Messianic Torah Observant Israel

“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 [email protected] 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)!

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 [email protected] 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)!

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 [email protected] 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)!

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 [email protected] 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)!

• 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 [email protected] 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)!

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 [email protected] 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)!

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 [email protected] 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)!

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 [email protected] 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)!

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 [email protected] 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)!

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 [email protected] 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)!

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 [email protected] 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)!

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 [email protected] 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)

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 [email protected] 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)

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 [email protected] 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)!

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 [email protected] 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)!

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 [email protected] 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)!

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 [email protected] 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)!

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 [email protected] 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)!

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 [email protected] 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)!

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 [email protected] 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)!

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 [email protected] 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)!

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.

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.

This is the same song as the older version.

• 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.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.