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Five Minute Countdown - Mountain Beauty Drone Aerial Background
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Genres: Emotional, Powerful, Uplifting, Reflective
Service Styles: Contemporary, Traditional, Progressive
Five Minute Countdown - Mountains and River Aerial
Tags: god's handiwork, motion background, exploration, horizon, adventure, time lapse, outdoors, mountains, praise and worship, spiritual journey, peaceful, tranquility, god's creation, relaxation, environment, serenity, nature, landscape, quiet, wilderness, river, calm, travel, background video, majestic mountains, faith and nature, countryside, aerial view, aerial footage, drone footage, natural beauty, scenic background, christian contemplation, mountain range, christian meditation, scenic view, flowing river, waterway, untouched nature, beautiful scenery, high altitude, bird's eye view, panoramic view, landscape photography, scenic video, natural landscape, epic scenery, wild river, nature escape, exploration video, outdoor beauty, timeless beauty, relaxing background, nature walk, outdoor adventure, divine scenery, christian nature video, christian relaxation, inspirational scenery, peaceful prayer time, creation's majesty (view more) (view less)
Grunge Countdown is an energetic service countdown which is ideal to create ecitement for your coming praise and worship time; also suitable for youth meetings. This countdown also coordinates well with 'Easter Keeps Happening' video illustration.
Scripture: Colossians 1:29, Colossians 1:11, Romans 12:11, 2 Timothy 1:7
Tags: high energy countdown, grunge, teens, middle school, high school, zeal, youth, power (view more) (view less)
Genres: Powerful, Uplifting
Service Styles: Contemporary, Traditional
This resource was designed to be a relevant and engaging support for your ministry to youth. Consider using this media to enhance the upcoming gathering of your senior high youth group or junior high youth group.
Tags: youth, teen, student ministry, junior high, teens, high school, youth sunday, youth ministry (view more) (view less)
Five Minute Countdown - Aerial Forest Mountain
Tags: lush forest, verdant forest, dense forest, creation's majesty, peaceful prayer time, timer video, relaxing countdown, inspirational scenery, christian relaxation, christian nature video, divine scenery, outdoor adventure, nature walk, timeless beauty, outdoor beauty, exploration video, nature escape, epic scenery, natural landscape, scenic video, landscape photography, panoramic view, bird's eye view, high altitude, beautiful scenery, untouched nature, scenic view, aerial view, countryside, majestic mountains, faith and nature, natural beauty, aerial footage, drone footage, background video, 3, scenic countdown, mountain range, christian contemplation, christian meditation, five minute countdown, travel, quiet, wilderness, calm, landscape, forest, nature, serenity, environment, peaceful, tranquility, god's creation, relaxation, mountains, praise and worship, spiritual journey, adventure, outdoors, time lapse, countdown, countdown timer, count down, exploration, horizon, god's handiwork (view more) (view less)
Five Minute Countdown - Beautiful Drone Footage
Tags: inspirational, drone, aerial, sermon, opening, timer, worship service, stopwatch, countdown, opener, environment, churches, serenity, reverence, meditation, sermon, god's creation, tranquility, peaceful, clock, relaxation, calm, landscape, forest, earth, nature, worship, church, creation, beach, beginning, christian, beauty, service, spiritual, visuals, video loop, scenic, church, natural beauty, peacefulness (view more) (view less)
Use this media to celebrate the graduates in your community as they complete a major milestone in life and launch into a new season.
Tags: celebrate, school, graduation, student, college, achievement, graduate, high school (view more) (view less)
Genres: Uplifting, Reflective
Elevate your church's graduation celebrations with the Graduation Sunday Countdown. A countdown crafted to honor and congratulate your seniors in style. We aim to help create a service that will make their momentous achievement truly special.
Tags: promotion, high school, college, countdown, worship service, graduation, graduation sunday (view more) (view less)
Genres: Uplifting
5-Minute Church Countdown: Aerial Mountain Valley Footage
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This Summer Camp – Volume Two Pack is a fun-themed Service pack full of fun summer-themed backgrounds and graphics. Lean in the brightness of summer with orange and greens.
Tags: summer camp, camp, countdown, colors, service opener, high energy, screens, videos (view more) (view less)
Service Styles: Contemporary
Five Minute Countdown - Winter Mountain Skiing Aerial
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"LO-FI" features high-energy, LED-inspired loops. For a matching service starter see "LO-FI Opener".
Tags: high energy, service starter, hillsong, young and free, y + f, intro, youth, background (view more) (view less)
'Anchor of Hope Countdown' features the words of Hebrews 6:19, and and portrays Jesus in His saving power as Anchor of our souls against a stormy ocean backdrop. This is a great summer countdown, as well as ideal for messages on the topic of our Anchor and Hope, as written about in the book of Hebrews.
Scripture: Hebrews 6:19, Hebrews 6:13-20
Tags: soul's anchor, ocean, oath, melchizedek, anchor, curtain, high priest, hope, promise, sanctuary, encouragement (view more) (view less)
Five Minute Nature Countdown for Church Service
Tags: nature footage, scenic, church, footage, sleek, timers, beautiful, four, one, five, churches, video, three, two, clock, sermon, stopwatch, five minute, timer, opening, opener, countdown, countdowns, five minutes, minute, count down, serene, motion background, aerial, drone, 5 minute, sermon, beauty, christian, beginning, church, scenery, nature, service (view more) (view less)
Genres: Emotional, Powerful, Uplifting, Reflective, Bible History
This five minute countdown features beautiful aerial footage of a lake at sunset.
Scripture: Genesis 2:10, Psalm 65:8, Psalm 113:3, John 7:38, Psalm 46:4, Revelation 22:1, Psalm 1:3, Isaiah 41:18, Jeremiah 17:8, Isaiah 43:2, Isaiah 12:3, Amos 5:24, Ezekiel 47:9, Psalm 98:8, Isaiah 44:3, Ecclesiastes 1:7 (view more) (view less)
Tags: aerial, sunlight, mature, sunshine, peaceful, lake, beauty, water, sunset, sunny, calming (view more) (view less)
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