Getting Results

"And so it was with me, brothers and sisters. When I came to you, I did not come with eloquence or human wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. I came to you in weakness with great fear and trembling. My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit's power, so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God's power. 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 (NIV)

Paul stated it perfectly--It's really not about fancy speech or persuasive words. As you can see from the account of the Welsh Revival, and the story of Charles Finney, sometimes the crys of the people were so loud that the preacher couldn't even preach. This experience was repeated over and over again in various places where revival had broken out. When revival comes, it will be because the power of the Holy Spirit has come down, not because the pastor had a great sermon. The most eloquent words will fall flat if the Holy Spirit is not behind them.