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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 Primary Activity in a Church Must Be Worship

The Primary Activity in a Church Must Be Worship Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Exodus 20:8 The most important thing that happens at a church is worship. Every church has a certain number of people who worship every Sunday. There is another number that worships periodically. There Read more

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 4 years ago October 19, 2021
The Prayer Team

The Primary Emphasis Needs to Be a Relationship with Jesus Christ

The Primary Emphasis Needs to Be a Relationship with Jesus Christ “Hearers & Doers” Every one then who hears these words of Mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house upon the rock; and the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds Read more

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 4 years ago October 19, 2021
The Prayer Team

Stop Obsessing about Credit

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SUNDAY EPISTLES & GOSPELS SECOND SUNDAY OF LUKE Stop Obsessing About Credit Gospel for the Second Sunday of Luke The Lord said, “As you wish that men would do to you, do so to them. If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even Read more

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 4 years ago October 19, 2021
The Prayer Team

Follow in the Footsteps of Jesus

SUNDAY EPISTLES & GOSPELS Follow in the Footsteps of Jesus Epistle for the 2nd Sunday of Luke For it is the God who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the Read more

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 4 years ago October 19, 2021
The Prayer Team

Make a Mantra and Use It

Make a Mantra and Use It I love Thee, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in Whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. I call upon the Lord, Who is Read more

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 4 years ago October 19, 2021
Person on a tightrope
The Prayer Team

Part XVII: Go Do It

Go Do It CONCLUSION PART XVII “Tightrope 1” by Tom à la rue is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 And there appeared to Him an angel from heaven, strengthening Him. Luke 22:43 The night before His passion, Jesus prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane. He asked His disciples to “watch” Read more

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 4 years ago October 19, 2021
The Prayer Team

Part XVI: Proclaim Encouragement from the Rooftops

Proclaim Encouragement from the Rooftops CONCLUSION PART XVI Jesus said, “A man once gave a great banquet and invited many; and at the time for the banquet he sent his servant to say to those who had been invited, ‘Come, for all is now ready.’ But they all alike began Read more

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 4 years ago October 19, 2021
The Prayer Team

Part XV: Are You All In?

Are You All In? CONCLUSION PART XV As for me, I would seek God, and to God would I commit my cause, Who does great things and unsearchable, marvelous things without number. Job 5:8-9 Several years ago, the Tampa Bay Lightning Hockey Team had a marketing campaign, entitled “All In.” Read more

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 4 years ago October 19, 2021
The Prayer Team

Part XIV: We Can All Solve This Problem

We Can All Solve This Problem CONCLUSION PART XIV Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump? Cleanse out the old leaven that you may be a new lump, as you really are unleavened. For Christ, our Paschal lamb, has been Read more

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 4 years ago October 19, 2021
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A Son, a Mother, a Scribe, the Church and the Gospel

A Son, a Mother, a Scribe, the Church, and the Gospel SUNDAY EPISTLES & GOSPELS Falling Asleep of St. John the Evangelist and Theologian Gospel from the Falling Asleep of St. John the Evangelist and Theologian Standing by the cross of Jesus were His mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary Read more

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 4 years ago October 19, 2021
Iconography at the tomb of Saint John
The Prayer Team

Fear and Love Cannot Coexist

Fear and Love Cannot Coexist SUNDAY EPISTLES & GOSPELS SATURDAY OF THE FIRST WEEK Falling Asleep of St. John the Evangelist and Theologian No man has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and His love is perfected in us.  By this we know that Read more

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 4 years ago October 19, 2021
Walking Up Steps
The Prayer Team

Part XIII: Who is Going to Take the First Step?

CONCLUSION PART XIII: Who is Going to Take the First Step? Behold, now is the acceptable time; behold now is the day of salvation. We put no obstacle in anyone’s way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry, but as servants of God we commend ourselves in Read more

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 4 years ago October 19, 2021

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