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Use this 5 minute countdown before your Father's Day service.
Tags: honor, motion, celebrate, father's day, father, countdown, dads (view more) (view less)
Genres: Emotional, Powerful, Uplifting, Reflective
Service Styles: Contemporary, Traditional
A 5 minute trivia countdown featuring questions about Christmas movies.
Scripture: Revelation 12:5, Isaiah 9:6, John 3:16, Isaiah 7:14, Luke 2:13-14, Colossians 2:16, Luke 2:9-12, Micah 5:2 (view more) (view less)
Tags: christmas, wonderful, alone, life, story, snow, trivia, santa, home, questions, grinch, quiz, clause, movies, jingle, films, arnold, ralphie, express, max, turbo (view more) (view less)
Genres: Emotional, Humorous, Uplifting, Reflective, Bible History
Service Styles: Contemporary, Traditional, Progressive
Bring your Easter services to life with this beautiful 5-minute countdown.
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Bring your Easter services to life with this stunning 5-minute countdown.
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Genres: Powerful, Uplifting
Service Styles: Contemporary
Bring your Easter services to life with this vibrant 5-minute countdown.
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A 5 minute countdown with a watercolor landscape and flying birds in slow motion.
Scripture: John 16:33, Psalm 4:8, Psalm 72:7, Daniel 10:19, Isaiah 32:17, Isaiah 52:7, Isaiah 53:5, Proverbs 3:16-18 (view more) (view less)
Tags: tranquil, art, peaceful, trees, animated, watercolor, countdown, brushes, landscapes, painting, forest (view more) (view less)
Genres: Powerful, Uplifting, Reflective
Use this 5-minute countdown timer to help signal the start of service.
Tags: memorial day, remember, fourth of july, patriotic, veterans day, patriot day (view more) (view less)
This vibrant five minute countdown takes the viewer on a journey over colorful fall landscapes.
Tags: autumn, nature, fall
Genres: Uplifting, Reflective
Scripture: Luke 20:27-38
Tags: jesus, salvation, gospel, god, parable, alive, living, gospel (view more) (view less)
Use this 5-minute countdown timer to mark the beginning of your service.
Scripture: John 6:25-35
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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)
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
Use this 5-minute countdown to signal the start of your next service.
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Use this 5-minute timer to help introduce your next sermon.
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