Hello friend!
Welcome to St Petri. We are glad you have found us. We are a local community of faith engaged in the mission to share the good news of the love and hope Jesus of Nazareth brings to life.
Pastor Adrian hosts two podcasts:
- Scenic Valley: short comments and reflections on things going on in the world and how they affect us.
- Spirited Word: sermons, bible teaching and reflection.
We hope you find good news in all that is on offer here.
We would love your comment and insights, and you can share those with Pastor Adrian here: pastor@stpetri.org.au.
Peace be with you.
Latest Scenic Valley Podcast
Conversations with Adrian Kitson on life, relationships, thought and faith when down in the valley and up in the hills.
How can we get better at coping with anger?
Latest Spirited Word Podcast
By God’s Word proclaimed, the Holy Spirit works faith in God’s grace in Jesus, when and where he pleases. Sermons by Pastor Adrian Kitson, Lutheran Church of Australia.
St Petri Lutheran Church, Nuriootpa, Barossa Valley, South Australia.
www.stpetri.org.au
Sunday 8 November 2026
IS THIS THE END?
There is a big thing on people’s minds at the moment. It is AI (Artificial Intelligence). People are getting very worried that this might be the thing that tips the world towards it’s end or at least, changes our lives so radically that we might long for the end!
When the very people creating AI are saying it might eventually end humanity, that is worrying!
In these last weeks of the church year, we hear Jesus speaking much about the end. So, with Jesus, we ponder the possible impact of AI and God’s promised end of the world and our place in his new world already begun by the death and resurrection of Jesus who now rules the world and keeps his church.
I believe the Lord would have us take the fear and speculation about AI seriously and yet, hear what He says about how we face AI and the end.
Pastor Adrian
Latest Sermons
Walking the Jesus Way – Greatness (Week 1 – 23/9/2012)
Please find the link for the audio version of week 1 of Walking the Jesus Way below: 23092012_Message If you wish to download this audio file, right click on the link and select “save link as…”. [Read More...]
Song: Where Love Comes to Life
If you have attended worship at St Petri recently this song will be familiar to you. This is the winning theme song, written by Pastor Adrian, for the General Convention of Synod, which will be held [Read More...]
Walking the Jesus Way – Keeping our Eyes Fixed on Jesus (Week 2)
Sermon preached by guest Pastor Ken Pfitzner at St Petri Lutheran Church, Nuriootpa, Sunday, 30th September, 2012 [Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost] Hebrews 11:13,39-12:2 [NIV/NRSV] Well, the Syd [Read More...]
Greatness
Sermon Pentecost 17B Sunday September 23rd, 2012. “Greatness” Mark 9:30-37 30 They left that place and passed through Galilee. Jesus did not want anyone to know where they were, 31 because he was teac [Read More...]
Great Day @ Redeemer
Aound 500 people packed into the Luther Park Centre at Redeemer Lutheran School in Nuri to enjoy the good news of Jesus from the mouth of little Reception children. They were wonderful and so were the [Read More...]
Prodigal God Message, Week 6, 1/9/2012 – We had to Celebrate
Please find the link for the audio version of week 6 of Prodigal God (We had to Celebrate) below: 20120901 Message_Prodigal God_Wk 6 If you wish to download this audio file, right [Read More...]