en·cour·age·ment | enˈkərijmənt/ | noun

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“the action of giving someone support, confidence, or hope

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encouragement

 

With the growth of technology and the internet, and the positive (and sadly negative at times) effect its had upon communication, there are many sources of inspiration, encouragement, and challenges to critical thinking available to all who wish to seek this material out.With that being said; the one thing they all have in common, because of the grace, and mercy, of God, is that they all have been gifted in the areas of encouragement, inspiration and the ability to challenge critical thinking.

Below you will find links to HD quality video that will hopefully encourage, inspire and challenge your thinking for the better. Some of the people speaking (and performing) have a strong personal relationship with Jesus Christ; some do not, some are like minded politically; some are not.

My prayer is that with each video that is viewed a broader view of life, and how it can be lived, will be the end result for every viewer. People can have a profound, and positive, affect on others, below are examples of this truth. Below is video material that can educate, increase our knowledge base, and aid us in becoming more valuable to those around us.

Be challenged. Be inspired. Be encouraged.

 

“Even though the fig trees have no blossoms, and there are no grapes on the vines; even though the olive crop fails, and the fields lie empty and barren, even though the flocks die in the fields, and the cattle barns are empty, yet I will rejoice in the Lord! I will be joyful in the God of my salvation! The Sovereign Lord is my strength! He makes me as surefooted as a deer, able to tread upon the heights.”

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– Habakkuk 3:17-19

 

 

Billy Graham: Faith and Technology. “By faith I said I believe in Him.”

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Kid President: I think we all need a pep talk!  “We were made to be awesome…let’s get out there…”

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Colin Powell: Kids Need Structure. “There are three answers: yes sir, no sir and no excuse sir.”

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The G.O.S.P.E.L in Four Minutes.  “There is not a religion in the world that doesn’t think we don’t have a problem.”

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Cameron Russell: Looks Aren’t Everything. Believe Me. I’m A Model. “Image is powerful, but also, it’s superficial.”

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Ric Elias: 3 Things I learned When My Planed Crashed.  “I regret the time I wasted in things that do not matter with people that matter.”

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Lemn Sissay: A Child of the State. “Being an expert in no way makes you right in light of the truth”

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JK Rowling: “The Fringe Benefits of Failure” – 2008 Harvard Commencement Address. “Rock bottom became the foundation I began to rebuild my life upon.”

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Bill & Glad: What Is Love? “I don’t count it a burden whatever to take care of her. It is a privilege.”

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Simon Sinek: How Great Leaders Inspire Action. “Start with why.”

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Pastor Dave Beaver: “Godfidence.”  “When we are fully consumed with His power and love WE can begin to live with “GODfidence.”

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Sam Childers: The Machine Gun Preacher. “I ended up robbing drug dealers.”

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Dewey Bozella: 2011 Arthur Ashe Award Winner. “I learned to take myself from my bad position and make it a better position” (ESPN Acceptance Speech)

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Carlos Andres Gomez: “Man Up: The Gift of Fear.” “This talk is not about the fear that keeps you alive, but the fear that keeps you from living a full life.”

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Jake Wood: A New Mission for Veterans – disaster relief.  “Military veterans are very, very good at disaster response”

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Rory Stewart: Why Democracy Matters. “Democracy matters because it reflects an idea of equality and an ideal of liberty.”

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John Wooden: The Difference Between of Winning and Succeeding.  “Success is peace of mind attained only through self satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to do the best in which you are capable.”

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David R Dow: Lessons From Death Row Inmates. “People might disagree about whether [a murderer] should have been executed. But I think everybody would agree that the best possible version … would be a story where no murder ever occurs.”

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Darrell Green: 2008 Hall Of Fame Speech.  “I belong here.”

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John “JP” Musagala: Hope in the Land Ministries. “Something great is about to happen in this place.”

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Jimmy V: Don’t Give Up. “Don’t give up, don’t ever give up.”

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Lou Holtz: V Foundation – 2006. “Leaders make sacrifices.”

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Floyd Little:2010 Hall Of Fame Speech.  “I want to encourage you… find the goodness in you that says; ‘yes I can.’”

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Chris Herren: The Game Has Changed. “I wish they would’ve told me that one line would last eleven years.”

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Malcolm Gladwell: Choice, happiness and spaghetti sauce. “I have no idea what Psychophysics is, although at some point in my life I dated a girl for two years that was getting her doctorate in psychophysics. Which should tell you something about that relationship.”

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Malcolm Gladwell: The strange tale of the Norden bombsite. “I thought I would come and try to put spaghetti sauce behind me.”

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Malcolm Gladwell: The untold story of David and Goliath. “Why do we call him an underdog?”

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Geoffrey Canada: Our failing schools. Enough is enough! “When kids know that you refuse to let them fail … they don’t give up as easy. So sometimes they don’t have it inside, [but] they’re like, ‘You know, I don’t want to do this, but I know my mother’s going to be mad.”  

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Rita Pierson: Every kid needs a champion.  “I gave [my students] a saying to say: ‘I am somebody. I was somebody when I came. I’ll be a better somebody when I leave. I am powerful, and I am strong. I deserve the education that I get here.”

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 Roslinde Torres: What it takes to be a great leader. “Where are you looking to anticipate the next changeto your business model or your life?”