Episode 1165: Motivated by Mortality | Part 2

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Rabbi Steve Berkson discusses the significance of mortality in motivating individuals to live meaningfully according to God's commandments.

Rabbi Steve Berkson emphasizes the importance of being aware of death to inspire us to make the most of our time in this life. He cites scripture after scripture showing that death has always been part of God's plan, and that the wages of sin is death, but the reward for living according to the commandments of Elohim, which are relevant today, is eternal life. • Review • Ecclesiastes 9:10 – The opportunities of life • 2 Corinthians 4:16 – Our physical decline is a signal… • Matthew 6:19-21 – Laying up treasures • Are you preparing for this…? • Matthew 6:25 – This is the battle… • Matthew 6:26 – Even the birds do this… • The most important skill • Growing up looks like this… • Matthew 6:27-28 – Why worry? • Matthew 6:33 – These will be added to you… • Matthew 6:22-24 – If your eye…? • What should you do now? • Conclusion Listen to the Afterburn tomorrow Subscribe to be notified of new content each week. Learn more about MTOI: https://mtoi.org The MTOI App https://mtoi.org/download-the-mtoi-app Follow MTOI: https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwide https://www.tiktok.com/@mtoi_worldwide Contact MTOI: 📧 admin@mtoi.org 📞 (423) 250-3020 Join us…

People in this episode

Host: Rabbi Steve Berkson

Topics covered

• mortality
• eternal life
• scripture
• commandments
• life opportunities

Keywords

• mortality
• eternal life
• scripture
• commandments
• life opportunities
• wages of sin
• treasures

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Ecclesiastes, 2 Corinthians, Matthew

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