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The Prayer Team

“The Prayer Team” is a daily devotion written by Fr. Stavros N. Akrotirianakis, written every day since February 2015. Fr. Stavros is the Parish Priest at St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church in Tampa, Florida. It began in February 2015 as an opportunity to write more on the subject of prayer and now has branched into other subjects.

The Prayer Team

Hearing, Doing and Intending

Brethren, but glory and honor and peace for everyone who does good, the Jew first and also the Greek. For God shows no partiality. All who have sinned without the law will also perish without the law, and all who have sinned under the law will be judged by the Read more…

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 3 yearsJune 25, 2022 ago
The Prayer Team

I Am (Your Name) Who Stands in the Presence of God

And the angel answered him, “I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God; and I was sent to speak to you, and to bring you this good news.” Luke 1: 19 There are certain verses in the Bible that when I read them, my hair stands up and Read more…

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 3 yearsJune 24, 2022 ago
The Prayer Team

I’ve Got the Joy of the Lord

Fruit of the Spirit The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Galatians 5: 22-23 Do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength. Nehemiah 8:10 I went to a Lutheran school from pre-school through fifth grade. I also am Read more…

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 3 yearsJune 21, 2022 ago
The Prayer Team

The Joy of the Lord is Available to Everyone

Fruit of the Spirit The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Galatians 5: 22-23   And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with fear. And the angel said Read more…

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 3 yearsJune 20, 2022 ago
The Prayer Team

Feast of All Saints – Priorities

So everyone who acknowledges Me before men, I also will acknowledge before My Father who is in heaven; but whoever denies Me before men, I also will deny before My Father who is in heaven. He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; and Read more…

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 3 yearsJune 19, 2022 ago
The Prayer Team

Holiness Means “Set Apart”

All the saints who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, received promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched raging fire, escaped the edge of the sword, won strength out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight. Women received their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured, refusing Read more…

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 3 yearsJune 18, 2022 ago
The Prayer Team

Call Upon to Live a Life of Joy

Fruit of the Spirit The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Galatians 5: 22-23 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Philippians 4:4 There are lots of people who are Christians who believe that to be a Christian is Read more…

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 3 yearsJune 17, 2022 ago
The Prayer Team

Joy and Love

Fruit of the Spirit The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Galatians 5: 22-23   But let all who take refuge in Thee rejoice, let them ever sing for joy; and do Thou defend them, that those who love thy name may Read more…

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 3 yearsJune 16, 2022 ago
The Prayer Team

Joy and Gratitude

Fruit of the Spirit The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Galatians 5: 22-23   Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous, and give thanks to His Holy Name! Psalm 97:12 In our first message on joy, we connected joy with grace, Read more…

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 3 yearsJune 15, 2022 ago
The Prayer Team

Joy and Grace

Fruit of the Spirit The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Galatians 5: 22-23 And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with singing; everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain oy and gladness, and Read more…

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 3 yearsJune 14, 2022 ago
The Prayer Team

Rivers of Living Water and the Light of Life

On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and proclaimed, “If any one thirst, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart shall flow rivers of living water.’” Now this He said Read more…

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 3 yearsJune 12, 2022 ago
The Prayer Team

The Holy Spirit and Many Languages

When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly a sound came from heaven like the rush of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared to them tongues as of fire, distributed and resting Read more…

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 3 yearsJune 11, 2022 ago

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