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In the second part of Baptism of Fire Rabbi Steve Berkson starts in 1 Peter 4:12, “Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you”, teaching us that we who are followers of Messiah Yeshua will be persecuted because we identify with Him. These fiery trials will test us or prove us as we follow Yeshua in the immersion of w...

In the Gospel of Matthew 3:11 we read the words of John the Baptist saying, “I indeed immerse you in water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to bear. He shall immerse you in the Set-apart Spirit and fire.” What do you know about the Baptism of Fire. Is that what happened to those in Acts 2? Listen as Rabbi Steve Berkson brings some und...

Psalm 15 gives us a wonderful description of the kind of person that YHVH desires to live with forever. Rabbi Tom Mitchell leads us through the scriptures so that we can understand some of the challenges we will encounter when we allow ourselves to be molded into the people that YHVH wants as a part of His Forever Kingdom. Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your co...

Rabbi Steve Berkson concludes the book of the Prophet Ezekiel in part 39 of The Heart of the Matter series. In chapter 20 we see YHWH continuing the chastise the leaders of Judea for allowing their hearts to turn to idolatry. YHWH reminds them that He is their Elohim and that they need no other. He gave them His Torah so that they would live and not die, but the disobedience continued. As YHWH see...

Continuing in the book of the Prophet Ezekiel, chapter 18, Rabbi Steve Berkson leads us to understand that Israel was using an idiom at that time, “The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are blunted”. This idiom meant that children could receive condemnation because of the evil their parents had done. But YHVH corrected them by saying, “you shall no longer use this proverb in...

Rabbi Steve Berkson in the second part of the teaching Leaving Egypt continues giving insight as to what life could have been like as the Children of Israel journeyed to the Promised Land. You will learn about the dynamics of living as a community under the anointed, appointed leadership of Moses and, of course, how it all still applies to us today. Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You...

At the start of the 2016 Feast of Passover and Unleavened Bread, hosted by MTOI, Rabbi Steve Berkson brings a refreshing perspective on the Exodus of the Hebrews from Egypt. Trying to get into the minds of those ancient people having been in slavery and oppression for many years, Rabbi Steve asks the questions that they may have asked when Mosheh arrived on the scene with a message from their Eloh...

This is the third installment of the book of the prophet Ezekiel as Rabbi Steve Berkson continues to teach on the Heart of the Matter. This week the subject is ‘whitewashing’ and ‘uncovering the foundations.’ Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you. For more information about...

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In this 35th part of the series, The Heart of the Matter, Rabbi Steve Berkson moves us into the book of the Prophet Ezekiel to explore what YHWH had to say to His people, Israel, while they were in the Babylonian exile. In chapter 2 the prophet Ezekiel was told to speak "Thus says YHWH" to the people no matter who listened or who didn't listen and to not be rebellious as they were. Then, in chapte...

Throughout the Torah, the Prophets and in the writings of the Apostles a cry goes out from the heart of Elohim for unity among His people. Until the time when Messiah returns, the people who claim to carry the name of YHWH must endeavor to live in unity and peaceably with all of their brothers and sisters. They must not be divided but be knitted together in the same mind and Spirit. Rabbi Tom Mitc...

Rabbi Steve Berkson concludes our study in the book of the Prophet Jeremiah, chapters 23, 29, 31 and 32. This is not the conclusion of the series on the Heart of the Matter. Next, we will be exploring what the Prophet Ezekiel will have to contribute regarding the heart. Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this v...

Rabbi Steve Berkson continues teaching in the book of the Prophet Jeremiah, chapters 16, 17 and 18. Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you. For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Facebook...

Continuing in the Book of Jeremiah, chapter 11, we see a refresher on the original Covenant made between the Creator and those He selected, who entered into it without even hearing or understanding what the conditions of the contract were, but rather knowing with Whom they were entering it. All of this was to establish the oath which He had made with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (Genesis 26:4-5). We t...

Moving into the ninth and tenth chapters of the writings of the Prophet Jeremiah, Rabbi Steve Berkson helps us to stop to think “I wonder how our Creator feels” about us; how we think, talk and act. Could our Father say about us, “they have not know me” as He did through Jeremiah to the people of that time? Yet, YHWH still puts those people whose hearts are stubborn and rebellious through the proc...

Rabbi Steve Berkson begins the 30th part of the series “The Heart of the Matter” and the 3rd lesson from the book of the Prophet Jeremiah with a clarification regarding the “sacrificial system” and its relationship to the work of Messiah Yeshua. Many misunderstand this subject due to various erroneous teachings which can be a distraction from the real subject: being obedient is directly connected...

Continuing in the book of the Prophet Jeremiah, Rabbi Steve Berkson helps us to understand that this prophet has a "heavy" message in regards to the Heart of the Matter. He begins this teaching in chapter 5 of Jeremiah then connects to the Gospel of John chapter 15 in regards to us being compared to "branches" (Jer 5:10). Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your com...

Rabbi Tom Mitchell teaches plainly from his perspective about how the Bible defines the phenomenon of "speaking in other tongues." Was the miracle in Acts chapter 2 in the speaking or the hearing? Is "speaking in other tongues" necessary for today? What is the future of this phenomenon? Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE"...

Rabbi Steve Berkson resumes this incredible series as he explores the many facets of this subject as spoken through the prophet Jeremiah (Yirmeyahu). Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you. For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website...

In this, the conclusion of "To He Who Overcomes," Rabbi Steve Berkson expounds on 'How Do We Overcome." Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you. For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org and our Official Faceb...

In part 9 of To He Who Overcomes, Rabbi Steve Berkson continues with the subject of ‘Overcoming the Evil One (who wants to make us liars)’ Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you. For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://...

In part 8 of To He Who Overcomes, Rabbi Steve Berkson continues with the subject of ‘Overcoming Evil With Good’ by leading us to Philippians 2:5 and the significance of the 3-letter word, L-E-T; we should ‘let’ the mind of Yeshua be in us. Rabbi Berkson then begins a new subject, ‘Overcoming the Evil One (who wants to make us a liar), taking us to 1 John 2 where the beloved disciple tells it like...

In part 7 of To He Who Overcomes, Rabbi Steve Berkson continues with the subject of ‘Overcoming the World’ by leading us to a better understanding of the parable Yeshua taught about the Sower and the Seed found in Matthew chapter 13. Why are we taught in parables? What did Yeshua mean when He said in verse 9 “He who has ears to hear, let him hear”? Rabbi Berkson then begins a new subject, “Overcom...

Rabbi Steve Berkson concludes teaching us about overcoming “Beliefs, Behaviors, Attitudes and Lifestyles.” He begins with taking us to Luke 9:57-62 where we see several men coming to Yeshua expressing a desire to follow Him, but rather, Yeshua makes an example of them as to “those who look back are not fit for the Kingdom of Elohim.” We will hear the word ‘but’ used quite often as those men will g...

Rabbi Steve Berkson continues the theme of “What Are the Things We Need to Overcome” by showing us how to overcome in the areas of “Beliefs, Behaviors, Attitudes and Lifestyles.” Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this has been a blessing to you. For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel...