John Owen
Quoting the great Puritan, John Owen:
A man preacheth that sermon only well unto others which preacheth itself in his own soul. And he that doth not feed on and thrive in the digestion of the food which he provides for others will scarce make it savoury unto them; yea, he knows not but the food he hath provided may be poison, unless he have really tasted of it himself. If the word do not dwell with power in us, it will not pass with power from us.
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Samuel at Gilgal 
It is the holy spirit that give us power. As Paul wrote we speech is not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but of power. Power and demonstration of the Holy spirit.
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