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
FUTURE HOPE NOW
Sermon, Easter 5C, Sunday May 19, 2019 Revelation 21:1–6 Then I saw ‘a new heaven and a new earth,’[a] for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. 2 I sa [Read More...]
Good Shepherd
Good Shepherd Sunday - May 12th Vicar Shaun Manning John 10:22-30 Here at the feast of Dedication, the Jewish people have come to celebrate the successful triumph over the Syrians where they drove th [Read More...]
Breakfast with the Risen Lord
Easter 3 - May 5th John 21: 1-19 Vicar Shaun Manning 21 After this Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tibe′ri-as; and he revealed himself in this way. 3 Simon Peter said to th [Read More...]
Harvest Thanksgiving
28th April 2019, St Petri. Vicar Shaun Manning Harvest Thanksgiving - John 6:25-35 "Come Lord Jesus, be our guest and let this food to us be blessed." I want us to think about what we mean when we s [Read More...]
Good Friday
Good Friday - April 19th  So that we may dwell in the Father's Place Vicar Shaun Manning John 19:17-30 17 So they took Jesus, and he went out, bearing his own cross, to the place called the place of [Read More...]
Less is More
Sermon, Easter Day, April 21, 2019, St Petri Less is More (James the Lesser Drama – Skit Guys) John 20:1–18 Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb [Read More...]