Independence Day:God's Closeness in Uncertain Times
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Peter's final call to a young and growing church
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A short series through the highlights of 1 Peter
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Gifts, risk, and the return of the King
Use this countdown to help introduce your sermon.
Tags: palm sunday, hope, easter, jesus, resurrection, love, faith, holy week (view more) (view less)
Genres: Powerful, Uplifting, Reflective
Service Styles: Contemporary
This countdown from the Made New Sermon Kit is great to use at your next Easter service.
Tags: countdown, start over, hope, future, purpose, jesus, family, clean, faith (view more) (view less)
Genres: Uplifting
Service Styles: Traditional
A seamless five-minute countdown loop set against a mist-shrouded forest at dawn. Soft fog drifts among towering trees as the timer counts down, creating a calm and focused atmosphere ideal for transitioning into your service.
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Genres: Emotional, Powerful, Uplifting, Reflective
Service Styles: Contemporary, Traditional, Progressive
This compelling countdown video features images of a fruit bowl gleaming in the light. Perfect to start your church service or lead into worship. Tens of thousands of churches rely on media from SermonCentral, go PRO and you can too for as low as $17 per month.
Scripture: John 15:5, Ephesians 5:22-23, Matthew 5:15-16
Tags: let your light shine, faith and works, fruit of the spirit, god's provision, transformation (view more) (view less)
Genres: Reflective
Service Styles: Contemporary, Traditional
Use this media to help celebrate God's work through the Protestant Reformation as you teach your community about the priceless doctrines of grace set forth in the Scriptures.
Tags: autumn, doctrines of grace, faith alone, reformation sunday, solas of reformation, leaves, reformation (view more) (view less)
Genres: Uplifting, Reflective
Use this 5-minute timer to signal the start of your service.
Tags: love, easter, jesus, resurrection, repent, hope, love, faith, forgive, reflect, lent (view more) (view less)
Use this countdown video from the "More Than a Feeling" series, which helps teenagers transform their emotional ups and downs into genuine connection points with God rather than spiritual distractions. Help students to discover how joy, sadness, awe, and gratitude serve as God-designed pathways to authentic faith, perfect for youth groups navigating adolescence while seeking a relationship with God that transcends surface-level church experiences.
Tags: biblical, students, authentic, feeling, sadness, genuine, emotion, joy, gratitude, sincere, faith (view more) (view less)
Service Styles: Contemporary, Progressive
Foaming, turquoise water rushes past a beautiful red rock formation in this upbeat nature countdown. It's perfect any time of year but especially suited to summer time and themes of living water, abundant life and baptism.
Scripture: John 7:37-39, John 10:10, Philippians 4:4
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The Father waits for every prodigal to repent and come home, not so that he may condemn them, but that he may celebrate their return and shower them with the righteousness of Jesus Christ who lived and died in their place. May this resource help support your upcoming teaching on the Parable of the Prodigal Sons, or any message on sin, repentance, and the glorious invitation of the gospel.
Tags: mercy, forgiveness, gospel, god's love, faith and repentance, parable prodigal son, father's love (view more) (view less)
Genres: Emotional, Powerful, Reflective
The book of I Timothy teaches us that as God's children we are called live out our faith in holiness, purity, truth, and love as we learn and submit to the pure and unchanging doctrines of Christ. Use this resource to instruct your community regarding the vast importance of maintaining order and purity in the household of God.
Tags: prayer, preaching, holiness, redemption, household of faith, church government, family of god, eldership, doctrine (view more) (view less)
Five Minute Countdown - Prayer at Sunrise
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Genres: Emotional, Powerful, Uplifting, Reflective, Bible History
Five Minute Countdown - Cross on Beach
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Five Minute Countdown - Snowy Winter Aerial
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'The Holy Spirit - Bible Knowledge Countdown' is ideal for Pentecost Sunday and examines the profoundly sublime person, nature, and work of the Holy Spirit, as described in Scripture. This is a great way to introduce a message on this most mysterious Person of the trinity.
Scripture: Genesis 1:2, Job 26:13, 2 Peter 1:21, Judges 3:9-10, Ephesians 4:30, Genesis 41:38, John 14:16-17, Acts 2:1, Acts 2:4, Joel 2:28 (view more) (view less)
Tags: ruach elohim, pentecost, holy spirit, prophecy, early church, spirit of truth, tongues of fire, othniel, speaking in tongues (view more) (view less)
This countdown is beautiful any time of year but it's especially perfect for spring and St. Patricks Day. It features colorful aerial footage of Ireland with an upbeat Celtic influenced track. It coordinates with our Christ My All video illustration, a prayerful declaration base on St. Patrick’s Breastplate: Prayer for Protection.
Scripture: Psalm 103:15-18, 1 Peter 1:24-25, Matthew 6:30, Psalm 104:14, Deuteronomy 11:15, Psalm 147:8, Luke 12:27-31, Psalm 103:15 (view more) (view less)
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