"Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. John 12:24
Bro.Gnanasekaran, serving the Lord in The Pentecostal Mission, Chembakkam, Tambaram, entered glory on Thursday, 24 January 2008. The funeral service which was held today was a glorious blessing and a rich source of edification to thousands of believers and Servants of God who had come from all parts of the country to pay their last respects to the departed soul.
The testimonies about the life and service of beloved Bro.Gnanasekaran are a source of edification to every child of God.
We give you excerpts from the funeral service of Brother Gnanasekaran.
He was transferred from Palayamcotta Centre to Irumbuliyur centre after the International Convention in March this year, and soon was given in charge of Chembakkam Faith Home, near to Irumbuliyur faith home.
Elder Sister Dr.Kalyani from Adyar centre, who spoke about Bro.Gnanasekaran traced the time to when he was a kid in the faith home, doing all the work for the Lord. He was in charge of spreading the mats which he did with utmost sincerity. We didnt know when he studied for his school exams, cos all the time he used to be in the faith home, doing some odd jobs or the other. The only time he used to come for prayer was just before his quarterly or half yearly exams.
In every exam, he always got the first rank in class, and if by any chance, if he missed out on the first rank he used to kneel down in prayer at around 1 in the night, ask God for His grace, and then start studying. In the Tenth Grade exams, he was the school topper, and the school honoured him with a gold ring and a gold medal. Bro.Gnanasekaran said that "these prizes rightfully belongs to the Lord as it was because of His grace that i got them". So saying, he gave them to the Lord.
Pastor Luke in a message, recalled the time he was the worker in charge of Villiwakkam faith home, when Bro.Gnanasekaran was a believer there. "He was more of a co-worker for me there, as he used to help me in every aspect of the ministry," said Pas.Luke.
His elder sister recalled with grief about their "only youngest brother for three elder sisters, and how much beloved he was for them. Inspite of famiy problems, he came to the ministry in the year 1993," she said.
Many Ministers of God who were his contemporaries in the ministry gave an edifying testimony about him.
"Bro.Gnanasekaran had always stood for the power of prayer and even till the last minute of his life, he prayed with a deep burden for the believers and the needy, and he rarely took any rest at all. After attending to his office duty at the Centre faith home, he used to come tired, and yet, he would come for the four o' clock praising," recalled the elder sister of Chembakkam faith home, Sis.Lawrence.
Scores of people from all walks of life came to see the mortal remains of beloved Bro.Gnanasekaran, vividly recollecting the impact of our beloved Brother's selfless ministry in the service of the Lord.
"Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints" Psalm 116:15. Indeed let us all try to walk in the footsteps of Brother Gnanasekaran and live a life pleasing to the Lord and His Saints.
For an edifying message of Bro.Gnanasekaran, kindly check back on our blog posts on Friday, April 6, 2007 in the following link:
