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Use this media to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday, or to accompany any teaching on thankfulness, contentment, and gratitude.
Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 5:18
Tags: thanksgiving, contentment, thankfulness, gratitude, appreciation, holidays, thanksgiving holiday (view more) (view less)
Genres: Emotional, Uplifting, Reflective
Service Styles: Contemporary, Traditional
Use this media to support your teaching on thankfulness and gratitude in the midst of difficulty or during the Thanksgiving holiday season.
Scripture: Colossians 3:17, 1 Thessalonians 5:18, Psalm 92:1-2
Tags: thanksgiving, holidays, appreciation, gratitude, thankfulness, contentment, suffering, thanksgiving holiday, enduring hardship, challenges (view more) (view less)
Genres: Uplifting, Reflective
Thanksgiving Table Countdown is perfect for the two weeks surrounding the Thanksgiving holiday. It's a simple but artistic depiction of a Thanksgiving table with a gently pulsing audio track.
Scripture: John 6:11
Tags: thanksgiving, gratitude, candles, turkey, grateful, holiday table (view more) (view less)
Use this Autumn-themed media to celebrate the Fall season during your community events.
Tags: thanksgiving, autumn, fall season, thanksgiving holiday, fall festival, leaves, seasonal (view more) (view less)
This compelling countdown video features images of an autumn tree and leaves floating in the wind. 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: Ephesians 5:16, Ecclesiastes 3:1
Tags: thanksgiving holiday, fall festival, hope, gratitude, change, thankfulness, reflection, harvest (view more) (view less)
Genres: Emotional, Reflective
This compelling countdown video features images of an autumn tree and falling leaves. 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: Ephesians 5:16, John 12:24
Tags: harvest, reflection, thankfulness, change, gratitude, endurance, fall festival, seasons, thanksgiving holiday (view more) (view less)
Scripture: Ephesians 5:16, John 12:24, Ecclesiastes 3:1
Tags: harvest, thankfulness, change, gratitude, fall festival, thanksgiving holiday, miracles of jesus, time (view more) (view less)
This compelling countdown video features images of an autumn falling leaves. Perfect to start your church service or lead into worship.
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1, Ephesians 5:16
Tags: time, thanksgiving holiday, god in the hardships, fall festival, gratitude, change, thankfulness, reflection, harvest, death (view more) (view less)
Genres: Reflective
Countdowns are great to welcome your congregation into Worship. This Countdown is designed to be used during Christmas before your service and some fun trivia is included. Use this for both your in-person and Online worship experience.
Tags: christmas eve, christmas, screens, countdown, christmas service, holiday season, service opener, video elements (view more) (view less)
Genres: Powerful
Service Styles: Contemporary
Happy Thanksgiving Countdown is a playful countdown featuring harvest pumpkins and squash, a rustic wooden background and an animated turkey waving to us over an upbeat audio track. This is a great countdown to welcome families and guests to your Thanksgiving services.
Tags: squash, thanksgiving, kids, family, holidays, pumpkins, turkeys, rustic (view more) (view less)
Genres: Uplifting
This warm, celebratory Thanksgiving Scripture Countdown will encourage your congregation to rejoice and celebrate the goodness of our Lord as our families gather for the holidays.
Scripture: Ephesians 5:20, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, Psalm 100:4, Psalm 69:30, 1 Chronicles 16:34, Psalm 67:6 (view more) (view less)
Tags: fall, thanksgiving, holidays, family, autumn, thankfulness, gratitude, thanks, pumpkins (view more) (view less)
Vintage Thanksgiving Countdown features a gorgeous motion painting of a Thanksgiving table under a simple Thanksgiving greeting, and is a great way to count down to your Thanksgiving week services while harkening back to a simpler time.
Tags: pumpkins, banquet table, thanks, gratitude, thankfulness, autumn, family, holidays, thanksgiving, fall, feast table (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
Enjoy this classic Winter Woodland Holiday Countdown, reminiscent of the fun of snow-covered holidays of yesteryear. It features pine trees, snowflakes large and small, a decorated tree in the forest topped by a glowing star, a holiday music track and a greeting that works for Christmas Eve, Christmas, New Year's Eve and all of your winter holiday services.
Tags: pine trees, christmas eve, welcome, winter, christmas tree, christmas, holiday, new year's eve, snow (view more) (view less)
Genres: Emotional, Powerful, Uplifting
Service Styles: Traditional
Countdowns are great to welcome your congregation into Worship. This Countdown is a fun Thanksgiving-themed trivia countdown that has fun facts about the holiday and its history.
Tags: coutdown, trivia, thanksgiving, fun, fun, welcome (view more) (view less)
Service Styles: Contemporary, Progressive
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