Sinopsis
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.
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								Episode 944: The Good & Trustworthy Servant | Part 13 | Trustworthy10/04/2024 Duración: 01h23minIn the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 25, verse 21, as Messiah Yeshua told a parable, He used the phrase, well done, you good and trustworthy servant. What does that look like? Who was He talking about? How can you be that kind of servant?• Intro• 1 Corinthians 1:9 – Elohim is trustworthy• The witness of Messiah confirmed in you• No divisions among you?• Your choices are why• 1 Corinthians 10:13 – A way of escape?• Immersed into Mosheh?• Fear turning into panic• Excited about what’s not Him?• Examples of Elohim’s trustworthiness• 1 Peter 4:19 – Commit your life to a trustworthy Creator• A blessing in being attacked?• This is what Yahweh is really paying attention to• Joy in your life trials?• Unstained from the world? 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. 
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								Episode 943: Afterburn | The Good & Trustworthy Servant | Part 12 | Trustworthy04/04/2024 Duración: 01h01minWe recommend listening to the full teaching, The Good & Trustworthy Servant | Part 12 | Trustworthy, 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• Rational and reasonable• What about “best friends”?• We need to know this everyday• Why do those who don’t acknowledge Yahweh seem blessed?• Stepping out into the move of Yahweh today• Maybe I shouldn’t have done that?• Just do it!• Would I be causing someone to stumble by doing this?• Could I have a friend that follows a different calendar?• Does good and trustworthy = Be fruitful and multiply?• What are the red flags of erroneous practices• How do I “guard the commands”?• How would not 
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								Episode 942: The Good & Trustworthy Servant | Part 12 | Trustworthy03/04/2024 Duración: 01h09minIn the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 25, verse 21, as Messiah Yeshua told a parable, He used the phrase, well done, you good and trustworthy servant. What does that look like? Who was He talking about? How can you be that kind of servant?Rabbi Berkson begins this part of the teaching with the concept of ‘Trustworthy.’ * Intro / Matthew 25:13* A few more thoughts on the ‘Good’* Trustworthy as defined by Elohim (Deuteronomy 7:9)* Mingling with those outside of the Covenant (If you’re single…)* Deuteronomy 7:11 – I wanna be them!* Deuteronomy 7:17 – Don’t be afraid of them* Deuteronomy 7:22 – Little by little* Deuteronomy 7:25 – Don’t bring that into my house* Why do you deserve anything? 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 
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								Episode 941: Afterburn | The Good & Trustworthy Servant | Part 11 | The Good28/03/2024 Duración: 47minWe recommend listening to the full teaching, The Good & Trustworthy Servant | Part 11 | The Good, 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• Focus and awareness• In the Presence• If the Torah has been “done away with,” wouldn’t the Messiah also?• Worried about the perverted food today?• 2 Cor 5:9 - At home or away from home?• How do I protect my feelings?• Where my treasure is?• Can’t have two at the same time?• Revelation 12:11 - Not necessarily for the future, but also for now?• Which body is it?• In Romans 10, didn’t Paul write to those who knew the scripture?• Being present in the moment• I’m afraid of messing something up re 
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								Episode 940: The Good & Trustworthy Servant | Part 11 | The Good27/03/2024 Duración: 01h21minIn 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?This is the conclusion of ‘The Good’ segment of this teaching. Next time, Rabbi Berkson will continue this teaching with the segment entitled ‘Trustworthy.’• Intro / 2 Corinthians 5:10• 2 Corinthians 5:1 – Getting the context• 2 Corinthians 5:6 – Absent from the Master?• Matthew 6:21 – Where your treasure is…• No one is able to serve two masters• Matthew 6:33-34 – Do not worry about tomorrow• Being present with the Master• Galatians 6:9 – Let us not lose heart in doing good• He who sows to the Spirit• Galatians 6:11 – It matters what you do!• Romans 10:14-15 – The Good News of the good?• Romans 10:5 – Paul quoting Moses• James 1:17 – Every good gift comes from above• Wrapping up Listen to the Afterburn tomorrowTake advantage of new teachings every week. Please click t 
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								Episode 939: In The Zone | March 2024 | Part 221/03/2024 Duración: 58minListen to part 1, In The Zone | March 2024 | Part 1Rabbi 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• Is Frankincense forbidden to use?• Tell them to mind their own business• Kindling a fire on Shabbat?• Can women wear tzitzit?• Can I hire Gentiles to work for me on Shabbat?• Accepting overtime from my phone on Shabbat?• Does Rabbi Berkson officiate a funeral?• Who were the Sons of Elohim in Job 2:1?• Re-evaluating what I value? (Isaiah 52:2)• Being blameless / Fasting• Should we speak out about social/political issues?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 S 
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								Episode 938: In The Zone | March 2024 | Part 120/03/2024 Duración: 01h01minRabbi 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• Sourdough starter and the Feast of Unleavened Bread• Who was King Herod?• Why use an unclean creature in the making of tzitzit?• Is there a requirement for a woman to participate in the Passover meal?• Is baptism required for Passover?• How do we handle not getting what we expect?• Times now are much different than then• “Prayer warriors” & Deliverance Ministries?• What does water baptism accomplish?• Can we affect Yahweh’s Glory or reputation?• Shelly Bell - “Am I doing enough?”• Should I honor my parents in this way?• Should Rosh Chodesh (new month) be observed as a sabbath?• What about the liturgy? Is it necessary?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/mtoiworldwideF 
