Set-Apart | Part Twenty | The Armor of Elohim | The Shield of Belief
Leviticus 19:2 reads that Yahweh told Moses to tell the children of Israel, to “be set-apart for I, Yahweh your Elohim, am set-apart.” Yahweh considers His people, His chosen people, to be something of amazing beauty, great value and rareness. His desire is to show the whole world this set-apart nation–the ones whom He has redeemed and made as a shining city on a hill.Doing a deep-dive into the letter to the Ephesians, Rabbi Berkson unpacks verse by verse this Pauline epistle so that we can try to understand why Paul was continuously bringing the concept of being set-apart into his letter.As he continues on the topic of the armor of Elohim, Rabbi Steve Berkson focuses our attention on the concept of the Shield of Belief.• Review• Ephesians 6:16 – What are the “burning arrows of the wicked one”?• Luke 8:22-25 – Where is your shield?• Why is Yahweh not paying attention to what I’m going through?• Baptism of Fire• 1 Peter 1:3-5 – Protected by the power of Elohim through belief• 1 Peter 1:6 – How do you benefit by trials?• 1 Peter 1:7 – The proving of your belief• James 1:1-4 – I can become perfect and complete?• Your teacher may be part of your trials?• James 1:5-7 – Wisdom through belief• What is “double-minded’?Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideWe are located in Cleveland, Tennessee. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at (423) 250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (Eastern) and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm (Eastern).
1/11/2023 • 1 hour, 12 minutes, 42 seconds
Episode 810: YMTOI Parsha Pearls Song for Shemot 13.3 - This Is My Name Forever
YMTOI Parsha Pearls Song for Shemot 13.3 - This Is My Name Forever
1/7/2023 • 1 minute, 46 seconds
Episode 809: YMTOI Parsha Pearls Song for Shemot 13.2 - Mosheh and the Burning Bush
YMTOI Parsha Pearls Song for Shemot 13.2 - Mosheh and the Burning Bush
1/7/2023 • 43 seconds
Episode 808: Afterburn | Chanukah | The Festival of Dedication
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• Life and lighting the Chanukah candles• Struggling with being on time• 2 Peter 1:9 – forgotten you have been cleansed from old sins• What’s so great about marriage?• What’s so great about tithing?• At what point does Temple maintenance negligence become sinful?• Protocols and processes• Was there a Chanukiah (Chanukah menorah) in the Temple of the First Century?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideWe are located in Cleveland, Tennessee. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at (423) 250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (Eastern) and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm (Eastern).
1/5/2023 • 36 minutes, 57 seconds
Episode 807: Chanukah | The Festival of Dedication
A Jewish rebellion, called the Maccabean Revolt, c. 167-160 B.C., resulted in an overthrow of the Greek invasion and oppression of the Jewish people as well as Hellenistic compromises of Jewish worship. Jerusalem was recaptured and it was then time to rededicate the Temple in 164 B.C. From this is where the festival of Chanukah (Hanukkah, etc.) comes into being.Focusing on the foundation of the festival, Rabbi Steve Berkson brings illumination to what it means to ‘dedicate’ ourselves since our bodies are referred to as the Temple of Elohim. (1 Corinthians 6:19-20)• What is Chanukah and how does it relate to you?• The definition of ‘devotion’• Areas of dedication• What’s your level of dedication?• What does dedication look like?• The Shema and the Vahavta• Without Him• Very little in life should surprise you• You can do this• Ephesians 4:1-4 – Walk worthy of your calling• 2 Peter 1:1-8 – 8 spiritual attributes and the candles of the Chanukiah• 2 Corinthians 13:5 – Examine and prove yourselfDon't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideWe are located in Cleveland, Tennessee. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at (423) 250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (Eastern) and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm (Eastern).
1/4/2023 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 50 seconds
Episode 806: Afterburn | Be Set-Apart | Part Nineteen | The Armor of Elohim | What is the Good News? Part 4
We recommend watching the full teaching before watching this Afterburn.AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• Being angry in a trial• Be self-aware• We were created to desire• S.N.I.O.P. - Susceptible to the Negative Influence of Other People• People coming in and going out• Commanded to be circumcised?• How much can you tolerate?• Accountability is important• Yeshua initiated the Five-Fold Ministry of Ephesians 4:11• Acts 5:34-40 – Gamli’el’s validity test, why was it ignored?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (Eastern) and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm (Eastern).
12/29/2022 • 46 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode 805: Be Set-Apart | Part Nineteen | The Armor of Elohim | What is the Good News? Part 4
Leviticus 19:2 reads that Yahweh told Moses to tell the children of Israel, to “be set-apart for I, Yahweh your Elohim, am set-apart.” Yahweh considers His people, His chosen people, to be something of amazing beauty, great value and rareness. His desire is to show the whole world this set-apart nation–the ones whom He has redeemed and made as a shining city on a hill.Doing a deep-dive into the letter to the Ephesians, Rabbi Berkson unpacks verse by verse this Pauline epistle so that we can try to understand why Paul was continuously bringing in the concept of being set-apart into his letter.As he continues on the topic of the armor of Elohim, Rabbi Steve Berkson focuses our attention on the concept of the Good News.• Review• Moving into Acts and the apostles’ understanding of the Good News• Acts 5:16-28 – You’ll recognize the authority• Acts 5:33 – Reacting to what you don’t want to hear• This is about you transforming into Him• Acts 5:40-41 – Are you counted worthy to suffer shame for His Name?• Acts 5:42 – The Good News: according to the Apostles• Acts 8:27-38 – A guide is needed for the Word / Baptism is about covenanting• Acts 14:1-18 – Turn away from worthless matters• Acts 15:1-11 – Commanded to be circumcised and keep Torah?• Acts 15:20-35 – Do these and then learn about the other things• Revelation 14:6-7 – The everlasting Good News - fear and worship Elohim!Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (Eastern) and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm (Eastern).
12/28/2022 • 1 hour, 19 minutes, 3 seconds
Episode 804: YMTOI Parsha Pearls Song for Vayigash 11.2 - Go Down To Mitsrayim
Parsha Vayigash 11.2 - Go Down To Mitsrayim
12/23/2022 • 2 minutes, 8 seconds
Episode 803: Afterburn | Be Set-Apart | Part Eighteen | The Armor of Elohim | What is the Good News? Part 3
Some of the topics covered are:• To be set-apart is a journey, not a destination• How much demon possession do we see nowadays?• The benefit of counsel as applied to healing• Are physical ailments a manifestation of the spiritual condition?• How do I prevent a spiritual relapse?• Shirah wins the Blue Ribbon for horseback riding• What does it look like to quit?• Covenanted, not just believers• What sins do I repent of when I pray?• Those who are “anointed and appointed” – how do I know?• Don’t explain a ‘no’… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (Eastern) and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm (Eastern).
12/22/2022 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 37 seconds
Episode 802: Be Set-Apart | Part Eighteen | The Armor of Elohim | What is the Good News? Part 3
Leviticus 19:2 reads that Yahweh told Moses to tell the children of Israel, to “be set-apart for I, Yahweh your Elohim, am set-apart.” Yahweh considers His people, His chosen people, to be something of amazing beauty, great value and rareness. His desire is to show the whole world this set-apart nation–the ones whom He has redeemed and made as a shining city on a hill.Doing a deep-dive into the letter to the Ephesians, Rabbi Berkson unpacks verse by verse this Pauline epistle so that we can try to understand why Paul was continuously bringing in the concept of being set-apart into his letter.As he continues on the topic of the armor of Elohim, Rabbi Steve Berkson focuses our attention on the concept of the Good News.• Matthew 4:23 – Messiah Yeshua proclaimed the Good News of Kingdom• Who moved the Sabbath?• Luke 4:35 – Deliverance ministries are doing it wrong• Luke 5:30-32 – Messiah healed the physical and the spiritual• Luke 8:1 – This is a King you’re dealing with• Luke 9:1-6 – The proof is in the provision• Luke 20:1-2 – By what authority do you do these…?• Matthew 24:1-10 – These things have and will happen• You are not an apostle to that church• An increase in lawlessness and a decrease in love• He who endures to the end shall be saved• Giving beings forever can be riskyDon't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (Eastern) and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm (Eastern).
12/21/2022 • 1 hour, 24 minutes, 30 seconds
Episode 801: In The Zone | December 2022 | Part 2
On the first Shabbat of the month Rabbi Steve Berkson opens the floor to the local congregants and those listening online to ask questions or make comments about any aspect of our belief.Rabbi Berkson addresses topics about fundamental Torah-based practices, personal development, gives marital instruction, shares parental techniques and more.Part 2:• How do I discern whether a situation in my life is a trial/test or not? (Cont)• Shouldn’t I know if I going to make it into the next life or not?• Spouses dealing with life changes in each other over time• How do I recognize a good business opportunity?• How will uncovenanted people be judged in the end?• What are you doing with that?• What about head coverings for men?• Don’t people put themselves into eternal punishment?• Being a good steward of my finances• If you’ve been gifted with a talent…… and much more!Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (Eastern) and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm (Eastern).
12/15/2022 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode 800: In The Zone | December 2022 | Part 1
On the first Shabbat of the month Rabbi Steve Berkson opens the floor to the local congregants and those listening online to ask questions or make comments about any aspect of our belief.Rabbi Berkson addresses topics about fundamental Torah-based practices, personal development, gives marital instruction, shares parental techniques and more.Part 1:• Yahweh wants to know what kind of decision maker you are• Living is hard and none of us have it figured out• Attachments in life• How do I serve an unseen God?• Everlasting punishment and everlasting life? (Matt 25:46)• Is there anything to the power of speaking words?• How do I discern whether a situation in my life is a trial/test or not?Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (Eastern) and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm (Eastern).
12/14/2022 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 21 seconds
Episode 799: Afterburn | Be Set-Apart | Part Seventeen | The Armor of Elohim | What is the Good News? Part 2
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• We are to be friendly, but not participate• Yeshua puts Peter (Kepha) back in his place• It takes humility to realize when you’re wrong• The end result is at issue• Willie Wonka’s Golden Ticket?• Pineḥas and peace• How do I know what my plank is, and how do I fix it?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (Eastern) and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm (Eastern).
12/8/2022 • 32 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode 798: Be Set-Apart | Part Seventeen | The Armor of Elohim | What is the Good News? Part 2
Leviticus 19:2 reads that Yahweh told Moses to tell the children of Israel, to “be set-apart for I, Yahweh your Elohim, am set-apart.” Yahweh considers His people, His chosen people, to be something of amazing beauty, great value and rareness. His desire is to show the whole world this set-apart nation–the ones whom He has redeemed and made as a shining city on a hill.Doing a deep-dive into the letter to the Ephesians, Rabbi Berkson unpacks verse by verse this Pauline epistle so that we can try to understand why Paul was continuously bringing in the concept of being set-apart into his letter.As he continues on the topic of the armor of Elohim, Rabbi Steve Berkson focuses our attention on the concept of the Good News.• Review• Isaiah 52 – Jerusalem the set-apart city for a set-apart people• Nahum 1– See the feet of him who brings good news, proclaiming peace• Mark 8:27-38 – Whoever loses his life for Messiah and the Good News• Mark 10:17-31 – The reward for placing the Good News above all othersDon't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (Eastern) and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm (Eastern).
12/7/2022 • 1 hour, 13 minutes, 5 seconds
Episode 797: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Be Set-Apart | Part Sixteen | What is the Good News?
Some of the topics covered are:• The anti-Gospel?• Confusion about the Gospels and Good News?• Making the transformation from a “worm” to a man• The ability to envision better• What is an Evangelist?• The power of visualization• Without Me you are able to do nothing? (John 15:5)• Confusion about Isaiah 40:17 – nations are a nonentity?• Rejection is a strong emotion–how does it blind one from reality?• A measure of your walk is honest self-assessment… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (Eastern) and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm (Eastern).
12/1/2022 • 50 minutes, 11 seconds
Episode 796: Be Set-Apart | Part Sixteen | Exploring Ephesians | What is the Good News?
Leviticus 19:2 reads that Yahweh told Moses to tell the children of Israel, to “be set-apart for I, Yahweh your Elohim, am set-apart.” Yahweh considers His people, His chosen people, to be something of amazing beauty, great value and rareness. His desire is to show the whole world this set-apart nation–the ones whom He has redeemed and made as a shining city on a hill.Doing a deep-dive into the letter to the Ephesians, Rabbi Berkson unpacks verse by verse this Pauline epistle so that we can try to understand why Paul was continuously bringing in the concept of being set-apart into his letter.As he continues on the topic of the armor of Elohim, Rabbi Steve Berkson focuses our attention on the concept of the Good News.• Mark 1:1 – It’s so much more• Matthew 11:1-6 – There was an expectation• Psalm 40:1-17 – Anticipating the Good News• Isaiah 40: 1 – The Comforter is coming• Say to this mountain…• Isaiah 40:10 – His reward is with Him• Isaiah 40:28-31 – Those who endure to the end• Isaiah 41:1-29 – Israel is not rejected or forgotten• Isaiah 42:1-7 – Messiah Yeshua revealedDon't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (Eastern) and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm (Eastern).
11/30/2022 • 1 hour, 13 minutes, 1 second
Episode 795: YMTOI Parsha Pearls Song for Vayeitzei 7.3 - Send Me On My Way
Song for Parsha Vayeitzei - Send Me On My Way
11/26/2022 • 1 minute, 17 seconds
Episode 794: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Be Set-Apart | Part Fifteen | The Breastplate of Righteousness Part 2
Some of the topics covered are:• Is Messiah Yeshua now flesh forever?• Give your mind something to focus on• More about the personality colors• If you are practicing submission…• What does “having done all” mean? (Ephesians 6:13)• What about the perception of others when they see I don’t worry?• Learn when to ramp up your efforts and when to have downtime• How do we change to value/treasure the Above?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (Eastern) and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm (Eastern).
11/24/2022 • 48 minutes, 18 seconds
Episode 793: Be Set-Apart | Part Fifteen | Exploring Ephesians | The Breastplate of Righteousness Part 2
Leviticus 19:2 reads that Yahweh told Moses to tell the children of Israel, to “be set-apart for I, Yahweh your Elohim, am set-apart.” Yahweh considers His people, His chosen people, to be something of amazing beauty, great value and rareness. His desire is to show the whole world this set-apart nation–the ones whom He has redeemed and made as a shining city on a hill.Doing a deep-dive into the letter to the Ephesians, Rabbi Berkson unpacks verse by verse this Pauline epistle so that we can try to understand why Paul was continuously bringing in the concept of being set-apart into his letter.As he continues on the topic of the armor of Elohim, Rabbi Steve Berkson focuses our attention on the breastplate of righteousness.• Matthew 6:33 – Seek first the Kingdom of Elohim• Why do we worry? (Matthew 6:25)•The nations (Gentiles) seek for these things• 1 Peter 3:8-18 – Your calling is this…• Elohim’s ears are open to their prayers (1 Peter 3:12)• The armor of Elohim keeps us alive (1 Peter 3:14)• Be ready to give an answer for your expectation (1 Peter 3:15)• Acts 13:10 – This is what the armor protects you from• Acts 10:34 – Do this and you will be accepted by Elohim• Psalm 15 – Who gets to be in the tent of Yahweh?• Speak the Truth in your heart–do not deceive yourselfDon't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwideFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (Eastern) and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm (Eastern).
11/23/2022 • 1 hour, 12 minutes, 32 seconds
Episode 792: In The Zone | July 2022 | Part 2
On the first Shabbat of the month Rabbi Steve Berkson opens the floor to the local congregants and those listening online to ask questions or make comments about any aspect of our belief.Rabbi Berkson addresses topics about fundamental Torah-based practices, personal development, gives marital instruction, shares parental techniques and more.Part 2:• What is the doctrine of the Nicolaitans?• Find a workaround for your lack of concentration• What praise music is okay to listen to?• How does one get into a clean state?• Are there any scriptural restrictions for intimacy in the marriage bed?• Is it normal to feel stagnate at times during our walk?• Should we avoid patronizing businesses that do not share our beliefs?• Posting on the MTOI Facebook page• Please clarify when I hear others say, “Yahweh spoke to me…”• How do I prune my thoughts?• In Matthew 9:37, what is the harvest and who are the reapers?• What do all the titles mean?… and much more!Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (Eastern) and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm (Eastern).
11/17/2022 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 24 seconds
Episode 791: In The Zone | July 2022 | Part 1
On the first Shabbat of the month Rabbi Steve Berkson opens the floor to the local congregants and those listening online to ask questions or make comments about any aspect of our belief.Rabbi Berkson addresses topics about fundamental Torah-based practices, personal development, gives marital instruction, shares parental techniques and more.Part 1:•The crucifixion of Messiah Yeshua and the veil• Messiah Yeshua took away the adversity of the two groups• The Seventy• The Two House doctrine• What kind of relationship did I have with Elohim as a Christian?• Does Torah speak about cremation?• Are we to perform physical healing on others?• What are the teaching roles of the Levitical and Melchizedekian priesthoods?• Don’t provoke haSatan• Learning to let go of things harmful to your spirit• When do I take action on a revelation concerning my walk?Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (Eastern) and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm (Eastern).
11/16/2022 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 20 seconds
Episode 790: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Be Set-Apart | Part Fourteen | The Breastplate of Righteousness
We recommend listening to the full teaching before listening to this Afterburn.AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• Anything that’s challenging done often enough becomes easier• Being righteous and achieving a level of “perfection”• In what way does the armor of Elohim protect?• Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace among one another• Being righteous makes you a target?• Can you receive correction or are you stupid?• How and when do the characteristics listed in the Beatitudes manifest?• The armor, being triggered and responding to people outside of covenant• Being perfected by Elohim through righteousness• The armor of Elohim is to protect you from being led astray• Lying to protect Torah?• What does it mean to mourn?• Being a peacemaker?• Meekness is not weakness… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this video has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (Eastern) and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm (Eastern).
11/10/2022 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 10 seconds
Episode 789: Be Set-Apart | Part Fourteen | Exploring Ephesians | The Breastplate of Righteousness
Leviticus 19:2 reads that Yahweh told Moses to tell the children of Israel, to “be set-apart for I, Yahweh your Elohim, am set-apart.” Yahweh considers His people, His chosen people, to be something of amazing beauty, great value and rareness. His desire is to show the whole world this set-apart nation–the ones whom He has redeemed and made as a shining city on a hill.Doing a deep-dive into the letter to the Ephesians, Rabbi Berkson unpacks verse by verse this Pauline epistle so that we can try to understand why Paul was continuously bringing in the concept of being set-apart into his letter.As he continues on the topic of the armor of Elohim, Rabbi Steve Berkson focuses our attention on the breastplate of righteousness.• Ephesians 6:14 – Righteousness and truth are connected• 1 John 3 – Anyone not doing righteousness…• To be like Messiah• Cleansing yourself• Stay in me• Let no one lead you astray• Do you know anyone who cannot sin?• Matthew 5 – Unless your righteousness exceeds…• Not to destroy, but to complete• Whoever breaks and teaches to breakDon't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (Eastern) and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm (Eastern).
11/9/2022 • 1 hour, 13 minutes, 42 seconds
Episode 788: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Be Set-Apart | Part Thirteen | Exploring Ephesians Chapter Six | Part 2
Some of the topics covered are:• If I were to become rich or wealthy, how would it not change me?• Thoughts vs. emotions• Shirah’s connections• Getting help putting on the armor and highly independent people• You can’t place a number on wealth• How do I recognize patterns of weakness?• Understanding how we are to judged by our own works• Will we be in the form of Elohim after the resurrection?• Obedient even unto death… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (Eastern) and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 pm (Eastern).
11/3/2022 • 41 minutes, 33 seconds
Episode 787: Be Set-Apart | Part Thirteen | Exploring Ephesians Chapter Six | Part 2
Leviticus 19:2 reads that Yahweh told Moses to tell the children of Israel, to “be set-apart for I, Yahweh your Elohim, am set-apart.” Yahweh considers His people, His chosen people, to be something of amazing beauty, great value and rareness. His desire is to show the whole world this set-apart nation–the ones whom He has redeemed and made as a shining city on a hill.Doing a deep-dive into the letter to the Ephesians, Rabbi Berkson unpacks verse by verse this Pauline epistle so that we can try to understand why Paul was continuously bringing in the concept of being set-apart into his letter.• Review• Ephesians 6:10 – Why put on the armor of Elohim?• A struggle over authority• John 8:31-32 – Gird your waist with the Truth• Matthew 6:10-34 – Worry is an armor problem• Luke 12:21-37 – A relationship with The Truth will make you free• 1 Peter 1:13-17 – What does a girdle do?• You will be judged according to your works• 1 Peter 1:18-25 – Stand firm on the Word• Philippians 2:1-15 – Gird the loins of your mind• Jeremiah 13 – Are you a useless girdle?Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
11/2/2022 • 1 hour, 16 minutes, 3 seconds
Episode 786: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Be Set-Apart | Part Twelve | Exploring Ephesians Chapter Six
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• Avoiding confusion in your spiritual walk• Building right relationships within the community• Challenging times could be from poor choices• Masters according to the flesh…?• What is the highest office in the Body?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
10/27/2022 • 45 minutes, 39 seconds
Episode 785: Be Set-Apart | Part Twelve | Exploring Ephesians Chapter Six
Leviticus 19:2 reads that Yahweh told Moses to tell the children of Israel, to “be set-apart for I, Yahweh your Elohim, am set-apart.” Yahweh considers His people, His chosen people, to be something of amazing beauty, great value and rareness. His desire is to show the whole world this set-apart nation–the ones whom He has redeemed and made as a shining city on a hill.Doing a deep-dive into the letter to the Ephesians, Rabbi Berkson unpacks verse by verse this Pauline epistle so that we can try to understand why Paul was continuously bringing in the concept of being set-apart into his letter.• Review• Ephesians 6:1-3 – Live long on the earth• Children• Obey your parents?• Admonishment and reprimand • Are you correctable?• Servants, obey your masters in the flesh• With fear and trembling – Too casual with your leadership?• As servants of Messiah• This is how it worksDon't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
10/26/2022 • 1 hour, 13 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode 784: Afterburn | The King is Coming…Are You Ready? | Rosh Hashana/Yom Teruah Message
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• Your flesh has to come under authority• Do your utmost – make every effort• Wasting time on entertainment?• In this for the long run… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoi_worldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
10/20/2022 • 43 minutes, 45 seconds
Episode 783: The King is Coming…Are You Ready? | Rosh Hashana/Yom Teruah Message
Rabbi Steve Berkson gives an inspirational message in the way that only he can through the guidance of the Ruach/Spirit of Messiah.• Preparing for the King to come• What does the King expect of you (Deut 10:12)• A date with the beloved• You will guard that which you value• Cultivate the Fruit of the Spirit• John 17 – Yeshua’s encouragement to His followers• What case are you preparing in your defense?Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
Episode 781: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Be Set-Apart | Part Eleven | Exploring Ephesians Chapter Five | Part 2
Some of the topics covered are:• How does a bride make herself ready for marriage?• How do I lead without becoming overwhelmed?• Everybody has a way to practice this• Is it wrong for someone to not want to get married?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
10/6/2022 • 36 minutes, 2 seconds
Episode 779: Be Set-Apart | Part Eleven | Exploring Ephesians Chapter Five | Part 2
Leviticus 19:2 reads that Yahweh told Moses to tell the children of Israel, to “be set-apart for I, Yahweh your Elohim, am set-apart.” Yahweh considers His people, His chosen people, to be something of amazing beauty, great value and rareness. His desire is to show the whole world this set-apart nation–the ones whom He has redeemed and made as a shining city on a hill.Doing a deep-dive into the letter to the Ephesians, Rabbi Berkson unpacks verse by verse this Pauline epistle so that we can try to understand why Paul was continuously bringing in the concept of being set-apart into his letter.• Review• Subject yourselves to each other? (Ephesians 5:21)• Ephesians 5:22 – A picture of the Messiah’s relationship with the assembly• Husbands, love your wives even as Messiah loved…• What did Yahweh envision a wife to be like?• Feeds and cherishes• A man shall leave his father and mother• The husband needs…• The goal is to be echad/one• Honor and respectDon't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
10/5/2022 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 8 seconds
Episode 780: YMTOI Little Gems Story | Chag HaSukkot/Feast of Tabernacles/Feast of Booths Edition
10/1/2022 • 10 minutes, 48 seconds
Episode 778: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Be Set-Apart | Part Ten | Exploring Ephesians Chapter Five
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• The Bible shows us that there is leadership• Own it. Fix it. Let it go.• Jeremiah 9:24 – imitating Elohim in these attributes• Making connections in Isaiah• Fine tuning the strings of your heart• Questions about imitating Elohim• What does it look like to, “esteem others above yourself”?• Questions about Ephesians 5:11, convicting the works…• Ephesians 5:5 – who is the “unclean one”?• What is “greed of gain”?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
9/29/2022 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 9 seconds
Episode 777: Be Set-Apart | Part Ten | Exploring Ephesians Chapter Five
Leviticus 19:2 reads that Yahweh told Moses to tell the children of Israel, to “be set-apart for I, Yahweh your Elohim, am set-apart.” Yahweh considers His people, His chosen people, to be something of amazing beauty, great value and rareness. His desire is to show the whole world this set-apart nation–the ones whom He has redeemed and made as a shining city on a hill.Doing a deep-dive into the letter to the Ephesians, Rabbi Berkson unpacks verse by verse this Pauline epistle so that we can try to understand why Paul was continuously bringing in the concept of being set-apart into his letter.• Ephesians 5:1 / Imitate as beloved children• We have to walk in love, as Messiah did• As is proper among set-apart ones• Let no one deceive you with empty words• Have no fellowship with darkness• Why are you listening to them?• Proving what is well-pleasing to the Master• Awake and aware• Walk exactly, not as unwise, but as wise• Understanding comes through action• This feeling doesn’t come from a bottleDon't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
9/28/2022 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 4 seconds
Episode 776: YMTOI Little Gems Story | Yom Kippur/Yom HaKippurim/Day of Atonement(s) Edition | The Story of Yonah
9/23/2022 • 8 minutes, 54 seconds
Episode 775: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Be Set-Apart | Part Nine | Exploring Ephesians Chapter Four
Some of the topics covered are:• They don’t want that verse• Do we all do these? –1 Corinthians 12:28-30• Building up the Body of Messiah – Ephesians 4:12• Tenderhearted – Ephesians 4:32• Greedy for gain; Greediness• Understanding ‘lashon hara’ (evil speaking)• “Let him who stole…” – Ephesians 4:28• “This is not what you hired me to do” – A workplace question• What things cause division in the Body?• If you understand the vertical authority structure, you would never do this• You need to find one who is your teacher• What is the difference between empathy, sympathy and compassion?• What does an “emissary” look like these days?• How can I be angry and not sin? – Ephesians 4:26• Define an evangelist as opposed to mainstream Christianity?• How can I evangelize Christians when I am trying to separate from Christianity?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
9/22/2022 • 1 hour, 45 seconds
Episode 774: Be Set-Apart | Part Nine | Exploring Ephesians Chapter Four
Leviticus 19:2 reads that Yahweh told Moses to tell the children of Israel, to “be set-apart for I, Yahweh your Elohim, am set-apart.” Yahweh considers His people, His chosen people, to be something of amazing beauty, great value and rareness. His desire is to show the whole world this set-apart nation–the ones whom He has redeemed and made as a shining city on a hill.Doing a deep-dive into the letter to the Ephesians, Rabbi Berkson unpacks verse by verse this Pauline epistle so that we can try to understand why Paul was continuously bringing in the concept of being set-apart into his letter.• Ephesians 4 – to walk worthily of the calling• Bearing with one another in love• All relationships have expectations• Back to zero• Messiah descended then ascended?• The “Five-Fold Ministry” is alive and well• There’s a ‘growing up’ process• Maintaining the Truth in love• An exercise in futility• Messiah understands vertical authority• You must put off the ‘old man’ and renew your mind• You have to actively reset yourself• Do not grieve the Holy Spirit by whom you are sealed• It’s up to you to find the Five-FoldDon't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
9/21/2022 • 1 hour, 18 minutes, 14 seconds
Episode 773: YMTOI Little Gems Story | Yom Teruah/Day of Trumpets Edition
A short story about The Day of Trumpets–in Hebrew, Yom Teruah, for your little ones.
9/16/2022 • 6 minutes, 28 seconds
Episode 772: In The Zone | January 2022 | Part 2
On the first Shabbat of the month Rabbi Steve Berkson opens the floor to the local congregants and those listening online to ask questions or make comments about any aspect of our belief.Rabbi Berkson addresses topics about fundamental Torah-based practices, personal development, gives marital instruction, shares parental techniques and more.Part 2:•Is there a “Spiritual Israel”?• In John 14:2 – What are the “staying places”?• Is it appropriate to buy and sell on a New Moon/Rosh Chodesh (Amos 8:5)• Clarification of the original Passover• Who is waiting on whom?• For what things can the Second Tithe be used? (A financial reality check)• You should know where the path you’re on is taking you• Two menorahs–what’s the difference?• What about working around Shabbat?• What constitutes a marriage in the eyes of Yahweh?• Instruction for those who are not married…• Instruction for married couple’s intimacy on Shabbat…• What types of vocation are allowed on Shabbat?• What is appropriate for children to do on Shabbat?… and much more!Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
9/15/2022 • 59 minutes, 47 seconds
Episode 771: In The Zone | January 2022 | Part 1
On the first Shabbat of the month Rabbi Steve Berkson opens the floor to the local congregants and those listening online to ask questions or make comments about any aspect of our belief.Rabbi Berkson addresses topics about fundamental Torah-based practices, personal development, gives marital instruction, shares parental techniques and more.Part 1:• Elohim and one’s conscious bearing witness? – not connected• Traveling long distances on Shabbat?• PaRDes – a method of interpreting scripture• So you want to be a prophet? (Joel 2:28)• Should one be, or not be, circumcised according to Galatians 5?• Was Shaul/Paul a heretic?• Did Abraham display a lack of faith by going to Egypt? (Genesis 12:10)• What is “spiritual warfare” in the Torah-observant community?Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
9/14/2022 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 27 seconds
Episode 770: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Be Set-Apart | Part Eight | Exploring Ephesians Chapter Three
Some of the topics covered are:• Father, forgive them–they don’t know• Ephesians 3:20-21 – to become like Messiah• Emotions and the Personality Color Code• Same issues, same solutions, different assemblies• Is the Torah in Jeremiah 31:33 Yeshua Messiah?• This is the “tool” you’ve been given• Walking under pressure• Categorizing the Inner Man• How do I get a fresh perspective on a problem area in my inner man?• How to start your day to strengthen your inner man• “My Spirit shall not strive forever…”, says Yahweh• Being set-apart and dealing with those who aren’t?• Are we not to share the Good News?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
9/8/2022 • 54 minutes, 25 seconds
Episode 769: Be Set-Apart | Part Eight | Exploring Ephesians Chapter Three
Leviticus 19:2 reads that Yahweh told Moses to tell the children of Israel, to “be set-apart for I, Yahweh your Elohim, am set-apart.” Yahweh considers His people, His chosen people, to be something of amazing beauty, great value and rareness. His desire is to show the whole world this set-apart nation–the ones whom He has redeemed and made as a shining city on a hill.Doing a deep-dive into the letter to the Ephesians, Rabbi Berkson unpacks verse by verse this Pauline epistle so that we can try to understand why Paul was continuously bringing in the concept of being set-apart into his letter.• Ephesians chapter 3 – The secret of Messiah through the Good News• Unsearchable riches?• What was hidden?• What is the assembly?• Don’t lose heart• Leadership As a Fatherhood• Strengthen your inner man• Become grounded and rooted in love• Moving from information to relationship• Completeness of ElohimDon't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
9/7/2022 • 58 minutes, 57 seconds
Episode 768: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Be Set-Apart | Part Seven | Exploring Ephesians Chapter Two
Some of the topics covered are:• But I’m not an Israelite…• Being “peacemakers” and adopted as sons of Elohim (Matt 5:9)• Does ‘humbleness’ relate to Ephesians 2:8?• How am I missing the mark in my walk if I don’t understand Ephesians?• Citizenship• A model of exercising our relationship with Elohim?• Is ‘dogma’ in Ephesians 2:14 the same as in Colossians 2:14?• What is the difference between being set-apart and being blameless?• More about the “partition of the barrier” (Ephesians 2:14)• Is Paul saying, “one renewed man” another way to say Body of Messiah?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
9/1/2022 • 40 minutes, 3 seconds
Episode 767: Be Set-Apart | Part Seven | Exploring Ephesians Chapter Two
Leviticus 19:2 reads that Yahweh told Moses to tell the children of Israel, to “be set-apart for I, Yahweh your Elohim, am set-apart.” Yahweh considers His people, His chosen people, to be something of amazing beauty, great value and rareness. His desire is to show the whole world this set-apart nation–the ones whom He has redeemed and made as a shining city on a hill.Doing a deep-dive into the letter to the Ephesians, Rabbi Berkson unpacks verse by verse this Pauline epistle so that we can try to understand why Paul was continuously bringing in the concept of being set-apart into his letter.• Ephesians 2:8 – What about this verse?• Building the case for Ephesians 2:8• A process of redemption• Ephesians 2:1-3 – You were a mess• Ephesians 2:8 – Breakdown• A gift with expectations• He picked me because…• Unto good works• Elohim gave you the connection• He made peace between them both• You can have peace in a storm• One renewed man in Messiah Yeshua• Yeshua Messiah is not your personal anything, you belong to Him• This is the Good News• We are the set-apart temple of ElohimDon't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
8/31/2022 • 1 hour, 16 minutes, 1 second
Episode 766: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Be Set-Apart | Part Six | Exploring Ephesians Chapters One & Two
Some of the topics covered are:• What does it mean to be ‘blameless in Messiah’?• Sometimes favor just means favor• The love of Elohim is hard to understand• Aren’t there still consequences?• “I wish He’d have left me alone”• The riches of the inheritance • Ephesians 1:5 – Adoption vs Conversion• Can the “seal” be broken? (Ephesians 1:13)• Are you a zombie?• What if I die without having gotten far enough in my transformation?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
8/25/2022 • 1 minute, 12 seconds
Episode 765: Be Set-Apart | Part Six | Exploring Ephesians Chapters One & Two
Leviticus 19:2 reads that Yahweh told Moses to tell the children of Israel, to “be set-apart for I, Yahweh your Elohim, am set-apart.” Yahweh considers His people, His chosen people, to be something of amazing beauty, great value and rareness. His desire is to show the whole world this set-apart nation–the ones whom He has redeemed and made as a shining city on a hill.Doing a deep-dive into the letter to the Ephesians, Rabbi Berkson unpacks verse by verse this Pauline epistle so that we can try to understand why Paul was continuously bringing in the concept of being set-apart into his letter.• Ephesians 1:1 – The Covenant is the contract of set-apartness• Spiritual blessings from the Heavenlies• The Plan from the beginning• The secret of His desire• The coming greater exodus• Trusting in Messiah?• You were sealed?• Yahweh’s word is true, good or bad• Eyes of understanding being enlightened• His power towards us• Without Messiah, you’re dead• A battle of sovereignty• By grace you have been saved?• He raised us upDon't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
8/24/2022 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 49 seconds
Episode 764: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Be Set-Apart | Part Five
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• Seeing or ‘feeling’ a wrong or injustice• What’s missing is the ‘should’ or ‘shouldn’t’• An interesting way to build a congregation• What do you want?• Owning what you do• After learning about submission, how do I proceed in life?• How do I determine if I should make a decision or wait on Yahweh’s answer?• How much of a sense of humor can I have being set-apart?• What if my spouse supports my walk, but doesn’t want to move to Cleveland?• What can I do if it’s not in me to feel sympathy for others?• Can the 250 men with their fire holders be compared to Aaron’s two sons?• Can one be se-apart in a wrong way?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
8/18/2022 • 41 minutes, 11 seconds
Episode 763: Be Set-Apart | Part Five
Leviticus 19:2 reads that Yahweh told Moses to tell the children of Israel, to “be set-apart for I, Yahweh your Elohim, am set-apart.” Yahweh considers His people, His chosen people, to be something of amazing beauty, great value and rareness. His desire is to show the whole world this set-apart nation–the ones whom He has redeemed and made as a shining city on a hill.Once again Rabbi Steve Berkson is resetting the lexicon and making clear a concept that has been woefully misinterpreted and wrongfully taught.• Who judges between those who are or not set-apart? (Numbers 16)• There exist tiers or levels of being set-apart• “Enough of you!”• How Rabbi Steve became a teacher• A diseased thought process• Who had the authority was the problem• Ladies, realize how valuable you are and don’t give it away• Forsaking all others• The handicap is being human• Do what you mustDon't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
8/17/2022 • 1 hour, 18 minutes, 41 seconds
Episode 762: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Be Set-Apart | Part Four
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• Being light and salt (Matthew 5:13)• I was involved in a fetish• Another way of doing violence to the Torah• Mercy and grace explained• There are no magic verses• Throwing scriptural stones• Lost in space• What is meant by “building a wall”?• Is “coals of fire on their head” Elohim removing the protection?• Is it wrong for me to back away from a brother if he does evil to me?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
8/11/2022 • 52 minutes, 6 seconds
Episode 761: Be Set-Apart | Part Four
Leviticus 19:2 reads that Yahweh told Moses to tell the children of Israel, to “be set-apart for I, Yahweh your Elohim, am set-apart.” Yahweh considers His people, His chosen people, to be something of amazing beauty, great value and rareness. His desire is to show the whole world this set-apart nation–the ones whom He has redeemed and made as a shining city on a hill.Once again Rabbi Steve Berkson is resetting the lexicon and making clear a concept that has been woefully misinterpreted and wrongfully taught.•Justice is not your problem (Romans 12:19)• Heaping coals of fire on their head? (Rom 12:20, Prov 25:21, Matt 5:38)• Do not be overcome by evil (Romans 12:21)• The Bride prepares herself (Revelation 19:7)• Understanding the roles• The Bride sets herself apart from all other suitors• The fine linen garment is righteousness (Revelation 19:8)• The two priesthoods (Leviticus 10:8-10)• To teach the people the clean from the unclean• A violent act (Ezekiel 22:25)• What is Yahweh’s #1 ‘love language’?• Doing the vision of Yahweh, but in their own way (Ezekiel 22:27)• “I have a word from the Lord” What?! (Ezekiel 22:28)• Why is there all this “nonsense” in the Body of Messiah?• Being set-apart requires wall building (Ezekiel 22:30)Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
8/10/2022 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 48 seconds
Episode 760: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Be Set-Apart | Part Three
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• Is there a limit to how selfless someone can be?• How to speak blessing over another person• Everybody needs balance• Are we to present ourselves as representatives of the Most High?• How do I exercise a gift that I fear using?• When would it not be possible to be at peace with others?• How do I not be conformed to this world?• Gifts from the Above• What is “love without hypocrisy”?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
8/4/2022 • 45 minutes, 28 seconds
Episode 759: Be Set-Apart | Part Three
Leviticus 19:2 reads that Yahweh told Moses to tell the children of Israel, to “be set-apart for I, Yahweh your Elohim, am set-apart.” Yahweh considers His people, His chosen people, to be something of amazing beauty, great value and rareness. His desire is to show the whole world this set-apart nation–the ones whom He has redeemed and made as a shining city on a hill.Once again Rabbi Steve Berkson is resetting the lexicon and making clear a concept that has been woefully misinterpreted and wrongfully taught.• Romans 12 – why be set-apart continued• Doing what pleases Elohim sets you apart• Do not be conformed to this world• Arrogance and ego need to go• Do what you were called to do• An attitude of gratitude• Bless and do not curse• Be of the same mind toward one another• If possible, be at peace with allDon't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
8/3/2022 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 59 seconds
Episode 758: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Be Set-Apart | Part Two
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• How does one make their home/camp set-apart?• The priest’s process for being set-apart and comparison to us today• Too much shalom?• It’s what we don’t do that matters as well• The blood of Messiah as of a lamb• You have no authority there• At what point does desire become lust?• What is the difference between coveting and lust?• Measuring ourselves according to the shekel of the set-apart place?• Even if you understand something, do you do it?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this video has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
7/28/2022 • 35 minutes, 26 seconds
Episode 757: Be Set-Apart | Part Two
Leviticus 19:2 reads that Yahweh told Moses to tell the children of Israel, to “be set-apart for I, Yahweh your Elohim, am set-apart.” Yahweh considers His people, His chosen people, to be something of amazing beauty, great value and rareness. His desire is to show the whole world this set-apart nation–the ones whom He has redeemed and made as a shining city on a hill.Once again Rabbi Steve Berkson is resetting the lexicon and making clear a concept that has been woefully misinterpreted and wrongfully taught.• Why be Set-Apart?• The measuring stick• You are to set yourself apart• Your behavior is your “works”• Obeying the Truth• What does the Good News do for you?• You defile your set-apart status• Your behavior is what sets you apart• Profaning His Name?• Do not pray against the consequences• Are you authorized?Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
7/27/2022 • 1 hour, 14 minutes, 22 seconds
Episode 756: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Be Set-Apart | Part One
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• It’s not in the ‘believing’, but in the ‘being’• Can ‘set-apart’ have a bad connotation?• Part of being set-apart is obedience and displaying the fruit of the Spirit• Do we have any input on what it means to be set-apart?• What expectations should we have for others who are not set-apart?• Isn’t Exodus 19:6 fulfilled in the Millennium?• Is my aversion to wearing a mask an example of being set-apart?• Was the creation of the sun and moon the first thing set-apart?• What is the “highest level” of being set-apart?• ‘Set-apart’ is not an achieved permanent status• If you claim to represent Yahweh, you have a responsibility to be set-apart … and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
7/22/2022 • 40 minutes, 33 seconds
Episode 755: Be Set-Apart | Part One
In your life, do you have something so special that you set it apart from the everyday things to use only for certain occasions? Maybe because of its amazing beauty or great value? Or maybe because of its rareness?Leviticus 19:2 reads that Yahweh told Moses to tell the children of Israel, to “be set-apart for I, Yahweh your Elohim, am set-apart.” Yahweh considers His people, His chosen people, to be something of amazing beauty, great value and rareness. His desire is to show the whole world this set-apart nation–the ones whom He has redeemed and made as a shining city on a hill.Once again Rabbi Steve Berkson is resetting the lexicon and making clear a concept that has been woefully misinterpreted and wrongfully taught.•What is ‘Set-Apart’?• The Law of First Mention• A set-apart nation• Yahweh is the set-apart One• What is ‘righteousness’?• A righteous remnant• Our behavior either honors or shames His Name• But He knows my heart• Believing AND changing your life• Return to me and rest• A lot of men out there not being men• Unclean spirits know who Messiah is• Who was, Who is, and Who is to come• A kingdom of priests• Do not do as they do• A picture of redemption• The unadulterated milk of the WordDon't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
7/20/2022 • 1 hour, 15 minutes, 29 seconds
Episode 754: In The Zone | June 2022 | Part 2
On the first Shabbat of the month Rabbi Steve Berkson opens the floor to the local congregants and those listening online to ask questions or make comments about any aspect of our belief.Rabbi Berkson addresses topics about fundamental Torah-based practices, personal development, gives marital instruction, shares parental techniques and more.Part 2:• What is the meaning of the parable in Luke 18:1-8?• Is there a ‘universal evil’ that has no perceivable good design?• Does Elohim limit the ‘greatness’ of an individual?• Talk like a Christian?• Why aren’t weddings on Shabbat appropriate?… and much more!Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
7/14/2022 • 51 minutes, 31 seconds
Episode 754: In The Zone | June 2022 | Part 1
On the first Shabbat of the month Rabbi Steve Berkson opens the floor to the local congregants and those listening online to ask questions or make comments about any aspect of our belief.Rabbi Berkson addresses topics about fundamental Torah-based practices, personal development, gives marital instruction, shares parental techniques and more.Part 1:• Motivated by your mortality• Is the ‘Evil Eye’ a metaphor for envy?• The challenge with various teachings• What is Judgment Day?• But I want to keep my physical imperfections in Messiah’s Kingdom• When there’s nothing to work with• How can I use the 2nd Tithe?• Don’t enable foolishness• Two loaves of bread on Shavuot?• Is it ever acceptable for a wife to boss her husband?• Any prophetic significance to Moses not being allowed in the Land?• The benefits of manure• Can one have Yah’s spirit and not be “born again”?• Is Christian music acceptable for listening and worship?Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
7/13/2022 • 56 minutes, 43 seconds
Episode 753: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Evil | Part 20
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• Evil…is an experience• About Acts chapter 15• If you’re doing what you should be doing, you’ll get there• What is ‘like-minded’?• Psalm 23:2• Does the ‘rod and staff’ in Psalm 23 represent Torah?• How does the ‘rod’ in Psalm 23 comfort me?• The vertical structure and submission in action• No cohesiveness until Messiah Yeshua returns?• A messianic conference apologizes to the church• We are not ‘Hebrew Roots’• You have the problem• The ‘feeling’ you should be looking for• Who makes the decisions?• “You have anointed my head with oil” - what does this signify?• What does an ‘evil conscience’ look like?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
7/7/2022 • 1 hour, 13 minutes, 47 seconds
Episode 752: Evil | Part 20
People typically don’t engage in normal conversation on the topic of ‘evil’, although maybe a glancing discussion when they see something in a news headline or a movie/TV show that portrays something as they perceive as evil. But, do you know how much ‘evil’ is written about in your Bible? Do you know what the true, scriptural definition of ‘evil’ is? How does this knowledge affect your walk of faith.Rabbi Steve Berkson is one of the small few that would take on the challenge of teaching from scripture about the topic of ‘evil’. You will be amazed and often surprised as Rabbi Berkson dissects the verses from the Bible, one-by-one if necessary, to teach what has been revealed to him and how these revelations will definitely impact your life – both physically and spiritually.Rabbi Berkson decides to start from the beginning, in the book of Genesis, as he has done in other teachings, and continues through the whole bible to provide a comprehensive understanding of this topic. • Isaiah 5:20-21 - Mislabeling• We don’t have to agree on everything?• So smart and clever• 3 John 1:11 - Is it imitating evil to…?• Romans 12:21 - Overcome evil with good• 1 Peter 3:8 - There’s no arguing• What defines ‘righteousness’?• Turn away from evil• Zephaniah 3 - The leadership thought they were righteous• Revelation 2:1-2 - Test and prove those who teach• Psalm 23• Final wordsDon't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
7/6/2022 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 2 seconds
Episode 751: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Evil | Part 19
Some of the topics covered are:• A connection to the Two Sticks of Ezekiel• When they observe your good works…• The absence of Yahweh• Very few teachers will teach you this…• You have to get the “layers” right• 1 Peter 2:8 - to what were they appointed?• Idolatry and adultery• Purgatory or Dispersion? 1 Peter 3:19-20… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
6/30/2022 • 48 minutes, 20 seconds
Episode 750: Evil | Part 19
People typically don’t engage in normal conversation on the topic of ‘evil’, although maybe a glancing discussion when they see something in a news headline or a movie/TV show that portrays something as they perceive as evil. But, do you know how much ‘evil’ is written about in your Bible? Do you know what the true, scriptural definition of ‘evil’ is? How does this knowledge affect your walk of faith.Rabbi Steve Berkson is one of the small few that would take on the challenge of teaching from scripture about the topic of ‘evil’. You will be amazed and often surprised as Rabbi Berkson dissects the verses from the Bible, one-by-one if necessary, to teach what has been revealed to him and how these revelations will definitely impact your life – both physically and spiritually.Rabbi Berkson decides to start from the beginning, in the book of Genesis, as he has done in other teachings, and continues through the whole bible to provide a comprehensive understanding of this topic. • Resuming in 1 Peter chapter 2• 1 Peter 2:9 – A chosen race, royal priesthood, set-apart nation• 1 Peter 2:10 – Not my people - no compassion/mercy• Ezekiel 37 – The dry bones and the two sticks• Ezekiel 37:24 – One Shepherd• They are not teaching about the same Shepherd• 1 Peter 2:10 – To become this, you must not do that• Weeping and gnashing of teeth• The ‘Lost Sheep’ are returningDon't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
6/29/2022 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 25 seconds
Episode 749: He Brought You Out to Bring You In | Afterburn | Elder William Jackson
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• Many are called, but few are chosen• Rabbi Tom - respect for those in authority• He knew what he was supposed to be wearing• Without our say, we are not willing to say, “here I am”• Elder Billy – “Pain through the Purpose”• This is where I got my shout!• How do you know when it’s time to come before Him?• Elohim gives you everything you need to get to Him• Being raised up in The Way, how do I feel I’ve been “brought out”?• Confused about who Messiah Yeshua is?• If others see Yeshua in me, what should they be seeing?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
6/23/2022 • 55 minutes, 16 seconds
Episode 749: He Brought You Out to Bring You In | Elder William Jackson
Has Yahweh brought you out? If so, for what purpose? What has Yahweh done for you to bring you from where you were, to where you are now, and to where He’s taking you? Many great moves in the Kingdom of Elohim happened when someone or a group of people were called out, brought out or put out. Why did Yahweh bring you out?• Opportunities for Growth• Genesis 3 - Adam and Eve were put out• Don’t Throw All Your Stuff Away• Genesis 12 - You began to look for Him• Genesis 22 - Instapot/Air Fryer Generation• Exodus 3 - Here I Am!• Matthew 3 - I thought I had arrived• Matthew 22 - What’s your excuse?• When people look at you, what do they see?• Are you attired properly?• Distracted?• Paper in the parking lot• The Mikvah DeclarationsDon't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
6/22/2022 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 50 seconds
Episode 749: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Evil | Part 18
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• Those who work or are lazy• Don’t be stupid!• Draw near to Elohim and He’ll draw near to you• Your feelings, your choice• Spiritual “Siri” to get us to the Kingdom• The definition of ‘unadulterated’• What are the “spiritual slaughter-offerings”?• Is it wrong to be angry?• When is it healthy to have feelings?• What kinds of expectations should we have of others?• Does working six days only apply to paid work?• Dealing with PTSB and other disorders through Torah… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
6/16/2022 • 41 minutes, 40 seconds
Episode 749: Evil | Part 18
People typically don’t engage in normal conversation on the topic of ‘evil’, although maybe a glancing discussion when they see something in a news headline or a movie/TV show that portrays something as they perceive as evil. But, do you know how much ‘evil’ is written about in your Bible? Do you know what the true, scriptural definition of ‘evil’ is? How does this knowledge affect your walk of faith.Rabbi Steve Berkson is one of the small few that would take on the challenge of teaching from scripture about the topic of ‘evil’. You will be amazed and often surprised as Rabbi Berkson dissects the verses from the Bible, one-by-one if necessary, to teach what has been revealed to him and how these revelations will definitely impact your life – both physically and spiritually.Rabbi Berkson decides to start from the beginning, in the book of Genesis, as he has done in other teachings, and continues through the whole bible to provide a comprehensive understanding of this topic. • 1 Peter 2 – Eliminate these from your life• The unadulterated Word?• Tasted that the Master is good• Unsafe spaces?• So you can grow• Figure it out!• I need more time to study• If you can receive it• Expectations• Living stones• No problems or issues?• Belief is an action• You will not be put to shame• Belief is obedienceDon't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
6/15/2022 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 18 seconds
Episode 748: In The Zone | May 2022 | Part 2
On the first Shabbat of the month Rabbi Steve Berkson opens the floor to the local congregants and those listening online to ask questions or make comments about any aspect of our belief.Rabbi Berkson addresses topics about fundamental Torah-based practices, personal development, gives marital instruction, shares parental techniques and more.• Tithing and those on a fixed income• Could adultery have a link to idolatry?• I feel bad for not going to my grandson’s events on Sunday• Where should I tithe? To help others locally?• What is proper Shabbat conversation?• Is it sin to not observe the feasts?• Should married couples give individually if each has their own income?• The Transfiguration and the State of the Dead/Soul Sleep doctrine• Respect in the workplace as a teenager• After His resurrection, why did Yeshua manifest in different places?• Turning the hearts of the fathers to the children…… and much more!Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
6/9/2022 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 5 seconds
Episode 748: In The Zone | May 2022 | Part 1
On the first Shabbat of the month Rabbi Steve Berkson opens the floor to the local congregants and those listening online to ask questions or make comments about any aspect of our belief.Rabbi Berkson addresses topics about fundamental Torah-based practices, personal development, gives marital instruction, shares parental techniques and more.Part 1:• The Third Temple and pilgrimage• Having company come over on Shabbat• Not attending a Rosh Chodesh service – am I sinning?• Is it proper on Shabbat to visit someone in the hospital?• Can I buy my medication on Shabbat?• What is the correct timing to observe Shabbat?• Is breaking the Mikvah Declarations considered as breaking the Covenant?• Blood transfusions and organ donation• Was the manna in Exodus 16:23-24 uncooked?• Do I need to explain to my family why I won’t attend their events on Shabbat?• Women wearing tzitzit?• Is it okay to tuck in my tzitzit for safety reasons?• Am I required to make my own tzitzit?• Are tzitzit and the “Helper” in John 14 the same?• How were tzitziyot worn in ancient times versus today?• Why didn’t Yeshua give one of his family charge of his mother?Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
6/8/2022 • 59 minutes, 58 seconds
Episode 747: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Evil | Part 17
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• Desire and the heart• Yeshua healed someone using a “pagan pool”? (John 5)• Laying on of hands• Only you can fix you• True wisdom• Catching a baseball• The kingdom of Elohim and the law of attraction• “Confess your sins to one another” – does that include your spouse?• Can I interfere with Elohim’s plan for another person?• The definition of ‘putting away’• The definitions of ‘knowledge’ and ‘wisdom’• What can I do if my spouse’s behavior is affecting me negatively?• Realize that we all are broken… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
6/2/2022 • 55 minutes, 35 seconds
Episode 746: Evil | Part 17
