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This is a fun Escape Room Pack. Use this entire pack to create a fun Escape Room theme in the kids’ worship experience at your church!
Tags: escape room kids, escape room countdown, kids countdown
Genres: Uplifting
Service Styles: Contemporary
Dimensions Countdown will add a splash of rich, fascinating color to any Fall services. We are surrounded by a "Host of Witnesses" and are part of an epic battle raging in the heavenly places, where we are seated with Christ.
Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-2, Ephesians 2:6-9, Ephesians 6:12
Tags: rich colors, oscillations, dimensions, heavenly realms, colorful, heavenly places (view more) (view less)
Genres: Uplifting, Reflective
Service Styles: Contemporary, Traditional
Use this colorful 5 minute countdown to let your congregation know when the service will start.
Tags: welcome, nature, countdown, clouds, colors (view more) (view less)
Genres: Emotional, Powerful, Uplifting, Reflective
Use this 5 minute countdown to welcome people to your morning or evening worship services.
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Five Minute Countdown - Mountain Beauty Drone Aerial Background
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Service Styles: Contemporary, Traditional, Progressive
"Heaven - Living With the Hope of Eternity" is a captivating sermon series media package that explores the biblical promise of heaven and its profound impact on our earthly lives. This four-week journey delves into the nature, joy, and transformative power of our eternal home, offering believers a renewed perspective on their heavenly destination and its relevance for today.
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Genres: Powerful, Uplifting
Use this colorful 5 minute countdown to let your congregation know when your online service will begin.
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Elevate your Father’s Day service with this special theme pack called Honoring Dads: Volume One! Celebrate fathers in style with customizable designs that honor their love, strength, and guidance. What better way to honor our dads then througout the whole service being reminded of how good our Heavenly Father is and how he has given us incredible dads in your church.
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The letter of Colossians takes us to the heights of Christ's glory and then applies the implications of His divine identity to the practical outworking of our faith in everyday life. In the very heart of the letter, Paul exhorts us that "as we have received Christ, so we are to walk in him, rooted, built up, and established in our faith." May this resource empower your community to live out their faith each new day as they continue to "set their minds on things above," and "put to death" the things of this world.
Scripture: Colossians 1:15-20, Colossians 2:6-7, Colossians 3:23-24, Colossians 4:1
Tags: deity of christ, heavenly minded, work ethic, philosophy, circumcision, e, covenant sign, parenting, salvation, marriage, baptism (view more) (view less)
Genres: Powerful, Reflective
This Father’s Day countdown is a tribute to fathers and father figures, as well as to our Heavenly Father.
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Take a journey through summery palm trees as this 3 minute clock counts down.
Scripture: Psalm 19:1, Psalm 104:24-30, Ecclesiastes 3:11, Isaiah 55:12, Genesis 8:22, Psalm 8:3-4, Psalm 136:4, Proverbs 17:24, Isaiah 43:19, Psalm 23:2, Jeremiah 29:11, Psalm 96:11-12, Ecclesiastes 3:1, Matthew 6:28-30, Mark 4:39, Psalm 104:14-15, Matthew 6:26, Isaiah 43:2, Psalm 33:5, Psalm 111:2, Psalm 8:6, Genesis 1:14, Psalm 104:25, Ecclesiastes 3:15, Isaiah 40:28, Psalm 33:6, Genesis 1:31, Ecclesiastes 3:17, Genesis 1:29, Ecclesiastes 3:14, Isaiah 41:20, Genesis 2:2, Psalm 8:9, Psalm 104:5, Genesis 1:9-10, Ecclesiastes 3:18, Psalm 104:16, Isaiah 41:10, Ecclesiastes 3:16, Psalm 104:24, Genesis 2:7, Isaiah 42:5, Ecclesiastes 3:22, Psalm 104:30, Genesis 2:19, Isaiah 45:18, Ecclesiastes 3:12, Psalm 104:10, Genesis 2:15 (view more) (view less)
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Genres: Reflective
Service Styles: Progressive
Five Minute Countdown Timer - Island Beach Aerial Drone Motion Background
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Be Holy Scripture Countdown is based upon one of the many "Be..." directives in the bible, and is set against a sunset over the ocean. It explores various passages on God's holiness as well as our own obligation to pursue holiness, and encourages us to walk in the light of our Heavenly Father's kingdom.
Scripture: Exodus 15:11, 1 Peter 1:15-16, 1 Samuel 2:2, Leviticus 20:26, Revelation 15:4, 1 Thessalonians 4:7, Psalm 96:9, Hebrews 12:14, Psalm 99:9, Isaiah 6:3 (view more) (view less)
Tags: glory, worship, holy, holiness, splendor, majesty, exalt, consecrated, holy mountain, holiness (view more) (view less)
"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. " Luke 2:14 The good news of Jesus' birth, sung to shepherds by a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, is on display in this joyful 5 minute countdown as you prepare for your Christmas Eve and Christmas services.
Scripture: Luke 2:14
Tags: holiday, goodwill, glory, christmas eve, peace, christmas (view more) (view less)
Hebrews 12 contains some of the most glorious verses in the Bible regarding our new heavenly home. City of the Living God - Scripture Countdown is based on select verses from this chapter, and is a great way to prepare hearts for worship. It features surreal visual effects over an inspirational audio track.
Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-29
Tags: city of god, jerusalem, new covenant, consuming fire, mount zion, mediator, scripture countdown (view more) (view less)
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