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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

Generosity with Money

And He sat down opposite the treasury, and watched the multitude putting money into the treasury. Many rich people put in large sums. And a poor widow came, and put in two copper coins, which make a penny. And He called His disciples to Him, and said to them, “Truly, Read more

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 6 years ago February 5, 2020
The Prayer Team

Generosity of Time

Each one must do as he has made up his mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. II Corinthians 9:7 The whole concept of generosity is based on two things—the joy of giving and the understanding that everything good that we have is from God, Read more

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 6 years ago February 5, 2020
The Prayer Team

Generosity Spawns Generosity

We want you to know, brethren, about the grace of God which has been shown in the churches of Macedonia, for in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of liberality on their part.  For they gave according to Read more

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 6 years ago February 5, 2020
The Prayer Team

The Power of a “Thank You”

And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful. Colossians 3:15 The words “Thank you” are words we don’t hear enough. I think in many instances it is easier to get the words “I love you” Read more

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 6 years ago February 4, 2020
The Prayer Team

Your First Words Should Be Words of Thanks

I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul makes its boast in the Lord; let the afflicted hear and be glad. O magnify the Lord with me and let us exalt His name together! Psalm 34:1-3 One morning a group Read more

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 6 years ago February 3, 2020
The Prayer Team

The Foundation of a Beautiful Tradition

And when the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, they brought Him up to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord (as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”) and Read more

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 6 years ago February 3, 2020
The Prayer Team

A Change in the Law

It is beyond dispute that the inferior is blessed by the superior. Here tithes are received by mortal men; there, by one of whom it is testified that he lives. One might even say that Levi himself, who received tithes, paid tithes through Abraham, for he was still in the Read more

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 6 years ago February 3, 2020
The Prayer Team

Give Thanks IN All Circumstances, Not FOR All Circumstances

Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of Christ Jesus for you. I Thessalonians 5:18 Often we see the power of one word to change the meaning of something. In the instance we observe here, we see the difference between the use of the word “in” versus Read more

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 6 years ago February 3, 2020
The Prayer Team

The Three Hierarchs

You Need Some Knowledge in Order for Your Light to Shine Brightly “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 Read more

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 6 years ago January 30, 2020
The Prayer Team

How to Pray: 5-5-5-1

As a hart longs for flowing streams, so longs my soul for Thee, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. Psalm 42:1-2 Many Christians do not know how to pray. Most know the Lord’s Prayer and for many, their knowledge of prayer ends with the Lord’s Read more

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 6 years ago January 29, 2020
The Prayer Team

Alone with God

And after Jesus had dismissed the crowds, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening came, He was there alone. Matthew 14:23 A quick update on Alena, the young girl everyone was praying for a few weeks ago. By God’s Providence and your prayers, Alena is Read more

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 6 years ago January 28, 2020
The Prayer Team

Are You a Good Quarterback?

Rejoice in your hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. Romans 12:12 In a football game, a team will typically run 70 offensive plays. Before each play, the offense will huddle, the quarterback will call a play and the team will line up to run the play. There Read more

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 6 years ago January 27, 2020

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