No More Orphans! Piano CD Background Information
All songs copyright 2010 Tammy Sorenson/Jaran Family Ministries/the arts express’d

Blessed Are
The words of this song come from Mark 10:16, Matthew 5:3-12 and Luke 6:20-26.

Lord, Your heart is breaking for the children…the hungry and the poor who cry in shame. Your Spirit is awakening Your people, who’ll tell them that You know each one by name. You’ve heard their cries for freedom. You’ve seen their hurt and pain. You love them as a Father and Your Son died for their gain.

Blessed are the poor and needy. Blessed are the ones who mourn. Blessed are the gentle and lowly, the Kingdom is yours. Blessed are the hungry and thirsty. Blessed are the pure in heart. Blessed are the persecuted, the Kingdom is yours.

Blessed are the merciful. Blessed are those who work for peace. Blessed are those who seek Your heart, sharing Your great love throughout the world. Blessed are the children. Your heart is breaking for them. Blessed are believers when they share and every child receives.

I Am
This song was inspired by the words Jesus spoke in the Gospels.

I see every face on every single child that nobody wanted; the world threw them away. I see every tear on every single face of every broken heart needing someone to look their way.

I Am the only answer. Don’t believe the lies they say. I Am the only hope you’re all crying out for this day. How did we get to here and how do we get to where we need to be?  Jesus is My Name.

I see every child, hungry, sick, abused, crying for someone to take away their pain. I see every child empty and alone fearing that no one cares or knows their name.

I Am the love you’re looking for. I Am peace and so much more. I Am your way, your truth, your life, I Am. I Am the freedom that you seek. I Am your strength when you are weak. I Am your shelter from this storm…I Am.

How did we get to here and how do we get to where we need to be?  Jesus is My Name. Do you hear My voice? Do you know My Word?  Jesus is My Name.

Every Child is a Gift
This spontaneous instrumental song was inspired by Psalm 127:3. The message of the song is contained in my new book, also entitled, No More Orphans! Every child is a God idea, and is therefore a good idea. Every child has been sent to Earth as a gift, and as a carrier of gifts the world needs. Every child is invited to receive our Heavenly Father’s greatest gift of love and eternal life through the sacrifice of His only Son, Jesus Christ. The gift of Holy Spirit within activates and empowers both the infinite treasure of Christ Jesus and the specific gifts He has placed within each individual. These gifts are to manifest and be carried as an expression of Heaven on the Earth.

For the Orphaned
This song passionately expresses instrumental intercession on behalf of everyone who has been abandoned, rejected, discarded, or orphaned by tragedy. The spontaneous music reflects the daily questions and the unknowns in being orphaned: wondering if anyone cares, of survival, and of existence itself. It also carries the promise of Jesus in John 14:18 to not leave us as orphans.

“Does anyone see me? Does anyone care about me? I have dreams of being wanted, of belonging, of being loved. There are so many like me needing to know hope, needing to know purpose, needing to know we have a future, needing to know Love. Does anyone see me?”

For the Poor
This spontaneous instrumental song came from meditating on Luke 6:20-21. Jesus promises the kingdom of God to those who are poor and hungry in this present age. The music reflects the heart of the Father and His promise to fill them according to the riches of His eternal Kingdom of Heaven.

For the Sick
This spontaneous song was inspired as intercession for a precious family standing in faith on 1 Peter 2:24 and the healing of their husband and father. I dedicate this song to the Ted Landmark family, and give glory and honor to our Heavenly Father for this family’s overcoming testimony of faith. Ted is now eternally healed in the presence of Jesus. I pray this song will comfort and heal the hearts of those who must stand strong in faith and walk out the unseen.

For the War-Torn & Persecuted
This spontaneous instrumental piece was inspired by 2 Corinthians 4 and Philippians 4:7. As intercessory music, it reflects the tension, the monotony, and the perseverance of victims who daily battle living in the midst of war and persecution. It is also a prayer for His peace in the midst their storms.

For the Unborn
This spontaneous instrumental piece is wholehearted intercession on behalf of the sanctity of life, and contains a layer of sound intended to reflect life in the womb. For the Unborn represents being a “voice” for those who cannot speak for themselves. The Lord promises covering and deliverance from evil in Psalm 139:13 and Galatians 1:4. Until His heart and will on behalf of these precious and innocent ones manifests on the Earth, a sound must cry out.

Isaiah 61 for the Abused & Slavery
The melody of this song comes from the Hebrew translation of Isaiah 61:1-2, also decreed by Jesus in Luke 4:18-19. Christ in us IS the hope of glory. We are given His Spirit to carry His anointing and set the captives free. The word of the Lord never returns void, and always accomplishes what He sends it to do. This song intercedes for the release and manifestation of the purposes of Heaven on behalf of those who daily contend with the victimization of abuse and slavery.

