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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.
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
Better Together: Working God’s Paddock
Sermon, Epiphany 6A, Sunday February 12, 2012. Pastor Adrian Kitson 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 Better Together: Working God's Paddock. Brothers and sisters, I could not address you as people who live by the [Read More...]
Better Together – “Tank Man”
Sermon, Sunday February 5, 2017, Epiphany 5AÂ (Pastor Adrian Kitson) 1 Corinthians 2:1-10 (NIVUK) And so it was with me, brothers and sisters. When I came to you, I did not come with eloquence or human [Read More...]
Better Together – Get up and Strive with me
 Sunday 29th January 2017, 4th Sunday after Epiphany Vicar Matt Huckel Micah 6:1-8 1 Listen carefully!, to what the Lord is saying: ‘Get up, strive with me! The mountains and the hills, will hear your [Read More...]
Better Together –
Sermon Epiphany 3A, Sunday January 22, 2017, St Petri 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 An appeal to avoid factions 10Â I appeal to you, brothers and sisters,[a] in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of y [Read More...]
Pointing People to Christ
Message - Sunday 15th January 2017   Pastor Robert Voigt           St. Petri Lutheran Church Nuriootpa John 1:29-42 It seems like the simplest thing in the world to do - point to Jesus. Following [Read More...]
Epiphany 8/01/2017 – Vicar Matt Huckel
Sunday 8th January 2017  - Epiphany  Matthew 2:1-12  Vicar Matt Huckel  1 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem 2 and asked, “ [Read More...]