2.  Jesus’ major reason was to train the disciples as successors who will continues with the preaching of the gospel of salvation to others. This explains why He charged them at the point of His ascension to make disciples of all nations.

3.  - lack of Self-denial  - lack of positive and prompt response  -lack of total commitment  -lack of genuine love  -lack of perseverance  -lack of humility, and  -inability to face persecution.

4.  (i) Reading – read up from the Bible passages given above all the facts on the ‘three would-be-disciples’  (ii) In just a paragraph, describe the meaning of ‘a Disciple’.