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Five minute countdown to open up a church service.
Scripture: 1 John 5:14, 1 John 5:15, 1 John 5:16, 1 Chronicles 16:11, 2 Chronicles 6:21, Ephesians 1:18, 2 Chronicles 7:14, Ephesians 6:18, Jeremiah 29:12, Job 22:27, John 17:15, James 5:13, Mark 11:24, Matthew 5:44, Matthew 6:7, Matthew 26:41, Proverbs 15:8, Psalm 17:6 (view more) (view less)
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Genres: Emotional, Powerful, Uplifting, Reflective
Service Styles: Contemporary, Traditional, Progressive
Five Minute Countdown - Prayer at Sunrise
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Genres: Emotional, Powerful, Uplifting, Reflective, Bible History
Use this 5-minute countdown timer to introduce your next sermon on Becoming a Godly Man, or any other related topic.
Tags: man, repentance, obedience, godly, repentance (view more) (view less)
Genres: Powerful, Uplifting, Reflective
Service Styles: Contemporary, Traditional
Use this 5-minute countdown timer to mark the start of your service.
Tags: waiting, psalm, watching, praying, hoping, praise, worship (view more) (view less)
Service Styles: Contemporary
Use this countdown timer to mark the start of your service.
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:20
Tags: fast, forgive, pray, dust, lent, ashes, repent, wisdom (view more) (view less)
A happy and joyful countdown celebrating all the dads in the world with this 5 minute countdown featuring the message “Happy Fathers Day”
Scripture: Proverbs 3:11-15, Psalm 103:13, Ephesians 6:4, Proverbs 1:8, 2 Corinthians 6:18 (view more) (view less)
Tags: clean, man, celebration, men, happy, joyful, flannel, peaceful, holiday, fathers, day (view more) (view less)
Genres: Reflective
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Five Minute Countdown - Bible and Praying Hands
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Scripture: Luke 14:1-24, Luke 16:1-13, Luke 16:19-31, Luke 15:1-31
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Genres: Powerful
Service Styles: Traditional
Praying Hands and Open Bible - Five Minute Countdown
Scripture: Philippians 4:6, 1 Thessalonians 5:17, James 5:16, Matthew 6:6, Psalm 145:18, Jeremiah 29:12, 1 John 5:14, Matthew 21:22, Romans 12:12, Ephesians 6:18, Colossians 4:2, Psalm 66:17, Hebrews 4:16, Mark 11:24, Luke 11:9-10, Psalm 5:3, 1 Peter 3:12, Psalm 4:1, Proverbs 15:29, 2 Chronicles 7:14, Psalm 34:17, Matthew 7:7, John 15:7, Psalm 145:19, 1 John 3:22, Psalm 18:6, Luke 18:1, Romans 8:26, Psalm 55:17, Isaiah 65:24 (view more) (view less)
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Five minute countdown to open up a Christmas church service.
Scripture: Luke 2:11, Matthew 1:21, John 1:14, Isaiah 9:6, Luke 2:7, Matthew 2:1, Micah 5:2, Luke 2:14, Luke 2:10, Matthew 2:2, Luke 2:6, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:9, Luke 1:30, Luke 2:20, Luke 2:12, Isaiah 7:14, Luke 1:35, Matthew 2:10, Matthew 2:11, John 3:16, Luke 2:13, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:13, Luke 2:8, Matthew 1:25, Luke 2:15, Luke 2:17, Luke 2:21, Luke 2:38, Zechariah 9:9, Luke 1:26-35, Matthew 1:18-25, Isaiah 9:6-7, Luke 2:8-14, Matthew 2:10-12 (view more) (view less)
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A marriage is a union between two people; we know sometimes that union can bring some challenges. We pray that God would lead and guide us through our differences, or what we call our reconcilable differences.
Scripture: Proverbs 10:12
Tags: reconcilable, sermon, differences, sermon, marriage, series, encouragement (view more) (view less)
Genres: Uplifting
A great five minute countdown video to open up a church service, or to count down for any other event as well.
Scripture: Isaiah 25:1, Exodus 23:25, Psalm 150:6, Acts 16:25, John 4:24, Psalm 103:1, 1 Chronicles 16:34, Habakkuk 3:17-18, Psalm 63:1, 1 Chronicles 29:11, Psalm 71:8, 2 Corinthians 1:3-4, 2 Samuel 7:22, Psalm 68:4-5, Romans 11:36, Psalm 95:6, Psalm 42:11, Jeremiah 29:12, Romans 14:11, Psalm 105:1, Psalm 63:3-4, 1 Samuel 2:2, Psalm 143:6, Psalm 16:2, Psalm 66:17 (view more) (view less)
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Worship in the Field - Five Minute Countdown Video
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Celebrate Autumn with this simple Harvest-themed colorful countdown. This is ideal for any service in the fall, or before a message on the theme of the Lord of the Harvest. Jesus says Matthew 9:37-38: "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."
Scripture: Matthew 9:37-38
Tags: fall, harvest, wheat, autumn, seasons, lord of the harvest (view more) (view less)
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