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This is a great countdown to reflect on the words of Jesus: "The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few." Plentiful Harvest Countdown is a festive celebration of fall, and features a fanciful and colorful patch of pumpkins over an uplifting music track.
Scripture: Matthew 9:37-38
Tags: pumpkin patch, pumpkins, autumn, fall, harvest (view more) (view less)
Genres: Powerful, Uplifting
Service Styles: Contemporary, Traditional
A festive countdown featuring trivia about the Nativity story to engage and educate the congregation before worship begins.
Tags: countdown, trivia, festive, nativity, christmas (view more) (view less)
Service Styles: Contemporary, Progressive
Snow falling on evergreens creates a beautiful backdrop in this five minute countdown with classic, nostalgic Christmas vibes.
Scripture: Isaiah 9:6-7
Tags: snow storm, fir tree, spruce tree, blizzard, pine tree, nostalgic, snow, green, white, nostalgia, classic, merry, bright, snowy, advent, peace, festive, red, happy, hope, joy, christmas, love (view more) (view less)
Genres: Uplifting, Reflective
Pumpkin Trivia Countdown is filled with fun facts about the amazing pumpkin! Did you know that the pumpkin can weigh more than a small car? Have fun this fall with this colorful trivia countdown which includes 10 questions over a giant pumpkin and an upbeat audio track. Celebrate fall in style whether it's for your Sunday service, Harvest Festival or other fall events.
Scripture: Jonah 4:6, Ecclesiastes 3:1, Matthew 9:37-38, Galatians 6:7-9, Daniel 2:20-21, Psalm 34:8, Deuteronomy 24:19, Isaiah 9:3, Jeremiah 5:24 (view more) (view less)
Tags: autumn, pumpkin, welcome, thanksgiving, fall, harvest, halloween, abundance, trivia, pilgrims, seeds, quiz, crops, native americans, illinois, harvest festival, squash, pumpkin pie, settlers, biggest pumpkin, wampanoag, gourd, pumpkin origin, native american tribe (view more) (view less)
Genres: Humorous, Uplifting
Vibrant Autumn Countdown depicts the beauty of God's creation and the splendor of His unfathomable wisdom; it is set to Ecclesiastes 3:11: "He makes all things beautiful in His time..." A warm, festive soundtrack accompanies brightly colored leaves and a rich array of moving colors.
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:11
Tags: autumn, fall, eternity, beautiful, vibrant, leaves, colorful (view more) (view less)
Genres: Uplifting
Use this Christmas themed countdown to welcome people to your morning worship services.
Tags: christmas, motion, welcome, candle, festive, light, countdown, candlelight (view more) (view less)
Genres: Emotional, Powerful, Uplifting, Reflective
Continue the Thanksgiving celebration with our "Student Thanksgiving: Volume Two" theme pack, offering a new selection of vibrant graphics and engaging visual elements tailored for your youth group. This extensive collection builds upon the first volume, providing additional motion backgrounds, social media templates, and design assets to further amplify your student ministry's Thanksgiving festivities.
Tags: grateful, thankful, turkey, students, video, screens, worship service, opener, countdown, thanksgiving, fall (view more) (view less)
Genres: Reflective
Service Styles: Contemporary
It's Fall! Use this Countdown in the latter part of the year in your Kids Ministry.
Tags: fall events, fall events countdown, fall countdown
A 5 minute countdown featuring bible verses about the holiday of Thanksgiving.
Scripture: 1 Chronicles 16:34, Psalm 95:2, Colossians 3:17, Philippians 4:6, Psalm 107:1, 1 Thessalonians 5:18, Psalm 100:4, 2 Corinthians 9:15, Psalm 118:1, Ephesians 5:20, Psalm 136:26, Romans 14:6, Jonah 2:9, Hebrews 13:15, 1 Timothy 4:4-5, 1 Peter 2:9, James 1:17, Nehemiah 12:8, Psalm 103:2, Revelation 7:12, Psalm 50:14, 2 Corinthians 2:14, Psalm 69:30, Psalm 30:12, Psalm 28:7, Jeremiah 30:19, 1 Chronicles 29:13, 1 Timothy 2:1, Psalm 7:17, Psalm 116:17, Psalm 63:3, Psalm 136:3, Psalm 107:8, Psalm 66:20, Psalm 56:12, Luke 17:15, Leviticus 22:29, Romans 1:21, Matthew 15:36, Psalm 34:1, Luke 2:38, Luke 22:17, 2 Corinthians 1:11, 2 Samuel 22:50, Psalm 75:1, Psalm 28:7, Romans 7:25, Psalm 140:13, Psalm 26:7, Psalm 92:1 (view more) (view less)
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Genres: Uplifting, Reflective, Bible History
Service Styles: Traditional, Progressive
Bring your next Kid’s Service to life with this fun and colorful countdown!
Tags: red, autumn, thanksgiving, fall, yellow, colorful, falling leaves, orange, leaves, fall leaves (view more) (view less)
Genres: Powerful, Uplifting, Reflective
Service Styles: Contemporary, Traditional, Progressive
Colorful maple leaves fall against a rich pallet of fall colors in this five minute countdown.
Tags: fall, red, season, autumn, gold, colors, falling leaves, leaves, orange, fall colors, maple leaf (view more) (view less)
Happy Fall Cascading Leaves Countdown is a celebration of all the falling leaves that you don't have to rake! In fact, watch closely as even the letters fall away every 15 seconds or so. Bring in this new season of Autumn, or Fall, or whatever you refer to it as, with this simple countdown that features both a "Welcome" and "Happy Fall" message!
Scripture: Genesis 8:22, Galatians 6:9, Acts 14:17, Daniel 2:21, Psalm 104:19, Ecclesiastes 3:1-11, Genesis 1:14, Matthew 24:32, Psalm 74:17 (view more) (view less)
Tags: welcome, autumn, fall, seasonal, leaves, seasons, oranges, happy fall, countdown, falling, colorful, cascading, yellows (view more) (view less)
Autumn Beauty Countdown is ideal for any Fall services, and features Psalm 50:2 - "Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines forth." Beautiful fall colors featuring various autumn landscapes are on display over a joyful audio track.
Scripture: Psalm 50:2
Tags: fall colors, fall leaves, autumn, beauty, seasons, zion (view more) (view less)
Sunlight dances playfully with colorful, falling leaves in this five minute countdown with a surreal, oil painting vibe. This countdown coordinates with our Lessons in the Leaves video illustration.
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:11, Ecclesiastes 3:1
Tags: fall colors, yellow leaves, oil painting, fall sun, november, forest, nature, october, autumn, beauty, fall, sunlight, colorful, september, falling leaves, leaves, seasons, sunshine, beautiful (view more) (view less)
Inspire your congregation with this beautiful scripture countdown which takes them on a visual journey through the autumn season's canopy of rich colors. Lessons can be learned from the seasons of life, and this countdown highlights these gems of wisdom found in God's Word, such as Galatians 6:9 'And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.' This is the third in our Autumn countdown collection.
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:11, Psalm 96:12, Isaiah 40:8, Ecclesiastes 3:1, Matthew 9:37, Psalm 104:19, Deuteronomy 11:14, James 5:7, Genesis 8:22, John 12:24, Galatians 6:9 (view more) (view less)
Tags: fall, autumn, seasons, bible wisdom, autumn scriptures, falling leaves (view more) (view less)
Genres: Powerful, Reflective
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