People typically don’t engage in normal conversation on the topic of ‘evil’, although maybe a glancing discussion when they see something in a news headline or a movie/TV show that portrays something as they perceive as evil. But, do you know how much ‘evil’ is written about in your Bible? Do you know what the true, scriptural definition of ‘evil’ is? How does this knowledge affect your walk of faith.Rabbi Steve Berkson is one of the small few that would take on the challenge of teaching from scripture about the topic of ‘evil’. You will be amazed and often surprised as Rabbi Berkson dissects the verses from the Bible, one-by-one if necessary, to teach what has been revealed to him and how these revelations will definitely impact your life – both physically and spiritually.Rabbi Berkson decides to start from the beginning, in the book of Genesis, as he has done in other teachings, and continues through the whole bible to provide a comprehensive understanding of this topic. • James 1:13 – Enticed by your own desires• The harder part• Every good gift• He brought us forth• A ‘vertical conversation’ • The Word which is able to save• Become doers of the Word• Unstained from the world• James 5:7 – Be patient• If you are suffering evil, prayDon't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
6/1/2022 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 22 seconds
Episode 745: YMTOI Shavuot Edition 2022 | The Story of Ruth
5/29/2022 • 16 minutes, 48 seconds
Episode 744: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Evil | Part 16
Some of the topics covered are:• Always learning, but never coming to the knowledge…• Engaging with others outside this teaching?• Trials, challenges and pop quizzes• Doesn’t Peter refer to Paul’s writings as scripture?• Fables and Myths• Sober minded?• Rabbi, who is your human teacher/mentor?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
5/26/2022 • 48 minutes, 13 seconds
Episode 743: Evil | Part 16
People typically don’t engage in normal conversation on the topic of ‘evil’, although maybe a glancing discussion when they see something in a news headline or a movie/TV show that portrays something as they perceive as evil. But, do you know how much ‘evil’ is written about in your Bible? Do you know what the true, scriptural definition of ‘evil’ is? How does this knowledge affect your walk of faith.Rabbi Steve Berkson is one of the small few that would take on the challenge of teaching from scripture about the topic of ‘evil’. You will be amazed and often surprised as Rabbi Berkson dissects the verses from the Bible, one-by-one if necessary, to teach what has been revealed to him and how these revelations will definitely impact your life – both physically and spiritually.Rabbi Berkson decides to start from the beginning, in the book of Genesis, as he has done in other teachings, and continues through the whole bible to provide a comprehensive understanding of this topic. • Repetition is a good thing• Two groups of people among us• 2 Timothy 3:8 – It’s a filter• Impostors• Are we on the same page?• What is scripture?• 2 Timothy 4 – Reprove, warn, appeal, and patiently teach• Heaping up teachers unto themselves• Be sober? But I just want to have fun!• James 1 – A belief and endurance workout• This is the quicksand• Be prepared to be provedDon't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
5/25/2022 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 39 seconds
Episode 742: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Evil | Part 15
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• Trisha’s testimony – Coming out of mainstream Christianity• Be careful who you let “speak into your life”• Teffany’s testimony – Drawn away by listening to evil talking (LaShon haRa)• Is your spiritual “cell signal” getting weak?• Nature or nurture?• More about evil talk (LaShon haRa)• Not just any “teacher” will do• Don’t become the prey for the predator• Where is the line between desire and lust?… and much more!Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
5/19/2022 • 47 minutes, 5 seconds
Episode 741: Evil | Part 15
People typically don’t engage in normal conversation on the topic of ‘evil’, although maybe a glancing discussion when they see something in a news headline or a movie/TV show that portrays something as they perceive as evil. But, do you know how much ‘evil’ is written about in your Bible? Do you know what the true, scriptural definition of ‘evil’ is? How does this knowledge affect your walk of faith.Rabbi Steve Berkson is one of the small few that would take on the challenge of teaching from scripture about the topic of ‘evil’. You will be amazed and often surprised as Rabbi Berkson dissects the verses from the Bible, one-by-one if necessary, to teach what has been revealed to him and how these revelations will definitely impact your life – both physically and spiritually.Rabbi Berkson decides to start from the beginning, in the book of Genesis, as he has done in other teachings, and continues through the whole bible to provide a comprehensive understanding of this topic. • 1 Timothy 6:12 – Fight the “good fight”• Elohim, who gives life to all• What to do with the wealth you’ve been blessed with• A water-down mixed message – 1 Timothy 6:19• Watch over what’s entrusted to You• They missed the goal concerning the belief• They have done violence to my Torah – Ezekiel 22:25• Whitewashing and Lying• The Church of Satan looks like…• Am I any of these? – 2 Timothy 3• Bloated with information Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
5/18/2022 • 1 hour, 10 minutes
Episode 740: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Evil | Part 14
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• Association with uncovenanted people?• The need to develop appropriate boundaries• Does the term “yoke” apply to the parent/child relationship?• Is it wrong to talk about others who are causing a problem?• I can’t help my grandchild without the parent’s consent, could I?• Boundary conflicts and enforcement• Good things can come out of evil – Testimony • Can I respectfully share my views in a congregational setting, or not?… and much more!Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
5/12/2022 • 57 minutes, 34 seconds
Episode 739: Evil | Part 14
People typically don’t engage in normal conversation on the topic of ‘evil’, although maybe a glancing discussion when they see something in a news headline or a movie/TV show that portrays something as they perceive as evil. But, do you know how much ‘evil’ is written about in your Bible? Do you know what the true, scriptural definition of ‘evil’ is? How does this knowledge affect your walk of faith.Rabbi Steve Berkson is one of the small few that would take on the challenge of teaching from scripture about the topic of ‘evil’. You will be amazed and often surprised as Rabbi Berkson dissects the verses from the Bible, one-by-one if necessary, to teach what has been revealed to him and how these revelations will definitely impact your life – both physically and spiritually.Rabbi Berkson decides to start from the beginning, in the book of Genesis, as he has done in other teachings, and continues through the whole bible to provide a comprehensive understanding of this topic. • Romans 16:17 – Division and stumbling in the body• Are you a part of the group or just a guest?• Being contrary to your teacher?• Those serving their own stomach?• Turn away from them• Wise to the good and simple to evil• Evil company corrupts (1 Corinthians 15:33)• Let those who are servants… (1 Timothy 6)• Ready to be a disciple?• But I still like my Sunday preacher• What qualifies you?• Reverence• The coveting of gainDon't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
5/11/2022 • 1 hour, 15 minutes, 5 seconds
Episode 738: In The Zone | April 2022 | Part 2
On the first Shabbat of the month Rabbi Steve Berkson opens the floor to the local congregants and those listening online to ask questions or make comments about any aspect of our belief.Rabbi Berkson addresses topics about fundamental Torah-based practices, personal development, gives marital instruction, shares parental techniques and more.Part 2:• Can I walk my dog on Shabbat?• Managing your thoughts• Understanding Paul’s writings• Practicing Koshrut today• Sharing a space with one who is uncovenanted• Is there a man in your house?• What is an ‘Idle Word’? (Matt 12:34:37)• What if I’m afraid to get wealthy?• How do I give to others without enabling them?• Is home care service allowed on Shabbat?… and much more!Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
5/5/2022 • 27 minutes, 24 seconds
Episode 737: In The Zone | April 2022 | Part 1
On the first Shabbat of the month Rabbi Steve Berkson opens the floor to the local congregants and those listening online to ask questions or make comments about any aspect of our belief.Rabbi Berkson addresses topics about fundamental Torah-based practices, personal development, gives marital instruction, shares parental techniques and more.Part 1:• Intro/Forming opinions without all the facts?• Is ‘Zion’ the representation of the Kingdom of Messiah?• Can Genesis 1:11 apply to other things than just plants?• Does “empty handed” apply to Shabbat or just the feasts?• You can’t see beyond a certain point• Discerning signs or seeking after a sign?• How do I observe the Purity Laws today?• Is there any scriptural reason to avoid jury duty?• Baptism and using the “names”Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
5/4/2022 • 50 minutes, 13 seconds
Episode 736: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Evil | Part 13
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:00:00 Opener04:41 Struggling with psycho-emotional issues13:01 How do I “Let the peace of Elohim” actively work in me?16:51 Concerning the idea of love–how do I not become hard-hearted?22:59 You need to be talking to the right person29:32 Submitting to the vertical structure and not getting offended33:59 My husband has a different definition of submission than I, what can I do?39:45 Why are we hidden? Colossians 3:3-4… and much more!Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this video has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
4/28/2022 • 41 minutes, 6 seconds
Episode 735: Evil | Part 13
People typically don’t engage in normal conversation on the topic of ‘evil’, although maybe a glancing discussion when they see something in a news headline or a movie/TV show that portrays something as they perceive as evil. But, do you know how much ‘evil’ is written about in your Bible? Do you know what the true, scriptural definition of ‘evil’ is? How does this knowledge affect your walk of faith.Rabbi Steve Berkson is one of the small few that would take on the challenge of teaching from scripture about the topic of ‘evil’. You will be amazed and often surprised as Rabbi Berkson dissects the verses from the Bible, one-by-one if necessary, to teach what has been revealed to him and how these revelations will definitely impact your life – both physically and spiritually.Rabbi Berkson decides to start from the beginning, in the book of Genesis, as he has done in other teachings, to provide a comprehensive understanding of this topic. • Colossians 3 – if you’ve been raised with Messiah• Put to death the earthly/fleshly things• Nothing else matters• Bearing with one another• The peace of Elohim, not man• Walk in the role• Fathers, don’t provoke your children• It’s not your job• The right way to do it• So what you’re offended• You want to get to the end of the storyDon't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
4/27/2022 • 2 minutes, 48 seconds
Episode 734: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Evil | Part 12
Some of the topics covered are:• Do we change ourselves or does Elohim change us?• Paul dealt with his assemblies differently• What about “righteous anger”?• Live now, die later – die now, live later• Don’t say that!• Can a flawed human live in the spirit 24/7?• Overcoming improper fear… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
4/14/2022 • 48 minutes, 12 seconds
Episode 733: Evil | Part 12
People typically don’t engage in normal conversation on the topic of ‘evil’, although maybe a glancing discussion when they see something in a news headline or a movie/TV show that portrays something as they perceive as evil. But, do you know how much ‘evil’ is written about in your Bible? Do you know what the true, scriptural definition of ‘evil’ is? How does this knowledge affect your walk of faith.Rabbi Steve Berkson is one of the small few that would take on the challenge of teaching from scripture about the topic of ‘evil’. You will be amazed and often surprised as Rabbi Berkson dissects the verses from the Bible, one-by-one if necessary, to teach what has been revealed to him and how these revelations will definitely impact your life – both physically and spiritually.Rabbi Berkson decides to start from the beginning, in the book of Genesis, as he has done in other teachings, to provide a comprehensive understanding of this topic. • Romans 8 - Walk according to the spirit?• The fullness of the intent• Those who walk• What are “the matters of the spirit”?• The fleshly mind is an enemy toward Elohim• That awful word• You owe the flesh nothing• If you live by the spirit• Led by the spirit to become like Messiah Yeshua• Responding to whatever is most realDon't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
4/13/2022 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 58 seconds
Episode 732: YMTOI Little Gems Stories Pesach/Chag HaMatzot Edition | The Story of Pesach
YMTOI is Young Messianic Torah Observant Israel, a part of MTOI. For more info, go to ymtoi.org
4/8/2022 • 14 minutes, 3 seconds
Episode 731: In The Zone | March 2022 | Part 2
On the first Shabbat of the month Rabbi Steve Berkson opens the floor to the local congregants and those listening online to ask questions or make comments about any aspect of our belief.Rabbi Berkson addresses topics about fundamental Torah-based practices, personal development, gives marital instruction, shares parental techniques and more.Part 2:• How do I observe Shabbat when I’m away from home?• Is it appropriate to write a check for tithe on Shabbat?• You transforming into Him• What if I don’t agree with the Rabbi’s teaching?• Can I invest the second tithe?• How am I to understand my husband as my covering?• How do I measure the Fruit of the Spirit I’m producing?• Are hybrid animals and plants kosher?• Does struggle mean growth• Can an adult son be the covering for his mother?• Should I get re-immersed?• What about Bar/Bat Mitsvah ceremonies?• How do I balance everyday life with studying Torah?• Is it right to give Yeshua all the praise and “worship” in music?• I can’t say amen to that!• Is fleeing on the Sabbath allowed for someone in danger?… and much more!Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
4/7/2022 • 57 minutes, 8 seconds
Episode 730: In The Zone | March 2022 | Part 1
On the first Shabbat of the month Rabbi Steve Berkson opens the floor to the local congregants and those listening online to ask questions or make comments about any aspect of our belief.Rabbi Berkson addresses topics about fundamental Torah-based practices, personal development, gives marital instruction, shares parental techniques and more.Part 1:• Self-talk• What does “Forgiveness of Sin” accomplish?• Doctrine of Pharmakia/Farmakia?• My spouse isn’t walking in Torah – how do I observe Passover in my house?• Shut up about your marriage!• Is wearing clothes with scripture printed on it wrong?• What is the correct way to make matzah for Passover?• Whom doesn’t believe in whom doesn’t believe in…??• How do I measure my growth in Torah observance?• Venting vs. Evil Speaking• Reheating food on Shabbat (and making coffee)• How do I become a member of MTOI?• Should I live in a continual state of repentance?• How do I honor Shabbat with an online store?Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
4/6/2022 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 7 seconds
Episode 729: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Evil | Part 11
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• Sin and backsliding• Feeling good about yourself• Seek joy or pleasure?• Regain your sovereignty to give to Elohim• Thankful for repentance… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this video has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
3/31/2022 • 36 minutes
Episode 728: Evil | Part 11
People typically don’t engage in normal conversation on the topic of ‘evil’, although maybe a glancing discussion when they see something in a news headline or a movie/TV show that portrays something as they perceive as evil. But, do you know how much ‘evil’ is written about in your Bible? Do you know what the true, scriptural definition of ‘evil’ is? How does this knowledge affect your walk of faith.Rabbi Steve Berkson is one of the small few that would take on the challenge of teaching from scripture about the topic of ‘evil’. You will be amazed and often surprised as Rabbi Berkson dissects the verses from the Bible, one-by-one if necessary, to teach what has been revealed to him and how these revelations will definitely impact your life – both physically and spiritually.Rabbi Berkson decides to start from the beginning, in the book of Genesis, as he has done in other teachings, to provide a comprehensive understanding of this topic. • Overview of this lesson• Romans 6• The battle is raging• How do I die to sin?• Innocent, not “right”• Starting with a clean slate• To whom you present yourself• Unrestrained• Romans 7 – You are no longer married to death• ‘Sin’ is a covenantal term• Two laws working in youDon't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
3/30/2022 • 1 hour, 19 minutes, 21 seconds
Episode 727: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Evil | Part 10
Some of the topics covered are:• A clearer understanding of ‘blaspheme’?• What is the meaning of ‘peace’ in Romans 2:10?• Am I blaspheming the Name of Elohim?• What does circumcision have to do with covenant?• Who are those that approve? (Romans 2:32)• I’m 6% Jewish – does that mean anything?• Clarifying “Circumcision of the Heart”• No Jews on Noah’s ark?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
3/24/2022 • 29 minutes, 58 seconds
Episode 726: Evil | Part 10
People typically don’t engage in normal conversation on the topic of ‘evil’, although maybe a glancing discussion when they see something in a news headline or a movie/TV show that portrays something as they perceive as evil. But, do you know how much ‘evil’ is written about in your Bible? Do you know what the true, scriptural definition of ‘evil’ is? How does this knowledge affect your walk of faith.Rabbi Steve Berkson is one of the small few that would take on the challenge of teaching from scripture about the topic of ‘evil’. You will be amazed and often surprised as Rabbi Berkson dissects the verses from the Bible, one-by-one if necessary, to teach what has been revealed to him and how these revelations will definitely impact your life – both physically and spiritually.Rabbi Berkson decides to start from the beginning, in the book of Genesis, as he has done in other teachings, to provide a comprehensive understanding of this topic. • Correct contextual understanding• The fall, by choice, from relationship with Elohim• Romans 2 - The Torah has not been put away• Hypocrisy and the Righteous Judgment of Elohim• Those who sin with or without Torah (move that comma!)• Trusting in the wrong thing• The Name of Elohim is blasphemed because of you• The Circumcision is a ‘who’ not a ‘what’• What you do is who you areDon't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
3/23/2022 • 59 minutes, 39 seconds
Episode 725: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Evil | Part 9
Some of the topics covered are:• A new definition of repentance?• Do what you know to receive further instruction?• Being correctable• Am I closer to Elohim in my sorrow?• More about, does Elohim create evil• No Elohim besides me… and much more!Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
3/17/2022 • 16 minutes, 6 seconds
Episode 724: Evil | Part 9
People typically don’t engage in normal conversation on the topic of ‘evil’, although maybe a glancing discussion when they see something in a news headline or a movie/TV show that portrays something as they perceive as evil. But, do you know how much ‘evil’ is written about in your Bible? Do you know what the true, scriptural definition of ‘evil’ is? How does this knowledge affect your walk of faith.Rabbi Steve Berkson is one of the small few that would take on the challenge of teaching from scripture about the topic of ‘evil’. You will be amazed and often surprised as Rabbi Berkson dissects the verses from the Bible, one-by-one if necessary, to teach what has been revealed to him and how these revelations will definitely impact your life – both physically and spiritually.Rabbi Berkson decides to start from the beginning, in the book of Genesis, as he has done in other teachings, to provide a comprehensive understanding of this topic. • Jeremiah 18 - A new vessel• I am devising a plan against you• Isaiah 29 - The potter is greater than the clay• Isaiah 64 - The pottery rebels• Romans 1 - The attributes of Elohim have been clearly seen• They approve of evilDon't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
3/16/2022 • 1 hour, 12 minutes, 54 seconds
Episode 721: YMTOI Parsha Pearls Purim Edition | Memory Verse for Katan B | Ester 4:14
Enjoy our memory verse set to song for the Purim Katan B Edition by Briana Berkson
3/11/2022 • 1 minute, 34 seconds
Episode 722: YMTOI Parsha Pearls Purim Edition | Memory Verse for Katan A | Ester 8:17a
Enjoy our memory verse set to song for the Purim Katan A Edition by Briana Berkson
3/11/2022 • 1 minute, 17 seconds
Episode 723: YMTOI Little Gems Stories Purim Edition | The Purim Story
The Purim Story by Shirah
3/11/2022 • 12 minutes, 13 seconds
Episode 720: In The Zone | February 2022 | Part 2
Part 2:• Being at peace in a world of turmoil• Being in covenant with Elohim, can I pledge allegiance to the U.S.?• Trying to rescue somebody?• Are we in the time of the Shmitah?• Precooked frozen food on Shabbat?• Help! I’m failing at choosing my emotions• Social interaction on Shabbat is emotionally distressing• How do I overcome my fear of success?• What are the dangers of “bargaining with Elohim”?… and much more!Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
3/10/2022 • 49 minutes, 32 seconds
Episode 719: In The Zone | February 2022 | Part 1
Part 1: On the first Shabbat of the month Rabbi Steve Berkson opens the floor to the local congregants and those listening online to ask questions or make comments about any aspect of our belief.Rabbi Berkson addresses topics about fundamental Torah-based practices, personal development, gives marital instruction, shares parental techniques and more.Please click the ‘Like’ button and subscribe to our channel if MTOI has been a blessing to you.• Intro | How this works | Eschatology• MTOI’s definition of an “ideal community”• How would I use beef fat properly according to Torah?• Do our thoughts attract our negative experiences?• How do I not overthink a challenging situation?For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
3/9/2022 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 44 seconds
Episode 718: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Evil | Part 8
Some of the topics covered are:• Women are not excluded• Binge-watching teachings• All the challenges of life are making it hard to vertically focus• How can I be confident in my relationship with Yahweh?• Walking in stubbornness of heart and after other mighty ones• Being ‘Emotionally Invested’• How do I let go of anger, pride, etc., issues I deal with?• Empowered by the Spirit – 1 Corinthians 12• Caused or required?• When does the ‘double judgment’ on teachers apply?• When does the Matthew 18 process apply?• Thinking on things that erode our relationship with Elohim• ‘The Girdle’ compared to Torah… and much more!Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
3/3/2022 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode 717: Evil | Part 8
People typically don’t engage in normal conversation on the topic of ‘evil’, although maybe a glancing discussion when they see something in a news headline or a movie/TV show that portrays something as they perceive as evil. But, do you know how much ‘evil’ is written about in your Bible? Do you know what the true, scriptural definition of ‘evil’ is? How does this knowledge affect your walk of faith.Rabbi Steve Berkson is one of the small few that would take on the challenge of teaching from scripture about the topic of ‘evil’. You will be amazed and often surprised as Rabbi Berkson dissects the verses from the Bible, one-by-one if necessary, to teach what has been revealed to him and how these revelations will definitely impact your life – both physically and spiritually.Rabbi Berkson decides to start from the beginning, in the book of Genesis, as he has done in other teachings, to provide a comprehensive understanding of this topic. • Jeremiah 13 - The completely worthless girdle• The stubbornness of their heart• Sending a mixed message• Send them to the teacher• ‘Listening’ is an active process• Getting more out of the teachings• They need to put the mic down• Walking after other mighty ones?• “Can I pray for you?”• Jeremiah 16 - Doing according to your evil heart• Jeremiah 16:12 - If you weren’t so stubborn• Yahweh provides a way back• Jeremiah 16:16 - The fishermen and the hunters• Jeremiah 16:19 - Our fathers have inherited liesDon't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
3/2/2022 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 10 seconds
Episode 716: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Evil | Part 7
Some of the topics covered are:• The Word of Elohim being twisted• Set the bar high!• How do parents deal appropriately with their children’s evil?• When someone doesn’t own the evil they are doing to me• Playing the “Divorce Card”• I never believe just half of the story• “I was just trying to help!”… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
2/24/2022 • 30 minutes, 16 seconds
Episode 716: Evil | Part 7
People typically don’t engage in normal conversation on the topic of ‘evil’, although maybe a glancing discussion when they see something in a news headline or a movie/TV show that portrays something as they perceive as evil. But, do you know how much ‘evil’ is written about in your Bible? Do you know what the true, scriptural definition of ‘evil’ is? How does this knowledge affect your walk of faith.Rabbi Steve Berkson is one of the small few that would take on the challenge of teaching from scripture about the topic of ‘evil’. You will be amazed and often surprised as Rabbi Berkson dissects the verses from the Bible, one-by-one if necessary, to teach what has been revealed to him and how these revelations will definitely impact your life – both physically and spiritually.Rabbi Berkson decides to start from the beginning, in the book of Genesis, as he has done in other teachings, to provide a comprehensive understanding of this topic. • Jeremiah 7• The devil made me do it• The House of Prayer called a ‘den of robbers’?• Messiah healed the blind and lame – another understanding• Trusting in the wrong thing• Intercession against the consequences?• Whatever happened to ‘Honor and Shame’?• Stop rescuing your children• You need to do what you need to do• To know Him is to love Him• Where should you be getting your counsel from?• Though they do not listen• It’s easier to go with Plan A• Red Robin® unlimited fries are pure evilDon't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
2/23/2022 • 1 hour, 27 minutes, 42 seconds
Episode 715: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Evil | Part 6
Some of the topics covered are:• “Shepherds according to my heart…” Jeremiah 3:15• Victims or survivors?• Who are the “shepherds”?• How do I handle evil thoughts after dealing with an addiction?• You must ‘return’ first• Stuck in the “victim mentality”?• Taking ownership over wants and desires• Is the Freedom Convoy protest against Torah?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this video has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
2/17/2022 • 40 minutes, 47 seconds
Episode 715: Evil | Part 6
People typically don’t engage in normal conversation on the topic of ‘evil’, although maybe a glancing discussion when they see something in a news headline or a movie/TV show that portrays something as they perceive as evil. But, do you know how much ‘evil’ is written about in your Bible? Do you know what the true, scriptural definition of ‘evil’ is? How does this knowledge affect your walk of faith.Rabbi Steve Berkson is one of the small few that would take on the challenge of teaching from scripture about the topic of ‘evil’. You will be amazed and often surprised as Rabbi Berkson dissects the verses from the Bible, one-by-one if necessary, to teach what has been revealed to him and how these revelations will definitely impact your life – both physically and spiritually.Rabbi Berkson decides to start from the beginning, in the book of Genesis, as he has done in other teachings, to provide a comprehensive understanding of this topic. • Jeremiah 3:12 “Return to me”, says Yahweh• Jeremiah 3:16-18 The Reign of Messiah and you• Jeremiah 4 Paralleling the parable of the Sower and the Seed• The ‘Evil’ is a good thing, what!?• The most evil Christian teaching• Are you really a free person?• What does it mean to ‘circumcise the heart’?• Looking like a victim• Thick Skulls and Stiff Necks• This is your evil• Stupid and foolishDon't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
2/16/2022 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 55 seconds
Episode 714: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on A Good Steward (Ready. Set. Grow!)
Some of the topics covered are:• Amy’s story• Ned’s story• Ashley’s story• Briana – we are given opportunities• Janet’s thoughts• Richard’s story• Grayson’s testimony• Shamash Steve Waffle• What about those who cannot work? (Disability, etc.)• What should we be paying ourselves?• Shouldn’t the tithe be solely to care for the poor?… and much more!Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
2/10/2022 • 55 minutes, 16 seconds
Episode 713: A Good Steward (Ready. Set. Grow!) | Elder William Jackson
Elder William Jackson brings a dynamic message on faith and finances. Elder Jackson points out that Messiah Yeshua often used financial situations in His parables to help His audience understand Kingdom Principles. One of these parables can be found in the Gospel of Matthew chapter 25.• Matthew 25:13 Watch therefore…• Bury your paycheck?!• Deuteronomy 8:1 Wealth, what is it?• Remember from where your money comes• To establish His covenant• Rabbi gave my baby a job!• Leap, and grow wings on the way down• Your ‘why’ has to be big enoughDon't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
2/9/2022 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 50 seconds
Episode 712: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Evil | Part 5
Some of the topics covered are:• You don’t really know them…• Cleaning up after yourself, but in deceit• Bitter• Hypocrisy and Denial• As a female I feel uncomfortable counseling with a man…• Does your definition of evil in this teaching differ from previous teachings?• MTOI Leadership training… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
2/3/2022 • 29 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode 711: Evil | Part 5
People typically don’t engage in normal conversation on the topic of ‘evil’, although maybe a glancing discussion when they see something in a news headline or a movie/TV show that portrays something as they perceive as evil. But, do you know how much ‘evil’ is written about in your Bible? Do you know what the true, scriptural definition of ‘evil’ is? How does this knowledge affect your walk of faith.Rabbi Steve Berkson is one of the small few that would take on the challenge of teaching from scripture about the topic of ‘evil’. You will be amazed and often surprised as Rabbi Berkson dissects the verses from the Bible, one-by-one if necessary, to teach what has been revealed to him and how these revelations will definitely impact your life – both physically and spiritually.Rabbi Berkson decides to start from the beginning, in the book of Genesis, as he has done in other teachings, to provide a comprehensive understanding of this topic. • Jeremiah 2:19 A Lack of Proper Fear• Your own evil instructs you• Submission is An Action• The Cause of Your Suffering• How Do You See Yourself?• Selfishness Ruins a Marriage• Trust and Respect• The Best You’re Gonna Get• Before You Text or Post in Social Media• Forgive the Breach of Trust• Jeremiah 2:23-24 Like An Animal in Heat• Like Talking to a Tree• Being Aligned CorrectlyDon't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this video has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
2/2/2022 • 1 hour, 22 minutes, 33 seconds
Episode 710: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Evil | Part 4
Some of the topics covered are:• Are trials evil?• What does personal prayer look like?• The thing we should guard the most• An exhortation from Bryan Bane• Ignoring counsel from leadership considered ‘evil’?• Leadership receives the vision for the Body• Doing what’s right in your own eyes is ‘evil’• How do uncovenanted people deal with their suffering?• Prepare your heart• What are the “cracked cisterns” in Jeremiah 2:13?• More on personal prayer…… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
2/2/2022 • 1 hour, 17 minutes, 11 seconds
Episode 709: Evil | Part 4
People typically don’t engage in normal conversation on the topic of ‘evil’, although maybe a glancing discussion when they see something in a news headline or a movie/TV show that portrays something as they perceive as evil. But, do you know how much ‘evil’ is written about in your Bible? Do you know what the true, scriptural definition of ‘evil’ is? How does this knowledge affect your walk of faith.Rabbi Steve Berkson is one of the small few that would take on the challenge of teaching from scripture about the topic of ‘evil’. You will be amazed and often surprised as Rabbi Berkson dissects the verses from the Bible, one-by-one if necessary, to teach what has been revealed to him and how these revelations will definitely impact your life – both physically and spiritually.Rabbi Berkson decides to start from the beginning, in the book of Genesis, as he has done in other teachings, to provide a comprehensive understanding of this topic. • Psalm 5:1 Evil can dwell within us• Psalm 52:1 “Why do you boast in evil?”• Psalm 119:97 “I have restrained my feet…”• Psalm 141:1 It hurts the whole world• He has to cause the suffering• MTOI’s Conference of Leadership• You think you don’t need a teacher?• Jeremiah 2:1 “What unrighteousness have you found in me?”• Handling Torah in our modern times• Those who handle the Torah–who are they?• The Golden Calf was not a “pagan idol”• Jeremiah 2:12 You brought this on yourselfDon't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
1/26/2022 • 1 hour, 12 minutes, 39 seconds
Episode 708: Tahor and Tamei: What State are You In?
This topic is probably one of the most key and comprehensive themes underlying the entirety of scripture–the concept of being tahor (clean) or being tamei (unclean). Rabbi Steve Berkson hopes your perception of what you've been studying and a lot of what you've been doing will be impacted by this teaching.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
1/24/2022 • 54 minutes, 40 seconds
Episode 707: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Evil | Part 3
Some of the topics covered are:• Room to grow?• He did not sin with his lips?• Not dealing with it and Worthlessness• Putting passion into making yourself ready• What do I do when I don’t agree with a teaching?• Do you have a “hedge” around you?• Is it “evil” to teach that the law (Torah) is void?• Could we do anything “unavoidable” to bring evil on ourselves?• I’m being attacked for being blessed!• Rapid fire questions and answers• Is there a problem with reading books written by Christians?… and much more!Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
1/20/2022 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 15 seconds
Episode 706: Evil | Part 3
People typically don’t engage in normal conversation on the topic of ‘evil’, although maybe a glancing discussion when they see something in a news headline or a movie/TV show that portrays something as they perceive as evil. But, do you know how much ‘evil’ is written about in your Bible? Do you know what the true, scriptural definition of ‘evil’ is? How does this knowledge affect your walk of faith.Rabbi Steve Berkson is one of the small few that would take on the challenge of teaching from scripture about the topic of ‘evil’. You will be amazed and often surprised as Rabbi Berkson dissects the verses from the Bible, one-by-one if necessary, to teach what he has discovered and how these discoveries will definitely impact your life – both physically and spiritually.Rabbi Berkson decides to start from the beginning, in the book of Genesis, as he has done in other teachings, to provide a comprehensive understanding of this topic. • 2 Kings 17:6 Israel provoked Elohim and were exiled• 2 Kings 17:11 Believing someone is a mouthpiece for Yahweh• We have to stop playing• Are all Messianic’s the same?• Stiff-necked?• What if you’re wrong?• Elohim works through people• 2 Kings 17:15 Worthless• 2 Kings 17:16 Same thing, only different• Job 1:1 Job “turned aside from evil”• Job was not doing because he was blessed, he was blessed because he was doingDon't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
1/19/2022 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 52 seconds
Episode 705: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Evil | Part 2
Some of the topics covered are:• Yahweh grieved in His Heart?• Too obsessed with doing Torah?• Is being a narcissist considered “evil”?• Made in the likeness of Elohim• Should we call out evil so it doesn’t influence us?• How do I take my thoughts into captivity?• How can I not seem evil to my family being Torah-observant?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
1/14/2022 • 54 minutes, 18 seconds
Episode 704: Evil | Part 2
People typically don’t engage in normal conversation on the topic of ‘evil’, although maybe a glancing discussion when they see something in a news headline or a movie/TV show that portrays something as they perceive as evil. But, do you know how much ‘evil’ is written about in your Bible? Do you know what the true, scriptural definition of ‘evil’ is? How does this knowledge affect your walk of faith.Rabbi Steve Berkson is one of the small few that would take on the challenge of teaching from scripture about the topic of ‘evil’. You will be amazed and often surprised as Rabbi Berkson dissects the verses from the Bible, one-by-one if necessary, to teach what he has discovered and how these discoveries will definitely impact your life – both physically and spiritually.Rabbi Berkson decides to start from the beginning, in the book of Genesis, as he has done in other teachings, to provide a comprehensive understanding of this topic. • Genesis 6:5 - A ‘state of being’ that is evil• Genesis 6:6 - Elohim was sorry He made man• Genesis 6:7 - Noach (Noah) found grace• Genesis 8:15-21 - Even though the evil is still there• You must align your desires with Elohim’s desires• Genesis 13:1-8 - Avraham and Lot• Genesis 13:13 - The men of Sodom were evil• 2 Chronicles 12:13 - Seeking Yahweh for instructionDon't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
1/13/2022 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 37 seconds
Episode 703: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Evil | Part 1
Some of the topics covered are:• The fullness of the intention• Doing evil to our children?• What was the state of Adam & Eve before the fall?• Is doing wrong, evil?• Why didn’t Elohim punish just Adam & Eve?• The ‘struggle’ is the point• What is the difference between ‘evil’ and an abomination?• The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
1/7/2022 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 18 seconds
Episode 702: Evil | Part 1
People typically don’t engage in normal conversation on the topic of ‘evil’, although maybe a glancing discussion when they see something in a news headline or a movie/TV show that portrays something as they perceive as evil. But, do you know how much ‘evil’ is written about in your Bible? Do you know what the true, scriptural definition of ‘evil’ is? How does this knowledge affect your walk of faith.Rabbi Steve Berkson is one of the small few that would take on the challenge of teaching from scripture about the topic of ‘evil’. You will be amazed and often surprised as Rabbi Berkson dissects the verses from the Bible, one-by-one if necessary, to teach what he has discovered and how these discoveries will definitely impact your life – both physically and spiritually.Rabbi Berkson decides to start from the beginning, in the book of Genesis, as he has done in other teachings, to provide a comprehensive understanding of this topic. Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
1/6/2022 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 47 seconds
Episode 701: Love and Torah | Part 59
Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor.In this final episode Rabbi Steve Berkson moves to the 17th chapter of the Gospel according to John. This is where we we see Messiah Yeshua praying to His Father for those whom He chose and discipled to continue the work that He started.Then moving to Deuteronomy chapter 30, Rabbi Berkson shows us that the plan of Elohim was to exile His people to other nations because of their disobedience, but that they would be regathered and once again do the commandments they were given which included loving their Elohim.In Matthew 24 we see how a lawless generation devolves into love turning cold. Do not be deceived by false prophets who would tell you Torah is not for today or you could fall into the lawless category, thinking you have a relationship with Messiah and the Father, but coming up short at the end. And finally, Rabbi Berkson takes us to Roman 8:28 to show us how Love is connected to Torah-keeping as the verse says, “all things work together for the good…”Rabbi Berkson once again dissects these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
12/30/2021 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 55 seconds
Episode 701: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Love and Torah | Part 59
Some of the topics covered are:• Bad communication = Bad results• “I gave them Your Word”• He caused vs. He allowed• All things for your good?• Circumcise your heart?• How do some get led away by false prophets/teachers?• Neither hot nor cold• Forsake not the assembling yourselves together• Understanding what he could not be saying… and much more!Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
12/28/2021 • 59 minutes, 56 seconds
Episode 700: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Love and Torah | Part 58
Some of the topics covered are:• Speaking badly about the family• Being attracted to the wrong type of person• You are responsible for what He reveals to you• It’s not your problem, don’t get involved• How do I recognize an appointed/anointed?• The Fruit (of the Spirit) is you, walking it out• What should I do with non-Covenanted relationships… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this video has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
12/24/2021 • 1 hour, 13 minutes, 49 seconds
Episode 699: Love and Torah | Part 58
Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor.Picking up where we left off in the Gospel of John chapter 15, Rabbi Steve Berkson picks up in verse 16 where he explains how Yeshua has chosen us to be a part of His work here on the earth. Even though at that time He was talking directly to His disciples, giving them instruction before He was about to be killed, His words can apply to us today if we will allow ourselves to be discipled through His Holy Spirit and produce the fruit He expects to see.All of what Rabbi Berkson has unpacked from John 15 is about love for one another in the way the Father expects us to love. We are called and chosen so that we are no longer a part of the world and its ways. As we pull away from the world to follow Messiah and live according to Torah we will experience a disdain from others who do not understand Messiah or why we choose to follow Him.Rabbi Berkson once again dissects these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
12/22/2021 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 48 seconds
Episode 698: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Love and Torah | Part 57
Some of the topics covered are:• Would you have received it then?• Yahweh knows how and when to give• Stay in my love• Always do what is right, because it’s right• Bearing foreign fruit… and much more!Links to related and suggested teachings:• INfocus: The Law of 33% https://youtu.be/d9c2wCIwpsEAfterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
12/16/2021 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 48 seconds
Episode 697: Love and Torah | Part 57
Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor.Continuing in the book of 1 John, Rabbi Steve Berkson begins this teaching in chapter 5 where John tells us that belief in Messiah Yeshua and all that carries with it does not come from us, but that belief or knowledge and relationship has been birthed in us from above.In verses 2 and 3 Rabbi Berkson points out that, again, love is connected to Torah Observance and that the commandments of Yahweh are not heavy or burdensome.In verse 4 John calls us who believe, overcomers. Having been born of Elohim and given the ability to have a relationship with Messiah Yeshua we overcome the world through that belief. Rabbi Berkson clarifies what overcoming the world looks like – we see things and respond to challenges in our lives differently than the way the world does.Moving on, Rabbi Berkson takes us to the Gospel of John, same writer, different book, to link what we learned from 1 John with what is being conveyed in the gospel writing. Yeshua speaks metaphorically of the relationship we have with Him and the Father by using vines and branches and a gardener who takes care of the whole thing.Rabbi Berkson once again dissects these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
12/15/2021 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 45 seconds
Episode 696: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Love and Torah | Part 56
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• Opener• Yahweh does not expect “perfection”• Recognizing an Appointed-Anointed person• Loving each other according to Torah• How can I learn to trust leadership in order to counsel?• What’s motivating you?• PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) and loving each other• Laying down your life for another? (1 John 3:16)… and much more!Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
12/9/2021 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 37 seconds
Episode 695: Love and Torah | Part 56
Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor.In the review of the last episode, Rabbi Berkson cautions about deceptive teachers as John also cautioned in 1 John 4:1. This deception is at work today in some faiths in that they are actually a “World System mixed with Truth”. As Rabbi Berkson points out, some people have a tough time hearing the message from the Word of Elohim because it’s not delivered in a way that matches their predetermined ideas of how it should be dispensed. The teachers in this system are also guarded in what they say and how they say it because of being more concerned with offending people than with pleasing Elohim.In 1 John 4:7 Rabbi Berkson begins this teaching by explaining how we are to love each other who are of the same mind in Messiah. He explains the if we can’t love each other, how can we extend any love outside of ourselves and to those whom Elohim would want to have in covenant with Him.In verse 9 the word ‘manifest’ is used and Rabbi Berkson wants to make sure the definition of that word does not get lost in any previous understanding we may have. The word ‘manifest’ means to be revealed to the seeing eye. Messiah is manifested through us as we live through Him, not the other way around, loving others as He would love them.Rabbi Berkson once again dissects these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
12/8/2021 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 30 seconds
Episode 694: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Love and Torah | Part 55
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• Opener• Thoughts from Shamesh Steve Waffle• Your brother in need…• A personal testimony of emotional healing• Elohim called you because…?• Loving and hating your brother• His seed stays in him (1 John 3:9)• Did Messiah become sin for us?• Love, hate, and the World (1 John 3:13)• The key to 1 John• To be vulnerable• Loving yourself to love others… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this video has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
12/2/2021 • 1 hour, 22 minutes, 14 seconds
Episode 693: Love and Torah | Part 55
Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor.Returning to the letter of 1 John, Rabbi Steve Berkson begins this teaching in chapter 3. He proclaims how wonderful it is that Yahweh is pleased to call us His children. Rabbi Steve goes on to say that because the world does not understand Yahweh, they will not understand us either. But we understand Yahweh because He has chosen to reveal Himself to us by opening our eyes and our ears. The day is coming when Messiah appears we will understand completely because as John puts it, we shall be like Him. Rabbi Berkson once again dissects these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
12/1/2021 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 40 seconds
Episode 692: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Love and Torah | Part 54
Some of the topics covered are:• Understanding those who reject Messiah Yeshua• What is the proof? (John 14:26)• Do Christians really love the Father and the Son? (John 14:21, 23)• Jesus told me to give you this• What does the word ‘shall’ mean?• Are you doing all you can do?• Should we ask Yeshua to help with what we struggle?• What is deeper learning?• Do we all worship the same God?• Studying the teachings… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this video has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
11/25/2021 • 46 minutes, 26 seconds
Episode 691: Love and Torah | Part 54
Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor.From the first nine verses of the book of John, chapter 14, Rabbi Steve Berkson shows us how Messiah Yeshua was the “ultimate expression of discipleship” under His Father. So we should, as followers of Messiah, be as such so that others will see Yeshua represented in us and ultimately see the Father.What did Yeshua do? He walked out the Torah-observant life perfectly. He invites us to do what He did, and He provides help in sending His Spirit.What’s in a name? Yeshua says, “if you ask whatever in My Name…” Does this mean if His Name is invoked, like a magic genie He has to do one’s bidding? Rabbi Steve clarifies what Messiah meant when He told us to use His Name.Rabbi Berkson once again dissects these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
11/24/2021 • 2 minutes, 31 seconds
Episode 690: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Love and Torah | Part 53
Some of the topics covered are:• Opener• Complete Joy• Forgiveness & Consequences• No one should teach you?• Anointing – expanding the definition• Understanding Desires• Negative emotions are always a problem• Can menopause cause me to sin?• Having issues and peace?• Judgment for thoughts in captivity?• Defining the liar in 2:4• Hating evil without the negative emotion• Does me guarding the commands mean I should impose on others?• Are you serious about my teachings?… and much more!Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
11/18/2021 • 54 minutes, 31 seconds
Episode 689: Love and Torah | Part 53
Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor.To refresh our minds and hearts, Rabbi Steve Berkson brings us again to 1 John chapter 1 to expound on the meaning of who Messiah Yeshua is and what He should be to all of us which is life, light, and truth. That through this understanding we should do our utmost to live in the light, having fellowship with Elohim and with each other. This fellowship is achievable only through living in covenant with Elohim in which is only light and no darkness at all.In chapter 2 of 1 John, Rabbi Berkson starts with revealing the number one problem, according to him, in the Body of Messiah today.• How can you know that you know Messiah?• How is the love of Elohim ‘perfected’ in you?• What is a ‘stumbling block’? How does it affect your life and walk?• What is meant by “do not love the World nor that which is in it”?• Are we in the “Last Hour”?• What is an ‘anti-messiah’?• Why did John say, “and you know all…”?• What happens when someone rejects Torah?• How do you know that you are “born of Him”?You can only understand Love and Torah when you can understand how light and darkness can influence and work in your life.Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
11/17/2021 • 1 hour, 9 minutes
Episode 688: Chanukah Edition Little Gems Story
YMTOI Little Gems Chanukah Edition Story of Chanukah, told by Shira
11/16/2021 • 12 minutes
Episode 687: Chanukah Edition | Katan B | John 10:22-23
Episode 681: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Shuva Yisra’el (Return O’ Israel) | Part 5
Some of the topics covered are;• The price you pay• Why I teach the way I do• ‘Fruits’ or ‘Fruit’ of the Spirit?• What do I lack?• Rabbi Tom Mitchell’s Story• Equal Treatment• What does fasting accomplish?• Neglecting the “weightier matters”• Forgiveness and forgiving yourself• Not knowing the wrong I should own• What does Elohim have to do with evil?• Even unbelievers can exhibit the Fruit of the Spirit?• Favor and the Heart of a Servant• Living everyday with your mistakes• Our righteousness as “filthy rags”?• Isaiah’s testimony… and much more!Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
11/16/2021 • 1 hour, 16 minutes, 6 seconds
Episode 680: Shuva Yisra’el (Return O’ Israel) | Part 5
Have you maintained a faithful, straight walk in Torah? Or, have you gotten “off the path” a little or a lot? Do you sense a call to return to the path, to Yahweh?As Rabbi Steve Berkson finishes this teaching series, he begins his text in Joel 2:12 where we see Elohim giving His people instruction for how to return to Him. As Rabbi Berkson points out, Yahweh expects those who are returning to Him to be serious about repairing the breach in the relationship.• What is tearing your garments? Why does Elohim want a tearing of the heart instead?• What does Elohim do to get your attention so that you return to the path?In Jeremiah 32:37-42, Yahweh says that as much as He brought evil to His people for their turning away from Him, so He will just as much bring good to those who return.• When Elohim says, “I shall give them one heart…”, is He just going to hand out new hearts to everybody?• Ephesians chapter 2 talks to us about the opportunity given to us to become what?Moving to Isaiah 1:16-20, Rabbi Berkson points out that with a holistic understanding of scripture, it’s not possible to get the message that Elohim just gives us everything. He also points out that the scriptures can also be used by many to make conclusions for erroneous agendas.• What is a ‘holistic’ approach to the Scriptures?• How could someone prove from Scripture that their chicken was the Messiah?• What is evil? How does Yahweh define evil?• When Elohim says, “Come let us reason together…” (Isaiah 1:18), does that mean Yahweh wants your input?Going forward to Isaiah chapter 58, Rabbi Steve clarifies the understanding that to truly be in covenant with our Creator, there are two things that have to work together.• Is this chapter only referring to Yom Kippur?• Doesn’t Elohim always responding to fasting and afflicting ourselves?• What are the two things it takes to please Elohim?• How does Rabbi Berkson interpret ‘speaking your own words’?Verse-by-verse and step-by-step Rabbi Steve Berkson takes us on the journey of discovery as we learn how to covenant with our Creator and Father, which, from time to time requires us to turn around and return (Shuva) to His Word so that we can have a sure entrance into His Kingdom.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
11/16/2021 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 8 seconds
Episode 679: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Shuva Yisra’el (Return O’ Israel) | Part 4
Some of the topics covered are;• It’s not your job• The journey from the World to Christianity to Torah• Keeping from growing weary while running the marathon• Yahweh has no pleasure in the death of…• Individually walking in Torah, but in a community setting• How do we recognize a “watchman”• What was Adam’s bigger sin?• Am I responsible for my children “getting” Torah observance?• It’s not fair…• Who’s being warned here?• An Easter basket in one hand and a pork chop in the other…• Am I not listening?… and much more!Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
11/4/2021 • 58 minutes
Episode 678: Shuva Yisra’el (Return O’ Israel) | Part 4
Have you maintained a faithful, straight walk in Torah? Or, have you gotten “off the path” a little or a lot? Do you sense a call to return to the path, to Yahweh?Continuing from the last episode, Rabbi Steve Berkson takes us from Ezekiel chapter 18 to chapter 33. In the first part of the chapter, Yahweh appoints the prophet Ezekiel to be a “watchman” who would warn the people of that time of the judgment coming upon them. Yahweh also gave clear instructions for how this appointment should be performed, with a warning to the prophet of the consequences should he not perform his duties.• Can anyone take away from this passage that they too are a “watchman”?• What is the danger in claiming to be someone appointed by Yahweh?• How did Rabbi Steve define ‘crookedness’?• What is the difference between your righteousness and Elohim’s righteousness?• What is your part in getting into the Kingdom of Elohim?• What will you be doing in the Millennium?• What is the real test of your pursuing Torah?• When is an apology not an apology?• What is the difference between a ‘won’t and a ‘can’t’?• Are your sins truly forgotten?• What is the one “salvation issue”?Verse-by-verse and step-by-step Rabbi Steve Berkson takes us on the journey of discovery as we learn how to covenant with our Creator and Father, which, from time to time requires us to turn around and return (Shuva) to His Word so that we can have a sure entrance into His Kingdom.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
11/3/2021 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 50 seconds
Episode 677: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Shuva Yisra’el (Return O’ Israel) | Part 3
Some of the topics covered are;• Generational curses?• How to walk free and delivered…• Of course I’m getting in…• What you need to do…• Prepping you for the Covenant?• The new has to line up with the old… • Accountability • The fullness of the intent• When the cards are against you…• Repetition• Not uncomfortable enough yet…• So you think you’ve arrived?• Affirmations?• How do I “get” discipline?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this video has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
10/28/2021 • 52 minutes, 31 seconds
Episode 677: Shuva Yisra’el (Return O’ Israel) | Part 3
Have you maintained a faithful, straight walk in Torah? Or, have you gotten “off the path” a little or a lot? Do you sense a call to return to the path, to Yahweh?After a quick review of the last two episodes, Rabbi Steve Berkson shows us from Jeremiah 33:7-8 how Yahweh promised to, “turn back (Shuva) the captivity of Judah and Israel and build them as at the first.”In this passage, why does Yahweh mention both Judah and Israel?• When was “at the first”? (Exodus 6:6) How can you relate to this concept today?• How can you “return” if you were not born and raised as an Israeli?• What is the first step of ‘returning’?• What is the ‘Egypt’ that is over you today?• What are the two levels of redemption that Messiah Yeshua provided for us?• For what is the Land (of Israel) a metaphor?• What is the 2-step process of “return” promised in Jeremiah 33:8?From there, Rabbi Berkson takes us to Ezekiel chapter 18. In this chapter we see how we individually will be held accountable for our behavior and the importance of “owning” our choices.• Why are the words, “Thus said Yahweh” important?• What is a ‘nephesh’ and how has it been improperly defined?• Is a son held accountable for the father’s unrighteousness, or visa-versa?• Is there such a thing as “generational curses”?• Do you really reap what you sow?• How can I make a new heart and spirit?Verse-by-verse and step-by-step Rabbi Steve Berkson takes us on the journey of discovery as we learn how to covenant with our Creator and Father, which, from time to time requires us to turn around and return (Shuva) to His Word so that we can have a sure entrance into His Kingdom.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
10/27/2021 • 1 hour, 8 minutes
Episode 676: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Shuva Yisra’el (Return O’ Israel) | Part 2
Some of the topics covered are;• Afraid to give up control… • Wrong to explain yourself to another?• More thoughts on ‘rebellion’… • Reaping what you sow… • How should we submit to secular authorities, governments, etc. that we disagree with?• The least and the greatest?• Three points of confusion clarified – Why we need a teacher... • To be successful at living in reality, realize the limited control and influence you have over it… • How can I help someone through a personal tragedy emotionally and mentally? Rabbi Steve shares a personal story... … and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this video has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
10/21/2021 • 59 minutes, 8 seconds
Episode 675: Shuva Yisra’el (Return O’ Israel) | Part 2
