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Five minute countdown to open up a church service.
Scripture: John 3:16, Zechariah 9:9, Isaiah 7:14, 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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Genres: Emotional, Powerful, Uplifting, Reflective
Service Styles: Contemporary, Traditional, Progressive
Five Minute Seasonal Countdown - Winter Sunset
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Genres: Emotional, Powerful, Uplifting, Reflective, Bible History
Use this powerful Countdown to engage your congregation before your Worship Experience begins.
Scripture: John 3:16
Tags: vision, worship, church
Genres: Powerful
Service Styles: Contemporary, Progressive
Five Minute Countdown - Thanksgiving Prayer
Scripture: 1 Chronicles 16:34, 1 Thessalonians 5:18, Colossians 3:17, Psalm 100:4, Psalm 95:2, Ephesians 5:20, Psalm 107:1, Psalm 118:1, Psalm 136:26, 2 Corinthians 9:15, Philippians 4:6, 1 Chronicles 29:13, 1 Timothy 4:4, Hebrews 13:15, Colossians 4:2, Romans 14:6, Colossians 2:7, Psalm 34:1, Psalm 69:30, Daniel 2:23, 1 Timothy 2:1, Psalm 50:14, James 1:17, Psalm 147:7, Luke 17:16, Revelation 7:12, Jonah 2:9, Leviticus 22:29, Psalm 30:12, Psalm 50:23 (view more) (view less)
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A serene and ethereal countdown video designed to elevate church worship experiences through soft, atmospheric visual elements that create a contemplative and peaceful ambiance. The Soft Haze countdown video provides high-quality graphics that seamlessly blend gentle color gradients, delicate light effects, and translucent textures to support worship, prayer, and spiritual reflection.
Tags: graphics, countdown video, contemplative, gradient, haze, serene, reflective, gentle, white, peaceful, soft, blue, reflection, prayer, peace (view more) (view less)
Five Minute Countdown - Prayer at Sunrise
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Use this timer to mark the start of your next service.
Tags: jesus, church, earth, parable, end times, mark, timer, countdown, gospels, return, heavens, church (view more) (view less)
Genres: Powerful, Uplifting, Reflective
Service Styles: Contemporary
Reignite a passion for evangelism within your congregation as they are reminded of the immense honor and sacred responsibility bestowed upon the Church to carry forth Christ’s message of salvation. Use these stunning visuals and your own created thought-provoking sermon content and challenge your church to take Jesus’ words to heart and embrace their divine calling as modern-day disciples, sent to boldly proclaim the Good News to all corners of the earth.
Tags: church, evangelism, sermon, good news, sermon, passion, responsibility, message, salvation, church, christ, evangelism (view more) (view less)
Genres: Uplifting
A great Countdown Motion Background to play pre-service.
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Service Styles: Contemporary, Traditional
Transform your worship environment with this collection of gentle, flowing motion backgrounds featuring calming waves in sophisticated color palettes that enhance without distracting. Perfect for creating peaceful worship moments, this Theme Pack offers versatile visuals that complement your services with subtle movement and contemporary design, ideal for song lyrics, sermon points, and announcement slides.
Tags: graphics, video, subtle, waves, background (view more) (view less)
Genres: Powerful, Uplifting
This video reminds us of God’s amazing grace. Through Christ’s blood, we have forgiveness, and this is not something we have earned through our works. It’s only through His grace that we are saved.
Scripture: Ephesians 1:7, John 1:14, Romans 5:8, Ephesians 2:8-9, Romans 11:6, 2 Corinthians 12:9, Romans 6:14, Numbers 6:25 (view more) (view less)
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A great countdown video for a variety of uses. Could be used before church services, as well as other events.
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Energize your student ministry with our dynamic "Dubstep Circles" Countdown, featuring bold, modern visuals that resonate with today's youth. This is part of a Theme Pack that includes motion backgrounds, graphics, and social media templates that blend contemporary dubstep vibes with geometric designs, perfect for creating an engaging atmosphere in your youth services and online presence.
Tags: youth, dubstep, video, students, screens, patterns, circles, teens, student ministry, service opener, youth minsitry, countodwn, video elements (view more) (view less)
"Underdogs - God Is For The Forgotten: Countdown" is part of an inspiring series that follows a group of unlikely heroes as they discover God's unwavering love and support for those often overlooked. Through their unique stories of redemption and triumph, this powerful series empowers churches to embrace and uplift the forgotten, reminding them that God's love knows no boundaries. Use this countdown for your next message series in your church.
Tags: church, graphics, redemption, series, church, god, love, unlikely, heroes, sermon, triumph, forgotten, underdogs, sermon (view more) (view less)
Genres: Emotional, Powerful, Uplifting
This countdown from our House Rules 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 “House Rules” mini-movie.
Tags: house, worship, church, rules
Genres: Reflective
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