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
Living Together God’s Way
Sermon, Epiphany 7A (Proper 2)Sunday February 20, 2011.Ocean ForestLiving together in God’s wayLeviticus 19:2-18Friends, I could not go past this first bible reading from Leviticus. It is all about be [Read More...]
The Garden of Good
Sermon: Epiphany 6A (Proper 1)Sunday February 13, 2011Ocean Forest1 Corinthians 3:1-9The Garden of GoodAnd so, brothers and sisters, I could not speak to you as spiritual people, but rather as people [Read More...]
Light
Sermon, Epiphany 5ASunday February 6, 2011.Ocean ForestMatthew 5:13-20LightThere is a moment in the movie, Gladiator, starring Russell Crowe, where Russel’s character, Maximus, one of the reluctant bu [Read More...]
All or Nothing
Sermon. Epiphany 4ASunday January 30th, 2011.Ocean Forest.All or nothingMicah 6:1-10Friends, there are times and places in life when you just know that it is “all or nothing”.When there has been major [Read More...]
Follow
Sermon Epiphany 3ASunday January 23rd, 2011.Ocean ForestFollowMatthew 4:12-23There is a lot of talk about leadership these days. Finding “the leader within” seems to have become a demand we place on p [Read More...]
a BIG Christmas
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