Have you maintained a faithful, straight walk in Torah? Or, have you gotten “off the path” a little or a lot? Do you sense a call to return to the path, to Yahweh?Taking us to Jeremiah 29:12 Rabbi Steve Berkson points out Yahweh’s pattern of behavior towards His people. When He needs to correct covenant behavior He starts with small subtle nudges and then uses more severe measures to get our attention. Then at some point if He determines we are not listening or responding, we will be turned loose to “play with the pigs” and hopefully come to ourselves and return to Him and the Covenant.• What’s the first thing one should do when returning to Yahweh?• What is “hedging an apology”?• What is not seeking Yahweh with all your heart?In Isaiah 55:6 two things are mentioned – seeking Yahweh while He can still be found, and calling on Him while He is near.• What causes Him to not be near? What separates and causes distance between you and Him?• Why do we not fully understand and accept His ways?• What are 3 things that will forever be in the Kingdom of Elohim?From there, Rabbi Berkson takes us to Lamentations chapters 3 and 5 where we see the formula for a prayer of repentance.• Have you ever been contrary to the Covenant out of rebellion?• What does this mean, “renew our days as of old”?Then we hop back to Jeremiah 6:8-17 where we see how Torah is much more than just “The Law”, but it is for our instruction. Yahweh wants us to be ‘instructed’ by Him.• How can our ears be “uncircumcised”?• Why does Yahweh want to see us walk out His instructions?• What is “greedy for gain”?Verse-by-verse and step-by-step Rabbi Steve Berkson takes us on the journey of discovery and learning how to covenant with our Creator and Father which from time to time requires us to turn around and return to His Word so that we can have a sure entrance into His Kingdom.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
10/20/2021 • 1 hour, 13 minutes, 58 seconds
Episode 674: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Shuva Yisra’el (Return O’ Israel) | Part 1
Some of the topics covered are;• Discipleship today vs. 2,000 years ago… • Explaining the importance and meaning behind the Promised Land… • Why the blessings and curses in Leviticus 26?• How do I process mentally, emotionally and spiritually an experience when in a Christian church I received a “word” that was specifically directed at me? • Leviticus 26:19, “your heavens like iron and your earth like bronze” – what does this mean? • More about the “Good News”… • Yahweh had a problem with the sacrificial system and priesthood… • Be very cautious about making an issue of genealogy… • Is cannibalism being talked about in Leviticus 26:29?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
10/14/2021 • 42 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode 673: Shuva Yisra’el (Return O’ Israel) | Part 1
Seldom does Rabbi Steve Berkson do a “timing teaching”, but it seems the Ruach put this one in front of him (at the behest of Rabbi Tom) to bring to you today. This teaching series is based on a tradition called “Shabbat Shuva” or the “Shabbat of Return” which by tradition falls between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur (Day of Trumpets and Day of Atonement). The text for this tradition is Hoshea (Hosea) chapter 14 and begins with, “O Yisra’el, return to Yahweh your Elohim…”So, after having gone through the Spring Feasts – Passover, Unleavened Bread, and Shavuot, which are types and shadows of the Hebrew's exodus from Egypt and journey to Mt. Sinai, have you maintained a faithful, straight walk in Torah? Or, have you gotten “off the path” a little or a lot? Do you sense a call to return to the path, to Yahweh?• What is meant by “crookedness”? What does crookedness cause you to do?• Regarding the call to return – return to what?From there, Rabbi Berkson takes us into Leviticus chapter 26 to look at the reasons to return to the Covenant. In Leviticus chapter 26 the blessings and the curses associated with Yahweh’s Covenant with His people are listed.• How is it that you will be able to walk in Covenant with the Creator?From Leviticus, we go to Deuteronomy 4:25 where we can see that Yahweh has an issue with His people and their idol worship. How can we today relate to them in that time regarding ‘idol worship’?Rabbi Berkson then takes us to Deuteronomy chapter 30 to show us one of the final exhortations of Moses to the people as they are about to cross over into the Promised Land. Interestingly, Yahweh through Moses told the people that in their future they would stray from the path they were supposed to walk and be taken from the Land by their enemies, but as they were living in a foreign land, their hearts would turn back to Yahweh and they would return once again to possess and live in their Promised Land.• In this chapter we see the phrase, “circumcise your heart” – what does that mean? Isn't that just a "New Testament" concept? What is it doing left of Matthew?And then we are taken to Romans chapter 10 where Rabbi Berkson points out that the apostle Paul is clearly writing about Torah observance, and indeed substitutes the word ‘Messiah’ for the word ‘Torah’ as he quotes Moses in the section from Deuteronomy chapter 30.• What does Romans 10:4 really mean?• What is “the righteousness of belief”?• What is “the good news of the good”? • Was there “Good News” before the New Testament?Verse-by-verse and step-by-step Rabbi Steve Berkson takes us on the journey of discovery and learning how to covenant with our Creator and Father which from time to time requires us to turn around and return to His Word so that we can have a sure entrance into His Kingdom.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
10/13/2021 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 15 seconds
Episode 672: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Love and Torah | Part 52
Some of the topics covered are:• Thoughts from Steve Waffle… • Oaths, promises and making swears (James 5:12)• Saying, “if God wills…” (James 4:15)• If I am “rich” but righteous in Yahweh, are bad things going to happen to me? (James 5:1-3)• Should we have fellowship with those of other faiths?• Will we be “perfected” when Messiah returns?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
10/7/2021 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 58 seconds
Episode 671: Love and Torah | Part 52
Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor.In this teaching Rabbi Steve Berkson continues in the second “Great Command” of loving your neighbor or loving each other. He takes up where we left off in James (Ya’akov) chapter 4, then moves into chapter 5, then takes us to 1 John chapter 1.• How do your likes or dislikes affect your relationship with others? What does Rabbi mean by saying we have to “learn each other”?• What does “friendship with world” mean?• What does “subject yourselves to Elohim” mean?• What does “resist the devil” mean?• How do you draw near to Elohim? How does Elohim draw near to you?• When pursuing Torah, who’s feelings are you concerned most about protecting – your friends and family or Elohim?• How would you define ‘sin’?• Do you really understand what the first two verses of 1 John is talking about?Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
10/6/2021 • 40 minutes, 45 seconds
Episode 670: YMTOI Parsha Pearls Sukkot Edition | Memory Verse for Katan B | Leviticus 23:39
Enjoy our memory verse set to song for the Sukkot Katan B Edition
9/17/2021 • 58 seconds
Episode 669: YMTOI Parsha Pearls Sukkot Edition | Memory Verse for Katan A | Deuteronomy 16:15a
Enjoy our memory verse set to song for the Sukkot Katan A Edition
9/17/2021 • 55 seconds
Episode 668: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Love and Torah | Part 51
Some of the topics covered are:• How should you feel about people who trigger your emotions negatively …• Be your own ‘best friend’ and not your worst enemy…• What do I do as an individual if I see “the Below” manifesting in ‘the Body of Messiah’?• What is meant by “the wheel of life” in James 3:6?• What is GeHinnom? (James 3:6)• Is it alright to share what I’ve been taught with someone else? • Exercising discipline to produce the Fruits of Righteousness/Fruit of the Spirit… • What about ‘Righteous Indignation’? • What is “friendship with the world”? • How do I help others in the world with boundaries? • A great leader is the world’s best follower… • Are parents considered to be with the teachers that shall receive greater judgment? … and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
9/16/2021 • 53 minutes, 48 seconds
Episode 668: Love and Torah | Part 51
Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor.Digging deeper into the book of James (Ya’akov), Rabbi Steve Berkson elaborates on Ya’akov’s exhortation to those under his care and guidance in chapters 3 and 4…• Why does Ya’akov say that some should not become teachers?• What does “bridling the body” mean?• Why is the ‘tongue’ such a focus in chapter 3?• Are you SNIOP?• What is “Humility and Integrity vs. Hypocrisy”?• How can you be “behaving like a demon”?• How are self-seeking, confusion and foul deeds related? How can you avoid them?• Why did Ya’akov address some people as “adulterers and adulteresses”?Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
9/15/2021 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 39 seconds
Episode 667: YMTOI Parsha Pearls Yom Kippur Edition | Memory Verse for Katan B | Yonah (Jonah 4:2b)
Enjoy our memory verse set to song for KB Yom Kippur Katan B Edition
9/10/2021 • 1 minute, 8 seconds
Episode 667: YMTOI Parsha Pearls Yom Kippur Edition | Memory Verse for Katan A | Yonah (Jonah) 1:17
Enjoy our memory verse set to song for the Yom Kippur Katan A Edition
9/10/2021 • 1 minute, 12 seconds
Episode 666: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Love and Torah | Part 50
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• The “Haves”, the “Have-nots” and the Kingdom of Heaven… • More on Partiality… • Who is my “neighbor”? • Messiah Yeshua says in Revelation, it’s about doing His commands… • ‘Understanding’ comes as a result of ‘doing’… • My house, my rules… • Tithes and Offerings are also a test of trusting Abba… … and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
9/9/2021 • 54 minutes, 54 seconds
Episode 665: Love and Torah | Part 50
Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor.Welcome to the Jubilee of Love and Torah. Continuing in the book of James (Ya’akov), Rabbi Steve Berkson unpacks chapter 2…• To whom did James (Ya’akov) write his letter? How do we today identify with them?• How does one exhibit ‘partiality’? • What’s the difference between ‘judging’ and ‘judgment’? How is one not desirable to Abba than the other?• What does it mean if you’ve broken one Torah command, you’ve broken them all? Aren’t there different levels and kinds of sin?• What is important about how quickly we repent?• Can we today keep all of the commandments in the Torah?• What are “salvation issues”?• What does it mean to be “judged by the Torah of Freedom”? Are you really free?• Are you a ‘conduit’ for everything that Yah desires to distribute to others?• When should you stop calling yourself a believer?• Why wasn’t the righteousness of Abraham because of his belief alone?• How do belief and works (keeping Torah) function together?Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
9/8/2021 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 52 seconds
Episode 664: YMTOI Parsha Pearls Yom Teruah Edition | Memory Verse for Katan B | Leviticus 23:24
Memory Verse for Katan B | Leviticus 23:24
9/3/2021 • 1 minute, 12 seconds
Episode 663: YMTOI Parsha Pearls Yom Teruah Edition | Memory Verse for Katan A | Numbers 29:1
Memory Verse for Katan A | Numbers 29:1
9/3/2021 • 46 seconds
Episode 662: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Love and Torah | Part 49
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• Venting vs complaining… • Who determines how long we’ve endured the proving? • In every relationship, including the vertical, you must ‘learn them’… • Fake or phony people… • Is it inappropriate to tell someone to bridle their tongue? • Is it okay to publicly denounce blatantly wicked behavior?• Take it out on the vending machine? • How do I learn myself and learn others simultaneously? • Could I lead someone astray by something I say or do? • What about the widows and orphans? • How do we recognize our own desires that lead us astray? (James 1:14)… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
9/2/2021 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 50 seconds
Episode 661: Love and Torah | Part 49
Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor.Continuing in the book of James (Ya’akov), Rabbi Steve Berkson breaks down chapter 1…• Does Elohim ‘entice’ anyone to do something against His commandments? How and why are you enticed to leave the Path?• Does Yahweh change, ever?• What is the definition of a “remnant”? • By what term are we who are in covenant with Elohim called?• When should you not post anything on social media (Facebook, twitter, etc.)• What is the first action you should take after praying when faced with a life issue?• How are you to be “swift to hear and slow to speak”?• What is “Failure to Adult” and why is an epidemic today?• A Doer of Work?Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
9/1/2021 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 55 seconds
Episode 660: You Can Be That Person Now! | Rosh Chodesh Message by Rabbi Steve Berkson
For Rosh Chodesh Harivi'i, Rabbi Steve Berkson was inspired to give an uplifting and crucial message to the Body of Messiah. Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
8/31/2021 • 1 hour, 12 minutes, 11 seconds
Episode 659: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Love and Torah | Part 48
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• This life is a journey to a crown… • What do I need to do to ask in belief and not doubt? • Is the Torah Yahweh’s “love language”? • How can one show love when a strong rebuke and action that seems unloving is needed? • The Father will never reject you… • How does Yahweh love those who are not close to Him and not following Torah? (Question from a 10-year-old) … and much more!Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
8/27/2021 • 56 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode 658: Love and Torah | Part 48
Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor.In this teaching Rabbi Steve Berkson breaks down chapter 1 of the book of James (Ya’akov)…• How do we prove our belief?• Of what do we have to prove ourselves worthy?• What is the Creator’s “love language”?• To whom did James write his letter?• How is endurance beneficial?• Are you struggling with something?• What is the “Simple Battle of Life”?• Why do you find it challenging at time to walk out the Covenant?• What is ‘double-minded’?Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
8/25/2021 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 30 seconds
Episode 657: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Love and Torah | Part 47
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• Do you know why you’re being blessed?• When Messiah Yeshua returns, what kind of teacher will He be?• Redeeming the time… • I want to be a part of the Jewish bloodline… • Where is the love?• How am I to love others when I can’t love myself? … and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
8/20/2021 • 1 hour, 18 minutes, 55 seconds
Episode 656: Love and Torah | Part 47
Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor.As he continues in Ephesians chapter 5, Rabbi Steve Berkson untangles the understanding that many have concerning disobedience, sin, covenant and what it looks like to truly love Messiah Yeshua.• What are “empty words”?• What does it mean to be “a partaker with them”?• Who are you to “have no fellowship with”?From there Rabbi Berkson takes us to 1 Timothy chapter 1 and explains how some have missed the goal of the command given by Paul to his disciple from a clean heart, a good conscience and a sincere belief, and have turned aside to senseless talk, some actually teaching that the Torah no longer applies to us today, just that we believe and love Messiah.Then Rabbi Berkson moves us to 2 Peter chapter 1 where we see Peter telling us that we have been given exceedingly great and precious promises by the righteousness of our Elohim and Savior Messiah Yeshua. Rabbi Berkson also points out that belief in Elohim and His Messiah is just the foundation, and that you need to “add” to that foundation with certain things.• What is “Kingdom Access”?Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
8/18/2021 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 11 seconds
Episode 655: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Love and Torah | Part 46
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• What is ‘sin’?• Grieving the Holy Spirit and the Doctrine of the Trinity… • Lashon Hara (Evil Speaking)… • Because we are emotional creatures… • Which truth is it? • How can you like Rap?! • What is it that “turns the key” to the heart of Yah? … and much more!Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this video has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
8/12/2021 • 1 hour, 17 minutes, 44 seconds
Episode 654: Love and Torah | Part 46
Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor.After a brief review of what we’ve learned so far, Rabbi Steve Berkson continues in Ephesians chapter 4, clarifying the words of the apostle Paul as he instructed the followers of Messiah Yeshua as to what is expected of them, and us today, to conduct themselves as those who will inherit the reign of Elohim and Messiah.• What does it mean, “having put off the false, and speak truth”? (Eph 4:25)• How can one be “wroth, but do not sin”? (Eph 4:26)• What does it mean to “give place to the devil”? (Eph 4:27)• What would be considered a “corrupt word”? (Eph 4:29)• How could one “grieve the Set-Apart Spirit (Holy Spirit)”? (Eph 4:30)• What is meant by “sealed for the day of redemption”? • What is Elohim-Level forgiveness? (Eph 4:32)• Imitate Elohim–how do I do that? (Eph 5:1)• How does one “walk in love”? (Eph 5:2)• Do you know how to make Elohim happy?Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
8/11/2021 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 8 seconds
Episode 653: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Love and Torah | Part 45
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• Trickery of men?• Ask better questions… • Triggered by what? • What is ‘futile’? (Ephesians 4:17)• What is a ‘Nasi’?• Help! I have a vicious inner critic calling me a loser… 41:01• Some of you are a ‘Judas’… 1:01:16… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
8/5/2021 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 28 seconds
Episode 652: Love and Torah | Part 45
Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor.“This is the harder part”, as Rabbi Steve Berkson says, the “harder part” being the appropriate interaction with one another fulfilling the second of the two great commands, loving our neighbor as ourselves. In this teaching Rabbi Berkson pinpoints the main reason we struggle with our interaction with each other, which may or may not surprise many of us.Covering the remainder of Ephesians chapter 4, Rabbi Berkson again unpacks the writings of the apostle Paul to his assembly. And just as was Paul’s desire, Rabbi Berkson’s desire is that all those under his stewardship would learn how to do what pleases the Creator and enter into the Kingdom of Elohim.Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
8/4/2021 • 1 minute, 53 seconds
Episode 651: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Love and Torah | Part 44
Some of the topics covered are:• I feel like I’m not doing enough for the Kingdom… • What is meant by “one immersion”? (Ephesians 4:5) • How do we know what our “gifts/talents” are so that we can grow them?• Dealing with the trickery of men, in cleverness, unto the craftiness of leading astray… (Ephesians 4:14) • Self-Sovereign? • How do I exercise the weaknesses in my “Inner Man”? • How intimate should we be in our relationship with each other in the Body of Messiah? • When it comes to parenting… … and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
7/29/2021 • 1 hour, 31 minutes, 11 seconds
Episode 650: Love and Torah | Part 44
Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor.Beginning is Ephesians 3:14, Rabbi Steve Berkson takes time in this teaching to expound on ‘Strengthening the Inner Man’. If your inner man is weak, you will fall short of the finish line and not complete the race.• How do you identify your weaknesses?• What are the “inner man exercises? What do you do to strengthen those areas?• How do the trials/challenges in your life help you?• Who are the coaches or trainers that encourage and help you in your training?Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
7/28/2021 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 12 seconds
Episode 649: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Love and Torah | Part 43
Some of the topics covered are:• Love never fails…to do what?• Words are just words… • Dressing for decency… • Struggling to show praise… • Reckoning the evil… … and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
7/22/2021 • 1 hour, 13 minutes, 43 seconds
Episode 648: Love and Torah | Part 43
Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor.Continuing in 1 Corinthians chapter 13, aka “The Love Chapter”, Rabbi Steve Berkson explains how love can take on many forms of behavior such as patience, preferring another above yourself, treating those who abuse and slander you with kindness, etc. “The Love Chapter” says real love does not behave indecently – what is indecent behavior? Can you find a definite description in scripture? Rabbi Berkson explains how this concept is different among various cultures, societies, peoples, etc. This is also where he talks about “Situational Awareness” and why you should practice it in order to demonstrate love toward others.Wrapping up “The Love Chapter”, Rabbi Berkson takes care in going word by word, term by term, verse by verse to ensure that you, even though you may have read this chapter many times, will have an even deeper understanding of what it means to love one another.Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.Related Teachings can be found here:
Developing the Character of Yeshua https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX_fefHRSPcUlLPsRSeHwxsb
What is Worship? https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX-_h58GEfh00Hbr_JozebDE
INfocus: You’re Still Wrong https://youtu.be/V9SU20AM5B8
INfocus: Emunah https://youtu.be/UxxiMAbTEwA
INfocus: Take My Yoke Upon You? https://youtu.be/I7Eqjtf6_LY
Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this video has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
7/21/2021 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 20 seconds
Episode 647: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Love and Torah | Part 42
Some of the topics covered are:• What is the criteria that determines being a part of the Body of Messiah? Being covenanted or not? 3:06• How should we interact with or treat those who are “outside the camp”? 6:35• Clarifying unconditional love… 17:03• Teenagers are weird… 36:10• What is your definition of love? 49:21• The New Normal… 54:39• Experiencing Prejudice? 59:25• What does one do if feeling hatred toward others? 1:04:57… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
7/15/2021 • 1 hour, 31 minutes, 29 seconds
Episode 646: Love and Torah | Part 42
Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor.The context of this teaching is ‘you thinking you know better than the Creator’, Rabbi Steve Berkson points out as he finishes up in Romans chapter 12.From there Rabbi Berkson takes us to 1 Corinthians chapter 13, aka “The Love Chapter”. What teaching about love would be complete without going there?Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
7/14/2021 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 41 seconds
Episode 645: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Love and Torah | Part 41
Some of the topics covered are:• Bless and not curse others or yourself… • Bad pride…• Proper pride…• When someone asks for help… • How do I overcome when living in a totally negative household?• I almost destroyed my husband…… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
7/8/2021 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 42 seconds
Episode 644: Love and Torah | Part 41
Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor.Providing a framework for this teaching, Rabbi Steve Berkson does a short review of Part 40 which is the first 9 verses of Romans chapter 12. Then moving forward he moves to verse 10 where we see “in appreciation, giving preference to each other”. Rabbi Berkson explains what appreciation and preference toward your brothers and sisters looks like.In this teaching Rabbi Berkson covers Romans 12:10-16 which is rich in direction and exhortation in how to “love your neighbor as yourself”.Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
7/7/2021 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 50 seconds
Episode 643: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Love and Torah | Part 40
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• Can an introvert change into an extrovert?• Things will go better if you don’t fight it…• What about a spouse who is antagonistic toward you and your faith?• Why are you here? • You can’t keep a committed person down… • Be careful when, as a part of a group, that you don’t take ownership… … and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
7/1/2021 • 1 hour, 16 minutes, 27 seconds
Episode 642: Love and Torah | Part 40
Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor.On the Holy Day of Shavuot, Rabbi Berkson continues to unpack Romans chapter 12, helping us understand the meaning behind the writing to that assembly of that time and what it has to do with us today.What does it mean to “offer our bodies as a living sacrifice, which is our ‘reasonable service’?What does it look like to “think more highly of yourself than you should think”? Rabbi Berkson goes deep into verse 3 to show what that means.What is the “measure of belief” that verse 3 mentions?What are the “gifts” that are listed in verses 6-8? Are they “spiritual gifts”?Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
6/30/2021 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 37 seconds
Episode 641: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Love and Torah | Part 39
Some of the topics covered are:• Loyalty…• Those who serve the Body, and who don’t… • Offended over Torah?• It’s about “Mind Over Matter”… • Who exactly are we supposed to avoid and embrace? • Wearing Tzitzit…• What about the Jewish people who don’t believe Messiah has come in the flesh? (2 John 7)• Disrespect your husband – disrespect Elohim? • Defragging your mind?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
6/24/2021 • 50 minutes, 15 seconds
Episode 640: Love and Torah | Part 39
Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor.During the weekend of Shavuot Rabbi Steve Berkson brings a prelude to the Love and Torah teaching about what Shavuot means in your life – a dedication of your life to living in the belief of who and what Messiah Yeshua really is and becoming like Him.Then, going to 2 John, Rabbi Berkson breaks down the first few verses as John is writing to a family that he may be discipling. The elder reminds them of the important commandment to walk in love in the way the Father desires us all to walk.In verse 7 John warns about associating with certain people that could derail the faith of this family. Among this warning John uses the term “anti-Messiah”. Rabbi Berkson explains this term in understandable detail.What does it mean to “possess both the Father and the Son”? (2 John 9)From there Rabbi Berkson moves us to Romans 12 and unpacks the intent of the writer as we read about presenting ourselves as a sacrifice and offering, not conforming to the “mindset of” the world and knowing what is the perfect desire and will of the Father.Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.org.Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Saturday at 1:15 pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 6:30 pm (EST).
6/23/2021 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 58 seconds
Episode 639: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Love and Torah | Part 38
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• Observing yourself… • Fasting… • Meditation… • What level of love do we attain before we can call ourselves Messiah’s disciples? • Covenant with Elohim requires this… • For all you deep thinkers out there… … and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org/, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
6/17/2021 • 45 minutes, 34 seconds
Episode 638: Love and Torah | Part 38
Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor.What is it that the Body of Messiah “struggles with” when putting into practice loving your Elohim and loving your neighbor?In this teaching Rabbi Steve Berkson gives four key points to attaining a critical part of your walk, which is as the Apostle Paul wrote, “Let this mind be in you which was also in Messiah Yeshua…”Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website, https://mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website, https://mtoi.org/, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
6/16/2021 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 57 seconds
Episode 637: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Love and Torah | Part 37
Some of the topics covered are:• When it says, “Let this mind be in you…”, how do we do that?• The order in loving yourself and other’s… • The Challenge Begins… the only problem in your life is ‘you’… • How do I stop those words from flying out of my mouth? • Why does MTOI use the Color-Coded Personality Test? • So, you want to ditch your spouse for someone else…? • Don’t trust just anybody behind a microphone… • Two different slave/servant mindsets… • You are not a “doormat”… • How much should we “empty ourselves”? … and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
6/10/2021 • 1 hour, 13 minutes, 5 seconds
Episode 637: Love and Torah | Part 37
Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor.As he begins this teaching, Rabbi Steve Berkson brings out the big guns as he challenges you to understand and take action regarding what it is you really struggle with – you.• Why is it you seem to struggle with your relationships and with yourself?Rabbi Berkson takes us into Philippians 2 to unpack what the Apostle Paul wrote to the assembly in Philippi regarding how they should conduct themselves in his absence. Paul exhorts those in that assembly to take on the mind of Messiah Yeshua and in doing so, considering others better than themselves in humility and having an awareness of the other’s needs.• Are you aware that what you may be doing at any given moment may be creating an adverse condition for somebody else?• Are you giving to other’s and the Father the kind of attention that’s necessary for a flourishing relationship?• What is meant by “leadership serving” and “submissive serving”?• What are the differences between unity, uniformity and conforming?• Did Messiah Yeshua or His Apostles ever make the message of the Kingdom “palatable” for their listeners?• We all have our own emotional preferences, but when can those be a bad thing?• Are you the kind of person Yahweh can ‘trust’ with forever?• Is there grumbling, complaining and disputing in the Body of Messiah?Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
6/9/2021 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 34 seconds
Episode 636: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Love and Torah | Part 36
Some of the topics covered are:• Sharing Biblical principles without using the Bible… • Wives should have a say… • Single ladies, choosing your man… • Teenagers are weird… • To “respect your parents” and to “obey your parents” – are they the same thing?• Training up children in an unequally-yoked husband and wife situation…• Emotional tripwires and triggers…• How do I honor my parents who are just plain evil?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
6/3/2021 • 1 hour, 20 minutes, 22 seconds
Episode 636: Love and Torah | Part 36
Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor.Starting off in this teaching, Rabbi Berkson clarifies a couple of things, one of which being the authority given to the husband from scripture. It seems that some people misinterpreted what Rabbi said in the last teaching to the point that it could be very troublesome in some marriages. So, Rabbi Steve takes the opportunity to give some “Covenant-Live Coaching” for married couples, those looking to be married soon and those who should not be in an intimate relationship yet, teenagers.Then moving into Ephesians chapter 6, Rabbi Berkson addresses the children and “servants”.Which commandment is for the children and the only one with a promise? Could this commandment have a deeper, more far-reaching interpretation?Paul wrote to the fathers to not “provoke” their children…what does this mean?Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.Who are the servants to whom Paul refers?Related Teachings can be found here:• Making Decisions…the reason you exist https://youtu.be/9RfUrlBAVWw• Do You Trust Yahweh Enough to Obey Him? https://youtu.be/EZg_97aOK_8Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
6/2/2021 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 15 seconds
Episode 635: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Love and Torah | Part 35
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• What does “weaker vessel” mean when there are many strong-willed women today?• What if my spouse isn’t Torah observant? Is that considered “unequally yoked”?• Confiding in another’s spouse of the opposite sex…• The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy?• What does the “feeds and cherishes” look like? (Ephesians 5:29)… and much more!Related Teachings can be found here:• Making Decisions…the reason you exist https://youtu.be/9RfUrlBAVWw• MTOI Feast of Unleavened Bread 2021| Up to the Challenge | 3-30-2021 https://youtu.be/8EFIiNu0fiQDon't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
5/27/2021 • 1 hour, 19 minutes, 9 seconds
Episode 634: Love and Torah | Part 35
Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor.Continuing in Ephesians 5, Rabbi Steve Berkson begins in verse 18 and explains “emotional preferences” and how they can be a benefit or a detriment to your Torah-Observant walk.Then moving into verse 22, Rabbi Steve challenges husbands and wives to apply themselves to understanding the roles of marriage as set out by Elohim.Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.Related Teachings can be found here:• Making Decisions…the reason you exist https://youtu.be/9RfUrlBAVWwDon't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
5/26/2021 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 17 seconds
Episode 633: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Love and Torah | Part 34
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• Expressing likes and dislikes to your spouse and friends…• Demonstrating your love…• Is marriage required?• More about the 5 Love Languages…• More about the Color-Coded Personalities…… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
5/13/2021 • 35 minutes, 24 seconds
Episode 632: Love and Torah | Part 34
Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor.Continuing in Ephesians 5, Rabbi Steve Berkson points out how Messiah Yeshua clarified the scriptural definition of “love your neighbor as yourself”, to include, “love one another as I have loved you”. (John 15:12)What does “walking in darkness” actually look like?How does Yahweh know that you consider Him to be important in your life? What institution has He given to us that is a “model for the above relationship”? How is love and time related to each other? What is a “generational curse”?Rabbi Steve relates several stories from his personal life in order to illustrate the kind of issues we may all face at times as we navigate our own vertical and horizontal relationships.Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.Related Teachings can be found here:• Darkness & Light https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX-XQMZGFW34P2ukzmf_M2q1• Follow the Pattern Exactly! https://youtu.be/WRu4jBpdhfg• INfocus: The Fullness of the Intent https://youtu.be/1GQ22GvKkvg• The Fear of Yahweh https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX8t0FwtfuLzlCSJdSrRlzXUDon't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
5/12/2021 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 12 seconds
Episode 631: YMTOI Parsha Pearls | Bemiḏbar | Memory Verse for Katan B | Numbers 1:2-3
YMTOI Parsha Pearls | Bemiḏbar | Memory Verse for Katan B | Numbers 1:2-3
5/7/2021 • 30 seconds
Episode 631: YMTOI Parsha Pearls | Bemiḏbar | Memory Verse for Katan A | Numbers 3:15
YMTOI Parsha Pearls | Bemiḏbar | Memory Verse for Katan A | Numbers 3:15
5/7/2021 • 24 seconds
Episode 631: YMTOI Parsha Pearls Shavuot Edition | Memory Verse for Katan A | Ruth 2:12
Episode 631: YMTOI Parsha Pearls Shavuot Edition | Memory Verse for Katan B | Ruth 1:16
YMTOI Parsha Pearls Shavuot Edition | Memory Verse for Katan B | Ruth 1:16
5/7/2021 • 37 seconds
Episode 631: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Love and Torah | Part 33
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• The Growth Process…• His (Yahweh) perception is reality…• Examples of “fruitless works”…• Redeeming the Time and Time Management… and much more!Related Teachings can be found here:• The Heart of the Matter https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX_O_DuSxpxaOIPKqKENGP0s• INfocus: The Delusion Bubble https://youtu.be/cEgeS8NIBtM• INfocus: Toxic People https://youtu.be/XYC5Dq-DTD0• No Other Name https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX97oJF6RbG5szeUtuKPuBbyAfterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
5/6/2021 • 55 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode 630: Love and Torah | Part 33
Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor.Continuing in Ephesians 5, Rabbi Steve Berkson reveals the “two main areas of our existence”. This concept has a lot to do with the meaning of our existence and how we treat each other according to scripture.From verse 13 the word “reprove” or “convicted” is further defined due to popular request.What are the fruits of darkness? (verse 11)What did Paul mean when he wrote, “wake up, you who sleep”? (Verse 14) To whom was he referring? How does one do that? How are you able to know if you’re one of those who need to wake up?How does Elohim expect us to walk before Him? (Verse 15) Rabbi Berkson clarifies what it means to walk “exactly”. To what are we compared if we do or don’t “walk exactly”?Many ask Rabbi Berkson if he would take them “deeper” in their walk. Their definition of “deeper” is somewhat different, so he corrects and redefines what “deeper” really means.Do you know when you actually have a problem or just an undesirable challenge? Rabbi Berkson brings a much needed wisdom into this topic that just might give you some relief.Do you know what the phrase, redeem the time, is referring to?Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
5/5/2021 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 11 seconds
Episode 629: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Love and Torah | Part 32
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• Foolish talking and coarse jesting… (Ephesians 5:4)• Serving in what you’re good at or not…• How should you deal with your past?• Transition Time?• How do you get people to see you differently?… and much more!Related Teachings can be found here:• Do You Know the Father and the Son? https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX85eE0WcFyzM6xquyz7r_RC• Understanding the Ruach/Spirit https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX_0Mi7M6VeNIqg8eu1f_QBmAfterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
4/29/2021 • 42 minutes, 4 seconds
Episode 628: Love and Torah | Part 32
Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor.In Ephesians 5, Rabbi Steve Berkson continues teaching us about how to love each other. Stopping at verse 1 he expounds on becoming imitators of Elohim as dear children.In verse 2 we are exhorted to walk in love as Messiah also loved us, giving of ourselves to others as a gift to Elohim. Do you want to send up a “sweet smelling aroma” to Yahweh? Learn to serve others.In verses 3 and 4 we see a list of behaviors that should not even be named among the Body of Messiah. Rabbi Berkson takes some time to clarify one of those behaviors – uncleanness.What do these behaviors have to do with loving each other?In verse 5 there is something that we are expected to know – what is it we should know? Why should we know it?In verse 6 Rabbi Berkson asks why Paul would write about “empty words”. What are they? Why are we cautioned about them? How have some teachers misconstrued the meaning of “empty words”? How do they affect our inheritance in the Kingdom of Elohim?In verses 7 through 10 Rabbi Berkson asks us the question, “Who are you trying to please?”Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.Related Teachings can be found here:• Tahor & Tamei: What State Are You In? https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX89J0T8wX07_fOrU1-VhaMO• Making Decisions…the reason you exist https://youtu.be/9RfUrlBAVWw• Understanding the Ruach/Spirit https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX_0Mi7M6VeNIqg8eu1f_QBm• Are You Saved? https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX-XDS4JdFkY0WuOGluQm7_Y• The Millennium & The Kingdom https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX9UNbkpvbCaWQXijbyGCLVK• Do You Know the Father and the Son? https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX85eE0WcFyzM6xquyz7r_RC• INfocus: You’re Still Wrong https://youtu.be/V9SU20AM5B8• INfocus: Torah Terrorists https://youtu.be/xcXOVXyRxiY• Darkness & Light https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX-XQMZGFW34P2ukzmf_M2q1Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
4/28/2021 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 12 seconds
Episode 627: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Love and Torah | Part 31
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• A judging problem… • I’m here because I’m not all there…• The difference between humans and animals…• Is intolerance a pride thing?• Did that embarrass you?• If I see something, I want to say something – is that a bad thing?• Who am I?Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
4/22/2021 • 1 hour, 30 minutes, 13 seconds
Episode 627: Love and Torah | Part 31
Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor.In Ephesians 5, Rabbi Steve Berkson continues teaching us about how to love each other. Stopping at verse 1 he expounds on becoming imitators of Elohim as dear children.How does one become an imitator? What things about Elohim should we imitate? What are the two ways to become an imitator?Then, in verse 2 we are exhorted to walk in love as Messiah also loved us, giving of ourselves to others as a gift to Elohim. Rabbi Berkson points out several things that will help you understand and do this. He also points out a couple of glaring problems that are negatively affecting the Body of Messiah today.Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.Related Teachings can be found here:• What Did Yeshua Do? https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/steveberkson/episodes/2012-05-14T13_57_36-07_00• INfocus: Your Feelings Are All Hanging Out https://youtu.be/R7kI06hK-dY• Developing the Character of Yeshua https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX_fefHRSPcUlLPsRSeHwxsb• INfocus: The Needs/Wants Disconnect https://youtu.be/UukKGzYO_IYDon't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
4/21/2021 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 58 seconds
Episode 626: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Love and Torah | Part 30
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:Thoughts on Jeremiah 10:23… The meaning of “perfection”…Are you serious?Telling others what to do or not to do…Keeping your heart and mind on Shabbat…Understanding the “plank in your eye” and emotions…What does “correction from Yahweh” look like?Can I change what and who I am?Disconnect your triggers…… and much more!Related Teachings can be found here:• INfocus: Torah Terrorists https://youtu.be/xcXOVXyRxiY• INfocus: The Needs/Wants Disconnect https://youtu.be/UukKGzYO_IYAfterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
4/15/2021 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 59 seconds
Episode 625: Love and Torah | Part 30
Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor.Continuing our journey of the second of the Two Great Commands, ‘love your neighbor’, Rabbi Steve Berkson takes us to Luke 6:38 where we see Messiah Yeshua continuing to show us the contrast between what Rabbi Berkson calls “the Below” and “the Above”. He points out that in order to please the Father, you must be aligned with “the Above”. A component of loving Yahweh and your neighbor is giving. What does that mean though? Rabbi Berkson clarifies how, when and why as pertaining to giving. He also points out an incentive to give, that whatever we give would be returned pressed down, shaken together and running over. Rabbi Berkson uses his trip to a Baskin-Robbins™ ice cream store to make the point.In Luke 6:39-40 Messiah Yeshua tells a parable of the blind leading the blind. Rabbi Berkson cautions and warns about where and from whom you get your information as you walk in Torah observance. There’s a lot of misinformation out there that presents itself with authority.In verse 41 Yeshua teaches about the plank in your eye and the splinter in your brother’s eye. Rabbi Berkson expounds on how some people take the knowledge about Torah and use it as a weapon to try and “help” others with their walk. “Correction can only happen correctly in the right relationship.”Then in Luke 6:47-49 Rabbi Berkson tells us our lives are like we are building a house. Are we building with the correct foundation or without? The key is whether or not we are listening and doing the words of Messiah.Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.Related Teachings can be found here:• Forgiveness, Resolution, Reconciliation & Restoration https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX9nrOVGRTQcFf21Y7V1TgUh• What Did Yeshua Do? https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/steveberkson/episodes/2012-05-14T13_57_36-07_00• INfocus: A Whole Lumberyard https://youtu.be/eEzQOoVlMA0• INfocus: The Delusion Bubble https://youtu.be/cEgeS8NIBtM• INfocus: Triggering Your Trauma? https://youtu.be/gCu2-LG_MFI• What Are You Thinking? https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX_Uwhv4vgG84U04DZRDYO-q• Good Fruit w/William Jackson https://youtu.be/AjHzqlhvi0Y• The Heart of the Matter https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX_O_DuSxpxaOIPKqKENGP0s• Follow the Pattern Exactly! https://youtu.be/WRu4jBpdhfg• Are You Covenanted? https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX_OEhd7K84LBs_jp6579C6UDon't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
4/14/2021 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 55 seconds
Episode 624: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Trust the Process | William Jackson
AFTERBURN:Rabbi Steve Berkson is pleased to introduce Mr. William Jackson to the MTOI family. Among his many abilities and talents Mr. Jackson assists Rabbi Berkson in the administrative tasks, sings in the Praise Team, and is an accomplished speaker and teacher.In this episode, after several days of sickness, Rabbi Berkson makes a surprise appearance to answer some questions.Some of the topics covered are:• Is the love of Elohim ‘conditional’?• Rising in the workforce while being Torah observant• Rebuilding the trust of the Father and of others• He will provide a way of escape…• Battles or roadblocks?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
3/25/2021 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 16 seconds
Episode 623: Trust the Process | William Jackson
The greatest relationship any of us should invest in is with our trustworthy Creator. He has a plan for our lives that includes a ‘process’. If we trust Him, we will trust the process. The process will cause us to become the people the Creator wants to live with forever.Before we can trust the process we must correctly understand the definition of ‘trust’. We must understand what it means to be ‘trustworthy’, because only those who are considered ‘trustworthy’ will enter the Kingdom of Elohim. Those who are not are cast into outer darkness where there is “weeping and gnashing of teeth”, away from the Creator’s presence.Each of us have been given an ability by which the Creator can test our ‘trustworthiness’. That ability will be revealed to us at the right time, in the right circumstances.Watch and rewatch this teaching as it is vital to your spiritual growth. May you be blessed and instructed as you watch this teaching from Messianic Torah Observant Israel.Scriptures used in this teaching:• Matthew 25:23• Deuteronomy 7:9• Jeremiah 29:11• 1 Corinthians 1:9• 1 Corinthians 10:13• 1 Peter 4:19• Hebrews 10:23• Revelation 1:5• Revelation 19:11Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
3/24/2021 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 4 seconds
Episode 622: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Good Fruit | William Jackson
AFTERBURN:Rabbi Steve Berkson is pleased to introduce Mr. William Jackson to the MTOI family. Among his many abilities and talents Mr. Jackson assists Rabbi Berkson in the administrative tasks, sings in the Praise Team, and is an accomplished speaker and teacher.Some of the topics covered are:• “Even what he does possess it shall be taken away.” What shall be taken away? [5:15]• “I needed a hug” [13:30]• Can we misuse the term ‘Good’ [20:30]• It’s also a measurement… [26:11]• Questions from the livestream [39:57]… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
3/18/2021 • 49 minutes, 12 seconds
Episode 621: Good Fruit | William Jackson
In this second teaching by Mr. William Jackson he starts by asking us a question, “What’s your why?” “What’s your goal, your end game?”What is ‘good’? How does the Creator define ‘good’? What is ‘fruit’? How do we produce it, good or bad?Can you recognize Good Fruit when you see it? How about bad, rotten or no fruit?Who’s your gardener? Does he expect you to produce fruit? How does he help you produce the Good Fruit?Watch and rewatch this teaching as it is vital to your spiritual growth. May you be blessed and instructed as you watch this teaching from Messianic Torah Observant Israel.Scriptures used in this teaching:Matthew 25:13-30Matthew 19:16-17Luke 6:43-45Matthew 7:16-20John 15:1-7Galatians 5:22-23Luke 8:10-15Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
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3/14/2021 • 53 seconds
Episode 619: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Stay in Me | William Jackson
Rabbi Steve Berkson is pleased to introduce Mr. William Jackson to the MTOI family. Among his many abilities and talents Mr. Jackson assists Rabbi Berkson in the administrative tasks, sings in the Praise Team, and is an accomplished speaker and teacher.Some of the topics covered are:• Does the “oil” come from our being pressed by the trials we go through?• Is my heart lazy?• What is the “oil”?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
3/11/2021 • 1 hour, 19 seconds
Episode 618: Stay in Me | William Jackson
Rabbi Steve Berkson would like to introduce Mr. William Jackson to the MTOI family. Among his many abilities and talents Mr. Jackson assists Rabbi Berkson in the administrative tasks, sings in the Praise Team, and is an accomplished speaker and teacher.In the Gospel of John chapter 15 Messiah Yeshua gave His disciples some final instructions before His execution/crucifixion by the occupying Romans, in which He told them emphatically, “Stay in Me”, because they could do nothing of themselves. (John 15:4)What does it mean to “stay in” Messiah? How do we stay connected to Him? Why is it so hard to stay in Him? Why is it so important to stay in Him?To connect the concept of “Stay in Me” Mr. Jackson takes us to Matthew chapter 25 and expounds on the two parables Messiah taught there – the Ten Virgins and their lamps and oil, and the man who gave his servants of his possessions to invest while he was on a trip. Mr. Jackson brings out understanding about these parables that few have heard before.You will be encouraged and strengthened as you listen to this powerful teaching.Scriptures used in this teaching:• John 15:1-7• Matthew 25:1-30Related Teachings can be found here:• Well Done, Good and Trustworthy Servant https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX-M88aqIdeb7mT2kxEK2kNz• The Millennium & The Kingdom https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX9UNbkpvbCaWQXijbyGCLVKDon't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
3/10/2021 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 29 seconds
Episode 617: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Love and Torah | Part 29
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• “It’s not our job…”• What did we think we were obeying in the other belief system?• How can you love someone who has badly hurt you?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
3/4/2021 • 40 minutes, 18 seconds
Episode 616: Love and Torah | Part 29
Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor.Continuing our journey into the second of the Two Great Commands, ‘love your neighbor’, Rabbi Steve Berkson takes us to Luke 6:20 where he shows us the event called the Sermon on the Mount. Messiah is teaching to His disciples, giving contrasts to life in this world (the below) and life in the heavens (the above).• Do you feel blessed when others are treating you badly because of your faith in Messiah?• Are you able to look ahead to the joy that is coming? Can you practice delayed gratification?• How can it be a bad thing when people speak well of you? What people?• How is it possible to love your enemy as Messiah taught us to? Were you ever an “enemy of Elohim”? Didn’t He love you when you were in that state?Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
3/3/2021 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 15 seconds
Episode 615: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Love and Torah | Part 28
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• When helping my “neighbor” how do I discern how to help without overstepping boundaries?• If we are to love others as we love ourselves, then should we be concerned about what our actions might make them think?• Did Yeshua teach things opposite the Torah when He would say, “You have heard it said…, but I say…”?• Honey Bunny Day?• How do I pray for my enemy?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
2/25/2021 • 4 minutes, 8 seconds
Episode 614: Love and Torah | Part 28
Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor.In this teaching we are switching gears to begin covering the second of the two great commands, loving your neighbor as yourself. Rabbi Steve Berkson begins in Luke 10:25 to explore what Messiah Yeshua has to say.Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
2/24/2021 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 16 seconds
Episode 613: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Love and Torah | Part 27
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• “He doesn’t speak in tongues, so he can’t be anointed/appointed…”• The definition of prophecy and a prophet…• How do I deal with family or friends that come to visit during Shabbat?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
2/18/2021 • 1 hour, 47 seconds
Episode 612: Love and Torah | Part 27
Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor.Some of the topics covered in this teaching:• John 14:12 – Messiah Yeshua says “he who believes in Me will also do the works that I do and even greater works he shall do because I go to my Father.” What “works” is Messiah referring to?• John 14:13 – Can someone ask for something ‘in His Name (authority)’ if that one is outside the authority of Messiah?• John 14:16-17 – Do you understand correctly what is this “Helper” and the “Spirit of Truth”? Is it another being?• How does the Christian organization “Mock Messiah” without actually intending to?• What is the one thing that defines those who are part of the Body of Messiah?Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
2/17/2021 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 20 seconds
Episode 611: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Love and Torah | Part 26
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• What is the Biblical definition of ‘perfect’?• What does ‘echad’ mean when saying “Yahweh echad”, and what does that mean to our relationship with the Father?• Making judgments based on superficial knowledge of someone…• Can we learn from other religions and apply to our relationship with Yahweh?… and much more!Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
2/12/2021 • 1 hour, 15 minutes, 57 seconds
Episode 610: Love and Torah | Part 26
Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor.Some of the topics covered in this teaching:• How does Messiah saying He’s the Way, the Truth and the Life connect to Torah observance?• What does ‘to know’ have to do with your relationship with the Creator and each other?• What does it really mean to be a disciple? Is it just a student/teacher relationship?• Is Messiah what you think He is? Does He match your paradigm of Messiah? Is the Creator what you think He should be? How about the Holy Spirit? What about your anointed/appointed leadership or teacher? Do you have preconceptions of the way all these should interact with you and humanity?• Has living in this world right now disturbed your shalom/peace? Have you read your Bible to know what difficult times are still ahead? When you entered into covenant with the Creator, do you know what you signed up for?• What does someone mean when they say of the Creator, “He knows my heart…”? Rabbi Berkson reveals a ‘pet peeve’ of his to expound on this topic.Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
2/10/2021 • 1 hour, 9 minutes
Episode 609: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Love and Torah | Part 25
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• Things you should know as being Torah-Observant…• “If they persecuted me…” (John 15:20),who is the ‘they’ Yeshua was referring to?• Why do we vacillate between the ‘Above’ and the ‘Below’?• Preparation and Protocol…• You’re being watched…• Would I be hated and persecuted for displaying the Fruit of the Spirit?• If men wear tzitzit to remind them, what should women do?… and much more!Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
2/4/2021 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 35 seconds
Episode 608: Love and Torah | Part 25
Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor.How does the Creator define our relationship with Him? Continuing in John chapter 15 Rabbi Steve Berkson expounds on the ‘Love/Hate’ aspects of our walk.Rabbi Berkson turns our attention to verse 18 as Messiah out of love tells His disciples and us that if He was hated and rejected by the world, so would they/we would be hated and rejected by the world.Why would “the world” hate you? What or who is “the world”? What does the movie, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, have to do with us and “the world”?Then, moving into John chapter 14, Rabbi Berkson clarifies what Yeshua was talking about when He said, “I go to prepare a place for you…” You should be very excited when you hear what Rabbi Berkson has to say about that.Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
2/3/2021 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode 607: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Love and Torah | Part 24
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• How do we understand the difference between a “servant” and a “friend”?• What is the “Spring pruning”?• Clarity on Messiah’s definition of “friend”…• How do I “bear fruit”? I not sure what I’m supposed to do…• What is the relationship between Truth and Spirit, and how that is connected to Servant and Friend?• How does a spouse submit to the other who does not understand their role?• Can a 21st-Century person understand the societal, emotional depth of the First-Century Jewish people?• Where is the line between codependency and obeying God’s word in serving others?• Who defines the terms?• How does someone accept MTOI as their “covering”?… and much more!Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
1/28/2021 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 44 seconds
Episode 606: Love and Torah | Part 24
Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor.What does John chapter 15 teach us about the structure of the Kingdom of Yah? How does John chapter 15 relate to the Creation account in Genesis 1? What was the first instruction given to man?When Messiah Yeshua told His disciples to guard His commands–what commands was He talking about? Did Messiah add to Torah?John 15:15, Yeshua declared to His disciples that they are no longer servants, but friends. What is the difference between a servant and a friend? What is the definition of ‘friend’? Since Messiah said that to His disciples, how does it apply to us today? Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
1/27/2021 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 33 seconds
Episode 605: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Love and Torah | Part 23
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• Rabbi Berkson tells the story of how he and Rebbetzin Julie met…• The responsibility of choice is yours… [10:32]• The Creator’s intention for humans and the Lake of Fire… [27:20]• The balance between prayer, petition and counsel… [29:01]• Peter denying Yeshua, Marvel™’s Dr. Strange and Predestination [36:08]• Being offended vs recognizing something as offensive… [49:32]• Are you wheat or darnel/tare? [1:03:41]• How much does our sovereignty differ from our making choices? [1:11:54]• Is my prayer for my loved ones’ eyes to be opened necessary? [1:13:21]… and much more!Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
1/21/2021 • 1 hour, 13 minutes, 59 seconds
Episode 604: Love and Torah | Part 23
Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor.Beginning this teaching in John 15:5, Rabbi Steve Berkson explains what Messiah Yeshua meant when He was exhorting His disciples to “stay in Me and He in them”, and how that statement could also be said as, “if you are in covenant with Me.” Without the Spirit of Messiah (His intrinsic nature) in us it is impossible to be in covenant with Him and His Father.• What is Covenantal Fruit?Moving on from there Rabbi Berkson expounds on something crucial to our having a correct mindset when dealing with those around us and it centers around the phrase “he is broken off and thrown away.” This moves him into passages in Matthew chapter 13 and Romans 11 which were not in his notes.• What is the job for the Kingdom that is above all of our ‘pay grades’?• Is your being considered a “darnel” or a “tare” predestined?• Do you have a preconception of what leadership should look like or sound like? What’s the danger in that?Rabbi Berkson does a “reset” of a ‘faith idea’ that most of us have been taught throughout our lives, namely the idea of “ask whatever you wish and it shall be done for you.” What is the awful word that precedes Messiah’s statement about ‘asking’?Toward the end of the teaching, what started as a side note became an illustrious life-coaching moment as Rabbi Berkson was speaking about be unequally yoked and then turned his focus to those who are single and looking for a mate. A must-watch!Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
