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Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis

Fr. Stavros N. Akrotirianakis is the Proistamenos of St. John Greek Orthodox Church in Tampa, FL. Fr. contributes the Prayer Team Ministry, a daily reflection, which began in February 2015. The Prayer Team now has its own dedicated website! Fr. Stavros has produced multiple books, you can view here: https://amzn.to/3nVPY5M
The Prayer Team

The Orthodox Way—Not Good with All of It, Like Fasting

“Think not that I have come to abolish the Law and the prophets; I have come not to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished. Whoever Read more…

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 19 hoursJanuary 31, 2023 ago
The Prayer Team

The Three Hierarchs

“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. Nor do men light a lamp and put it under a bushel, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they Read more…

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 2 daysJanuary 30, 2023 ago
The Prayer Team

Sunday of the Canaanite Woman | We’ve All Felt Like This

And Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and cried, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely possessed by a demon.” But He did not answer her Read more…

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 3 daysJanuary 29, 2023 ago
The Prayer Team

Our Bodies Are Temples

What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said, “I will live in them and move among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Therefore come out from them, and be separate Read more…

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 4 daysJanuary 28, 2023 ago
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The Orthodox Way—Unanswered Prayer

Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise Him, my help and my God. Psalm 42: 5-6     Many people struggle to pray. And perhaps that struggle is because they’ve never really quite figured out Read more…

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 5 daysJanuary 27, 2023 ago
The Prayer Team

The Orthodox Way—What Do We Believe is Necessary for Salvation

And he said, “Jesus, remember me when You come into Your kingdom.” And He said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.” Luke 23: 42-43   I recently read a pretty profound post on social media about the repentant thief on the cross Read more…

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 6 daysJanuary 26, 2023 ago
The Prayer Team

Remembering the Basics

But when the Pharisees heard that He had silenced the Sadducees, they came together. And one of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, to test Him. “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?” And He said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and Read more…

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 7 daysJanuary 25, 2023 ago
The Prayer Team

Forgiveness

Then Peter came up and said to Him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive Him? As many as seven times?”  Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven.” Matthew 18: 21-22   Most of us can Read more…

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 1 weekJanuary 24, 2023 ago
The Prayer Team

Courage

Be strong and of good courage, do not fear or be in dread of them; for it is the Lord your God who goes with you; He will not fail you or forsake you. Deuteronomy 31:6   When you think of what it takes to be a Christian, does the Read more…

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 1 weekJanuary 23, 2023 ago
The Prayer Team

The Power of One Word—Today

He entered Jericho and was passing through. And there was a man named Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector, and rich. And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not, on account of the crowd, because he was small of stature. So he ran on ahead and climbed up into Read more…

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 1 weekJanuary 22, 2023 ago
The Prayer Team

Advice for People of Every Age

The saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance. For to this end we toil and strive, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe. Command and teach these things. Let no one despise your youth, but set Read more…

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 2 weeksJanuary 21, 2023 ago
The Prayer Team

Struggle

Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for Read more…

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 2 weeksJanuary 20, 2023 ago

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