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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.
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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 AdrianÂ
Latest Sermons
Prodigal God- Week 6 (final) “We had to Celebrate”
Sermon, Prodigal God week 6 (Final) Sunday September 2, 2012. St Petri Fathers’ Day  Luke 15:11-32 We Had to Celebrate  11 Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons. 12 The younger one said [Read More...]
Prodigal God week 5: Everything I have is Yours
Sermon Prodigal God Week 5 Sunday August 26, 2012.  The True Elder Brother Everything I Have Is Yours Luke 15:1-6, 25-32  The Parable of the Lost Sheep 15 Now the tax collectors  and sinners were al [Read More...]
Prodigal God Message, Week 5, 26/8/2012 – The True Elder Brother
Click on the link below to hear the message from Week 5 of the St Petri Prodigal God Journey. Â If you right click on the link and choose "save link as", you can save the file to your computer. 2012082 [Read More...]
Prodigal God Message, Week 4, 19/8/2012 – The Elder Brother
Click on the link below to hear the message from Week 4 of the St Petri Prodigal God Journey. Â If you right click on the link and choose "save link as", you can save the file to your computer. 2012081 [Read More...]
Prodigal God Message, Week 3, 12/8/2012 – The Two Lost Sons
Click on the link below to hear the message from Week 3 of the St Petri Prodigal God Journey. Â Alternatively you can right click on the link and select "save link as" to save this file to you computer [Read More...]
He Reused to Go In
Sermon, Prodigal God Week 4 The Elder Brother Sunday August 19, 2012.  He refused to go in  Luke 15:25-32 (TNIV) 25 “Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard m [Read More...]