Testimony of Jeff Anders

I was raised in a Christian home with Christian parents that always took me to church and Sunday school every week. I grew up having a head knowledge of Christianity. At the age of fourteen, I walked down a church isle and filled out a new member card and was baptized. There was no change in my life whatsoever at this point. I continued to attend church and live a complete lie while at the church and around church people, then when I would leave that group of people I would act like the world and live like I pleased. I was simply living a lie.

After completing my High School years I could sense God working in my life and leading me in the area of music. At the age of nineteen, I felt God calling me into full time music ministry and this was something I truly enjoyed doing. I then began to focus my college years in the area of music and in pursuit of a music degree.

Upon the completion of my Associate Arts music degree, I married Diane Corbett and we moved to Birmingham, Alabama to complete my music degree at Samford University.

As this portion of our education came to a close, God led us to accept my first full time position as a Minister of Music at the First Baptist Church of Bayard in Jacksonville, Florida. After serving two weeks on staff at this church I was asked to lead the music for the church’s fall revival with Dr. Charles Shipman preaching. On the second night of the revival Brother Charles asked the question “If you were to die tonight before you got back home, do you know 100% where you would spend your eternity?” When he asked that question the Holy Spirit of God spoke to my heart and said “Jeff, you know you would burst Hell wide Open!” The rest of the service all I could hear was “You’re going to burst Hell wide Open.” It came time for the invitation part of the service and I was the one to lead the music for the invitation. That night as I stood leading the music there was a huge battle going on in my heart. Satan was telling me there was no way I could walk down in front of a new church and tell them I was not a Christian, and God was saying I was going to die and go to hell unless I gave my life over to Him. My final decision was made that night. I walked down from the pulpit and stage and went to the front pew of the new church and asked God to forgive me of my lies and deception and many sins and to come into my heart and be my Lord and Savior. On the night of July 17, 1983 Jesus Christ became my Lord and Savior and I stand today to say He is a Faithful and Good God and loves His children! I’m a child of the King!