Clifton Stewart

I was born and raised into a godly family in Vancouver, Canada. In my teenage and early college years, I desired to follow Christ but struggled to fight sin for years. In my college years I learned about the sovereignty of God, learning that all of life was about God, and that He would bring goodness and growth as I centered my life on Him. I also realized that His sovereign hand had led me to Himself, and He had promised to save and sanctify me before time even began. Since the power of the Spirit convicted and encouraged my heart to understand this, I was radically changed from the inside out, and I turned my life fully towards what the Lord desired for my life.

I felt drawn into ministry at the end of college (2016) as I observed the need for gospel-centered churches and leaders in Canada. I prayed for God to raise up leaders, until I realized I could respond to the call myself. I then enrolled at the Master’s Seminary in Sun Valley, California for four years, as well as serving in the "Foundation" Young Adults ministry at Grace Community Church (part of 'Crossroads' College ministry). That is also where I met my wonderful wife Ashley in the Fall of 2017. We have been doing ministry together since we met, and were married in 2021.

I joined Cornerstone Bible Church as part of the Youth Ministry in June of 2020, and have loved this church and serving it. Besides knowing Christ and living with my wife, my greatest privilege is to talk about the gospel with teenagers, and serving alongside our wonderful spiritual family and servants of Christ at CBC. I love reading, writing, film, and jokes--but most of all talking about how Christ is King and how He changes our hearts. My future prayer is to find an opportunity to do ministry in Canada, whether supporting the local church or church planting, if the Lord provides an opportunity to return.

Audio

June 13, 2025
Ecclesiastes 12:13-14
Senior Speeches from 2025 Grads Cameron Orejudoes, Maia Orejudos, Tyrone Chon, Kayla Seo, and Matthew Low, and final send-off from Clifton on Ecclesiastes 12:13-14
March 21, 2025
2 Peter 1:16-21
Assurance in the Divine Word
March 7, 2025
2 Peter 1:5-15
Sufficiency in God #2: Growth in Divine Quality
February 28, 2025
2 Peter 1:3-4
Sufficient by God’s Power
February 21, 2025
2 Peter 1:1-2
Stability in God, and the Death of Self-Confidence
January 24, 2025
1 Peter 5:8-14
The Un-Surprising Secret to Standing Firm.
January 17, 2025
1 Peter 5:1-7
Showing off Christ, and Sharing in Comfort
January 10, 2025
1 Peter 4:12-19
Trust God, No Matter What
January 3, 2025
1 Peter 4:1-11
Why Sojourner’s Live Differently
December 6, 2024
1 Peter 4:1-11
Think Before You Live.
November 22, 2024
1 Peter 3:18-22
Our Hope in the Inevitable End
November 15, 2024
1 Peter 3:8-17
“The Blessing of Blessing the Unblessed”
November 8, 2024
1 Peter 3:1-7
Counter-Cultural Christlikeness, where it counts most
June 7, 2024
“During all those years [of my rebellion], where was my free will? What was the hidden, secret place from which it was summoned in a moment, so that I might bend my neck to your easy yoke…? How sweet all at once it was for me to be rid of those fruitless joys which I had once feared to lose…! YOU drove them from me, YOU who are the true, the sovereign joy. YOU drove them from me and took their place, YOU who are sweeter than all pleasure, though not to flesh and blood, YOU who outshine all light, yet are hidden deeper than any secret in our hearts, YOU who surpass all honor, though not in the eyes of men who see all honor in themselves…O Lord my God, my Light, my Wealth, and my Salvation.” - Augustine
May 3, 2024
"I do not pretend to see through the mystery of such [God's] visitations [moments of suffering], wherein God calls away the young, the promising, and those sorely needed for his service here; but this I do know and feel, that, in the light of such [times], it becomes us all to love and serve our blessed Lord Jesus so that we may be ready at his call for death and eternity.” - John Paton
April 19, 2024
Philippians 4:21-23
"Joy is the flag that flies on the castle of the heart, when the King is in residence there". Only those united to Christ can know that joy! The book of Philippians is about how knowing Jesus and living for His gospel, together, is the truly joyful life. That’s why we entitled our series “The life of joy in Christ”. It is the life to live, and the only way to genuine, everlasting joy. Paul’s explained the reasons why that’s the case throughout this letter—but those reasons also show up in his final words in Philippians 4:21-23.
January 19, 2024
Philippians 3:9-11
Part of the Christians life is coming to terms with this fact--Being in Christ in NOT too good to be true. We are given so many things in Christ, for salvation and for sanctification, and yet we seem to go back to our old ways too often. We don't rely on all the good things we're given in Christ. We fall into sin, or we become legalistic in trying to gain God's favor or grow in Christlikeness, without relying on Christ. So what's the solution? The solution is to keep looking at Christ, and continue to be overwhelmed by what we gain with Him! Paul explains 3 things we gain when we know Christ: Justification, Sanctification, and Glorification. And these three things deal with the past, present, and future of the Christian life: it's all of life! Because all of life is supposed to be in Christ! And that's the goal of Philippians: live all of life for Christ and the gospel!
January 12, 2024
Philippians 3:1-8
We are so prone to boast in ourselves. We've been learning about this so much on Sundays, and I know it's been getting deep into our hearts. Paul believes this matters too, and goes down this road because other so-called 'spiritual leaders' refuse to humble themselves before God. Even Paul himself knows of this in his own life. But amazingly, he uses his own struggle with humility as an illustration of the key purpose of Philippians...we need to know Christ. That means we need to get out of the way. The more we elevate our identities above others, and prove our self-worth through our accomplishments, the more difficult it is to know Christ and live for him.
January 5, 2024
Philippians 2:19-30
In Philippians, Paul has been explaining the importance of the gospel, and the importance of humility. While talking about these 2 things, Paul has already used 2 the examples of people, who are ‘modelling’ these points. Paul himself was our first example; He was a model of living for the gospel (Phil. 1:12-26, Phil. 2:16-18). And our second example was Jesus; He is our supreme example of humility in Phil. 2:5-11. But then we reach today’s section, and we have 2 more examples: a man named Timothy and one named Epaphroditus. And here’s the question…why do we need 2 more examples when we’ve already had 2 examples? One reason is because when it comes to seeing examples, the more the merrier. There’s a kind of proverbs that says “we learn more caught then taught” (aka, we learn more deeply through examples then just getting information). If that’s the case, then more examples helps us learn this more deeply. But here’s another reason…these 2 new guys were ORDINARY models of gospel commitment and humility. Think about it…if the only examples of gospel commitment and humility we had were Paul and Jesus…would we feel confident that change was possible for us? Because following Jesus and Paul is a high standard! We feel so unlike them! They’re are like spiritual superheroes! What about us normal people?! Well, Timothy and Epaphroditus were ordinary men, who loved Christ and loved others…and it’s by their ordinary obedience that their example becomes extraordinarily helpful and encouraging.