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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
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Saint Peter

Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, “Who do men say that the Son of man is?” And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” He said to them, “But who do Read more

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 5 years ago June 27, 2020
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Saint Paul

Listen Now. We will now be including the daily reading of Epistle and Gospel with The Prayer Team. To my shame, I must say, we were too weak for that! But whatever any one dares to boast of—I am speaking as a fool—I also dare to boast of that. Are they Read more

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 5 years ago June 27, 2020
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Three Valuable Lessons

Jesus said, “The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is sound, your whole body will be full of light; but if your eye is not sound, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is Read more

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 6 years ago June 27, 2020
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Keep Showing Up

Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them.  And when they saw Him, they worshipped Him but some doubted.  And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.  Go therefore and make Read more

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 6 years ago June 27, 2020
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Some Questions to Consider

And you shall do what is right and good in the sight of the Lord, that it may go well with you. Deuteronomy 6:18 We are going to interrupt our study of the Psalms for a few days, in order to address two subjects that are very timely today and tomorrow.  Monday and Tuesday we will reflect Read more

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 6 years ago June 25, 2020
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Trusting Parents, a Miraculous Birth

Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things which have been accomplished among us, just as they were delivered to us by those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word, it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for Read more

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 6 years ago June 25, 2020
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Psalm 50/51—The Psalm of Repentance: The Sacrifice of a Humble Heart

The sacrifice acceptable to God is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, Thou will not despise. Psalm 50:17  Today we are nearly half-way in between the last celebration of the Nativity and the next one.  Who would have thought six months ago that in this first Read more

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 6 years ago June 17, 2020
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Psalm 50/51—The Psalm of Repentance: Imagine What Would Happen If You Prayed This Verse Often

O Lord, open Thou my lips, and my mouth shall show forth Thy praise. Psalm 50:15 What is the part of our body that gets us in the most trouble?  That would be the mouth.  We commit the most sins using our mouths, because the sins we commit most often Read more

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 6 years ago June 17, 2020
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2nd Sunday of Matthew: Called to Be Disciples

As Jesus walked by the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. And He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” Immediately they left their Read more

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 6 years ago June 17, 2020
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2nd Sunday of Matthew: 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, 6 years ago June 17, 2020
The Prayer Team

Psalm 50/51—The Psalm of Repentance: My Response

Then I will teach transgressors Thy ways and sinner will return to Thee. Psalm 50:13 In the last reflection, we briefly touched on the word “repentance.”  Repentance means change.  Forgiveness and repentance go hand in hand.  Forgiveness is the “clean heart” we discussed in the last reflection, the clean slate Read more

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 6 years ago June 17, 2020
The Prayer Team

Psalm 50/51—The Psalm of Repentance: Create in Me a Clean Heart

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me. Cast me not away from Your presence and take not Your Holy Spirit from me.  Restore unto me the joy of Your salvation and uphold me with a willing spirit. Psalm 50:10-12 Have Read more

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 6 years ago June 17, 2020

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