Let xi(i) is an element of (0, 1) with 0 < xi(1) < xi(2) <... <xi(m-2) < 1, a(i), b(i) is an element of [0, infinity) with 0 < Sigma(i=1)(m-2) a(i) <1 and Sigma(m-2)(i=1)b(i) < 1. We consider the m-point boundary-value problem u" + lambda f (t, u) = 0, t is an element of (0, 1), [GRAPHICS] where f (x, y) >= -M, and M is a positive constant. We show the existence and multiplicity of positive solutions by applying the fixed point theorem in cones.