1/20/2021 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 15 seconds
Episode 603: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Love and Torah | Part 22
Some of the topics covered are:• Am I like what I see in them…?• If we don’t have structure… • Suggestions or commandments?• More about praying for everything… • Stay or Abide?• Some people can be “sucker branches”…• What exactly is bearing good fruit?• The problem with being motivated…• At what point do we stop facing temptation and stay entirely on track?• What is a genuine leader in Yah’s vertical structure? What does this position entail?• What’s the problem with having a Bible study with friends and family?… and much more!Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
1/14/2021 • 1 hour, 12 minutes, 27 seconds
Episode 602: Love and Torah | Part 22
Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor.There’s a lot of discussion out there between the different groups who claim to believe in the Creator and His Messiah, but have completely different perspectives from their belief. Almost all of the groups believe it is all about love, so the question becomes what does that look like? What is the action to be taken? In this teaching series, Love & Torah, Rabbi Steve Berkson brings clarity from the Scripture the answer to that question.Now that we’ve finished going through Psalm 119 where the focus is on the concept of loving Elohim, Rabbi Berkson now starts explaining the concept of loving each other. The Gospel of John chapter 15 provides a great place begin this journey as we see Messiah Yeshua is teaching His disciples using some agricultural metaphors to get His message into their hearts about the relationship He expects.• What is the “gap” between the Gardener and the Vine?• What is pruning? How does it apply to you?• If Messiah Yeshua referred to Himself as the “True Vine”, could there be false vines?• Why did Messiah Yeshua say, “Stay in Me…”?• Why is the verse (15:3) about being clean because of the Word in there?• What is a direct-download from the Ruach?• Do you need to pray before doing anything?• What is “Vertical Awareness”?Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
1/13/2021 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 16 seconds
Episode 601: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Love and Torah | Part 21
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:How are the Fruit of the Spirit connected to life struggles?The problem with being “lukewarm”…Why did King David call himself a “lost sheep”?Should I watch Christmas movies with my non-Torah-Observant spouse?If Torah observance “keeps us safe”, why were the Prophets and Apostles murdered?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
1/7/2021 • 46 minutes, 42 seconds
Episode 600: Love and Torah | Part 21
Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor.Continuing in Psalm 119 beginning in verse 159 Rabbi Steve Berkson exposes a ‘truth’ in what King David has been writing over and over pleading with Elohim that He would “revive” him because he “loves” the commandments of Elohim. Do you need to be revived? Romans 10:4 says in some translations that “Messiah is the end of the Law for righteousness…”, but does this mean the termination of the Law? Or does the word we read as “end” have a different meaning?Does forever really mean forever? Rabbi Berkson has a problem with the idea of forever as he explains…There are things that happen in your everyday life to prove the Brit Hadasha (New Testament) is true. Do you know what they are?As you take the steps to become like Messiah Yeshua, what is the strongest influence in your life?Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
1/6/2021 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 22 seconds
Episode 599: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Love and Torah | Part 20
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• What are the two vital things one should do when there’s a “hurt” in the relationship?• “According to Your Word”?• Three voices in my head?!• How is Elohim near to us?• How do I make my husband/wife get off the couch and live?• What’s wrong with talking negatively about myself to others?• I’ve been accused of trying to “obligate” Yahweh through my Torah observance…• How can I remain humble while being expectant – I feel that expectancy is a bit forward?… and much more!Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
12/31/2020 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 6 seconds
Episode 598: Love and Torah | Part 20
Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor.This teaching continues in Psalm 119, verse 150 where Rabbi Steve Berkson expounds on “Those who pursue mischief…” as those who have a different agenda than Yahweh, and are far from His Torah. These are those who lack an intimate relationship with The Creator. These draw near with their lips, but their heart is far from Him. They do what is right in their own eyes.Is there a difference between ‘mercy’ and ‘grace/favor’? Rabbi Berkson touches on this topic so that there’s a clear understanding.King David the psalmist wrote about those who “have not sought Your Laws.”, and called them “the wrong ones”. Do you seek His Laws?Lashon Hara is Hebrew for ‘evil tongue’. Many people are familiar with this term, but are confused as to what it actually means. Rabbi Berkson unpacks the meaning of this term and how it can affect your life and the life of those around you.This teaching contains some of the best life-coaching to be found as Rabbi Berkson wonderfully delves into the intricate world of human relationships – dating, marriage and raising children. He points out relationship attributes such as ‘default expectancy’ and ‘understood expectancy’. Do you know what these attributes are and how they may affect you?Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
12/30/2020 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 20 seconds
Episode 597: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Love and Torah | Part 19
AFTERBURN:• Some of the topics covered are:• Become a good ‘receiver’ and you will be a great giver… • Guard Your Witnesses? [13:14]• What if it’s hard to receive love? [18:22]• Become a student of whatever issue that you struggle with… [29:04]• Dealing with low self-esteem… [44:32]• Is ‘self-esteem’ a good or a bad thing? [55:02]… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
12/24/2020 • 58 minutes, 23 seconds
Episode 597: Love and Torah | Part 19
Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor.Focusing on how our hearts and minds should be towards our Creator and His Torah, Rabbi Steve Berkson continues in our journey through the writings of King David in Psalm 119. Rabbi Berkson picks up at verse 145 pointing out how throughout this psalm King David has made the connection between petitioning The Almighty, and expressing why He should grant it and why the petitioner wants it. As Rabbi Berkson questions that as all of us have called out to The Almighty, “Answer me” – can we say with honesty and integrity, “I observe Your laws”?The Almighty created you to, at first, receive from Him. Then, as we have believed in His Son, Messiah Yeshua, and walk the path of righteousness, we become a ‘new creature’ that rises from the “Below”, the elementary things of this earth, to the “Above”, the things of Heaven. This ‘new creature’ learns to become a ‘giver’ as is The Almighty.What does both Jews and Christians agree on?What is it that Yahweh wants from you?Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
12/23/2020 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 16 seconds
Episode 596: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Love and Torah | Part 18
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• How is it that for some people submission is a struggle?• Bring reality in…• “Speaking into someone’s life…”• The righteousness of Messiah imputed to us…• Can one obey, yet not submit to authority?• How does a Torah-Observant wife submit to a non-Torah-Observant husband?• Dealing with ‘toxicity’ in your life – people, things, etc…• Does Elohim/God change?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
12/17/2020 • 54 minutes, 4 seconds
Episode 595: Love and Torah | Part 18
Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor.Moving forward in Psalm 119, Rabbi Steve Berkson has a few questions for us;When you see people not guarding the Torah, what is your reaction? (Psalm 119:136)What if you never got to see what happens to those who don’t listen to Elohim? (Psalm 119:138)How has Christianity confused us regarding “salvation”?Why did Elohim allow all that horrible stuff to happen to Job?Why do you want eternal life? Are you trustworthy with it? Do you really understand what that life will be like?What is Yahweh’s “Love Language”?Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podomatic has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
12/16/2020 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 24 seconds
Episode 594: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Holidays, Holy Days & Traditions
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• Become an expert about your struggles…• Should we observe birthdays?• Is getting baptized before marriage a tradition?• What if the wife pays for the house, partially, if not fully? Who’s house is it?• Do the feasts transform us into Yeshua Messiah?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
12/10/2020 • 47 minutes, 42 seconds
Episode 593: Holidays, Holy Days & Traditions
With only a couple of weeks before a holiday that the world celebrates and the current times we live in with COVID-19 virus Rabbi Steve Berkson brings some clarity to the thinking of some that may be struggling or new to Torah Observance concerning the Holidays, Holy Days and what to do with traditions.Rabbi Berkson clarifies categorically what constitutes a Holy Day – that which Yahweh has instituted by His word, gives tools to discern right from wrong concerning traditions, and expounds on inappropriate, pagan-based “holidays”.Related Teachings can be found here:• Intro to the Appointed Times of Yahweh https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX9K7UmippRvebM7IoCzCG3T• Do Not Do As They Do https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/steveberkson/episodes/2012-05-09T09_08_15-07_00• Time to Rededicate Yourself https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/steveberkson/episodes/2012-12-09T15_06_44-08_00• The Journey Begins https://youtu.be/0qR0xb7Zdn8• Honor & Shame https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX-lexk1G6zrYxLqCMZv4Wzf• INfocus: Take My Yoke Upon You? https://youtu.be/I7Eqjtf6_LY• Tithing: Appreciating Blessings https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX_E5BjMbqeCByAnGjd4lN0P• INfocus: That’s Not Submission https://youtu.be/a73Wn6jCz_E• INfocus: Emunah https://youtu.be/UxxiMAbTEwA• Peace in a World Not His https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX-LxrKuBsnZ8_fMP4rEiNahDon't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
12/9/2020 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 18 seconds
Episode 592: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Love and Torah | Part 17
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• Emotions are good…• Disciplining children…• Dealing with others who have various syndromes – Autism, ADD, OCD, ODD, etc…• A Way of Escape…• How can a husband be a bride?• How do I choose to be happy? What are the steps?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
12/3/2020 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 22 seconds
Episode 591: Love and Torah - Part 17
Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor.No one understood the connection of Love and Torah better than King David. He was referred to by Yahweh as the man after Yahweh’s own heart. As we continue going through Psalm 119 we see him talking about his love for Torah, how much he values and cherishes the commandments of Yahweh.What did King David mean when he wrote, “Your witnesses are wonders…”?If you are in covenant with Yah, how could wickedness have rule over you?Jeremiah 31:31 – The Covenant – new or renewed?How are you like a teenager to Yahweh?Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
12/2/2020 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 41 seconds
Episode 590: Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Love and Torah | Part 16
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• So you want to go deeper?• In a relationship? You need to be under the same covering/leadership…• The “realities” of being a part of a vertical structure…• The Prophets of old also started as servants…• How to trust an authority when you’ve had a bad experience before…• How can I make my thirteen year old son interested in Torah?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
11/26/2020 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 38 seconds
Episode 590: Love and Torah - Part 16
Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor.As we continue to look at King David, the man after Yahweh’s own heart, and his writings starting in Psalm 119:126, Rabbi Steve Berkson teaches us verse by verse to understand the emotions and thoughts King David experienced to cause him to write them down. As we understand, we can apply these emotions and thoughts to our lives. After all, it’s through our experiences that Yahweh ‘makes us to understand.’Every organization, corporation, state, country, etc. has a vertical structure with someone or something at the top and those under who are subject to the level above and responsible for those who are under. The Kingdom of Messiah has the same kind of vertical structure. This is necessary for the smooth and functional operation of the forward movement of the Kingdom. This vertical Kingdom structure is in place right now and everyone within the structure should know and understand their function.Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
11/25/2020 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 36 seconds
Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Love and Torah | Part 15
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• The Emotional Connection and faith…• Did I do the right thing in this situation?• Explanation of the “Five-Fold Ministry” and how to recognize them… (Ephesians 4:11)… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this video has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)
11/19/2020 • 29 minutes, 44 seconds
Love and Torah - Part 15
Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor.This episode from the beginning of Sukkot starts with Rabbi Steve Berkson taking us to the passage in the Gospel of John, chapter 7, where we see Yeshua Messiah standing up at the day called Shemini Atzerat which finishes the feast, declaring Himself to be the Waters of Life. Rabbi Berkson points out that Messiah said “Anyone who thirsts…” – but does everyone get to drink?From there Rabbi Berkson takes us to John 4:5-15, the story of the woman at the well, where Messiah Yeshua offered Living Water to her and also declared to her, one of only two people, that He was the Messiah. Rabbi Berkson points out the time of day this happened from which he brings a “deeper understanding” as to what the time of day had to do with the story which was the sixth hour of the day. What could be the “hour of man”?From there we go back to Psalm 119, but before he gets into that Rabbi Berkson gives instruction and encouragement in regards to studying the Word. It matters not how you do it – just do it, the way you do it.Then going into Psalm 119 starting in verse 114, Rabbi Berkson reminds us the purpose of taking this psalm verse-by-verse is that you would place yourself in the shoes of King David. You should feel what he felt through the words he wrote. Then you should apply the same love for Torah and place the same value and importance to your walk as he did.Who are the “evil-doers”? How does the Scripture define evil? Rabbi Berkson shows us plainly. Who or what are the “witnesses”? Rabbi Berkson expounds how these impact our lives.Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.Related Teachings can be found here:• Understanding the Ruach/Spirit https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX_0Mi7M6VeNIqg8eu1f_QBm• INfocus: Emunah https://youtu.be/UxxiMAbTEwA• Let Me Not Be Ashamed https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/steveberkson/episodes/2012-08-25T17_59_32-07_00• INfocus: Put the Mic Down! https://youtu.be/QTH6Vc2ssqQ• INfocus: Messi-Mutt https://youtu.be/pL4EeaQbOKk• INfocus: Do Not Be Called Rabbi https://youtu.be/pL4EeaQbOKk• INfocus: Whac-a-Mole https://youtu.be/uhd-FAhQ8Kg• INfocus: That’s Not Submission https://youtu.be/a73Wn6jCz_E• Are You Listening? https://youtu.be/eLpI3SFHSF4Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
11/18/2020 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 15 seconds
Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Love and Torah | Part 14
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• Mastery of Torah – what does that look like?• What is meant by “Voluntary offerings of my mouth”?• What does it take to succeed in Torah Observance?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
11/12/2020 • 35 minutes, 35 seconds
Love and Torah - Part 14
Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor.As we explore Psalm 119 we begin this episode in verse 99 and ask the question, why would you love the Torah? Rabbi Steve Berkson lists the reasons for giving your love and life to the Torah of Yahweh.Why would King David say that he’s smarter than his teachers? What teachers?Did King David have a problem with arrogance? Do you?What does it mean to “restrain my feet”? Doesn’t Satan cause me to do wrong? How do you picture Satan, the devil? Would you recognize that creature if it were before you?How does our Creator define evil? How do humans define evil? Do the definitions match?In what way will living in the Millennium be harder for some? What will be taken away from humans once haSatan is bound for a thousand years?Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
11/11/2020 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 52 seconds
Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Love and Torah | Part 13
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• What keeps us “aware” of living by Torah? • What is a “Torahmeter”?• How can you become stunted in your spiritual growth? [22:07]• What about prayer and our communication with the Father? [25:57]• What is “brain sorting”? [38:37]… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
11/5/2020 • 47 minutes, 3 seconds
Love and Torah - Part 13
Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor.Continuing in Psalm 119, the question Rabbi Steve Berkson asks of you is, as you read the writings of King David can you feel and think the same way he did? The reason King David has been referred to as a man after Yahweh’s own heart is that King David let the same mind as Yahweh be in him, as the apostle Paul wrote in his letter to the Philippians – “let this mind be in you that was also in Messiah Yeshua.”Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
11/4/2020 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 45 seconds
Afterburn | Thoughts, Q&A on Love and Torah | Part 12
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• Can “affliction” be considered a kindness from Yahweh?• How does Yahweh make you to understand?• If there is no “rapture”, then what is Elohim going to do?• Is there a difference between ‘belief’ and ‘trust’?• In regards to study of the Word, should we study on our own or listen to a teacher who studies? What does it mean to study?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
10/29/2020 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 13 seconds
Love and Torah - Part 12
Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor.Continuing in Psalm 119, Rabbi Steve Berkson asks the question, what was it about King David that he had a heart as unto Yahweh? So beginning in Psalm 119:75 Rabbi Berkson uncovers through King David’s writings what it takes for your heart to come inline with the heart of Yahweh.Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
10/28/2020 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 7 seconds
Afterburn: Thoughts, Q&A on Love and Torah - Part 11
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• About anger, rage and other emotions, and becoming balanced…• What does your husband or wife or family need from you?• What do I do when I’m emotionally handicapped in some way?• Psalm 119:57 – What does it mean to be a “portion”?• How do I get past the rage and anger of being lied to and deceived in my previous faith?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
10/22/2020 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 9 seconds
Love and Torah - Part 11
Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor.Continuing in Psalm 119, Rabbi Steve Berkson shows us from the writings of King David the love he had and expressed toward the Law/Torah. As we look at King David’s writings, what becomes apparent is the range of emotions he expresses toward Yahweh and His commandments, statutes and ordinances. Rabbi Berkson shows how to see ourselves in the actions and feelings of those we read and hear about in the scriptures. Not only to see ourselves, but also how to conduct ourselves possibly in a different, better way.Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
10/21/2020 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 57 seconds
Afterburn: Thoughts, Q&A on Love and Torah - Part 10
Some of the topics covered are:• How can we make sure we are following every applicable command for today? [12:55]• Psalm 119:45 “that I may walk in a ‘broad place’…”, what is a ‘broad place’? [13:41]• There are rabbinical teachings about Torah, but reject Messiah Yeshua – are those teachings considered “falsehood”? [15:22]• If it appears that someone in the walk doesn’t have trials, does it mean the love isn’t there? [16:25]• Psalm 119:28 – Do we fall into depression or have anxiety because we are in this world? [17:34]• I grew up in a Western Christian church – how is the best way to explain that I am not keeping “the Law” as much as I am honoring the Father by keeping His Torah? [22:12]• How should we be as parents when it comes to letting our children experience His Law on their own? [34:31]• How do I “inspect” my own fruit? If we’re not around like-minded people, how do I know my false understandings are being removed? [38:33]… and much more!Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
10/1/2020 • 43 minutes, 31 seconds
Love and Torah - Part 10
Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor.As he begins this lesson Rabbi Steve Berkson explains that in the Christian world is just love and no Torah, and then asks the question, “what does that look like?” He explains that your expression of love toward the Creator is submission as Messiah Yeshua said, “If you love me, keep my commands.”What does the movie Charlie & the Chocolate Factory have to do with the Kingdom of Elohim?Rabbi Berkson then goes to Psalm 119 to show us the heart of King David and what he wrote about his love for the Torah of Yahweh.Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
9/30/2020 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 33 seconds
Afterburn: Thoughts, Q&A on Love and Torah - Part 9
Some of the topics covered are:• Wanting Father’s approval…• What did you say about me?…• The consequence of walking in the ways of Yahweh…• Not doing when we should be doing…• What does it look like to “meditate in His orders”?• How does “conditional” or “unconditional” love fit in with having favor with Yah?• Safeguards for righteousness…… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
9/24/2020 • 55 minutes, 12 seconds
Love and Torah - Part 9
Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor.In this episode, Rabbi Steve Berkson takes us to the book of Psalms starting in Psalm 11. He points out the contrast between two types of people – those who are called “the wrong”, and “the upright”. Yahweh loves those who pursue righteousness, doing what He has determined is right, and He hates those who know to do right, but don’t.Then moving to Psalm 33, Rabbi Berkson shows us how Yahweh, because of His great love, created everything by the word of His mouth, His Torah. If that was not enough, He takes from His creation a group of humans and calls them His inheritance – those who love Him enough to walk in all of His ways.From there Rabbi Berkson leads us into the 119th Psalm that was written by the man who was called the man after Yah’s own heart. You can see this by the way King David wrote about the Torah of Yah and how he loved it and Him.Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
9/23/2020 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 28 seconds
YMTOI Parsha Pearls Sukkot Edition "Lulav Shake"
9/21/2020 • 1 minute, 56 seconds
Afterburn: Thoughts, Q&A on Love and Torah - Part 8
Some of the topics covered are:• Deuteronomy 11:14 – Can this “rain” come upon us in the Dispersion or is it only for those in “The Land”? [6:40]• What is Yahweh’s “Love Language”? [9:34]• The “Supermarket Approach”… [12:35]• If guarding is different from obeying, how do we “guard” the commandments in our everyday lives? [17:36]• What is “Hyper-vigilant Awareness”? [18:48]• Deuteronomy 13 – What is the purpose of “Dreams and Visions” today? [21:06]• Rabbi’s explanation of the “Five-Fold Ministry” of Ephesians 4:11-13… [32:27]• How do we “circumcise” our heart? [35:19]• How can I make sure that I am not twisting scripture when I read the Torah on a Layman’s level? [42:29]… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
9/17/2020 • 44 minutes, 27 seconds
Love and Torah - Part 8
Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands”, love Yahweh and love your neighbor.Does Yahweh have a “Love Language”? Continuing the focus on our relationship with Elohim, Rabbi Steve Berkson takes us to Deuteronomy chapter 11 to discover if Yahweh has a “Love Language” and if so, can we know what that is.From there Rabbi Berkson moves us to Deuteronomy chapter 13 to show us that Yahweh warned us about those who through deception could take us away from Him. It is our responsibility to have one who is our anointed/appointed teacher so that we can know the real and not be deceived by the false.Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
9/16/2020 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 55 seconds
Afterburn: Thoughts, Q&A on Love and Torah - Part 7
Some of the topics covered are:• What are “curses” supposed to accomplish?• An Emotional Elohim?• Removing the “Seven Nations” from our lives…• Being Relentlessly Consistent…• Coming into the Covenant in the Latter Days…• Rabbi expands on intermarriage…• An awesome testimony…• Is the love of Elohim “unconditional”?• Is it my duty to inform and correct those who are under delusion? (Deuteronomy 4:29-30)• Should we burn books written by those in Christianity?• Are the blessings and curses only for those who are covenanted?• Who should I marry?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
9/10/2020 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 7 seconds
Love and Torah - Part 7
Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands”, love Yahweh and love your neighbor.Taking us to Deuteronomy chapter 7 Rabbi Steve Berkson establishes some context in how Love and Torah are connected. He brings out for our understanding how Elohim has established a relationship of love that is based on an “if/then” – if we do what He wants, to fear Him and guard His commandments, then He gives us what He has promised.What are the three things Torah does for us? What is the plea of Yahweh and where do we find it?Who’s influencing you more, Yahweh or family, friends, etc.? From that question Rabbi Berkson goes into an in-depth life-coaching session that includes handling situations with others that may more influence on you than they should.Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
9/9/2020 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 55 seconds
Afterburn: Thoughts, Q&A on Love and Torah - Part 6
Some of the topics covered are:• You are the sum total of…• When walking out Torah, when should we make a “fresh start”?• There are people that need to be out of your life…• Do people love someone who just gives them everything?• How can I impress my children if my children are not with me?• Could it be considered disrespectful if I left my parent’s faith/beliefs to follow Yeshua Messiah?• Galatians 3:7, 29 – How do I answer when a Jew realizes I’m keeping Torah and asks if I’m a Jew?• Does Exodus 20:5 refer to “generational curses”?• Zoom on Shabbat?!…• Do you know why you fail? …• You weren’t listening… … and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
9/3/2020 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 20 seconds
Love and Torah - Part 6
Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it?What is it that Yahweh is expecting of you? Well, you may say, nothing – because Jesus has done it all for us. Is this true? Why or why not?Beginning this episode in Deuteronomy 10:12-13, Rabbi Steve Berkson presents what it is that Yahweh is expecting of all who choose to walk in covenant with Him.Then going backward a couple of books Rabbi Berkson makes an in-depth dissertation of the Ten Commandments from Exodus chapter 20.From there, back again into Deuteronomy, in chapter 6 where we find the Shema and the Vahavta, as Rabbi Berkson expounds on the foundation of covenant living with our Creator.Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
9/2/2020 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 38 seconds
Afterburn: Thoughts, Q&A on Love and Torah - Part 5
Some of the topics covered are:• Don’t let the negative emotions take the wheel…• More about loving others – who, how, to what degree, etc. • Is it pleasing to Abba to express concerns or opinions to others, even if they don’t receive it?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
8/27/2020 • 52 minutes
Love and Torah - Part 5
Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it?The reason we exist is to become more like our big brother, Messiah Yeshua. Living our lives according to the two great commandments, love your Elohim and love each other.Continuing in 1 John chapter 3, Rabbi Berkson starts in verse 11 and gives the example of Cain and how he could not control his own emotions which ended up in murdering his own brother Abel. We who are “in Covenant” are expected to treat our fellows also in Covenant with much humility and love, with self-control which is a fruit of the Spirit. Those that do not love their brother does not have everlasting life in them.Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in this passage so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
8/26/2020 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 7 seconds
Afterburn: Thoughts, Q&A on Love and Torah - Part 4
Some of the topics covered are:• Why would you listen to that person?!• What does it mean to be “born of Elohim”?• Should we use the word “god”?• Am I Torah-Observant because Yahweh commands it, or because I love Him?• What are the steps to get back on “the Path”?• How do we reconcile “everyone staying in Messiah does not sin”, with other passages that remind us that there is no one who does not sin?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
8/20/2020 • 53 minutes, 59 seconds
Love and Torah - Part 4
Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it?For those of us who would like to go deeper into understanding the words in our Bible, Rabbi Steve Berkson doesn’t disappoint in this teaching. Continuing in 1 John chapter 3, Rabbi Berkson reviews verses 1-3 from the last teaching, but then completely dissects verses 4-11, bringing an advanced teaching of the passage, right down to even single words.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
8/19/2020 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 37 seconds
Afterburn: Thoughts, Q&A on Love and Torah - Part 3
Some of the topics covered are:• More about “cleansing yourself”…• Dealing with addictions• How do I know I have the relationship in 1 John 3:2?• Dealing with insecurity…• Help! I have a teenager in my house…… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
8/16/2020 • 52 minutes, 31 seconds
Love and Torah - Part 3
What kind of relationship do we have with the Creator? Does all of His creation have this kind of relationship? What is the requirement for this relationship to be valid?Rabbi Steve Berkson begins this teaching episode of the series, Love and Torah, by going to 1 John chapter 3 and embarking on a “Life-Coaching” discourse about relationships involving husbands and wives, parents and children, and how they can serve as examples for the relationship between humans and Elohim.Does it ever seem like your friends and family don’t understand you anymore since you’ve started your Torah-Observance walk? There’s a reason for that. Rabbi Berkson explains.This teaching series is packed full of vital information that will help you in your spiritual growth as you walk toward the Kingdom of Elohim, becoming the kind of person that He wants to live with forever.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
8/12/2020 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 42 seconds
Afterburn: Thoughts, Q&A on Love and Torah - Part 2
Some of the topics covered are:• If the Spirit of Messiah Yeshua is in us, why do we still sin?• Should I “study” the Bible?• Is looking through the “love lens” at the world around us “hyper-conceptualized”?• Is compassion and love the same?• Where’s the balance between love as an action and love as an emotion?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
8/6/2020 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 9 seconds
Love and Torah - Part 2
Torah, or “the Law” – what’s love got to do with it?Rabbi Steve Berkson unpacks and verse by verse illuminates the Gospel of John chapter 14 and 1 Corinthians chapter 13, also known as the “Love Chapter”.This teaching series is packed full of vital information that will help you in your spiritual growth as you walk toward the Kingdom of Elohim, becoming the kind of person that He wants to live with forever.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
8/5/2020 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 9 seconds
Yeshua the Rock (remastered)
Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)
8/2/2020 • 57 minutes, 32 seconds
Afterburn: Thoughts, Q&A on Love and Torah - Part 1
Some of the topics covered are:• You have “holes” in your trust… • How do I love my neighbor as myself if I don’t love myself?• What did Yeshua mean when he told His followers that those who have left houses, lands or family for His Name’s sake…? (Matt 19:29)• How does “the Law” relate to the “Fruit of the Spirit”?• Talk less, do more!… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
7/30/2020 • 45 minutes, 2 seconds
Love and Torah - Part 1
Torah, or “the Law” – what’s love got to do with it? Rabbi Steve Berkson begins this teaching series with that song reference in order to make a point that he is determined to reveal how the giving of the Torah by our Creator and our guarding and obedience to it absolutely is connected to love. In the past, we’ve probably understood love in a certain way, but in this teaching Rabbi Berkson explores the different facets of love as spoken of in our scriptures.How does the English translation of the Bible do us a disservice in using the word ‘love’?How can we understand what is said in the New Testament?Going first to Matthew chapter 22, Rabbi Berkson show us how Yeshua brought out the two main relationships, us and the Creator and us with each other, and then connects the present to the past with the two great commands.Those who teach that the Law/Torah is done away with lack something that would allow them to carry out the two great commands – what is it?This teaching series will be packed full of vital information that will help you in your spiritual growth as you walk toward the Kingdom of Elohim, becoming the kind of person that He wants to live with forever.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
7/29/2020 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 29 seconds
Afterburn: Thoughts, Q&A on Peace in a World Not His - Part 12
Some of the topics covered are:• Struggling with Apostle Paul’s writings? [5:12]• How do I know if I’m being disciplined by the Father and not just going through random events? [18:09]• Proverbs 3:15-8 – Why is wisdom referred to in the feminine? [24:53]• What is “filthy talk”? (Colossians 3:8) [26:47]• What is “understanding”? [31:09]… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
7/23/2020 • 39 minutes, 37 seconds
Peace in a World Not His - Part 12
In Proverbs chapter 3 King Solomon is writing to his children to “bind his Torah around their neck.” What does it mean to bind something around your neck? How do you “write” something on your heart? It seems that Solomon is instructing us to do things, but hasn’t it “all been done for us”? What are the three things Torah does for us? Rabbi Steve Berkson begins this final episode of this series by expounding on what pursuing the Torah of Yahweh can do to bring peace into your life.Then moving into Jeremiah chapter 23 Rabbi Berkson ties it to Proverbs chapter 3 and on the responsibility of being a proper anointed/appointed teacher of the scriptures. How did the teachers of Jeremiah’s day scatter the people? For what were they being reprimanded and punished? Is there a Messianic reference in this chapter? How is Yahweh going to fix the problem of inadequate and problematic teachers? Moving on from Jeremiah to Luke chapter 8 we see the event where Yeshua, leaving His disciples in charge of getting them to the other side, took a nap. Then a great storm came upon them to where the disciples cried out, “Master, we are perishing!” Rabbi Berkson points out a great deal of insight from the telling of this event in the Gospel of Luke that can be applied to our life today.In Colossians chapter 3 Rabbi Berkson teaches “the Above”, the world that is Yahweh’s and “the Below”, the world that is not His, and gives good instruction in saying if you are of “the Above”, raised with Messiah Yeshua, then, you should diminish your passion for or any connection with “the Below”.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
7/22/2020 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 37 seconds
Afterburn: Thoughts, Q&A on Peace in a World Not His - Part 11
Some of the topics covered are:• Is Jacob’s Distress/Trouble the Great Tribulation in the book of Revelation? [2:23]• Will there be other “nations” around during the Millennial Reign? [2:46]• Shema – hearing and doing… [6:20]• What could the Reign of King Messiah Yeshua look like? [11:19]• Dispersion or Captivity? [18:29]• Spiritual Warfare… [25:08]• What does it mean to “bless” Yahweh? (Psalm 34:1) [27:26]• From Micah 4:6, who are the lame, the afflicted and the outcast? [29:50]• From Psalm 34:1-4, is blessing and praising Yahweh literally just using my words? [34:09]• Did Yeshua in His resurrection reveal to His disciples what we would be like in the Kingdom of Messiah Yeshua? [36:06]… and much more!Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
7/16/2020 • 39 minutes, 20 seconds
Peace in a World Not His - Part 11
Dealing with the idea of “Waiting, Seeking, and Being strong”, Rabbi Steve Berkson takes us to Isaiah chapter 51 in order to get a glimpse of what “His world” will look like. For one thing, “His world” is going to have in it those who “pursue righteousness”. (vs 1) For another thing, “His world” will be filled with the Light of His Torah. (vs 4) In order for us to make it into “His world” we must have an expectancy, a hope of all that Yah has promised to those who are His.Then moving into the Psalms Rabbi Berkson shows us the one verse that could solve all of our problems with fear and anxiety.From the Psalms we go to Jeremiah chapter 30 and learn a little about the two houses, Judah and Israel, and that the doctrine of Replacement Theology has no standing in scripture.Guard. Walk. Do. Sounds like covenant again, right? Rabbi Berkson takes us to Leviticus chapter 26 and shows us by the words of the Creator the promise of peace that will be in His world.Then on to the prophet Micah chapter 4 as Yahweh says His mountain will be above all mountains and His house will be there from where the Torah will go out to judge and teach all. In this section Rabbi Berkson has a very different thought on verse 5 that you have probably never heard before.Welcome to another life-changing teaching series from Rabbi Steve Berkson and MTOI.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
7/15/2020 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 13 seconds
Afterburn: Thoughts, Q&A on Peace in a World Not His - Part 10
Some of the topics covered are:• Is Torah the “yoke of slavery”, as mentioned in Galatians 5:1?• How do I discern between a “fleshly desire” and a desire that is “pleasing to Yah”?• The “Fruit of the Spirit” – a whole other level… (Galatians 5:22-23)• What is the difference between ‘gentleness’ and ‘kindness’?• How do I know if I am “called” to be a teacher?• Does the ability to “cast out demons” belong to us today?• “Your the child, I’m the parent!” Your authority in your house…• Addicted to food?…• More about cravings and addiction…… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
7/9/2020 • 48 minutes, 40 seconds
Peace in a World Not His - Part 10
We all are born with our own desires and passions, but are they right and good for us? What about Yah’s desires and passions? Is it possible for our’s to meld with His?Continuing in Romans chapter 8, Rabbi Steve Berkson shows us more of what the apostle Paul wrote about the nature of man versus the nature of Elohim. What is the nature or character traits of Elohim? Rabbi Berkson quickly moves us to Galatians 5:22-23 to reveal the answer.In Galatians chapter 5 Rabbi Berkson points out the comparison of the fruit of the flesh and the fruit of the Spirit of Elohim. How does this fruit of Elohim show itself in our lives? What is the consequence of it not showing up in our lives?In James chapter 3 Rabbi Berkson helps us to understand how the tongue can either steal peace or bring peace.Welcome to another life-changing teaching series from Rabbi Steve Berkson and MTOI.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. Please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
7/8/2020 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 53 seconds
Afterburn: Thoughts, Q&A on Peace in a World Not His - Part 9
Some of the topics covered are:• To what point do I follow a “leader”? [3:09]• How should I respond to negativity toward leadership? [14:13]• How do I handle submission to an “unbelieving” husband? [22:03]• Who are those thrown into outer darkness where there is weeping and gnashing of teeth? [26:34]• How do I overcome my fear of the unknown? [41:17]• How can I stop beating myself up when I make a mistake? [43:13]… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
7/2/2020 • 58 minutes, 24 seconds
Peace in a World Not His - Part 9
Does “all” always mean “all”? What is the default reaction to being afraid of something? What intimidates you?Beginning this teaching in Numbers/Bemidbar chapter 14, Rabbi Steve Berkson explains some of the aspects of human behavior when confronted with the unknown or the perception of something terrifying. This is the event of the leaders of Israel going in and spying out the promised land and then the slanderous report brought back by ten of those leaders.From there Rabbi Berkson goes to Romans chapter 8 to help us understand the meaning of the difference between the Spirit and flesh, and the law of sin and death. Without this understanding the chapter will be interpreted incorrectly.Welcome to another life-changing teaching series from Rabbi Steve Berkson and MTOI.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
7/1/2020 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 28 seconds
Afterburn: Thoughts, Q&A on Peace in a World Not His - Part 8
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• Rabbi Berkson addresses the transparency of the ministry of MTOI• Why you need and should appreciate full-time ministry…• The one exception to first talking with a person with whom you have an issue…• MTOI’s virtual community and leadership…• “Feed them well…”… and much more!Related Teachings can be found here:• The Six Matters Yahweh Hates https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX_gEy5z8vupfv-jjs22MfPdDon't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)
6/25/2020 • 53 minutes, 38 seconds
Peace in a World Not His - Part 8
In this teaching Rabbi Steve Berkson starts in Deuteronomy 20 to look at how being afraid and having peace do not go together. How do we today “do battle” with others? What’s the “fear factor” in those situations? When the situation feels overwhelming, what do you do? How does leadership fit into the picture?Then moving into Numbers chapters 13 and 14 Rabbi Berkson shows us how fear is contagious and that there was a failure of leadership when Israel went to spy out the promised land. Why did they have to “spy out” the land?Are you afraid of change? Rabbi Berkson gets into a bit of life-coaching about jobs or careers and how the fear of change can seep into your walking with Yah.From there, Rabbi Berkson moves into the issue of “evil speaking”, in the Hebrew “Lashon hara”, literally, “evil tongue”. He relates from the perspective of his organization MTOI and the things that people have said against him and MTOI. He shares some behind-the-scenes details of what others have said with the intention of influencing others in a negative way. Is there another ministry that would be this transparent?Welcome to another life-changing teaching series from Rabbi Steve Berkson and MTOI.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
6/24/2020 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 3 seconds
Afterburn: Thoughts, Q&A on Peace in a World Not His - Part 7
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• What should a “prophet” look like? How should he act?• Is Deuteronomy 18 referring to just Messiah Yeshua as the Prophet, or multiple prophets? [20:40]• “but, I don’t need a (human) teacher, the Holy Spirit teaches us directly…” [23:20]• Does Exodus 14:14 tell us that Yah gives us a way out of every trial? (1 Corinthians 10:13) [29:12]• Exodus 14:15 says, “Go forward” – How do we know when to go forward in our own lives? [34:35]• How can one be more connected to or become a member of MTOI? [43:10]• Can a ‘prophet’ be both male and female, even though Moses said “from among your brothers”? [49:09]• Why would the Creator want to have a relationship with me? [01:04:40]• Why don’t females preach? [01:08:46]… and much more!Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
6/18/2020 • 1 hour, 12 minutes, 47 seconds
Peace in a World Not His - Part 7
What are you afraid of? Is being afraid wreaking havoc with your peace? As he takes us to Exodus 14:1-15, Rabbi Steve Berkson breaks down the story of the Israelites leaving Egypt defiantly, but when they come to the water’s edge they become afraid. The water is in front of them, mountains are on each side and Pharaoh with his army is behind them trapping them. Moses then says, “Do not be afraid.”What can you do when you feel overwhelmed by the things that life will throw at you? Rabbi Berkson breaks down Deuteronomy 7:17-23 to help you understand that your being overwhelmed is an opportunity to exercise your belief/emunah in Him and experience deliverance and peace.Then moving on from there, Rabbi Berkson takes us to Deuteronomy 18:13-22 where we see instruction being given to Israel for dealing with leadership, namely prophets. The first thing this passage instructs is to ‘have integrity’. Respect the anointed/appointed leadership that you have placed yourself under. But when someone presents themselves as a “prophet” and then shows that he/she is not a prophet, you are not to be afraid of them.Welcome to another life-changing teaching series from Rabbi Steve Berkson and MTOI.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
6/17/2020 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 8 seconds
Afterburn: Thoughts, Q&A on Peace in a World Not His - Part 6
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• The battle of our emotional challenge with authority structure…• Using Yeshua’s example, are we supposed to pray alone?• How does submission to Yahweh’s structure allow for casting all our worries upon Him?• Struggling with authority structure…• More on being “sober”…• When Yahweh dressed Adam and Eve in “coats of skin” – is this a type of ‘Passover’?• Will our “flesh suit” be changed when we live on the New Earth?• When Adam and Eve were thrown out of the garden, was Satan cast out of Heaven at that time?• Where is the evidence that Adam and Eve had eternal life – why was there a Tree of Life?• Genesis 3:21; Was the “coats of skin” that Yahweh clothed Adam and Eve with a sacrifice for their sin? (Hebrews 9:22)… and much more!Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
6/11/2020 • 56 minutes, 57 seconds
Peace in a World Not His - Part 6
Of what importance to you is the title that someone has? Do some claim authority on their own and title themselves? If it is your responsibility to find a teacher/mentor, how do you do that? What’s the process of vetting someone to be that to you?How does ‘worry’ relate to Yahweh’s vertical authority structure?What does it mean to “be sober and watch”?Wrapping up the topic of ‘worry’, Rabbi Steve Berkson reveals the answers to the above questions by taking us to 1 Peter chapter 5.The next enemy of peace is ‘doubt’ and Rabbi Berkson breaks down the event in Matthew 14:22 – Yeshua walking on the water. What happens to peace in a state of being ‘double-minded’?Then, going all the way back to the beginning, Rabbi Berkson has us look at Genesis chapter 3 where we see the event of Adam and Eve, the “snake” and the forbidden fruit and how that event thrust all of mankind into a “World Not His.”Welcome to another life-changing teaching series from Rabbi Steve Berkson and MTOI.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
6/10/2020 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 24 seconds
Afterburn: Thoughts, Q&A on Peace in a World Not His - Part 5
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• Is Matthew 13:23 connected to the “talents” in Matthew 25? Is the “Word/Seed” like the talents? (1:33)• What is a teacher’s role in the preparation of your “soil”? (2:35)• To what does the word ‘yield’ in Matthew 13:23 refer? (8:51)• What’s a proper definition of ‘gentleness’ (Philippians 4:5)?• What does Philippians 4:8, “think on these”, look like in reality? (13:31)• Can one have ‘false’ peace? (39:16)… and much more!Related Teachings can be found here:• Learn and Teach the Torah https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/steveberkson/episodes/2012-08-11T15_41_27-07_00• The Fear of Yahweh https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX8t0FwtfuLzlCSJdSrRlzXUDon't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
6/10/2020 • 40 minutes, 30 seconds
Peace in a World Not His - Part 5
What is the source of our peace? Messiah Yeshua said, “My peace I leave with you, not as the world gives I leave with you.” If He is the word (John 1:14) then it’s the Word of Elohim that brings peace to us. What can cause the Word to not take root in the soil of our lives and block the peace that it could bring?Starting this teaching in Matthew 13:18, Rabbi Steve Berkson breaks down Yeshua’s parable of the Sower and the Seed to show something about worry that may have slipped by many of us.From there Rabbi Berkson goes to Philippians 4:4-9, a well-known verse and a favorite of many, to elaborate on some encouragement from the apostle Paul to his students and assembly as he says, “Do not worry at all.” Then he gives a process for how that is possible.Welcome to another life-changing teaching series from Rabbi Steve Berkson and MTOI.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
6/3/2020 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 24 seconds
Afterburn: Thoughts, Q&A on Peace in a World Not His - Part 4
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• What does it mean to “seek first the kingdom of Elohim and His righteousness”?• Matthew 6:7; when praying, don’t keep on babbling–what does this mean?• Matthew 6:24; what did Yeshua mean when He said you can’t serve both God and mammon?• Sometimes I feel callous in my response to traumatic events…• Free will and the total control of Yah…• More on having peace with your choice…• What steps can we take daily to keep from constantly worrying?• How do we “test the spirits”, especially when making decisions, and not worry?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
5/28/2020 • 45 minutes, 56 seconds
Peace in a World Not His - Part 4
“Our peace comes from our expectation of the future, our understanding of the past and our embracing of what He has given us today.” What could bring any more peace to our hearts and minds than knowing how all this is ultimately going to end? Not just end, but transition to a new beginning.Meanwhile, the prayer of Messiah Yeshua is that we are not taken out of the world, but that we are kept from the wicked. This life in this world is only a test and we need to go through the tests for a reason–to show if it is in our hearts to fear Him and keep His commandments, thus yielding the “peaceable fruit.”In this teaching Rabbi Steve Berkson wants to begin talking about the emotional challenges facing us, first up, Worry.How is Worry like a virus? What is a good way to avoid Worry? What benefit does Worry have?Taking us to Matthew 6:24-34, Rabbi Berkson goes verse-by-verse through the words of Yeshua as He was exhorting His audience at that time to stop worrying and place themselves under the reign of Elohim, observe His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to them.Welcome to another life-changing teaching series from Rabbi Steve Berkson and MTOI.Related Teachings can be found here:• The Fear of Yahweh https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX8t0FwtfuLzlCSJdSrRlzXU• What Are You Thinking? https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX_Uwhv4vgG84U04DZRDYO-q• Are You Saved? https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX-XDS4JdFkY0WuOGluQm7_Y• The Search for the Doctrine of Grace https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX91R_Lz3jOfHHCxJV6XebkV• Endure and Receive the Crown of Life https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX8XUQYclJ4pJpVyjj9jIQ2x• INfocus: The Needs/Wants Disconnect https://youtu.be/UukKGzYO_IYDon't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
5/27/2020 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 13 seconds
Afterburn: Thoughts, Q&A on Peace in a World Not His - Part 3
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• Is it committing a sin to put blood on your doorposts and lintel for Passover? 03:56• There’s nothing wrong with tradition, unless… 05:59• What about dealing with the change in family relationships after becoming Torah-Observant? 20:44• Isn’t Yeshua Messiah also true Elohim? 24:05• Is there anything we can do individually to foster unity in the Body of Messiah? 26:01• What was “finished” when Yeshua said, “It is finished”? 36:05• The Last Supper isn’t Passover? 40:05• When the Third Temple is rebuilt and functioning, will MTOI be going there to observe the feast days? 46:34• Is “Firstfruits” a part of the Feast of Unleavened Bread? 49:14• What about the foot washing ritual? 51:32• If all (of the Hebrews) were covered by the blood when they left Egypt, why were the unconverted allowed to go with them? 01:00:17• Translational problems in the Bible regarding the Passover… 01:09:57• More on “Firstfruits” connected to the Feast of Unleavened Bread… 01:16:41… and much more!Related Teachings can be found here:• INfocus: Nothing Wrong with Tradition, unless… https://youtu.be/19CYyFwcSD0• Passover Q&A https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX-yr0IXgfwSTXhSpLpb94Ew• Pesach 2020 Haggadah Tutorial https://youtu.be/SWguY0k1x_w• Beware False Prophets https://youtu.be/h3k6TXmzRe4• Are You Saved? https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX-XDS4JdFkY0WuOGluQm7_YDon't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
5/21/2020 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 19 seconds
Peace in a World Not His - Part 3
Can peace and joy spring forth from tragedy? In his opening comments Rabbi Steve Berkson describes how Passover which coincides with the death, burial and resurrection of Yeshua Messiah that, although tragic at the time, provide a memorial for us today that can allow for peace and joy to enter into our lives.This teaching covers John 16 & 17 as Yeshua Messiah is giving final instructions and then prays for His disciples. Instructing them as to what is going to happen to them and through them as they become His apostles and praying the Father to keep them and make them one as they are in the world but not of the world.What are the two things that cause others to come against you as you walk out Torah? In what way are you a threat to them?Who is an “Instrument of Elohim”? How is this title abused by many?How is one set-apart? What are the steps to being set free and set apart?Welcome to another life-changing teaching series from Rabbi Steve Berkson and MTOI.Related Teachings can be found here:• Do You Know the Father and the Son? https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX85eE0WcFyzM6xquyz7r_RC• Understanding the Ruach/Spirit https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX_0Mi7M6VeNIqg8eu1f_QBm• No Other Name https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX97oJF6RbG5szeUtuKPuBby• Are You Covenanted? https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX_OEhd7K84LBs_jp6579C6U• Master Teach Us to Pray https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX846_oY_z6sDDlnPpEQsOkl• Get Out the Leaven https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX8MnA7LVAV2PRT0ixPP8Ax9• INfocus: The Delusion Bubble https://youtu.be/cEgeS8NIBtMDon't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
5/20/2020 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 35 seconds
Afterburn: Thoughts, Q&A on Peace in a World Not His - Part 2
Some of the topics covered are:• Is John chapter 15 for everyone? 01:19• Is John 15:1 the foundation that the Father is giving for His taught-ones? 05:58• What exactly is the “fruit” being talked about in John 15:2? 06:36• Does “pruning” refer to the Baptism of Fire–tests and trials? • Can John 15:16 be compared to Jeremiah 1:5, and then be applied to us as the Father opens our eyes? 13:46• How does one know if they are anointed? What qualifications are necessary? 14:52• John 15:22, how could “they” have no sin if they had the Torah? 20:45• Hearing personally from the Father? 23:15• John 15:7 compared to Matthew 7:22? 26:28• God’s law versus the religious law of the Pharisees? 34:02• Are we today expected to go out and make disciples of every nation? 36:15• Is the word “hates” in John 15:23, as we understand the word, a good translation here, or can it cause us to misjudge people who do not believe the way we do? 37:39… and much more!Related Teachings can be found here:• INfocus: Do Not Be Called Rabbi https://youtu.be/hwg0kTLvlUY• Baptism of Fire https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX9AWP1xgzwYpV84LbShjxe-• INfocus: Nothing Wrong with Tradition, unless… https://youtu.be/19CYyFwcSD0Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
5/14/2020 • 41 minutes, 30 seconds
Peace in a World Not His - Part 2
In John 15:1 Yeshua is talking to his disciples, saying, “I am the true vine…” If He is the “true vine”, then what would He be warning His disciples of?If one is a part of the true vine, what is one expected to produce? What happens to one if one doesn’t produce what is expected?Who is the “gardener”? What is pruning, as applied to growing plants? How is it applied to humans in a spiritual sense?Do we, today, need to understand the concept of clean and unclean? (John 15:3)Why would someone tell another to stay unless the other could leave? (John 15:4)How is love for Yeshua and the Father connected to obedience? Did the Son’s teaching do away with the Father’s instruction?What does it look like to be anointed and appointed?How does the Father look at the way you treat His leadership? Welcome to another life-changing teaching series from Rabbi Steve Berkson and MTOI.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
5/13/2020 • 56 minutes, 31 seconds
Afterburn: Thoughts, Q&A on Peace in a World Not His - Part 1
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• Being a copy of an imperfect copy – Discipleship…• Does the word ‘greater’ in John 14:28 simply mean ‘older’?• Would a notable increase in peace be an indicator of us being in right-relationship with the Father?• Who is the “ruler of this world” in John 14:30?• Am I cold-hearted?• How can people who suffer with extreme physical pain on a daily basis have peace/shalom?• Can someone with PTSD or Bipolar disorder achieve the level of peace that the scriptures talk about?• To what extent should we prepare for a disaster like the Corona virus (COVID-19), or should we just live as usual with shalom/peace?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
5/7/2020 • 55 minutes, 31 seconds
Peace in a World Not His - Part 1
If you walk out Torah on some level, but still are afraid, if you panic or have anxiety, if you still worry or are depressed (not clinically), there’s something missing in your walk…what is it? Rabbi Steve Berkson brings into the spotlight how throughout our Bible we are encouraged to have peace. But how? Why do some of us find ourselves lacking peace?In John 14:27 Yeshua makes a statement of encouragement in where He’s says, “My peace I give you…” and “I do not give to you as the world gives.” How does He give His peace and how do we receive His peace? What does it mean to “stay in Me”?The phrase “peace from Elohim”, “peace from the Father”, or “peace in Messiah Yeshua”, shows up nineteen times in the Brit Hadasha. Rabbi Berkson wants to address the questions, how do we get it, what prevents us from having it, what disturbs it, and how do we lose our peace? Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!Additionally, Rabbi Berkson does something in this first part that he has never done in any of his other teachings.Welcome to another life-changing teaching series from Rabbi Steve Berkson and MTOI.
