S. W. OGDEN
A Personal Study

Sermon Studies

William Branham left behind 1,206 recorded sermons preached between 1947 and 1965. This is my own slow, sermon-by-sermon study of that body of work, close readings, historical context, and reflection questions, written up as I read and listen through them. It's not part of my author catalog; it's personal study I'm sharing as I go, in whatever order I happen to get to a given sermon. The master index below tracks every sermon that exists, so the full scope of the project is visible from day one, whether I've studied ten of them or a thousand.

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The Entombment study graphic 57-0420 · April 20, 1957

The Entombment

Preached on the silent Saturday between the cross and the empty tomb, on what Christ was actually doing while the body lay still.

The Perfection study graphic 57-0419 · April 19, 1957

The Perfection

Preached at the very hour of the crucifixion, on what one sacrifice, offered once, actually finished for good.

The Feast Of The Trumpets study graphic 64-0719M · July 19, 1964

The Feast Of The Trumpets

A message he almost didn't preach, on why the seven trumpets of Revelation belong to Israel, not the church.

The Way Of A True Prophet Of God study graphic 62-0513M · May 13, 1962

The Way Of A True Prophet Of God

Not charisma or claims, but whether the Word of God actually comes to a man and is vindicated.

The Communion study graphic 57-0418 · April 18, 1957

The Communion

Blood on the doorposts, bread eaten in haste, and a household already girded for the road.

The Stature Of A Perfect Man study graphic 62-1014M · October 14, 1962

The Stature Of A Perfect Man

A seven-course pyramid built from 2 Peter 1:5–7, and the capstone that was never set in place until the Spirit brings it down as Love.

The Invisible Union Of The Bride Of Christ study graphic 65-1125 · November 25, 1965

The Invisible Union Of The Bride Of Christ

Preached a month before his death, opening in grief for another man's passing, and teaching that the Bride's union with the Word is happening right now.

My New Ministry study graphic 59-1115 · November 15, 1959

My New Ministry

Alone in the Indiana woods, the squirrels that weren't there a moment before, and the change the Prophet had been watching for since the vision of the little house.

The Children Of Israel study graphic 47-1123 · November 23, 1947

The Children Of Israel

A second silent visit from the Angel, a wilderness series building toward the Blood, and a blind baby healed the same afternoon it was preached about.

The Serpent's Seed study graphic 58-0928E · September 28, 1958

The Serpent's Seed

The Prophet's revelation of the two seeds, the serpent of Eden, the true origin of Cain, and why the field still divides that way today.

The Second Coming Of The Lord study graphic 57-0417 · April 17, 1957

The Second Coming Of The Lord

A homecoming sermon at Branham's own tabernacle, reading an eyewitness earthquake, Israel, and the Cold War's atomic clock as signs of the end.

The Angel Of God study graphic 47-1102 · November 2, 1947

The Angel Of God

Branham's own account of the room, the star, and the figure who commissioned his healing ministry, plus two claims of foreknowledge he invited the crowd to test on the spot.

Fellowship study graphic 47-1100X · Circa November 1947

Fellowship

A rare, informal recording from Arizona, trumpet solos, hog-hunting stories, and a few words from Branham's wife Meda. Not a sermon, but worth studying anyway.

Faith Is The Substance study graphic 47-0412 · April 12, 1947

Faith Is The Substance

Branham's case that faith isn't a feeling you work up, but a direct, positive kind of knowing, a "sixth sense" as real as sight or touch.

The Master Index

Every Sermon, By Date

All 1,206 messages, searchable by title and filterable by year. Studied sermons are highlighted and linked; everything else is on the list for later.

Date Title Status Listen/Read