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 20 September 2026
We are glad to welcome two special guests this morning at the 10.30 am Service: General Secretary of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), Estonian theologian and pastor Rev Dr Anne Burghardt, and the LWF Regional Secretary for Asia, Rev Dr Rospita Siahaan.Â
We take time out to celebrate a particular biblical person today – Matthew, the gospel witness.Â
Why remember Matthew and other saints? For praise and thanks to God for all he did through them, for learning of how they faithfully carried the gospel throughout their lives and for celebration; that we all belong to this timeless one, holy catholic (universal) church.Â
It would have been quite a surprise to Levi (whom Jesus named Matthew), the other members of the new ‘Jesus’ group and to everyone in town that Jesus would choose a tax collector for his holy work. They were viewed as being so unholy!Â
They had questionable ethics, unclean associations, ungodly desires, traitorous practice in supporting Rome and were probably defect in some way – almost subhuman.Â
And yet, here is Levi telling of how he was called to join Jesus in his transforming work. Matthew tells it very briefly, but we can tell it was world-changing for him.Â
Praying that the Lord of the Church transform you in your holy calling as his gift of God to those whom you are sent.Â
Pastor AdrianÂ
Latest Sermons
Jesus: Four Ways
Sermon, Christmas 2A, Sunday December 29, 2019  Hebrews 2:10-18  10 In bringing many sons and daughters to glory, it was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything exists, should make the [Read More...]
You be His Sign
Sermon, Christmas Day, 2019, St Petri. Isaiah 62:6-12 6 I have posted watchmen on your walls, Jerusalem;     they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the Lord,     give yourselves n [Read More...]
Looking for Royalty
Christmas Eve Homily , 2019, St Petri After viewing Come Away in a Manger – Wise Man https://skitguys.com/videos/away-in-a-manger Matthew 2:1-22 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the [Read More...]
Come Away in a Manger for Peace
Sermon , Advent 4A, Sunday December 22, 2019 , St Petri Isaiah 7:10-16 When Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, King Rezin of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel march [Read More...]
Away in a Manger – Good News Boy
Sermon, Advent 3A, Sunday December 15, 2019, St Petri After viewing ‘Away in a Manger’ – Joseph https://skitguys.com/videos/away-in-a-manger Matthew 11:2-11  2 When John, who was in prison, heard ab [Read More...]
Away in a Manger – Wide Eyed and All Ears
Sermon, Sunday December 8, 2019 Advent 2A  Matthew 3:1-12 In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea 2 and saying, ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.’ 3 [Read More...]