5/6/2020 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 17 seconds
Afterburn: Thoughts, Q&A on Forgiveness, Resolution, Reconciliation & Restoration - Part Four
AFTERBURN:Some of the topics covered are:• What does it mean to “inconvenience yourself to benefit another”?• What’s the biggest problem in the U.S.?• He/She made me do it… • It is not necessary for you to get involved in everything that happens around you…• How does one live with a narcissist?• Is the only “unforgivable sin” blaspheming the Ruach, if so, how do we avoid this?• What is the difference between consequences of sin, fiery trials and tribulations?• Regarding restoration, how do I know if someone is a true brother/sister?• How do we reconcile Micah 7 and Exodus 34:7 regarding Yahweh’s forgiveness and removing consequences for sin?• Children and consequences…… and much more!Related Teachings can be found here:• INfocus: You’re Still Wrong https://youtu.be/V9SU20AM5B8• Are You Saved? https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX-XDS4JdFkY0WuOGluQm7_Y•What Did Yeshua Do? https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/steveberkson/episodes/2012-05-14T13_57_36-07_00Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
4/30/2020 • 56 minutes, 17 seconds
Forgiveness, Resolution, Reconciliation & Restoration - Part Four
“What has been resolved has to be released.” In this the final episode of Forgiveness, Resolution, Reconciliation & Restoration, Rabbi Steve Berkson gives a more detailed review of everything that’s been taught up to this point. He then moves into consequences incurred and consequences removed.What’s the beauty of our relationship with our Creator? Rabbi Berkson takes us to 2 Chronicles 7:13-14 to find out. There we find the very well-known verse that starts with, “If my people who are called by my name…” In this passage we see all the processes of forgiveness, resolution, reconciliation and restoration.Does forgiveness necessarily remove consequences? What is it that the Creator is wanting from us as He forgives us? Who does he do all this for?Why should you be Torah-Observant? Because the path, the instructions for coming into right relationship with your Creator was given to Moshe (Moses), as the psalmist King David wrote in Psalm 103. If you have the proper fear or respect of Yah and His awesomeness, you will be given the desire to want a right relationship, aka, The Covenant, with Him. (see Deuteronomy 10:12-13)What does it mean to “pass over the transgression”? What is the Father’s approach to forgiveness that we should have? (Micah 7:18)In Jeremiah 31:31, with whom is the “new covenant” made? Has He rejected one group to accept another group? Has this prophecy already happened?When you accept and act on the forgiveness provided you through what Messiah Yeshua did, does this absolve you of sin past, present and future? Why? Why not?Finishing this teaching in the letter to the Colossians, Rabbi Berkson points out words such as expectation, worthy, fit… what do these crucial words have to do with the reward promised to us? Along with those words there are other words such as fruitful, empowered, delivered, redemption. Don’t miss this final episode of this series that will forever change your life.Related Teachings can be found here:• Darkness & Light https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX-XQMZGFW34P2ukzmf_M2q1 • The Fear of Yahweh https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX8t0FwtfuLzlCSJdSrRlzXU• Are You Covenanted? https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX_OEhd7K84LBs_jp6579C6U• Where Are We Going? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAU_Vza3TY4&list=PLf9HOA0P9oX-ASeY8Xo7Pt8WK1PUy7b0P&index=2• The Search for the Doctrine of Grace https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX91R_Lz3jOfHHCxJV6XebkVDon't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
4/29/2020 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 28 seconds
Afterburn: Thoughts, Q&A on Forgiveness, Resolution, Reconciliation & Restoration - Part Three
Some of the topics covered are:• Being present in the now… 5:11• The death of your future is at stake… 11:46• It may take time to demonstrate repentance… 17:07• Releasing the negative emotions… 20:19• What about the physiological effects of negative emotions? 24:49• Having peace with your choice… 30:38• What I don’t want to do I do, and what I want to do I don’t… 35:37• You know if you’ve forgiven another, they may not know… 47:25• How do I stop the negative feelings after I’ve forgiven another, but have to interact with them often? 50:53… and much more!Related Teachings can be found here:• Repentance https://youtu.be/SFXaoqjCjO4• INfocus: You Sicko! https://youtu.be/fJAeYWM9p24Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
4/23/2020 • 52 minutes, 33 seconds
Forgiveness, Resolution, Reconciliation & Restoration - Part Three
In this teaching Rabbi Steve Berkson focuses on what comes after forgiveness, which is what we are all seeking for when we get down on our knees before the Father after we’ve trespassed against Him. As he takes us to the first of the passages in this teaching, Luke 23:33, we see Messiah Yeshua as He is being crucified by the hands of the Romans crying out to His Father to forgive them…they don’t understand what they are doing. Can you do the same under much less circumstances?Can your unforgiveness cause someone to stumble? Rabbi Berkson takes us to Luke 17 to find out. Is the definition of the word ‘forgive’ in this passage clear? Could you actually forgive someone who comes to you and repents seven times in one day?How does faith (emunah) work together with forgiveness? Rabbi Berkson shows us how from the event in Matthew chapter nine.Then, in Acts 5:30 Rabbi Berkson points out through what the apostle Peter said, how the forgiveness and repentance given by Yah takes away the consequence for sin.In 2 Corinthians 5:16 Rabbi Berkson explains the apostle Paul’s thought of how we should now look on forgiveness from a covenantal perspective. How much value the Father places upon you that He would send envoys to you, to plead with you, in the effort to reconcile with you and to restore you to favor.Don’t miss this series of teachings on a subject that is so vital, yet so misunderstood.Related Teachings can be found here:• Repentance https://youtu.be/SFXaoqjCjO4Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
4/22/2020 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 36 seconds
Afterburn: Thoughts, Q&A on Forgiveness, Resolution, Reconciliation & Restoration - Part 2
Some of the topics covered are:• If we are to be a “sweet-smelling fragrance” to Yah, before you do anything, ask yourself, “What is it that I’m hoping will happen?” 5:24• Are the rabbinical 613 commandments actually Torah? 7:52• You don’t know what they deserve… 20:50• Are the words debt and transgression interchangeable? 22:12• Does trespassing against others result in trespassing against Yahweh? 26:59• Is there a difference between sin and trespass? 31:29• Enforcing your boundaries… 48:40• How can we help a spouse/child who has an unforgiveness problem? 57:25• Is there a link between health issues and unforgiveness? 1:01:22… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
4/16/2020 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 3 seconds
Forgiveness, Resolution, Reconciliation & Restoration - Part Two
How important is forgiveness? Rabbi Steve Berkson takes us to Matthew chapter six where he shows us the “model prayer” given by Yeshua when His disciples asked how they should pray.In the prayer, which is just an outline for how to pray, Yeshua hits the issue of forgiveness, from the vertical, the Father, and also on the horizontal, between ourselves. Are you willing to do for your brother or sister what you expect the Father to do for you? As He does, so should you. If you don’t, He won’t.What is the “negative emotional state”?Then Rabbi Berkson takes us to Matthew 18:21-22 to look at a parable Yeshua told to give an example of what it looks like to be forgiven and to forgive. First, Peter poses the question about how many times should someone forgive another. Yeshua’s response was a multiplication equation. What was the equation? What was the answer? Was the answer meant to actually be how many times we should forgive our brother/sister?Before the master in the parable forgave the debt of his servant, what happened first?What is it that Rabbi Berkson says we should never forget? How does it affect the way we treat others? (Deuteronomy 24:18)How can haSatan use your unforgiving attitude?What are the two things forgiveness does to thwart the adversary interfering in your life?Do you really understand what it means to “grieve the set-apart (holy) spirit of Elohim? (Ephesians 4:30) Rabbi Berkson makes the understanding so simple. Don’t miss it.What about being “sealed by the set-apart spirit of Elohim”? Are you clear about that?Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
4/15/2020 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 56 seconds
Afterburn: Thoughts, Q&A on Forgiveness, Resolution, Reconciliation & Restoration - Part 1
Some of the topics covered are:• Is there a certain timing expected to go through the aspects of forgiveness?• If you lose a spouse… • Past trauma projected into your present relationships… • Choice advice for retirees and those advancing in years… • When you want horrible things to happen to someone who wronged you… • Judging others in the present according to their past… Can people turnaround?• A part of forgiveness is releasing to the Father…• How does one forgive when the other party is dead?• Are there factors that cause some people to have more difficulty in forgiving than others?• Creating stronger boundaries when someone is transgressing your boundaries…… and much more!Related Teachings can be found here:• INfocus: You’re Still Wrong• INfocus: Do You Validate?Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
4/9/2020 • 1 hour, 34 minutes, 37 seconds
Forgiveness, Resolution, Reconciliation & Restoration - Part 1
Regardless of what others may teach about this subject, Rabbi Steve Berkson brings a more comprehensive approach to this vital subject. • What are the two things that you MUST do when you’ve been wronged by someone?• Does the other person have to apologize before you forgive?• Does forgiveness always include reconciliation or restoration of relationships?• What does “trespass” mean?Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
4/8/2020 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 36 seconds
Afterburn: Thoughts, Q&A on Darkness & Light - Part 15
Some of the topics covered are:• Bringing the Torah to life?• In Matthew 7:23, why did Yeshua say, “I never knew you”?• Yeshua was just a vessel?• How does one relinquish self-sovereignty? What actions make this happen?• When sovereignties clash with each other• If atonement for sin a “burnt offering,” why wasn’t Yeshua burnt on the cross?• Is the command “fresh” or not? (1 John 2:7-8)• Is it a good idea that our spouse be our “accountability partner” in the faith?… and much more!Related Teachings can be found here:• INfocus: That’s Not Submission https://youtu.be/a73Wn6jCz_E• Are You Saved? https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX-XDS4JdFkY0WuOGluQm7_Y• The Millennium & the Kingdom https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX9UNbkpvbCaWQXijbyGCLVKAfterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
4/2/2020 • 36 minutes, 58 seconds
Darkness & Light - Part 15
As he begins the text for this teaching in 1 John 1:1, Rabbi Steve Berkson points out that the apostle John confirms all the scriptures that refer to Messiah Yeshua as the Word, and from the mouth of Yeshua as He refers to Himself as the Life, when he says he has looked upon and handled the Word of Life–he was there as the Messiah walked on this earth.As Rabbi Berkson points out, the apostle John emphasizes in the first part of his letter the vertical and horizontal relationships–with our Father and with each other. Note also how much he uses the light and darkness references–walking in the light means guarding His commands, or doing the truth.• What did Rabbi Steve mean when he talked about how Yeshua “took the bullet for us.”• How do we know that we know Him? (1 John 2:3)• Who was the “perfect disciple”? Hint: it wasn’t one of the twelve.• What is it that demonstrates our being one with Yeshua and the Father?• Can one say something that is a lie, but not be a liar?Once again, at the end of this series, Rabbi Steve Berkson delves deeper into scripture to uncover even more dimensions of Darkness and Light.Related Teachings can be found here:• Are You Covenanted? https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX_OEhd7K84LBs_jp6579C6U• Repentance https://youtu.be/SFXaoqjCjO4• The Heart of the Matter https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX_O_DuSxpxaOIPKqKENGP0s• Do You Know the Father and the Son? https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX85eE0WcFyzM6xquyz7r_RC• Honor & Shame https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX-lexk1G6zrYxLqCMZv4Wzf• Understanding the Ruach/Spirit https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX_0Mi7M6VeNIqg8eu1f_QBm• INfocus: The Delusion Bubble https://youtu.be/cEgeS8NIBtM• The Millennium & the Kingdom https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX9UNbkpvbCaWQXijbyGCLVK• The Armor of Elohim https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX8dWvXnu5lScQDt1YW2soUBDon't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
4/1/2020 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 25 seconds
Afterburn: Thoughts, Q&A on Darkness & Light - Part 14
Some of the topics covered are:• Thoughts from her time at the gym...• Is 1 Peter 1:3 a factory reset?• What is the “inheritance” for which we have a “living expectation”?• Can 1 Peter 1:7 be connected to Daniel 3:16-18?• Who is it that has a life without trials?• DNA/Generational Curses/Mindsets are learned...… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoiworldwide/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
3/26/2020 • 25 minutes, 30 seconds
Darkness & Light - Part 14
“One thing that is vital, but missing in a lot of the teachings that you’ve learned from all of your life, is the strength of context.” –Rabbi Steve BerksonThe topic of this episode of Darkness & Light is, “being called out of darkness, into His marvelous light.” (1 Peter 2:9), one of the few real status changes–coming into Light beyond human comprehension. • How does one come out of darkness? How does one know if he/she is in the light?Beginning his text in 1 Peter 1:2, Rabbi Berkson stops to point out to whom the writer was addressing this letter, “those who are…set-apart (Holy) by the Spirit unto obedience…” Obedient to what? • If the Torah became no longer relevant at the time Yeshua Messiah was killed on a cross, as certain majority faith groups teach, then what is to be obeyed?Once again, redefining our lexicon, terms and words, Rabbi Berkson makes us look at the term ‘born again’ as the writer uses it to describe those who are walking toward the Kingdom with a “living expectation.”• What is Peter talking about when he uses the term ‘born again’? (1 Peter 1:3) Does he mean it in the same way as Yeshua did in His conversation with Nicodemus? (John 3)• What is the “living expectation”? (1 Peter 1:3)• What is the “inheritance incorruptible”? (1 Peter 1:4)• What is the condition that applies to the “protection of Elohim”? (1 Peter 1:5)• If I am living as a set-apart one, why am I “grieved by manifold trials”? (1 Peter 1:6-7)• Why would you receive praise, respect and honor from Messiah Yeshua? (1 Peter 1:7)• What if this life is all there is?You need to hear Rabbi Berkson as he uses his Gym Membership as an analogy to illustrate real belief.• Did he really say, salvation is nothing?• How does one set themselves apart in their behavior?Once again, Rabbi Steve Berkson delves deeper into scripture to uncover even more dimensions of Darkness and Light.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: @mtoiworldwideFollow us on Twitter: @mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
3/25/2020 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 26 seconds
Afterburn: Thoughts, Q&A on Darkness & Light - Part 13
Some of the topics covered are:• What is “Spiritual Slaughter”? (1 Peter 2:5)• Kidney testing?• Letting go and becoming as a newborn babe• Why was the YouTube Chat shut down?• Ideas for teachings that are coming soon• Triggering your trauma?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: @mtoiworldwideFollow us on Twitter: @mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
3/19/2020 • 28 minutes, 59 seconds
Darkness & Light - Part 13
How does your behavior relate to Darkness and Light? This is the theme as Rabbi Steve Berkson takes you into 1 Peter chapter two, the letter from Peter to the “Strangers of the Dispersion.”• Who are these “Strangers of the Dispersion”? (1 Peter 1:1-2)• What did the apostle mean when he called them, “set apart by the Spirit unto obedience”, and “newborn babes”?• What is the “unadulterated milk of the Word by which we grow”? Does this imply that there is also “adulterated” milk of the Word that can stunt your growth?• What does it look like to become “as a newborn babe”?In 1 Peter 2:9-10, is the writer saying that we have already become these things? Rabbi Berkson clarifies this passage, because sadly, some readers could, and do, interpret it incorrectly.• Do you really, fully care what is acceptable to the Creator? (1 Peter 2:5)• How do the Gentiles come into the Covenant, into Light?Once again, Rabbi Steve Berkson delves deeper into scripture to uncover even more dimensions of Darkness and Light.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: @mtoiworldwideFollow us on Twitter: @mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
3/18/2020 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 57 seconds
Afterburn: Thoughts, Q&A on Darkness & Light - Part 12
Some of the topics covered are:• Learning how to respond and not react to people or situations• Love Languages• Opinion Poll or counsel – dealing with leadership• Why doesn’t MTOI have a Statement of Faith on their website?• My emotional state is my choice?!• Don’t push the button!• How do I know if I’m holding my leadership in “the highest regard”?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this podcast has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: @mtoiworldwideFollow us on Twitter: @mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
3/12/2020 • 1 hour, 14 minutes, 25 seconds
Darkness & Light - Part 12
• Is there anything bad or wrong about eschatology or being concerned about the end time?• What does the concern about the end time have to do with darkness and light?As we read what the apostle Shaul, or Paul, wrote to the congregation of Messianic believers in his letter to the Thessalonians, in chapter five, Rabbi Steve Berkson points out that Shaul was doing some damage control regarding the erroneous teaching about the return of Messiah even back then. • What was the prayer Rabbi Berkson prayed when it came to teaching about the end time?• How does one “prepare” for the return of Messiah?As this teaching was done during the 2020 election year, Rabbi Berkson imparts wisdom about what our mindset should be toward our nation’s politics and Elohim’s role in them.• Does being drunk only pertain to alcohol? What does being sober look like?Moving on into Thessalonians chapter five, we read as the apostle gives direction as to how the believers should be living their lives as they look forward to Messiah’s return. Rabbi Berkson unpacks what ‘sober’ looks like, and what is meant by putting on the breastplate of belief and love, and the helmet of the expectation of deliverance.In verse 12-13, Shaul writes that he begs the believers to “know” those who labor among you and are over you in the Master and admonish you, and to hold them in the highest regard in love. Rabbi Berkson relates what it’s like to be one of those in leadership and then explains how you should treat those in leadership with whom you interact.• Should your relationship with leadership be based on someone else’s experience with that leadership?Once again, Rabbi Steve Berkson delves deeper into scripture to uncover even more dimensions of Darkness and Light.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: @mtoiworldwideFollow us on Twitter: @mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
3/11/2020 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 37 seconds
Afterburn: Thoughts, Q&A on Darkness & Light - Part 11
Some of the topics covered are:• Managing the chaos of life• What is it that needs to be “restored” in Heaven?• Who’s mind is in you? By who or what are you influenced?• Are apostles and prophets for today?• Was the Law/Torah nailed to the cross?… and much more!Related Teachings can be found here:• INfocus: You’re Still Wrong https://youtu.be/V9SU20AM5B8• Discovering Your Identity https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX9sYCl1svmfxY2AfKCmf8H4• INfocus: A Thought About Psalm 119 https://youtu.be/fkSxvsVXMkE• The Armor of Elohim https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX8dWvXnu5lScQDt1YW2soUBAfterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: @mtoiworldwideFollow us on Twitter: @mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
3/5/2020 • 53 minutes, 35 seconds
Darkness & Light - Part 11
In the 1970’s the singer Bob Dylan sang “you gotta serve somebody.” He pretty much echoed the words from the Bible which has the same message from cover to cover and it’s your choice as to whom you will serve. In this teaching, Rabbi Steve Berkson takes us to another of the apostle Paul’s writings, known as the Book of Colossians. Beginning in chapter one, Paul addresses his letter to the “set-apart ones”, and “true brothers in Messiah.” From that greeting Rabbi Berkson has the context for the instruction that follows and the key text that deals with Darkness & Light.• Is there a wrong way to seek the favor of Elohim?• What is it we are to be filled with and how are we to walk in this life?• Does darkness have authority in the earth?• How does Christianity use verses 12 and 13 to promote the idea of “once saved, always saved”?• What was the purpose of the blood of Messiah that we see in verse 20?• Do you know what a “Rap Sheet” is? Did you know that we all had one?• What was it in Colossians 2:14 that was nailed to the stake of Messiah? Is this verse misinterpreted by some?• Can you “sin” against another person?• What is the greatest, if not the only problem in the Bible?• How do you become an enemy of God?• Why is the word ‘if’ the most awful word to some people?• What is the correct interpretation of Colossians 2:16-17?Once again, Rabbi Steve Berkson delves deeper into scripture to uncover even more dimensions of Darkness and Light.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: @mtoiworldwideFollow us on Twitter: @mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
3/4/2020 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 50 seconds
Afterburn: Thoughts, Q&A on Darkness & Light - Part 10
Some of the topics covered are:• Grieving the Set-Apart (Holy) Spirit• Don’t let the sun go down on your anger…• How do I identify those of the Five-Fold Ministry that I should follow?• Can the roles in Ephesians 4:11 be filled by men and women?… and much more!Related Teachings can be found here:• INfocus: What About Jewish Traditions?Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: @mtoiworldwideFollow us on Twitter: @mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
2/27/2020 • 26 minutes, 20 seconds
Darkness & Light - Part 10
Continuing the theme of how Darkness and Light relate to the authority structure of the Body of Messiah, Rabbi Steve Berkson starts this episode in Ephesians chapter four. At the beginning of this chapter the apostle Paul calls himself a “prisoner of the Master.” Rabbi Berkson stops at this to slow down and look at why Paul would refer to himself in that way.In the same verse Paul uses the phrase, “to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called.” Rabbi Berkson points out that this could be unsettling to some in other “faith-based” groups who believe once saved-always saved, and that there’s nothing else to do or add to the “work of Messiah.” So, why is worthiness brought into the conversation here?Yahweh has a vision of how his creation should work. Paul understood this as he penned his letters to the assemblies and referred to himself as a “prisoner.” Rabbi Berkson goes into length and depth about the problem with how some groups have taken on Yah’s vision and either co-opted or usurped the vision. This is a topic you will not hear discussed anywhere else, but is extremely vital to the growth of the Body of Messiah.Rabbi Berkson takes this thought and transitions to the focus of this teaching, the “Five-Fold Ministry”–apostles (emissaries), prophets, evangelists, shepherds and teachers. He refers to these anointed/appointed representatives as “Guardians of the Vision” and goes into a bit of depth in describing the roles of each position.• What does “leading astray” mean? Rabbi Berkson explains what that can look like.Winding up this teaching, Rabbi Berkson speaks comfort and assurance to you regarding the hope, not a guarantee, in the salvation that is provided to you for the coming age.Once again, Rabbi Steve Berkson delves deeper into scripture to uncover even more dimensions of Darkness and Light.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: @mtoiworldwideFollow us on Twitter: @mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
2/26/2020 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 22 seconds
Afterburn: Thoughts, Q&A on Darkness & Light - Part 9
Some of the topics covered are:• What things does one look for when finding and deciding on their teacher?• Rabbi’s instruction on posting in social media and how we should interact with each other• If you were in my situation, what would you do? • How does one “grieve the Holy Spirit”?• Was Messiah Yeshua a sacrifice or an offering?• Where in scripture does it say we should have only one teacher?… and much more!Related Teachings can be found here:• INfocus: Women Wearing Tzitzit? https://youtu.be/i8y_y6lNhiI• Making Decisions…the reason you exist https://youtu.be/9RfUrlBAVWw• INFOCUS: That’s Not Submission https://youtu.be/a73Wn6jCz_E• Beware False Prophets https://youtu.be/h3k6TXmzRe4• Are You Saved? https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX-XDS4JdFkY0WuOGluQm7_YAfterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: @mtoiworldwideFollow us on Twitter: @mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
2/20/2020 • 1 hour, 13 minutes, 26 seconds
Darkness & Light - Part 9
What does it mean to be in darkness? How does one know if they are in light?Rabbi Steve Berkson continues in the topic of Darkness & Light and how it relates to submission; in darkness being under no authority or wrong authority, and in light being under Yah’s authority.First we are taken to the letter to the Romans, chapter 2, verse 17 as we see the apostle Paul call out his brothers for being hypocrites in their role as “guides to the blind” – the blind as in referring to darkness – and a light to those in darkness. • Why did Paul have to come down on his brothers in the Jewish faith? • What was it that made them out to be hypocrites according to Paul?In this section Rabbi Berkson unpacks the meaning of circumcision and uncircumcision as Paul uses those terms when referring to the different groups of people.• If Paul was against torah-observance, as some would say, why did he say what he did in Romans 2:27?• What is one thing that living out Torah does for others?Moving from there to another letter from Paul to his assembly in Corinth, Rabbi Berkson takes us into 2 Corinthians 11:13-15 to enlighten us about the “Great Masquerade”.• Does Satan have horns, pointy tail and a pitch fork? What form can he take?• What if Satan’s workers actually did do wonders? Would you be deceived?Rabbi Berkson then leads us into Ephesians 5 to help us understand what it takes to become “imitators of Elohim”.• How can you be an imitator of someone who is no longer physically present?• To what is love always connected?• Why did Paul say that certain bad behaviors would keep them from the inheritance of the reign (kingdom) of Messiah? Weren’t the Ephesian’s “saved”? Who was Paul talking about?• What are the “empty words”? To where can they lead?Once again, Rabbi Steve Berkson delves deeper into scripture to uncover even more dimensions of Darkness and Light.Related Teachings can be found here:• Beware False Prophets https://youtu.be/h3k6TXmzRe4• My Sheep Know My Voice https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX_0hV4gKuq9Zwr2_aLd3J-M• What Did Yeshua Do? https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/steveberkson/episodes/2012-05-14T13_57_36-07_00• Love and Torah https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/steveberkson/episodes/2012-04-22T19_46_29-07_00• Are You Saved? https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX-XDS4JdFkY0WuOGluQm7_Y• INFOCUS: Put the Mic Down https://youtu.be/QTH6Vc2ssqQDon't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: @mtoiworldwideFollow us on Twitter: @mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
2/19/2020 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 40 seconds
Afterburn: Thoughts, Q&A on Darkness & Light - Part 8
Some of the topics covered are:• Why are there going to be people who are “weeping and gnashing their teeth”?• What verse in John 12 could be advocating for suicide? Why or why not?• When confronted with trials/testing, do you pray to be taken out or go through?• Why do we battle with depression, anxiety, bad behavior, etc.?• Boy, I did a lot of dumb things in my life! What can I learn from that?… and much more!Related Teachings can be found here:• The Millennium and the Kingdom https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX9UNbkpvbCaWQXijbyGCLVK• Do You Know the Father and the Son? https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX85eE0WcFyzM6xquyz7r_RCAfterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this video has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: @mtoiworldwideFollow us on Twitter: @mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)
2/13/2020 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 52 seconds
Darkness & Light - Part 8
In this episode of Darkness & Light, Rabbi Steve Berkson continues in the Gospel of John, the twelfth chapter, where “certain Greeks” wanted to see Yeshua.• Who were these “Greeks”? What did they want with Yeshua?From this event Rabbi Berkson makes the point that Messiah Yeshua was beginning to draw those of the nations (Gentiles) to Himself, fulfilling the purpose for which He was sent.• In what way do we serve Messiah Yeshua, according to Him?• Do you love your life in this world more than wholly following Yeshua?Yeshua also made the statement, “the ruler of this world shall be cast out.” • Who is “the ruler of this world”?• Who needs to be dethroned and cast out?• If Yeshua is Messiah, why did He have to die? Who is this “Son of Adam” Yeshua referred to Himself as?• If one rejects Messiah Yeshua and does not receive His words, what will judge him/her in the last day? What are His words?Then, Rabbi Steve takes us to the apostle Paul’s testimony of his journey from darkness into light in Acts chapter 26. In verse 18 Paul quotes the Prophet Isaiah in telling King Agrippa about the commission he has received from the master Yeshua. Rabbi Steve points out something very interesting regarding Paul and something he said about works worthy of repentance.Once again, Rabbi Steve Berkson delves deeper into scripture to uncover even more dimensions of Darkness and Light.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: @mtoiworldwideFollow us on Twitter: @mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)
2/12/2020 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 56 seconds
Afterburn: Thoughts, Q&A on Darkness & Light - Part 7
Some of the topics covered are:• How can we understand the entity we know of as Elohim?• Is there such a thing as “Predestination”?• What does the term “called and chosen” mean?• Messiah Yeshua is still the Light of the World, right?• Like a baby in the womb, can there be protection in darkness?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: @mtoiworldwideFollow us on Twitter: @mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
2/6/2020 • 30 minutes, 12 seconds
Darkness & Light - Part 7
As he starts this episode in the Gospel of John chapter 1, verse 1, Rabbi Steve Berkson enlightens us with an interesting observation about Messiah Yeshua and the relationship that he has with his Father. This observation flies in the face of any other doctrine that is out there regarding “oneness”, or the “Trinity”, etc.• What role did Messiah Yeshua have in the creation account?• In what way does John 1 parallel Genesis 1?In John chapter 1 we are introduced to another John who would be known as “John the Immerser”, or “John the Baptist.”• Was there a clash between the two ministries, John and Yeshua?• How else was John known to the people–how did they regard him?• What was his role in the entrance of Messiah into the world?In verse 12 it says, “to those believing in His Name”, Rabbi Berkson clarifies the understanding that although the name of Yeshua is important, the message conveyed here is not so much the name as is the “authority” behind the name. Being in the state of “darkness” places one under no authority or under the wrong authority. Being in the state of “light”, one has submitted to the authority of Elohim. In that latter state, one is also given that authority to become the children of Elohim.From John chapter 1 Rabbi Berkson moves us into John chapter 3 so he can expound on the well-know verse 16. The exposition he gives on John 3:16 is not for the average listener, as there seems to be much more meaning in this one verse than most people have understood all their life.• What does it mean to “believe in Him”? Is belief merely mental assent?• Why are the words “should not” and “might” used in this verse?• Is John 3:16 an if/then statement?Moving forward into John 8:12 we see Messiah Yeshua make the declaration that He is the Light of Life. Then he makes the call to discipleship under Him by saying whoever follows Him would possess the Light. Rabbi Berkson gives insight as to what it means to possess something.Going forward in the Gospel of John, Rabbi Berkson stops at chapter 9 where we see the account of Yeshua healing a blind man. His disciples asked Him why and how did this man become blind. Was it something he did, his parents did? Rabbi Berkson cautions all of us to stop looking upon someone else’s condition and guessing why and how they got there. Sometimes it’s just for the purpose of manifesting the works of Elohim.Once again, Rabbi Steve Berkson delves deeper into scripture to uncover even more dimensions of Darkness and Light.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this video has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: @mtoiworldwideFollow us on Twitter: @mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
2/5/2020 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 52 seconds
Afterburn: Thoughts, Q&A on Darkness & Light - Part 6
Some of the topics covered are:• My Bible translation has problems?!• How do I open my eyes and ears to Yah’s word?• What is the “Acceptable Year of Yah”?• Can I break bread with them?• Is Messiah Yeshua against the Talmud?… and much more!Related Teachings can be found here:• Do You Know the Father and the Son? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1kbbHXKq6I&list=PLf9HOA0P9oX85eE0WcFyzM6xquyz7r_RCAfterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: @mtoiworldwideFollow us on Twitter: @mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
1/30/2020 • 31 minutes, 10 seconds
Darkness & Light - Part 6
Diving right in to this teaching, Rabbi Steve Berkson starts us in Matthew 15:1 where we see the Scribes and Pharisees confronting Yeshua about how his disciples did not observe one of the “traditions of the elders”–the ceremonial washing of hands before eating food.• For what purpose did the religious authority of the First Century continually confront Yeshua?• What did the Pharisees do that Yeshua took issue with them about?• Are “traditions” bad and not to be observed at all?• What could Yeshua have done that would have completely destroyed his ministry?• What does the phrase, “blind leading the blind” mean?• What does the true ‘discipleship model’ look like?Rabbi Berkson then takes us to the passage in Isaiah 29:13-24 that Yeshua directly quoted when confronting the Scribes and Pharisees about elevating man-made traditions to the level of Torah, eclipsing actual Torah. In this passage Rabbi Berkson expands on the issue of Light vs. Dark being spoken of by the prophet. He also shares a conversation he had with an atheist in which Rabbi Steve proposed a “what-if” all that we believe turns out to not be true.Then in Luke 1:67-79 Rabbi Berkson shows us another aspect of Light in the purpose of John, a prophet and forerunner of Messiah Yeshua. His purpose was to also be a light to people of that time who were living in darkness, shining on the coming of Messiah, our hope of redemption.In Luke 4:17-21 we see Yeshua again quoting the prophet Isaiah in chapter 61, verses 1-2. Rabbi Berkson takes us to the passage in Isaiah and brings up an interesting point concerning the differences in translations of the Bible.• What translation was Yeshua reading from when he read Isaiah 61:1-2?Finally, Rabbi Berkson takes us into Isaiah 42:1-7, 16 to give more context to Isaiah 61:1-2 as that passage describes a role of the Messiah.Once again, Rabbi Steve Berkson delves deeper into scripture to uncover • even more dimensions of Darkness and Light.Related Teachings can be found here:• INfocus: Nothing Wrong with Tradition, unless… https://youtu.be/19CYyFwcSD0• INfocus: What About Jewish Traditions? https://youtu.be/SNOOFiUAPkM• INfocus: Put the Mic Down? https://youtu.be/QTH6Vc2ssqQ• Discovering Your Identity https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX9sYCl1svmfxY2AfKCmf8H4Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: @mtoiworldwideFollow us on Twitter: @mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
1/29/2020 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 4 seconds
Afterburn: Thoughts, Q&A on Darkness & Light - Part 5
Some of the topics covered are:• How do we balance Matthew 6:31, “Take no thought…” with how we interact with the environment, climate change and using the Earth’s resources responsibly?• Walking in darkness, but thinking you’re walking in the Light• What are you willing to do to get where Yah wants you to be?• How can we know we’re not engaged in Trivial Pursuits?• Husbands and wives providing emotional support for each other?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: @mtoiworldwideFollow us on Twitter: @mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
1/23/2020 • 58 minutes, 7 seconds
Darkness & Light - Part 5
After a brief refreshing of the last four parts Rabbi Steve Berkson continues in Matthew 6:24, making the point that there are those who would start a teaching at this verse. He states that when other teachers skip ahead in this chapter some of the meaning of what Yehsua was getting across to his followers would be lost without the context of the previous twenty-three verses.Matthew 6:24 states a basic relational principle–that you cannot serve two masters. In this situation, as Rabbi Steve points out, it’s a question of who are you trying to please or impress, man or Elohim? If you try to please both you will become frustrated, ending up pleasing nobody because of how diametrically opposed each party is from the other. Yeshua is making the point that it is impossible.Then, moving into verses 25-34 Rabbi Berkson begins a section on something that all of us can succumb to – worry. Yet, Yeshua assures and comforts us with the knowledge that we are the most important to our Father in all of his creation.Connecting to the topic of ‘worry’ Rabbi Steve gets into what he calls a “problem with husbands and wives.” He provides some excellent counsel for the dynamics of the spousal relationship. He also encourages and exhorts you to become the man or the woman that Yah intended you to be–the journey starts from where in your life you are today.Segueing from there into Matthew 11:28-30 Rabbi Berkson points out that Yeshua is speaking discipleship language when he talks about taking his yoke upon you. Taking on the yoke and burden of Yeshua is also the solution to worry. Rabbi Steve gives an unexpected and interesting perspective on the word ‘light’ in verse 30.Moving forward, Rabbi Berkson links the teaching of Yeshua with the words of Paul in 2 Corinthians 6:1 through 7:2 as Paul writes to his assembly in Corinth about being ‘yoked’, or learning from unbelievers.• What is a “believer”?• What does it mean to be “lawless”?Once again, Rabbi Steve Berkson delves deeper into scripture to uncover even more dimensions of Darkness and Light.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: @mtoiworldwideFollow us on Twitter: @mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
1/22/2020 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 56 seconds
Afterburn: Thoughts, Q&A on Darkness & Light - Part 4
Some of the topics covered are:• What does it really mean to “honor your parents”?• What are miracles for?• How husbands and wives should relate struggles with each other• How to help someone without enabling to be codependent• Forgiveness… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: @mtoiworldwideFollow us on Twitter: @mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
1/16/2020 • 35 minutes, 33 seconds
Darkness & Light - Part 4
As he finishes the Tanakh portion of Darkness & Light, Rabbi Steve Berkson takes you to Proverbs 6:20-25 and makes the comparison of parental instruction and instruction from the Eternal Father. The way the author worded phrases in Proverbs was as a father talking to his son, but should be interpreted for you today as your heavenly Father talking to you. Rabbi Berkson also points out that the Torah not only functions as a light instructionally, but it also has a nurturing aspect as would a mother’s role in giving instruction to her children, giving comfort and encouragement.What is meant by a “flattering tongue”?How many different ways can you attach the Torah to yourself?How is “deep” darkness defined?Moving into the Brit Chadasha (New Testament), Rabbi Berkson expounds Matthew 4:13-17 as this passage includes a quote from Isaiah as a Messianic proof of Yeshua being the light. The people who were living in that area at that time were sitting in gloom and darkness, not only under the oppression of Rome, but also under the religious system of that time who’s leaders were hiding light from them.Then staying within the context of Matthew 4, Yeshua the Light, Rabbi Berkson expounds further as he moves us into chapter 5 where we see Yeshua sitting on a hillside instructing his disciples along with the multitude about what it takes to also become a Light to the world.In what way are you today “like the prophets of old”?How do you “lay up treasure in Heaven”?Why is the ‘so’ in the phrase, (Matt 5:16) “Let your light so shine before men”? What are the good works?Is the definition of the English word ‘fulfill’ or ‘complete’ in Matthew 5:17, ‘to terminate’ or ‘do away with’?Once again, Rabbi Steve Berkson delves deeper into scripture to uncover even more dimensions of Darkness and Light.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.orgJoin us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwideFollow us on Instagram: @mtoiworldwideFollow us on Twitter: @mtoiworldwideWe are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at admin@mtoi.org or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!
1/15/2020 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 17 seconds
Afterburn: Thoughts, Q&A on Darkness & Light - Part 3
Some of the topics covered are:• How do we know if we are walking in darkness? Is it up to us to find out or Abba to reveal?• Should you try to convince someone that they should obey more than the Ten Commandments?• Messiah Yeshua showed us what discipline looks like• Is the immoral strange woman spoken of in Proverbs referring to a false religion?• Proverbs 2:9 says “every good path”–is there more than one “good path” or many aspects of light in the simple path?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
1/9/2020 • 50 minutes, 1 second
Darkness & Light - Part 3
Could there be those who are walking in varying degrees of darkness? How would they know? Is it possible that they think they’re walking in light, but are not? What would be your role in interacting with them?How do you get to the place where you trust anyone to teach you how to walk out your faith? Are there out there those who are anointed and appointed by the Creator with the ability to help you navigate through life? How do you find those anointed and appointed?“If you can’t get to the place of trust, you’ll never be able to progress. Progression forward comes out of a place of trust.” ~ Rabbi BerksonIs it a good thing to be simple of mind and heart? What’s the benefit?What is the main problem with unity in the Body of Messiah?Once again, Rabbi Steve Berkson delves deeper into scripture to uncover even more dimensions of Darkness and Light.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
• Can people go back into Darkness once they’ve been in the Light? (Isaiah 59:1-10)• What does it mean to “speak falsehood”?• How do “works” provide, or not provide, a “covering”? (Isaiah 59:6)• What are the two types of Darkness?• What is “thick” darkness?• How does the Light work in us toward others around us?• What does the phrase “In Your light we see light” mean?• Are there those who could be called the walking dead?Rabbi Steve Berkson identifies the problem people encounter while walking the straight-and-narrow. At some point they begin to doubt, which can turn into disbelief in the deliverance of Yah. This problem moves them slowly into darkness, a place of groping around and not finding their way. However, even in that darkness there is still mercy and compassion in that through the gift of repentance, then heeding the voice of an anointed-appointed, the Light can lead them back to the path of life.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
1/1/2020 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 59 seconds
YMTOI Parsha Pearls 11.2 Vayigash – I am Yoseph, Is My Father Still Alive? (Full Version)
12/26/2019 • 1 minute, 36 seconds
Afterburn: Thoughts, Q&A on Darkness & Light - Part 1
Some of the topics covered are:• Should you try to determine if others are living in darkness or light?• How did Noah know which animals were clean and unclean?• What about the Shekinah of Yahweh? How is it related to this teaching?• Is “staying in the light” keeping oneself from worldly interests, i.e. drinking, movies, entertainment, etc?• Like Israel at the Jordan ready to cross over, where are we on the “countdown” to us crossing over into His Kingdom?• If Yeshua was there at the beginning, how was it then that creation started in darkness?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this video has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
12/26/2019 • 49 minutes, 4 seconds
Darkness & Light - Part 1
This teaching begins a new series of teachings on the subject of darkness and light. From Genesis to Revelation the Bible has much to say and teach us about these two things that we humans experience in our physical world. While darkness and light are two separate entities, they are dependent on each other. Scientists have studied darkness and light extensively, not only on this earth, but also beyond into the universe. They have measured the speed of light at 186,000 miles-per-hour. The brightness of light can be calculated in units called lux or to use the precise scientific terminology, illuminance.In this teaching, Rabbi Steve Berkson lays the foundation for the rest of this series in the meanings of darkness and light that goes beyond the physical and into the spiritual aspects of which the scriptures present for our knowledge and understanding, so that the Light will shine in our lives!Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this video has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
12/25/2019 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 48 seconds
YMTOI Parsha Pearls 10.2 Mikeitz - Hinei Ma Tov
12/19/2019 • 2 minutes, 6 seconds
YMTOI Parsha Pearls 10.1 Mikeitz - There Was A Boy Named Yoseph
Song for Mikeitz
12/19/2019 • 40 seconds
Afterburn: Thoughts, Q&A on Honor & Shame - Part 8
Some of the topics covered are:• If you are looking to be moved up (in authority), maybe you are not ready to be moved up• Should “public correction” only be done by the leadership?• Meekness should not be confused with weakness• What’s with all these “leadership positions”, aren’t we all disciples of Messiah?• Is it the “job” of everyone to go out and “share the Gospel”?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this video has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
12/19/2019 • 48 minutes, 33 seconds
Honor & Shame - Part 8
In Luke 14:1-14 we see Yeshua teaching about honor and shame using the example of the seating arrangement at a wedding feast, making the point about how shameful self-exaltation can be and how honorable it is to have genuine humility. As He was teaching He used a phrase, “resurrection of the righteous”–what does this mean?How are your vertical and horizontal relationships? Do you understand your place and role? Do you understand that if you have a place of authority over others that you also have an authority over you? Do you conduct yourself accordingly with honor? Are you showing the same kindness and patience to others that was shown to you?Do you have a “limited definition” of evil? How is evil defined in scripture?When is public correction of someone appropriate? By whom? What was Paul’s instruction to Timothy his student?What does the phrase, under the yoke, refer to? To whom is due “double respect/honor”?Bringing this teaching to its conclusion, Rabbi Steve Berkson’s desire is for you to understand that as you conduct yourself in ways that bring bring honor to Messiah and the Father, honor/respect/esteem will come back to you from them and from those around you.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
Afterburn: Thoughts, Q&A on Honor & Shame - Part 7
Some of the topics covered are:• The reason I wear tzitzit is because…?• Storing up treasure in heaven?• What should I do when my “friends” attack my teacher to my face?… and much more! Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this video has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
12/12/2019 • 33 minutes, 56 seconds
Honor & Shame - Part 7
There are events in your life that reflect whether or not you bring honor or shame to Messiah and the Father.In Luke 9:23 we hear Yeshua Messiah lay out the requirements for being a follower of Him.What does it mean to take up your stake daily? How does that bring honor?Have you been called into this walk to be miserable? Do you feel trapped in a cycle of guilt caused from your perception of “not ever getting it right”? You can break out of that cycle through using a gift that has been given you by the Father–what is that gift?“Yahweh is not so concerned with what you did wrong, rather, He wants to see what you do next–do you acknowledge the wrong and repent, or do you act like “oh well, no big deal”? The honorable way is to own the mistake, use the gift of repentance and move forward.”Are there things or people in your life that are toxic to your walk? How do you deal with them honorably?Rabbi Berkson breaks down Matt 19:16-30: Why was eternal life asked about and not “salvation”? Why did Yeshua say “If you wish to be ‘perfect’”? What does ‘perfect’ mean in this interaction? Rabbi Berkson connects a few scripture dots to clarify the meaning of ‘perfect’. Was Yeshua speaking only of this man’s material possessions?Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this video has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
12/11/2019 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 51 seconds
YMTOI Parsha Pearls 8.1 Vayishlach - Ya’aqoḇ Wrestles All Night Long
12/5/2019 • 49 seconds
Afterburn: Thoughts, Q&A on Honor & Shame - Part 6
Some of the topics covered are:• More on discipleship• Who is my neighbor?• Can I take the “Five-fold Ministry Quiz” to find out which one I am?• Is the wisdom talked about in Proverbs 8 Yeshua because of what He said in John 17:24?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this video has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
12/5/2019 • 58 minutes, 53 seconds
Honor & Shame - Part 6
What better way is there to give honor to the Father than to follow in the steps of our teacher Messiah Yeshua and become one in every way with the Father.In this teaching, Rabbi Steve Berkson continues where we left off in John 17 where we find Yeshua praying for His disciples to be “one, even as we are one”.In an unexpected right turn, Rabbi Berkson takes us into Ephesians 4:11 to show us through the words of the apostle Paul that there are people in various positions whose purpose is to help us get to this place of unity with each other and being one with the Father.Is there a difference between being “child-like” and behaving like a child?What is a “Gentile”?When we see the phrase, put off the old man that has been corrupted–what does corrupted mean? Rabbi Berkson explains what being corrupted is in this sense.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
12/4/2019 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 30 seconds
YMTOI Parsha Pearls 7.2 Vayeitzei - Jacob and Sons
11/28/2019 • 1 minute, 23 seconds
Afterburn: Thoughts, Q&A on Honor & Shame - Part 5
Some of the topics covered are:• Since Yeshua said He wasn’t praying for the world, how should we pray?• Should we pray for the “peace of Jerusalem”?• Keeping vs Guarding… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
11/28/2019 • 46 minutes, 38 seconds
Honor & Shame - Part 5
In John 17 we read about one of the last prayers Yeshua prayed, and He prayed not only for His disciples, but for us also. To begin the prayer, Yeshua prayed to be glorified/esteemed or honored so that His Father would also be honored. This should be a model for all who are Yeshua’s disciple, that we should seek honor only so that our Father would receive honor by the way we think, talk and act.For those who seek to “go deeper” into understanding of the text, Rabbi Berkson gives the opportunity in this episode as he brings out some things that you may not have seen or thought of as you’ve read this passage before.Why should you have authority over your “flesh”? What is “flesh”? How do you have authority over your flesh? Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
11/27/2019 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 36 seconds
Afterburn: Thoughts, Q&A on Honor & Shame - Part 4
Some of the topics covered are:• Do I Have to Tell You More Than Once?!• What about the signs and wonders I saw before coming into Torah?• Is the healing referred to in John 12:40 emotional or spiritual or physical?… and much more!Related Teachings can be found here:• Whose Eyes Are You Right In? https://youtu.be/pfnzHFgNCWM• Making Decisions…the reason you exist https://youtu.be/9RfUrlBAVWw Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
11/21/2019 • 18 minutes, 47 seconds
YMTOI Parsha Pearls 6.1 Toldot - Mayim Song
11/21/2019 • 1 minute, 1 second
Honor & Shame - Part 4
In John 11:4 we see the event where a friend of Yeshua, Lazarus, is on his death bed and Yeshua says that His Father will receive honor in what happens. Rabbi Steve Berkson brings this event into your life today by pointing out that something you may be going through looks to be hopeless, but to hang on and stay strong, for when you come out of your situation you’ll be able to bring honor to your Heavenly Father. What is the one vital thing that you should embrace from all your learning about and understanding of the scriptures and stories in our Bible?Then in John 12:20-26 Yeshua says, “If anyone serves Me, the Father shall value him.” By the definition we’ve learned about the word honor, we know that to value someone or something is another form of honoring that someone or something. What does it look like to you to ‘serve’ someone? What does it mean to “hate” your life?Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
11/20/2019 • 59 minutes, 53 seconds
Afterburn: Thoughts, Q&A on Honor & Shame - Part 3
Some of the topics covered are:• The concept of “above” and “below”• The supernatural and demon possession• Was Yeshua a Kabbalist?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this video has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
11/14/2019 • 47 minutes, 2 seconds
Honor & Shame - Part 3
What qualified Yeshua to be able to teach with authority? Under who did He disciple? This is the question that the First-Century religious authority asked Yeshua right after He healed someone in a synagogue on Shabbat, as we find in the book of John chapter 7.Yeshua informs them that He has been discipled of His Father, something they could not understand or accept. They then attempt to publicly shame Yeshua.Moving into chapter 8, verse 12, we find Messiah Yeshua again teaching in the Temple and the Pharisees again coming to Him in an attempt to again publicly shame Him. Yeshua continues to proclaim what and who He is, giving honor to His Father.The way Yeshua received honor from His Father is something that we can do also today–what is it? (John 8:29)John 8:32 is mostly quoted and taught as a self-standing verse, “and you shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free.” However, this verse starts with the word ‘and’–what proceeds is vitally important, what is it?Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this video has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
Afterburn: Thoughts, Q&A on Honor & Shame - Part 2
Some of the topics covered are:• More on Yeshua’s statement, “I do not receive honor/esteem from men”• Judgment or judging?… and much more! Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this video has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
11/7/2019 • 54 minutes, 35 seconds
Honor & Shame - Part 2
Why did Messiah Yeshua say, “I do not receive honor/esteem from men”? Rabbi Steve Berkson brings some understanding as he relates from John chapter 5 the heated interaction between Yeshua and the religious authority at that time.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
YMTOI Parsha Pearls 3.2 Lech Lecha - Aḇraham and Sarah
11/1/2019 • 2 minutes, 19 seconds
Afterburn: Thoughts, Q&A on Honor & Shame - Part 1
Some of the topics covered are:• How to function in a group/assembly honorably as a person in the middle• More about the “Third Element”• Where is Yeshua in the line of receiving honor? How much honor?• Is there “false shame”, i.e., self-imposed?• Messiah Yeshua died for “certain aspects” of our sin?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this episode has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
10/31/2019 • 42 minutes, 17 seconds
Honor & Shame - Part 1
There are others who teach this subject from a historical perspective, but what does the concept of honor and shame mean to you today? When you interact with others, do you even think about what is honorable or shameful? How can you apply honor and shame when in this Western Culture morality has taken such a beating. The definition of right and wrong, good and bad, honor and shame seems to be shifting sand. There is no longer a conventional understanding/agreement as to these concepts.Thankfully, there is a rock that has always been there, providing stability and direction for the human condition. In this series of teachings, Rabbi Steve Berkson brings understanding and clarity to the subject of Honor and Shame from the principles and examples that can be found in the owner’s manual for this life–the Word of the Creator.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
10/30/2019 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 22 seconds
YMTOI Parsha Pearls 2.2 Noach - Baḇel
Song for Noach
10/25/2019 • 54 seconds
YMTOI Parsha Pearls 1.2 Bereishit - The Adam and Hawwah Song
10/20/2019 • 1 minute, 17 seconds
Afterburn: Thoughts, Q&A on CC101: Are You Covenanted? Part 55
Some of the topics covered are:• Hebrews 9:14; the connection of service to Elohim and a clear conscience• How does one forgive themselves?• How does one who struggles with addiction cleanse the conscience?… and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this video has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
10/10/2019 • 32 minutes, 54 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Covenanted? Part 55
He thought he had finished the teaching on The Covenant in the last episode, however, Rabbi Berkson felt there were still some things that needed to be talked about. He points out that at first glance what is going on in chapters 9 and 10 really don’t affect our walk, but after a prompt from his Boss to double-check those chapters, here we are!If you’ve ever been told that the Book of Hebrews is just too hard to understand, then you definitely should watch this episode. Rabbi Berkson breaks down verse by verse, passage by passage, passionately relating the revealed meanings so that you understand and benefit.Questions:What’s the difference between committing sin by ignorance or defiantly?Was there forgiveness of sin under the sacrificial system?How is the covenant at Sinai meant to be a “parable” of something?In Hebrews 9:10, the author uses the term “set straight”–what does this mean?Is there a difference between redemption and forgiveness?What exactly did the blood shed by Messiah Yeshua do that surpassed the sacrificial system?Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this video has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
10/9/2019 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 34 seconds
Parsha Pearls - Yom Kippur - Yonah Song
Permission by Bim Bam
10/4/2019 • 3 minutes, 39 seconds
Afterburn: Thoughts, Q&A on CC101: Are You Covenanted? Part 54
Some of the topics covered are:• Do the prophets come under the definition of Melchizedekian Priesthood?• Will the Levitical Priesthood be reactivated during the Millennium?• Speaking in legal terms, are we talking about an addendum to the original contract/Covenant?• If we are to one day become priests, would that be in the Melchizedekian Priesthood?• What’s wrong with the Melchizedekian doctrine that some are teaching today?• Should “newbies” study the covenants? … and much more!Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this video has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
10/3/2019 • 44 minutes, 17 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Covenanted? Part 54
Moving into the letter to the Hebrews chapters 7-9, a comparison or contrast of not only the two priesthoods, Levitical and Melchizedekian, begins to be made, but also a comparison of the two temples–earthly and heavenly.Then, arriving at the key verse that has to do with the Covenant, 7:22, Rabbi Steve Berkson proposes a better, more understandable translation and interpretation of the Greek behind the English.Rabbi Berkson points out a significant revelation regarding the thought that the Torah and Covenant was “weak” and “earthly” which is that they were not what was weak or earthly, but rather, it was the human-beings that were operating within the Torah and Covenant. You will not hear that on a Sunday!If you’ve ever been told that the Book of Hebrews is just too hard to understand, then you definitely should watch this episode. Rabbi Berkson breaks down verse by verse, passage by passage, passionately relating the revealed meanings so that you understand and benefit.Questions:• What does New York pizza have to do with the Covenant?• What are the “necessary adjustments” that were made regarding the two priesthoods?• How can Messiah Yeshua serve as a High Priest since He is not of the correct lineage?• The Torah cannot perfect anything?• In what way was the Torah (Law) “weak”?• In what way is the “new covenant” better? Better than what?• Verse 28 talks about an “oath” relating to the Torah–in what proximity was this oath?• Why are some words in the Bible italicized?• Some say that because we don’t have a Levitical Priesthood in place today, tithing is no longer necessary–is this true?Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this video has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
10/2/2019 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 9 seconds
Afterburn: Thoughts, Q&A on CC101: Are You Covenanted? Part 53
Some of the topics covered are:• More thoughts on how you are the tiller of the ground• Is the Melchizedekian Priesthood higher in authority than the Levitical Priesthood?• What is the “Heavenly Gift” mentioned in Hebrews 6:4?• Heros and victims Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this video has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
9/26/2019 • 29 minutes, 15 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Covenanted? Part 53
Continuing the journey in the Book of Hebrews towards the key verse, chapter 7, verse 22, where it talks about Messiah Yeshua being a guarantor of a “better covenant”, Rabbi Steve Berkson begins this episode in chapter 6 to provide more context building up to the understanding of The Covenant. Picking up from where he left off in the last episode, 6:4-6, Rabbi Berkson finds a nugget of gold in verses 7-8 as it talks about ground, rain, plants and tilling, which leads him to John 15 and Matthew 13 as they connect with those things and how they relate and apply to our own lives.Then, moving on through chapter 6, we look at “eagerness vs. sluggishness” and how it relates to belief and patience. Rabbi Berkson coins a phrase “eagerness shift”. Have you experienced this in your walk?If you’ve ever been told that the Book of Hebrews is just too hard to understand, then you definitely should watch this episode. Rabbi Berkson breaks down verse by verse, passage by passage, passionately relating the revealed meanings so that you understand and benefit.Questions:• Hebrews 6:7-8, what is the ground and who does the tilling?• Why would Yeshua tells his disciples to “stay in Him”?• What happens to “thorns and thistles” or a branch that is no longer a part of the tree?• John 15:11, has joy been done away with?• Who is the “Tiller of the Ground”?• What is an “eagerness shift”?• Hebrews 6:19 talks about an “anchor of the life”–what does an anchor do?Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this video has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
9/25/2019 • 59 minutes, 36 seconds
Afterburn: Thoughts, Q&A on CC101: Are You Covenanted? Part 52
Some of the topics covered are:• Why do some in the Torah Observant community disregard the book of Hebrews?• More thoughts on the unadulterated milk of the Word of Yahweh• In Hebrews 5:12–to what do the “first elements of the Words of Elohim” refer?Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
9/19/2019 • 25 minutes, 7 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Covenanted? Part 52
In the last episode Rabbi Steve Berkson unpacked more of the nuances of being in covenant by diving into the letter to the Hebrews, the Book of Hebrews. He moved at record pace going through the first four chapters in one setting. Now we understand and should try to relate to the First-Century audience as the author of the letter makes the case for Messiah Yeshua’s place in the “big picture” and in the lives of the individuals as their standard of lifestyle was about to go away–the destruction of the Temple by the Romans and the suspension of the Aaronic/Levitical priesthood.With that said we now go into chapter five where the author explains the differences between the Aaronic/Levitical priesthood and the Melchizedekian priesthood.Then from chapter five Rabbi Steve touches on chapter six where we see a passage that has perplexed many, verses 4 through 6, specifically the word ‘impossible’. Does the passage tell us that some are doomed to destruction with no return?If you’ve ever been told that the Book of Hebrews is just too hard to understand, then you definitely should watch this episode. Rabbi Berkson breaks down verse by verse, passage by passage, passionately relating the revealed meanings so that you understand and benefit.Questions:• If Messiah Yeshua takes on the role of High Priest (Heb 3:1) and does not qualify for the Aaronic - Priesthood, how can He be in that role?• What “perfected” Messiah Yeshua? What do we struggle with?• How does one become “dull of hearing”? What does it mean to be “dull of hearing”?• What are “dead works”?Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtm• INfocus: That’s Not Submission https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a73Wn6jCz_E• INfocus: Do Not Be Called Rabbi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwg0kTLvlUY• Repentance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFXaoqjCjO4 Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this video has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
9/18/2019 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 24 seconds
Afterburn: Thoughts, Q&A on CC101: Are You Covenanted? Part 51
Some of the topics covered are:• Why did Messiah Yeshua have to come as a human-being?• More about coming boldly to the throne of favor• Do we know what happened when Yeshua died and when was the temple destroyed?• How is it that Messiah Yeshua was “apart from sin”? (Hebrews 4:15)Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
9/12/2019 • 35 minutes, 31 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Covenanted? Part 51
This exciting episode begins the letter to the Hebrews. The goal of going through this letter is to get to chapter 7 and verse 22 where it speaks of Yeshua being the guarantor of a “better covenant”. What does this mean and hasn’t it caused a lot of trouble due to mainstream Christianity’s interpretation of this verse? But, in order to do that, Rabbi Steve Berkson starts us on the journey from the beginning of the letter in order to understand, through context, what the author is saying leading up to chapter 7.Questions:• Why was the letter to the Hebrews written? What was going on at that time?• What happens when the structure of your way of life no longer exists?• Where does Messiah Yeshua fit into the picture of what was happening at that time?• What perishes and what remains?• Does the letter to the Hebrews talk about transitioning to a different set of laws?• Hebrews 4:10 talks about resting from one’s own works–what could this mean?Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtm• Do You Know the Father and the Son? https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX85eE0WcFyzM6xquyz7r_RC• Endure and Receive the Crown of Life https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX8XUQYclJ4pJpVyjj9jIQ2x• To He Who Overcomes https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX_vAjOy2Jk2cyCv2Li0ZQf-• The Heart of the Matter https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX_O_DuSxpxaOIPKqKENGP0s• INfocus: This is the Good News? https://youtu.be/doC343i4ki0 Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
9/11/2019 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 10 seconds
Afterburn: Thoughts, Q&A on CC101: Are You Covenanted? Part 50
Some of the topics covered are:• Listening to various “teachers” and finding your teacher• How is the “unmerited grace” that happens before the calling different from mercy?• Paul says “not everyone does this.” …?• Is Ephesians 2:6 talking about going to heaven?Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtml• INfocus: Messi-Mutt https://youtu.be/pL4EeaQbOKk• The Millennium and the Kingdom https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX9UNbkpvbCaWQXijbyGCLVK• Understanding the Ruach/Spirit https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX_0Mi7M6VeNIqg8eu1f_QBm Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
9/5/2019 • 45 minutes, 31 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Covenanted? Part 50
Moving forward from last week, Rabbi Steve Berkson takes us into Romans chapters 11 and 12, then to Ephesians chapter 2, where he interprets the writing of the apostle Paul quite a bit differently than most of us have ever heard taught before. Because of this, Rabbi Steve clarifies further his position on the understanding of “grace” or favor, specifically whether it is merited or unmerited. Could it be both? In this message we see the beauty of the kindness and faithfulness of our Creator as He offers the opportunity to enter into His Covenant even though we have done nothing up to that point to deserve it.Questions:• Romans 10:17 talks of “hearing by the Word of God”, is there an underlying message that is lost in the translation?• What exactly is the “Good News”?• What is the “disease” we see in the Bible from start to finish?• All people before Acts 2 could not be “righteous” because they didn’t have the Holy Spirit?• Can you empty yourself?Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtm• The Search for the Doctrine of Grace https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX91R_Lz3jOfHHCxJV6XebkV• Understanding the Ruach/Spirit https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX_0Mi7M6VeNIqg8eu1f_QBm• INfocus: This is the Good News? https://youtu.be/doC343i4ki0• INfocus: A Whole Lumber Yard https://youtu.be/eEzQOoVlMA0• What is Worship? https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX-_h58GEfh00Hbr_JozebDE• Do You Know the Father and the Son? https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX85eE0WcFyzM6xquyz7r_RC• Developing the Character of Yeshua https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX_fefHRSPcUlLPsRSeHwxsb• What Would Yeshua Do? • INfocus: That’s Not Submission! https://youtu.be/a73Wn6jCz_E Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
9/4/2019 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 21 seconds
Afterburn: Thoughts, Q&A on CC101: Are You Covenanted? Part 49
Some of the topics covered are:• More about “called and chosen”• Don’t we need to…?• How does being “chosen” relate to salvation?• If none of us know that we are chosen, how can we have the assurance or hope in all that we are going through?Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
8/29/2019 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 36 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Covenanted? Part 49
As he continues in Romans chapters 10 and 11, Rabbi Steve Berkson has received some clear insight on a couple of troublesome verses. Understanding the context of the letter to the Roman assembly is the key, as he explains in the first part of this teaching. Not only the context in this letter, but also, context from the Tanakh as the apostle Paul references it time and time again to establish his points. Context is critical to gaining the correct understanding and interpretation, especially when it has to do with the writings of Paul.Questions:- When the word ‘saved’ or ‘delivered’ is used, is it clearly understood, ‘saved’ or ‘delivered’ from what? Does it refer to a future event?- What does it mean to be “sent”? Isn’t there a “Great Commission” on all of us?- Some teach that Israel has been “replaced” because God is done with them–is that true?- What is pre-destination, divine selection and being chosen? Are they one and the same?- What is it that a Gentile has that a Jew would be jealous of?Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
8/28/2019 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 3 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Covenanted? Part 48
Can you say that the things you are suffering now because of your faith are not worthy to be compared to the honor (glory) that shall be revealed in you?Who’s the ‘he’ that “searches the hearts”?Is it true that nothing can separate us from the love of Messiah?Romans 10:4 reads that Messiah is the end of the law for righteousness–what does the word ‘end’ mean in that sentence?Did Paul misquote Moses in Romans 10:6-8?As we’ve progressed through the book of Romans, we see how the apostle Paul addresses two major issues among his congregation: 1. The rift between those who are native-born Israeli and those of the nations (Gentiles), and, 2. Paul refers to at least two sets of “laws”, the Torah and the “law of sin and death”. In this teaching, Rabbi Steve Berkson slowly and methodically takes us through Romans chapters 8 through 10, untangling 2,000 years of erroneous understanding and twisted teaching. He exposes the more sensible scenario in which Paul would actually be writing to his Roman congregation about being Torah observant and not the other way around.Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtm• Endure and Receive the Crown of Life https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX8XUQYclJ4pJpVyjj9jIQ2x• To He Who Overcomes https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX_vAjOy2Jk2cyCv2Li0ZQf-• Are You Saved? https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX-XDS4JdFkY0WuOGluQm7_Y• Do You Know the Father and the Son? https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX85eE0WcFyzM6xquyz7r_RC• Understanding the Ruach/Spirit https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX_0Mi7M6VeNIqg8eu1f_QBm• Baptism of Fire https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX9AWP1xgzwYpV84LbShjxe-• Discovering Your Identity https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX9sYCl1svmfxY2AfKCmf8H4 Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
8/21/2019 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 45 seconds
Afterburn: Thoughts, Q&A on CC101: Are You Covenanted? Part 47
Some of the topics covered are:What about using “foul or offensive language” or “cursing”?Keeping and not keeping Shabbat as it pertains to a job or serviceUsing the Torah in a wrong wayRelated Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtml• Shabbat https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX8iTJYEyttJt_XUBjuieL2s• INfocus: Torah Terrorists https://youtu.be/xcXOVXyRxiY• Understanding the Ruach/Spirit https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX_0Mi7M6VeNIqg8eu1f_QBm Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
8/15/2019 • 34 minutes, 43 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Covenanted? Part 47
What other teacher do you know that can reference Star Wars and The Who, and do a Yoda impersonation in the same teaching?What is the critical thing of which Christians will not accept the biblical definition?For what purpose are you “set free”?Does the Torah ever lead to death?When is the one time you should have full self-sovereignty?After understanding the first issue the apostle Paul was addressing in Romans which was how the “law” applied (or not) to the Gentiles who were being drawn to this faith, Rabbi Steve Berkson now unpacks the second issue, understanding what law Paul is referring to, by going to chapters 5 through 8.Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtm• Discovering Your Identity https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX9sYCl1svmfxY2AfKCmf8H4• INfocus: You Sicko! https://youtu.be/fJAeYWM9p24• The Heart of the Matter https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX_O_DuSxpxaOIPKqKENGP0s• Understanding the Ruach/Spirit https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX_0Mi7M6VeNIqg8eu1f_QBmDon't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
8/14/2019 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 26 seconds
Afterburn: Thoughts, Q&A on Are You Covenanted? Part 46
Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session, you need answers as more thoughts and questions consume you in your spiritual growth.Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI, provides an opportunity for the Afterburn to take place by additional thoughts and insight about what he just taught as well as answering questions from the local congregation and those watching the live stream.Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_w...The Millennium and the Kingdom https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
8/8/2019 • 41 minutes, 48 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Covenanted? Part 46
Why was Messiah Yeshua “delivered up” and then “raised”?Is Yahweh “obligated” to us?What is the one thing on which Jews and Christians agree?Is the apostle Paul teaching his congregation against circumcision of the flesh? Is “circumcision of the heart” a concept exclusive to the New Testament?This teaching is particularly challenging for the teacher and for the listener/disciple because of how the apostle Paul chose to word his thoughts in this letter to the beloved, set-apart ones in Rome. Taking us into Romans, chapters 4 and 5, Rabbi Steve Berkson brings clarity to this problematic text through context (who is speaking, to whom is the speaking directed, when, why and where), redefining terminology (circumcision/uncircumcision to covenanted/not covenanted), and by moving slowly through the text, not glossing over any phrase or passage.Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtm• The Search for the Doctrine of Grace https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX91R_Lz3jOfHHCxJV6XebkV• Beware False Prophets https://youtu.be/h3k6TXmzRe4• Endure and Receive the Crown of Life https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX8XUQYclJ4pJpVyjj9jIQ2xDon't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
8/7/2019 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 44 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Covenanted? Part 45
In the face of 2,000 years of twisted teaching, you will discover that the apostle Paul was not teaching that the “law” has been “done away with”–actually the English word “law” has to be clarified first before anything else around it can be understood. Rabbi Steve Berkson will endeavor to use the word “law” instead of Torah, because when Paul uses the word “law” (in the Greek “nomos”), he’s not always referring to Torah, which can skew the understanding of what he’s talking about.If you would like to have a clearer understanding of the “what and why” the apostle Paul wrote to the followers of Yeshua who were in Rome, then you really do want to hit the play button on this teaching as Rabbi Steve Berkson begins to analyze the book of Romans from start to finish, chapter by chapter, verse by verse, to answer the question, “Are You Covenanted?”Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
7/31/2019 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 54 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Covenanted? Part 44
Who are you allowing to have authority in your spiritual life, your faith? Is it possible to have more than one authority as it pertains to your halacha, your walk?What does it mean to be “unequally yoked”? What is the “twisted truth”?Many of you no longer believe in Santa Clause, but there’s another “clause” that you still believe in…What is it you are not supposed touch, ever!?Does this world belong to the Creator, or not? How does that affect you?As he wraps up some final points in 2 Corinthians 6, Rabbi Steve Berkson counsels and trains those under his care to get from here now to where YHWH receives you.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
7/24/2019 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 14 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Covenanted? Part 43
Continuing with Paul’s Corinthian congregation, in his second letter he reaffirms his leadership and authority under Messiah (2 Cor 3:1). Consider that the congregates were primarily Jewish under a system that built fences around the Torah and who knew the Torah from a “letter of the law” perspective in contrast to the new teaching about the “spirit of the law”.In this message to the Body of Messiah, Rabbi Steve Berkson breaks down some of the difficult concepts from the apostle Paul that are misunderstand and, therefore, misquoted by many to declare that the law (Torah) has been abolished.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
7/17/2019 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 14 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Covenanted? Part 42
Is the wearing of a headscarf (or kippah for males) what is being discussed in 1 Corinthians chapter 11?Why does Paul talk about headship or authority structure in 1 Corinthians chapter 11? What does it have to do with drinking of the cup and eating the bread? How does it connect to being covenanted?Rabbi Steve Berkson dissects this controversial chapter and brings clarity to the real meaning of headship and authority structure of the Body of Messiah.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this video has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
7/10/2019 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 44 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Covenanted? Part 41
In one of his letters to the Corinthians Paul talks about the cup that Yeshua gave to his disciples and said, this is my blood of the renewed covenant. (1 Cor 11:25) Why was Paul talking about this cup? What does it have to do with the covenant? What was the issue in his congregation?What does “immersed into Mosheh (Moses)” mean?To get to the understanding of 1 Corinthians 11: 25, Rabbi Steve Berkson backs up to chapter 10 in order to gain the contextual framing necessary to understand the real meaning of that one verse, as Paul intended for his congregation.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this video has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
7/3/2019 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 6 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Covenanted? Part 40
** Due to technical issues, the audio is not as it should be in this teaching. **On what issue do Christians and those who are Messianic Torah Observant agree?How did Abraham obey Torah before Mt. Sinai? (Genesis 26:4-5)What is the whole point of Torah observance?When Yeshua gave his disciples the bread and wine, saying this is the new covenant in my blood, did He start the ritual called communion?What did Yeshua mean when He cried out “It is finished!”?Moving into the Brit HaDashah (New Testament), Rabbi Steve Berkson continues clarifying the understanding of being covenanted with our Creator.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
6/26/2019 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 36 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Covenanted? Part 39
What are the “shepherds” spoken about in Jeremiah 23? Why were they given a scathing rebuke?What’s the difference between esteeming self and self-esteem?How does discouragement, worry and stress relate to the covenant? Ezekiel chapter 37 talks about the prophet speaking to dry bones–what is this about?Rabbi Steve Berkson brings clarity to the redemption and reconciliation found in the covenant.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
6/19/2019 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 54 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Covenanted? Part 38
Is Jeremiah 31:31 talking about a “new” covenant or a “renewed” covenant? Why?When Torah was given at Mt. Sinai, what was that symbolic of? What does that make us as a group?Is there a clue as to what covenant is being talked about in Jeremiah 31?Has this “new covenant” already happened? Why or why not?What does the existence of the Earth, Sun, Moon and stars have to do with the covenant?Why does Jeremiah chapter 3 say the Ark of the Covenant will not be built again or remembered?Rabbi Steve Berkson traverses the book of Jeremiah bringing some clarity to the scriptures that are intended to give the reader rebuke, instruction and hope. Once again we learn that teachers who have a right heart toward the Father will be used by Him to instruct His people. As a bonus, Rabbi Berkson explains how Yeshua could be called a Nazarite even though there is no verse in the Tanakh (Old Testament) that says it.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
6/12/2019 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 1 second
Covenant Community 101: Are You Covenanted? Part 37
What does it mean to “come to Him”? What is our part? What is His part?Is King David from long ago coming back to life to reign in Israel again?When was “The Covenant” in effect? With whom was it made?How are teachers different from prophets?When it comes to His commandments, statutes and ordinances, are you observing and keeping them, or are you guarding them?Are there “Gentile Believers”? Who are the “sons of the foreigners” spoken of in Isaiah 56? How does one “join themselves” to Yahweh?Covering Isaiah chapters 55 and 56, Rabbi Steve Berkson emphasizes the need to aim higher and elevate your thoughts through having a relationship with the Word of The Creator. He also spends a fair amount of time on “guarding” the Torah as opposed to merely keeping or observing it.Then, getting started in Jeremiah chapter 31, Rabbi Steve relates how the Covenant at Sinai was actually a marriage ceremony between Yahweh and His people. From that, Rabbi Steve gives vital instruction to those who would enter into marriage and those who would renew their vows.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
6/5/2019 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 7 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Covenanted? Part 36
Why does God allow suffering, pain and misery on this Earth?How has the law been “changed”?What was it that caused the Great Flood cleansing the Earth of mankind?Why was Noah preserved?What is the “plan of redemption”? What is a remnant?In this episode we are going to the book of the prophet Isaiah where we will begin to understand the effect of covenant breaking on the Earth.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
5/29/2019 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 48 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Covenanted? Part 35
The faith/belief/trust we as humans profess in something that is greater than ourselves ultimately boils down to relationship. This relationship is being one with our Creator, our Father and our Messiah, in the context of or vehicle known as “covenant.” For this reason, to learn about this covenant is critical to the health of the relationship both vertical (with the Creator) and horizontal (with each other).In this episode Rabbi Steve Berkson lays out more to learn from Proverbs chapter 5 as it pertains to wisdom, understanding and knowledge in keeping covenant with our Creator.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this video has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
5/29/2019 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 29 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Covenanted? Part 34
In Proverbs 5:6 we see the “strange woman” described as unstable. What does it mean to be unstable?How is faith related to stability/unstability? How is wisdom related to being stable or unstable?Rabbi Steve Berkson continues the theme of covenant with our Creator being connected to wisdom, knowledge and understanding in how we keep that covenant as he digs deep into the concept of “unstable” and “doubleminded”, taking us to James chapter 1 and 2 Peter 3:14-18.Then be ready for a pop quiz on how stable or unstable your are in some of the areas of life.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
5/15/2019 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 27 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Covenanted? Part 33
The prophet Jeremiah was given some severe words to speak to the people concerning how they were behaving while being in covenant with their Elohim. They were living in the land and claiming Yahweh to be their Elohim yet, at the same time, living according to the idolatry of the nations around them, but thinking they were doing it unto Yahweh. Yahweh said no more! “Why should my beloved be in my house? She has done wickedness with many.” (Jeremiah 11:15)Rabbi Steve Berkson points out from the warnings of Jeremiah that loving with the world and being in covenant with Yahweh is impossible. You will have to hate one and love the other.Going forward, Rabbi Berkson digs deep into the metaphor of the olive tree with its branches getting broken off and other branches grafted in beginning in Jeremiah 11:16 and moving into Romans 11 and John 15.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
5/8/2019 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 25 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Covenanted? Part 32
What kind of relationship do you think you have with our Creator?Do you believe you are “in covenant” with the Almighty?What are the two things needed to have the correct relationship with YHVH? What determines whether or not you have a relationship with Him?Proverbs 5:5 talks about a “strange woman” and how “her feet go down to death”–what meaning could be gotten by “her feet” in this passage?What kind of possession would be worse that being demon-possessed?What does the word “brutish” mean?Continuing the journey in Proverbs, Rabbi Steve Berkson breaks down key terms and phrases, i.e., the “strange woman” whose “feet go down to death”. Branching out into Jeremiah 10 and 11 Rabbi Steve shows us how we can be against ourselves if we don’t live this covenant-life according to the right knowledge (relationship) with our Creator.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
5/1/2019 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 55 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Covenanted? Part 31
What is significant about a “teacher’s wisdom”? (Proverbs 5:1)Who (or what) is this “strange woman” we find in Proverbs 5:3?Yeshua talked about the “leaven of the Pharasees”–what was that?How many people does it take to “make peace”?What does it mean to validate each other’s position and feelings when dealing with conflicts in relationship?Why does Yaakov (James) call his readers “adulterers and adulteresses”? (James 4:4)Rabbi Steve Berkson continues with the topic of how wisdom, understanding and knowledge relate to keeping covenant with the Almighty. In this teaching he continues to explore the word “bitter” as it is used in scripture.Also more Covenant-Life coaching as Rabbi Steve imparts some of the wisdom he has acquired over the time he’s spent counseling many people in many phases of this covenant walk.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
4/17/2019 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 14 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Covenanted? Part 30
Going to the book of the prophet Amos, chapter 5, we are staying with the topic of how wisdom, understanding and knowledge relate to keeping covenant with the Almighty. In this episode Rabbi Steve Berkson continues looking at the references of “wormwood” to discover the relevance for you today.Then from “wormwood” we get the word “bitter”. Rabbi Steve takes us into Isaiah 5:20-21 and James chapter 3 so we might understand what the word “bitter” is referring to.Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_w...- The Fear of Yahweh- Well Done, Good and Trustworthy Servant- Whose Eyes Are You Right In?- CC101: What Are You Thinking?- INfocus: Torah Terrorist- INfocus: You’re Still WrongDon't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
4/10/2019 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 19 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Covenanted? Part 29
Continuing on our journey through the book of Proverbs we are staying with the topic of how wisdom, understanding and knowledge relate to keeping covenant with the Almighty. In this episode Rabbi Steve Berkson continues looking at the references of “wormwood” to discover the relevance for you today. We also discover that a majority of what we read in the writings of the Apostles (New Testament) can be found as having already been said and written about in the Tanak (Old Testament). Rabbi Steve gives an example of that in the verse from Jeremiah 23:28 that talks of the chaff and wheat relating it to a parable given by Yeshua in Matthew 13.Why aren’t we in the Hebrew Roots, Messianic Movement, Torah Observant group seeing the manifestation of miracles like perhaps the Christian group claiming to see?Rabbi Steve tells us his mandate in teaching the Body of Messiah. He also gives us his view on eschatology (study of the end time) and gives a synopsis of his teaching on that subject.Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtm- Baptism of Fire- INfocus: The Opportunist- Making Decisions…the reason you exist- The Millennium & The Kingdom- INfocus: Picking on NicodemusDon't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
4/3/2019 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 14 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Covenanted? Part 28
Continuing on our journey through the book of Proverbs, we are staying with the topic of how wisdom, understanding and knowledge relate to keeping covenant with the Almighty. In the last episode Rabbi Steve Berkson took us down a “Rabbi Trail” to look at the words “discretion” and “wormwood”. In this episode he continues looking at the references of “wormwood” to discover the relevance for you today. Who are these “evil shepherds” Jeremiah spoke of? (Jeremiah 23:1-2)What does Yahweh consider to be “horrible”?What is the last great exodus? Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtm- Beware False Prophets- Do You Know the Father and the Son?- What is Worship?- Master Teach Us- CC101: Are You Saved?- INfocus: Messi-Mutt- The Heart of the Matter- INfocus: The Three VoicesDon't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
3/27/2019 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 18 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Covenanted? Part 27
Continuing on the relationship between wisdom, knowledge and understanding and keeping covenant, Rabbi Steve Berkson uncovers valuable understanding regarding discretion and the word “wormwood” and its connection to keeping covenant.Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtm• Making Decisions…the reason you exist• Understanding the Ruach/Spirit• CC101: Discovering Your Identity• Do Not Do As They DoDon't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
3/20/2019 • 56 minutes, 43 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Covenanted? Part 26
Why should you be careful and reluctant when trying to get someone to follow your position on an issue? What group of people do you not want to be a part of?Who are those who have “eaten the bread of wrongdoing, and they drink the wine of violence”? What is the “violence” that is referred to here?The Apostle Paul wrote about the Body of Messiah needing teachers, (Eph 4:11). What kind of teacher was he talking about?What two concepts has mainstream Christianity combined to make one incorrect concept?What “active” roles has the Father shown us in keeping covenant with Him–things that He won’t do?Everyone has a “worldview”–what should your worldview be?What did Peter say about Paul’s teachings? (2 Peter 3:14-16) What does “untaught and unstable” mean?Continuing in the relationship between being in covenant and wisdom, knowledge and understanding, and also still in the book of Proverbs, Rabbi Steve Berkson clarifies word definitions, our role in relation to others and in the Body of Messiah, and how important it is for all of us to find an anointed and appointed teacher.Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtml• The Search for the Doctrine of Grace• Do You Know the Father and the Son?• Beware False Prophets• The Heart of the Matter• Learn and Teach the Torah• Understanding the Ruach/SpiritDon't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
3/13/2019 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 56 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Covenanted? Part 25
Why are people referred to as “children” in scripture? e.g., Children of IsraelWe are instructed to “not forget” and “don’t turn away” from the Father’s discipline–how do we keep from doing these?Why do some “turn away” from the words of Elohim?How are some people today “disempowered”?From where does understanding come? Why is wisdom referred to as a “crown”?We know the Shema (Deut 6:4) is “hear and do”, but is there another understanding we can add to it?Going deeper into Proverbs 4, Rabbi Steve Berkson delivers more “Covenant-Life Coaching”–Perspectives and understanding you need to get you from where you are now into the Kingdom of Elohim.Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtml• Baptism of Fire• Cling, Cleave, Hold Fast• INfocus: That’s Not Submission• The Search for the Doctrine of Grace• INfocus: The Opportunist• Walk In All His Ways• Follow the Pattern, Exactly• CC101: Are You Saved?• INfocus: The Law of 33%Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
3/6/2019 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 6 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Covenanted? Part 24
Hoping to get through more than seven verses this time, Rabbi Steve Berkson continues teaching in Proverbs about wisdom, knowledge and understanding and how they relate to keeping covenant with our Creator.What is “cruel”? How is it related to “perverse”? What do these have to do with Covenant-Life?Do you see yourself as cruel or a fool? No? Are you sure?What has to happen before understanding opens itself up to you?What is it you identify with/as? What should you identify with/as?Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtml• CC101: Unity and Division in the Body of Messiah• INfocus: That’s Not Submission!• INfocus: Fear & Doubt vs Faith & Belief• The Fear of Yahweh• No Other Name• Let Me Not Be AshamedDon't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
2/27/2019 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 6 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Covenanted? Part 23
Do you place high value on Torah and the Covenant? How about wisdom? Isn’t it through wisdom that Yahweh has a relationship with us? What is the beginning of wisdom?Is intelligence the same as wisdom? What does wisdom accomplish exactly?Continuing in the book of Proverbs, Rabbi Steve Berkson teaches from chapter 3 about how extremely critical it is for relationship, right relationship, and the mechanics of doing the commandments work together. The highest value must be placed on wisdom because it is a tree of life to those taking hold of her, and blessed are those who retain it. You must retain it. Rabbi Steve spends a bit of time on retaining wisdom by going to the Parable of the Sower in Matthew 13.In this teaching you’ll hear what it means to be a good employee and adorn the Word of Elohim in your life.Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtmlDo You Know the Father and the Son?INfocus: Human[being]Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
2/20/2019 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 48 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Covenanted? Part 22
What we’ve been dealing with in Proverbs is the other part of keeping covenant–the ‘why’ we do what He says to do (or not do). We know there is the “mechanical” part–the how, what, where, when, but we need to understand that the attitude of our heart works together with the mechanical to provide the “why” we are in covenant with Yahweh.Is it necessary that you completely understand everything you have to do within this covenant?How does being covenanted affect your health, finances, etc.?What’s the first thing you should do before handing over your sovereignty to Yeshua?Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
2/13/2019 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 37 seconds
SPECIAL: State of the Body 2019
As the President of the United States gave the 2019 SOTU address, Rabbi Steve Berkson also addressed the Body of Messiah with an assessment of the State of the Body in 2019.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
2/8/2019 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 19 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Covenanted? Part 21
“Without wisdom, knowledge and understanding it is impossible to behave correctly within the framework of the covenant.”Rabbi Steve Berkson continues the subject of how wisdom, knowledge and understanding relate to keeping covenant from the Book of Proverbs.Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtml• The Heart of the Matter• INfocus: You’re Still WrongDon't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
2/6/2019 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 17 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Covenanted? Part 20
Is it using wisdom to keep the covenant with the Most High Elohim? Does it take knowledge and understanding?From Proverbs chapter 2, Rabbi Steve Berkson shows how wisdom, knowledge and understanding relate and are connected to keeping covenant with the Almighty.Is there an active role in this covenant that people are expected to perform?Ever wonder why some things are repeated over and over again in scripture?Fill in the blank: In the _______ you’ll get the understanding.Are you seeing stability in the Body with everyone thinking the Holy Spirit leads them all individually?If one is considered “blameless”, what does that mean?What is “situational awareness”? Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtml• The Heart of the Matter• Learn & Teach the Torah• Baptism of FireDon't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
1/30/2019 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 51 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Covenanted? Part 19
In this teaching Rabbi Steve Berkson takes us into the book of Proverbs to discover the connection between wisdom, knowledge and understanding and covenant-keeping.What is “understanding the words of understanding”?Do you need a teacher for understanding Torah?Are you going beyond the mechanics of keeping Torah and into the discipline of keeping Torah?What is “ear-tickling”? How does it affect spiritual growth?What is plaguing the Body of Messiah today? What is the cure/solution?Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_w...• The Fear of Yahweh• Do You Know the Father and the Son?• Developing the Character of Yeshua Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
1/23/2019 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 51 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Covenanted? Part 18
Continuing the thought, The Role and Effect of Remembering What Yah Has Done on Keeping Covenant, Rabbi Steve Berkson takes us to more examples from scripture.Going through a quick recap of last week’s teaching from Psalm 106:How are we to approach Elohim Most High?How does Yah consider the way we treat earthly leadership?What is one of the roles of leadership?Continuing in Psalm 106:What is the dangerous mindset when reading scripture?How can mainstream Christianity say that the law (Torah) was done away with when we see in scripture that we provoke or please Elohim by our deeds/works/actions?Should we have any interaction with the World? To what degree?What does “tickle the ears” mean?The psalmist said, “He remembered His covenant…”–what covenant is El remembering? Abrahamic or Sinai?Then Rabbi Steve wraps up this teaching by taking us to Psalm 111. There the psalmist says the works of Yah are righteous and those who love them search for them.Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtmlMaking Decisions…the reason you existINfocus: The OpportunistCC101: What Are You Thinking?CC101: Are You Saved?The Fear of YahwehDon't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
1/16/2019 • 1 hour, 42 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Covenanted? Part 17
Psalm 105:4 tells us to “seek His face always”. How do we “seek His face”?What is the Relational Framework? In what forms do we see and experience this currently?There are some who teach that there was a problem with the old covenant and a new and improved covenant had to be created. Is that true? If the scriptures say that the covenant is perfect, what was the problem with the covenant?What is not remembering the wonders Yah has done linked to? What does it lead to?Rabbi Steve takes us into Psalm 105 where we are reminded of some of the wonders that Yah performed when he brought his people, Israel, out of Egypt and how that affects our keeping covenant today.Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtml- Making Decisions…the reason you existDon't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
1/9/2019 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 50 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Covenanted? Part 16
What should you be thinking about as you read through the Bible?What is the “beautiful thing” that you see in scripture?Finish this statement, “Come as you are, …” How does change happen?What is the one thing you should do when approaching the Creator in prayer?What is the whole point of the Covenant? Psalm 105:1 says to “make known His deeds among the peoples.” How do we do that? Is that an opportunity for personal evangelism, i.e., knocking on doors, etc.?Continuing in Psalms Rabbi Steve Berkson shows the role and effect of remembering what Yah has done as to how they pertain to keeping covenant with him. Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtml• Making Decisions…the reason you exist• The Fear of Yahweh• INfocus: You’re Still Wrong• Developing the Character of Yeshua• Divorce, Remarriage & Putting Away• Are You Saved?• My Sheep Know My VoiceDon't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
1/2/2019 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 39 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Covenanted? Part 15
Rabbi Steve Berkson desires that you embrace the understanding that it’s all about your heart when it comes to keeping covenant with your Creator. It has to be in your heart to fear him, guard and do all of His commandments, to love Him and to serve Yahweh your Elohim.This episode focuses on believing, trusting and counting on what Yahweh has said He will do. The Psalms help us by reminding us of all Yahweh has done and that He is trustworthy to accomplish all that He has promised His people down through time to this day.Related Teachings can be found here, mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtml• Love & Torah • The Heart of the Matter• The Fear of Yahweh• The Search for the Doctrine of Grace• Let Me Not Be Ashamed• INFOCUS: Ask for the Old Paths• INFOCUS: The Needs/Wants DisconnectDon't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
12/26/2018 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 2 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Covenanted? Part 14
In 1 Chronicles 16 we see within a song of praise that went up in thanksgiving there is a “covenantal-mindset”. What is that “covenantal-mindset”? What happened to Israel when the “covenantal-mindset” faded away?1 Chronicles 16:22 is the statement, “Do not touch my anointed ones, and do My prophets no evil.” What does this mean? Could you be accused of having done this?What does it mean to be a Light to this World? To whom were the prophets typically sent? How do you see that being abused today?Continuing with, “The Role and Effect of Leadership on Covenant Keeping”, Rabbi Steve Berkson wants you to embrace two things; 1) that it is your responsibility to find good leadership, anointed and appointed leadership, and, 2) put yourself under and be submissive to that authority. The reason for this is that in the scriptures we see the leadership, whether a prophet or a sovereign, being the one given the greater vision for the people. Also, the leadership are those who set the expectation and standard as to the commitment of the people to hold fast to the Covenant.Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtml• Learn & Teach the Torah• Time to Re-dedicate YourselfDon't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
12/19/2018 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 3 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Covenanted? Part 13
Continuing with, “The Role and Effect of Leadership on Covenant Keeping”, Rabbi Steve Berkson takes us on a journey through the books of 1 & 2 Kings where he shows us examples in King Solomon and the Northern Kingdom of Israel of what happens when those in leadership cause real problems for those for whom they are responsible by not upholding their side of the Covenant.What is the key element of the relationship between the Creator and His people?How does a man with a wife who is not covenanted run his household according to the Covenant? How does a woman who is the wife of a man who is not covenanted deal with her husband while not breaking covenant with her Elohim?What is the punishment for being contrary to your Elohim?What was the main reason the Northern Kingdom of Israel was thrown out of the Land? Are you allowing non-Covenanted teachers to have influence and authority in your life?This may be the strongest teaching of the series yet.Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtml- The Heart of the Matter- Beware False Prophets- The Search for the Doctrine of Grace- The Fear of YahwehDon't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
12/12/2018 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 59 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Covenanted? Part 12
Is sin and transgressing the Covenant two different things or the same?What is the definition of sin?What does Joshua 7:9 show us in regards to what Elohim thinks about sin and His Covenant.What is it that the “World” will not allow you to do?Rabbi Steve Berkson then moves us to Joshua chapter 23 to continue with the thought, “The Role and Effect of Leadership on Covenant Keeping.”When a group needs direction to go forward, who is it that receives the vision for direction? What happens when there’s more than one vision within a group?Why did Joshua have to remind the people that they were in covenant with their Creator?How does being “unequally yoked” (2 Cori 6:14) affect your Covenant keeping?From the book of Joshua we move to the next book, Judges, to see that Israel still doesn’t have it in their heart, to love Elohim, to abide by the Covenant with Him and is told that they will be tested by the nations that they did not remove. How were they tested?Another excellent teaching by Rabbi Steve as he brings us deeper into the understanding of Covenant-keeping. Are you covenanted?Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtmlCling, Cleave, Hold FastLove & TorahThe Heart of the MatterDon't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
12/5/2018 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 53 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Covenanted? Part 11
Rabbi Steve Berkson subtitles this teaching, “The Role and Effect of Leadership in Covenant Keeping.”He starts by taking us to Deuteronomy 31 to show how that after the Covenant had been established the people did well with keeping it sometimes and not so well at other times. The role of the leadership and the way the people interacted with the leadership has a direct connection with the fledgling nation’s ability to uphold their part of the Creator’s Covenant.Who was the “leadership” in the time of Mosheh (Moses)? Who had the “burden” of physically bearing the Covenant? Could there be a deeper significance to this “burden”?Moving from the book of Deuteronomy, Rabbi Steve Berkson shows us from the passage of Joshua 3:1-4 how important it is for us to “keep our distance.” Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtml• Making Decisions…the reason you exist• What is Worship?• The Heart of the MatterDon't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
11/28/2018 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 38 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Covenanted? Part 10
What is the definition of evil?Is keeping the Covenant really that big of a deal? Hasn’t it been “done away with” because of the Messiah?Who are the teachers today? What is the leadership structure today? Isn’t it now all about the “Holy Spirit”?What is the “essence” of all covenants?Digging deeper into what it means to be in covenant, Rabbi Steve Berkson continues to uncover exciting treasures that have been obscured by the erroneous teaching of a system that uses the word covenant, but really has no clue as to what being in covenant means. Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtmlDo You Know the Father and the Son?Walk Humbly with Your ElohimWhat Did Yeshua Do?Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
11/21/2018 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 35 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Covenanted? Part 9
Continuing in Deuteronomy, Rabbi Steve Berkson shows us how to recognize certain words and phrases continuously linked to help you understand what they’re about. What do you suppose is the phrase that links to the Covenant?As we look at a “covenant within the Covenant” made with the tribe of Levi we see that one of the responsibilities of the Levites was to bear the Covenant (Ark of the Covenant) and to establish the Torah as the foundation of Israel. Who has that responsibility today?As a part of Covenant-Keeping we are told by Yahweh not to worship Him in the same way the Gentiles around us worship their Elohim. What do you see around you today that is going against that commandment?Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtmlThe Fear of YahwehDo Not Do As They DoDon't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
11/14/2018 • 34 minutes, 11 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Covenanted? Part 8
As he said he would, Rabbi Steve Berkson spends a bit more time teaching on Deuteronomy 4:9. He points out the emphasis placed on the exhortation to “guard yourself” lest you forget the words your eyes have seen. How does one “see the words”?The second part of Deu 4:9 instructs the reader to make those words known to your children and grandchildren. How do we do that today?Are you having trouble in your Torah observance? Rabbi Steve tells you what the number one cause.Deu 4:16-19 talks about guarding yourself so that you don’t create idols for yourself. What is this talking about? Is it wrong to have collectibles? Is it wrong for someone who likes hunting to use decoys or put trophies on the wall?Then comes MTOI’s favorite chapter, Deuteronomy 8! Here, Rabbi Steve addresses the question of some, “How much of the law and commandments are we really supposed to obey?” (Hint: verse1 and 3 hold the key)Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtmlThe Fear of YahwehBaptism of FireDo You Know the Father and the Son?The Heart of the MatterRepentanceThe Millennium and The KingdomDon't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
11/7/2018 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 26 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Covenanted? Part 7
What is discipleship about? What does it look like in your life? How does it relate to being in covenant? What are you willing or not willing to do as a disciple?Continuing the topic of the “Covenant of Salt”, Rabbi Steve Berkson teaches vital principles about discipleship and how Yeshua ties being his disciple with the “Covenant of Salt”.Then, moving to Deuteronomy 4 Rabbi Steve shows us that at a point in time Abba showed us The Covenant, taught it to us through his appointed-anointed and let us know that we are not to add to or take away from it.Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtmlINfocus: The Girdle (Jeremiah 13)The Search for the Doctrine of GraceCling, Cleave, Hold FastDon't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
10/31/2018 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 56 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Covenanted? Part 6
Is there such a thing as a covenant within a covenant?Does the word ‘forever’ always mean what you think it means?What exactly is a “Covenant of Salt”? Does it still apply to us today?What are the challenges to understanding the Bible?How do “The Beatitudes” go hand-in-hand with the “Covenant of Salt” and being in covenant with The Creator?In this episode, Rabbi Steve Berkson answers these vital questions as he continues the series, and the main question, “Are You Covenanted?”.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
10/24/2018 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 27 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Covenanted? Part 5
A covenant made between two parties has certain expectations of performance. When those expectations are not met the covenant has been broken or breached. When a covenant has been broken there will then be another expectation–consequences.In this lesson of “Are You Covenanted?”, Rabbi Steve Berkson focuses on the consequences of us breaking our covenant we have made with our Creator.Related Teachings can be found here, mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtmlCC101: ShabbatINFOCUS: Are You Correctable?INFOCUS: That’s Not Submission!Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
10/17/2018 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 7 seconds
The Sound of the Shofar
May the sound of the shofar wake us up to life that only comes from the Father through His Messiah.From Yom Teruah 2018, this message by Rabbi Steve Berkson goes deeper into some of the responsive reading of the liturgy.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
10/10/2018 • 41 minutes, 33 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Covenanted? Part 4
Covenanted people need not worry–Yahweh is faithful to His side of the covenant. In this episode, Rabbi Steve Berkson places emphasis on “emunah”, which is Hebrew for faith/trust/belief, as it pertains to being covenanted with our Elohim.Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtmlInfocus - Ask For the Old PathsCC101: Are You SavedMaking Decisions…the reason you existThe Fear of YahwehInfocus - The Needs/Wants Disconnect Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
9/19/2018 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 56 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Covenanted? Part 3
What is/are the sign(s) of The Covenant? Is baptism/immersion a sign of The Covenant?Who are those that are a part of The Covenant?Rabbi Steve Berkson takes some time making sure we understand what it is we’re involved with–The Covenant between The Creator and us. It is important we are not going on what we think we know.Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtmlCC101: Discovering Your IdentityMaking Decisions…the reason you existDon't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
9/12/2018 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 51 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Covenanted? Part 2
There’s only one covenant that we should be concerned about, right? What if there are more than one covenant in play, with some overlapping others, that we need to understand and be concerned about?In part 2 of this teaching on covenants, Rabbi Steve Berkson gets into more detail about Yahweh’s covenant with Noah, Abraham and Isaac.Are all covenants the same? How is a “promise” different than a “covenant”?What does the word “perfect” or “blameless” mean? (Gen 17:1)What does it mean to be “of the seed of Abraham”?Circumcision is not for today, is it? Did anyone in Acts 15 have the authority to add to, subtract from, or alter Torah?Why was Abraham picked to be in covenant with Yahweh?Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtmlCC101: Discovering Your IdentityDon't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
9/5/2018 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 49 seconds
YMTOI Parsha Pearls - Rosh Hashanah/Yom Teruah
Song: Dip the Apple in the Honey
9/5/2018 • 1 minute, 8 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Covenanted? Part 1
Now that you’ve learned about the relationship between salvation, faith and works, and that “saved” is not a status in the “Are You Saved” series, it makes sense to learn about the one thing that could be considered a status worth bearing–being “in covenant” or “covenanted”.In this series Rabbi Steve Berkson begins to define “covenant” as seen throughout scripture; covenants between persons and covenants between Elohim and mankind. Sometimes Yahweh makes a covenant with himself. Other times in scripture we see Yahweh making a covenant with His creation.When was the first covenant established?What’s the difference between a promise and a covenant?How is being covenanted going to affect your life? Do you understand what you’re getting into?Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtmlCC101: Discovering Your IdentityIf You Diligently ObeyThe Heart of the MatterCC101: What Are You Thinking?Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
8/29/2018 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 48 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Saved? Part 17
If we already “possess” everlasting life, why are we instructed by Messiah Yeshua in John chapter 6 not to labor for the bread that perishes but rather for the bread that is remaining unto everlasting life which the Son of Adam gives? What is that “bread” referring to? How do men get this concept wrong?From there, Rabbi Steve takes us deeper into the Gospel of John, chapter 10 verse 24, where we see the followers/disciples of Messiah Yeshua referred to as sheep. Who are his sheep? Who are not his sheep? What does it mean to be considered his sheep.What is the heavenly hierarchy?From there Rabbi Steve moves us to 1 John chapter 5 and asks the question, what does it mean that we should possess the Son? (5:12)Then lastly Rabbi Steve takes us to 1 John chapter 2 where we see the importance of having a relationship with the Messiah. How do we have a relationship with the Messiah?Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtmlBeware False ProphetsThe Millennium & The KingdomDo You Know the Father and the Son?Follow the Pattern Exactly!CC101: What Are You Thinking?Understanding the Ruach/Spirit Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
8/22/2018 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 5 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Saved? Part 16
Do you, right now, have eternal life? Do you possess everlasting life as Messiah taught about in the Gospel of John chapter 3 verse 36?This week’s teaching from Rabbi Steve Berkson is on the topic, Possessing Everlasting Life. This is an important topic to clarify simply because most people are taught that salvation “equals” everlasting life…but, is that true?Rabbi Steve takes us into the Gospel of John chapter 5, with a brief moment in chapter 6 (by mistake…or was it?).Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtmlCC101: Discovering Your IdentityINFOCUS: What About Jewish Traditions?Well Done, Good and Trustworthy ServantThe Search for the Doctrine of GraceDo You Know the Father and the Son?What Did Yeshua Do?INFOCUS: Human[being]INFOCUS: Do Not Be Called RabbiDon't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
8/15/2018 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 10 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Saved? Part 15
Continuing in the book of Revelation, Rabbi Steve Berkson takes us into chapter 3 where we find Messiah Yeshua continuing to give His praise and correction to the seven assemblies.In this teaching Rabbi Steve asks questions such as, “what does the word ‘complete’ mean?”, “Why does Messiah Yeshua refer to Himself as a thief?”, “What about this idea of being worthy?”, “What is meant by ‘white garments’?”When the text talks about “name”, what does that actually mean? Is it really a name?Who are the ones referred to as “the synagogue (or congregation) of satan”?All the way to the very end of Revelation, by what do we see that each of us will be rewarded or judged?Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtmlWell Done, Good and Trustworthy ServantTo He Who Overcomes INFOCUS: My Ox in the Ditch!Are You Listening?CC101: Endure & Receive the Crown of LifeBaptism of FireThe Millennium & The KingdomDon't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
8/8/2018 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 4 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Saved? Part 14
There is a particular blessing for those who read, hear and guard the words in book of Revelation. (Rev 1:3) Knowing this, Rabbi Steve Berkson takes us this week into Revelation chapters 2 and 3 where we see the apostle John write messages to seven assemblies as dictated by Messiah Yeshua.What do these messages have to do with salvation, faith and works?What is the one statement that is consistently in the beginning of each message?Should we apply the meanings of these messages to our lives today? Why? Can we even understand what is being said?Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_w...CC101: Endure & Receive the Crown of LifeTo He Who OvercomesBaptism of FireThe Millennium & the KingdomMaking Decisions…the reason you existDon't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this video has been a blessing to you. For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
8/1/2018 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 41 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Saved? Part 13
Continuing on the topic of “you’re going to be judged according to your works”, Rabbi Steve Berkson reviews and reiterates 1 Peter chapters 1 and 2, adding even more insight and revelation to the words of the apostle Peter (Kepha).If your relationship with your Creator is like a marriage, what do you expect from Him? What does He expect from you?What is “submissive obedience”?What were the futile behaviors of the fathers?What was at the beginning and will be at the end?As Rabbi Steve takes us into 1 Peter 2, he asks the question, what does it mean to be a newborn babe spiritually? What is this “picking up” and “putting down” all about?Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtmlFollow the Pattern Exactly!The Fear of YahwehCC101: What are You Thinking?Making Decisions…the reason you existDeveloping the Character of YeshuaBeware False ProphetsThe Search for the Doctrine of GraceInfocus: Law of First MentionCC101: The Identity of IsraelDon't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
7/25/2018 • 1 hour, 6 minutes
Covenant Community 101: Are You Saved? Part 12
Why are your “works” or actions important? Rabbi Steve Berkson continues teaching about the relationship between salvation, faith/belief and works/actions by taking us to the letter from Peter, an emissary/apostle of Messiah Yeshua, to the chosen, and dissects what he said about being born-again and living in obedience by the Ruach.Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtmlThe Search for the Doctrine of GraceInfocus: Picking on NicodemusBaptism of FireAre You Listening?Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
7/18/2018 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 30 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Saved? Part 11
Contrary to the vast majority of those who twist the writings (2 Peter 3:16) and teach that “works” are no longer important or necessary, Rabbi Steve Berkson brings us to the understanding of why “works” are important.Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtml• The Millennium & The Kingdom• CC101: What are You Thinking?• Do You Know the Father and the Son?• Developing the Character of Yeshua• Yeshua, the Light of the World• Making Decisions…the reason you existDon't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
7/11/2018 • 1 hour, 6 minutes
Covenant Community 101: Are You Saved? Part 10
In part 9 of “Are You Saved?”, we read through James (Ya’akov) chapter 2 and now understand that faith/belief and works are intertwined so that one without the other cannot exist.In this lesson, Rabbi Steve Berkson takes us to the book of Hebrews, chapters 11 and 12 to show us proof by examples that “by belief/faith” those “heroes” that came before us were inspired by “salvation” to exemplify their belief/faith with their works.What is meant by “the substance of what is expected, and the proof of what is not seen”?How did Moses see Him who is invisible? (Heb 11:27)If our walk of faith is compared to a running a race to receive a prize, how does today’s society ruin that analogy? (Heb 12:1)How does the Father keep us on the right path?If “grace” is the “unmerited favor” of Elohim, how can one fall short of it?Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtmlCling, Cleave, Hold FastCC101: Endure and Receive the Crown of LifeThe Search for the Doctrine of GraceDon't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
7/4/2018 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 20 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Saved? Part 9
In Matthew 24:12 Yeshua taught that because of the increase in lawlessness, the love of many will become cold–what is the love that’s connected to the Law (Torah)?When Yeshua said, “But he who shall have endured to the end…”–what is meant by “to the end”?Moving from there to the parable of the talents, Matthew 25:13-29, Rabbi Steve Berkson explains the idea of possessing and not possessing, entering into the joy of the Master, and how critically connected these concepts are to salvation, belief and works.Rabbi Steve then takes us to the second chapter of James (Ya’akov) where we see a direct connection of belief in Messiah Yeshua to works.What is it that Ya’akov calls the “Law of freedom”?Does a person’s “belief” save them?In this teaching Rabbi Steve Berkson continues clarifying our understanding about the relationship between salvation, faith and works, with a subtopic of guarding the commands and possessing the Witness.Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtmlCC101: Endure and Receive the Crown of LifeWell Done, Good and Trustworthy ServantThe Fear of YahwehDo You Know the Father and the Son?Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
6/27/2018 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 9 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Saved? Part 8
Continuing from part 7, Rabbi Steve teaches further on the topic of guarding the Torah and possessing the Witness. As he takes us to Luke 10:25 we see once again Messiah Yeshua being tested by someone considered as “learned”. We also see here the word “inherit” being used regarding eternal life. What does this mean? How does it bring an critical understanding to being “saved”?In this passage we also see the question, “What must I do…”; how did Yeshua respond?Is salvation through Messiah the same as receiving eternal life?In Luke 8 we find the parable of the Seed and the Sower. Rabbi Steve takes us backwards through Yeshua’s explanation of this parable in order to understand it in a very unique way.If the “soil” is symbolic of the heart of a person, are people locked-in to the type of “soil” they find themselves to be, or can people choose the type of “soil” they would like to be? To what is the “fruit” referring? What is the key word most people overlook when reading about the “good soil”?In your excitement about discovering the truth of Torah, was your first reaction to run to tell your family and friends all about it? Rabbi Steve gives some crucial advice on how to avoid being blown out when starting your Torah-observant life.Rabbi Steve continues to unpack and expand through scripture the understanding of this vital topic of the relationship between salvation, faith/belief and works.Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtmlThe Heart of the MatterDo You Know the Father and the Son?CC101: Endure and Receive the Crown of LifeBaptism of FireNo Other NameCC101: Discovering Your IdentityDon't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
6/20/2018 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 29 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Saved? Part 7
Messiah Yeshua said, “Strive to enter through the narrow gate…” (Luke 13:24) Does salvation and reward require effort? What is that effort? To where does the narrow gate lead? What does the saying mean, “Our righteousness is as filthy rags”?In Acts 16:30 someone asked, “What do I have to do to be saved?” How are we saved?Do we ‘need’ the writings of Paul, of Peter, or the other writers of the New Testament? Can a person lead another to the narrow path that leads to the Kingdom of Elohim without those writings?What should be the correct order of reading and better understanding the books of the New Testament?In Matthew 19:16-22 we see Yeshua telling a man to sell what they own and follow Him, but he went away sad because he had great possessions…what are you attached to that would keep you from wholly following the Messiah? Possessions? Family? Friends? Job? Career? What is it you love more than Him?Rabbi Steve Berkson continues to clarify the relationship between salvation, faith/belief and works. Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtmlThe Pursuit of RighteousnessThe Search for the Doctrine of GraceInfocus: The Fullness of the IntentFollow the Pattern ExactlyBaptism of FireDon't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
6/13/2018 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 8 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Saved? Part 6
What does the Hebrew name Yeshua mean? Why was Yeshua born into this world as the Messiah?In this teaching Rabbi Steve Berkson continues the topic on the relationship between salvation, faith/belief and works by looking at Yeshua as the Savior…the one who saves.Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtmlDivorce, Remarriage and Putting AwayCovenant Community 101: Endure & Receive the Crown of LifeYeshua, the Light of the WorldDon't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
6/6/2018 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 26 seconds
Shavuot: The Launching Point
“I think that we get so verse-focused that we are missing the application, walking-it-out part.”Rabbi Steve Berkson challenges our mindset this Shavuot 2018 about how we should be walking out our faith by taking a look at how the events of Mt. Sinai and the pouring out of the Holy Spirit of Acts 2 were major launching points toward breakthrough and moving forward.Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtmlShavuot: From Sinai to the Upper RoomCC101: What Are You Thinking?Divorce, Remarriage & Putting AwayInfocus: The Fullness of the IntentDon't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
5/30/2018 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 47 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Saved? Part 5
Rabbi Steve Berkson focuses on the topic of “Who Shall be Saved?”, as he takes us to the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 13. There we find the parable Yeshua taught about “The Wheat and the Tares” – which was meant to describe two types of people within the congregation of Elohim.How do we know today who is which? Does that responsibility rest on us? If Elohim knows about this (He does), why does He allow it? What will be done and when? By whom?From there Rabbi Steve moves to Paul’s letter written to those who were in Rome–those who’s eyes and ears were opened and whose hearts were ready to receive–those who should know better. In chapter 11 Paul begins by posing the question, “Has God rejected His people?” Rabbi Steve points out that even then people were consumed with “Who gets in and who doesn’t”. So much so that in chapter 11 we read Paul explaining the plan of Elohim through a metaphor using olive trees.What are the branches? What is the root? What is the real problem going on here?This teaching is loaded with what you need for your daily walk and to understand more deeply the love of the Father toward you.Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtmlThe Millennium & The KingdomINfocus: A Whole LumberyardCC101: Discovering Your IdentityThe Search for the Doctrine of GraceUnderstanding the Ruach/SpiritDeveloping the Character of YeshuaDo You Know the Father and the Son?Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this video has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
5/16/2018 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 45 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Saved? Part 4
Has the One who chose a group of people from among a group of people and set them apart unto Himself rejected those people? Has now another group of people replaced them? Weren’t there promises made according to The Covenant that was made with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob? Wasn’t there an expectation by the chosen people that those promises were for them?What does the Prophet Ezekiel have to say about the chosen people? What are the “sticks and bones” in Ezekiel chapter 37 all about? What are the “graves”? How do they connect with something Yeshua Messiah said?What is “the stuff before the then”?Rabbi Steve Berkson unpacks all this and more here in part 4. He also reminds us that periodically we need to stop and evaluate where we are in our walk to determine if we’re on the right path or if we need to backup to where we made a wrong turn and get back into the right direction.Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtmlBaptism of FireThe Millennium & The KingdomDo Not Do As They DoCC101: What Are You Thinking?Cling, Cleave, Hold FastThe Heart of the MatterDon't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
5/9/2018 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 7 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Saved? Part 3
What’s wrong with Christianity? Aren’t there “good people” there? Most of us who are now in the Messianic Torah Observant community came from Christianity. Wasn’t there anything good we learned from being there? Can’t we bring something over with us as we’ve transitioned to Torah observance? Didn’t we consider ourselves as “saved” while under that system? What deadly disease can the system of Christianity be compared to?Rabbi Steve Berkson brings extremely important answers and perspective to these and many other thoughts and questions regarding “come out of her my people”, as well as “get her out of you my people”.Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtmlBeware False ProphetsDo You Know the Father and the Son? Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
5/2/2018 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 51 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Saved? Part 2
After a quick review of part 1, Rabbi Steve Berkson continues exploring the doctrine of “once saved, always saved” and the relationship between salvation, faith and works. Rabbi Steve plays the little game called, “What if I had the power to live forever and could choose those with whom to live forever.”During the Pesach seder, the tradition of “The Four Cups” is performed–the four cups being Sanctification, Deliverance, Redemption and Acceptance, aka, “the “salvation process”. In this teaching Rabbi Steve focuses on the last three cups.Deliverance–deliverance from what? The Law? Which law? Redemption–what is redemption? Who was redeemed and who was the redeemer? Acceptance–where do we see an acceptance by The Creator of a people? What did that look like? How do you know if you’ve been accepted? Is there an expectation by anyone to do something?Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtmlThe Search for the Doctrine of GraceDo You Know the Father and the Son?My Sheep Know My VoiceUnderstanding the Ruach/SpiritINfocus: Leave Them AloneDon't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
4/25/2018 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 32 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Are You Saved? Part 1
Do you really understand what it means to say “I’m saved!”? From what are you saved? How were you saved? When did this “salvation” happen? Now that you are “saved”, what more is there to do? Are you saved by “faith” or by “works”?Rabbi Steve Berkson addresses these questions and more as he begins this series that is crucial to having a solid foundation of your faith.Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtmlCC101: Discovering Your IdentityMaking Decisions…the reason you existUp to the Challenge (Pesach/Unleavened Bread Feast 2018)Infocus: The Opportunist Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
4/18/2018 • 57 minutes, 49 seconds
Covenant Community 101: What Are You Thinking? - Part 12
Can the dead come to life today? Rabbi Steve Berkson kicks this teaching off by taking you to Ephesians 2 where the Apostle Paul writes about the dead coming to life. This is also found in Colossians 3 where it reads, “If, then, you were raised with Messiah…Do you know what things to do to please your spouse? Are you doing what is pleasing to The Creator, in the way He intended? Rabbi Steve takes you to Matthew 22 to begin to understand what you need to do in order to please Abba. We see Yeshua quoting the “v’ahavta”, Deuteronomy 6:5-9, saying that we should love Yahweh with all of our mind. Also as is written in Philippians 2:5 that you “let this mind be in you that was also in Messiah Yeshua.” The word ‘let’ indicates a personal responsibility to allow this to happen. In Romans 12 Rabbi Steve brings out that it is your “reasonable service” to renew your mind so that you will know how to please your Heavenly Father. Again, it is evident that it is your responsibility to do this as you are motivated by love–His for you and yours for Him.Yeshua said, “take my yoke upon you”, referring to His teaching and discipleship. Rabbi Steve takes you to Luke 24 to make the point of discipleship under an anointed and appointed teacher being crucial to learning the correct way of thinking about how you walk out your faith.Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtmlThe Fear of YahwehDo You Know the Father and the Son?To He Who OvercomesDon't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
4/11/2018 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 38 seconds
Covenant Community 101: What Are You Thinking? - Part 11
Continuing the topic, “The Mind and Thinking of Man, and How It Relates to Authority”, Rabbi Steve Berkson once again redefines words and terms that have been lost to time and culture.Rabbi Steve takes us first to the Gospel of Matthew 16:21 where we see Yeshua telling His disciples how He would die and then be brought back to life. But Peter rebukes Him and Yeshua rebukes Peter back; was Peter demon-possessed?How is the thought process related to becoming an enemy of God?Continuing, Rabbi Steve takes us to Romans 8 where he unpacks the writing of Paul in a way you probably have not heard before. Which “law” is being talked about? Is it always referring to the Torah? What is meant by “Spirit”? Is it a wispy, smoke-like thing that enters a human?Find out which verse it is that is key to understanding that Yeshua Messiah died for the world.Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtmlUnderstanding the Ruach/SpiritINfocus: The Three VoicesDon't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
4/4/2018 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 19 seconds
Covenant Community 101: What Are You Thinking? - Part 10
Continuing the topic, “The Mind and Thinking of Man, and How It Relates to Authority”, Rabbi Steve Berkson takes us to Luke 8:5-18 and the parable of the Sower and the Seed. We know that the “seed” is the Word of God and the “soil” is our heart. Rabbi Steve teaches us about the “soil/heart” and how it interacts with the “seed/Word of God”, and how the way we think has a huge part in that interaction. Are you submissive to the authority of the Word of God?Why should you pay attention when the scriptures tell you to “take heed”?Does the Holy Spirit teach you directly without a person, or do we need teachers today?This and much more in this week’s teaching.Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtmlUnderstanding the Ruach/SpiritTahor & Tamei: What State Are You In?Are You Saved?Baptism of FireCC101: Endure and Receive the Crown of LifeCC101: ShabbatDo You Know the Father and the Son?Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
3/28/2018 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 10 seconds
Covenant Community 101: What Are You Thinking? - Part 9
Rabbi Steve Berkson continues the topic, “The Mind and Thinking of Man, and How It Relates to Authority”. He begins by taking us to Matthew 10:34 with a warning, “Do not jump to conclusions!” Did Yeshua Messiah come to bring “peace”? Many believe that is true, but what does Yeshua’s own words say? What did He mean when he said your family would become your enemy?What is a “Delusion Bubble”? Most people live in one, do you?How can “Binge Watching” teachings be harmful to your spiritual health?How does the teaching that the Law (Torah) has been done away with, destroy our physical world?There is more in this teaching than can be put into this description. Don’t miss it!Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_w...Making Decisions…the reason you existAre You Saved?CC101: Endure and Receive the Crown of LifeDon't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
3/21/2018 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 26 seconds
Covenant Community 101: What Are You Thinking? - Part 8
Rabbi Steve Berkson continues the topic, “The mind and thinking of man, and how it relates to authority”. He begins in Matthew 3 where we see Yochanan (John), the immerser preaching and immersing the people. Rabbi Steve points out that it’s highly likely, Yochanan was the legitimate High Priest of his time, which is why the people were coming out to him.We see the religious rulers of that time coming out to see what’s going on and Yochanan calls them out, saying, “Do not think to say to yourselves…”. They thought they didn’t need what Yochanan was doing because of their genealogy, being descendants of Abraham, they were alright. It’s a “thinking process” for bad or for good.“We think, unfortunately, with our own agenda–we need to be thinking with His agenda–how do we take His agenda and turn it into actions, habits and Destiny?”“We live according to His Word because of our love for him, our trust in Him, belief in Him–knowing that what we do is going to bring the rewards He has promised us.”Rabbi Steve packs this teaching with concepts and principles that you can use right now in your walk.Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtmlCC101: Discovering Your IdentityBaptism of FireUnderstanding the RuachCC101: Get Out the LeavenMaster, Teach Us to PrayForgivenessThe Pursuit of RighteousnessINfocus - The Fullness of the IntentDon't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
3/14/2018 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 42 seconds
Covenant Community 101: What Are You Thinking? - Part 7
Here in part 7 Rabbi Steve Berkson continues the topic, “The mind and thinking of man, and how it relates (or doesn’t relate) to authority”.In this teaching you will discover those who are doing wrong, thinking they’re doing right, and not understanding why they have no peace. The admonition is to “think about what it is you’re thinking about!”How do the curses from Deuteronomy 28 strengthen our faith? What is an “Idea Evangelist”?Isaiah 59:16 speaks of an “intercessor”–to whom is this referring?Does Matthew 15 and Mark 7 say that Yeshua made all foods clean? What exactly was the issue Yeshua was addressing?Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtmlMaking the Calendar DecisionCC101: Unity and Division in the Body of MessiahArmor of ElohimThe Heart of the MatterInfocus: Nothing Wrong with Tradition…UNLESSInfocus: Leave Them Alone! Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
3/7/2018 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 5 seconds
Covenant Community 101: What Are You Thinking? - Part 6
In Genesis 6:5 we see that man’s thinking had devolved to “only evil continually” which caused the Creator to be grieved in His heart. What does this mean “grieved in His heart”? Yet, there was one man, Noach (Noah) whose was “a righteous man, perfect in his generations” – what is that all about? What was the reason Noach and his family were put on the ark and ultimately saved from the destruction of the Flood?In part 6 of What Are You Thinking Rabbi Steve Berkson helps us to explore “the mind and thinking of man and how it relates to authority”.Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtmlWhose Eyes Are You Right In?Are You Saved?Do You Know the Father and the Son?Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
2/28/2018 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 56 seconds
YMTOI Parsha Pearls - Special Purim Edition "Ester's Song"
2/25/2018 • 2 minutes, 45 seconds
Covenant Community 101: What Are You Thinking? - Part 5
Rabbi Steve Berkson addresses the topic of “Yeshua knows our thoughts and our struggle with authority”. We begin with the event where Yeshua healed a person by simply saying “Your sins be forgiven you”, which caused an uproar with the religious leaders of the time, accusing Yeshua of blasphemy. They could not accept the authority of Yeshua as Messiah because of their predisposed thinking of who the Messiah should be. Yeshua didn’t fit their paradigm.What does “blasphemy” mean? Can just anyone commit “blasphemy”? What is meant by “the reign (kingdom) of Elohim (God) has come upon you”? Do you struggle with recognizing the authority of those you interact with? Have you found the teacher or leader who is meant for you? He may not be according to your paradigm, but this is the reason you are here–to figure out whose authority you are under, your’s?, haSatan’s?, Yahweh’s?. Who do you think is in charge?This teaching is full of practical application material that will definitely keep you on the path to the Kingdom. Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
2/21/2018 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 19 seconds
Covenant Community 101: What Are You Thinking? - Part 4
Although Yahweh told a group of people that He chose them to be a select group for His purpose, there was a contingency attached, the “if/then” that we read about–“If you diligently obey my voice, then I will accept you as my people.” So, regardless of what is taught about Jesus did it all, did He really? Yeshua did what He had to do and none of what we need to do. We still have a responsibility to hear and do what we are commanded and walk before Him in humility. The Spirit of Yeshua, the Ruach haKodesh will help us with the desire and ability.Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtmlDeveloping the Character of YeshuaLove & TorahMy Sheep Know My VoiceInfocus - Nothing Wrong with Tradition, UNLESS…Well Done, Good and Trustworthy ServantDon't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
2/14/2018 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 1 second
Covenant Community 101: What Are You Thinking? - Part 3
What is the purpose of the “correction of Yahweh”? What is “evil” according to scripture? What is meant by “their ear is uncircumcised”? Is the doctrine of dispensationalism correct? Continuing in the Book of Jeremiah the prophet, Rabbi Steve Berkson takes us to chapter 6 where he shows us the relationship of thinking and instruction. Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_w...INFOCUS - The Three VoicesINFOCUS - The OpportunistCling, Cleave, Hold FastThe Fear of YahwehBeware False Prophets Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
2/7/2018 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 59 seconds
Covenant Community 101: What Are You Thinking? - Part 2
After a review of part 1 where we left off in Jeremiah 4:14 “O Yerushalayim, wash your heart from evil, and be saved. Till when would your wicked thoughts remain within you?” and Rabbi Steve Berkson explains that their thoughts led to actions that caused Babylon to come, he moves into Jeremiah 5 with the understanding that all that happening to people of Judah at that time was a result of “wrong thinking”.Now, to apply this to us today the question is asked, “Are you seeking THE TRUTH, or are you seeking to justify that your perception of truth is right?”Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtmlMaking Decisions…the reason you existBaptism of FireAre You Listening?The Fear of Yahweh Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
1/31/2018 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 11 seconds
Covenant Community 101: What Are You Thinking? - Part 1
How many times have you read the accounts detailed in scripture and said to yourself, “What were they thinking?” Even though hindsight is 20/20 and the examples can be seen in scripture, you could still be guilty of doing the same nonsense as they did. All day long, as you make choices and decisions, you should continually ask yourself, “What are you thinking?”Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtmlThe Heart of the MatterMaking Decisions…the reason you existThe Fear of YahwehDon't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
1/24/2018 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 8 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Tithing: Appreciating Blessings - Part 4
Is “tithing” mentioned in the Brit Hadashah (New Testament)? Some say it is not, therefore, tithing is not required for modern-day believers–we are to give as we are able. Beginning in Matthew 23:23, Rabbi Steve Berkson teaches on the subject of tithing from the perspective of the Brit Hadashah. Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtmlCC101: Endure and Receive the Crown of Life Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
1/17/2018 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 9 seconds
YMTOI Parsha Pearls - 15 Bo "March of the Ten Plagues"
Song for Bo
1/12/2018 • 4 minutes, 19 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Tithing: Appreciating Blessings - Part 3
Tithing is a part of the Restoration Process–of coming into observance of the Torah. Rabbi Steve Berkson takes us into the book of Nehemiah, chapters 9 and 10 to teach us that as we come into covenant with the Creator, become obedient to His Torah, which includes tithes and offerings, so that those who are ministering among us–teaching us, leading us, helping us to understand–should by our obedient giving be “strengthened in the Torah” and then we in turn the same.Then moving into Malachi chapter 3 we see Yahweh warning the priests, the Levites, about “robbing” Him concerning tithes and offerings and challenging them, and us, to prove Him to see if He will not open the windows of heaven and pour out more blessings than they can deal with–but they/we must turn from their ways and get back on the righteous path.Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtmlThe Heart of the MatterWhose Eyes Are You Right In?The Search for the Doctrine of Grace Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
1/10/2018 • 2 minutes, 14 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Tithing: Appreciating Blessings - Part 2
There are some who declare that tithing is not for today–is this true? If tithing is instructed that we do it, shouldn’t we? Aren’t we promised that in our obedience we are blessed?Rabbi Steve Berkson delves into the “mechanics” of tithing–how much, the Seven-Year Cycle, etc. Then we learn about how tithing is a part of the “Restoration Process” as Rabbi Steve takes us through the steps.Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtmlBaptism of FireMaking Decisions…the reason you existDo Not Do As They Do Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
1/3/2018 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 39 seconds
YMTOI Parsha Pearls 11.1 Vayigash "I Am Yoseph, is My Father Still Alive?"
