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Five Minute Countdown - Aerial Forest Mountain
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Genres: Emotional, Powerful, Uplifting, Reflective
Service Styles: Contemporary, Traditional, Progressive
Five Minute Countdown - Aerial Mountainous Landscape
Tags: highlands, mountain view, pristine, nature's beauty, mountain range, nature background, nature worship, tranquil, scenic, video background, natural beauty, untouched, awe-inspiring, panoramic, majestic mountains, aerial view, environment, grand, five, count, down, serenity, altitude, meditation, wonder, mountains, god's majesty, peaceful, church service, uplifting, god's creation, peaks, timer, five minute, adventure, countdown, valleys, clouds, motion background, worship background, outdoor, minutes, inspirational, exploration, serene, count down, breathtaking, five minutes, holy, spiritual, wilderness, calm, sky, nature, earth, landscape, creation, majestic, beauty, scenery, heaven (view more) (view less)
Five Minute Countdown - Beautiful Sunset
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Five Minute Countdown - Nature Sunrise Modern Background
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Genres: Emotional, Powerful, Uplifting, Reflective, Bible History
Experience God's Love Countdown features one of the most hope-filled verses in the bible and will give everyone the opportunity to meditate upon the words of 1 John 3:1 as you prepare for your time of worship. The artwork features beautiful scenes of nature in the peak of late summer as well as an uplifting musical track. Use it alone or with the matching motion graphics for a complete design package.
Scripture: 1 John 3:1, John 1:12-13, John 3:16, Romans 9:8, 1 John 3:10, Romans 8:14-17, Ephesians 1:5, Hebrews 2:7-9, Psalm 8:5 (view more) (view less)
Tags: scripture countdown, late summer, love, flowers, hope, nature, beauty, love, mountains, lavish, children of god, forests, valleys (view more) (view less)
Service Styles: Contemporary, Traditional
Looking for a way to welcome a congregation into the service? This welcome countdown video is perfect for opening up church services. It has a beautiful background image of nature - mountains, forest, and trees, to remind us that we worship the LORD who created the beauty in the world we live in.
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Five Minute Countdown - Aerial over Nature
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Genres: Emotional, Humorous, Powerful, Reflective
Five Minute Countdown - Beautiful Waterfall
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This five minute countdown evokes the feeling of flying over dreamy fields of colorful sunflowers. It’s perfect any time of year, especially late summer and fall.
Scripture: Isaiah 40:8, Luke 12:27, Matthew 6:28-29, 1 Corinthians 3:7, Genesis 1:11-12, Psalm 103:15-16, Isaiah 58:11, 1 Peter 1:24, Job 14:2 (view more) (view less)
Tags: fll, sunflowers, nature, july, october, autumn, beauty, summer, sunshine, golden, countdown, women's ministry, sunlight, september, august, aerial (view more) (view less)
Genres: Uplifting, Reflective
Five Minute Countdown - Beautiful Drone Footage
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Autumn Mountains - Five Minute Countdown for Fall Season
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Five Minute Countdown - Mountainous Beauty
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Five Minute Countdown - Mountain Beauty Drone Aerial Background
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Foaming, turquoise water rushes past a beautiful red rock formation in this upbeat nature countdown. It's perfect any time of year but especially suited to summer time and themes of living water, abundant life and baptism.
Scripture: John 7:37-39, John 10:10, Philippians 4:4
Tags: baptistm, red rocks, winding, relaxing, uplifting, peaceful, river of life, mountains, mountain, living water, abundant life, sun, beautiful, sunshine, inspirational, sunlight, outdoors, living waters, nature, calm, joyful, river, summer, water, beauty, fall (view more) (view less)
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