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Welcome Motion Background - Mountain Landscape Silhouette at Sunset.
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Genres: Emotional, Powerful, Uplifting, Reflective
Service Styles: Contemporary, Traditional, Progressive
Have a Blessed Week Motion Background - Mountain Landscape Silhouette at Sunset
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Welcome motion background for Christmas church services.
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)
Tags: mary, nativity, christmas, jesus, bethlehem, background, service, christ, father, video loop, church, preaching, in person, starts, characters, camel, luke, matthew, john, church, dark, welcome, shepherd, introduction, preaching, abstract, joseph, wise men, march, walk, purple, birth, motion, magi, congregation, open, enter, audience, illustration, mark, animated, opener, loop, mother, sermon, motion background, resource, shepherds, blue, sermon, mother, animation, online, preach, navidad, entrance, silhouette, churches, video (view more) (view less)
Motion background for December church services.
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Welcome motion background for December church services.
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Blessing motion background for Easter church services.
Scripture: 1 John 5:11, John 11:25-26, 1 Peter 1:3, 1 Corinthians 15:21, Philippians 3:10, Acts 4:33, Luke 24:6-7, Romans 8:34, Philippians 2:8, 1 Corinthians 6:14, Romans 6:9, Romans 8:34, Romans 6:8-11, Luke 24:6-7, Romans 6:8-11, Acts 3:15, John 3:16, Romans 10:9, Matthew 28:5-6 (view more) (view less)
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Welcome motion background for Easter church services.
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Christmas Motion Background open up a Christmas church service.
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Winter Sunset - Worship Motion Background
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Warmly welcome your congregation with this inviting motion background: stunning aerial footage of a tropical island set against the vast ocean, overlaid with a clean “Welcome” graphic. Perfect for the start of your Sunday service, special events, or midweek gatherings, this looped video establishes a friendly atmosphere as people arrive and settle in. Simply insert the MP4 into your projection or presentation software to create an immediate sense of hospitality and anticipation.
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A great fall or autumn leaves motion background video to conclude church service, or for any other event as well.
Tags: background, fall, opener, falling, loop, yellow, five minute, sermon, motion background, 5 minute, resource, minutes, sermon, animation, online, leaves, preach, video, five, leaf, motion, november, illustration, orange, open, church, preaching, abstract, october, autumn, red, church, in person, preaching, 5 (view more) (view less)
An exciting motion background depicting 3D tubes lighting up in different patterns to use with your church presentation software for a strong worship or sermon preaching experience for your congregation. This motion background is a loop video that can repeat seamlessly.
Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-3, Jeremiah 29:11, Psalm 100:1-5, Acts 2:42-47
Tags: finding fulfillment, marriage obligations, temptation sex, divorce, the church, power, women, pentecost, holy spirit, esther, worship, praise (view more) (view less)
Genres: Emotional, Reflective
Service Styles: Contemporary
The book of 1 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.
Scripture: Titus 1:1-16, Titus 2:1-15, Titus 3:1-15
Tags: household of faith, church government, family of god, sanctification, eldership, doctrine, holiness, justification, redemption, holy spirit, preaching, prayer (view more) (view less)
Genres: Powerful, Uplifting, Reflective
Service Styles: Contemporary, Traditional
Unfailing Love - Livestream coordinates with Unfailing Love Countdown and other loops in this series. This is ideal around the Valentine's Day holiday or any other time when you wish to focus on our trust in His unfailing love for us.
Scripture: Psalm 143:8
Tags: love, morning, welcome, trust, flowers, unfailing love, the way, valentine's day, church online, livestream, bible quote, love (view more) (view less)
Genres: Uplifting, Reflective
Motion Background for a Christmas 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, Luke 2:11, Matthew 1:21, John 1:14, Isaiah 9:6, Luke 2:7, Matthew 2:1, Micah 5:2, Luke 2:14, Luke 2:10, Matthew 2:2, Luke 2:6, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:9, Luke 1:30, Luke 2:20, Luke 2:12, Luke 1:35, Matthew 2:10, Matthew 2:11, Luke 2:13, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:13, Luke 2:8, Matthew 1:25, Luke 2:15, Luke 2:17, Luke 2:21, Luke 2:38 (view more) (view less)
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Genres: Emotional, Powerful, Uplifting, Reflective, Bible History
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