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 AdrianÂ
Latest Sermons
The New Passover
Maundy Thursday HOMILY April 5, 2012 St Petri  EXODUS 12:1-4, 11-14 &  MATTHEW 26: 26-30 THE NEW PASSOVER  The giving and receiving of God’s provision of Manna in the long desert journey of God’s [Read More...]
Which Way?
Sermon, Palm Sunday Sunday April 1, 2012. John 12:12-16 Which way? 12:12 The next day the great crowd that had come to the festival heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. 12:13 So they took branche [Read More...]
“Father, forgive them”
These last 5 Wednesday night of Lent have been filled with these three words for me. As I have led mid-week Lenten Services around the Barossa, focusses on the Seven last Words of jesus From the Cros [Read More...]
Palm Sunday
Its Palm Sunday this week - the beginning of Holy Week and the final lead up to the three great days of Easter. The good folks at Forming Fatih have got some good things for families with children/or [Read More...]
move to another blog
Greetings all.Soeone has aksed if any more golden words will flow from my particular mouth on this blog! The word is no.... and yes. Since moving to another community I have stopped blogging here and [Read More...]
Glory?
Sermon, Lent 5B Sunday March 25, 2012. St Petri  Glory? John 12:20-23  John 12:20-36(TNIV) 23 Jesus replied, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. When he had finished speaking, Jesu [Read More...]