Song for Vayigash
12/31/2017 • 1 minute, 9 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Tithing: Appreciating Blessings - Part 1
What is “tithing”? What does the word ‘tithe’ even mean? What are we supposed to “tithe”? Who gets this “tithe”? Now, before you get the idea that this teaching is a covert fundraising effort, know that this teaching is for you, for your benefit, and for you to know that the Creator has your good in mind when he instructs you to give, what you should give and to whom you should give.Rabbi Steve Berkson exhorts us that all obedience brings blessing. When you are obedient in your giving practices–in the same way gravity works–blessings will come to you. You should appreciate the blessings and never forget from whom they come.Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtmlCC101: Endure and Receive the Crown of LifeDon't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
12/27/2017 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 54 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Endure and Receive the Crown of Life - Part 8 “Receiving The Crown”
Concluding this series, “Endure and Receive the Crown of Life”, Rabbi Steve Berkson brings verse after verse, multiple witnesses, the different authors all saying the same thing, that through suffering and enduring the trials that come along, holding fast to our faith, showing ourselves as trustworthy servants, we will receive the Crown of Life. Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtmlAre You Saved?Love and TorahDo You Know the Father and the Son?Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
12/20/2017 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 59 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Endure and Receive the Crown of Life - Part 7 “Receiving The Crown”
Did you know that our faith walk has been compared to a sporting event? That one who would endeavor to win has to play by the “rules” or else be disqualified. What would you do to win the greatest prize ever offered? What is that prize? Rabbi Steve Berkson starts us in 1 Corinthians 9:24 where this comparison is made and to teach us about the incorruptible prize that can be ours.Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtmlAre You Saved?Making Decisions…the reason you existUnderstanding the Ruach/SpiritBaptism of FireLet Me Not Be AshamedDon't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
12/13/2017 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 54 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Endure and Receive the Crown of Life - Part 6 “Proved”
Starting off with a powerful verse from 2 Corinthians 10:18, Rabbi Steve Berkson continues what he started in the last teaching on the third topic from James 1:12 of being “proved” or tested through trials.Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtmlWell Done, Good & Trustworthy ServantUnderstanding the Ruach/SpiritThe Pursuit of RighteousnessWhose Eyes are You Right In?The Fear of YahwehDon't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
12/6/2017 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 4 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Endure and Receive the Crown of Life - Part 5 “Why Endure”
Why endure? One reason is that through the enduring process, you have the opportunity to walk as the Messiah Yeshua walked. Isn’t that something that is required of us? To continue showing us where endurance is talked about, Rabbi Steve Berkson takes us to Luke 21 where in verse 19 we see Yeshua telling His disciples that they will “possess your lives by your endurance!” Then Rabbi Steve moves into “how do we endure?” Taking us to Matthew 23 he explains the Parable of the Sower from the perspective of endurance.In this teaching Rabbi Steve begins the next section of James 1:12, ‘When He Has Been Proved’. Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtmlWhat is Worship?Love and TorahDon't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
11/29/2017 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 39 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Endure and Receive the Crown of Life - Part 4 “Why Endure”
Continuing in the theme of “Why Endure?”, Rabbi Steve Berkson ponders if a human being can live without limitations. If we can do all things through Messiah who strengthens us, where are the limitations? Who imposed them?Rabbi Steve takes us first to James 5 where we see the duty we have been given to “establish your heart” in order to patiently endure and wait for the plan of Yahweh to play out. In James 1 we see that the writer has completely lost his mind when he says to “count it all joy when you fall into various trials”. How can anyone do that? But going on he clarifies by saying that you should know that the proving of your belief works endurance. So, it is the trial that gives opportunity to show Yahweh where you stand, and endure even though you may be mistreated unfairly or unjustly.Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtmlCC101: Discovering Your Identity Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
11/22/2017 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 42 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Endure and Receive the Crown of Life - Part 3 “Why Endure”
Yeshua said to his disciples, “But he who shall have endured to the end shall be saved.” What? So, saying the “sinner’s prayer” or taking the “Romans Road”, isn’t that how “salvation” is achieved? What does Yeshua mean by “endured to the end”? What end? Endure what?Rabbi Steve Berkson clarifies what it means to have endurance in regards to your faith.Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtmlAre You Saved?Cling, Cleave, Hold FastLearn and Teach the Torah Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
11/15/2017 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 1 second
Covenant Community 101: Endure and Receive the Crown of Life - Part 2 “Blessed is the Man”
Who is the person that will receive the “Crown of Life”? What does he/she look like? Continuing on the idea of “Blessed is the Man”, as it says in James (Ya’akov) 1:12, Rabbi Steve Berkson begins by having us look into Psalm 94 where we see that discipline connected to instruction in Torah is a part of the process of receiving the Crown of Life.Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtmlThe Heart of the MatterThe Fear of YahwehThe Search for the Doctrine of GraceAre You Listening? Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
11/8/2017 • 53 minutes, 58 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Endure and Receive the Crown of Life - Part 1 “Blessed is the Man”
Who doesn’t want to be called blessed? How do you get to that place of “blessed”? In this teaching, Rabbi Steve Berkson begins to break down James 1:12 and the idea of “Blessed is the Man”. Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtmlWell Done, Good and Trustworthy ServantThe Pursuit of RighteousnessLet Me Not Be AshamedThe Fear of YahwehAre You Listening?The Heart of the MatterDon't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
11/1/2017 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 18 seconds
Are You Listening?
There is a day of judgment coming. Are you ready to stand before the Judge of all? According to what will you be judged? What are “the Books” that will be opened at the Judgment? What kind of people should we be knowing that this event is just ahead of us?Rabbi Steve Berkson asks the question, “Are You Listening?” He takes us to Deuteronomy chapter 4 to show the example of Moses exhorting the people just before they go into the Promised Land saying “And now, O Yisra’ĕl, listen to the laws and the right-rulings which I am teaching you to do, so that you live, and shall go in and possess the land which יהוה Elohim of your fathers is giving you.”Excerpt From: Copyright 2012 by ISR. “The Scriptures 1998.” iBooks. Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtmlCling, Cleave, Hold FastMaking Decisions…the reason you existBaptism of FireCovenant Community 101: ShabbatThe Fear of YahwehWhose Eyes are You Right In?The Pursuit of RighteousnessCovenant Community 101: Discovering Your IdentityDon't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
10/25/2017 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 30 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Shabbat - Part 3 “Conclusion”
Where do we see in the scriptures examples of what to do or not do on Shabbat? Rabbi Steve Berkson takes us into some to the fine points regarding our behavior on Shabbat. He also gives us his favorite two verses that can be used to make a decision on anything that you may or may not do on Shabbat.Is Isaiah 58 only referring to Yom Kippur? Rabbi Steve gives us his thoughts. How about Colossians 2:16–those who would judge you regarding the Sabbath? Rabbi Steve clarifies what this passage is referring to. What about the famous issue of “the ox in the ditch”? It may not be what it seems.Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtmlCovenant Community 101: Discovering Your IdentityThe Heart of the Matter Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
10/5/2017 • 1 hour, 13 minutes, 31 seconds
YMTOI Parsha Pearls - 54.1 V'zot HaBracha "Oh Say Shalom to Mosheh"
What does it mean to “desecrate” or “profane” something? What is considered “work”? Did the Creator do something special to the Shabbat when He blessed it? Should we stay at home on Shabbat or meet together?Rabbi Steve Berkson addresses these questions and more as he gets into the “nuts and bolts” of how to observe the Sabbath (Shabbat).Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtmlThe Fear of Yahweh Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
9/27/2017 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 55 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Shabbat - Part 1 - What & Why
Do you know and understand Shabbat (Sabbath)? Does Shabbat really apply to the people of today? Is Shabbat just “that Jewish thing?” When the word ‘forever’ or ‘perpetual’ is attached to Shabbat, does it really mean to the end of time and beyond? Rabbi Steve Berkson wants to start this multi-part teaching about this most critical observance by helping you find your motivation for keeping the Shabbat. Without the proper understanding of why, just knowing the mechanics really won’t take you very far.Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtmlCC101: Discovering Your IdentityInfocus - The Law of First MentionCC101: The Appointed Times of Yahweh Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
9/20/2017 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 45 seconds
YMTOI Parsha Pearls 53.1 Ha'azinu "Mosheh's Song"
Song for Ha'azinu
9/17/2017 • 3 minutes, 43 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Making the Calendar Decision
What is the “biblical calendar”? Who has the authority to say so? At this point in time does anyone really know?This teaching is not intended to proclaim a “correct” calendar, but rather how the decision was made concerning the biblical calendar issue that would provide a shalom-filled solution to the Body of Messiah. Rabbi Steve Berkson says it was a “wilderness-wisdom decision”.Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtmlCC101: Discovering Your IdentityCC101: ShabbatDon't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
9/13/2017 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 43 seconds
YMTOI Parsha Pearls 51.1/52.1 Nitzavim/Vayeilech "I Choose Life"
Song for Nitzavim/Vayeilech
9/10/2017 • 2 minutes, 46 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Unity & Division in the Body of Messiah - Part 8
With the absence of division, unity is revealed. This teaching focuses on how we should treat each other as the Body of Messiah. Rabbi Steve Berkson takes us first to Matthew 5:43 where we see Yeshua teaching to love not only each other, but also those who may be considered an enemy in some way, blessing those who curse and doing good to those who would spitefully use us. In doing so we would become children of our heavenly Father.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
9/6/2017 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 42 seconds
YMTOI Parsha Pearls 50.1 Ki Tavo "Hayom Hazeh"
Song for Ki Tavo
9/3/2017 • 1 minute, 43 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Unity & Division in the Body of Messiah - Part 7 - Solutions
In the first part of this video we heard the Body speak out about the issues plaguing the unification of the Body of Messiah. Here in part two Rabbi Steve Berkson asks the questions, "What's missing? Why have these problems not been fixed yet? Listen to the interesting reasons that bring an answer to these questions along with Rabbi Steve's wrap up as he connects everything together.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
8/31/2017 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 14 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Unity & Division in the Body of Messiah - Part 7 - Problems
In this the first of two parts, straight from the mouths of those in the Body of Messiah comes a lively discussion about some of the problems that may be prohibiting the unity in the Body that is so greatly desired. Rabbi Steve Berkson moderates this forum of ideas, encouraging the attendees, both in-person and online with the livestream, to not withhold any of their thoughts on the matter.Part two will delve into what could be some solutions that would start to dissolve some of the disunity that plagues the Body today.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
8/30/2017 • 50 minutes, 24 seconds
YMTOI Parsha Pearls 49.1 Ki Teitzei "Be Fair and Show You Care"
Song for Ki Teitzei
8/27/2017 • 28 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Unity & Division in the Body of Messiah - Part 6
What is this “yoking” thing about? We see Yeshua telling His followers to take His yoke, we see Paul talk about not being unequally yoked. In this lesson Rabbi Steve Berkson teaches about taking on the yoke–what it meant then and what it means now, and why it is vitally important for you to understand how it relates to unity in the Body.You will also learn that not all divisions are bad. Some divisions are from Yahweh. Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtmlYeshua, the Light of the WorldMaking Decisions…the reason you existThe Millennium & the Kingdom Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
Covenant Community 101: Unity & Division in the Body of Messiah - Part 5
Unity and Division in the Body of Messiah is directly connected to believers growing and walking in maturity. What are the signs of maturity? Of immaturity? What is the “implanted word”? Rabbi Steve Berkson expounds on Deuteronomy chapter 8 and Philippians chapter 2 a bit more than usual in this teaching, helping you understand the steps that will lead to unity according to Abba.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtmlBaptism of FireAre You SavedThe Fear of Yahweh
8/16/2017 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 2 seconds
YMTOI Parsha Pearls 47.1 Re'eh "Rejoice, O Daughter of Zion
Song for Re'eh
8/13/2017 • 56 seconds
Keeping Faith with Rabbi Tom Mitchell
Do you know someone who has “jumped ship” when it comes to their faith? What is it going to take for us to become one? Rabbi Tom Mitchell teaches and discusses the various “groups” within the Messianic community – the different beliefs on various subjects and how those divide, cause strife and can end up for some to leave the faith completely – as well as how we can become one in Messiah.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_w...Do You Know the Father and the Son?Plain Talk About TonguesINfocus - What About Jewish Traditions?The Search for the Doctrine of GraceMaking the Calendar Decision
8/9/2017 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 38 seconds
YMTOI Parsha Pearls 46.1 Eikev "The Seven Species"
Song 2 for Eikev
8/6/2017 • 40 seconds
YMTOI Parsha Pearls 46.1 Eikev "There are Seven Species in Eretz Yisra'el"
Song for Eikev
8/6/2017 • 38 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Unity & Division in the Body of Messiah - Part 4
Are you the kind of person that God would want to live with forever? Rabbi Steve Berkson takes us to the book of James (Ya’akov) to help us understand what it would take to be that kind of person.Why do we have trouble in this life? Why does being Torah observant seem difficult? What could possibly be the reason to be joyful when we go through stressful and difficult times. What does ‘submission’ look like? How does “submission” relate to Unity and Division? “Stability is being in submission to the Father and the Son.” –Rabbi Steve BerksonDon't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtml CC101: Discovering Your Identity INfocus - That’s Not Submission Well Done, Good & Trustworthy Servant Rejoice Baptism of Fire
Covenant Community 101: Unity & Division in the Body of Messiah - Part 3
There are six things that Yahweh hates, seven that are an abomination to Him – the seventh being he who sows discord among brothers. The elimination of strife and division are vitally important to our Father. Are you the kind of person that Yahweh would want to spend eternity with?What are some of the things that could keep you out of The Kingdom? Do you quarrel?Are you a passionate person? Is that a good thing, or bad? Are your passions running amuck?Rabbi Steve Berkson talks to us plainly about some of the issues that are dividing brothers and sisters today.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this video has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtml The Search for the Doctrine of Grace Developing the Character of Yeshua INfocus - That’s Not Submission
7/26/2017 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 59 seconds
YMTOI Parsha Pearls 44.1 Devarim "The Devarim Song"
Song for Devarim
7/23/2017 • 1 minute, 58 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Unity & Division in the Body of Messiah - Part 2
What does it mean to deceive ourselves? Are you anti-semitic? How does Abba use strivings and contention? How is unity affected by emotional immaturity?In part 1 of Unity & Division in the Body we learned that the prayer and desire of Yeshua Messiah was that His followers would become one, then and now. (John 17:20-23) In this teaching, part 2, Rabbi Steve Berkson begins by taking us to the writings of the apostle Paul, 1 Cor 1, as we see that there were strivings and divisions going on even in the First Century. This teaching focuses on division in the Body of Messiah and how Paul reasoned and instructed the set-apart ones in Corinth to lay aside their quarrellings, speak the same things, and be of one mind.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide. The
Covenant Community 101: Unity & Division in the Body of Messiah - Part 1
As we progress in this series, Covenant Community 101, we are learning about things that inevitably cause argument and debate among us. So, before moving into more topics, Rabbi Steve Berkson thinks it important that the Body of Messiah should understand what unity looks like, how to achieve it and why we have issues that cause division.Why does division come out of disagreement over certain subjects, i.e. Shabbat, calendars, etc.What does Yeshua and the Father desire in regards to unity? What has been instructed about division?Part 1 of this teaching focuses on unity as Rabbi Steve takes us to the gospel of John chapter 17.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtmlNo Other NameMaking Decisions …the reason you existWhat Did Yeshua Do?Beware False Prophets
7/12/2017 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 1 second
YMTOI Parsha Pearls - 41.1 Pinchas "Tselophhad Had Five Girls"
Song for Pinchas
7/9/2017 • 33 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Intro to the Appointed Times of Yahweh - Part 2
Yahweh has set times and seasons according to His purpose. In Part 2 of this teaching Rabbi Steve Berkson takes us through how and why we observe these “moadim”, or special appointments. As Rabbi Steve points out, these observances are also set in a specific order so that when understood become a picture of redemption and salvation.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
7/5/2017 • 58 minutes, 17 seconds
YMTOI Parsha Pearls - 40.1 Balak "Ma Tovu"
Song for Balak
7/2/2017 • 1 minute, 39 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Intro to the Appointed Times of Yahweh - Part 1
Yahweh has set times and seasons according to His purpose. In this teaching of the basics on this matter, Rabbi Steve Berkson takes us through the where, what, who and when of these “moadim”, or special appointments. As Rabbi Steve points out, these observances are also set in a specific order that, when understood, become a picture of redemption and salvation.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
6/28/2017 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 12 seconds
YMTOI Parsha Pearls - 39.1 Chukat "The Waters of Meribah"
Song for Chukat
6/25/2017 • 14 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Get Out the Leaven - Part 3
We have learned what ‘leaven’ is and looked at the examples of hypocrisy, blindness and foolishness in the 23rd chapter of Matthew–now Rabbi Steve Berkson wants us to examine ourselves. Could we be like the Pharisees and scribes who say, and do not do? Are you following Yeshua from a distance like Peter did when Yeshua was arrested?Would there be enough “evidence” to convict you of being a Torah observant follower of Messiah Yeshua?Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.Related Teachings:CC101: The Journey Begins https://youtu.be/0qR0xb7Zdn8INfocus - Fear & Doubt vs Faith & Belief https://youtu.be/xVcu1dX8UvUMaking Decisions…the reason you exist https://youtu.be/9RfUrlBAVWwUnderstanding the Ruach/Spirit https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX_0Mi7M6VeNIqg8eu1f_QBmWhat Did Yeshua Do? https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/steveberkson/episodes/2012-05-14T13_57_36-07_00Baptism of Fire https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX9AWP1xgzwYpV84LbShjxe-
6/21/2017 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 37 seconds
YMTOI Parsha Pearls - 38.1 Korach "Qorah Wanted To Be Boss"
Song for Korach
6/18/2017 • 27 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Get Out the Leaven - Part 2
Matthew 23:13 gives an account of Yeshua calling the scribes and Pharisees, leaders of the people, on the carpet. He exposed them as hypocritical, blind guides that abused the people for their own greed and power. Rabbi Steve Berkson takes us step-by-step, verse-by-verse to help us understand what Yeshua was saying about them in order for us to examine ourselves and get rid of this “leaven” that could keep us from the Kingdom to come.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this video has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
6/14/2017 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 36 seconds
YMTOI Parsha Pearls - 37.1 Shelach "Twelve Spies Went to Kena'an"
Song for Shelach
6/11/2017 • 29 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Get Out the Leaven - Part 1
Most of us know what ‘leaven’ is when it comes to baking bread, etc., but what about the spiritual meaning? Rabbi Steve Berkson takes you through the scriptures that show where the significance of leaven started, how it relates to the sacrifices and examples of how it ruined a whole system of leadership. Rabbi Steve also takes some time in this teaching to address the ‘call no man Rabbi’ issue that has frustrated and consumed many people.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
6/7/2017 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 38 seconds
YMTOI Parsha Pearls - 36.1 Beha'alotcha "I've Been Listening to the Trumpets"
Song for Beha'alotcha
6/4/2017 • 1 minute, 17 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Discovering Your Identity - Part 10
In part 10, the final part of Discovering Your Identity, Rabbi Steve Berkson moves us from Isaiah chapter 11 to Romans chapter 11 traversing between the TaNaK and the Brit Chadasha. You will learn through the writings of the apostles that they knew and understood the restoration of the two houses. Is favor, or grace, merited or unmerited, since it’s not by works? If it’s merited, by whom?What is the “many-sided wisdom of God”?How do we “put on Messiah” as Paul said in Galatians 3:27?What does it take to really be a disciple of Yeshua?What can you tell those who would question your Torah observance?Rabbi Steve addresses these and more topics in this brilliant conclusion to an extremely important subject.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
5/31/2017 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 41 seconds
YMTOI Parsha Pearls - 35.1 Nasso "The Mishkan's in the Center of the Tribes"
Song for Nasso
5/28/2017 • 1 minute, 3 seconds
YMTOI Parsha Pearls - Shavuot Special Addition, Ruth "Wherever You Go"
Song for Shavuot
5/24/2017 • 1 minute, 32 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Discovering Your Identity - Part 9
How well do know and understand the parable of the Prodigal Son? You probably have never heard an explanation of this parable like Rabbi Steve Berkson brings it in this teaching.In Discovering Your Identity, part 9, there are more connecting of the dots as Rabbi Steve again traverses the TaNaK (Old Testament) and the Brit Chadasha (New Testament), from Isaiah to Luke to Ephesians to Deuteronomy, revealing our identity as believers of the One True Living Elohim.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
5/24/2017 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 27 seconds
YMTOI Parsha Pearls - 34 Bamidbar "In The Desert"
Song for Bamidbar
5/21/2017 • 35 seconds
Leaving Your Comfort Zone
Rabbi Tom Mitchell leads us through the examples of Biblical characters who left their comfort zones to follow the Word of Yahweh to teach us how we should learn from how they followed whole heartedly regardless of how uncomfortable it may have seemed at that time.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
Covenant Community 101: Discovering Your Identity - Part 8
What is the “righteousness revealed” of which the prophet Isaiah spoke? (Isa 56). Who is the foreigner who has attached himself to Yahweh? What is the “eunuch” who calls himself a dry tree? Can you fully understand the writings of the Apostles (New Testament) without understanding the Tanak (Old Testament)?If the Jewish people have been rejected and replaced, why did Yeshua say, “deliverance is of the Yehuḏim.”? (John 4:22) Does this have anything to do with Zechariah 8:23?Rabbi Steve Berkson continues to connect the dots between the words of the prophets and the words of Yeshua and the Apostles, helping us to see a clearer picture of the purpose of the Father in sending His Son, Messiah Yeshua, and how it relates to who we are, discovering our identity.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
5/10/2017 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 26 seconds
YMTOI Parsha Pearls - 31 Emor "Appointed Times Song"
Song for Emor
5/7/2017 • 1 minute, 33 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Discovering Your Identity - Part 7
Rabbi Steve Berkson continues leading us onward to discovering our identity as the people of Yahweh through the writings of the prophets Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Zechariah.Did you know Yeshua the Messiah was hidden in the Torah? That He was to come from the womb of a woman at precisely the right time for a specific purpose? What was that purpose? What does it have to do with your identity?What do the heavens (celestial bodies) and the earth have to do with the promises Yahweh made concerning the Jewish people? Haven’t the Jews been rejected by Yahweh and replaced by another group?Aren’t some of us exempt from the commandments and statutes of the Torah? Why or why not? What is “Bilateral Ecclesiology” and how is it affecting the Body of Messiah?Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
Covenant Community 101: Discovering Your Identity - Part 6
Ever wondered what it would be like to be a prophet? Consider the prophet Hoshea (Hosea). He was told to marry a promiscuous woman, Gomer, so that Yahweh could make a visual point to his people.Rabbi Steve Berkson takes us through the Book of Hosea to show us that even though His people did shamefully by pursuing their own pleasures by adapting themselves to other deities He would still not forget the promises He made to Abraham and his offspring; to make them a mighty nation and a blessing to all nations.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
When the people of the tribe of Judah began to return from the exile in Babylon they were discouraged from rebuilding the temple of Yahweh by the taunts and threats of their surrounding opponents. Instead they worked on their own houses, being concerned with their own affairs and neglecting the worship that was due their Elohim. Then comes the word of Elohim through the prophet Haggai letting them know that Yahweh was aware of what they were doing and encouraging them, commanding them, to get back to work on the temple and resume the worship that is due Him.Rabbi Tom Mitchell takes us through the book of the prophet Haggai.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
4/19/2017 • 49 minutes, 27 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Discovering Your Identity - Part 5
In Rabbi Steve Berkson’s last teaching we learned that the inheritance, of which the larger portion would normally go to the “first-born”, was split between two of the sons of Ya’akov, his adopted son Ephrayim and his son Yehuda. Yehuda would receive the authority aspect of the inheritance and Ephrayim would receive the rest. Because of this split of the inheritance we see the birth of the Two House scenario, Israel and Yehuda (Judah) that continues to this day.In this teaching Rabbi Steve unpacks the statement given in 1 Kings 12 by Yahweh through His prophet, “This matter is of me.”, speaking of the split of the kingdom of Israel.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
4/12/2017 • 55 minutes, 42 seconds
YMTOI Parsha Pearls - 26 Shemini "The Leviticus 11 Song"
Covenant Community 101: Discovering Your Identity - Part 4
In the last teaching, Rabbi Steve Berkson showed us the man called Avraham (or Abraham) who was chosen by Yahweh to enter into a covenant which included certain admonishments and promises. In this lesson we will see this covenant handed down to Avraham’s children, Isaac and Jacob (Genesis 22); and ultimately to all who join themselves to the Creator of all, through Messiah Yeshua, then becoming seed of Avraham. Then Rabbi Steve jumps ahead to where Joseph brings his sons, Ephrayim and Manasseh, to his father Israel for the blessing of the patriarch of the family. Israel then adopts the two youths as his own, bringing them directly into the covenant that has been handed down through the family. We will begin to learn the meaning of the concept of ‘breaking forth’ and ‘filling the earth’. Then, from that, making the connection to the apostle Paul’s writings to the Romans as he tells them how hardness in part has affected the Jews until the ‘fulness of the Gentiles’ has been completed. (Romans 11:25)Rabbi Steve helps us to see how the whole Word of God is wonderfully connected. Topics covered in this teaching: Why wasn’t the right/privilege of the first-born always given to the physical first-born? What is the “inheritance” that was given to the first-born? What is really meant by “The sceptre shall not turn aside from Yehuḏah, nor an Inscriber from between his feet, until Shiloh comes, and to Him is the obedience of peoples.”? Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
4/5/2017 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 48 seconds
YMTOI Parsha Pearls - 25 Tzav "The Aish Tamid"
Song for Tzav
4/2/2017 • 39 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Discovering Your Identity - Part 3
Do you need to send your DNA to be tested to discover your identity? Not if you’ve become something other than what you were born. The apostle Paul wrote to the Corinthians (2 Cori 5:17) “Therefore, if anyone is in Messiah, he is a renewed creature – the old matters have passed away, see, all matters have become renewed!” Also in Galatians 3:29 “And if you are of Messiah, then you are seed of Aḇraham, and heirs according to promise.” Rabbi Steve Berkson takes us to the place in The Scriptures where this change in identity began and how it happened, as well as promises given – to the man called Avram (Gen 12). Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
3/29/2017 • 1 hour, 11 seconds
YMTOI Parsha Pearls - 24 Vayikra "The Korbanot"
Song for Vayikra
3/26/2017 • 59 seconds
Covenant Community 101: Discovering Your Identity - Part 2
Some say that Yeshua of Nazareth cannot be The Messiah because in His lineage there is a Moabite, Ruth the Moabitess. Moabites and Ammonites, the people who descended from Lot through the incestuous relationship with his daughters, are never to be a part of the assembly of Yahweh. Rabbi Steve Berkson delivers a blistering blow to this argument and at the same time teaches us about understanding our identity.What is a “stranger”? What do we not see when we read our English translations of the Bible? Rabbi Steve takes us to Exodus 12 to show us what we’ve been missing.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
Covenant Community 101: Discovering Your Identity - Part 1
What does the Creator actually have to say in His Word about our “Identity Issues”? Are we “Gentile Believers” or something else? Who and what is Israel and what does it have to do with our identity? What was the purpose of Yeshua’s ministry? What is the “Good News” or “Gospel”? What is the “Two House” teaching? Does it even matter? Why was Yeshua talking about “Lost Sheep”? Who are these “Lost Sheep”? Does it have anything to do with us?Rabbi Steve Berkson leads us through the “Greatest Jig-saw Puzzle” in the world, the scriptures, to show us the answers to these questions and much more.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
3/15/2017 • 1 hour, 8 minutes
Purim Defended
Rabbi Steve Berkson reinforces the reasons to celebrate the biblical holiday, Purim, while at the same time dispelling some of the misguided arguments against it.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
3/13/2017 • 33 minutes, 49 seconds
YMTOI Parsha Pearls - 21 Ki Tisa "Where Oh Where is Mosheh?"
Song for Parsha Ki Tisa
3/12/2017 • 1 minute, 24 seconds
Covenant Community 101: The Journey Begins
At some point in your life you begin the journey toward the Forever Kingdom. How does this journey begin? Does it begin the same for everyone? How do you know you’re on the right path?In this second installment of Covenant Community 101 Rabbi Steve Berkson teaches us about what it was that we felt/sensed when we began to seek Yahweh will all our heart, mind and strength.Rabbi Steve also exhorts us about what he calls “The Battlefield of the Mind”, the daily struggle between the new man and the old man. This includes an explanation of what is called “Babylon” and how we must come out from among her. How do we do that?Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this video has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
3/8/2017 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 29 seconds
YMTOI Parsha Pearls - 20 Tetzaveh "There Are 8 Pieces of Clothing"
Song for Tetzaveh
3/5/2017 • 42 seconds
Covenant Community 101: C.C. 101 Introduction
Rabbi Steve Berkson introduces a brand new series for the Body of Messiah, Covenant Community 101. Don’t let the title fool you, this series will have an abundance of useful information that not only you who are new to The Way will benefit from, but also for you who have been in The Way for a while to learn something about things that you may have thought you knew, but didn’t really know as good as you thought you did.In this video Rabbi Steve gives the overview of the topics that will be taught in this series as well as his heart-felt desire for the people of YHVH to be equipped for every good work, in unity, as a community.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
3/1/2017 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 53 seconds
YMTOI Parsha Pearls - 19 Terumah "The Mishkan Song"
Song for Terumah
2/26/2017 • 58 seconds
The Heart of the Matter - Part 64 - The Conclusion
In this final teaching of The Heart of the Matter series, Rabbi Steve Berkson brings a dynamic conclusion by wonderfully tying together all 64 parts. In this teaching Rabbi Steve goes through Ya’akov (James) 4 examining what this teacher/leader of the twelve tribes of Israel felt was critical to their individual growth and the growth of the Body of Messiah.What is the “wants/needs disconnect”? What is the first step in submitting to Yahweh and His anointed/appointed ones? Because Yeshua said there is no one ‘good’ except The Father, should we use the term ‘good’, ever? How does that relate to “call no man Rabbi” or “father”?When applying the scripture to our lives there are two questions to ask ourselves, “What does this look like?” and “Am I actually doing it?”What does it mean to love Him with all your heart? What does it mean to lay the Word up in your heart? What does it mean to be tested to prove what is in your heart? What does it mean to serve Him with all your heart?This teaching is one you will want to revisit again and again, because if the heart is right, you’ll want to figure out the rest of it. The heart is the center point of everything you do.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
Song for MishpatimNa'a'seh V'nishma (We Will Do and We Will Hear)
2/19/2017 • 55 seconds
The Heart of the Matter - Part 63 - Hebrews & James
Completing the Book of Hebrews, Rabbi Steve Berkson takes us to Hebrews 13:7 where he once again points out the author’s emphasis on the need for us to be lead by one who is anointed and appointed; one who is leading by example. We must be careful of those teachers who bring “various and strange teachings” which do not benefit anyone, but rather, toss the hearers around like a ball on the ocean.Then we go into the letter from James (Ya’akov) which is intended for the twelve tribes and those who would be grafted in. How can you be joyful in a trial? How do you know if you are going through a trial? What does the term ‘trial’ mean? How do you get wisdom? What does “double-minded” mean? Does HaSatan (the devil) cause all bad things to happen to you? Does YHVH ever change? This teaching is packed with amazing insight, knowledge and wisdom from the Holy Spirit through Rabbi Steve. You’ll want to listen through it more than once to get it all. This is the stuff your spirit craves, so it can grow.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
2/15/2017 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 10 seconds
YMTOI Parsha Pearls - 17.2 Yitro "The 10 Commandments Song"
Song for Yitro
2/12/2017 • 2 minutes, 42 seconds
The Heart of the Matter - Part 62 - Hebrews
Rabbi Steve Berkson continues in the epistle to the Hebrews, chapter four, bringing a recipe for success which is the Word that we have heard, the Good News, mixed with belief (faith) produces an entrance into the “rest” that is the Kingdom of Elohim (Hebrews 4:2). The result of following this recipe for success gives the doer something that most of this world does not have which is hope. Hope in something that is beyond this present life; the future Kingdom of Elohim.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
Many feel that the book of Hebrews is too difficult to understand. Biblical scholars debate and are unsure as to who is the author of this significant letter to the chosen people of the Creator. What exactly do you know about Messiah Yeshua? Have you “closely considered” Him and what it is that He accomplished in His first coming? What is the sure sign that you’ve discovered a true teacher/instructor for your walk? Why is the little word ‘if’ so significant? What is ‘rebellion’ and why is understanding it so important to us? Have you ever wondered about the term “deceivableness of sin”? Did you even know that term existed? How are you at ‘role-playing”?In this lesson, Rabbi Steve Berkson takes us to chapter three as he gives us perspective as to what was going on with our First-Century brothers and sisters at the time this letter was written and starts us on this leg of our journey in understanding The Heart of the Matter. Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
Moving through the Apostle Shaul’s (Paul) letters to Timothy, his disciple, once again we see the need for anointed and appointed teachers as Timothy is instructed to enlist “trustworthy men who are competent to teach.” Shaul uses metaphors such as being a good soldier and a farmer; do you know what these mean? The meaning may not be what you’ve been taught.Do you know what it means to “deny” Yeshua? What about the phrase ‘endure hardship in order to reign’? Are the Jews doing it all wrong? What is a “stupid and foolish” question?Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
1/25/2017 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 53 seconds
YMTOI Parsha Pearls - 13.1 Shemot "The Building Song"
Song for Shemot
1/18/2017 • 1 minute, 5 seconds
The Heart of the Matter - Part 59 - 1 Timothy
Continuing our journey as we search out the Heart of the Matter Rabbi Steve Berkson teaches that this letter is different than the other letters to the congregations as it is a letter from instructor to student, master to disciple.Questions addressed in this teaching include:Is the Holy Spirit the only teacher we need?Why do we have so many differing teachings of the same topic?What does it mean by “they have missed the goal”?How do we respond to erroneous teachings?Should we respond to erroneous teachings?What does it mean to have a “clean heart”?What happens if you question something?Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this video has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
1/18/2017 • 56 minutes, 36 seconds
The Heart of the Matter - Part 58 - Colossians
Moving forward through the epistles (letters) of the apostle Paul we arrive at the letter to the Colossians where Rabbi Steve Berkson points out the various recurring themes throughout all of Paul’s writings, comparing things which are above with things that are earthly, righteousness with unrighteousness, that which is of life with that which is of death. Rabbi Steve shows how Paul was admonishing his followers to go ‘beyond the mechanics’ of Torah observance to an obedience from the heart, speaking and doing in the name of the Master Yeshua, with thankfulness to Elohim the Father through Him.This teaching is full of practical life application that can help you no matter where in your walk of being Torah observance you may be.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide
Continuing on the journey through “The Heart of the Matter” Rabbi Steve Berkson begins this lesson in Philippians, chapter 4, verse 6, where the apostle Paul says, “Do not worry at all, but in every matter, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to Elohim.” We learn from this lesson that as we do what Paul said to do we are exercising our belief/trust, emunah, in The Father. Then we will experience the peace, shalom, that is beyond our human understanding, because it’s the peace that can only come from Him. He says that again in verse 9, which again is ‘discipleship language’, as He says to practice these things and the Elohim of peace shall be with you. This teaching is totally full of sage wisdom about personal relationships and how to deal with yourself and others according to Torah.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
1/4/2017 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 12 seconds
The Heart of the Matter - Part 56 - Ephesians
As Rabbi Steve Berkson concludes the letter to the Ephesians we understand that we are no longer considered Gentiles, outside of the camp, but through Messiah Yeshua have been brought together with the community of the chosen, fellow citizens, along with the covenants and promises. With that, we are to walk in obedience to Torah, imitating Elohim (5:1). What does it mean to be “subject to each other”? (vs 21) Why did the apostle Paul start talking about husbands and wives, children and parents, servants and masters? Is there more to understanding chapters 5 and 6 than what you have been taught previously? What does “do not provoke your children” mean? (6:4) What is the “Critical Transition”?Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
12/28/2016 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 2 seconds
YMTOI Parsha Pearls 9.1 Vayeishev - Yoseph and His Brothers
Song for Vayeishev
12/22/2016 • 57 seconds
The Heart of the Matter - Part 55 - Ephesians
Continuing our journey through the apostle Paul’s letter to the Ephesians, Rabbi Steve Berkson brings us into chapter 5 where we are told to become imitators of Yeshua Messiah as “beloved children” which is pleasing to The Father. Being a follower of Yeshua according to His own words is to no longer walk in darkness but possess the light of life (John 8:12). So to walk as children of the light is to prove it by doing what is well-pleasing to the Master. Yeshua said, “If you love me, keep my commandments.”Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
12/21/2016 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 34 seconds
The Heart of the Matter - Part 54 - Ephesians
Now that Rabbi Steve Berkson has thoroughly taught us what the Apostle Paul was writing to the Ephesians in chapter two, he now leads us into understanding chapter three; the mystery or secret of what Messiah Yeshua accomplished through His death, burial and resurrection - that the nations (Gentiles, those who are outside) now have a place among those who are the chosen ones according to the flesh, Israel.Then Rabbi Steve moves us into chapter four where a problem with authority is addressed. Submitting to the right leadership, anointed and appointed, is the only way we as the body of Messiah are going to learn to love each other and come together in unity and be one. Existing today are the five ministries as listed in Ephesians 4:11, emissaries (apostles), prophets, evangelists, shepherds and teachers. These exist today. We must pray to the Father that our eyes are opened to recognize who these people are in order to properly learn for the sake of the Kingdom of Elohim. Ephesians 4:11-16Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
12/14/2016 • 58 minutes, 25 seconds
The Heart of the Matter - Part 53 - The Ephesians 2 Process
This is very unusual that Rabbi Steve Berkson would actually go back and re-teach a message, but in this case he felt the need to delve deeper into the second chapter of Ephesians to explain the process of righteousness and unity that the apostle Paul was conveying to the Ephesians.In this lesson you will learn about a dangerous and harmful teaching called ‘bilateral ecclesiology’ and something Rabbi Steve calls “New Doctrinal Understanding Crack”.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
12/7/2016 • 2 minutes, 14 seconds
YMTOI Parsha Pearls 8.2 Vayishlach - Ya'aqob and Esaw's Reunion
Starting in the letter to the Ephesians Rabbi Steve Berkson points us to the fact that the Apostle Paul was trying to help the believers in Ephesus that even with what Messiah Yeshua accomplished in His death, burial and resurrection there is still an “expectation” to abide by the covenant with the Creator that was laid out in Exodus chapter 19, (paraphrasing) “If you diligently follow my words, I will take you as my people and bless you more than you can know.” Rabbi Steve helps us to understand that we don’t have to “understand” every thing that we are required to do, but that in the doing we will begin to understand. We should have an attitude like Abraham in that whatever YHVH told him to do, even to the sacrificing of his son, he said, “Here Am I!” In Hebrew, hineni. This is what Rabbi Steve calls, “a ‘Trusting’ Obedience.” In this teaching Rabbi Steve explains thoroughly the famous passage found in chapter 2 and verses 8-10. Throughout this teaching the word grace is defined and explained as to whether it is “unmerited favor” or “merited favor”. Are we really saved (delivered) by unmerited favor? What are the “good works” that were prepared beforehand? What is “the Torah of the commands in dogma”? Rabbi Steve brings clarity to these seemingly unclear and difficult sayings of Paul.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you. For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
11/30/2016 • 1 hour, 13 minutes, 38 seconds
The Heart of the Matter - Part 51 - 1 Corinthians
What we find in this letter from the Apostle Paul to the believers in Corinth is that strife had risen up among the assembly over which teacher was better than the other and which teacher someone followed, turning it into a status issue. If Paul were here today and observed the strife and division among some of us, would he be wondering why things haven’t changed in the last 2,000 years? Would he need to be committed and put in a ‘rubber room’? What Paul had to address was that the people were boasting in men and how they may have arrived in some understanding that they judged others not to have. This kind of attitude is a condition of the heart and is not acceptable in the body of Messiah. If there is any boasting to be done, Paul says boast in YHVH/Yeshua.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
11/23/2016 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 52 seconds
YMTOI Parsha Pearls 6.2 Toldot - Rib'qah and Yitshaq
A song for Toldot.