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								Episode 937: Afterburn | Gems from Jude | Rabbi Tom Mitchell14/03/2024 Duración: 21minWe recommend listening to the full teaching, Gems from Jude | 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:• Intro• Sometimes people leave• How to understand arrogance• Joy in a trial?• Admiring the faces of others for the sake of gain?• Rocky• What are the qualifications for inspired scripture?• I seem to be praying for others more than myself, is this okay?• Is something missing from my time in prayer?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/mtoiwo 
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								Episode 936: Gems from Jude | Rabbi Tom Mitchell13/03/2024 Duración: 01h17minRabbi Tom Mitchell, rabbi emeritus for MTOI, digs deep into the letter of Jude and brings up some valuable nuggets for us to live by.• Intro• The 3 sections of Jude• Section 1: Encouragement / warning• Jude 1:5 – “I intend to remind you”• Jude 1:6-7 – Destroyed those unbelievers• Jude 1:8 – The problem with Sodom & Gomorrah• Rejecting leadership/authority• Jude 1:9 – Avoid foolish debates• Jude 1:11 – Don’t be blinded by ‘rewards’• Jude 1:12 – Beware the tares among us• Jude 1:14 – Winds of doctrine• Jude 1:16 – Grumblers and complainers• Jude 1:17 – Remember the words spoken before• Jude 1:19 – The ones who cause divisions• Jude 1:20 – What can we do?• What am I?• Jude 1:21-22 – Be set-apart and show the compassion of Messiah• Jude 1:24 – To present you blameless• Final thought (Matthew 22:36) 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 o 
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								Episode 935: Afterburn | The Good & Trustworthy Servant | Part 1007/03/2024 Duración: 47minWe recommend listening to the full teaching, The Good & Trustworthy Servant | Part 10, 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• Do you know Elohim or do you even care?• You’ve not fully embraced who Yahweh is• Shout for Joy!• Count it all joy• Can a dream mean something?• A new thought about the man at the pool of Bethesda• Chris’ thoughts• If the Bible has been tampered with, how can we fully trust it?• Yeshua was an example of imitating the good• Which is really in control, the thoughts or the actions?• How can you know what He's showing you about Himself?• The healed man showed himself to the priest?• Can circumcision be don 
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								Episode 934: The Good & Trustworthy Servant | Part 1006/03/2024 Duración: 01h14minIn 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?• How important is it to do good works? (3 John 1:11)• Titus 1:16 – In works they deny Elohim• Who are the ‘they’?• John 5:28 – Those who have done good• Romans 2:5 – Everlasting life to those who persist in doing good• Romans 2:14 – When the Gentiles do Torah… ?• Romans 1:15-16 – It matters where you finish• Romans 2:1 – Hypocrites 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 & T 
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								Episode 932: YMTOI Parsha Pearls - 22.1 Vayak'hel "If Your Heart Is Lifted Up"01/03/2024 Duración: 58s22.1 Vayak'hel Song: "If Your Heart Is Lifted Up" 
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								Episode 933: Afterburn | The Good & Trustworthy Servant | Part 929/02/2024 Duración: 56minWe recommend listening to the full teaching, The Good & Trustworthy Servant | Part 9, 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• Is all desire a form of lust?• How can I be joyful when I’m being corrected?• Understanding the meaning of lust• Is Rosh Chodesh (new month) a shabbat?• Can the tongue ever be tamed?• Janet• What does real discipleship look like?• Chris• Why so many interpretations of the same text?• Parenting vs. advising• Can I give myself a pat on the back?• Jealousy and self-seeking• A defilement of the Body of Messiah?• When do my answers to other’s questions cross into teaching?• Should I make people watch the tea 
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								Episode 931: The Good & Trustworthy Servant | Part 928/02/2024 Duración: 01h20minIn 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• James 3:17 – The wisdom from above is…• Ready to obey?• Without partiality and hypocrisy• James 3:1 – Not many should be teachers• We need an Ephesians 4:11 filled Sanhedrin • What’s really controlling your tongue?• James 3:13 – Your works reveals your wisdom • James 3:15 – That’s still teaching!• Demonic• Teachers creating division in the Body?• Find Him 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 
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								Episode 930: In The Zone | February 2024 | Part 222/02/2024 Duración: 01h03minRabbi 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. 
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								Episode 929: In The Zone | February 2024 | Part 121/02/2024 Duración: 01h05minRabbi 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. 
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								Episode 928: Afterburn | The Battle over Authority15/02/2024 Duración: 02h41minWe 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 
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								Episode 927: The Battle over Authority | A teaching from the Parsha 'Yitro'14/02/2024 Duración: 01h16minThe 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• The 
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								Episode 922: YMTOI Parsha Pearls | 19.2 Terumah "Follow the Pattern"09/02/2024 Duración: 01minTerumah "Follow the Pattern" 
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								Episode 926: Afterburn | The Good & Trustworthy Servant | Part 808/02/2024 Duración: 25minWe 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.insta 
 
												 
											 
											 
											 
											 
											 
											 
											 
											 
											 
											 
											 
											 
											 
											 
											 
											 
											 
											 
											 
											 
									 
									 
									 
									 
									 
									 
									 
									 
									 
									 
             
					