Uri Harel and the Center for Biblical Hebrew has developed a program entitled, Bible Music Writer. His ministry  has been given a revelation of mathematically converting the letters of the Hebrew alphabet from any Scripture passage to music notation, thus literally releasing the musical frequencies of the spoken Word into the atmosphere. I creatively added the harmonies, rhythms and form to the melody of the converted Hebrew Scripture, transforming the spoken Word into a musical Word. For further information contact: CENTER FOR BIBLICAL HEBREW, MUSIC FROM GOD, PMT 542, 5555 North 7th Street, #134, Phoenix, Arizona 85014, Email: info@c-bh.com, Phone: 602-48-BIBLE, FAX: 602-932-2831.

Not Forgotten
As I have prayed and played spontaneously for all of the fatherless on the Lord’s heart, I hear His Spirit saying, “you have not been forgotten.” In Luke 12:6, Jesus says, “Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. Indeed, the very hairs on your head are all numbered. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.” Psalms 56:8 gives assurance of our Heavenly Father keeping record of all sorrow and collecting every tear in His bottle. Because of the good news of this revelation decreed in His Word, this spontaneous song reflects a light-hearted dance as the Father sings over each of His precious children.

This CD is now available at www.theartsexpressed.com webstore, and on CD Baby! http://cdbaby.com/cd/TammyLSorenson ]]> http://jaranministries.com/no-more-orphans-cd-background-information.htm/feed 0 http://jaranministries.com/skillful-warriors.htm http://jaranministries.com/skillful-warriors.htm#comments Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:44:00 +0000 Tammy http://jaranministries.com/?p=33 The ways of the Lord are higher than man’s ways and His thoughts are higher than man’s thoughts; therefore, our natural minds don’t easily embrace or understand the ways of the Kingdom of Heaven. A Kingdom generation lives by faith not by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7). The way of the Kingdom of God is being in intimate relationship with Him, seeking His presence, hearing what He speaks, and following His leading. The Lord can then use the gifts He has created, gifted, and trained us with to accomplish things in the unseen realm that will bring the Earth’s needed answers from Heaven’s supply.

Our family has been trained over many years to be worshipers, and to play skillfully on our instruments: piano, keyboards, guitars (acoustic, electric and bass), drums, and singing. When we seek His presence we don’t need to have music or prewritten songs in front of us (although He sometimes uses these); rather we turn to Him to be the conductor and He writes the songs as we seek Him to bring forth into the atmosphere the “now” word needed to be spoken, sung or played that will accomplish “His Kingdom come and His will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.”

Through spontaneous expression He chooses the keys, the order of songs, the flow of the worship time in the moment, the tempos, the meters, etc..  He has gifted and trained us to seek His presence which bring forth new melodies and new rhythms in collaboration with His written and spoken Word and accomplishes His purposes in ways we don’t have to understand; we just have to take the time and have the faith to believe that He is accomplishing everything He said He would do in ways that don’t have to make sense to the natural mind. Frequencies, whether melodic or rhythmic, when played through yielded vessels become empowered by the anointing of the Holy Spirit; weapons in the hands of a mighty God.

King David understood this. Obeying the leading of His Heavenly Father, David developed an entire 24/7 house of worship, including every one of the instruments used to play in it. Each instrument was designed with purpose and when played, accomplished specific things according to the spoken or sung word. He also instilled an elaborate training process to ensure that every musician and singer were skilled on their instruments. The combination of yielded hearts purposing to live for the glory of God, and trained with excellence on every instrument and in voice, created an atmosphere where the presence of the Lord inhabited the land all those years, sustaining peace and prosperity throughout the next generation’s reign.

The Lord is seeking a generation who will again yield their hearts, their time and their giftings to His leading and training; a generation who desires to display the excellence of God and change the atmosphere with their skill and creative talents. Our family has purposed to be available. We don’t have to understand how it works; just that it does. Our nation is desperately needing peace and answers in the midst of this current storm. We need the peace of God and the wisdom of God to bring manifested answers. (Man’s ways of name-calling, pointing fingers and blaming (have you watched or read anything in the media recently?) obviously do not accomplish anything of good or lasting value.)

Where are all of the godly musicians who have been trained up with skill and excellence? The Kingdom needs musicians who have purposed to be in intimate and obedient relationship with the Lord (a lifestyle of worship), and who have invested the blood, sweat and tears to become skillful and excellent on their instruments. There’s a battle going on and this is the season for the trained warriors to take their place on the frontlines of worship. Watch what He will do when we place our lives and our gifts in the hands of a God who is mighty to save! Purpose to see and hear what He is saying, and to be the vessels who will bring it forth on the earth “for such a time as this!” (Join us for our two upcoming, “Come Heal Our Land” Worship Gatherings…see details under Events.)