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J.J. CREATING AN EFFECTIVE SERMON When I became a pastor, I didn’t have the training that would come from a formal seminary education.  My father-in-law would always say that we got our education in the School of the Holy Spirit.  I always knew that God had given me the gift to preach and teach (Romans 12:6-8; 1 Corinthians 12:8-10; Ephesians 4:11).  But I read this quote from Leo Buscaglia which says, “Your talent is God’s gift to you.  What you do with it is your gift back