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STAYING FAITHFUL (1 OF 3)

by James Merritt

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25
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Title: Staying Faithful (1 of 3)
Series: Unsung Hero
Author: James Merritt
Text: Matthew 1:18-25

Introduction

1. Here is a little known fact. Two days before he left office President Donald Trump issued an executive order naming thirty-one American heroes that would have a statue in the National Garden of American heroes. No money was ever approved for the garden and the idea died, but you might be interested to know some of the men and women who made the list.

[Jody - show one at a time]
John Adams
Susan B. Anthony
Clara Barton
Daniel Boone
Davey Crockett
Frederick Douglass
Amelia Earhart
Benjamin Franklin
Billy Graham
Alexander Hamilton
Martin Luther King, jr.
Abraham Lincoln
Dolly Madison
George Patton
Jackie Robinson
Harriet Tubman
Booker T. Washington
George Washington
Wilbur Wright

Now some of those names you will recognize and some you will not, but if i were issuing an executive order there is one name that would have to go on that list. I would put - Maurice Ralph Hilleman.

2. I know what you are saying now, "who?" Yes, you heard it correctly. This American hero affects the life of every American almost without exception every single day. I'll ask a simple question, "how many of you have ever been vaccinated for at least one of the following? Measles, mumps, hepatitis a, hepatitis b, chickenpox, meningitis, pneumonia, or the flu?" Dr. Hilleman was an American biologist who specialized in vaccinology. He developed over 40 vaccines, an unparalleled record of productivity.1 of the fourteen vaccines routinely recommended in all vaccine schedules, he developed eight of them.2 according to one estimate his vaccines save nearly 8 million lives every single year.3 he may be the greatest unsung hero in the American history.

3. We are entitling our series for the next three weeks over Christmas, "unsung hero" because we are going to be spending some time with a man in the bible that very little is said about a ...

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