With practice, or, in my case, desparation, you can make a blade shaving sharp with that equipment. With your standard stone, scrub the edge of the blade against the stone until the slightest lip of metal is formed on the opposite side of the edge. Turn the blade over and scrub the other side of the edge against the stone until the tiniest lip forms there. Turn the blade over one more time and lightly push the edge of the blade across the stone at a slightly higher angle than you used to create that lip along the edge.
If you can find some way to lay the ceramic rod flat and keep it from moving, the next step would be to run the edge of the blade very lightly over the ceramic rod at an angle slightly higher than the one you used to scrub the lip into the edge with alternating strokes.
With practice, that will get you a shaving sharp edge. I used what I just told you to put a shaving sharp edge on my Schrade Sharpfinger a few nights ago when I could't figure out some exotic sharpening technique.
Also: If you're holding the stone in your hand, make sure that no part of your fingers is flush or higher than the top of the stone or you'll destroy the edge of your knife with the bones of your fingers. And it might hurt, too.
edited to say:
Welcome to the Forum, James!