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Use this seasonal countdown to enhance the environment of your Sunday worship services.
Tags: love, seasonal, 5 minute, merry christmas, countdown, peace, welcome, joy, hope, motion, love, christmas, nativity (view more) (view less)
Genres: Emotional, Powerful, Uplifting, Reflective
Service Styles: Contemporary, Traditional
Use this 5 minute countdown to enhance the environment of your Memorial Day worship service.
Tags: 5 minute, countdown, memorial, pause, freedom, flag, remember, motion, welcome, fallen, memorial day, honor, sacrifice (view more) (view less)
What an amazing opportunity to tell the story of the Resurrection to visitors before your service on Easter Sunday or any other Worship event. This countdown features the passage from John 20:1-18 when Mary Magdalene, Peter and John all went to the tomb of Jesus, only to discover the tomb was empty and Jesus had been resurrected. What a moment of hope for all humanity! In the words of Peter: "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade." 1 Peter 1:3-4
Scripture: John 20:1-18, 1 Peter 1:3-4
Tags: resurrection, easter, risen, cross, empty tomb, mary magdalene, easter sunday (view more) (view less)
Genres: Powerful, Uplifting, Reflective
Service Styles: Contemporary
Countdowns are great to welcome your congregation into Worship.
Scripture: John 3:16
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Genres: Uplifting
Service Styles: Contemporary, Traditional, Progressive
Tags: grace, grace, mercy, jesus, luke, god (view more) (view less)
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Genres: Powerful
Service Styles: Contemporary, Progressive
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Genres: Powerful, Uplifting
This countdown from our Acts – You Will Be My Witnesses collection is great to use at your worship service or event. Dynamic, Engaging, sure to prepare your congregation for your worship experience.
Scripture: Acts 1:8
Tags: spirit, dove, holy spirit
Genres: Reflective
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
This countdown from our At War collection is great to use at your worship service or event. Dynamic, Engaging, sure to prepare your congregation for your worship experience. Coordinates with our “Make War” mini-movie.
Scripture: Ephesians 6:12
Tags: warfare, prayer, demons, angels, evil (view more) (view less)
Add a touch of springtime to your service with this lovely, antique-pastel countdown featuring a panorama of color and floral motion shapes, sketched textures and a gentle, piano-based audio track which you can mute if you prefer to play your own worship mix. This is a great countdown for the entire Spring season, including Resurrection Day and Mother's Day services.
Scripture: Luke 12:27
Tags: kaleidascope, pastels, mother's day, spring, springtime, countdown, floral (view more) (view less)
Use this 5 minute countdown to enhance the environment of your morning worship service. This countdown features images of the Crucifixion of Jesus.
Tags: the cross, 5 minute, countdown, cross, motion, good friday, crucifixion, easter, savior, jesus, crucify, sacrifice (view more) (view less)
This countdown from our Harvest collection is great to use at your worship service or event. Dynamic, Engaging, sure to prepare your congregation for your worship experience. Coordinates with our “Harvest” mini-movie.
Scripture: Matthew 28:19
Tags: evangelism, harvest, world, god, jesus, evangelism (view more) (view less)
This countdown from our Lifehacks collection is great to use at your worship service or event. Dynamic, Engaging, sure to prepare your congregation for your worship experience. Coordinates with our “Lifehacks” mini-movie.
Tags: lifehack, white, blue, red
This countdown from our Hooked collection is great to use at your worship service or event. Dynamic, Engaging, sure to prepare your congregation for your worship experience. Coordinates with our “Hooked” mini-movie.
Tags: evangelism, hooked, fish, net, fishing, water, jesus, evangelism (view more) (view less)
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