11/21/2016 • 58 seconds
YMTOI Parsha Pearls 5.1 Chayei Sarah - Mayim, Mayim, Mayim
Song for Chayei Sarah
11/18/2016 • 1 minute, 18 seconds
YMTOI Parsha Pearls 5.1 Chayei Sarah - Sauly the Gamal
Song for Chayei Sarah
11/18/2016 • 1 minute, 15 seconds
The Heart of the Matter - Part 50 - Romans
Continuing in the Apostle Paul’s letter to those of The Way in Rome (Romans), chapter 10, Rabbi Steve Berkson poses the question that comes out of verse 4 – are you doing what you’re doing just to look righteous to others, or are you doing it to look like Messiah Yeshua? In this chapter we see Paul quoting Moses from Deuteronomy chapter 30, who is talking to the people about the Torah, but symbolically speaking of Messiah. When someone says, “I’m saved!”, what does that mean? Is it a status? a state of being? Hear what Rabbi Steve has to say about that. Moving into chapter 5 of Romans, Rabbi Steve takes us on a journey of understanding how we should feel honored and blessed when we go through “pressures”, which produce endurance, which produces the approval of YHVH.Then, going into the second letter from Peter (2 Peter) chapter 1, Rabbi Steve teaches us the steps that we should take to ensure that we will never fall from our faith.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
11/16/2016 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 25 seconds
YMTOI Parsha Pearls 4.1 Vayeira - Three Guests
11/15/2016 • 49 seconds
The Heart of the Matter - Part 49 - Romans
There’s more ‘heart’ to be discovered in the letter to the Romans as Rabbi Steve Berkson continues in chapters 8 and 10, breaking down verse by verse what the apostle Paul was communicating to the set-apart ones living in Rome at that time. Through Rabbi Steve’s teaching we find that Paul was not teaching against Torah observance, but rather, by living according to the Torah we become pleasing to the Father, who has adopted those who are obedient and has made them heirs to the riches that cannot be compared to anything in this present world.Questions:• Can you be led by the Spirit of Elohim through those who are anointed and appointed leaders and teachers? • Will you argue or will you do whatever you’re instructed to do; even if you don’t understand now? • How do you ‘vet’ or choose those to whom you should be listening?• What will we be doing for a thousand years in the Father’s kingdom?Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
Continuing in the letter that the Apostle Paul wrote to the faithful in Rome, Rabbi Steve Berkson again emphasizes that to understand what Paul was trying to say in this letter, context is crucial. In chapter 6, again we see the contrasting of righteousness vs unrighteousness. We see how even the believers of that time were struggling to understand the purpose of Messiah Yeshua’s death and resurrection and how it relates to them.In chapter 7 we will hear about Paul’s personal struggle with walking in death and walking in the new life that Messiah Yeshua provided.As we move into chapter 8 Paul begins to reveal the light at the end of the tunnel – that there is no more condemnation to those whose desire it is to walk according to the spirit; by the words that Messiah Yeshua spoke which is Torah given by His Father. (John 6:63)Bottom line – The Apostle Paul did not teach that the Torah is now done away with but that the penalty that comes from ‘law of sin and death’ has been abolished by the work of redemption through Messiah Yeshua. Halleluyah!Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this video has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
11/2/2016 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 23 seconds
YMTOI Parsha Pearls 2.1 Noach - Righteous Noah Built an Ark
11/1/2016 • 1 minute, 28 seconds
YMTOI Parsha Pearls 1.1 Bereishit - Seven Days of Creation
10/27/2016 • 2 minutes, 17 seconds
YMTOI Parsha Pearls 1.1 Bereishit - Yom Rishon
10/27/2016 • 1 minute, 21 seconds
The Heart of the Matter - Part 47 - Romans
Rabbi Steve Berkson moves us into chapter 2 of the letter that the Apostle Paul wrote to the faithful in Rome (Romans 2). In part 47 of The Heart of the Matter Rabbi Steve hopes to give clarity to these passages that are typically taken out of context and misunderstood. The theme in Romans chapter 2 that we will see is ‘righteousness verses unrighteousness’ and how we are judged as being one or the other. We will also see the terms ‘circumcision’ and ‘uncircumcision’ and how they could be interpreted as those who are born into the covenant through the bloodline (Jews) and those who choose to enter into covenant but are not of the bloodline (Greeks, or everyone else).We will see that the Apostle Paul actually taught ‘Torah Observance’ (Rom 2:13) and how the heart being filled with faith and love for the Creator seeks to please Him by doing the “good works” – faith-based works.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
10/26/2016 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 57 seconds
The Heart of the Matter - Part 46 - Acts/Romans
Rabbi Steve Berkson continues teaching about the Heart of the Matter in the Book of the Acts of the Apostles and then begins in the Book of Romans. Some of the topics covered are, what is the purpose of signs and wonders?, Olympic Gold-Medal Conclusion Jumpers, what is ‘emunah’?, and more. Toward the last of this teaching Rabbi Steve speaks from his heart about the importance of not only our ‘vertical’ relationship with the Father but also our ‘horizontal’ relationship with each other.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
10/19/2016 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 31 seconds
The Heart of the Matter - Part 45 - Acts
Shifting gears as we go into the book of Acts, Rabbi Steve Berkson helps us look at the Heart of the Matter from the perspective of a ‘forming community.’Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
10/11/2016 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 41 seconds
The Heart of the Matter - Part 44 - Luke
Rabbi Steve Berkson continues The Heart of the Matter series by exploring what the Gospel of Luke has to say about the heart. What is the definition of ‘blameless’? (Luke 1:6) What does it mean to “turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the insight of the righteous, to make ready a people prepared for יהוה.”? (Luke 1:17)Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
10/5/2016 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 23 seconds
The Heart of the Matter - Part 43 - Mark
Moving into the Gospel of Mark Rabbi Steve Berkson teaches us about ‘reasoning in our hearts’ and how this usually doesn’t turn out very well. Then Rabbi Steve gives amazing insight into the event of the ‘cursing of the fig tree,’ how it is related to the ‘overturning of the money changers tables and seats of those who sold doves and the statement of Yeshua about ‘casting this mountain into the sea.’Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
9/28/2016 • 59 minutes, 42 seconds
The Heart of the Matter - Part 42 - Matthew
Rabbi Steve Berkson starts part 42 of The Heart of the Matter in Matthew 15 and ‘traditions’. Are they good or bad? Rabbi Steve teaches us how to know. How well do you understand the concept of ‘forgiveness’? It is definitely at the heart of the matter as Yeshua teaches His disciples about it in Matthew chapter 18. Then, Rabbi Steve takes us to Matthew chapter 22 to show us how Yeshua handled being tested by the religious system of that time who were always trying to discredit Yeshua by His own words and disable His ministry. Who is actually “Left Behind”? How should we be preparing for the Messiah’s return?Don’t miss this teaching!Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
9/21/2016 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 50 seconds
The Heart of the Matter - Part 41 - Matthew
Part 41 of The Heart of the Matter continues exploring the Gospel of Matthew for the understanding of what the scriptures wants to show us about our hearts. Rabbi Steve Berkson begins this teaching in Matthew chapter 11 and reveals the ‘Language of Discipleship’ as Yeshua implored his followers to “take his yoke” upon them. Other topics covered are, those who are ‘prideful in their humility’, ‘judgment vs judging’ and much more. Also, Rabbi Berkson gives an extensive exegesis about Yeshua’s parable of the Sower and the Seed in Matthew chapter 13. Don’t miss this teaching. Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
9/14/2016 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 40 seconds
The Heart of the Matter - Part 40 - Matthew
Part 40 of The Heart of the Matter begins the study on the subject of our hearts as the writers wrote about it in the Brit Chadasha (New Testament), the Gospel of Matthew. Rabbi Steve Berkson takes us to the event called the Sermon on the Mount where Yeshua had a discipling time with His taught-ones. Questions to ponder in this teaching: What is our role to play in our walk before the Creator?, Didn’t Yeshua do all that is necessary for our salvation?, What are the “good works” that Yeshua talked about?, What is it that defines ‘righteousness’? Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
9/7/2016 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 11 seconds
Let’s Get Wet! - Rabbi Tom Mitchell
Rabbi Tom Mitchell from Beth Shalom Messianic Congregation, an affiliate of MTOI, brings an interesting perspective on several topics related to water. He begins with teaching about the process of immersion (baptism), then using the names of some of the Torah Portions to “paint a picture” of what’s happening in Israel today. The teaching then turns to the comparison of the Torah and rain.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
8/31/2016 • 3 minutes, 46 seconds
Understanding the Ruach/Spirit - Part 8
In Part 8 of Understanding the Ruach/Spirit, Rabbi Steve Berkson brings this series of teachings to a conclusion. In this lesson Rabbi Berkson continues to allow the Scriptures to define itself regarding the Ruach/Spirit with the admonition that we are seeking the truth and understanding, not comfort and reassurance that what we already have is the truth or the correct understanding. Subjects covered in this lesson include, “What is the ‘sword of the Spirit’?”, “How do I talk to my family and friends about the wonderful things I’ve come to understand?”, “What is this ‘laying on of hands’ about?”, “What does ‘poor in spirit’ mean?”, and much more.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
8/24/2016 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 8 seconds
Understanding the Ruach/Spirit - Part 7
In part 7 of Understanding the Ruach/Spirit Rabbi Steve Berkson connects the verses found in the Gospel of John chapters 6 and 7 showing us that; (1) according to Messiah Yeshua, the WORDs that He speaks are SPIRIT and are life, and, (2) the LIVING WATER is connected to the WORD which is connected to the SPIRIT. Rabbi Berkson admonishes us to be in the same mind as Peter when he said, “Master, to whom shall we go? You possess words of everlasting life.” This teaching is fully packed with amazing insight that will definitely move you down the path to the Kingdom. Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
8/17/2016 • 58 minutes, 2 seconds
Understanding the Ruach/Spirit - Part 6
In part 6 of this series, Rabbi Steve Berkson takes us deeper into “what is the Ruach haKodesh (Holy Spirit)?”, specifically, what it does and what is it’s purpose.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
8/10/2016 • 46 minutes, 21 seconds
Understanding the Ruach/Spirit - Part 5
In the first section of Understanding the Ruach/Spirit - Part 5, Rabbi Steve Berkson wraps up the idea of the doctrine of the Trinity by going to Luke 4:1, the account of Yeshua being led by the Spirit into the wilderness. Then Rabbi Berkson addresses the notion that some teach saying the Holy Spirit was not before Acts chapter 2. By going through many scriptures he points out the fact that the Ruach haKodesh has been ever present since the beginning of creation. Each one of us has been given a portion of the Spirit of Elohim as our breath of life and consciousness. In other ways, such as an anointing or inspiration to speak the Word or the mind of the Creator as did John the Baptist, King David and the other prophets.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
8/3/2016 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 18 seconds
Understanding the Ruach/Spirit - Part 4
Understanding the Ruach/Spirit - Part 4 deals mainly with the question, “What is the Holy Spirit”, in Hebrew, Ruach haKodesh or ‘The Spirit of Elohim (YHVH). This lesson deals mainly with the idea of the doctrine of the Trinity; that the Holy Spirit, or Ghost as the Trinitarians say, is a separate entity coexistent and coequal with the Father and the Son. Rabbi Steve Berkson begins this teaching by admonishing us that our ability to fully understand this topic is limited; like a one-cell amoeba trying to understand the multi-cell human body. Rabbi Berkson asks only that his listeners approach this teaching sincerely looking for truth and understanding, not comfort and reassurance that what they already have is the truth and the correct understanding. Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
7/27/2016 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 32 seconds
Understanding the Ruach/Spirit - Part 3
Rabbi Steve Berkson continues where we left off in part two on the subject of The Spirit of haSatan vs The Spirit of Elohim as we move into part three. Rabbi Berkson begins in 1 John 5:18-19 where we learn about guarding ourselves and not allowing the “wicked one” to gain a foothold in our lives. We see a definition of the Hebrew phrases ‘Yetzer haRa’ or ‘evil inclination’ and ‘Yetzer haTov’ which is the ‘good inclination’. Then, just as we are about to go to Revelation 12, Rabbi Berkson takes us on a “Rabbi Trail” about the ‘Victim Mentality’ which is devastating to success in walking the path that leads to reward and life.In this lesson Rabbi Berkson begins to define the meaning of Ruach haKodesh (Holy Spirit) taking us to Isaiah 55:6-9 where it is written that the ways and thoughts of YHVH are higher than ours.We will learn what ‘staying in Him (Messiah Yeshua)’ means as Rabbi Berkson teaches from 1 John 3:1-10. John is repeating his writing in the Gospel of John chapter 15 where Yeshua taught His disciples about the vine and the branches.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
7/20/2016 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 52 seconds
Understanding the Ruach/Spirit - Part 2
What do you understand about the “Holy Spirit” or “Ruach haKodesh”? Is your understanding congruent with what the Bible reveals? Is this Spirit a separate ‘entity’, co-equal and co-existent with the Creator and the Son? In part 2 of this series, Rabbi Steve Berkson defines an aspect of ruach/spirit as ‘Intrinsic Nature’ or the ‘Breath of Life’ that has been breathed into humans that separates us from all the rest of the living things that are created. The ability to learn, understand, choose and make decisions. Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
7/13/2016 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 48 seconds
Understanding the Ruach/Spirit - Part 1
What do you understand about the “Holy Spirit” or “Ruach haChodesh”? Is your understanding congruent with what the Bible reveals? Is this Spirit a separate ‘entity’, co-equal and co-existent with the Creator and the Son? Rabbi Steve Berkson begins this extremely important teaching series by comparing the Mt. Sinai event in Exodus 19 and 20 with the event found in Acts 2. Amazingly there are quite a few similarities to be discovered as we go into some definitions of words and phrases to be found in the Hebrew and Greek languages, such as, lightnings, thunder, sound, noise, fire, etc. Also, as Jewish sources suggest, the giving of the Torah on Mt. Sinai happened on what we now know as Shavuot, which is also when the event in Acts 2 happened.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
7/6/2016 • 57 minutes, 41 seconds
Baptism of Fire - Part 3
Rabbi Steve Berkson begins Part 3 of this teaching in Leviticus 26:23 where he shows us that the Baptism of Fire has many facets such as being “instructed” of YHVH through “punishment” for disobedience and breaking His Covenant. Then, we see discipleship terminology as we go to Matthew 11:25-30 and read Yeshua’s words, verse 29, “Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am meek and humble in heart, and you shall find rest for your beings. For My yoke is gentle and My burden is light.” This verse is linked back to Leviticus as YHVH told those of that time that He has broken the bars of their yoke (of Egypt) and made them walk upright (taking on His Yoke); the yoke symbolizes learning and being in submission to the Torah of YHVH which gives us rest which Rabbi Steve links to Jeremiah 6:16, Thus said יהוה, “Stand in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, where the good way is, and walk in it; and find rest for yourselves.”Rabbi Berkson then teaches us another facet of the Baptism of Fire which is the persecution we will face as we walk in Torah-Observance. Possibly, we may need to detach from things or others, even as close as our own hand or foot (Matt 18:8), so that we can walk unimpeded spiritually.Then, Rabbi Berkson takes us to the writings of the Apostle Shaul (Paul) to the Corinthians (1 Corinthians 3) as the Apostle explains to his congregation that each one builds upon the foundation, which is Messiah Yeshua, using various materials. Those materials may or may not make it through the Baptism of Fire which, as Rabbi Berkson points out, is why it’s so important for us to submit to a chosen and appointed authority, in discipleship, so that they can instruct us as to what materials we should build with that will pass through the fire to the other side.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
6/29/2016 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 44 seconds
Baptism of Fire - Part 2
In the second part of Baptism of Fire Rabbi Steve Berkson starts in 1 Peter 4:12, “Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you”, teaching us that we who are followers of Messiah Yeshua will be persecuted because we identify with Him. These fiery trials will test us or prove us as we follow Yeshua in the immersion of water and the immersion of the Ruach haKodesh. Do you count it all joy when you are spoken against by family and friends? (James1:4) Do you value your belief and the proving of what you believe more than anything this world offers? (1 Peter 1:7) Do you know that if you endure to the end you will receive the Father’s approval and respect? Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
6/22/2016 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 25 seconds
Baptism of Fire - Part 1
In the Gospel of Matthew 3:11 we read the words of John the Baptist saying, “I indeed immerse you in water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to bear. He shall immerse you in the Set-apart Spirit and fire.” What do you know about the Baptism of Fire. Is that what happened to those in Acts 2? Listen as Rabbi Steve Berkson brings some understanding and clarity to this misunderstood subject. Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
6/15/2016 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 48 seconds
Who Will Dwell? - Rabbi Tom Mitchell
Psalm 15 gives us a wonderful description of the kind of person that YHVH desires to live with forever. Rabbi Tom Mitchell leads us through the scriptures so that we can understand some of the challenges we will encounter when we allow ourselves to be molded into the people that YHVH wants as a part of His Forever Kingdom. Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
6/5/2016 • 50 minutes, 41 seconds
The Heart of the Matter - Part 39 - Ezekiel
Rabbi Steve Berkson concludes the book of the Prophet Ezekiel in part 39 of The Heart of the Matter series. In chapter 20 we see YHWH continuing the chastise the leaders of Judea for allowing their hearts to turn to idolatry. YHWH reminds them that He is theirElohim and that they need no other. He gave them His Torah so that they would live and not die, but the disobedience continued. As YHWH sees it, disobedience is equal to rebellion which is equal to idolatry. Rabbi Berkson explains verse 25, which by some hasbeen misunderstood, that says, “And I also gave them up to laws that were not good, and right-rulings by which they would not live.” Chapter 36 is full of wonderful promises of finally entering the Age to Come as YHWH will gather Israel, replace our stony heartswith hearts of flesh and sprinkle clean water on us. We also learn that we will be judged according to our deeds (works). We will learn that we can choose to jump out of His hand and no longer be under His protection. In chapter 44, the vision Ezekiel was givenfor the coming temple, YHWH declares that no foreigner that is not circumcised in heart and body will be allowed in that temple. Rabbi Berkson also teaches about how the Levitical Priesthood has not been eliminated but will once again do service in the temple to come.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
5/29/2016 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 59 seconds
The Heart of the Matter - Part 38 - Ezekiel
Continuing in the book of the Prophet Ezekiel, chapter 18, Rabbi Steve Berkson leads us to understand that Israel was using an idiom at that time, “The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are blunted”. This idiom meant that children could receive condemnation because of the evil their parents had done. But YHVH corrected them by saying, “you shall no longer use this proverb in Yisra’ĕl. See, all beings are Mine, the being of the father as well as the being of the son is Mine. The being that is sinning shall die.” So what we learn is that no one can blame another for their own evil choices. We all will stand before the Almighty Judge on our own for what we have done in this life.We will learn the meaning of the Hebrew word, nephesh. We will see a to-do list for life and how YHVH gives us a preview of how He will judge all mankind. Then, Rabbi Berkson ties Ezekiel 18 to Yeshua’s words in Matthew 25 in which Yeshua speaks of Himself as the King that will come and will gather all the nations before Him and separate them one from another as a shepherd separates his sheep from the goats. Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this video has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
5/22/2016 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 35 seconds
Leaving Egypt: The Journey to the Forever Kingdom
Rabbi Steve Berkson in the second part of the teaching Leaving Egypt continues giving insight as to what life could have been like as the Children of Israel journeyed to the Promised Land. You will learn about the dynamics of living as a community under the anointed, appointed leadership of Moses and, of course, how it all still applies to us today.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
5/9/2016 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 34 seconds
Leaving Egypt: Passing Through the Waters
At the start of the 2016 Feast of Passover and Unleavened Bread, hosted by MTOI, Rabbi Steve Berkson brings a refreshing perspective on the Exodus of the Hebrews from Egypt. Trying to get into the minds of those ancient people having been in slavery and oppression for many years, Rabbi Steve asks the questions that they may have asked when Mosheh arrived on the scene with a message from their Elohim, the Creator of All, that they were about to be set free and leave that place for a land that had been promised long ago to their ancestor Abraham. In this teaching Rabbi Steve focuses on the escape of the chosen people from the pursuing Egyptians by marching through the waters of the sea and how this great event is still relevant to us today as we go through the mikvah process; burying the old man and becoming a new man through the death, burial and resurrection of Messiah Yeshua.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
5/6/2016 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 50 seconds
The Heart of the Matter - Part 37 - Ezekiel
This is the third installment of the book of the prophet Ezekiel as Rabbi Steve Berkson continues to teach on the Heart of the Matter. This week the subject is ‘whitewashing’ and ‘uncovering the foundations.’ Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
5/1/2016 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 16 seconds
The Heart of the Matter - Part 36 - Ezekiel
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4/24/2016 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 42 seconds
The Heart of the Matter - Part 35 - Ezekiel
In this 35th part of the series, The Heart of the Matter, Rabbi Steve Berkson moves us into the book of the Prophet Ezekiel to explore what YHWH had to say to His people, Israel, while they were in the Babylonian exile. In chapter 2 the prophet Ezekiel was told to speak "Thus says YHWH" to the people no matter who listened or who didn't listen and to not be rebellious as they were. Then, in chapter 3, Ezekiel was given a scroll to eat which was the Word of YHWH and it was as sweet as honey. Rabbi Steve expounds on how through the scriptures YHWH's Word is compared to the sweetness of honey. Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this video has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
4/17/2016 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 12 seconds
In One Accord - Rabbi Tom Mitchell
Throughout the Torah, the Prophets and in the writings of the Apostles a cry goes out from the heart of Elohim for unity among His people. Until the time when Messiah returns, the people who claim to carry the name of YHWH must endeavor to live in unity and peaceably with all of their brothers and sisters. They must not be divided but be knitted together in the same mind and Spirit. Rabbi Tom Mitchell brings this timely message to us so that we can understand what endeavoring for unity looks like.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
4/10/2016 • 56 minutes, 55 seconds
The Heart of the Matter - Jeremiah - Part 34
Rabbi Steve Berkson concludes our study in the book of the Prophet Jeremiah, chapters 23, 29, 31 and 32. This is not the conclusion of the series on the Heart of the Matter. Next, we will be exploring what the Prophet Ezekiel will have to contribute regarding the heart.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this video has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
4/3/2016 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 1 second
The Heart of the Matter - Jeremiah - Part 33
Rabbi Steve Berkson continues teaching in the book of the Prophet Jeremiah, chapters 16, 17 and 18.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
3/27/2016 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 12 seconds
The Heart of the Matter - Jeremiah - Part 32
Continuing in the Book of Jeremiah, chapter 11, we see a refresher on the original Covenant made between the Creator and those He selected, who entered into it without even hearing or understanding what the conditions of the contract were, but rather knowing with Whom they were entering it. All of this was to establish the oath which He had made with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (Genesis 26:4-5). We then move into chapter 13 where we see the illustrated analogy of the girdle that YHWH had Jeremiah to buy, wear, then expose to the elements so that it would become useless and unable to do what it was intended to do. Israel was to cling, cleave and hold fast to their Creator but did not. They were to support, have faith (emunah) in, their Elohim, but became rebellious and stubborn in their “evil heart”, rendering them, in the words of YHWH, a useless people. In chapter 14 we see how the people of Judea were listening to the ones who said they were speaking for YHWH, but were not, to the destruction and exile of both. There is a great danger of speaking for YHWH when He has not spoken.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
3/20/2016 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 59 seconds
The Heart of the Matter - Jeremiah - Part 31
Moving into the ninth and tenth chapters of the writings of the Prophet Jeremiah, Rabbi Steve Berkson helps us to stop to think “I wonder how our Creator feels” about us; how we think, talk and act. Could our Father say about us, “they have not know me” as He did through Jeremiah to the people of that time? Yet, YHWH still puts those people whose hearts are stubborn and rebellious through the process of refining in order to find the remnant of His People who will cling, cleave and hold fast to Him, those with whom He would want to live forever.We continue to see the term, “stubbornness of heart” over and over. Rabbi Steve points out that if we want to fix the problems with our “walk”, we must allow the Holy Spirit to search our hearts and find the stubbornness and then eliminate it. Only then will we get to the place where what we want is what the Father desires.In this lesson we will further improve our lexicon by learning the definitions of the words “forsaken”, “discern” and “syncretism.”At the end of this lesson Rabbi Steve cleverly describes the “Manufacturer’s Reset Button” and how this describes all of us who have chosen to walk in Torah observance through the Spirit of Yeshua Messiah.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
3/13/2016 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 16 seconds
The Heart of the Matter - Jeremiah - Part 30
Rabbi Steve Berkson begins the 30th part of the series “The Heart of the Matter” and the 3rd lesson from the book of the Prophet Jeremiah with a clarification regarding the “sacrificial system” and its relationship to the work of Messiah Yeshua. Many misunderstand this subject due to various erroneous teachings which can be a distraction from the real subject: being obedient is directly connected to living well in all areas of our lives. Then we get to the phrases in Jeremiah 7:24, “incline their ear” and “walked in the counsels” where we learn that it is our responsibility to seek right counsel from godly leaders through the leading of the Holy Spirit and not lean (incline) to our own understanding, in the stubbornness of our own heart, going backward and not forward. We will hear about the things happening in Jeremiah’s day and how the same seems to be today. Rabbi Steve tells us about the process of abomination starting with abhorrent, then to tolerated, then accepted and finally preferred. In the end those who choose to be right according to Torah are persecuted.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this video has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide
3/6/2016 • 59 minutes, 57 seconds
The Heart of the Matter - Jeremiah - Part 29
Continuing in the book of the Prophet Jeremiah, Rabbi Steve Berkson helps us to understand that this prophet has a "heavy" message in regards to the Heart of the Matter. He begins this teaching in chapter 5 of Jeremiah then connects to the Gospel of John chapter 15 in regards to us being compared to "branches" (Jer 5:10). Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
2/28/2016 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 58 seconds
Plain Talk About Tongues - Rabbi Tom Mitchell
Rabbi Tom Mitchell teaches plainly from his perspective about how the Bible defines the phenomenon of "speaking in other tongues." Was the miracle in Acts chapter 2 in the speaking or the hearing? Is "speaking in other tongues" necessary for today? What is the future of this phenomenon?Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
2/21/2016 • 52 minutes, 31 seconds
The Heart of the Matter - Jeremiah - Part 28
Rabbi Steve Berkson resumes this incredible series as he explores the many facets of this subject as spoken through the prophet Jeremiah (Yirmeyahu).Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
2/14/2016 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 24 seconds
To He Who Overcomes - Part 10
In this, the conclusion of "To He Who Overcomes," Rabbi Steve Berkson expounds on 'How Do We Overcome."Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
2/7/2016 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 47 seconds
To He Who Overcomes - Part 9
In part 9 of To He Who Overcomes, Rabbi Steve Berkson continues with the subject of ‘Overcoming the Evil One (who wants to make us liars)’ Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
1/31/2016 • 42 minutes, 44 seconds
To He Who Overcomes - Part 8
In part 8 of To He Who Overcomes, Rabbi Steve Berkson continues with the subject of ‘Overcoming Evil With Good’ by leading us to Philippians 2:5 and the significance of the 3-letter word, L-E-T; we should ‘let’ the mind of Yeshua be in us.Rabbi Berkson then begins a new subject, ‘Overcoming the Evil One (who wants to make us a liar), taking us to 1 John 2 where the beloved disciple tells it like it is by saying, “The one who says, “I know Him,” and does not guard His commands, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.”Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
1/24/2016 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 43 seconds
To He Who Overcomes - Part 7
In part 7 of To He Who Overcomes, Rabbi Steve Berkson continues with the subject of ‘Overcoming the World’ by leading us to a better understanding of the parable Yeshua taught about the Sower and the Seed found in Matthew chapter 13. Why are we taught in parables? What did Yeshua mean when He said in verse 9 “He who has ears to hear, let him hear”? Rabbi Berkson then begins a new subject, “Overcoming Evil With Good”, taking us to the Apostle Paul’s letter to the Roman assembly in chapter 12. Are we truly sacrificing our desires to gain the understanding of that “good, well-pleasing and perfect desire of Elohim”? Do we as the Body of Messiah realize that we all have different roles that should work together for the benefit of each other and ultimately for the Kingdom of Elohim? What teachers should we or should we not be listening to? In this teaching Rabbi Berkson gives a fabulous definition of the Hebrew word ‘emunah’ or faith/trust/belief.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
1/17/2016 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 9 seconds
To He Who Overcomes - Part 6
Rabbi Steve Berkson concludes teaching us about overcoming “Beliefs, Behaviors, Attitudes and Lifestyles.” He begins with taking us to Luke 9:57-62 where we see several men coming to Yeshua expressing a desire to follow Him, but rather, Yeshua makes an example of them as to “those who look back are not fit for the Kingdom of Elohim.” We will hear the word ‘but’ used quite often as those men will give their reasons/excuses for delaying following Yeshua. Rabbi Steve brings us to understand that our “Big Brother is watching us” and watching over us, interceding for us as we walk the path of righteousness. We learn about the ‘Rule of Thirds’ as it applies to how we should seek counsel from those who are more experienced than we in our relationship with the Father and Son. Rabbi Steve teaches us the common way that people try to rationalize and justify what they want to do by pulling together a coalition of their peers. Then, Rabbi Steve moves into the subject of overcoming the world and takes us in scripture to 1 John 5:1-5 and the Epistle of James chapters 1 and 2. Rabbi Steve exhorts us to not let anybody “shake your tree” when comes to being Torah Observant as having belief/faith has to be coupled with being obedience; “faith without works is dead…”Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
1/10/2016 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 9 seconds
To He Who Overcomes - Part 5
Rabbi Steve Berkson continues the theme of “What Are the Things We Need to Overcome” by showing us how to overcome in the areas of “Beliefs, Behaviors, Attitudes and Lifestyles.”Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
1/3/2016 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 19 seconds
To He Who Overcomes - Part 4
In this teaching Rabbi Steve Berkson looks at what all those desiring to come into the Body of Messiah must overcome.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
12/27/2015 • 1 hour, 13 minutes, 31 seconds
To He Who Overcomes - Part 3
In this teaching, Rabbi Steve Berkson addresses the fact that we are "Children of Promise."Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
12/21/2015 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 36 seconds
To He Who Overcomes - Part 2
We have an “Identity Crisis” in the Body of Messiah today! In this lesson Rabbi Steve Berkson explains the importance of understanding who you are and how that relates to being adopted into the Family of Elohim and to being an overcomer.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
12/14/2015 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 33 seconds
To He Who Overcomes - Part 1
Rabbi Steve Berkson teaches us that everything we hope for, desire and are looking forward to is based on being an overcomer.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
12/7/2015 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 27 seconds
The Fear of Yahweh - Part 7
In this the Final episode, Rabbi Steve Berkson teaches us how to develop the Fear of Yahweh.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
12/1/2015 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 14 seconds
The Fear of Yahweh - Part 6
In today’s teaching, Rabbi Steve Berkson shows us what happens to those who choose not to Fear Yahweh.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
11/22/2015 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 28 seconds
The Fear of Yahweh - Part 5
Rabbi Steve Berkson deals with the question, “So, what’s in it for me?”Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this video has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
11/17/2015 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 13 seconds
The Fear of Yahweh - Part 4
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11/8/2015 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 39 seconds
The Fear of Yahweh - Part 3
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11/3/2015 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 29 seconds
The Fear of Yahweh - Part 2
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10/26/2015 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 57 seconds
The Fear of Yahweh - Part 1
This is a new, expanded version of the previous teaching of the same title. Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
10/18/2015 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 59 seconds
No Other Name – Part 9 (Finale)
Rabbi Steve Berkson concludes the series “No Other Name” beginning in Deuteronomy 10 touching on the seriousness of “swearing by the name of YHWH” and whether we should or not, referencing Yeshua’s words in Matthew 5. Also, how the people who carry the name of YHWH have a purpose in this world, to bring honor to His name (identity, reputation) and to be a light to the nations. In Deuteronomy 28 Steve brings out how disobedience to the Torah is the same as bringing dishonor to the name of YHWH. Then ending this lesson with a rapid fire of scripture we get a clarification of the words “according to” found in Psalm 7:17 to actually mean “because of.” Finally concluding with Acts 4, where this teaching began, with a new, deeper understanding of “No Other Name.”Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
10/11/2015 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 9 seconds
No Other Name – Part 8
Rabbi Steve Berkson continues this multi-part teaching covering Exodus 20 to Deuteronomy 6.Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this has been a blessing to you.For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
9/27/2015 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 48 seconds
No Other Name - Part 7
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9/21/2015 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 36 seconds
No Other Name - Part 6
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9/13/2015 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 29 seconds
No Other Name – Part 5
Could there be an underlying meaning to what Yeshua said, “If you love me, guard (keep) my commandments?” What exactly is the “Holy Spirit?” In part 5 of this multi-part teaching, Rabbi Steve Berkson continues in the gospel of John chapters 14 through 17. Don't miss out on new episodes every week. For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and Like our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
9/6/2015 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 32 seconds
No Other Name - Part 4
Ever wonder about what it truly means to be “Born Again?” What about “guarding” the commandments? Do you sense that something is lacking or missing in your walk? In part 4 of this on-going, multi-part teaching, Rabbi Steve Berkson tackles these tough issues.Don't miss out on new episodes every week. For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and Like our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
8/30/2015 • 3 minutes, 55 seconds
Restore Our Judges - Rabbi Tom Mitchell
Based on the Torah Portion, Shoftim, Rabbi Tom Mitchell explains the importance of the restoration of godly, Torah-based leadership. Don't miss out on new episodes every week. For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and Like our Official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide.
8/24/2015 • 55 minutes, 41 seconds
Purge Out the Rebels
Rebellion is as witchcraft, says the Torah, so does rebellion provide an open door to demonic control? What is "subtle rebellion"? How does old western movies relate to the Hebrew word for rebellion, מְרַד "mĕrad"? Rabbi Tom Mitchell leads us through the stories of Miriam and Aaron (Numbers 12), Korah and his cohorts (Numbers 16) and how Yahweh dealt with their rebellious deeds in order that we today can understand the danger of rebellion and how it can be purged from our lives.
8/9/2015 • 56 minutes, 52 seconds
No Other Name - Part 3
Can you handle the Truth? How important is it to pronounce His name correctly? What do we do when someone cries "LEGALISM"? What's the difference between "claiming" authority and being "given"authority? Can we say we worship God and not obey His Torah? Continuing in his multi-part teaching on "No Other Name", Rabbi Steve Berkson teaches about the meaning of "confessing" and "denying" Yeshua as Messiah and King, "when two or three are gathered together", and Truth or Consequences.
8/3/2015 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 33 seconds
No Other Name - Part 2
Do we really understand chapter two in the book of the prophet Joel? What should we be doing to prepare for the days to come? Has the Holy Spirit been poured out on all flesh according to the Apostle Peter in Acts chapter two? Who is the "Teacher of Righteousness" in Joel 2:23? When is "after this it shall be" as written in Joel 2:28? Continuing in his multi-part teaching on "No Other Name", Rabbi Steve Berkson digs deep into this section of the prophet Joel's writings.
7/27/2015 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 2 seconds
No Other Name... - Part 1
What’s in a name? What does “in the name of” really mean? What is incantation and invocation? Does pronouncing a name correctly really matter? Who are the two witnesses that are written about in Revelation and what will they be doing? Rabbi Steve Berkson begins a new multi-part teaching about this intriguing and highly controversial subject.
7/20/2015 • 1 hour, 13 minutes, 16 seconds
What is Worship? - Part 4
Rabbi Steve Berkson brings to a close this amazing subject, touching on several topics that all have significance to us being the kind of people Yahweh wants to live with forever. For more information about M.T.O.I., visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org
7/15/2015 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 57 seconds
What is Worship? - Part 3
Is it proper to bow down to a man? What exactly is “idol” worship? Beginning in the Tanakh (Old Testament), Part 3 of this multi-part teaching by Rabbi Steve Berkson, the Scriptures continue revealing to us the true definition of WORSHIP. Don't miss out on new teachings every week. For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org.
7/8/2015 • 1 hour, 17 minutes, 34 seconds
Quit K'vetching!
K'vetch: Yiddish kvetshn literally, to squeeze, pinch. The common definition is to complain, especially chronically. Rabbi Tom Mitchell presents examples of chronic complainers found in the Scriptures and teaches us how Yahweh feels about grumbling and complaining and why we should never engage in it.
6/28/2015 • 1 hour, 16 minutes, 9 seconds
What is Worship? - Part 2
Is obedience worship? What about doubt, how does it affect worship? Are we supposed to “worship” Yeshua? In Part 2 of this multi-part teaching by Rabbi Steve Berkson, the Scriptures continue revealing to us the true definition of WORSHIP.
6/21/2015 • 1 hour, 15 minutes, 49 seconds
The Seven Congregations of Revelation
What could the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears possibly have to do with the Seven Congregations of Revelation? Rabbi Tom Mitchell ties the two stories together in a compelling teaching about those assemblies being given praise and some “course correction” as is written in chapters 2 and 3 of the book of the Revelation of Yeshua the Messiah.
6/14/2015 • 1 hour, 25 minutes, 31 seconds
What Is Worship? - Part 1
Rabbi Steve Berkson begins a multi-part teaching on the Scriptural definition of WORSHIP, creating a visual picture by looking first at the sacrifice of Isaac (Genesis 22) and then continuing with the birth, temptation, and miracles of the Messiah as written in the book of Matthew.For more information about M.T.O.I., visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org.
6/7/2015 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 40 seconds
The Heart of the Matter - Part 27
Finish the book of Isaiah with us as we continue studying the Heart of the Matter from a Scriptural perspective. For more information, visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org.
6/4/2015 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 16 seconds
Shavuot - From Sinai to the Upper Room
What could the giving of the 10 commandments on Mt. Sinai have in common with "Pentecost" in Acts 2? This video peels back the lies and traditions of men to uncover Scriptural truth about this moed (appointed day of Yahweh). For more info about Messianic Torah Observant Israel, MTOI, visit http://www.mtoi.org.
5/28/2015 • 36 minutes, 58 seconds
The Heart of the Matter - Part 26
The prophet Isaiah has more to say in this week's lesson about "The Heart of the Matter". Learn how thoughts become actions; what is "emunah"; is it possible to "limit" God? For more information about M.T.O.I., visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org.
5/28/2015 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 1 second
The Heart of the Matter - Part 25
Continuing with the Heart of the Matter series, Rabbi Steve Berkson begins the journey into what the prophets have to tell us about the "Heart of the Matter" from the book of Isaiah; "Do we understand what it means to be under a king?", "Do we understand 'Who' we belong to?", "What does 'Come let us reason together' really say to us?" These questions and much more are addressed by the Scriptural teaching and Spirit-led insight of Rabbi Steve Berkson, director of MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel). For more information about M.T.O.I. Messianic Torah Observant Israel, visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org.
5/18/2015 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 32 seconds
Divorce, Remarriage & Putting Away
Walk through the Scriptures with Rabbi Steve Berkson as he teaches about this emotional and critical subject as you have never heard it taught before.
5/13/2015 • 1 hour, 18 minutes, 52 seconds
Do You Know the Father and the Son? - Part 11
Follow along with Rabbi Berkson as he makes a case about the "I AM", the Aleph and Tov of the Scriptures in a continuation of the series on the Father and the Son.
4/27/2015 • 59 minutes, 36 seconds
Making Decisions...the Reason You Exist
Every decision or choice you make has an opportunity cost. Every time you choose to do something, you are also choosing not to do something else. Follow along while Rabbi Berkson expounds on the importance of our daily decisions.
4/19/2015 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 28 seconds
Where Are We Going? - Part 2
Follow along with Rabbi Berkson as he continues looking at the question of "Where are we going?" from the third and more personal perspective of our own lives, in this second and final part of this teaching.
4/14/2015 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 12 seconds
Where Are We Going? - Part 1
Follow along with Rabbi Berkson as he looks at the question of "Where are we going?" from three perspectives: that of the original participants, the disciples of Yeshua, and our own lives, in this two part teaching.
4/14/2015 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 13 seconds
Do You Know the father and the Son? - Part 10, (My Sheep Know My Voice - Part 5)
In this teaching, Rabbi Berkson continues to explore the Voice and how it helps us to more intimately know the Father and the expectation by our covenant with Him to obey His voice.
3/29/2015 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 4 seconds
Do You Know the Father and the Son? - Part 9, (My Sheep Know My Voice - Part 4)
Ask yourself this question: how does understanding the voice help you to have a relationship with the Father and the Son? How you answer this question is greatly influenced by your definition of what it means to know the Father and the Son.
3/23/2015 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 16 seconds
Do You Know the Father and the Son? - Part 8, (My Sheep Know My Voice - Part 3 )
The sub-series, My Sheep Know My Voice, continues by taking a closer look what having a true relationship depends on - not what you say but what you actually do. Knowing the Shepherd's voice is not about the knowledge but about the relationship.
3/15/2015 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 5 seconds
Do You Know the Father and the Son - Part 7, My Sheep Know My Voice - Part 2
3/8/2015 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 34 seconds
Do You Know the Father and the Son - Part 6, My Sheep Know My Voice - Part 1
2/15/2015 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 15 seconds
Do You Know the Father and the Son? - Part 5
In Matthew chapter 16, the question is asked, "Who do you say that I am?" Follow along with Rabbi Berkson as he takes you through an in-depth study of this chapter and how it relates to knowing the Father and the Son.
2/8/2015 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 15 seconds
Do You Know the Father and the Son? - Part 4
Follow along wih Rabbi Berkson as he continues to teach on the relationship between the Father and the Son as he discusses the base, or foundation, to our Biblical understanding of Scripture.
2/1/2015 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 54 seconds
Prophets, Priests and Kings - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - Rabbi Tom Mitchell
1/27/2015 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 15 seconds
Do You Know the Father and the Son? - Part 3
Passages of Scripture talk about seeing and hearing the Father, yet we are told that none have seen or heard the Father. Follow along with Rabbi Berkson as he reconciles what initially appear to be contradictory passages in this third part of the series.
1/18/2015 • 1 hour, 14 minutes, 35 seconds
Do You Know the Father and the Son? - Part 2
In this second part of the series, Rabbi Berkson continues to lay the foundation and expands on what it means to have eyes to see, ears to hear, and a heart to receive.
1/11/2015 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 57 seconds
Do You Know the Father and the Son? - Part 1
Join Rabbi Berkson in this introductory teaching to a new series about what it truly means to “know” the Father and the Son.
1/4/2015 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 54 seconds
The Pursuit of Righteousness - Part 3
12/28/2014 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 52 seconds
The Pursuit of Righteousness - Part 2
12/21/2014 • 1 hour, 4 seconds
Paul: False Prophet or Torah Teacher - Rabbi Tom Mitchell
12/18/2014 • 1 hour, 13 minutes, 54 seconds
Beware False Prophets - Identifying the Anti-Messiah
International conspiracy, global domination, lies, deception, extortion - sounds like a James Bond movie, doesn't it? Actually, it's in the pages of the Scriptures as they refer to the End of Days that could be quickly upon us all. No one can or will be excluded from the events that have been prophesied to happen. A world leader is coming who will draw everyone to him so that, if it were possible, even the very elect would be deceived. He is infamously known as "The Anti-Christ (or Anti-Messiah)." Rabbi Steve Berkson lays out very clearly in this teaching the how, what, and why to being able to recognize this one who will be the most evil person of all time and, just like a James Bond movie, there is a twist at the end.
12/17/2014 • 1 hour, 42 minutes, 13 seconds
Intro to Our Ministries - Our Focus and Core Teaching Concepts - Part 2
12/16/2014 • 1 hour, 18 minutes, 57 seconds
Intro to Our Ministries - Our Focus and Core Teaching Concepts - Part 1
12/16/2014 • 1 hour, 14 minutes, 26 seconds
The Pursuit Of Righteousness - Part 1
12/7/2014 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 40 seconds
In Everything Give Thanks
12/1/2014 • 1 hour, 12 minutes, 35 seconds
The Search For The Doctrine Of Grace - Part 14
11/23/2014 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 58 seconds
The Search For The Doctrine of Grace - Part 13
11/16/2014 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 30 seconds
The Search For The Doctrine Of Grace - Part 12
11/3/2014 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 11 seconds
The Search For The Doctrine Of Grace - Part 11
10/27/2014 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 58 seconds
The Search For The Doctrine Of Grace - Part 10
10/20/2014 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 51 seconds
The Millennium and The Kingdom - Part 3
10/20/2014 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 53 seconds
The Millennium & The Kingdom - Part 2
10/13/2014 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 34 seconds
The Millennium & The Kingdom - Part 1
10/10/2014 • 1 hour, 13 minutes, 12 seconds
The Search For The Doctrine Of Grace - Part 9
9/28/2014 • 58 minutes, 27 seconds
The Search For The Doctrine Of Grace - Part 8
9/22/2014 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 39 seconds
The Search For The Doctrine Of Grace - Part 7
9/14/2014 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 33 seconds
The Search For The Doctrine Of Grace - Part 6
9/7/2014 • 58 minutes, 9 seconds
The Search For The Doctrine Of Grace - Part 5
8/31/2014 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 38 seconds
The Search For The Doctrine Of Grace - Part 4
8/17/2014 • 56 minutes, 29 seconds
The Search For The Doctrine Of Grace - Part 3
8/10/2014 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 56 seconds
The Search For The Doctrine Of Grace - Part 2
8/3/2014 • 59 minutes, 35 seconds
The Search For The Doctrine of Grace - Part 1
7/27/2014 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 50 seconds
The Six Matters Yahweh Hates and Seven Are an Abomination to Him - Part 3
7/21/2014 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 4 seconds
The Six Matters Yahweh Hates and Seven Are an Abomination to Him - Part 2
7/14/2014 • 1 hour, 51 seconds
The Six Matters Yahweh Hates and Seven Are an Abomination to Him - Part 1
7/6/2014 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 1 second
Do You Trust Him Enough To Obey Him?
6/15/2014 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 41 seconds
The 613 Commandments - Part 19
6/1/2014 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 21 seconds
The 613 Commandments - Part 18
5/25/2014 • 1 hour, 18 minutes, 1 second
If You Diligently Obey - Part 6
5/18/2014 • 1 hour, 30 minutes, 36 seconds
If You Diligently Obey - Part 5
5/12/2014 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 1 second
If You Diligently Obey - Part 4
5/4/2014 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 13 seconds
If You Diligently Obey - Part 3
4/27/2014 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 27 seconds
If You Diligently Obey - Part 2
4/25/2014 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 13 seconds
If You Diligently Obey - Part 1
4/24/2014 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 4 seconds
From Egypt to the Promised Land - Then and Now
4/24/2014 • 57 minutes, 18 seconds
The 613 Commandments - Part 17
4/6/2014 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 20 seconds
The 613 Commandments - Part 16
3/30/2014 • 59 minutes, 50 seconds
The 613 Commandments - Part 15
3/23/2014 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 33 seconds
Passover Q & A - Part 2
3/16/2014 • 51 minutes, 55 seconds
Passover Q & A - Part 1
3/9/2014 • 1 hour, 58 seconds
Developing the Character of Yeshua - Part 5
3/2/2014 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 39 seconds
Developing the Character of Yeshua - Part 4
2/23/2014 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 6 seconds
Developing The Character of Yeshua - Part 3
2/16/2014 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 11 seconds
Developing the Character of Yeshua - Part 2
2/9/2014 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 15 seconds
The State of the Body + Developing the Character of Yeshua - Part 1
2/2/2014 • 2 minutes, 42 seconds
The 613 Commandments - Part 14
1/27/2014 • 55 minutes, 35 seconds
The 613 Commandments - Part 13
1/19/2014 • 57 minutes, 41 seconds
The 613 Commandments - Part 12
1/13/2014 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 52 seconds
The 613 Commandments - Part 11
1/5/2014 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 32 seconds
The 613 Commandments - Part 10
12/30/2013 • 59 minutes, 36 seconds
Restoring Your Joy and Shalom
12/22/2013 • 55 minutes, 27 seconds
The 613 Commandments -Part 9
12/16/2013 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 36 seconds
The 613 Commandments - Part 8
12/9/2013 • 58 minutes, 54 seconds
The Story of Chanukah
12/2/2013 • 1 hour, 34 minutes, 56 seconds
The 613 Commandments - Part 7
11/25/2013 • 52 minutes, 11 seconds
The 613 Commandments - Part 6
11/20/2013 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 48 seconds
The 613 Commandments - Part 5
11/11/2013 • 1 hour, 53 seconds
The 613 Commandments - Part 4
11/4/2013 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 21 seconds
The 613 Commandments - Part 3
10/28/2013 • 1 hour, 28 seconds
The 613 Commandments - Part 2
10/21/2013 • 59 minutes, 29 seconds
The 613 Commandments - Part 1
10/15/2013 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 3 seconds
The Heart of the Matter - Part 24
10/8/2013 • 59 minutes, 42 seconds
The Heart of the Matter - Part 23
10/4/2013 • 59 minutes, 42 seconds
The Heart of the Matter - Part 22
10/4/2013 • 9 seconds
The Heart of the Matter - Part 21
9/10/2013 • 16 seconds
The Heart of the Matter - Part 20
9/1/2013 • 50 minutes, 34 seconds
The Heart of the Matter - Part 19
8/21/2013 • 59 minutes, 50 seconds
Cling, Cleave, Hold Fast - Part 4
8/12/2013 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 18 seconds
Cling, Cleave, Hold Fast - Part 3
8/6/2013 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 58 seconds
Cling, Cleave, Hold Fast - Part 2
7/29/2013 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 11 seconds
Cling, Cleave, Hold Fast - Part 1
7/23/2013 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 42 seconds
The Heart of the Matter - Part 18
7/17/2013 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 30 seconds
The Heart of The Matter - Part 17
7/10/2013 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 37 seconds
Master Teach Us To Pray - Part 4
7/5/2013 • 1 hour, 12 minutes, 15 seconds
Master Teach Us To Pray - Part 3
6/24/2013 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 10 seconds
Master Teach Us To Pray - Part 2
6/18/2013 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 4 seconds
Master Teach Us To Pray - Part 1
6/13/2013 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 11 seconds
The Heart of the Matter - Part 16
5/21/2013 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 9 seconds
The Heart of the Matter - Part 15
5/13/2013 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 37 seconds
The Heart of the Matter - Part 14
5/6/2013 • 58 minutes, 23 seconds
The Heart of the Matter - Part 13
4/29/2013 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 56 seconds
The Heart of the Matter - Part 12
4/23/2013 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 57 seconds
The Heart of the Matter - Part 11
4/17/2013 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 1 second
The Heart of the Matter - Part 10
4/14/2013 • 57 minutes, 15 seconds
The Heart of the Matter - Part 9
4/14/2013 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 29 seconds
The Heart of the Matter - Part 8
4/8/2013 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 54 seconds
Rejoice - Part 6
4/5/2013 • 1 hour, 15 minutes, 41 seconds
Rejoice - Part 5
3/18/2013 • 1 hour, 13 minutes, 54 seconds
Rejoice - Part 4
3/12/2013 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 17 seconds
Rejoice - Part 3
2/25/2013 • 1 hour, 46 seconds
Rejoice - Part 2
2/18/2013 • 59 minutes, 33 seconds
Rejoice - Part 1
2/13/2013 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 54 seconds
The Heart of the Matter - Part 7
1/28/2013 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 41 seconds
The Heart of the Matter - Part 6
1/15/2013 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 41 seconds
The Heart of the Matter - Part 5
1/7/2013 • 59 minutes, 20 seconds
Why Do We Struggle In Our Growth?
1/4/2013 • 1 hour, 56 minutes, 41 seconds
Time To Re-dedicate Yourself - Part 2
12/18/2012 • 1 hour, 58 minutes, 6 seconds
Time To Rededicate Yourself - Part 1
12/9/2012 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 24 seconds
Torah Portion Vayishlach
12/5/2012 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 16 seconds
Torah Portion Vayera
11/13/2012 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 53 seconds
Torah Portion Lech Lecha
11/4/2012 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 37 seconds
Noach
10/30/2012 • 50 minutes, 20 seconds
Torah Portion - Bereshith
10/23/2012 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 27 seconds
The Heart of the Matter - Part 4
10/15/2012 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 10 seconds
The Heart of the Matter - Part 3
10/12/2012 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 13 seconds
The Heart of the Matter - Part 2
9/26/2012 • 58 minutes, 56 seconds
The Heart of the Matter - Part 1
9/22/2012 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 14 seconds
Let Me Not Be Ashamed - Part 2
9/12/2012 • 1 hour, 16 minutes, 20 seconds
Let Me Not Be Ashamed - Part 1
8/26/2012 • 1 hour, 28 seconds
Learn and Teach the Torah - Part 2
8/20/2012 • 1 hour, 29 minutes
Learn and Teach the Torah
8/11/2012 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 21 seconds
Yeshua The Light of The World
7/30/2012 • 1 hour, 15 minutes, 16 seconds
Are You Saved? - The Relationship Between Salvation, Faith and Works - Part 5
7/26/2012 • 1 hour, 42 minutes, 4 seconds
Are You Saved? - The Relationship Between Salvation, Faith and Works - Part 4
7/11/2012 • 1 hour, 18 minutes, 54 seconds
Are You Saved - The Relationship Between Salvation, Faith and Works - Part 3
6/28/2012 • 2 minutes, 46 seconds
The Appointed Times of YHWH
6/17/2012 • 49 minutes, 38 seconds
Are You Saved? - The Relationship Between Salvation, Faith and Works - Part 2
6/12/2012 • 57 minutes, 10 seconds
Are You Saved? - The Relationship Between Salvation, Faith and Works - Part 1
6/12/2012 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 44 seconds
Repentance
6/6/2012 • 1 hour, 34 minutes, 35 seconds
Remember / Guard The Sabbath Day
5/23/2012 • 1 hour, 17 minutes, 43 seconds
What Did Yeshua Do?
5/14/2012 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 23 seconds
Do Not Do As They Do
5/9/2012 • 58 minutes, 6 seconds
Identity of Israel: Past, Present and Future - Part 4
5/3/2012 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 32 seconds
Love and Torah - Part 3 of 3
4/24/2012 • 1 hour, 23 minutes, 52 seconds
Love and Torah - Part 2 of 3
4/23/2012 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 40 seconds
Love and Torah - Part 1 of 3
4/23/2012 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 12 seconds
Identity of Israel - Past, Present & Future - Part 3
4/4/2012 • 1 hour, 24 minutes, 15 seconds
Identity of Israel - Past, Present & Future - Part 2
3/27/2012 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 3 seconds
Identity of Israel - Past, Present & Future - Part 1
3/20/2012 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 30 seconds
What Is Leaven?
3/15/2012 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 47 seconds
Follow The Pattern Exactly!
3/7/2012 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 10 seconds
Tithing: Giving For Beginners
3/1/2012 • 1 hour, 24 minutes, 28 seconds
Forgiveness
2/21/2012 • 59 minutes, 40 seconds
Walk In All His Ways - Part 4
2/6/2012 • 1 hour, 18 minutes, 3 seconds
Walk In All His Ways - Part 3
1/30/2012 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 46 seconds
Walk In All His Ways - Part 2
1/26/2012 • 1 hour, 46 seconds
Walk In All His Ways - Part 1
1/24/2012 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 46 seconds
Well Done, Good & Trustworthy Servant - Part 3
11/13/2011 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 23 seconds
Well Done, Good & Trustworthy Servant - Part 2
11/7/2011 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 23 seconds
Well Done, Good & Trustworthy Servant - Part 1
10/30/2011 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 49 seconds
Unity and Division in the Body of Believers - Part 4
10/26/2011 • 19 minutes, 36 seconds
Unity and Division in the Body of Believers - Part 3
10/26/2011 • 27 minutes, 42 seconds
Unity and Division in the Body of Believers - Part 2
10/26/2011 • 27 minutes, 56 seconds
Unity and Division in the Body of Believers - Part 1
10/26/2011 • 28 minutes, 1 second
The Armor of Elohim - Part 2
9/23/2011 • 59 minutes, 33 seconds
The Armor of Elohim - Part 1
9/15/2011 • 52 minutes, 42 seconds
What Are You Thinking?
9/15/2011 • 1 hour, 26 minutes, 26 seconds
Whose Eyes Are You Right In?
7/25/2011 • 49 minutes, 48 seconds
Walk Humbly With Your Elohim
6/27/2011 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 8 seconds
The Fear of Yahweh - Part 2
6/23/2011 • 56 minutes, 31 seconds
The Fear of Yahweh - Part 1
6/23/2011 • 47 minutes, 51 seconds
Koshrut and Context
6/15/2011 • 55 minutes, 36 seconds
Do You Believe?
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