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Countdowns are great to welcome your congregation into Worship. This Encouraging Scripture countdown is a great way to start off your service and encourage your church from scripture.
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Genres: Uplifting
Service Styles: Traditional, Progressive
Countdowns are great to welcome your congregation into Worship. This Countdown is designed to be used in any service setting to help let your people know when you will begin.
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Service Styles: Contemporary, Traditional, Progressive
Use this 5-minute countdown, with sweeping imagery and the sweet worship song "Amazing Grace," to introduce your next sermon... **Music begins 2:32 into the video**
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Genres: Powerful, Uplifting
Service Styles: Contemporary
Use this Countdown from our Christmas In The Manger series at your church as a fun way to kick off your Kid's Worship Experience with a theme of Christmas In The Manger.
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Use this Countdown from our Cast of Christmas series at your church as a fun way to kick off your Kid's Worship Experience with a theme of Christmas In The Manger.
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This 5 minute countdown videos features both Biblical and secular trivia surrounding the events of Easter. Use this as a fun opener to your Easter Sunday worship services.
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Genres: Emotional, Powerful, Uplifting, Reflective, Bible History
Service Styles: Contemporary, Traditional
This COUNTDOWN is from the Beamer Films "Cross of Christ" collection, and is perfect to start and add a creative edge to your service.
Scripture: Genesis 1:1-2, John 6:35, 1 Corinthians 1:16
Tags: crucifixion, worship, gospel, easter, forgiveness, memorial day, sabbath, action, redemption, revival, cross, hope, death, god's faithfulness, freedom from sin, easter resurrection, god in the hardships, apologetics jesus, light in darkness, walk of faith, sunrise service, blood of christ, holy week, eternal life, christ follower, e, easter meaning (view more) (view less)
Genres: Uplifting, Reflective
Service Styles: Traditional
'It Is Well With My Soul Countdown' tells the fateful story of the hymn writer Horatio Spafford, who wrote the beloved hymn most of us have sung in our worship services. With countless natural disasters afflicting our world on a daily basis, Horatio Spafford's story can give inspiration as a man who, like Job, lost so much on so many occasions yet never lost faith in his Savior. Rather than blaming God, he chose to write a hymn of worship at the very spot where his four daughters lost their lives. A dramatic seascape of these events is accompanied by a meditative solo piano version of the hymn. Ideal for both worship and prayer services.
Scripture: Job 1:6-22, Philippians 4:7, Philippians 1:12-26, Isaiah 66:12-13, 2 Corinthians 3:13-18 (view more) (view less)
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Genres: Emotional, Powerful, Uplifting, Reflective
Beautiful artwork and worship music come together in the countdown version of this powerful video. It's perfect for communion (especially distribution time), messages about God's love or Good Friday and Easter.
Scripture: John 3:16, 1 John 4:10, Philippians 2:1-11, John 19:1-2, Matthew 27:30-31, Luke 23:33-34 (view more) (view less)
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Genres: Emotional, Powerful, Reflective
This 5 minute modern countdown features a panoply of autumn's vibrant colors on a backdrop of gently falling leaves and beautiful nature scenes. This will create a joyful atmosphere in preparation for worship.
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1, Galatians 6:9
Tags: seasons, autumn, fall
Service Styles: Contemporary, Progressive
Countdowns are great to welcome your congregation into Worship. This countdown is a great way to test your church's knowledge of the Bible and it also will help you setup the start of your service.
Service Styles: Progressive
Use this fun Christmas Countdown at your church as an interactive way to start your Christmas Kids Worship Experience. Cheer for who you want to win, the Snowman or the Unicorn!
Tags: christmas countdown, kids countdown, christmas countdown kids, snowman
Five Minute Countdown - Thanksgiving Prayer
Scripture: 1 Chronicles 16:34, 1 Thessalonians 5:18, Colossians 3:17, Psalm 100:4, Psalm 95:2, Ephesians 5:20, Psalm 107:1, Psalm 118:1, Psalm 136:26, 2 Corinthians 9:15, Philippians 4:6, 1 Chronicles 29:13, 1 Timothy 4:4, Hebrews 13:15, Colossians 4:2, Romans 14:6, Colossians 2:7, Psalm 34:1, Psalm 69:30, Daniel 2:23, 1 Timothy 2:1, Psalm 50:14, James 1:17, Psalm 147:7, Luke 17:16, Revelation 7:12, Jonah 2:9, Leviticus 22:29, Psalm 30:12, Psalm 50:23 (view more) (view less)
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Jesus death on the cross paid for our sins in full. Remind your congregation of His Sacrifice by welcoming them into your Good Friday or Easter Worship Experience with this engaging Countdown.
Scripture: John 3:16
Tags: crown, blood, jesus, easter, cross, tomb (view more) (view less)
Genres: Powerful
Countdowns are great to welcome your congregation into Worship. This Countdown is designed to provide some fun trivia and questions about New Year’s before your service gets rolling.
Tags: countdown, new years
Genres: Humorous
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